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

  }' O3 R9 v/ q3 o# P8 g- L　　Love me, love my dog.
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5 [% V% N  F9 N" |2 k  z0 n" v3 _　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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  h0 ]+ D5 [4 n5 R5 }; ]　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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+ y1 `; `6 G. O　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

% E  N! a' h" |　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 z2 Q& r1 j* w) l# W& K　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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1 o% z6 `7 m; c7 B+ j% c4 I3 h　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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　　大开眼界
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# u/ `+ \3 o* P/ K* w: R　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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+ m- O1 t+ R0 C* I* f6 E# [8 Y' X　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

0 K9 D$ n5 t2 q1 j, e& g; D( e8 G. q　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" ]" n/ @3 [5 o  W6 o　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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- ~6 D1 d9 e/ }# K1 D: O+ i9 ~　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

# j% {( h8 E+ l) z4 {7 I4 a' [　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 J) y5 b' O* X+ m) P　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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, p4 h1 r0 X. O, G" r- Q　　既往不咎
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) m3 C8 U3 U3 P0 S) h. O' G2 e+ M$ R$ ~# ]　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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2 C, M' W; r3 X* ~) q0 s& o　　脚踏实地

% J) J* L& \4 K! |; a9 L6 ~0 [　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水

0 N/ _7 _( ?- F+ [, W# ^1 D　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: n3 R) Q$ q) Q7 X! U: G4 H0 ~2 d" T　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

6 Y6 o7 Q5 m- x# d4 b　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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  O& r8 \" ?$ G% M" w1 b　　马到成功

3 f; B0 o5 p: c# N, j: K" ]4 A" j( k　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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# X6 t: o/ T: c5 U$ o　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; j8 J) ]0 n/ D, S$ X  A　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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) T, }' u* F+ T, S0 O, r　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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& R1 w# Z8 A8 I( `& O' x/ b　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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2 v+ u  d* P$ ], B$ U6 e　　赔了夫人又折兵
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& Z9 _# ]& i1 A& Q- F% i6 }  k/ Z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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2 |9 }' M5 f# r1 l* z9 S1 m$ z　　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

. W4 p% E' H& d! J; X　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ t( K: {: j* @& f/ [+ w　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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6 i* X7 n" }/ ?5 j4 ]　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

, f+ Y% a/ I6 G# m6 X5 O4 S　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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% g% P" F; _' R1 Q9 P$ s# p　　瑞雪兆丰年

1 q: W0 a8 H9 ?5 D7 H% o　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& k9 @$ h, A* L% H/ U* z　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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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7 {( z! i3 n1 g# ~& h5 G0 X　　世外桃源

1 Q2 \6 m" i* B, B　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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" P# j% m, d9 D　　人之初，性本善
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) ~* g- }2 j7 h) g  I2 g　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

- s2 H" d/ r, c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

$ f5 T7 Z: p/ j9 s8 O: n　　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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- H/ U$ j- o$ n* y6 R5 E　　水涨船高

/ A' U$ [* @/ k3 T% ?　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 d; w/ t4 h/ C　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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8 w. o3 c6 y( }! J- {( e　　杀鸡用牛刀
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& p' h' u) A9 e6 \6 O　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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3 v0 ^- k* j4 |9 J9 _0 R! Y　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

- Y. K# q3 u8 X- U" F  L　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 v, o( Q6 d- E) ?/ Q8 m' _* N2 J+ D　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) u2 O3 P2 z# R1 \　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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7 V  f, A7 B5 c* L, m: u3 r　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

9 Z5 ~2 n4 _9 N' G6 T* ]　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 n9 o4 g& ]9 e9 T, L& @; K8 [( v　　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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　　歪风邪气
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6 g3 a  A- U; \! C/ w+ q" `　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) |/ n* a" S2 N+ T　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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+ M* L& L. n8 b7 ^　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) h: Y# J5 l% {: {6 ?/ N# \　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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" W9 E- B- E3 `9 m- G" [/ n5 b) L$ c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

* Q' A  _8 J9 J: C3 r0 @5 K　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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9 L- |# E# v# O$ g+ a　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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7 y. D: J# T0 a+ i　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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% V) I. J( m( s# ?3 J0 h0 I　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 L8 z* B8 e2 X$ \　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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" V8 w5 z2 s+ u6 c( i( d　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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6 R% ?1 A5 ]# t1 T; c# Q# U　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

0 ]) [! v2 ~( x6 v6 Y2 N: b$ z　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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/ @9 |4 u. [0 m6 P2 B* K　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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& f3 E3 k9 Z! @7 z( N" N+ k9 g　　有情人终成眷属
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4 ^* W; \7 o' C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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6 r& W, z1 i1 m( u; y' p　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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# _* l! `( u7 U" _　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

- c- ^: y# x" l: y; g　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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/ Q% a" G& C* _& ^) x" Y9 I8 y. b　　以人为本

! o# Y+ ]3 U% y& j2 A( k( m  K5 O　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

0 T5 `" Z( e. A  C　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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0 ]/ Y% s4 L8 B+ B, T. o' a　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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: S/ n9 W  V7 q  T　　More haste, less speed.
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% M, r( W1 ~: R9 t& ]2 _% D　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

) C9 X; ^/ E. r1 A7 k# z8 M　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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2 H. n9 \7 v7 r9 }# D! D6 g' e6 I　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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3 r; ^2 l0 R4 w5 T8 z) p2 n　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

6 Q8 A) g# c2 k8 M  Z　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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4 M3 Y# ^6 A; g. H* ]! @　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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7 `) M9 F& v8 J& S　　债台高筑

& i& R- y" I/ v" T9 `1 X　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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: j: Z% R% P1 M: W6 |　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

. C7 G5 h  A4 {) \5 m+ A　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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2 u! O( I$ \3 A8 o; i3 l　　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。