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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$ P; H% U% }; A2 c　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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' N; {$ Y( J  R" [; T+ m　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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" k9 W6 N: B: O. `  Z9 ~% P　　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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7 z! ?! d' g# j4 x* V  a: r　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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1 y# h- o% S: m3 ^: M& [　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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8 Y* l3 z3 Q% w3 |　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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* x7 e9 ]- D# z" J: T　　大事化小，小事化了
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" g0 c" b5 j+ [3 G- v! ]* ^4 }  \3 O! G　　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

- H7 E7 w4 y% i+ p% ^' ^　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 M; p, `2 d. |　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, h  L1 \0 z8 J/ o7 ~( W" ^　　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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1 f! B; V; M5 }: O$ k　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: g5 b7 a$ l9 O' `% ?4 L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

$ Q: l+ L" Y" R5 k3 b' b　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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' P2 d" D5 ?. p9 b8 V　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.
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5 O8 c! p; J5 ^( M7 p  V　　脚踏实地

. y2 [' C3 d. M" p/ W. f　　be down-to-earth

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5 ]+ v$ d- T5 w4 p8 F  q　　脚踩两只船
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9 v+ R' M3 |' O　　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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# l. l; u) s" P  M　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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; l2 v: N4 t7 K8 H　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 \2 r" J6 g% y/ m5 q　　cut and dried; cliché

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5 g1 J, m( l; v$ B　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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. ]' e) D0 q9 m( _. v* C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

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2 w: Z7 P9 U' [% L' |　　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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/ p  t5 r0 F4 Q　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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1 b, ?/ v5 h8 z, |3 ~　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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1 g6 S/ N, |" k4 v% r　　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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8 Z: C0 b/ L( f1 y+ Y1 E& N$ E0 ?% ~　　抛砖引玉
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  |) Q6 K5 c. m9 `; q/ k$ l　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 }7 P$ s6 T, u0 z* q9 x. C; D　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ c  y8 l0 D- d; h! t9 {　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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! H( g) d1 k( g8 M. T　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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% [& m5 P. p+ n  W: a4 V　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* w  A$ G9 ~$ P! m　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 z+ ~' N2 k. G　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 @9 \, q- y! }- _　　人逢喜事精神爽
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! p: E6 x  s8 \0 H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: J3 i. D0 I! y+ c0 z5 T　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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2 X' O  F% {$ T5 ?+ d3 v! n9 l! Y2 L　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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# M0 X1 {/ L9 p) W　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 ]* u5 T& s% g1 J2 ^9 Y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 x+ C+ h3 y  @' z- p/ \　　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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4 w' K! s: D1 o1 m　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( {% l4 z0 X+ S6 T* g　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

3 `  A* n: O$ s. l# w5 F　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

$ n7 ?' F9 e$ B1 o　　speak of the devil

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/ u; c" N- P: B- k/ l8 {  S　　实话实说
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# S" N. f1 @* J( g  G: i　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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. F# H/ p: i/ L6 B8 v( }　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 r; r3 _. |7 a( r* W5 o　　韬光养晦
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: B" D+ f, |; S) L　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: s5 d* }) T* h& v/ ^　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 m3 A  Y" t' V5 x3 |5 _# O　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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- ^6 j" i5 [% U　　跳进黄河洗不清
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& G0 u% q4 q' [! q4 x　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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' A* Q; _) _- y* v+ h　　物以类聚，人以群分

  {0 T# I2 m. W+ ]$ q' A5 Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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( t0 h. [6 u  p　　望子成龙

　　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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1 Z# c4 |; v% h　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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0 t1 x( k4 ]0 {& Y0 ?7 x, F- X　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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: a8 [" p* I% `8 g0 m" ]( ?/ c0 T. L　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( K0 w3 x7 Y6 k7 ?　　先入为主

7 E6 |# }: ?1 D3 e　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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+ h" w0 s5 ^! i4 `8 ^　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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+ t0 B; C8 H$ |* I: U$ F　　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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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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. h  I! E7 ?- N9 E% \  {0 {　　有情人终成眷属

, }% F3 T- D8 f　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; |* ?" i" g# q7 v, L' T　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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$ b' O+ g) a1 T8 L  j　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

& S2 c, r( t! U  x' g2 e　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　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

/ L# D! ?) R# d  f　　以人为本
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( l4 `+ E3 Q) J( k; h8 {　　people-oriented
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' a4 |3 R2 ]# R/ s　　因材施教

: S8 J, F$ Y' D; {　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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/ T" i6 Q; K/ @1 d7 c4 v2 K　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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3 s4 I8 i) R  N5 ?# l" _2 Y0 h　　英雄所见略同
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9 V& I7 U/ G9 t7 {" @0 C6 X" Y4 k　　Great minds think alike.

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　　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

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　A promise is a promise.
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2 q: W, b- V# l7 R　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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3 }8 u8 u% C* }  r9 o　　招财进宝

* F( X/ @/ M1 s　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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  v# G# n9 w8 T3 ]1 D# R　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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5 \; {% D0 I* s# I& W( e4 G　　be an armchair strategist
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( M$ k' h( S) S　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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& Z/ s& m5 G3 |2 W& D7 w　　左右为难

$ F* U% d: q! c; E6 _$ j　　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。