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
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7 u+ x0 P3 k6 Z8 W, n8 u　　Love me, love my dog.
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8 {& d- N& T4 @5 _　　百闻不如一见

& h- y2 f9 U1 ]4 `) H7 w　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, ~1 ?3 `$ k' A9 y　　Seeing is believing.
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1 h' x* T6 v  l1 j% {# U　　比上不足，比下有余
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# y- F4 `+ Z) v9 u( |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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' f' c% K/ a8 V7 e2 s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

' X& c. Q8 M9 ^5 w7 H9 I! U　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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. U& u* f; W0 Y+ p1 r- j- O+ Y　　不打不成交
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) d6 ~9 j1 x2 x$ T! C　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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% t' O$ ?7 q( y6 |2 p　　大开眼界
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" {, D; G+ L, N' e# X8 H! `; J　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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) T/ W6 }2 x8 i2 G9 l& d　　国泰民安
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$ q! R2 J" @6 H% y5 e# o　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

; s0 t7 Z/ Z7 n  h! v. q: ]　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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5 H) s$ E4 T% \( I0 u, l　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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8 `8 w$ Z8 z" j. B/ S　　Bad news travels fast.
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4 x/ W/ L- G% ~　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

2 V) _, T# }+ H, U+ c% A& b. m* x　　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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# z4 I& F  _$ T6 Y6 R# A0 v) ~7 d　　既往不咎
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# l$ c7 P6 [5 N　　let bygones be bygones

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% v! Y; M! P, h$ l9 M　　金无足赤，人无完人
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. H! G2 A2 g- L/ q0 X% U$ U　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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- {+ m8 }' W" {) F- p5 Q　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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; w9 w, D# t# R5 V4 A　　脚踩两只船
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9 p, l( T1 s/ K% @: c, T/ }: \6 ?　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

, f/ ]5 U6 e3 H3 U　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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- h) H  a  R8 R0 p8 J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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2 T* V% S$ p* {* u5 N- X1 E9 |4 F　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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  y; v; q: r5 ^( W# i; A3 T, `　　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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& m; O/ b7 S6 d　　没有规矩，不成方圆

* W+ L, R% c- q  m- O" L0 [- u1 l　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 F1 V7 L/ V& l( |; Y　　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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3 a6 N7 G6 d; R6 C) L1 n" j( u　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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" E9 Q4 d, |( }* w% b$ R　　弄巧成拙

" D% V3 D9 a4 x+ [　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; i" P' b! [; o; D9 \/ [, |　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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: N) S. Z* I: U- e9 {/ V　　抛砖引玉
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1 m4 [* L& O  l( l# ?; }　　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

　　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 Z& B0 h1 G, `, W# @　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, g; H. `4 G0 {0 B2 z3 W　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 q) x7 Y. Y+ y1 \$ X( W　　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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$ ]2 F9 z# f! f- ?　　前事不忘，后事之师
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1 X/ y) p8 C; j　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

/ \# t" M" F7 D9 z1 y3 q; j" z9 ~　　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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3 A+ `; Q, X* c( v( _! z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

0 {* x( U( c) m　　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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+ Q! j- y2 f9 Z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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' o+ A: E9 o) d& m' O0 s4 t　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: h( ~% a( q( p2 r/ Q7 v4 f" ~' \+ c% C* b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 ]9 u+ V5 T6 Y. H! p! d1 f: @　　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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8 h0 S: }, N9 G  P/ t% P　　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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3 Q6 r9 o5 \  U4 U0 m1 J　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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1 t+ ~1 u) g. A. b$ a　　三十而立

　　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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9 L! G( s$ k0 o) `　　A ship rises with the tide
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# w" m1 b# l/ \# _: S  f　　时不我待
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* n9 Q7 z" Q- j+ |' R+ {; L　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 h* c7 {: A3 P! W. P: }　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 n' h$ n- o1 L3 u7 v2 h) @　　实事求是

; ^( W0 T2 S: L　　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
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9 p0 f5 g1 A" A+ Z+ r0 b1 o　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

3 n: x1 X: ~! @) k( q* q& F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ @& h8 {: g4 _7 o; T( i  \' J* b　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

! j; u9 Z) T9 y: r4 a3 D) A) Q6 w　　Unity is strength.
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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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$ v5 g! N' [; s9 C3 D　　歪风邪气
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) G7 l8 G1 l6 K　　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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' Z2 n7 p5 P( E2 @! Q- _" M# `　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有
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6 t; ^: T) A5 X* V; C) G　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

2 S8 c) w" w. s4 x　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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% \5 }% q" _  z; s" w　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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# _" C0 N0 O# N0 K5 d/ u4 q3 f& f6 L0 x　　蓄势待发
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& r9 x4 P  R1 @1 y* h5 j9 h　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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# @; b3 Z( p0 q7 W" i2 ?; q0 Y　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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1 ?( P+ R1 o5 g$ T2 R　　心照不宣

! d: E1 B5 q" m  L* P　　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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　　先下手为强
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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
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　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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1 p* P$ @& `6 C; e) T0 B5 ?　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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, X" B# q5 n9 _1 h- p8 d　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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  y7 N" k0 Q' E　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

- z6 b" {, k' [0 Z8 i　　有勇无谋
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6 B2 k6 r* L$ i/ d: p　　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

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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$ r2 w' B, `8 ~　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 S( O% Q5 F  d　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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: c# A  x8 y4 a& T7 i4 z# E, N/ H　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

" d- T8 O' f7 Y, m　　More haste, less speed.

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7 t9 c2 q3 k8 {- _1 W  X　　优胜劣汰

　　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
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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

　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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5 h- T2 ~$ Y& V: r6 k7 f- ^8 T　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

8 O$ l1 A) H9 {; {3 Q1 e　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。