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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* A3 {, A: b4 S　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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+ ~: U$ G# k1 E" O　　比上不足，比下有余
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/ A# r5 ~) H$ y  a* f- j# R1 K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

1 r8 W& Q7 _4 `5 h　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 S8 l- i) \4 |: p* N9 j　　不遗余力
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　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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* \( L9 O0 Q  F. c; g, A　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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+ X" w+ Z' A2 h8 [+ |& r6 @　　过犹不及

' E5 @4 s8 ?  S( `( H" V6 P　　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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* \4 Z4 @7 E4 y- W: h1 e　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

7 g3 Y# J2 k4 z4 Z1 G8 F9 o1 B7 {　　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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9 A" C! v  l3 P) I　　既往不咎

/ c! b" o/ M! l4 u　　let bygones be bygones
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* r! }- E: O1 h+ v2 t$ [. S- {　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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/ M+ s# W! v) X0 _, n　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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3 Z/ c; y* L, i0 T8 P  _　　脚踩两只船
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8 u* S8 d7 `$ 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

: `# h2 z8 k8 e　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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! T; L) w1 N6 \. L' u% W, v　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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- Z- E: ~8 S$ i7 ]　　名利双收
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8 {1 T$ [; Y" p　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 Q5 s. z4 a0 O8 u; n8 y　　茅塞顿开

. F5 y( g% N; r* H: t! m: \　　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

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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4 C0 q' C  s5 c% R6 y2 B　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 m6 y. n# ?/ m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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8 i/ x% b4 D( H7 d9 S3 q" g8 b1 N# O4 B　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  h" W$ H# Z9 G6 T& N( T6 M6 a0 O1 q　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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$ ^; j$ [  x) q% q" s　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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0 H* s2 R4 e5 K1 o" E' A　　千里之行始于足下

9 E  \# ~% ]5 W' K% _  F7 H　　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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3 z: A. U3 M; H+ f' |5 y+ K　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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- r" h+ N/ @8 z　　强龙难压地头蛇
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* m' [( Y' s3 @# f8 ^9 v　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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  F2 v1 ^' o: V8 \/ g　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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/ c7 G1 H! h% `* R6 y; p4 `　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! e* K: T: t  k/ V( p; o　　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

  b' |' C) q# T- F, p3 k- [- Q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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: m' ~! F9 @2 u8 i　　人之初，性本善
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! H7 B% B) W: ~/ I　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" c$ D" L; l) J4 ~7 J: D　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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# x! U+ P5 q5 z. ^8 v& q0 V　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　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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　　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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# S% ]$ e. ~5 f* J! L* f　　水涨船高
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# A5 i% {6 Y) V5 B　　A ship rises with the tide

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6 Y7 T. P, e. A# Q0 P/ ]' g6 T" Y　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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7 h. ]/ n& R$ s7 f' j% n$ y+ F　　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
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& [0 R, p5 l1 d! |; f! i! _" U　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  `; D' D5 W5 Y2 ]; V　　糖衣炮弹

1 T9 t3 O* p2 P0 p5 H7 f  `　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ }2 X; V8 ]+ d9 g/ j; l. P- U　　团结就是力量
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8 `! h* z. e$ O' Y　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

* v1 x0 n4 ^* d4 E4 H) _+ D3 r　　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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: O0 G9 ?" {; w2 \2 A　　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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3 n: u0 I- q! J　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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& e- i( S5 v0 U- o' z1 r　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- P0 ?5 P" ^0 o3 I, d　　无中生有

1 c) r  k, D- }3 J$ o　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

- w; w  F7 D5 L4 O# {1 |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

, V5 D/ R- A2 b8 C! t9 o　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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2 k2 W- |- ]8 x) y* e! \　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

: X" {! r( V" h" U　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

$ v7 x1 i$ E& R# k# p0 m+ Q& n2 Y　　May all your wish come true
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( |0 W5 G0 f/ k# _4 R　　心照不宣

6 Y3 B8 {' [  j& c% o: \　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: e% s+ k4 v% n$ [. ^( b　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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1 E! d! g2 M( S: H2 G$ C4 A* D　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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- K! @  ?9 s2 n8 i　　ants on a hot pan

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　　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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! p7 v. `9 t7 t* c　　循序渐进
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# K5 C( |, C1 ~, I: O! ~　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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! d" [2 B) s+ X* r6 M8 Z　　严以律己，宽以待人

; q+ M* ?- X* d* f4 S9 T9 {　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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+ x; s) z9 v0 g  D　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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  S* u0 d7 U" G6 Z( E8 n# z+ t　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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; |$ l) A" v0 g　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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( G  }, ]0 i- F  r9 @8 {6 k　　有识之士

( p( T, e- J: w- _8 e2 G2 k　　a man of insight83
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8 X4 h1 X" g  d$ v! ^　　有勇无谋

# r1 H' U, o. {8 k7 J+ c7 |　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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" `+ R- q/ u/ E- {' ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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, e) o# H# `1 }) l$ ]　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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2 F# j. ]! ~$ t( v　　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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% M3 `6 U0 o: H　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest
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; C1 C- L) o* Z0 Z# w. I　　英雄所见略同
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* |% S/ ]9 V! \7 C9 b6 X2 K0 G. E　　Great minds think alike.

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. _  _4 e% I1 x# e' j: V* p& d9 @　　冤家宜解不宜结

+ |; y# c# J' ~% K3 L; O　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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( Y$ I/ j5 y1 }* l, q　　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
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% n0 t( K3 A- H5 X! |: m# A　　A promise is a promise.
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1 ?& P# T- q- P) J. k+ C　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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" v/ H- p1 A/ L　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

9 m4 ?* v8 P; |, {# Z& [6 C　　96

, `0 {, ~. C. @2 Z, P　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

, z1 [% a. V5 m7 M& ~5 C; b+ {, m  N　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火
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8 k7 `# e* [+ T! g" _/ Z+ S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　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。