很地道的成语翻译

丹尼尔

中华文化博大精深，成语俗语都是智慧结晶，但翻译成英文如果表达不当，却容易引起误解。所以，一起来学学常见中文成语的英译很有必要!

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　　爱屋及乌

- T4 q  H$ w* J: R7 |　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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( X( P8 G( g* R0 k  S' o1 G4 E　　One look is worth a thousand words.

/ _. w3 y6 o7 H  }# @) `* H　　Seeing is believing.
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* r+ W$ o8 n% M5 P* g　　比上不足，比下有余

3 ?; q4 w6 a; y0 W$ |# `/ c　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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* X$ g; a5 H' E* y" ^2 _　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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& m' ?: G, E% m. M! Y　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( @: I( c5 U% g* L　　辞旧迎新

6 \4 G( r7 j. a4 ]　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- H! E4 p% e$ E5 V- ~　　大事化小，小事化了
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. ~6 g# F# r% H9 U+ O2 G( i  [　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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/ m- R( n2 P6 e5 J& ?1 V　　大开眼界
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, c' O) s( h7 D9 E5 C& [: W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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5 U9 U+ @9 K4 ?　　国泰民安

5 z! o0 _' t! X" O- f" w　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 V; J* W2 @1 M　　过犹不及

4 x3 E6 u5 b( C1 b( p6 `9 C$ s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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1 f# c2 _. D  a. U/ b. Z: g- {: V　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: H3 B. v' j' w" ~9 g　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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& Y0 S- W& T. n- ?　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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2 C, [& ^. H4 W  k　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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. ~3 G' i& W6 W: p3 K# `　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

2 [6 k; d, N0 F/ @" b2 s# c　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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9 M6 ?5 {' x4 z- Y' _4 r2 f% _8 W! d　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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0 I9 ]" z* o% L7 i8 F3 F# c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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/ J" K; e% S" F: a( U; w  c/ g　　礼尚往来

$ s+ [% t, |$ _) ]: L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# M1 C, S; Q. D# b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 ^/ L& K$ z) S$ @7 I0 g+ M& d9 M  P　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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' i6 g5 E& b  N$ ]$ B" L　　马到成功

8 `5 _9 C6 J6 ?! @7 p) ?　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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. o& `& N& a' i　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 Y# D9 k7 {* Q　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' m( Y; r- }2 |) d5 z8 Q/ d　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　谋事在人，成事在天

' [. d  I% E  i4 G& D1 C6 o　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

4 \5 a: j- ~/ c$ c( n　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

3 |! K( `3 n/ v) K. M" a: M　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　破釜沉舟

, \0 R$ ^. N) F* q, D　　cut off all means of retreat;burn one's own way of retreat and be determined to fight to the end

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　　抢得先机

, B. f# w: e- m  }　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

, a8 ], ]2 V0 \3 y$ _$ _* C7 `　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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  j6 @( a  [  D+ l9 G: v/ v　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ W  N" X1 ~% M3 L& M　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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. l6 o  t4 g( @- A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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5 Y; V4 w4 i' }  C% x　　人逢喜事精神爽
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+ ~- f4 i0 ?- }/ I2 f8 m  b　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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  h; }; _* ^: }4 }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ [: X' Q$ l+ `　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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; [4 _& P4 g9 c, J　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

$ m! q4 ]8 ^& g3 x# P0 l; U8 D/ V" b8 h8 f　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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( j& t3 C! x9 t) T　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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+ d, W' k+ c0 J/ S7 W: ?　　三十而立
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　　A man should be independent at the age of thirty. /At thirty, a man should be able to think for himself.
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　　水涨船高
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* @7 j  c1 N" C! `6 t0 G　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 o3 e' x  v' w/ U/ W　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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, m9 w5 L/ C0 O- y/ _　　实事求是

% S3 a7 n/ g) [9 g' }　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! i1 C# P8 ~" x　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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3 K. t* Q* E" Q, W3 D/ i& n　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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0 R, y4 |! K4 s* U8 Q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& v6 R- h7 Y8 i4 L8 U　　糖衣炮弹

0 C( h8 Y. ]3 \% m# B( f& F* h　　sugar-coated bullets59
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$ s2 `/ t6 L/ h7 g) P4 v6 E8 J　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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4 z* L( u9 P! U9 W3 c5 J4 \  `1 R　　Unity is strength.
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# k+ o% V" F0 _5 N. c5 r9 O6 n　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　Even if one jumped into the Yellow River, one can not wash oneself clean - there's nothing one can do to clear one's name

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( U+ q7 d4 J3 ?0 u. d, a9 z　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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$ D5 L; q( @, d8 `% O, @% M　　唯利是图

: p  V, H" p$ V/ [5 x/ ]　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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+ k4 g5 p1 b. H( Q% i+ r　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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& N) Y: y7 E* I2 ^2 e3 y4 y" V　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) h" R3 g1 U9 |4 F　　徇私枉法
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% {+ X! O! `# \/ y　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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& F% j4 ~+ P7 Y5 W2 m- T　　心想事成

1 ^/ ]! a7 z) M  S8 X　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

- i! x8 G; {+ k6 T　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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0 f1 A( _$ @3 H8 l$ a　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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" Q% \9 x- J, u) Q　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

" J' u" M/ F- Y# T  l+ @3 l　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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; ^& _* x6 Q' `　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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4 p" e2 _' z5 ]! ]! f4 Q, P　　有缘千里来相会

6 x1 [$ G& k7 X  q" Z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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7 C, b0 T% Y4 |- X　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

1 v- K% N; a  z6 b　　以人为本
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) p+ h1 j: E, \! x( D　　people-oriented
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* [8 }. m. f: M, |! g- l　　因材施教

* w4 A+ Y9 q5 |2 P6 P8 c" y( D1 Z　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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: m  ]2 x5 k' u; _, w& a　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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% A! t! \& d3 \7 g2 [, ?8 s　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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4 X# l; u: Z/ W" X: M8 Q4 C　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 s4 Q6 P' S3 C8 }5 A　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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2 k, Y* U* B- I2 B3 F, ]! j! @　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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7 k  t8 q5 G! x; m　　众矢之的
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$ `5 n/ [2 r/ }　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。