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

7 l+ {$ l8 n% x4 S　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ T: Z2 X6 j& ?/ H0 N  W　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

1 a6 P5 P6 h6 j. ~# ~　　Seeing is believing.
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1 \  B( n1 T, o, j' E+ o5 \  A　　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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5 ~9 Y9 Z& k8 Z. q- i　　笨鸟先飞

) p( W& C: A) v9 b9 x% q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　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
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) ?* z! v$ ]! q& @5 f　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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( r/ A3 H2 a& v; Z" m$ ~% c　　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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9 Q) d' Q& V; \& X* `1 Q$ @　　大开眼界
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2 ^' `8 |( J# W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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: F1 Z8 s. t' V. _$ k　　国泰民安

" u0 ?6 V# S% J  Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　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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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! q8 I4 m* R. }1 Y# n% O  d% M　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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& T; [% V; A# o6 U　　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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& t# G0 d2 O& u% y8 ]( T　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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: F2 h# d% J+ h. d; A　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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6 I2 N, \: c2 U; T3 A$ Y' o( y7 b　　金无足赤，人无完人

' S7 U+ x6 G* y! l7 {, m　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% L& N/ D6 i; _0 Z( X: X7 O. m　　金玉满堂

# b0 j1 m- `  e　　Treasures fill the home.

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* g* I$ S7 q# `3 F- `$ \　　脚踏实地

7 R: |. ?2 a" m7 l$ k+ [( S　　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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$ i. I2 w4 Y% l5 D$ _( H8 w* F　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# c* `) }" E; Q- m, T　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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  x5 l6 ^( j0 v. F( v# q　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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  l! R$ e7 h% r( X; x2 T: c( [　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 O+ Q& e9 W/ g( G; X, h　　茅塞顿开

; R4 S9 _- F4 k; a　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ b! @# m' `# }% d　　没有规矩，不成方圆

. W# \8 X7 X) U' B; r# j　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( s  J( R. a/ \3 c5 F1 @( N　　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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$ s( z* s4 W, j: N0 F, \　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 B1 v- T+ G5 n8 X1 Z9 M! a1 k　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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( l+ n1 [9 R( x1 H* b5 B　　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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( e4 I( @# g9 M" L　　抛砖引玉
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6 F; q# j0 K2 W6 c* l/ s　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

, L: D2 B$ I3 p4 O# [　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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* Z9 ?& i8 A3 f　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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8 M. r( _  P! u$ g+ X　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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# m  ~& W0 @/ G6 M* X1 V　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 L9 k9 g% B" q8 y4 |　　人逢喜事精神爽
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# D, i$ P4 K9 z: f. W) O6 H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

5 V3 t6 H% s% ^$ d- L2 @1 }0 t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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! V- r. x: l* F# F) o　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

) Z7 v' S9 Z' y; n/ L6 W; C　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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, f7 Q7 A# f2 q- A2 o8 a* f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

: S- {! z( I. l6 f' i% V7 m　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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, U5 q4 o0 b, [0 F3 V; A& @+ W　　三十而立
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9 ]& F+ H1 R& i3 f. i6 N　　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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% I0 z0 ]8 l$ t3 T　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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( }& h# t8 A% ~+ u　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ d, c' q& f9 T; \) ^# G　　杀鸡用牛刀

& @7 v+ ~& ?6 h6 p4 ?  V5 G! j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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  h/ q" ]/ u' n9 C! V5 L　　实事求是
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+ Z9 |3 Y4 l$ j' G7 Y, |　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. j/ Y/ l1 h/ c8 n% U$ f* d% L　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　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
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$ U" W- @  N: A　　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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9 A- m/ S# l9 }3 _1 P3 o8 A　　sugar-coated bullets59

. B. s' F, ?' z" d- q　　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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6 b- k- m; R2 |  ]* U  ~　　Unity is strength.

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) s9 m( D) E1 I" R5 O: c1 f5 E　　跳进黄河洗不清

+ M  }7 \% n2 j& A& S; F; R　　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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, D2 L5 M: H3 u　　歪风邪气
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7 R3 N$ N2 @* Q7 g% A$ i　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 J" E7 S' b$ c) T4 p4 |- H# E　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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& f& K2 q+ ^' ^& t- J1 x　　望子成龙

　　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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! e/ o1 x% L7 F9 `& J7 c- Y　　无中生有
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1 b- H' v2 D4 r9 K# O2 C　　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
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# r$ x9 ^( p& g' |　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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0 H$ D2 }( H  l2 d　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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( L. y. e$ H" I　　蓄势待发

9 [' o" m) j9 x. r% r' j　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# Q; ?, `* b' p2 `* t　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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( b8 {4 d8 w" O5 ~" P, |　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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2 i, P' S6 S8 n" ?+ z. U　　先入为主

+ t2 p9 J0 p+ z$ r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

, Q4 j/ v8 E* V' ^　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( y" U& z( ~6 z6 E, h7 z& N* K; y　　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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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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8 J- \* U0 k' z0 K　　息事宁人
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* e3 I, C4 i: J9 |4 J7 z　　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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6 s" l7 u7 C$ x1 P  n　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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* a1 J) u0 c1 ]7 J; e/ m8 v1 s　　有情人终成眷属
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- O* n7 T- a# n: K/ f　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( }/ D- A  y9 Q9 l: }/ p　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

3 n7 b  B; E1 P4 z1 _9 I' U+ m　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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1 d% _( |1 R- d* i% a  Z　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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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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: `# P$ D$ ]7 C: C) q5 V* a　　keep pace with the times86
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. G2 [9 j! f8 \2 k1 i　　以人为本
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7 q( O" S# L8 J$ R0 f7 m) G　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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# ^) `! J" s9 C2 M7 a* V6 h, i1 }$ x　　欲速则不达
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' z6 a9 K. b* j- O　　Haste makes waste.
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4 a1 ^6 r; ^0 J　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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4 G8 J1 D" h2 _: ]" M　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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. J& Q% N! d. E( b  ]3 }9 G　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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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

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

% H6 j9 ^. Y. y3 s% a8 \　　target of public criticism

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4 |0 N3 `8 j6 Z6 q( ?　　纸上谈兵

/ t5 o; G  J: Z- |. N5 G, {　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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% g# P* ~) h' _( i4 x/ F0 O5 [　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。