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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3 c5 p+ F9 Y" Q　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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( [' ~% L# L6 O" g. O: ?4 I　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 E* _- t' u3 Z0 B* o+ d, |; r/ }3 U　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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0 m# g. m, q: M9 T  g$ e. E, M　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 W' Q6 o1 H3 l5 @! v( h+ }' E% H　　不遗余力
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# V% J6 _" R$ S3 n  |　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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$ m9 ?7 J8 J. A. o　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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6 P; Q% i2 h. Z1 |6 ?$ Q; Y　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

" C, v: A) }; G1 F6 P6 K　　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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# P; w8 k  f! F- X4 O2 n$ E　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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, f% x) y& Y* b6 q+ [  |) X" b　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

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/ ?- x4 D6 A* g5 p. c+ b　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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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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; f9 q3 b5 Y6 X: x( P! e; n5 ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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( e+ v" G# G- Q! ^　　和气生财

- O, }4 D- J- Q" d* l% T　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 N& _6 n( K% T3 j. f, v) @　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

, M) r& H6 X. K% ]1 g# I8 u/ N　　let bygones be bygones
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0 P/ Y+ n" J0 c, [# }　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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( |; }3 \% X/ H; r3 s　　be down-to-earth
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* |; O- F! E3 O- _　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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% h: s6 t0 J2 t6 ~" W　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 x+ @0 `3 T' }# i5 m　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 G( N( e! l7 B# N$ a6 S　　cut and dried; cliché
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* Q6 t) D2 b" b　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 Q/ d( U3 c1 q9 B! X0 w+ @% q　　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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2 s& a" y6 c( I$ j　　马到成功

2 H3 w2 p7 C/ S! u* i　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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$ |8 h5 ^3 d  R5 }　　gain both fame and wealth
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% m+ j5 g: m) g2 T! k　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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: G3 }3 q3 M! O; i5 b9 w　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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9 J) Y: l# i$ ~" {* @　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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" A* b- m# w0 d8 _& t, p4 @) [7 ]/ J　　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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* I( p9 m$ }* k, S1 o　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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( O. f+ `+ |& u! |5 c. N7 }　　巧妇难为无米之炊

, B5 s; [) R1 Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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! h' R9 P4 a4 P: f- Z+ ~　　千里之行始于足下

0 g4 s) E+ o) b0 G　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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; b/ h+ B* L; _/ E$ D+ k　　前事不忘，后事之师

6 x0 @7 z) b8 ~! A1 z; k　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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: W' Z! G  v0 b2 P　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

) d7 A# Q+ X6 [/ T4 h! p# O　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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: h( A; D% f$ E, k2 S　　人逢喜事精神爽

) G9 I# ?6 p/ W) b　　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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　　世外桃源
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( D: [# v  @" q0 u) |4 G" \% D　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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7 F3 c# @' h, b, l: Y' K7 ]2 y  w% i  r　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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7 U  h( i+ P# ~0 d( c9 D0 n　　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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' U9 ]6 {1 G" g6 r+ M+ P0 a　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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# R( j9 V7 {% G　　三十而立
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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

6 G4 X/ U3 U* v+ p- R7 Q1 H　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

2 z9 J/ x7 _' z/ }1 ^1 O; G1 p! B　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) A5 f7 \" J7 I# h9 ^6 O/ d　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

* b( {, b4 a# r0 i+ S7 H0 N- Q2 w4 g　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

2 `7 g+ I5 a' W$ J* l9 G" k　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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! J* W, t/ S8 D/ A9 L/ v　　韬光养晦
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' W3 i& p; ?  }4 {# Q+ P　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 r* q& M! I. X. [; p: `　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

/ m9 u# m8 A: g5 ~6 n　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

0 |9 F2 S) s6 V3 Y" O0 A, W　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 x  b  ^" I* }6 l: ~2 g　　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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　　歪风邪气

; k- j( n% B: q: d- K　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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1 v4 k8 _5 a$ S; Q　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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; A: X$ m! W- i5 {% j' Y7 M" m　　hold high hopes for one's child

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* m7 N) c6 |% i9 E0 O; P1 C  |7 w$ g1 j　　唯利是图
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) w& Y9 U$ o7 j- y% L　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

( X# V! e- e2 s2 d+ c　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

9 V) P% `8 ]' `& v　　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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# J) o. s* P' B' d5 ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" e5 H# m3 D8 A3 O7 ^5 ]4 }  i) j　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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& G# Z7 P5 U2 S2 _　　现身说法
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5 d; {- M2 }" U. n1 a* \　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* v5 `$ F1 P+ `# X% `$ ]　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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' h" h2 A; P$ k3 I4 x9 i　　循序渐进
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  Q& f6 S4 y* \/ Q0 h2 x　　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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. L% s+ }  G, n: g7 l  ^　　有情人终成眷属
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& ?9 W- M# W0 `; y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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( e. l. Y9 P1 N1 d8 @4 V% c! W　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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! L7 R) u2 p9 {& ]　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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5 d5 N  M7 i5 b; \# [　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

: b3 x; b+ C: c( B, K, ~　　与时俱进
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3 `1 {8 O. i, n$ F- b　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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5 e2 R& k) l- T# b5 p2 ?& V　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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0 e8 O( {+ S+ y8 [1 i/ a　　优胜劣汰
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) Q! s2 e/ v, ?& Z　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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% c! z1 |9 f5 D* A- u. [　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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6 P9 k) Q0 W2 X/ ^　　债台高筑

' s& f) t5 d5 U/ ]　　become debt-ridden
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; V# A) e; L# n+ k  A- S　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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0 u5 n2 x) Z; v6 a4 `　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

( p& h% E. A9 x0 Q' `　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

% g7 N; w& e. C7 d. g$ n　　What's done by night appears by day.

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! _' S1 d$ W) b" E- p% h- T6 {! d6 s　　左右为难
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+ k$ y0 N' t5 Q　　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。