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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6 e! w/ `- `9 {1 |% [" @5 a　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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8 B3 ~2 _# F0 u% v) t　　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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( r) [8 ^. Q( f  E+ m　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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, a1 L+ r% p$ L2 `! I. j5 @　　笨鸟先飞

6 }& C6 s# ?, x) C' @! \& D4 O4 U　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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0 [/ ^5 u  E! `4 J　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 x; A: D3 ~# R0 S　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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4 \- D" N1 U8 ^0 i' s　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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5 i% I; E- U2 P7 Z7 l  y: O　　辞旧迎新

5 z* Q5 N( Q3 j" s. A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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* O, g2 z- Y* W; c" w! R$ c+ ^　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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7 U: z" ]+ p# S% Z, X2 `　　大开眼界

7 u) @5 s/ F6 I# U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, b) h# e/ f5 H　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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$ _* R6 w% S9 X. S2 h1 p; l# f　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ W* O  n9 N% z& ^! Z　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* ]6 U0 @8 e% g9 c- o" S　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" A4 c% p2 g( _　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  j) L' D, U  z0 T4 v, X　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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  G) D9 a! B; K, {2 v" E　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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0 A4 l; h' {# @8 m3 b8 e" M　　既往不咎
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* M4 s5 C9 ]) v　　let bygones be bygones
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! `+ P8 U" B! x8 y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 i, g- ~5 ?4 B& U' H　　There are spots even on the sun.
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8 ~; B' X# I9 E5 V, M7 v　　金玉满堂
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5 [8 u  @9 u9 S- j7 N5 d5 k0 A　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ z. |- M' B8 M  A; G　　脚踏实地
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9 x+ q) S" o* F) F0 `　　be down-to-earth

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9 x: [, b4 g8 W$ s; W) |　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, q2 z7 c; _( S+ n; M* ?　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* D7 G4 d0 m5 r$ }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

% k6 {, X6 W; U, ?: F- ^4 ^　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　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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8 B- W* K. f7 ^% S+ r1 R0 k　　马到成功

- G$ C. `9 D& {　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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2 }; E7 r4 W( d' K. c6 ~　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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& `' C+ E2 j8 ?9 s+ x+ [　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* y6 E8 K1 a1 J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

. o  [# o- }$ z/ a　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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' V- V6 z9 c6 Z# H* _0 q　　谋事在人，成事在天
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! m  h  [$ F8 r* y  c3 b　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

6 _- ~# _7 c- D　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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
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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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9 W& Q+ O9 Q' e6 q; R/ 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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/ q6 |- [8 f  y/ y+ j) p9 s　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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) y$ ~( |- ]" t7 L　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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* i3 w5 b; u; @6 B0 e) y/ k　　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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' v7 j# L7 ?2 v4 p" u( N+ p9 \　　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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$ l* v" `4 X6 A! ]$ G　　瑞雪兆丰年

* U( [, ~- h4 Q; H2 T% a　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, F( |3 C+ [& ]　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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" u& o5 N% N% q5 _0 u3 j6 a　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& b  v5 Z9 x5 |2 {" b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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0 Q  [% n) _5 E6 n  Q7 o" ]　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, z  `6 R, b: M- I/ L　　人之初，性本善

+ u0 l/ }# u& A/ f. `1 r- K( U　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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4 q; I* j; v. A: K0 E# T　　a blessing in disguise;

) B6 u. @2 I( R& y# \: y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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& {; T8 _4 a9 D3 \% H　　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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! W) j' Z: Y& b! l3 o　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

' ~& ~. |+ s2 @  r# r% ?6 w　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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# D  k# h& _: A, x　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 H: j1 h! F  }- C0 b　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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

　　speak of the devil

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7 X1 _, ]9 F0 |9 e9 S　　实话实说

/ a$ f# k5 v) w* t　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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# h& K& h  x5 v9 g" R; N　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

+ D' H% ^% @6 J6 e7 X  D- R1 a# t) o　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

3 A; O' ]  B3 f　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 U3 {8 x8 O" B　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

( M( v' H, Q7 h: i+ Z　　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

6 Y8 U" P! \+ j" S# @& N　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 d8 H% X7 p) Y. l7 v& j0 t6 I　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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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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2 ^" L3 i$ n2 ~　　无中生有
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$ L* Z6 L' d3 F' d) ?* t　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

+ O) h3 \. Y! u$ T* |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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% _0 k0 Z; W. \3 @, L  C7 W/ B- D; ?　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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5 X6 q' N! k9 J4 p) R% ]# s　　新官上任三把火
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. J( ]2 m' C/ q0 g. k　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

/ m! }. j1 E- K- b2 l6 p$ `　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

* t  F! `3 T$ b4 U. C  G( B　　May all your wish come true

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2 D3 [; q0 a) N4 ^) Y　　心照不宣

9 u7 a! S+ [- [　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

& o1 b# P# I( J$ [　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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! Q$ Z0 N# }0 ~5 q! D( g　　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
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

/ ]' @5 P+ l$ h& Y) e　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　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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　　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

3 a) j' b  e0 b2 z; L3 m　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

; s. W* f. h2 j6 u4 O4 |　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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2 `2 `4 P7 W8 g　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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' a, K- `5 F2 h  e' ?' @4 e　　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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　　与时俱进

% Q! J1 R: N! A6 ^2 {: R/ n　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

6 I% w7 X4 d; q' {　　people-oriented

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" W% }3 ^5 C% g7 n2 Q1 {2 x( |　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# L) B) _5 e+ g+ w  Y! @; l* M8 Q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

0 z$ n2 v8 o" D  U& l　　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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+ L' r' A) I2 j  R" _　　Haste makes waste.

2 T4 ?. E% A  a- k/ w　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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( C/ f. o/ w* X% g- p0 _　　英雄所见略同

$ O6 F0 W- |% a　　Great minds think alike.
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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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　　冤假错案
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# @$ X& t1 m7 Y8 K" Z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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+ e, p2 {: ^; w. T5 I　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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7 N; \+ u- g$ T1 Q. Y! i* W　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  J% [2 z+ a& y　　招财进宝
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9 S- c$ X0 p$ ?3 }4 r　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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/ q; e, @3 u- t　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

3 q! N4 d* c( h2 P, a9 z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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# p2 x( N: H1 L/ R) Q" s( P+ I　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

& c( }. `4 [  Y& L" b7 ?6 t* |3 C　　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。