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
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8 u. y( Y- b4 [  Z! V) \9 f　　Love me, love my dog.
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7 x' a9 B0 W' m5 s　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 F8 T% _+ B3 n$ T　　笨鸟先飞
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+ p* m( y: |3 Y& A% Y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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. I" M. G6 ~; ]" E　　No discord, no concord.
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( h% O$ G& X1 y$ K　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 ]; [8 X4 a+ \- L　　辞旧迎新
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- e% w( a" E$ x- U6 _# V　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

, ^; l) Z8 v6 S+ |, p$ b+ Y　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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" F5 m) V  Y8 K' R) E/ b　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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; R' O: V( I- g  W& T$ c, Q　　国泰民安

. A% i* |8 I5 T0 `! q7 @　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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( V' `  P8 x: t　　过犹不及

! v5 ?- L/ l5 q　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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) K% W  I$ z0 L7 r* O# ^4 ~; X　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　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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1 [: ^/ R' S4 J  u# t6 K! F　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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# x% c2 x. h0 S* Q" W　　活到老学到老

9 C9 B% t2 X8 A% ]- H, i　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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2 Z4 [3 R8 y+ Y/ i4 ]: o" E: Z  }　　金玉满堂
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* e' l5 _8 d3 B- J9 c% t0 U　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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' ^6 ?$ |. Q% ^9 Q0 [　　脚踩两只船

$ n: s/ h. p, W& [) d　　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

! Y% Y- {& F. v" l$ G6 `2 C　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

: I; f" ?$ d. C1 o8 r　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 ]3 K3 i7 l+ K0 p: o　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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! [" i& B, S! w　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

5 i, ?& q' B$ P3 ]　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　be suddenly enlightened

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, ?6 ]) D* g4 U! q- W. m) o3 [　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" P( N' m0 G6 M/ Y& j' p　　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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　　弄巧成拙

0 d8 T# W# \, g5 g　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 R; W$ ?4 W! b　　赔了夫人又折兵

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

　　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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7 w6 c2 M& T! v2 y( c7 B　　抢得先机
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　　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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　　千里之行始于足下
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" G: u+ B5 [  n; A5 o0 i　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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5 I  Q+ r, T( C　　前事不忘，后事之师

0 K; U. X4 m: a& H　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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, a& O+ U$ E8 b; Q0 L* S, \　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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2 K0 [9 H. \' b　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% z! y% R: G8 }# d　　瑞雪兆丰年

& B$ A  d' U+ W/ F+ S, H8 K1 M& \( e　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 o3 o' ^) p3 W, J" ^% ]3 s　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& B* d: y$ k" C$ l" z7 [1 z　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 ]% n6 \  t/ U0 p- w　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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. Y+ P7 R$ A' m3 {3 [* I& V; Y　　人之初，性本善
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/ p2 `1 y: B% n; A& R( f  z6 g9 s　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% w( G, y+ `5 }5 F9 p　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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+ G; a4 ]7 F% O" f, e$ }3 t; D　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

4 A* W, V# B" m: x# T　　a blessing in disguise;
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6 o4 O/ I$ z0 ^, Z5 g5 ?& \　　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
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" x% a, @7 d! ?! q& x4 U# A0 t　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 {$ m+ @4 n: r2 ]2 \　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# E1 y) H# n" x+ ]0 k' |9 w　　实事求是

　　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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- n+ O. K$ y% A# z　　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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+ h9 B6 F" u" c9 W3 b　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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2 ~3 G2 I9 e4 O7 h1 a9 D- d　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 d! \( D$ r+ y& S- L5 O! c( L. X　　团结就是力量
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　　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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( ?4 ]' i  k  B% y　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ w1 R7 J# N3 l. C/ D& ^; `　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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, A7 v& X- j  R4 l　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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( j! R1 P0 R6 S* A1 m9 q　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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$ ?' L4 b8 `1 P　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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  _% U  v# f, @: r0 h0 y; X　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

% ^$ t# M6 _) M. x2 p  r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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; X' x8 S: S" g8 J3 H$ L　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& e7 S& d. c. e4 e　　蓄势待发
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6 y+ m! S/ m" m% [* w4 U3 u7 q4 X　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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$ W( ~6 u" Z& F" V　　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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　　先入为主

! G, Z0 B/ I, @6 A! E2 _' W　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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' X" E) E/ |  u0 Z. ^% E　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! ^" `- B9 V, C! e* N* @. o　　The best defense is offense.

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& D" l3 ^5 g) n! D  v) q　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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7 S5 F" U( h/ ^; c6 x　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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# P# j) \; o6 k# d3 M　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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5 p6 G9 V: K) I' b  r　　严以律己，宽以待人
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1 |2 l  c; w* Z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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+ ]: K& X: _& K! Y0 g/ [3 w　　有钱能使鬼推磨

7 \5 ^5 n) p( M0 b" a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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7 D' P. V8 k: N( ~# I2 t( Q　　有识之士
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3 R# W1 q4 s# B! l+ R& w　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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) U) U6 s" ~6 X& `& L5 l1 w3 w2 C　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

" d' I- z  y) P2 D. u　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

* D6 O! A  o1 h! }5 h　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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2 m7 W& |- |% U% a　　因材施教
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  T2 h4 V* l% Q/ t7 c& A　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ L3 i& \+ q; v. ?7 \5 X2 _" T1 O　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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, E4 `; h" _4 K& U　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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" p+ m% C. w1 L- v　　欲速则不达
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7 d+ w2 Y7 J3 ?9 n　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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9 X( r1 m) t* J* k& @　　优胜劣汰

# ^# G3 _8 T/ N8 U. T　　survival of the fittest

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. L) F( |9 W( Q, y& q　　英雄所见略同
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% w* }! G0 b$ Q$ P5 H3 P& s　　Great minds think alike.
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! T# R5 P% \* v% N& x. W* v0 U　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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5 m" _& R, H3 z4 _0 g' q6 b' o6 G　　冤假错案

/ ~/ X7 @# X* ?& n7 t　　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 promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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4 L1 N- c: t$ N# z  c　　纸上谈兵

: t/ R' y+ h# G+ x& }' A　　be an armchair strategist

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0 g2 U0 i" {: O  g3 x+ r　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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8 H! j/ R8 `. z% H' n. i　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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9 X' k4 [4 A; P! j　　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。