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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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6 b0 P" ~) ~% g8 }  u　　百闻不如一见
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　　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

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$ `- A5 @, n2 v" u8 {　　笨鸟先飞
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" e1 w' K- o( r/ X　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

5 x- @3 ]2 }" W. G' H7 }　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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, }" u! }6 M# L+ X. p/ I　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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* u' y. U" Q+ k　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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* k2 r: o* i. d% Q5 g2 g　　国泰民安
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/ Y+ ]8 p) C% g8 b  \) a　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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# D3 V5 G* Z( ]" F( J　　过犹不及

9 u2 |( z- F) }8 `& F　　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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+ L7 W2 ]# N# [- b+ K8 A9 Z　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" k; j1 l8 K- d( H　　once on shore, one prays no more

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. K2 @8 n* M2 M7 D$ ]　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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& O" L1 u1 i4 H　　和气生财
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& k* F, d4 n; T3 K8 ]　　harmony brings wealth;
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! }& _: b& p% P$ Q# K. [3 T5 U: x　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

( a0 V/ z& w. ^) [/ R　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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3 H+ G3 N# K- c" q8 A. [　　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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- X8 m2 C, z0 J) w2 r　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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: t/ o" Y& d4 g　　be down-to-earth
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: ^0 Z+ O) _% r* j  t! {) J　　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

( s2 F/ t0 e$ a9 f( T9 c" h　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 Q) o. V9 I, J2 z$ c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

! E1 b- B  }8 e) o- Q+ h　　cut and dried; cliché
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4 ]4 j. U" V/ J: |1 M　　礼尚往来
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

/ K4 E# \$ E& T" f* M2 G) f1 |  N　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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3 h0 D1 H5 U+ b8 l8 E　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

. E! Z2 ^, P+ V. G- I. }　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

! Q# N# a+ U2 q; K. A0 I　　be suddenly enlightened

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1 \3 m5 [+ e3 N9 j! K5 \　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- _: D# a6 @; B8 V$ b0 R　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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4 `/ b- @4 |. K　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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& I2 M5 H$ e9 |4 P& u　　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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　　抛砖引玉

　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　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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$ M* k% b( y6 J% x; t$ Q, K9 y　　千里之行始于足下

, R! T7 H4 i4 }! W　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

7 u8 g3 ?) L4 @, e2 ?　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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4 [' ^6 T. V8 b& H; D8 K5 z　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! p+ A8 ~! R  c: w　　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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) i8 i8 F) {5 A' z+ ], _　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: C; R5 m/ O4 y+ b　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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- A' r% r) q2 D" h! _; A　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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  W9 s3 q4 h* |; c" A　　世外桃源
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% r: ?8 g. h% Q# l, T1 k6 O( `　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ a3 P/ }7 U5 F! P6 {2 Z2 V　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* k1 n' w1 P7 C  v, g8 u% M　　三十而立
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　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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. t% a  v2 `2 i9 N" L7 n/ w9 k, s　　时不我待

. R& p# X( c  e  K9 ?& D　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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( a1 x! z" A2 Z0 Z$ y* |7 M( @　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 j1 X0 D7 X5 n3 N' v: {- s　　实事求是
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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

+ @& B$ a/ a9 p4 j0 V/ P4 O& x　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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3 W6 g" S& o! ]　　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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) v) L: x; `; i8 u　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

: Q& ~( M, g1 L, U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- T3 x; {' {/ P　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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1 y9 `+ ?) m( @9 x/ r　　天有不测风云
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  O* K6 C7 _% {8 M$ z+ s. T6 R　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) @3 y, q' Z) N- a: A' _　　团结就是力量

2 O/ h6 Y; E4 O4 b, u　　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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/ k( q- P; Y* g( t" x  l% N8 i　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- u- @5 t9 g8 B6 G# b　　无中生有
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- @( r1 C/ z4 I# J. [* R+ h7 x8 ]　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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  H0 W; Q* _8 L# a' G- J* P/ K: t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 h- F/ U) ]: o6 p* x　　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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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

0 q0 y! p' o6 K0 ~8 C/ z　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

# D( M" P4 B/ @  V% y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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7 s  V6 }+ M& H　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

0 m- b' ^  w' ?" v* I' k　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

& p2 W2 ~" o2 k- x- \# j　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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( w) q" c6 v7 H8 C9 I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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  V7 T( @: T- V$ S" P' E( h　　息事宁人
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" f) r& {* q; Y* f% q% C) n  A　　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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, Y; h7 g+ r3 @! R0 f8 i3 O　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

' Y  |' ~+ O0 b2 [( E& D5 }　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

8 `9 s6 \6 E2 w) B0 x4 F& v　　bold but not crafty84

! i5 i( u' o! q! l. z' ~　　有缘千里来相会

. `7 _8 X3 l/ Z' N  w$ Z: b: T6 s# q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ v( f4 k# @* f　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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3 T2 N4 ]2 U* ?. E* h　　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

* v5 q. P4 h4 |4 R+ C/ U& E+ j! z. f' [　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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( b2 n) u0 F# Q　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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, ]: D5 B1 k' s7 c( b$ Z, ?3 S　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

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% |. N# I. T$ P　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

) A8 Y7 h* H. Y6 k1 P# q" S; f　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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+ a) n9 F- }7 x4 Q# J: E( y　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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7 t/ x! B8 t3 }8 y　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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5 D9 e& c5 M' n　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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5 p# s( y8 X: r# U2 o　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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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。