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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7 \3 m" B% J9 \　　爱屋及乌

) S7 \5 {6 @; x1 u' H3 y　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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) u; [; Q7 Y4 Q/ T# ~8 w　　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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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　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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  Z0 O8 Y9 S; p4 ]　　拆东墙补西墙
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! A, Y" c8 `5 g( M6 d$ ?　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; s' \( ]) v; u; _1 V) T! [9 M　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 j( Z/ }2 P! Q* a* i7 Z, h　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# `% S/ C: I1 u　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 l( b# H) ?. i+ ~# `　　过犹不及

. Q. N# @) p% l% b. _; Z( P　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* B# t0 P) }0 T+ p4 y2 N# K; `/ ^8 y　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　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;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

( X+ ]; H) [$ @0 V　　never too old to learn
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7 o7 S- B7 |0 j$ _/ u+ ^　　既往不咎
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1 e; A% m+ n4 O/ h! z7 w　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: [* J1 L0 j2 Z　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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# L) i  A. `+ S% @/ d　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

; h+ y. Q4 [9 x( @" K& {( Z　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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* l( R- u3 C0 j) U　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 S9 K1 r' [* T4 z( N3 e8 ]　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

( a2 \# ~% `" J: ^8 V* _　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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3 U; u& M$ g5 @, n5 J; D) }　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

2 Q* ?! M) ]9 `　　gain both fame and wealth
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, y3 l2 w$ T1 Q5 W% |　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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  d' `% w, v, x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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( k  E$ v, r* ]2 b　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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+ s+ I  M$ C. z* W; P% I　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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

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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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6 T* M- f: A9 R( ]% W5 @/ Q* j　　破釜沉舟

　　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

# `0 _0 l4 Z2 n7 ?　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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  @8 q1 e" j9 Y9 S　　千里之行始于足下
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/ l& O4 h0 S5 _6 C; ]' l/ f　　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

* m8 c1 [$ w2 |　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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: f0 }; |9 E# u6 b4 j5 }* D　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( Y) S1 |8 r/ `0 |1 ?1 A* j# @　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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, F  J9 |- e  W9 k& k) |5 o　　强龙难压地头蛇
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, c7 Z6 {+ ]/ ?' a) B: z8 b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  ~' T0 h) t, }9 b5 C) t　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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6 ^- D- j; ?* d* t　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 j3 A& D( h. z$ h　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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6 ~& a9 X1 Q* U8 F% H　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

+ x7 K6 g) _$ ~- }* x　　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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8 p$ ]! Y; U3 R* m) V# k　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

; u9 C; T5 l' y3 H3 i  f　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. S5 y) Y% `. N% K0 r　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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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- {" i7 I0 [0 @, W1 G　　说曹操，曹操到
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! ^. j! n5 Y  ^. n　　speak of the devil
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) q1 S2 g3 R& Y+ A7 Y. y; ~" U　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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) X- h2 ?: [5 y( q4 r5 Y! j$ ]7 B　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

8 p  Q+ k) x% x7 }　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 X) P  o) |# O1 @% `5 {( z/ k　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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8 s1 \* T- W; X$ I7 q* O0 B　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

* R; P9 I3 h1 Q$ ~　　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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. e  K0 M# \' Y) P　　歪风邪气

7 l- R$ t- `! c0 ?( B8 A+ n: v　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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- H) _# E6 a5 r" W　　物以类聚，人以群分

, Z1 n' A/ Y- z! W　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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' f1 o( \/ `* d: w　　hold high hopes for one's child
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4 S9 N$ G0 J1 {　　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

4 Q; X, l* g0 R& m' g3 u5 {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 G* e8 l$ Z0 d2 H- E7 S$ y% ?　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. m& @& Z9 a( x  }8 D6 I/ ^　　徇私枉法
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　　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
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, i0 N9 p0 ]" b3 X# S　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# }8 I2 D1 |( U( D" {' l　　心想事成
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2 B% @! r7 o7 q& M6 {9 j　　May all your wish come true
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) {3 c; _! [: ]9 g9 M. y/ P* Z6 N. M　　心照不宣
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* L0 X7 Q% K( i! k% r% ?1 L　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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* R( t$ F5 [# {8 Y　　先下手为强

- k$ F3 Q& L' A, J, }4 z) {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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" s3 h5 R9 E9 W6 K$ q　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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, v& D6 P9 [; I4 {/ |　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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1 o1 x* I* }8 S　　有情人终成眷属
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+ z- X& P7 z) T8 E9 ^9 ~3 N8 p　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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+ ]! l' j" t% ^/ |7 b1 p　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

! ^4 a: |$ ]% ^0 }' i　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

' s6 T% `7 E: n5 a" ?. `3 h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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, K$ o8 z+ B1 l- `　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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" B' M, c" l% U0 T; H6 s  g6 ?0 ]　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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* ^' B* o2 |- S) D+ G$ U+ I5 t　　More haste, less speed.
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$ [9 C, D' e$ d; @$ x　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

- ^; k, `, K/ g$ _: d　　Great minds think alike.

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, A% b, O$ r! n, q7 d5 W　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

4 B1 {9 h. C1 K( W4 r; T7 m　　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

0 S$ `* n$ U7 s) {2 Q0 K* a　　A promise is a promise.
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+ c8 f9 w9 c: Q$ X( W: V9 {3 j　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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& ^' j- x, J9 L( Y　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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8 ]: g! U3 {+ l0 |8 C) L% S7 ~　　纸上谈兵
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2 i3 o- k4 P6 G　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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& P( Y0 @+ \0 a; F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! M8 G# {) @; J　　左右为难
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1 ~0 l9 `3 v+ v4 ^. k% i　　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。