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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0 c$ Q' o" D) z2 _: W3 g　　爱屋及乌
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$ ]) e0 D* j+ f1 `: J　　Love me, love my dog.

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4 l) y6 z% g  @2 c- L6 Q' ]+ ]　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 j3 F& C' m) J5 u, i1 }0 x　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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- u* {) h& P( g* q5 A( B' Q( [& t　　不遗余力
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5 C2 Q& j' @% q7 m" e" c% E4 Y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

( F( H4 f3 M2 m3 R( k　　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

　　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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5 g, L# |$ P$ y2 h　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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) T/ i( _1 J/ L& K3 R+ n9 G% Z- t　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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5 h, L8 O. G8 b3 v: L; @　　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;

  F) F+ g- S- a% {; [& V　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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. X7 A" `% N6 G' @* |: [　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" G/ q: o' @$ I. k1 G; D! d　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 Q" x, Z  b( y7 V# m( G6 |) z4 |1 ^　　Bad news travels fast.
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. t/ a. I7 C' u# J( K- j　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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% m8 X$ H9 J5 _# x8 _# ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

7 {: V) Z# I" A: ]' m　　never too old to learn

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! p6 h8 D! ^7 J0 y　　既往不咎
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- H( ]4 n/ [4 t. C/ t　　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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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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2 E, X, E, \1 |　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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# K6 Q" C2 t) d, H　　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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- x& s$ y8 n+ G' h- `! ?+ W. v- D! f　　礼尚往来
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4 a4 x) [3 u) P# Q; Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 A5 c# B) \: y: s　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 U* K. ^( s0 K' Q; M, T1 J. k　　茅塞顿开
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9 S7 l+ C4 a. n! `4 |　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

; A' I  O9 V0 h0 X　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ J$ z! G/ j/ F) Q4 V　　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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4 K0 V9 e7 c# U& c; n6 ?　　弄巧成拙

1 N4 a+ }. x# ]) O　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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. ^! {( B5 v6 B6 d　　赔了夫人又折兵
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0 }% r; R3 ~) a  c( C& k　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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6 C- U$ A  S# W' K! r, [　　破釜沉舟

! N8 O) T4 ?0 x' ]( d, R* d　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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# k  Q& o# C' w　　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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; ^6 s& {2 a5 ~* ?* s　　瑞雪兆丰年

" b8 l- h) S6 S, Q! Y& r- s　　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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  X; U& h$ g; ~" [2 N　　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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* i9 j5 A0 Q  g3 y" W) C) I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

8 K8 R/ g- p7 I　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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7 K/ w% n& J* z" ~　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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3 p/ A  Z6 n4 l　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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, K% `, t* j7 ]! e  i- Q' N　　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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- F. S- o! ]+ _( T2 h　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

: x! q/ V4 Y2 a) }; S$ Q　　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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- L% W  d0 ]: ^3 r　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

( o: w* v+ Q6 K2 K$ R: l　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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' O; y: K9 f0 `# m8 M　　杀鸡用牛刀

) @8 x$ \9 G0 L6 ~　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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$ P+ r2 X, ]/ k. u8 U　　实事求是
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- X. D  W! ]$ o7 M% l7 L5 L- R　　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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　　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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- [9 H: p7 \9 p( `　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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9 p: K- ]$ j! T4 ]7 y　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

$ E: K$ l$ S& D. E4 E! x　　糖衣炮弹
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/ z: K* J$ u7 t- b! w, W/ C　　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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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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　　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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% }5 B% L4 Q9 \8 |! H6 K　　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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6 l3 h2 t' f5 J4 P. V8 I　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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9 B. y$ y- m) D　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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. u" [$ K7 N0 C$ H$ J) G1 x% x　　无风不起浪

! f- `# \  |0 w% n" y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 r% ?% d& D0 ]% D8 h2 S　　新官上任三把火
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3 v; T/ r0 S6 Z4 C+ j% u: f5 B　　a new broom sweeps clean

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' W$ E+ B# L( w0 O; z; I5 D6 s: e' h　　蓄势待发
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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( L% `+ n+ m/ x0 Z2 b　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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8 J; q2 f: [  F5 x$ k5 ]9 j9 [. z: L　　息事宁人
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3 U+ A2 D! v) |! r/ T　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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& b* y3 S8 ]( N5 B! B; a　　循序渐进

& ?4 U9 I+ o! g$ C4 R　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

6 |. H) C- ~5 I; U/ [. k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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+ u3 F0 ^& G2 l- ^4 w　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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4 U$ u) ^- H; I, N3 U9 d　　与时俱进
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; t3 d6 H, a' V% s　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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4 W! W/ k# T  z( _# V　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) I6 v/ h/ y' D. `8 M　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

- ]( [3 ~/ N& N- V) y8 y1 x) R　　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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& V$ e6 D' _+ X. P+ Q( `2 {4 u3 j0 Z　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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! j' Q0 @0 M) |* M9 u　　优胜劣汰
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5 H/ I  _7 s+ {9 [- l　　survival of the fittest

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! T4 A4 Q# I8 R) T0 B& D  D' w% `1 M　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; f6 ^- S. ~9 P* d, r0 i+ S　　冤假错案

7 j) n/ w( @& @  l. {9 c　　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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 n7 t1 E2 g0 ]. c* F　　债台高筑
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3 Z) o0 k( V- Q1 K: g　　众矢之的
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. m4 V8 a6 Y7 w' k, `1 t　　target of public criticism

　　98

! l3 \* q9 O/ z1 u　　纸上谈兵
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/ z* P( j  ]* ~' a4 u9 ~　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

1 O' n) |, Z6 q# L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。