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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5 [& x; t5 ]2 G. N- ?6 p　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

  ?( {' o; }! ]* L2 P5 K　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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- ~: f, Z! U7 ^: ^# r2 T3 V# c　　Seeing is believing.

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& I( s; V6 h/ z' t+ C　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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/ f- S7 ~# T5 a/ k: e　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

4 C/ N6 A" V" m& ~) {　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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" A: x4 B7 x7 X  G　　不打不成交
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　　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

1 @; p. I5 Y4 W" r9 |) z　　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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/ H. n( d, I2 V　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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$ }: Q6 e: k: j. H+ X6 r　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  L$ N# A  b2 u+ ~　　once on shore, one prays no more

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2 W2 c% w7 ]' N# y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ p, V" c4 N3 {5 T　　Bad news travels fast.
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- x+ A0 k+ R0 L. Q+ X　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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1 S" l" D7 n4 `2 A8 o. _0 w　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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2 H6 W( [4 c7 g7 o3 ^  O8 `+ U　　let bygones be bygones

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9 I8 _9 t% ^* _# _　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- X% |0 O9 U9 V7 C9 C: t; t　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% H, t# D8 f* h( E* ?　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ ], S/ A8 v8 l2 G  I; [- l　　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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/ F  M4 q: E. e' h2 ^- V1 Z　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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$ ?( a$ B" C- V4 a8 e5 O　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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2 J+ s) y) @  h+ b0 k% f2 o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# J' w5 h/ [" w- o( _　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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5 T- \% G. |% K　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) }1 Y: Z0 G4 d6 l& _( V　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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4 h: O/ c, c+ O6 [. R! G; i3 I* U' x　　茅塞顿开

( D/ v. U2 a" X& F　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 l9 [4 y  `5 H9 @　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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7 e% ~" D, P: F  E3 z　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* ]3 C- F3 l; T. n2 T* T) a　　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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  Y7 }+ H: r4 d( d5 }: J8 s' Z4 |　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ C& v+ ]7 m2 M9 a　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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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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! ?6 P* |; H5 T" i　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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9 ~; \( t! K2 ^, b$ R; L' g1 K; N　　破釜沉舟
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, B5 G9 h# n* h/ x1 Z1 P　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' h' ^8 I# d- w! F  K8 }　　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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2 \# C$ D9 E+ ~+ f7 C  S+ D; M+ I　　前事不忘，后事之师
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  o5 M7 }/ f" S2 C) I- y　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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: l3 U% v" A5 U# D& b( [/ L0 x　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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4 p+ q" b0 B  v' M4 `2 y　　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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* Y* v( }0 z  d( \, b, O: w% C0 B　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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+ t, p- d! r$ F% f) ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) v  [& x6 ]; e7 }　　世外桃源
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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/ H+ m( v& x, r' W　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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/ Z, T% P1 O1 `) m　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

" S8 f/ b- Q; G3 Y: s" Y　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ g+ c( ~4 A) E4 _2 S/ b" @+ Y! g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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

, d+ Y0 F9 @0 @8 r2 L3 Y　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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0 U7 G. y- y) ^( Y　　杀鸡用牛刀

  z: n# s5 k* A. y　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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! L/ ~. A) Y) c　　实事求是

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

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: _& t6 \, u( P4 ?1 _. I　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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! s0 Q5 `, w8 E- _6 r3 U: C+ q　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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/ ~  r6 B! B! e2 {  |& S. A2 t% @3 P　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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4 L' U( J" o& E* W, ~; b　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

) B* X" s: e! w4 ]+ m　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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- i; v! u( O' S　　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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　　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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2 |* D3 N5 p( Q( g& y　　望子成龙

　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. z2 R/ n% [1 _5 C6 {8 o　　无风不起浪

/ x3 N3 A6 j* s　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 z% k( h, J. v% F+ C6 b( X9 y" D　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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( J6 X6 s5 X8 [7 d" F6 u. O　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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/ o6 u' |' r+ O# A% P, d　　心照不宣

8 l( I" Z: ~! `, W0 ?7 z! o5 I0 v　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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6 Q$ c# K& e2 U0 Y% s, X2 `5 e　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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7 K& r0 b6 F. {' V$ V　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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* J- P+ [5 G9 o( d+ m& }　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 b# Y, i4 V0 `　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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4 c, f; d4 ~& b2 P　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　循序渐进
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8 g' Y- i% ~" R# O4 X2 F; P　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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% S( H, [2 d  O' D$ x$ j　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

4 V: P1 N) E2 {/ @　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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) R# P) y& [+ X# R　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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: s0 L# S  ]" c8 o, N1 ?7 P　　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
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　　与时俱进
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3 l1 V& F/ z8 d7 c9 J, B1 u　　keep pace with the times86

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6 i- @+ i1 w) [% \6 j　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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1 z: M$ I) T$ j% K5 H" z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# [( ^( k* o; Z% |　　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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/ v+ V' E( A8 |( S% }　　欲速则不达
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　　More haste, less speed.
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5 F1 t+ B/ f& C; Q' s/ ^　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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- m1 [: E( H- S( C/ d1 v　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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& ]" M1 ~( y! v  Z! J# Q　　冤家宜解不宜结

& H2 A4 B+ {( @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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! @# l5 e5 g% \+ \* c　　一言既出，驷马难追
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* S7 b) O; J3 F　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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/ l) B7 X5 |* p1 Z　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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6 L# ?0 C4 y5 S( h& F4 P7 v　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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& K4 M0 Y6 M  H: V　　纸上谈兵

" i2 t# O6 ^/ t) L3 |$ c7 L2 \　　be an armchair strategist

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; C) S4 t7 Z: F# y: l0 [2 g　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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$ B+ m5 k9 R$ J. b　　What's done by night appears by day.
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2 f" l. ~0 b! @- B5 B3 k　　100
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　　左右为难

  }4 F( J. e; A) y　　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。