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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# l, R6 U) `3 T* f- _8 P　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

  e% `; U' c* l8 U2 K7 A; k$ P　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ ?  @8 w( ]: \( ~　　Seeing is believing.
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, n" P3 B+ S% R( o0 g  c8 {- @* P　　比上不足，比下有余
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# Z" g3 I5 B: h" E# ?8 e0 M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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  A' K: g" \# J2 Q, `6 g　　笨鸟先飞
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/ H, J7 @, w  }) f  [! ~8 o2 w　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

1 r8 S1 y7 `, I  q) _5 m: c' |　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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& A3 j5 A% G- L$ @3 w　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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( ?/ ~$ S- |& w+ m" g$ }　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( r: D1 T: _8 a& ]/ N: i　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 h4 x5 C% @9 X* |: J　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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2 h* |& J6 n7 i  [　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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1 B, [5 Z. ?1 C- U4 h　　过犹不及
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& R! R" z$ }; J" Z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' u; ~% B3 b/ V/ v3 Q　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ M% `' Q6 a5 [& Q# i　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 g3 ]  O* z* L% Z3 g　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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: D4 O2 B0 X; L" T/ n& H　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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7 I' @' w: D! w0 `* J) P" ~' c　　never too old to learn
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& L4 g$ V$ p9 q9 z9 X5 I' y$ p: C　　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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　　金玉满堂
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2 e9 F' @! K0 L　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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3 M- t* b# d: U4 g! d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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+ l8 _+ ~6 u) \* D　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! _/ ^/ {7 S: g- L# @　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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5 K  I0 @4 S, ?6 N9 u　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* d0 A* t+ X3 |4 p# c  V　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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  b* G  T! m& j4 e9 I7 y4 a/ M　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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7 e+ d( \  x$ Z/ C) W　　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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5 k' O/ t8 q. [2 e　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) B3 d# A2 F  Z* U* Y　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 S0 ?/ X$ @' D: m( k0 V3 M　　赔了夫人又折兵
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, N4 r/ C# A2 G2 b6 g　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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: t3 ~) f1 T0 ^9 B# Q　　抛砖引玉
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, r; J# z1 y' T4 n/ C6 N: i　　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

0 G  C4 P9 _# _0 p# t; v- `, L　　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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7 O$ B" b( \- e" q: k　　抢得先机

  g8 W9 j$ ]1 ?' b' K　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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; i1 S, m6 ?, q" |# y9 S" g　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 Z) l/ [% l! v8 R, K' K　　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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' @9 b) l. e7 v! m6 l- E% y　　瑞雪兆丰年
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7 C- A5 M* L' B' c+ e　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

# N2 h; R9 l- w. Q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# a; E- t% X+ W3 g2 ]3 N　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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8 L+ {, Q5 r' \& _　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

  [: X$ ~2 I, c1 q1 ]# q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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7 Z  i5 N" L4 e3 B# S7 v7 _　　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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: i# U5 U/ S6 o1 k　　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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( `" a$ Q1 I- G7 y$ Q9 ]　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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( j) K5 ]7 t, i, B- A8 s+ p& z　　三十而立
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' e, i0 B" g8 _　　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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4 n8 E4 |' ^3 z' Z3 R* H. \　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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  V6 x1 G. t5 W( m$ W: T　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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+ l1 E& q8 j7 y1 x8 i  j) G　　实事求是

- V- G* K6 y& }! M　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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' L; ^: B5 V6 g7 S　　说曹操，曹操到

( V, o6 H7 j' W2 c6 z" _- t, c* {　　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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6 {3 W0 v# U6 l# P　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

9 H3 Y5 }9 ~8 ?* t　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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% f! j. k( y" n3 P　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

# e: u/ B1 e  w8 ~* Y+ y* V　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

2 _3 [. J8 ]* w7 H& l　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 \: O9 C6 `; ?4 ]　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　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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/ a9 J) @/ B1 n/ `( {- L; Y　　无中生有

7 f1 e' E9 ?; P) |/ v9 c　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　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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$ G1 N, f+ Q' [2 |3 {　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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* F; F  [9 N9 X& r: h6 V$ G9 O　　心想事成
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0 s4 L- U* k  y　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

5 J! E3 W  J9 D+ h　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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8 p2 U4 J" y- c% y1 h) T　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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% H# ?4 }/ G' t3 ~/ Z　　The best defense is offense.

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4 g$ S: w/ ?. V  a- I- p$ B　　热锅上的蚂蚁

: ~" B( m+ z1 F$ K4 x　　ants on a hot pan
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( U: p7 L) K" y2 w　　现身说法
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+ u) w8 M$ y% V) L2 P8 q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& H* F/ C: R- H5 Q　　息事宁人
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: s  J( e) y+ Z# J1 B% t, R/ D　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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) U3 ~: P# T# X$ e- S　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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- h, g6 L  Y8 K4 Q: _* R$ H　　严以律己，宽以待人
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0 Q0 O: ~# w# t& F5 ?: E/ U　　有情人终成眷属

& N0 M! x6 E* a3 D　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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. v4 U/ I  t) R) Z" I1 L　　有勇无谋

5 Y# T% F8 Y* H/ h* ]7 W　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

: w3 H% k; \% T) J7 N/ m　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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1 {8 b0 e; X5 T& R: W　　因材施教

: Z$ F9 Z# x/ N+ X- O　　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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1 X; q$ Y6 r0 V) `8 l- K　　Haste makes waste.
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" U; `$ f4 ^, b) \5 g& }9 h1 y: [　　More haste, less speed.

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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
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　　Great minds think alike.
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7 W4 `) h* w8 B( w5 E: E; h　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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! O. m" ~' m2 {% c: w: c　　一言既出，驷马难追
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: W' M  t1 X! P- t' }: ~5 Y# q　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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3 B/ ]% r% z9 b& m& M　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　target of public criticism
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+ ?2 X8 D8 l% H& {2 V5 j8 ^# }　　纸上谈兵
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* x1 x) p4 |" K. I* }3 ?　　be an armchair strategist
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/ {" Y$ L  b4 x" K　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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/ g) ^6 _) c1 M/ T　　What's done by night appears by day.

3 W% o$ E" r9 X$ s* _　　100

- w: V! I% z0 `9 ~! q　　左右为难
% H" L% m9 d& n, w  ^
# F; I' c+ s. C" `# t　　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。