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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9 [( C' I; l+ r% [& a　　爱屋及乌

+ Y+ \" p4 \3 l9 v　　Love me, love my dog.
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  z5 X3 M2 r! @2 g" ^% v　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

2 m3 f. `# M  M  ~' i　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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* W7 L: g6 O9 t4 j9 m# M3 s　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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$ R4 m$ q& W9 }( g5 G　　不打不成交

% E% G4 x' Y& S　　No discord, no concord.
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! ~" v1 t& D2 Z/ N　　拆东墙补西墙

; D% S6 Y! B. v; Z　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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: F! I: U2 u0 Z5 x- b$ f6 p) N3 N/ u　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ y9 K* U1 y2 i" k0 Y1 O　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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. n7 [/ S3 H9 Y! @' z3 ~　　大开眼界

' t/ P* E1 b( q8 E% ^, _- z8 {　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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5 b, _9 M- A3 b% x! w9 F  g$ o　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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  k+ p; j7 n; U6 r　　too much is as bad as too little
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/ T2 e1 g: c( x% I3 T  D; R2 f) j　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 V! o8 ~  P* h% z1 z# }* k　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( w/ @) d! P$ Z$ R8 p　　Bad news travels fast.
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+ C! y1 Q+ m9 D! p" s* c# O, {& Y　　和气生财

6 B6 S; U* u& q3 h( q0 C( Z/ o　　harmony brings wealth;

2 m5 A8 k' S: q9 j) I: i　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' b) \+ x; V6 a7 [" E; {9 {6 e- z　　活到老学到老
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- J; F- {; b) K　　never too old to learn
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1 C. l* o# w0 }; b8 e5 {# W　　既往不咎
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- s" {/ Q, F: ~4 O+ A　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- i& E  Y& A& F　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; c) T" y0 z) C8 e: o: x　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' h9 F9 N6 b% o  i0 Q. I0 k) A% H7 T　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! h$ \9 @4 C2 p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　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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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

( H) h, I, m8 N　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 `6 J: e1 r* Z5 f　　名利双收
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6 |4 p) R% o+ S　　gain both fame and wealth
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- W6 l8 Z. w; I1 H3 _* ~6 t4 A　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

; |" \( S+ u! N0 H9 w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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0 r  F  o5 w4 V5 u. _! k　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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! j* }# W. g) L! `4 G　　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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3 G4 A# w/ c8 X+ f　　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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　　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
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, Z- P7 X( `0 h3 S. {" p　　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
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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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0 X: J5 E- @; h& e) b9 q0 g　　抢得先机

8 a) u, R& s8 C# b: x7 Q3 j　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

& t; O. t) {2 D: _3 j　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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( U  J6 c4 ]  s* C1 U) d' V　　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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3 A3 F/ }. f7 C; S- v　　前事不忘，后事之师

: C) j% g" l8 K$ `0 {* ?' m　　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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. y6 H6 F: Q5 r5 J* Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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4 o! @: [6 z6 u  z! @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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" H2 ^& \6 ]5 P, m5 U1 b9 }4 I- S0 d　　人逢喜事精神爽
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/ K+ w4 L5 n* S8 v  ?0 K　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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8 z: Y7 V. Z5 K! X　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) @" D; K6 ~6 X* b. f* }5 `- s　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

. }$ w/ |! H+ A6 A& _　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

  `( S- j+ g" [" H　　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 blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

! r1 C( F) T, e　　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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& v5 q+ Q3 Q( U3 t1 S' @; A' V　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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: I3 ]) w' i* d$ ]8 C3 U4 N　　时不我待

3 T5 }0 N; f$ X/ g* |2 L. z" U　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* e; I: J, \6 P$ U6 {: a; q  z) x- s　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' d- a4 K& w& f, D4 h7 m　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

, _4 u7 O& u; S) r/ v. D　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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) h* J/ \" p$ X- G3 D　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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0 g- F( p/ f( w2 @  s; {/ d& s　　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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' G0 ^$ h$ k$ ?6 V8 H, H  _　　韬光养晦
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- \) }7 Q: r, Q) E8 y! d" I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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% B" G4 C. G1 m, Q6 M4 Q　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

  K% k) j( G* \3 o6 Z/ X* i　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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( y1 {# q% t7 t9 m  y2 D+ `3 J　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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5 E1 l/ c' o2 ^( j; A4 C9 b; ?　　歪风邪气
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- b: K# J0 C% l9 y- c$ g: E　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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1 |$ _  T) J; W' p+ }# p$ `$ Q　　望子成龙
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) ?. H# w& Z' m+ P1 \" E$ R　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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( X  O' K# C: u" P4 n1 k　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- m) @; P$ D5 U6 o9 H5 E　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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$ g/ {% Z- f% ]3 |7 Z/ ^　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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. a8 C# S1 Z( [　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

' }4 H0 Y) o5 Y& ^6 W8 p　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　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.
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& ~- L5 [, ]9 L1 F/ k4 A　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 |! d% x, o$ G# c7 G　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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. B3 e8 w3 y& P# `　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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! f! ~* Z$ }; w; |. r6 f　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　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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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

# x8 Q3 d+ H" H; x　　有勇无谋

, g) x: G( T* l　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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& \7 k5 b& X# K, y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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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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* L; x( ]( B/ A+ @　　欲速则不达
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2 n% C- L& U% e8 J　　Haste makes waste.

7 G9 {3 A: R: C3 q# a; W0 \　　More haste, less speed.

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) p' t2 Q9 E+ r; O4 s　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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* ^9 ^" w% s: A　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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9 S7 `) g: C, e& I5 W. \9 R　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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9 {  x  d" F3 Y$ a　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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! Z' y$ n  H' Z# d　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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1 b, ]" Z) |  X- D　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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) L( c. E4 b" ^6 C$ u　　纸上谈兵

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　　纸包不住火
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8 f# h, o4 N: \　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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7 n+ i( z, r& M$ }/ v　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。