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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1 L1 [8 Q' v" z5 \$ y　　爱屋及乌
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 O" m2 B/ W* H7 [　　Seeing is believing.
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5 u$ T) W! F2 ~1 X# _( r; E- a+ _5 X　　比上不足，比下有余

" V7 s: w5 E( s' a2 O　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

( T* b1 R3 ~( n# y1 f　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 e& C% |6 `7 L6 [! G0 V) g4 Q* T/ _　　不打不成交
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% I7 u; G! y  H, M! ^　　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

8 p/ ~4 \8 x% ]　　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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' g: q+ n( d: c' P　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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0 O8 y; ^% l: ~1 n  B: C, c  \　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

# B0 q8 q7 o% T  A* q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

/ A" S  t2 `8 W7 ~; A6 T1 H　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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1 \/ P3 e7 i; L* j+ y$ G& z: V! y. r- A　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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& O: F+ q9 D7 D! v　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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$ ?7 g$ L" P% D9 p　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- U8 s% L* ~2 D- ?9 |: s/ o8 ^+ l　　活到老学到老
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( q+ a  ]( ^; l/ }3 C7 |　　never too old to learn

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' F6 }$ [7 n* ]. V( w7 R. m　　既往不咎

' W! P+ W4 i. @　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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( h: n" T; B7 O# f- J3 g! k　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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9 Z/ U% |+ n: {+ [) m. m　　脚踩两只船
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! p+ l6 E$ `0 {9 T$ n% E　　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

% C2 F4 g: [. Z6 g7 t. t　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! h. o! M  Q8 V+ S　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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) N) Q8 a- |. Y3 |# K　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

8 {0 Z1 A9 }4 Z0 @7 q- L1 d　　gain both fame and wealth

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9 T+ O& f. ?1 k" T: z　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 g- y3 |' @) }& F2 G; J: ^+ p　　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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- v0 F0 H, t% v# Z, z　　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
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　　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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$ o/ _5 ~$ T) D% |. M　　破釜沉舟

$ Q' R5 S5 U) K  U% R7 m! K　　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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. v& o; m2 t' J1 M: o　　抢得先机
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! P' z5 U3 h& t: R# t3 q　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& o8 Q* x) C# b+ Y) W0 z; l- f( z2 w　　巧妇难为无米之炊

* Z6 }( P# g. [# o/ ?0 V　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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$ V0 M& }% t7 O% {　　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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. y( m; J+ E+ R* n7 O3 q　　前事不忘，后事之师
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  Q. T1 m3 w3 L7 h+ ]　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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" r$ \/ W3 F' j( C4 X2 a+ }) ?  u　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: F2 S' g8 u& D4 w( w* z) k0 U　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 x# Q" ^5 N- \5 Z! r) ?　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 y$ \: V4 V+ T. @2 _　　人逢喜事精神爽
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  M8 X! x$ N0 w5 z8 ]: ^　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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0 V# R0 @* |2 ?　　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

) h9 u  ^7 {! B3 E) X5 V7 k$ z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# x- {) p+ l/ u3 C9 D* T6 m　　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

　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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1 N* m5 r. c, b0 f1 s& _　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

* K3 m$ [  i: y2 l$ a# w( r% o　　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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- t8 }: C2 e. m% j. F  ^  e& Q　　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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; t: B7 g+ E0 J! y& Z7 W4 L　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 {' q& \) L0 x8 F7 v　　实事求是

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

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* K3 O* z! |" c9 I9 `, |　　说曹操，曹操到

5 k1 ]) N* {  B　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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8 e3 E1 J7 N' k　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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2 y& I+ o4 D# h7 s　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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' X- V' \/ s/ A2 T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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$ N5 x& f+ o$ E$ a3 S　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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0 d1 ?% N2 M8 f6 {8 V+ a　　sugar-coated bullets59
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8 m2 a2 ]$ |9 g/ F0 K　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ e) v& ~" l: U　　团结就是力量
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9 S2 f$ n' |0 D+ o　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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; M2 h4 X- ~8 i% m6 n/ w" b　　歪风邪气
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( \; f8 U9 Y1 w- i' w* x: \$ s　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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) k5 R6 h# f5 o; b+ |$ v　　物以类聚，人以群分

$ d. Y& y8 x" L5 \　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( l! i' |1 o6 D; d9 w　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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" L& b, ^, ]7 s9 Q  d! h8 q8 E& w　　唯利是图
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# D  k' [" `# }8 w　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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9 b5 a- ?' U' r! A& {+ Y# j　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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6 ~/ ^- R& y+ `  Q+ V+ ]　　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
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 `2 b( V0 z5 H+ g1 @　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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8 }/ \; g  \) l5 \; e1 t% m& X　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

6 \4 i& B- R! k2 y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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. l: c3 ?6 f, }, r　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. P' X% H2 e7 S' R1 \# W( w$ K　　The best defense is offense.

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# f5 ~/ `% a" f4 ]　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ F' C" D  B1 m　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

$ P! |, q' k7 F' p! u, a　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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: R# j4 h2 h2 i) O　　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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0 B- a8 _& a7 i8 D( }( Q　　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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; u: b5 S/ }' v　　有情人终成眷属
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0 q. y4 E+ i& `0 d  t' Q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

: R, a- C4 H$ ]# y) W5 W　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, K$ N8 F" e, p# Q　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

3 D! I2 f* y  o* w0 C$ z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* z* @1 n# L% o7 g1 E$ y: X( o　　keep pace with the times86

* M. U$ w# r+ p8 U( }1 \　　以人为本

# X7 `2 i( F7 m0 u- m2 T　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 C- k; P( u: \  e) J　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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

　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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( ^7 L2 j3 \* n: G　　冤家宜解不宜结

0 M# u. v5 O" P; p" S# ], |　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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6 F- y1 K$ g# f4 e　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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8 A6 W1 j' Y- G4 h8 F3 ~　　一言既出，驷马难追
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# O9 R% n3 ~' A3 R　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝

" o1 s; W% P  }. ]　　bring in wealth and treasure

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: |; S! Z, T9 Y0 u: g' V0 `　　债台高筑

' i/ B  ^/ a3 R8 }: J: L　　become debt-ridden

　　97

' w, E3 S# R9 Q, S　　众矢之的
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3 I; B6 r" K3 B, O# U+ h. R　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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# {" ]- e& Z; f& D( l$ l& T5 L5 ~! @　　纸上谈兵

9 ~& Z) X' j: f( v7 S& h, a　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

3 k" m; g! I# d8 E6 {　　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.

　　100

　　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。