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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2 ^3 _- l$ q) R4 T3 J　　爱屋及乌
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' x/ K% D, m, @) y0 ?7 N1 E　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ p2 u  P# O$ M) f0 c  M9 G! l# [9 |　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

% ^: x4 _2 o0 S; S/ i% q　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

$ ~1 X8 H5 T1 W4 y+ @/ Q  R　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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# l1 w8 U) |' `  K　　笨鸟先飞
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' O2 P: G! w2 D/ W& _2 ^　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: k* x! S7 ^9 @& ~0 \& b) a　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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$ C$ _3 g) S. p5 |　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

5 f: g5 {+ x) X+ z　　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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, M  [: [6 f; {　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

- k6 L1 P3 K4 Z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ G# E  l  x9 a　　once on shore, one prays no more
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9 l" ?& D6 A& o+ [' @　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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- j3 j% B4 l+ N5 t  t　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ g$ ?6 z4 p$ {+ p7 T& c6 Y- F( Y　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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; _8 h" G4 L+ Q1 K. G　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

  m9 j. b3 p& p5 A# Q" [: j　　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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+ E9 c2 O  N; h. y! J' t　　脚踏实地

0 W' c, Z! }* G7 D9 s　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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

% B% N2 O8 d, K; m7 ]( E0 c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　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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3 [! ^/ v: ~, ~" i2 A" L3 S　　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

# E; |4 W. P0 P9 L- Q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 G9 W8 e* Z2 `　　茅塞顿开

* L/ b; ^. ?  Y* A& y5 B, y　　be suddenly enlightened

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8 {3 D5 q) m7 v- K+ d4 F$ j- f　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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; v8 F/ c  _5 N　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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3 ^$ B% V/ y: _! z6 f# K7 t) |　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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0 p( R6 v' V, }$ E3 V8 i　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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* ?: A: c% g1 C6 S. T1 b+ b　　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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1 |4 A5 S. z3 R1 P　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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* g% M/ X4 |! I  l6 ]) H: q　　破釜沉舟

# Q7 e' t( H: J7 @& I　　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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+ ^9 X- ~1 j; K" \6 w1 t5 P　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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* c+ ?% Z2 B# ]2 \: B5 B6 d　　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

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

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+ A5 z; v: \8 q) `; m7 Z9 m　　前事不忘，后事之师
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. J4 d6 q; _  p3 T　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 \& m8 U& j: X3 z" N4 W　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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8 k) S4 ?0 _8 J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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/ V& r+ i+ U1 K+ J5 A2 `6 C- I　　人逢喜事精神爽

* a9 d9 F6 J2 u' E9 H+ u; `　　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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1 O. j9 f7 M4 I* n4 G! Q; V3 s  h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 T  m$ w* `" c9 }1 Q% d- i　　人之初，性本善

3 E/ h& d: i( T  A7 n- L　　Humans are born good.

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3 w9 ^3 B7 v4 f& F  h* J　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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5 U* u" B0 ]: p# ~% u4 F: v! `　　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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, j8 ]/ F0 X9 j$ q/ v9 j　　a blessing in disguise;
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) C7 s1 p# k2 i1 ?. ^. ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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, f  @+ T# w( b% M4 _　　三十而立
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8 j5 j% `- E) k5 C: s" p　　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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, M. g- B1 I5 W　　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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1 L+ X+ z) @3 ^- m　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( n- n3 R7 d/ t( Y" ]; b4 j　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 {' A4 v% f1 G$ B　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" N5 }" q: c- g7 K3 m2 ^; I5 [　　实事求是

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

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. e$ A; U+ K; }/ e! V' s5 o　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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. D% z1 G( k& Y% q- t2 A　　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
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. J' V1 u4 l' x' D+ e　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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1 z8 |) Y: g3 T1 l% T" a( ~- B　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ U5 V5 O0 `% X, Q0 V　　糖衣炮弹
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$ x2 V9 {9 B# C+ [# C1 t　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

* L: t% I6 i: H' A/ Z　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

% [7 w  R3 X/ l% F! B& p　　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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. Z1 n, |6 G) r+ A' h) Z　　歪风邪气

- ?! i; l8 C# P　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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' b' U- c# z5 d: [# \  P　　物以类聚，人以群分

& L  u9 s# |- w; S" \* [6 Z　　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

; J; ?) ~( w* w3 K; [" H5 J　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

* v! [0 d% w6 b4 e1 u　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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2 ^- H1 q5 X: J　　无风不起浪

( q0 |0 z5 ~8 N& O% V" R　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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* B6 i+ x/ S+ ^& H8 f9 X　　徇私枉法
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  _  E( b( E, A/ S* d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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% f+ A& C( U& e　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 h2 h3 o  \$ i% t$ l) K# N　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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4 r7 A# m6 G8 `. A  h7 i5 e, A+ J0 M　　先入为主
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9 R1 i6 l0 x4 R/ \* o, \3 P　　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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5 Q( S: p/ V1 o( L3 Q　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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9 |5 `5 h8 Z$ C% o　　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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: F2 j  O4 H  S　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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- b/ d4 q1 l* |" R( G; k( Y　　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
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

* O# `  Q0 k; s6 w, \" d" C　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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( m5 q; H) F, g/ n3 s　　有缘千里来相会

. m. ]. O+ n+ F7 S7 k2 V* S　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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, i5 U( K7 ^3 c, s4 c7 S9 y' `- p$ e　　与时俱进
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! L, D5 x5 u( ?2 a9 I　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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" J# D" W- n. B, Q  q4 H　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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　　欲速则不达
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; W. |: C& e0 Q4 b　　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

: b5 N' I( V% F% O4 U+ X　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 Q; g/ i9 B9 d* R9 U* O　　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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4 A5 y% t" n  K　　一言既出，驷马难追
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, F' t1 x  v0 z  @　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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& W8 ^- J* l3 F* [7 D# u　　众矢之的
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$ N1 l) s- z/ _* \0 o; U% c　　target of public criticism
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3 E# P) a9 }. N' h3 E) G　　纸上谈兵

/ |; @2 B, {. @# X& g　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

( A. z; A4 v% a9 w0 ]0 G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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+ L, b. `4 a% u4 K　　What's done by night appears by day.
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) u) d) X+ h5 ]  @. ~: s1 ^; W. V　　100

/ n4 S$ X5 N( `, y( Z  ]5 ?' Q4 g2 ^' B　　左右为难
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　　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。