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

6 C& u4 f1 C0 W! V( _+ ~　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

2 U" J4 F; r% X　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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5 ?* P, y; a4 Z+ K　　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

- Y9 Y7 z& z6 M　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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  W' I2 U2 D8 [( O2 F　　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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" r: R/ y& W7 _$ f1 G1 a. Z　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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1 `2 _# d3 Z3 O9 z8 o　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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4 j4 \, q5 H3 N- l, q! A　　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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1 t1 N/ e7 w6 R9 v! w　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ B# i+ M& `0 p' g* N+ M- ^0 ]　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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5 e6 A* q; U# N7 ]' E8 r　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* O9 k: g, w( \5 f, E: b+ T　　活到老学到老

) s. S; \4 E7 ~9 K　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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) R' a: h) D" g5 [　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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* k# H5 u+ ^) M3 N1 |　　脚踏实地

, {8 r' j  W0 R6 Z8 \) J　　be down-to-earth

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+ ]% @8 c4 p( Z5 W6 j　　脚踩两只船

. M8 u2 B/ ~, [　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! ?  |2 V3 t  |( O0 A6 ]7 o　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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& x6 r4 N) C' {　　礼尚往来
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. {1 b' o6 L' C6 c, R　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

! I( O* s/ f" ^% i: m3 ?　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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, Y% R& o& f9 O, I6 Q　　名利双收
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, k& H# l0 U; ]& _　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 |: W/ n% N3 p9 X+ V7 g+ u" i6 @　　茅塞顿开
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　　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

& V5 t: K  f$ U! K) W& u8 R　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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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

6 ^- e( K# m5 r/ X　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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  ^( I7 r- ]& L. C) l　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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# m) O: f, v  G　　千里之行始于足下

" Y) z; {5 p8 C　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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% O1 {5 a. D+ a: h; Z8 e8 o　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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* b( b6 M/ K& K/ O( \　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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  r/ R7 m* }; b, d- i! K　　强龙难压地头蛇
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1 N: }: w9 Z; a( K/ {　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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4 F7 x9 m( N9 C' r　　瑞雪兆丰年

4 L, H% Y8 k$ b5 S# [　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 U8 r# D2 D& X( k6 [0 `　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 ~8 C# \3 J% ~0 V6 D　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

/ W5 K* w4 z  t2 x7 A2 x　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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5 P2 r8 }, e/ G* B1 u　　世外桃源
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2 I% m5 w3 Z8 g  ~　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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3 W+ F0 D! O( C! @/ F/ F4 f) J! i9 u　　Humans are born good.

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( N0 t  u( O$ ?' o　　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
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0 |. S0 f0 r/ K. Q. ~　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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7 z1 i% [4 T) \# t! I* z　　水涨船高
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. d8 j& }$ r! a9 W4 _2 d　　A ship rises with the tide
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+ S9 ]$ V7 W& Y+ G# g　　时不我待

2 z7 M- V$ R8 [( m　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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* B1 _0 B; L3 G* d5 g* K　　实事求是
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/ W6 C1 o+ N" k5 u& w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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8 t6 V0 O% c; J　　说曹操，曹操到
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2 ~* R, Z& H* p# e7 j　　speak of the devil
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　　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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( e5 v$ T! O8 {0 ]9 Z! i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

/ x7 N7 r$ B' [　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

7 A7 }% M( |% F4 t- z　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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/ ^9 y; R* H  B/ e) E8 p　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* j$ O8 J& M! l7 p　　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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9 B$ P2 k+ s8 m% c3 ?　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 s0 t- l6 h3 w% f! L2 M; t& a0 p　　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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　　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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　　无中生有

% T9 }- q- ?; i1 E　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) ~3 g9 l. N2 I+ U+ o5 C/ e. n　　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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% h7 W/ r, b3 R* m8 T: _) |* P　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! O' [1 u: W/ C! l. j　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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" M- `+ D# y: K　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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6 O( |2 P) n7 |% z& a　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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- a& u9 s' Z. b$ T　　心照不宣

( n- P) T5 V2 j2 h* s2 I3 n　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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# s5 N. M5 ~2 g5 U7 \! Y　　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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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ y8 k0 J2 Q* j2 ~1 s　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

& X3 z/ U% ~$ G7 ?　　ants on a hot pan

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# r. u& _% B, `+ V2 m0 H% _　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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8 O: a( u% P$ `# W　　循序渐进

! n& K: n6 ?# `* ^　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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7 a3 Z, O; |9 N2 C　　严以律己，宽以待人

- J$ X7 O9 z' t& |! Y' k　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 ~* k) ]* S5 j5 |/ L4 V5 N! c2 C　　有情人终成眷属
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! l* V' ~- d' g　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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% J8 `/ ?. O& M8 `3 N: z5 G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

; O+ g* X/ w  r6 d$ }　　有识之士

3 @8 \, k& T4 m4 I8 E1 T　　a man of insight83
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' L$ _% ?: L7 K1 q　　bold but not crafty84

5 J. ^0 e. e4 h　　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

　　与时俱进
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3 [) k" h. L  k6 a+ N5 w! i0 \　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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* S6 d; Y$ H: L　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

2 b1 S5 i$ Q, A6 C/ X$ b　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

" Z' L* s  a, M4 q% y1 B　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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% ~1 _/ U& u3 |+ t3 i　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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, ^* M1 b: B- P4 a8 Q1 w　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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  j1 z5 h& V2 R* V1 c　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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* ~: t) G7 \8 j: E8 V　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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0 W9 [7 e9 @+ X) x7 W　　be an armchair strategist

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. f- S% m7 I8 O　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( }6 j2 z9 k* o* ?& E- C5 t　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　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。