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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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6 `" J4 W& i( Q9 X　　比上不足，比下有余

; y" ], E. `) n9 k+ P* r1 l　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 g+ N5 h5 C/ A( S% d) `　　辞旧迎新
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# B+ |( r" E$ V　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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. P! {: N" S! P* U" ^　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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; ^% J1 X+ ^/ L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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+ |1 @5 h1 l& H3 @  A* O　　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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1 o# {8 N1 i3 |( m( K　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) z3 n8 q+ n5 H6 t5 G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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) R7 J0 O# j2 s　　Bad news travels fast.

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; Z/ O& ]6 G0 T; l" C3 N　　和气生财
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# w2 ?$ p: \8 U, W9 m　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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& v! x' ~, [* J1 w# Q　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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4 M$ p2 u+ j5 q　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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. W+ Q$ d3 j' Z( v　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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. {1 ~+ K. u1 b1 P( c　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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  l0 [9 ^; Z* q3 H- z5 a0 P4 m　　脚踩两只船
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4 I$ i$ A5 o# n$ v5 ?. h　　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

1 l9 V4 Q, {: ?3 y8 x  N% V　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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% L+ W0 {7 z, @7 H" m　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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* {/ E, H! f( e! f　　礼尚往来
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! _% f5 G1 K/ _- M8 B4 J　　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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' ~2 w! \4 X% X+ Y% x, M$ K　　马到成功
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0 m" P" s6 T# u3 `" a3 ^$ _  @# J　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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/ a2 R3 S" I. T: Q5 M0 h- B2 |　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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, O# Y) d; `+ b4 A. Y# y　　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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) h4 X) ~- v3 W  k8 K　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 C4 ^" W1 A2 _3 I+ A) T　　弄巧成拙

$ U! q# b" x* B* v) J　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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4 M; P1 ]: Z  w8 v2 Y  F　　赔了夫人又折兵

$ S9 w6 W2 t( |4 |) \( D　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 a5 O8 D* ~8 V2 P) Q! \　　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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0 M9 V1 a1 I! D2 X! T　　破釜沉舟

2 Z) \8 c- k$ Y% m. \/ |　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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& G$ G4 u0 c9 w. k( X- f　　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
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　　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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% a( G* G* d& `# W9 S$ f* k$ J　　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

- k) [$ }( L2 O5 l0 Y( W$ O  C　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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$ f4 {3 b* o2 `　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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& k  ?" D$ t7 Y; z) r" M5 a　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& f( S7 [6 H1 Z: u' u7 k+ C　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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2 n0 T- G4 b! \; C0 I: f　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! e& s- j. E. N9 Y+ Y6 k　　人之初，性本善

( R- X+ Z' n4 B% s: x　　Humans are born good.
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+ d3 b0 f& D( w$ C" Y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

9 `1 R2 z- v$ C% T. v1 @　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* ~. r: W' u' W4 W' J　　三十而立
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* N, b; q# m0 R# C( q. Y　　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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; g' G8 S. R1 ~# N　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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. [' j' o: ~8 |2 R2 b. [" L0 `/ h　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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! `. d- _, \/ D* |# S5 [' I　　杀鸡用牛刀

6 D: A- ^. e) e( E) A$ k6 s( }1 K/ g　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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

2 K. W& A: h( s, U; n4 |　　speak of the devil
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* S3 t* n0 Q7 n' [　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

9 A- l' I, [+ v" M) [9 Q8 c) p! ^　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; @' W/ Z2 L' _; v) O' Y　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 p# ]: i5 \, j/ u) T+ L! \+ p- v　　天有不测风云

; L- F5 @1 l5 f+ l; a$ {, G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- |+ @1 V2 \" g2 u# h　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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* P2 W$ A: c/ Z# |$ k　　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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　　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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5 d8 k$ D0 X) U3 p& K　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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8 p3 U0 A7 l" K+ ^- o　　唯利是图
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( h- ]+ P" ?$ }1 @! m3 [　　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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0 J3 B# b* ]! H' F8 q　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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6 s$ v6 x' B0 w* D1 [8 g　　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

8 H$ o' C3 C% m0 x　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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$ j4 g% E* i( L( l0 L　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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4 N& I+ o( Q! L  ~9 v　　心照不宣
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+ w" E1 l6 G. y( V　　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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' `; j& T- H  j　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ I4 `) M+ i4 f0 v/ F1 Y　　先下手为强

　　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
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2 L# ~" H5 S( a5 @7 J　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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

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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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/ Q6 \4 A9 n+ P　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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4 A+ N0 H+ w0 ^/ J　　有勇无谋
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0 }: i+ B% Y% k6 A! p, x　　bold but not crafty84

/ |, u7 r! P0 c( v# s　　有缘千里来相会
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, Y4 X0 n# @' A' J　　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
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　　以人为本
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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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7 M7 D$ u/ q9 a; c: V3 _: `: t　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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( }# f9 |4 _% C# L　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

7 J- e2 w( x+ Q( [. n! H% u　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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1 f/ Q5 n! k$ m2 A; _) v& E; b4 X　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

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) x  B' a* \- \! L  g　　be an armchair strategist
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7 S  L1 p* G" }　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

0 `+ U2 {7 Q; h" X# m7 N" M6 Q　　What's done by night appears by day.

' N* r- H# m2 Y. j: o' j$ S* X! `: @0 q　　100

　　左右为难

　　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。