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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7 B  s$ m& {, J- j; k　　爱屋及乌
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) x1 n! m! V+ [7 A3 @　　Love me, love my dog.

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7 N9 N. H' U. |: ]3 j, J# h' u　　百闻不如一见

! d0 l) F: x( j& Q( z6 s4 ~# ^　　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

& a6 Q" R% h+ Q' L3 n' C5 ?8 H3 U; g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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. a& w! [/ S* I, ^　　笨鸟先飞

/ ^; u( Z, y# y- b　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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# ]9 T  f) ?% H$ e, T8 C　　不遗余力
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8 D* G1 s5 u' p1 X! c! Z　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

3 N2 B$ n+ B- j) e$ W/ [　　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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# W% Z& [' J$ g) {　　大事化小，小事化了
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( P# [: ?8 q6 b1 G　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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. f/ K+ d; k& t7 g+ C　　大开眼界

0 J' G9 Z- H; c+ c! n3 W& d　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' u0 t, J( o- ?2 ~% q8 Z　　国泰民安
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! n% h# S4 b5 P6 m1 q　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

0 f. \, h' x6 ^% k　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! {, ~) |) F! p7 C: j# N6 S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 l- h; V7 b( {3 r: i0 E9 K　　Bad news travels fast.

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* i* }; a1 \) V! V, S5 `) a　　和气生财

3 F: C1 g. O, f8 x" p% v7 D　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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7 S  ^% U7 R: e- L/ `! Z3 i: F, w) p　　never too old to learn

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3 G% }5 e% j. p) y% z　　既往不咎
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. }) n% R$ I# w# i/ O" F, \0 L, m　　let bygones be bygones

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& r* k1 n6 L6 v3 v　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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4 ^* H  ]) \2 G9 A1 y: [　　金玉满堂
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0 a9 Y4 m) @7 ]- v' e# j　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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4 a+ y6 ?$ W( X2 d3 S+ G　　脚踩两只船
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0 k) s5 B, {" |5 {. r* U' \　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* u' q# T/ X9 B6 E　　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

, C$ I5 k+ a1 L) V7 d$ J- g　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 c' y  B% t0 z+ w　　礼尚往来

3 t8 f5 X" p) F9 c- c( c　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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1 B  p# e# H; _% n: @" {8 Z, Q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) J) l/ X* F9 l: \　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 o4 [; X9 t' a, D9 S0 ~) \　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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/ O4 x# K" j; {　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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9 C/ Y  S+ {) ~# M! b　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 P# m: m6 z) w2 O0 G0 @% ]" W　　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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2 B9 i) z) R: u  Y7 K- h　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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% L; j- n, J4 b7 n; i3 n7 Q　　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

　　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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# w0 Z! b3 `/ ^　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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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
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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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/ D4 B  b" Z3 M　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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0 h  V0 w* z) n; R% |　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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% I, F$ b' I' V# c8 J0 N$ S/ C　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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9 F  D" A8 a* e　　人逢喜事精神爽

& n: {# [0 c! L- t( H8 n: F0 S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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  a- j, s1 R) n9 s　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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/ ]& `0 f3 ]* {4 Y0 G　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 K6 K# _0 ~! V6 {　　人之初，性本善

; |. X3 H$ c3 ^& ^) p2 A　　Humans are born good.

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# Z+ C& s* ~0 R6 c! A　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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8 l' g; C: T; }1 O# y2 i　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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; s3 G% C/ [5 R　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 N! s9 M4 t, F# ?0 ?2 `% D　　三十而立
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1 j$ S! q+ i6 S% l　　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( |1 ~, z6 w1 z3 z　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

% {( h, J- Q# j$ S2 ^6 W* o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; ?- i  I2 D& K" }5 x! |% ]) L) h( X$ {　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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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* K8 m" g; B7 @　　实话实说
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9 c2 p7 h" G7 ?1 `, `! K　　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

/ V, f6 L7 |. R4 F　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

6 V0 d8 K$ @/ O; B" Y2 e　　天有不测风云

; S* w3 G. ~5 q; C% I& M" `$ J# J　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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( A( C5 Q6 Q" E4 J/ X3 s6 v' h9 k7 k　　团结就是力量

; h/ H2 ~! ?; v4 b; W) ]　　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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, Z7 p8 {. D6 l0 U　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! m7 _: e9 R& m5 N# z# V　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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6 e3 E1 \8 H, G# C  o4 Z4 E　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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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! u; [! `  ?/ Q7 K1 G4 r　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# Z" ]" X' N1 H  M: }: j　　无风不起浪

' S% x' V# S; @　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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; Q1 F$ x( d* W　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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4 ^. {$ S5 O( |" g. Z7 w( i- f　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　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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, I2 t3 \3 ?$ s' ?, e; x　　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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) F8 L. C7 Q7 k! ]　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  O. J1 [6 ^( u　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; {8 e( g& i+ g# N　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ M: T, r* e5 K! y7 p- F1 q　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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9 T7 J0 [1 c3 J& z6 \' z　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: {. v$ d4 x" |6 d1 Y: L4 s　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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1 N0 b3 m* m# {9 `7 w& M1 }　　有情人终成眷属

: g1 W; i; K/ s% ?9 R　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

# Q; l5 O" D9 A, P) u4 B8 Y' }. w　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- y, s8 q3 r0 ^7 S+ L2 E, |$ R8 P　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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% w: b# u6 M/ U" v6 s　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

! Z  N! h0 j  ~! g; d2 Z/ j  K　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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' T5 B: Q4 n4 V　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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# @& t( p0 v* v' J  C( T7 P　　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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. O* {$ A1 P- _2 L. m" ^, [　　欲速则不达

/ m' s1 y2 k3 y　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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" C2 R7 Q# B2 [2 x, v" M　　优胜劣汰

! Z' v0 v  W; l6 _+ W( M　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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( o5 q3 R7 H' z# F8 p  l  m　　冤家宜解不宜结

  L8 T% \- B) z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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- R1 x6 a$ M1 t& C　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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  L0 Y- k4 g6 h* b　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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+ Z  r  \- S5 ?0 O" u* X0 f　　众矢之的

( M' ~% G8 w( n. J% n6 C4 @　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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; C% ^" S, o% S# f/ m" w　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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* x6 Y% l/ Y4 v  T7 s5 p3 x　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

9 i0 q7 ]1 }' b+ P7 J- w9 N. k　　100

　　左右为难
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! O6 w2 K& h5 t$ l+ E6 I0 L　　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。