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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　　爱屋及乌

) ^+ W& E: [! X# d　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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4 p8 q: D; H$ q　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* L0 B& V& c8 h& }* F　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

8 y3 K4 x2 B: y! a; Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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9 t. g5 W4 @5 W" V, X7 l　　不遗余力
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) b1 m2 Q; w' V' v6 C& L) _- G' z  E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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8 E7 ?" w4 F- ~, y　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了
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* e/ w% h& _# n: n9 J　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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$ ^+ z: ~$ T5 m, C# a' x! Q　　大开眼界
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" u8 q7 L% r. {: o! \$ A  e　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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4 M1 C6 W9 @5 y4 n% M% d1 y　　国泰民安
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　　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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1 G' u  K$ d; _. t# ]　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ T" Z2 J" j; W; D- {' e　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! {; R( s& r4 g6 l　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

+ j  K- o1 e$ a2 y( G. p" z, \5 }' v　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 y+ X. s8 x8 x1 Z9 f" Z& }) C　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

( W# p0 X% u  A' t2 w　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, a9 e# y  Z. f$ ~3 K　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 l; W/ |6 |4 |7 y! L6 o% {+ D  z　　脚踏实地
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* }4 t0 W) R9 C' z( r5 V+ f: [7 _　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, f* e$ v4 E( T" W3 |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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- g6 \' x( _" Q　　礼尚往来

6 P% }) R% @7 `. B7 U7 Z　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ Q2 R; i% ?( w. ~, o# k　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

4 g" n. q% m/ [* ^! p9 Z& k　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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' x! v* R- }5 j& |9 L　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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" C2 g) k5 A- j1 A　　茅塞顿开

# u6 B3 g8 I7 o; c/ i2 Y3 R　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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

& ^3 r9 `: T0 x3 ^　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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9 J7 g' u' o$ _( R2 g9 G2 R& Q/ o/ j　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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' O+ W: @$ _5 [　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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/ x$ {- P" b9 Y8 }　　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

: Z9 T0 @* X" {9 {　　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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0 Q4 ^9 a0 J3 L) u6 G: M; y& U$ G　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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9 k% V4 O& O' o' t- @2 |$ F! ^　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 A) l/ {; j4 r1 ^* A　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; ]: t/ `% b: N& b　　瑞雪兆丰年

' A: I- L& P% m+ C4 c, n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 u: K" \) R' U7 w5 }　　人逢喜事精神爽
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9 L  i2 x0 P% B( C+ Y* e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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7 P# |! ]! H5 \& @' u' D　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

9 F/ R( M. Y& a　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

2 g8 b& d2 \1 ~5 l- q! C7 O　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. c5 [$ N, Q* M- l　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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. R8 b, q7 c2 G　　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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9 }$ p, O; j$ h" P$ D0 I( ~　　水涨船高

" \8 W: Y0 }$ z　　A ship rises with the tide

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# y/ P0 P9 G7 E! q* a　　时不我待
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- V, u: [/ i7 P& _& D( \3 L　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 T  n5 C7 `: Y4 Y% q　　杀鸡用牛刀

' l( z' e/ I) \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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+ h' @" \1 ?6 z6 A9 \　　实事求是

2 g6 _- X6 E3 n' u; m  ~　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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0 P$ m, S7 v  O( O/ a- A1 U5 @  S　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　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

$ W+ a% i8 v0 H0 n6 J' `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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8 T9 k( g% r  c9 R& ]& `$ E* i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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. N5 u; Z6 d2 u! O& c　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 S/ F1 H' U5 U% q& E) j) Q5 g  [　　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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0 ~) o8 o9 n7 I6 r- T) {: r& E　　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
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( }9 k: }, v, c$ K. |: d# k. b　　望子成龙
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9 ~" X2 b0 t2 `- r" d$ ~1 q) }: y　　hold high hopes for one's child
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6 C" h5 M$ v7 `! ]5 L　　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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　　无中生有
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; ~6 j) l) C  t# a4 a　　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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　　徇私枉法
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4 m0 V+ B) @1 ~. M　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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7 j5 n7 f8 Q4 ~+ j7 e7 p　　蓄势待发

8 Z8 [- |$ }( D6 Z% {0 @　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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: C0 H  x8 X2 q' T6 [　　心想事成
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/ C1 D) x5 K. |% h1 T4 a1 k　　May all your wish come true

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

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8 C1 _! g, q. T" W1 ?　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

; O) E: F; `0 G) ^2 q; K. _) R7 Y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' s4 W: S" a  S$ X( U6 W　　The best defense is offense.

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& [6 C# D5 {4 p- G8 j0 }4 }& l　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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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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/ f- P& _! I7 e1 ]$ h9 m1 ]　　循序渐进

& {6 Z- Z" I) \5 Z5 c+ s8 f　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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2 l" l) u) I2 H% J( k　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 |$ H7 E  t) w, B- h/ ]　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

7 F( ], u$ G) }/ _4 l! O　　有识之士

' w: {: }7 `9 }, y; s, \　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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4 g+ [, k! x2 F! g2 G, a5 t: B　　keep pace with the times86
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6 j. k$ c" S" r: a: f　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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' U/ _( L! Z" L" f　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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, {& i& [8 W: [; m" V2 M% {　　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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: J( J' f2 z4 i　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

% F) \/ o! [7 t4 F　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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. ~% l0 k1 \+ F, e4 K% }　　英雄所见略同
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4 f$ y$ T" k0 H8 h4 }4 Z　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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# I  z2 I) \7 h　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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+ D+ \, d+ e3 s　　冤假错案

5 Q3 Q$ w7 h, A& r" g　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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$ c* F1 }+ F0 e5 v5 F( A8 f0 j　　招财进宝
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4 W, Q' U* E$ k0 x- a! i7 Y: c) `1 H  B　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

# g5 C8 r* y2 Z3 A; ~3 d8 o* y1 v　　target of public criticism
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$ o9 l5 P- J: a. o- a, q' q　　纸上谈兵
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& c2 _. n( q# O: w/ E　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

+ q9 _2 _7 g! j　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难

4 @/ s! l' n  W6 _% e. E　　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。