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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. l5 p( r0 t: q" x" m- q$ k# R/ n　　爱屋及乌

8 H% e# O7 E3 T$ T5 F　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 w: w; N1 D9 K1 S  z2 z　　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
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/ j% r# e( `/ U3 f) b1 I7 g+ t　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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. G' O: `  T& W$ a  V  T" I* J* ~　　不遗余力

4 p5 h; H$ _9 f, D　　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

! H. I8 S7 k: q/ _　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# g8 d* k" x* E! [. W　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 l8 z# q0 d  ^& x9 o4 H( N　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

5 _8 ?5 G+ q* b+ i+ t　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

9 j4 w' r. `: G( A　　too much is as bad as too little

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7 C; Z% d9 J+ j* h/ d　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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9 L" }3 ~$ M5 ^& u6 u% c/ s　　和气生财

4 [* \0 `6 f1 K' ^( t　　harmony brings wealth;
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& Y/ b/ n- z+ Z( c% S0 X% B2 _　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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" Y7 e; |8 D+ U: k' W# ]　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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/ Y3 B+ l6 G, s; Q( k　　let bygones be bygones

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( c% u5 a  ]1 s, d/ r7 C　　金无足赤，人无完人
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; z& I4 ~6 ]8 L& C9 I) p& I　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

; ^) ?7 ~4 Y( f5 t　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　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

" o4 z: w. }3 D. l2 {　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

! S7 J& `- M6 ^5 L　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 E) E' ]5 V( ?6 K. L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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0 s9 `" c* h4 l6 y) n1 p　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

, [; F: S3 W% [: X3 u1 y　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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$ w+ G2 g% X; t# @　　be suddenly enlightened
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, h& l* B, V  ~) U9 [2 W　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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1 y. V6 m0 y( }3 I2 r* a/ a　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# x6 ?3 G, k8 `/ i+ U- H　　弄巧成拙

# c. V3 v: Z' T( F: T% R　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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; w  T8 X+ N" K  X　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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1 |8 {: U" B' c# x" n　　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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' \* d! y. V0 w" m5 p　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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0 Q7 O1 S. t  b4 i2 y4 o　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' [/ h7 M4 P  X9 h) ^　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

# W# i3 ?3 y2 K( p/ y% H　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! L4 q7 X! _: k5 |) M　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% i# g6 u4 t4 }( H# o8 e/ Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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8 t+ D1 Q6 m- }, e9 ]7 n% B+ D　　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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) d* D$ t' Y- l. P　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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' M- s, g; r" ~, b9 b　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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. C# O3 E; \" r2 |0 Z' w7 P3 t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; o" R* w/ N" t  v) ~! u  K' `　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! V. n( z- R' d( R- g# \/ H　　人之初，性本善
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1 g; u7 y$ K5 ?: {4 X/ w0 v+ s　　Humans are born good.
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3 O7 B; m. s& p; h" |/ t　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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& C* K# U' s; h* @　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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/ M. [# T% v9 Z6 t　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

, I, z# y  G: h　　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

7 U0 ]9 |# V. L　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. m: v% I1 O; K" e　　杀鸡用牛刀

4 Y* V# q8 @: j" Q& n* }　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 ]  a# ~' c0 B　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: r$ V5 K) f1 Z8 L5 ^( C2 [/ `! o　　说曹操，曹操到

& Q* |7 ~4 e9 i- |# y- U　　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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' d. }+ k+ ], E) n- ^, s* n　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

( T/ b. V7 `2 g; V) R& E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

' y/ H* B$ V: N$ ]0 G  f　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 N" X8 F" W) w7 R# V3 s4 p4 P  T2 J　　团结就是力量

　　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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　　歪风邪气

; E1 O. z  O0 G　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

( f4 \$ \6 R4 a: \4 s5 G　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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, E' H! e3 E& p　　唯利是图
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5 r* a/ G3 P9 q3 f4 `% ^4 }　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# k) `. `7 k  ?9 S　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

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

' |5 N) ^, ?* X. J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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. }! T4 B4 y$ {8 k7 x　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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  ?2 S7 q- J9 `3 Z* k; }　　蓄势待发
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" S+ o4 \% \/ B! `　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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& d0 X$ c- c: W% F2 G　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　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

# P5 A$ K7 Q# P& m) f9 A　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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+ k8 D( T2 B: Z　　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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6 f" a  n! x; `: Y　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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+ U' u6 R- f" d# B+ B　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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' v7 u6 b2 M; E6 `) a( C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* J4 [7 Q4 r) ]4 a4 [! g  d　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% H& ?* S0 b. z; ^　　有识之士
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& \9 [/ @2 ~' H( T　　a man of insight83
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/ X# C, y) M. w3 b" r　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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. F9 m! k1 s% M　　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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* C8 A1 r* B% Y" U　　欲速则不达

$ `! C, Y! Y6 {8 U* h+ C+ ^. e3 I　　Haste makes waste.

1 ?. J$ {! h' d　　More haste, less speed.

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% Q: ^' z- Z. |2 V+ N　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　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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　　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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& ], }2 {$ N% \7 @+ I; f: H9 m　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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) |1 G! e( k5 S3 D! I9 j　　债台高筑
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6 _. Z% D! T- Q　　become debt-ridden

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% @2 C2 `8 ^- I; `% I+ |5 ]6 ^　　众矢之的
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% X" L% }' ?5 ~" o　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

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+ l; P' E3 C1 l3 H　　纸包不住火
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2 T1 R" G1 F4 d# C　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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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。