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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; c& |9 z7 P, [1 A# ^; b1 I+ ]　　爱屋及乌

0 K5 f. E( F& x& D　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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$ w3 ~4 j( j6 L3 Q) j+ F- v& H　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 N7 z, X0 o) y( i* p$ p　　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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. [  L. Z8 r/ A% C' H& t　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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0 |, v! E4 T& ?1 F　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ \) H9 K3 U4 `4 ~　　辞旧迎新

" G' z/ p8 A- K$ Q) G2 l; m3 y" \　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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; ^- i0 [- t$ `' @/ [9 }& A& P  J　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

; y$ I' B* U- d0 a9 q% y　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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5 W) _4 p5 f6 ^/ O4 f" E　　once on shore, one prays no more

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  }* R* ]! n& {+ m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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4 l- j- R, L  Y6 R0 ^5 |! 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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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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  o# V  S' [! f- P3 X　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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. t& U6 f7 ^# X. N' `& A　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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4 H) O: r+ R; I9 j　　礼尚往来

  ~( j9 i. J% q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! [: S8 d4 O' S! T. U5 n　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

7 e0 f- N% G9 @6 q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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, [$ f! d$ y. m( |　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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& p  a8 r" ?6 i9 x: B2 D5 h　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 u0 w3 L! g- @' K) C3 U　　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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　　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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- V4 L- S  R4 b3 p# E- _　　弄巧成拙

8 ^1 ^/ f: I# B! p1 I　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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: H1 Y8 k8 M" n　　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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8 A0 G) Y0 b% R1 \6 \　　抛砖引玉

5 K, }% v/ `4 t1 j6 I, V　　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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% q  O2 p0 X' ?- ^- w8 S* n5 \　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% p  G( H" J% }6 k5 ~6 g　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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" I+ r/ e! R- y# s! k8 b　　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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! ]2 j$ u- D( K　　前怕狼，后怕虎

) Y5 L0 D1 A% V! g+ \3 O) R　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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8 Z: w0 _9 ~1 F) _　　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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' ]2 C" V0 I  i: O9 M　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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  A7 ^' N2 ~; F0 T　　世外桃源
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, A# Z' E6 `. V　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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; i4 m9 y' ?* P8 q- d7 S　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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" h  _+ K# m/ g# \( a+ V  n" q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! Q2 x1 w" L3 J! W* S, s　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

. ~! |; Z0 _: u9 X7 ^　　a blessing in disguise;

" a! _4 q6 R2 K# C$ l8 N　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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8 M/ |, ?. t9 ]7 p+ |6 c8 A8 o, i0 p　　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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1 M2 v& U* M! @' D$ T, U9 {　　A ship rises with the tide
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: Y, {. W: o* A2 w- F, y　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% G1 f" ]$ A/ s2 a　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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6 Y1 A% m, ?1 V  P　　说曹操，曹操到
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2 [8 q2 m! }" ]& f5 p8 |　　speak of the devil

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5 @+ q( b9 U% q$ P, _$ O$ c. Z/ T  n　　实话实说

　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

% E( C" X. f% e7 m7 a  ]. ]　　韬光养晦

# m/ [: h2 u# X; l$ z, G　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

- b5 R' S+ @( G- \" O2 H4 @　　糖衣炮弹

0 L  q- G# B9 a　　sugar-coated bullets59
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( P1 A- J8 C1 o. ?0 p. P. o; Y　　天有不测风云
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! L1 q9 S: @( x- a; m　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  x' }. Y1 T0 z! [: O0 i　　团结就是力量

, F9 I3 E( L4 r/ p+ S: U+ R, t0 C　　Unity is strength.
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* ~6 _3 Q: z) a/ g. i1 b　　跳进黄河洗不清

' b4 N! J& s8 O1 }8 ^( ?　　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

+ B3 J; ]3 e' B3 K) x　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, g+ n7 {7 I6 h: y/ U3 E　　物以类聚，人以群分
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  y' S( k0 ^6 N+ _0 d5 `　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

& f' ^0 B) X0 j　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; a: H( B; \; i. A8 F　　唯利是图

" l% ~  o+ M0 X% l& d1 x( D　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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$ Z7 s0 a4 o" [( w( Z7 @. N( x　　无风不起浪

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

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) P4 k: Y% T* f1 Z6 D2 t( l　　新官上任三把火

# z* ^. J9 n2 a) g　　a new broom sweeps clean
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. A- L" S$ s. F2 U, t　　蓄势待发

0 m; R- M$ j( o6 o$ ~" s# p　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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. x, V. a" ~/ U8 d/ o0 p$ O  R3 C2 ?　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

& j# Y3 J9 X/ u& R* `　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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7 e! O0 q) v! \$ r- o0 S' T+ @　　先入为主
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6 U3 N: O. x; L& u5 s　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

  z& B, i4 `  n　　The best defense is offense.
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, x2 |2 `' y) l6 f　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

( u1 A+ X$ I% T' c　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

; {# B1 d# E  r, q, [+ |  H/ V4 Y　　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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* M5 U9 n* \. L　　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

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 _5 S0 e+ C: H) d　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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4 b/ C# _! l# Z# [! J( L, \/ f　　a man of insight83

) p$ a* B- d' J- N% \　　有勇无谋
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7 m3 G' [" i; P8 O" e　　bold but not crafty84

6 |, o' S7 L# U6 c: _　　有缘千里来相会

: x1 F& s( Y" O6 n# 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
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# v' ]+ M1 @8 U$ X% D5 L1 |$ e' Q　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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

* S) [. I+ u7 T% k, P; A; F　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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1 \: C/ M1 B. j1 @% H" r5 ^　　survival of the fittest
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5 |+ p1 b7 ^  C% ?　　英雄所见略同

/ K& o; T* m; ?: n. g& h5 o　　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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" Z4 c7 r9 T& v' Z' S3 w+ Q　　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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7 G. k* }7 x7 T3 s" ^　　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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; {- n/ {, H% X' w# K, e3 m　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* N9 S6 ]1 _7 f& {* E  F' \* O" E1 H　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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; d1 ~4 r) Q6 ?- l. h! V2 R) Z/ Q　　众矢之的
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! c) U' y% }: P# |  p3 f　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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; X7 y5 F& w- m% a( X　　纸包不住火
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3 a8 U2 _2 O) q5 g　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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. r$ d$ S" C8 Z　　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。