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

5 _3 I% n$ c" W8 ?4 D% t　　Love me, love my dog.
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" }9 Z6 C( }9 U" N) M　　百闻不如一见

5 c& |) g$ \$ {1 V9 l* V# K% C7 ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* c( g" r. ~" l9 P7 E, d8 Y( {6 y　　Seeing is believing.
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' Q7 @3 J$ n1 \% @; K　　比上不足，比下有余
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& k' {! w3 X8 d0 Y$ g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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9 @+ e/ T+ m* u% `# K& M; p　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. z& X& [  Y4 a# H7 Q　　不遗余力
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* ?( T# L) _1 a+ P- S　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 o; D( c, G( p2 A" K9 @+ e　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 L3 b6 e, |! `' R: C* q　　辞旧迎新
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$ g' y/ x* h/ j* H6 n　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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8 ]' _3 P2 t7 B, i( ^( T7 _, A7 j( \　　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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9 o% {$ [, q+ [' R+ Y+ g% K　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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5 @3 E" v* j& j, H' L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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8 Y+ G7 B! w& U3 B, E) c$ {' l& {　　过犹不及

  K7 R' d' ?3 }3 ]" ~　　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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. ?% b& z4 @" g5 J4 a% F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

2 s4 L+ p% P$ i9 H; F4 e& O. V, B7 v　　Bad news travels fast.

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7 {* g& p6 i9 l% O6 }　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

2 u& Z. M( Y: X, v- [4 z+ _" @0 \　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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) z9 [2 _5 W+ L1 j　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

" b% }/ u  r( d. S/ ~3 d　　let bygones be bygones
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+ G3 m9 H' v2 @6 |0 q7 [  S; E& _　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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8 c6 p6 e' i% m5 ]" r2 `1 g　　金玉满堂

4 g0 u+ K+ D7 i5 b/ [; x3 p6 d8 Y* ?　　Treasures fill the home.
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! D+ i% m0 X# K7 ]. U　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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% e1 h- Z& c% ~. c3 G; c　　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

) k' j" m, D4 N; ^" i' g2 s　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

2 d! H: g/ T/ C0 @9 d　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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/ V! h: U! d" Z' U' W　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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. J+ \4 ~4 K! v& I　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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  m* I. w$ h' y　　马到成功

0 l% \5 X+ [/ i　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" U+ w2 Q: r% g- I* `- \　　名利双收
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. t% C$ Y5 l" X+ I$ z' c　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

) D' n  y( d9 l' u& J　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

  R( P7 @# y2 U+ T6 @- t# J7 l　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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+ k. A  i0 O0 s' \　　每逢佳节倍思亲

3 \6 `. x  _# K: n+ M5 s　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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6 E& R1 ]0 T3 e, p' q) {/ S　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- u; p! y" X  T" ^1 J$ a) I　　弄巧成拙

, I) O) A. S. j: {　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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4 N# r7 Q) d# M4 m　　抛砖引玉

) k1 W( R4 K3 c　　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

/ P8 i1 F# ]/ @% A) q　　take the preemptive opportunities
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: Q/ n* K; s! [4 e+ I# p( Y　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 I7 R" f' S' n& J* U8 V+ ]& }　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

, H7 G: g% ^7 w9 y0 c3 e4 V　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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: J* T+ I1 K4 P) E  K; B　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) g% m* i  [" N$ w! \! ~　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

( R& n# }* ^5 I) F2 y2 [" e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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/ K, _$ w8 w4 i2 L* `3 C0 L　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ f2 f" ]+ Z( ^  `　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) G1 i# q( ]2 }" k9 `　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* i8 v  R1 f, S6 s　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! C' ]: B3 K' u1 P$ E　　实事求是
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, R: f7 _2 M: p* j4 ^　　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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4 g" y8 \4 x' [0 o! r　　实话实说
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　　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

* T& T" t3 z& |6 ~  d3 N　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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  D: J3 Y* T/ z) f　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

& Z. N- Q4 U. B* d6 s7 z7 A　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

' t4 ?$ L) ?4 n* C  h' }0 Z% N$ Z　　天有不测风云
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) [. B9 U1 z; L# ~$ U! I3 p, P/ w* a　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

# V' {1 U+ x' N( o　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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6 R  B, K# ^% Z+ n! z　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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5 `+ n4 G, L% r9 S. d0 R　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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/ K3 e$ S6 _4 D% L4 Q　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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. q) e3 n" ~2 M7 h) p" ~6 t　　唯利是图

$ W9 E$ Z% a2 @8 M' s' Q5 b　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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, `, s7 B1 p9 p$ y　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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# d4 Z6 n( T5 ?3 @; k+ X+ @　　无风不起浪
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( {5 l: ]- R3 n( j/ V　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) ?/ R. I. q+ y9 k　　新官上任三把火

, O2 m9 V5 ~- s5 x2 Q/ q* _　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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7 y: m8 E/ B# Y$ [: X$ C　　心想事成
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$ l2 n+ }6 ]3 j/ g1 m　　May all your wish come true
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3 r9 ^7 V, U6 i& I5 R/ a　　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

) j1 ?. x2 s7 ^4 Y- F) a* {! [　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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4 [- f. R" q* T1 _# |" U　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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5 i, y7 k4 w4 i7 u　　热锅上的蚂蚁

2 E' t4 H* \/ V! H8 S　　ants on a hot pan
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  Z- Q( C$ g3 p2 @　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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9 f( i; S; }& a# @& ~　　息事宁人

/ d+ }9 L% w( L- o7 D6 g　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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" A( f( F5 H, C) E3 n  f3 p, Q　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

3 p3 x- ^9 ^9 p5 `+ a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

  g- g% r/ G6 J% i　　有识之士

! B5 g) D' F! P6 t0 V　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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( U7 v2 Z* N- z2 w7 T4 ?& y　　bold but not crafty84

  m' F+ V" ~, [) w9 I7 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
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  N; i, Q% m( W# H　　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
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$ o# Z+ z. r7 Y/ f7 t2 O　　Haste makes waste.
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- m6 X! N) z. H1 e" D' J: @　　More haste, less speed.
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9 J$ A- M* b0 j% z+ ?2 c2 P0 q　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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! E) ~4 x4 t9 f6 t　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　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

* H% O1 A6 g& q: W　　A promise is a promise.

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

! S1 N/ @8 q" D) P　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　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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+ m/ B% ~2 c0 Y  ~5 _: z/ p　　纸上谈兵

/ b7 a3 M% F7 v$ ^( }　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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+ [1 d9 I4 z6 k% Q5 X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。