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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3 n: X, ^6 X4 `0 z3 ]9 \　　Love me, love my dog.

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; M3 H" i1 w  [+ l　　百闻不如一见

% C. I; D% v0 }6 j; G　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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1 N# L! ]6 F2 a8 y+ {1 C　　比上不足，比下有余

8 i/ h+ S- U( h0 T. t" R: B　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

( c4 p. r2 l8 T! }3 Y4 R8 i( U　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

9 @$ W& r! P. C9 g" v# R; u( d+ i　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　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

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　　大开眼界
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$ R0 w) k4 l2 o　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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3 o4 ]' s( L# M9 w  {! d　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* ^7 @: L+ H4 r$ O! V　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! z& e0 `# C6 m) e7 _- A  X　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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! \" S- D% h/ I$ g# g5 ?　　和气生财

, v9 L" R! X3 P" H; n　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 c( n; W5 W8 o　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

% M0 J; b( o1 e　　never too old to learn

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8 D5 P! D% |5 Y( Y& o　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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( X# X1 L" z; b: ]2 N% @; l　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, U( _" X$ o# o& W) Z# T$ K8 L　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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$ Q, c% j$ R# L# k9 Y　　be down-to-earth
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, z/ G4 L! n: \( k　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 T0 K/ S1 K) c( Q/ W　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' |; W, e' H- s5 u　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

! K* l( q* q4 K& e) o, V# L; h4 f　　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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0 b* w; h" W2 r　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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2 q' T& r" R' P8 y5 a　　名利双收
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3 ^; P5 P. Y) b8 `  q) B+ b　　gain both fame and wealth
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, U( ?6 c- H5 ]7 Z　　茅塞顿开
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+ w3 t7 H2 t$ {7 X" y　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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& l3 n7 o$ E5 k5 Z! e$ ~! S; k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: A! `" E& x" q# ]1 A' I8 s- y　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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$ u2 q* q' F, n& Z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( ^9 X1 x& h! n& g　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

. {5 P  w- i! E* G( m! y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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( y1 [7 V3 i0 ^+ t% {/ y- M( K　　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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( g( k4 `4 T+ E" Z) G' A　　抢得先机

: e- f& P, n3 z$ U# y8 v　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 I+ m* W& o) t+ B* Q: h  _　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 C7 w& B" @# B+ b& n　　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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2 X# C1 j9 g7 a　　前事不忘，后事之师
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4 J! a( I. |$ e, M) @8 P　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ @- p" K2 x2 h: v　　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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' ^( C1 `" m* _+ b　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& D6 b( s1 u( g/ ]1 `' W/ H' u　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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: ]2 [0 X; v: K4 E3 G& C　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

' y2 }3 A7 d* s: p# }: r' v　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% y, V. N: w& X8 D% k　　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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" t! @$ @9 a; t　　a blessing in disguise;
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1 ?# v* B, {  x* M* M: z  A9 u　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  n4 a* P2 ]5 R- U: p. ], s　　三十而立
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% b$ y$ U5 l. u* U　　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

4 Q  |3 \1 L6 a) T7 {3 y$ n* S# n　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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  ^! @" {& E) [8 f  Z" q　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　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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& t% F8 P( v$ F* C* I/ U+ k　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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6 F" Q7 }, |# Z: Y" ~　　实话实说

, B4 a3 Y4 q' ?　　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

' j3 _/ m; C- _3 x5 a　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

; L# M9 E! D0 q: |　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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# s3 @6 g2 X7 ^8 x　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　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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; ~3 x& |' c# L) u　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 I2 E4 ~3 S+ l9 p- o　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 V% v+ |& \0 q& p　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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1 F- p2 m4 A1 v$ P; y9 B　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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( B' ?, u2 B# E- l2 a7 t. y　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 ^7 h! g- y/ Y　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- O$ @5 C( P9 a, m　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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0 T( F; C/ D9 _# [　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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: r$ T( K: \" b/ H4 U0 B4 C　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

2 B+ @* t4 j- F% Q% E　　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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( q: @5 t; y  n% C3 S9 a　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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& }8 j$ V- p( a* D/ M3 u/ R9 J$ g　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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- A- Z/ m4 y8 n7 X　　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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  o8 X, Y5 [5 f% x* T　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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: p7 M- r- c8 o- J' y# t' w　　有情人终成眷属
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* e" M2 z: Q& N  t/ x　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

1 I4 ~& E' k# ?  N! H1 h3 T　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

5 J2 P6 f% i% g1 K/ {　　有识之士
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* B. W( d& w9 q) X- w" U0 P　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会
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) K; V+ l6 M1 b　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

  a: j7 z0 B5 S0 E+ ^( ~* }　　以人为本

0 T4 G3 J8 u6 ~　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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3 h: e) U$ t$ r& p/ Q9 B7 H　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  w; y1 ?7 L8 H! T　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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4 J* \6 Y; P) w　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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/ e) r6 ^/ R: f2 b: D　　冤家宜解不宜结

- O+ {9 }* w+ B　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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7 D+ e5 j. P% 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
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　　A promise is a promise.

  M" M( D: v3 C0 J1 Y8 F1 a" q! U8 a& V　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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8 n0 |7 |" d+ x" U# L& |　　招财进宝

- S  ^, o. b2 i  F  f. X　　bring in wealth and treasure

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, J3 L1 L& q( ^2 f. m7 H* |　　债台高筑
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, k- N" c4 J( }# U' Z　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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/ Z! A' x( H# t+ O: F2 V3 h) B. d% Z　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

3 I! g' d$ X" c- E  L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。