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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% L( U! ], w& I2 C　　爱屋及乌
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( @5 ]1 P* A$ w/ @　　百闻不如一见
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& ^, b* u3 |2 e, t2 k0 a7 C  y　　One look is worth a thousand words.

: @: L& B% w, ~2 {; @% z( |9 {　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

: m4 Z0 I  f: o9 A  d" o　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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, j4 P( X0 U- o3 T% k' H3 B　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: y& j" Y  E* s" {　　不遗余力

6 f. |. ~5 ?' }0 T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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! q( Z' K6 z& A3 }　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 q0 w5 i1 i" v/ |" [8 \' s6 g2 [　　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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' Y# h/ s/ l. r" u! {　　大开眼界
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/ c3 ^3 I+ m* |  V# I8 ^1 |　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 X% g0 L# t$ i$ `　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

# D( G0 {; j% N; n. u  k6 r% R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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7 F! o- S' J1 O. A" G　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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' j. v1 ^6 }  \# y4 S　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

, m) z: p4 _7 C& O" Y$ S　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% l; I1 [. o- O3 ^　　活到老学到老
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+ e' `% {4 [( N/ J　　never too old to learn

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7 y5 f+ B5 B' i6 \, G, o　　既往不咎

! @$ K/ g, f1 |  b6 ~/ [; c　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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7 Q+ C1 [$ Y; w8 X  [6 p　　金玉满堂

! d5 P  p( z1 E  o3 v8 @& D　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ `$ F- K; ?, y; s/ v" v　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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" A* Q( j( C# F* J! C' g　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

: w3 A6 w" M% `) n8 g　　cut and dried; cliché

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# L% q0 ?2 T0 _& b　　礼尚往来
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9 Q4 i; C" A8 _6 }% p; p　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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8 W9 j! a0 d" r9 c* K　　名利双收
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' Q' h- i, J# s7 ^6 ^　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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! c% Y4 a8 c  n) Z" t　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ L2 `! r" Q; G: H3 a; h  m6 w　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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4 V) n' ?3 O" Y$ z# u$ c　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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+ b5 V! A! \! H, z0 K! w6 g　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 u$ J( y9 v+ r3 K# h: m( y　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* s3 b: u7 R. z+ s: z; o8 K4 k　　赔了夫人又折兵

* h9 k5 d' H, T9 S/ i4 D& l　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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, Q+ d+ w. {" h7 [( }4 T　　抛砖引玉
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/ g3 ]8 R- I' `5 I　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& u: v; p5 M% `: |1 L& i- e　　破釜沉舟
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) _$ J' |$ v/ d4 Q　　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

- e9 t; B) G/ S+ E) C, z+ {　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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9 ^5 t) K9 _4 l. J( `% C　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

8 u8 W& |  _$ u' x　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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+ I0 P) ~4 O4 P　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( L% |; t( L9 l/ a' 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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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8 v' m0 m5 _% Z3 t　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ Q3 }% B0 k/ ~+ v　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 E4 v# F4 h# m  o" ^% \4 w　　人逢喜事精神爽
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& y4 I; U* e! O2 |3 G　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ o7 i. A% H, i; s! m- H+ S% R" F　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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# R- h% }* |# e0 c& e' ~5 U) E　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; D' u7 ?/ o) U+ V　　人之初，性本善
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( g) G. W  C) }- W8 U, [0 I　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- f, ^1 P/ S, W$ C　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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3 w# a! S$ [4 b! Q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* t8 j: }  u; e$ D　　三十而立

5 C& p) C1 t1 X; g' C% s　　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

3 ^# M/ S% M( e$ X　　A ship rises with the tide
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" k; L7 Y. |" Q/ O　　时不我待
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. |. ~9 L3 U4 m7 j4 C; x4 `　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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" \' V/ Q6 ]8 C) o　　杀鸡用牛刀

0 V! D; v, y, p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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2 I0 T* G0 A& {/ t7 }　　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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6 l8 {4 T  G. Q9 D* m/ z8 u: p　　speak of the devil
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/ t$ {/ ~& x7 M& [3 t$ _　　实话实说

" Y! ?2 i% ?( v0 i　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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5 {( M( T! @9 c! i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

3 i8 @2 i8 c4 g) t8 A4 |/ P$ I　　糖衣炮弹

: U0 i; K, |" E　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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2 h  U% ]: @% D! G　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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: y% r" ]; r0 u2 t  ~. R　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

6 s2 A" Y1 G- N5 i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

8 q* w3 B; R$ G2 \% X　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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( b( e3 q! E+ P4 d/ M　　徇私枉法

1 g0 N( Y6 q7 ?% [　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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* J& w( e2 C( [, y# G　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

; l' M$ W! b9 X* F. T- X- |　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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8 y7 ]* _! m& ~0 T5 u2 g5 A　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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7 M# ?8 [" D: _# r3 a, m　　先下手为强
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) V! o4 t! D& l$ R6 s2 }　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) `+ r9 z1 T' U; q/ ?3 i1 T% e/ @, s　　The best defense is offense.
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- x7 M" E0 K8 q: ~, x0 E+ O8 {0 ?3 j　　ants on a hot pan

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! |* N# a3 D: M4 _　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

1 A7 r1 b# J% X5 A  u8 ?1 L　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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- d/ ?$ j; h5 N1 v　　循序渐进

5 {" n- ?  a/ X1 d　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. }5 y9 r# y8 B　　严以律己，宽以待人

- E1 d4 x: l+ x6 {# L% f8 ~　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

- p8 {; M5 N) U, g　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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! [& Y9 g& `3 o　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

0 c  e. M. x9 k: k　　与时俱进

* ?5 U% R, _- p8 z" p　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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2 x% t7 L) v" L8 A6 p　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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0 Q  e& a+ }, k$ X# Y　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

: u5 Q! I5 w: |9 ~2 f$ Z2 F　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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8 Q7 u& c6 v$ q2 y　　优胜劣汰
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4 `- i+ u2 ]) o$ V+ S　　survival of the fittest

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# b  ^4 ]6 B, I7 Y) G　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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8 Z, V0 K/ g2 d5 s8 t% H) E　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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8 J7 G% y. e8 n: r9 }( }+ u4 X　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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% a# B/ p4 T$ @4 p$ I! e4 v　　一言既出，驷马难追

2 E; E+ k/ a2 R' }2 A0 ~( E　　A promise is a promise.
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5 }# U* j6 V; z( h' ?" S　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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. J! D$ W7 C& p9 [. `' t+ Z　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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. @+ R0 V2 D+ H. b8 ?9 s  s  L　　债台高筑

3 o9 J! R; A6 v4 E　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

7 I% _. z1 x" U( a( O  M5 g+ v　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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; B9 n8 S) q& F; v1 c　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

+ P$ i7 o3 m! Q& f1 k8 o, s　　be an armchair strategist
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8 y4 A: t% |& y6 o* f% v& R+ e　　99
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5 a* B7 p+ l! j　　纸包不住火

+ k2 f" w9 ~# u$ `7 o- q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) `6 r' d0 e3 g8 h　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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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。