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

8 Z4 J* ~# ^/ q* g  ?$ p/ n　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ e' E9 J5 O: g* w3 |/ x; x　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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6 `, U2 C1 f5 ^. L1 t+ D& N　　Seeing is believing.

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4 F1 C/ r1 a+ r" i　　比上不足，比下有余

3 l2 M  u# v% u, h5 N# [　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

/ W- h3 n. t2 I* w4 o. k5 x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ F- V8 j+ ?; u4 E　　不遗余力

% Q7 O6 A3 K$ d# y# q" P5 J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

: u' n/ w. d2 X# m　　No discord, no concord.
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; b+ Q# O9 H9 v0 h; H. \$ ^, y　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ L4 {- Q5 s" e) G　　辞旧迎新
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2 @5 b/ I/ a4 |8 B: N& v　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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
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$ z# N$ [1 i. n2 n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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- ~: v$ n4 I9 X: a! {4 i　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　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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$ Q8 n0 D" y, N/ x% h9 y- ~5 }( ?" z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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) _/ g: u+ R' e/ F: P# _　　Bad news travels fast.
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* w4 K9 b( r( L　　和气生财
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0 n7 K* ]) Y* m$ _　　harmony brings wealth;
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& r, I  b) _# W4 H　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 \1 {/ t- u4 Y: M　　活到老学到老
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: k) w9 c0 c8 h* V+ p% R. [　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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1 j- f7 @6 ^, B$ Y　　let bygones be bygones

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. O4 A5 {6 O9 c! |! W　　金无足赤，人无完人

: M" Y6 W& c( q$ h: S; [, Y　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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: E# C- T. u8 c　　be down-to-earth

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6 v5 Q3 ]9 j4 q) \! [% z  F6 \* i　　脚踩两只船
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0 a# ~; P- C% U; I. O* _* h$ X　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 x/ J* A: f) B2 H* o/ k! i9 }9 e　　君子之交淡如水
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; ^- D) t; C% T8 |, R" K　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 U! F; q, v' e8 \7 q* j# v　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* U; _9 p" b# ?　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

3 d* @, F# d% z& q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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! z' v5 ?0 i4 f' P2 @　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　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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+ x9 m: q1 o# X. z! X; a　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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0 I5 W) S2 l" E4 F　　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
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8 |" b$ {5 \# N( H　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 V. p' h1 e0 @4 L2 n　　弄巧成拙

/ ~3 B$ u3 J6 [! E1 Z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

: Z) ]: |" o. z7 r$ a　　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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0 p% `% n5 b  o( ~　　破釜沉舟
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　　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

# i- u2 ?5 S3 P. o, |　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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& b2 K2 L5 s% d4 W2 H; k% h　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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3 q. P& `; J7 i) h3 ]7 J　　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 h6 w: h& P2 }- R　　前事不忘，后事之师
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7 T3 w# q2 C' Q% }7 P) R: X　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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/ D; T. T' r, n' b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, a9 _8 A' _# n" _+ g  k　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 L0 X3 d8 U+ r1 I4 ~　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

3 f. [4 r+ R. V6 A" k  n. k2 t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' q# I2 W# B: F  W7 {& k0 u　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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+ e& T. `* }/ C& b9 Z　　人之初，性本善

+ ?# T+ ]* n) l1 w　　Humans are born good.

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' n( {* c" o+ e% ~$ K7 m/ i2 V' d  ]　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

( c/ j4 Y: m2 ]: B# I　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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9 ]) O% s& \* }; W' E　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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% x; U% u# M! I! }9 J  I# E+ M　　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

9 S, I+ ?, s( A, d　　A ship rises with the tide

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3 ?* e$ a! f/ u' i7 A6 Z, [　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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5 P# U) u" t& p$ C  U) w　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 r  r+ o0 R( o6 n　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  f% }3 _. J  n) U# D& P, }! i" C9 Q　　说曹操，曹操到
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( w* X; H/ L. G6 |% ]' X4 P, u　　speak of the devil
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/ C/ a7 ~/ B8 \$ R; ^- C( {　　实话实说

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

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2 t+ B  _% ~" d7 O7 }6 v　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

: f  X1 |3 b( V' x　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

% b# k; ?4 g+ f2 r; d　　韬光养晦

0 b9 K4 u  s% A　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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* ]) e& O& Z5 I% m) d6 b: r% c　　sugar-coated bullets59

' ^, j5 x6 t: {　　天有不测风云
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* f3 H; X6 I: I: H- j# l　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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! ?5 d9 f3 z8 h9 F$ L　　Unity is strength.
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' ^6 r+ _1 d- [) f! f　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 w4 t+ w) I* ~  Q+ J% X& b　　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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( T, i0 W; M" n9 I　　歪风邪气
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8 g) m5 N5 V% w5 i$ j1 m　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 l  s1 R& r0 ^0 z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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4 t$ _/ {4 ~4 `5 e+ q* T. |5 ?! v; L　　无中生有
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* Y$ N9 Z; e* d% J  u3 h9 `  `  v1 u　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  V2 @- m; ?2 ]　　心想事成

, n% V. ]9 v6 F) g$ Y3 l　　May all your wish come true

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3 N- b0 a4 i* |3 i) N+ M  r　　心照不宣

" Z6 U, T% k: L9 @　　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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3 U; I2 M1 s2 |) h　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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5 g. W1 Y1 l' Q9 f　　先下手为强

) t+ f9 ?% X. }. [　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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) o" ?' B4 U6 L　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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1 j4 r+ G5 m! J& N  x　　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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* i3 v! b3 J5 Z5 }( \9 A　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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9 \. h( E5 {1 y0 A　　严以律己，宽以待人

8 B) k1 J1 u+ {) q7 j% i　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

) w' R2 W2 r7 o. o# t0 e! I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# x, }! |$ H+ H5 C- K1 W- z　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

/ Y- F" e& U, I4 C4 S' F8 ]6 h$ A# J　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

  J& V' e" P+ X4 t4 J6 F& l5 Z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

- I3 Q, z! {* H# ~3 t) M) q5 `# `9 I　　keep pace with the times86

$ d0 N: m; {( W3 q% [　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

+ f; i. b- L1 ~　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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

6 H) q4 `6 R5 |2 C* Q' ?. w　　Haste makes waste.

8 m) |  e) A, d/ p　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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  m: ~1 ^9 h  H" @　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 B- }/ i( m' D: @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

  g- z2 k( l$ I; t" J  |" [% l　　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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; J5 G8 q; ]4 ^$ Q　　A promise is a promise.

4 ^# }8 E# O' `: D+ Q　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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9 J: W. c4 M$ ]( R! L1 w7 x　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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' \  C; M( e) Q! d* `　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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. O: C3 u# n- S+ ^& K! B4 K　　be an armchair strategist

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5 n8 `0 a: H1 {& O6 s' {　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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4 w' k' k, n, B& f　　What's done by night appears by day.
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! P' U' D% @. I' M, d5 d! U/ }　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。