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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" o0 a  b( o& s; V* b  z7 h; |　　爱屋及乌
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" \1 V( `. l+ l  c9 `% `# l7 k　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! O5 H3 y6 i9 x  V　　Seeing is believing.

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/ a) B. o/ _* x5 L　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

1 b+ @7 _; Q8 x4 e7 X, C- H　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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' N. O( [5 F. ^2 c, s( O　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; a' u7 ~6 y- D% g) r8 y+ }' L　　辞旧迎新

$ _' N$ K: Q. u, `　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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- K0 O* w% F$ B) l2 [　　大事化小，小事化了

2 m7 I) T' V' A" B9 m& m　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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: S! w% j% A# f: P3 V' m  X6 l; ?　　大开眼界

0 ^: A9 F5 K( Q8 V% V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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" e" z- A0 @. Z& t' M6 ^' f& {　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

  W. p1 E. W6 t) Q8 X& \　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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( T9 |% g  n! F+ |  |& Y/ Y　　too much is as bad as too little

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5 `) j  Q0 k4 p7 O4 l# K　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; m; z4 c/ F# [　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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( N5 u9 y" v7 K2 F8 ]% F　　Bad news travels fast.
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! Y, W2 u, a% `　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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/ N; g# W) h+ ^) _$ v* y　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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" X( v3 S( ^" N+ X% A. U/ Y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: A1 F4 [8 f6 q　　金玉满堂
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- s9 t. f9 w* T& }9 j" q　　Treasures fill the home.
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% c5 C. o. p( ~( Y) b3 W　　脚踏实地
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5 Q) H+ k; s3 S  X9 N　　be down-to-earth
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1 U( {& ]% i( H# A# x　　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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: g3 A8 c  U. B' F　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* k  F, t5 {3 @% P  F( F" t& m4 Q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  i# a: [2 m! h; c5 C$ J8 y0 c　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 V7 Y7 ?: o# q* h) w4 X　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" d: V% L6 ^$ e: Z$ k, _9 S( G　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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% k* }: S, [8 n% y) i0 T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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4 _2 [  G* O4 }* n　　be suddenly enlightened

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8 h- u- X9 E8 h　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& L0 [: d' X5 k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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' N4 Q! n- Y& ~4 @: j. T% S- ?　　每逢佳节倍思亲

! w0 k) o) g2 e4 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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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& X" h9 z! N0 Y; x2 w: r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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$ }, A& P/ Q. b6 ^7 h: b; g: k　　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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) F% C1 a* A+ P# Z' Q　　抛砖引玉

9 T  H+ k  ]9 z0 Q$ U　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& @- Y1 O9 |0 `5 g　　破釜沉舟

　　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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. k4 S& i1 x! S" a0 q　　抢得先机
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. e, Y( {6 H6 }! ]5 w3 Q. l　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 g, x+ y1 O$ k! y; X8 h　　千里之行始于足下
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( v( j6 S+ l. Y! S　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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7 E9 _8 O5 }7 X& ~, d　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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2 u4 w" ^' l# z1 ]9 a9 j# a　　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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" c" I8 P! B8 J6 Q  c5 w- n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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! U" [, g" K0 o: b9 y　　人逢喜事精神爽

, }) ]' {1 z! H$ E, D2 z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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$ m9 w4 l  b3 c7 {  ^5 A8 B7 n0 L　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# g* z$ L- y% Y7 b% w* u% P, P  r　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 ]$ o5 u& e1 w  |1 i$ G　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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2 C- S# c: o# l6 A" U　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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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. _& b. ]$ F5 l+ A. Q　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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2 C$ I# \7 Z( I1 z) X　　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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4 S2 M3 n9 [9 J1 w# N; R4 W　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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& `/ d! |% D# R2 b3 }4 j　　时不我待

7 i1 w' c$ g" P& F% Y" |2 }" u　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) j( y4 d# h* H　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 @/ Q! U0 o1 U$ ^4 I　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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. P+ q1 D' J! {# N' c" P1 U　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

. R+ ?* V  P' a3 u5 ?　　speak of the devil

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7 Y3 u* n/ [$ v1 \( R, C　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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* S- t% q( R0 y" z/ I　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

  C; J$ r) ~# D　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

: J% a6 a, Y" M8 ^8 i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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4 @, s: x9 b# w- @0 x( i# T) r　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

: @/ P0 P# k0 @1 T4 z$ x: r　　Unity is strength.

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  f, B7 _( \" Z" d/ j; x" U8 ?3 _　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 J2 t: o+ Z( \7 O6 [7 A　　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

7 A1 H& _. W1 X# p1 J; c　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ ]7 Y8 D) k6 B* E# N　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 M6 Y* `1 N% [; r" j% p　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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5 ?8 ]7 H0 M1 _7 q$ n7 V　　唯利是图

: q* Z2 O( P* I# H　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ a3 _) F1 m0 U4 L( a$ i　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; {( T  l+ g7 S: v8 P　　徇私枉法

: T' w; O. C* b. O, B8 [　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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! p+ N" ]+ w" H) F  Q　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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/ X, E; q2 M8 k" I) o　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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. P: d8 w* K% O! f　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

5 U1 S& b  [! x# n- |# q- N　　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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; }" f* S3 f0 F. l/ I　　先下手为强

, R: X* H* }4 v　　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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　　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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. S2 w0 a  F, S7 J$ J1 F+ q2 L　　循序渐进
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+ g! G5 i6 O  d, F. x  ]+ U. u　　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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7 p6 \1 y0 I: c! f　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

. A7 a4 G9 [: @0 s& k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

) e5 W4 d/ {2 ^  {　　有识之士

' D1 B" g! a: F/ r! K2 q' M　　a man of insight83

+ O( f+ B  x, p  r& D' ]6 k　　有勇无谋
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" U2 U3 u9 D) l& }　　bold but not crafty84
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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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

　　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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( u7 E" P# j( T4 _6 `/ u　　Haste makes waste.
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! D4 n( F* D. z1 \　　More haste, less speed.
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& F- G" n- n( X　　优胜劣汰
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; @8 A5 a2 K% l6 t6 C& l　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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) E5 A9 e; r/ i& E/ H9 {　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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6 W: I2 M0 v. k" ?/ B　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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* q9 Q- ^; t9 P/ w　　招财进宝

/ _' `' j/ d) q/ {3 _7 T　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的

. _0 Z. ^5 l0 r# P　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

6 w# s+ \, ~' J' d3 F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。