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

9 c- i  [6 C4 C( {0 e' W　　Love me, love my dog.
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) p& F$ |6 `, ~# F4 J" q　　百闻不如一见
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3 r1 X1 @$ z; @, s" j1 E- f% s　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  w, r; l% A: T- W" Y" L& i  \' r　　Seeing is believing.

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$ q4 ]* V% {. q9 c　　比上不足，比下有余

8 [# |* l3 h- u* X- T0 e9 [　　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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+ R( N/ l: Z* z' V　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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# ^* H- k4 I/ c7 t　　不打不成交
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( P, ^! T6 P2 {: ^　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 G6 L0 g4 q3 B$ z　　大事化小，小事化了
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4 y1 b6 i7 A% g; ?- U　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& M: p7 n3 v% \  ^　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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1 N1 P: Z& l. u8 X* x0 `5 ^+ o　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

% P, u, F- c+ ]2 B　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! M* S# j% ~. N6 y# `" u1 \　　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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& L8 u, T* ^2 O# M* n　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

/ w: l; E8 E+ ?" `! T6 y$ o　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

" P% M8 r' G2 m8 g  r　　never too old to learn

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& L0 F. Q/ R% R　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 \' `2 b5 {+ w9 U8 C　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ z. f$ C2 n; v( p! k　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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" p2 O/ n$ q* m& V) e　　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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/ X1 K6 h! D- h' @6 W! _& R3 i　　君子之交淡如水
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　　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
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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( z& y" n& t8 Y% G; {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

5 G% Z7 A' l: e9 @2 z/ m　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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7 t; Q  P6 N; i8 }　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  {3 l# X- Y: G1 h　　名利双收
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) d8 J. q  ^$ M* k2 }$ G' Y　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

+ Q. ^& b0 u0 g  k- O- c% i) D　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 y0 Y7 l  g9 W% B2 X4 a　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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# W' S7 n9 V$ g0 E  `1 p6 R　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' l$ }0 C7 N  l0 {　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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2 ^4 ^9 |* D3 Q& [3 k0 U- S) f! g, }　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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8 S- R( E9 ?3 i. e0 q　　赔了夫人又折兵
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4 W$ }% A$ i) c5 x: C　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( O; D2 j$ _( ]　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

8 p: o7 O: r0 X' T' {! P　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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  }1 t1 c$ U' P( ^. |$ ~　　前事不忘，后事之师
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- |+ A. C3 r. V+ N. M$ D% [　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; F/ z4 x4 Q0 y$ P1 A# Z9 p+ y　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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3 P! ]3 K7 H, {- \4 W　　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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5 k/ V( q% e; ?; {　　瑞雪兆丰年

' r+ L8 Q% N: ~8 R　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

/ L  p+ e9 S; n: F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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% ?$ _! j  ?' i! F2 V　　世外桃源

% |, Q' W0 P5 G8 n- y' o; j　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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6 R' t: E, V2 p( A. g2 v. C. t　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. m# i9 j) u5 d4 p. W　　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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0 L3 K/ Z0 d0 c) H# _" t9 X　　a blessing in disguise;

+ \( v$ `( j( g2 D: n3 b& }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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$ t1 S6 f! H# Z1 J0 `, X　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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9 g& B4 K% S$ \/ ^) W　　杀鸡用牛刀
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6 Q. C- @2 \7 C: C" t# s　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 R( r" B' D4 |4 T  _0 k) c" t　　实事求是

2 n) S" j, ]" e) Q" J# `: ~　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ e7 `4 Y! U* k$ U  d' j2 T　　说曹操，曹操到
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9 D. n! i6 f/ Q; l% x3 r8 u　　speak of the devil

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5 N) Y4 {* @3 g6 P6 x, b　　实话实说

; R9 {2 a0 ?( y; n9 _　　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

" s* k5 q+ z0 }$ G% h$ L2 v　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

$ D1 T# S% S- [% G- E　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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8 g9 n: \2 {4 I! h- C2 h. e　　天有不测风云

  p& D3 d% t+ y8 b　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

$ f1 H9 L: _2 G- s, B7 d　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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; M) I! D% J9 _' B' D8 w　　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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: C. {3 d( L9 b　　歪风邪气
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) D* U/ A$ L8 a+ |0 t9 s6 p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, e4 q# x& u, w" d9 @　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 q4 x: w/ I6 `: v2 C4 ?- _0 m　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

* e6 }$ x1 N/ b1 D5 {+ y  D1 X+ F　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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1 }" p9 x8 Q$ c& _# p& P7 C# b　　无中生有

8 q, h: G3 Z& W( O2 g% H# G1 \　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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! s* k5 d- }+ X- A$ D6 ^) Y　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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  s9 t! A7 e' Q5 r5 B　　蓄势待发

7 R6 o. T4 F: a6 A0 v3 S6 L5 d. H　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　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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　　先入为主
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* k: B; y$ e; ?% n# X8 Z$ E　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

4 y+ O' T& w1 u/ [: Z6 ~　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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" S) F" z$ e( f% X1 M& G' V2 E　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

9 Z: e( ^/ Z2 |; }2 S6 d　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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2 d) n! T# T! o7 g1 X- I　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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4 @; B8 b  }# A　　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

, ^4 }! H) O- t- ?# m　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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: k+ R# c: \5 h9 d- N% ~# E　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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# U9 r5 Q, m$ |: A; F　　有识之士

& @+ d( S; s8 y) [, |　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

9 l+ w4 [! |0 W6 T　　bold but not crafty84

) h/ j5 B8 H- {* j　　有缘千里来相会
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* c# ^& V" t+ E6 I　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

0 x7 `  L7 Q, j5 s　　与时俱进

7 e1 d" m0 u! e5 T! R. I　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

1 }5 }% }& D. A8 y& w　　people-oriented

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6 A. `" j" R/ F9 U6 B* O* e6 j2 V　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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, }. L* j5 t' A- ^! d9 u　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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" k1 ]( B( R3 x6 H　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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; {! a" o. M! Y, M　　欲速则不达
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; C. x) a; L2 a! m  f　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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& r$ b0 S" g4 q5 I　　优胜劣汰
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6 L! B* h: t" A" k　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

3 L, n7 ~% ^! m. T5 s" y" {, o　　Great minds think alike.

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+ z8 X- ^/ d1 T* q3 q) U　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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% \* r) S# C- i! T& X9 H4 E　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

5 O$ G1 m0 Q# A* S　　bring in wealth and treasure

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$ F4 L8 a7 z9 b/ q- s% B+ l　　债台高筑
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" \' D/ E1 z" a: r　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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; q( b: ^% J% c1 d1 P  @; X　　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。