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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! X- Z" P3 V6 c; A& {　　爱屋及乌

3 c# x7 \4 O! v7 X4 y* I　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 _' C# I6 S# `5 W) s: o　　百闻不如一见
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1 `& X4 r; O9 t- B　　One look is worth a thousand words.

) b) C/ k' r. o0 E) G: k6 G1 H: Y　　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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! R: Z; K# d' S, N3 E　　笨鸟先飞

5 N0 ~3 U, Z) P% @) e　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

5 I0 G3 n) y* G, c* e　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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- _; f/ h4 W- x9 g/ L) [; a! E　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

* f3 {" J+ D& r: A6 w　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

7 @# a* O! ], r+ H! C0 x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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, Q, R3 W( _. M) F5 t　　大事化小，小事化了

8 p$ E8 {) Q. \　　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
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1 F/ W# @! h# r8 O; P* P2 T9 E- z! m　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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) t" s: @6 \. K- h( r+ r　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

! l/ p: `5 p/ Y# L6 W, d; v　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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* ?4 i- W7 d. b# _* s0 `* `+ D+ [　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 x0 a0 @* ?# b5 U　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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0 u) B& r4 {8 T　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% `- c" Z8 G1 y- o　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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0 L9 X4 _& ?8 L8 P8 e0 W' l　　既往不咎
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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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　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 R6 l( v7 O% S　　脚踏实地
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　　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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3 l: S5 G+ d: G% N! Z' H　　君子之交淡如水

, Z) K; T+ P$ Y8 l　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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6 Z% p0 G, T2 \% Z* C　　礼尚往来

+ W! _+ n) r& \4 f& o% j7 p7 ^　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' `2 a2 e4 d5 b  l- J2 s' B9 h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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; O- J0 R# j% W" p' o& H9 g4 ^　　名利双收
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* s7 A: s% I& q8 t6 \& O　　gain both fame and wealth

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  R1 Z$ s/ n4 w# \7 r: ~! J　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

. Q% L- U3 d2 W* g/ q! V* X# z　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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9 p" m3 p+ |% \7 s' P$ U# k8 Z: ^　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 t# O8 [8 R1 Y5 k3 h. L　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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* I: V+ w7 M9 W0 m/ J3 S. v' G　　抛砖引玉

　　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

- v. D/ C7 j, Q/ `& s4 d& T$ E/ w　　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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4 p" l  u# h+ O! Y# G( F　　抢得先机

, B7 D: R4 t; C, e/ M　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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7 k9 l7 m/ \7 B/ C　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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' R/ }" f; \" c% \( F$ K- J7 ~' m　　强龙难压地头蛇
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1 |9 \! K& }" z$ A$ s3 L4 u# ]0 X" I　　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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0 t5 R9 R; r4 H7 m, `# j　　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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　　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
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# D, q$ C* d! K) M/ U8 h　　人之初，性本善

; k1 _  k& F: |( ~! n　　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
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' }  u: y5 a1 W8 K% j& M6 n% e- N　　a blessing in disguise;

/ A' T/ t% p6 s　　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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　　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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8 A/ T+ R* c/ f　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# }( E) b+ N# `2 v& _* y　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! J& g/ \2 p9 f% L2 m  n$ ~　　实事求是

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

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: r/ i  b4 |5 ~9 P5 f8 ~- E　　说曹操，曹操到
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! a- z- A9 }% B1 @2 B6 F9 V) ^　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 d2 x, P* s) L8 E" U5 H　　韬光养晦
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) z' S5 P( s& s- ~  _5 _/ ~　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

2 u9 `3 `! X! Z- r6 E2 `" L　　天有不测风云
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: Z: i3 [% |/ i  J　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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; w. ~' I4 n/ _6 i/ |; X, Q) v　　团结就是力量
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, X0 ?" N0 b( P! _; V1 i　　Unity is strength.
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9 |$ A. e: S1 O　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　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
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" A' U9 G+ r% b5 @- {: T　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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' O) k: q# x6 V; j  |, u　　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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; U3 Z8 |, V  Y6 e2 Y0 M　　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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5 _* ~: G8 U- a5 Z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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. g% @8 ?6 P# x$ Z/ v4 L) h* d　　蓄势待发

5 Z8 s$ M% g- X0 [9 {$ @　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

6 ], V% {# m8 j# I$ K& u　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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/ t" j* q# H7 Z! G6 Q9 D; `: E　　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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, a1 Z, A. N# E5 T) ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

, k* i9 d1 g2 v4 N/ V) i4 Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

/ Y/ J. o0 D: L- r　　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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　　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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2 Y1 }5 P9 T* i# Q) l9 ^9 ^　　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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) j0 g9 E8 ?6 j+ Y) n6 v/ e# [　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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0 z. ~# U9 R6 e6 e: d　　有情人终成眷属

( R; R. O* B# N, l8 h$ o% y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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- Z0 N' M* @% a* J$ E, s/ y$ f  W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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8 ]8 `2 @# x5 Y% S2 f　　a man of insight83

$ ^# h0 ~; E' q* k5 U" {　　有勇无谋

9 f' ?/ p# B1 X9 K* D# |　　bold but not crafty84
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9 m2 A! U, D! c: M. ]+ H& D　　有缘千里来相会

0 P9 K; v- v5 G! w  {　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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8 Q, _% D7 W+ _　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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6 |' _+ t2 s4 T- q4 p! K. Q, R; V　　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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5 {+ F- [" x2 D! {　　欲速则不达
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+ {& y4 K  \" G) @, @& C' K( i　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

5 K1 U5 [7 \% y) |, u: ?) ]" ?　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

# a# s( S1 y$ s: y/ x　　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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  i8 {2 T2 Z+ F& O6 j) a　　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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5 V& F/ E* A5 H) i4 ?/ C　　一言既出，驷马难追
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$ N1 ~1 ~, ~: ?　　A promise is a promise.

  i4 A$ G4 W) p! o# s$ T　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

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  n4 G# x$ v+ J- Z　　债台高筑

+ ~; G, ]: c- E' n% @+ R7 _. [8 x　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

; a$ B! ]& H8 o& M% p, a　　be an armchair strategist
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4 |* ~' Q) k& ]% Q　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 Q5 u& f1 v9 V) v! x2 k　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。