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

7 v% ^7 \  U! P# \　　Love me, love my dog.

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' [$ Z; P# ~6 }. ?/ g7 ]　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ A: ^. Q# v8 }+ t: e　　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

  g1 O. }2 t" F3 V7 W　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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- z, {. v" A6 W　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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; E/ d' t1 [- g0 B& v　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

# \0 x( q! v% o- ^, C　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 u) o/ d& i* V  B5 h　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ c$ K9 t5 T, a1 W) o: l' q. Y　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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! K' w4 l4 y2 r/ t$ _　　大开眼界
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( C+ D' S: A2 I+ o4 j" U  u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ W" ~$ T8 q9 p  e& A& c　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, u5 C2 e5 N! i) [) }' R4 |　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 O- V3 }) T  v2 K+ [! c　　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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) `8 m/ }- r7 [8 g/ O; J　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

- J: v& C  O; P( i' K- z7 M7 ~　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　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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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth

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1 T/ Q8 Y. c. m" [; {　　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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; M& }' L( `5 p+ ^2 g4 u　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ |9 r3 f2 q6 \; O( Z/ M　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

7 `3 G: J3 P. o) w8 Y　　cut and dried; cliché

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' a/ a& a% N: Q　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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7 u. Y' O5 O. q( E1 u5 }　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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- P0 V! }5 v) p7 [# h( c8 Q1 z　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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# |! A# n" [' i  Z) m* V4 d3 {/ A　　gain both fame and wealth
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" q9 G2 m4 S1 U( }) a1 Q2 W　　茅塞顿开
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% ~% N2 P) R% q0 N- G' Z2 {' Y, R  O　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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

4 ^& @! X, j' S1 M　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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- M5 Q# Y- _8 b2 Z+ i0 K1 |1 g+ u! E　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

5 K2 w1 q% b0 M0 w! C* V/ V6 b4 U　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 X/ ?3 [) b+ ]. b0 b: z' y　　抛砖引玉

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

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  ]2 r( {0 p/ t* A! @4 e　　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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; p* ?, z% o* `! r- k9 X　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- V5 s9 h$ B0 c1 A( O. }　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 @1 _$ l0 N4 ]/ [　　前事不忘，后事之师

3 L1 H2 S  C8 o$ ~" }* C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

& H5 a- i% b) ?6 N5 f. ^5 z; A( M　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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) r1 I9 H$ d2 O　　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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7 g3 Z( f# r) k+ I6 w1 U　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 H/ }" ^* o8 t　　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
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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# O6 J0 q" Z- J( \. h: W1 G! X0 n: u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 J$ U. s2 L% x9 O. w" K　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

7 X( e4 `& A; b9 n$ J3 \; f# D/ _　　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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" e5 L7 ~: l$ Q　　水涨船高

6 R$ r6 B2 s7 M! z* m　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 y: u4 E7 p2 f! }# G. z　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 B: h$ W7 R6 B7 E, V* v　　杀鸡用牛刀
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- s; `9 ?2 l7 j& {, i% h　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

5 R- n# H9 A  v4 N　　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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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

# Y5 v$ p  c% O3 u$ {* t  g6 r　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 R/ _2 j5 y8 Z5 O, ^) u  E. v) Y　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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: }& g& h7 d  w8 ?" Z1 X　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　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

$ s6 G$ w, s; |+ C( ^) W% z　　Unity is strength.

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; }& m1 v+ r% ?. P8 J* y　　跳进黄河洗不清
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" }7 Y! N2 o% u6 }  i# s　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 d% J, m# z0 b　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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9 x7 c) I& }+ S8 z/ f. z# M6 g$ r　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

/ L3 C( |! r" B' O6 I+ K　　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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9 Q- }+ Y; N+ n+ h; t7 z7 J　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 G: g+ A1 J/ y; X9 c: h　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

8 S8 |/ c- [! e- J4 V, x9 `　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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! E1 f+ B: t( X- W3 n/ V: T2 Z　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 H4 g, n) ?9 k7 x" L" G+ }　　蓄势待发
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5 u# b6 e0 b+ \0 j　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

/ f3 t3 v) O/ z+ l/ l" f& |　　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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, w5 Y4 x& \1 l; D　　先入为主

' ~: ?- |! C+ U* n  I) w　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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0 x, Z2 n$ H- s, V- o' W' A　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

0 O1 U& P; h# b# E8 P2 m, }: l5 ?& _　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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$ L2 u2 r+ a0 v　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 u' R1 |/ |0 g　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

  Z( t& e  T4 h9 d( ]& l, u　　有勇无谋
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1 e, k3 p$ X" {3 r" p/ _; a, }　　有缘千里来相会

  Z+ ~* E9 V6 d; N+ A　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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" v* F2 A# F# `) z　　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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1 ?6 s& }# }, s& e9 W5 Y( w& J　　因材施教

* _7 q4 V0 p2 ~) c+ _　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  ?8 ?% |. h0 L1 h* i2 p" _  Q/ L　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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% L: v$ x, V7 A2 {( ]4 o　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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% x, w8 p* B* ]$ ~$ M1 l　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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7 L  {# o" Z! |5 ]% p- V) R  Y　　More haste, less speed.

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/ n6 r- T# |) s' P+ z, l/ E　　优胜劣汰

! \' W* U( }. z　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

) Z% N$ i9 a& e* ~+ B; _　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　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
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: |5 H% V* N: d) g; J3 l　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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5 f* }" r9 I- n　　become debt-ridden
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6 ?1 s3 h6 y6 W4 [, b6 k2 s　　众矢之的

2 B5 ]8 _, p! E/ h" {4 i5 m) T" w　　target of public criticism

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* t- y! X. e% X/ a0 m　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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) D% d7 E$ s$ X% B　　What's done by night appears by day.

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( C; p( Q8 f# j$ n$ V% T　　左右为难
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　　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。