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

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" a% G5 \  p$ c- c; S; Y　　Seeing is believing.

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. j5 T  m* t& m" |　　比上不足，比下有余

& Z" S$ y( l. d# M; X+ X2 K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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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4 t" y# C( G! L5 C0 \" O　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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) g8 P& I) x! [　　拆东墙补西墙

$ u0 J0 F! p! e2 ~9 T/ H　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 m1 e- b$ A* H. F- f: ]$ {4 H7 R; w; v　　辞旧迎新
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1 A& V* ]2 P% B: _. B　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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. [! u+ {2 K( {' D, I- v* q　　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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　　大开眼界
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$ a# O! s$ K% r- Q$ F) s6 n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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/ {  R" r/ Q/ U1 i9 [" x　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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& T9 Y) s4 {1 E) |- _/ \0 Z; y　　过犹不及

1 P9 j( X: {% a0 J7 ]+ J　　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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* k$ z; m+ G4 A! t: q　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ z! w2 o0 L" p- h$ O5 y4 X　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ z6 m4 M# x& r, g' C% M+ ~　　Bad news travels fast.
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5 |( T: ~) p' L+ e& z: `　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

- ?2 \5 U! }8 \* g/ K* z　　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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: N/ J" W+ H5 _　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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' i3 u5 Y& D& p6 }, Z# m( Z　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 @4 {8 `: J1 O* i" b! b6 z　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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. U( }4 i5 i7 [; {. _+ M　　Treasures fill the home.

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% t/ R  R/ X9 G9 P# X　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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7 m8 t. `! o, g' M2 s# q　　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
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& k! o! L# Y( t. ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 i1 e" I# M3 q1 ~0 l) y- F" p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 D& W/ W" @6 w% _8 [. l　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" a4 K6 d" ~, l6 W& }9 o　　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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　　名利双收
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( P1 D! \% I0 q7 Q　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

4 w/ q; i" o# ~/ w% z, L! n　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* f) l; z. m& k- j8 C6 d& k5 M, P　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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- S( y& A' h+ W0 x& A) Y7 J: Z　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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' d1 _, t4 `6 U& v9 W6 C. X　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

2 G6 N7 l0 q% s) X5 H& u　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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" V+ c8 ?( X5 x( h) ]( F5 X  q　　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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- l7 r. ~8 [) W* u. E1 A6 j6 k1 U" s0 k　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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0 |; k+ u- _* e% X2 E　　巧妇难为无米之炊

3 U# R' M% z& Q- s　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ `0 Y4 u9 ?% b7 k! t　　千里之行始于足下
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2 E* d+ J* k5 f+ l/ o" w- E　　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

8 u& e! q3 g8 }$ k  L4 P　　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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& F6 B% ]) J2 N* B7 D% F　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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( |' n: c! j5 L' T8 G: ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 ^& T. J: E* w5 E) O2 n　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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, A  |5 j7 S6 ]- m* Y0 F- ^　　世外桃源

8 y1 E8 l! F' G3 s9 L　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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1 R  Z- o6 j& _6 c& K. m5 m, e( `9 u　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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- a9 H3 c% Y! [. O  I& a　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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( g. T7 J1 y9 ~, x9 U4 k8 O　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 t8 \2 L/ J7 n# U% p" @$ x　　三十而立

/ ^% a% P: W6 ^+ \8 G5 `( A　　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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# c- v2 r( x. j2 g2 [/ {　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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, \" k9 f- G- K7 ^/ ~$ M, {( _7 J　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 o1 `' G' L. a; p: g　　实事求是

　　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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7 D2 Z# y* J- V& o　　speak of the devil

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4 c5 b! h" u4 b0 b　　实话实说

. l+ a, _, `* c% W- U, J; v　　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

8 c2 x% `4 |. |2 a' }& b　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

7 o! e" C# V% @+ B' b/ e( _　　韬光养晦
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  V2 ~7 t& B, {, T! H2 U5 V　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

/ ^3 Z/ Z0 k( g1 @9 ]$ b　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

) G/ L6 S" o, H* t- e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

6 O- L& z: h! z* ^+ U- J* H　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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+ y. Z: V6 e. w; \1 m# p　　跳进黄河洗不清

. [) ?* k" q' c0 T; L8 w0 ?　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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0 e8 E7 q4 }) v　　物以类聚，人以群分
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( y' T3 p; s+ Y( F　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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; S. \/ l1 V; y" ^& v' o4 k　　望子成龙

. y  I' ?2 b% I& Z. p3 J# D　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) N  \6 k. k; T9 }: k　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

/ C$ A# G' c7 C" p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　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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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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, g: a; \+ i* D5 E/ N: n　　May all your wish come true

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: I& Z2 @8 }1 `　　心照不宣

9 [8 [+ [% i- ~+ o1 i$ |* T　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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+ A6 t+ d  f' X  x5 Y) [6 ]) x　　先入为主

" ?& k8 x( }& ~1 J1 ^& d　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, ?3 L+ _* ~5 Z3 y　　The best defense is offense.
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& d! @+ X, D/ L, l& ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 v4 Q! w" B; a3 E( b　　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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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

" v* c" c1 a* j0 `" `　　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

; f" Z- Z( J. f, o( Z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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* i; W) v9 X9 w　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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7 m2 O& o8 e8 }- f0 d　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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: @6 D, ]! g5 S　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

- g; t4 W' ^( M　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进

0 q* Q; k& T. D3 R, |　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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6 L9 ]% x. }6 t6 f3 Y　　people-oriented
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　　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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2 P. N" o, l  [  ?7 Q　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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4 ^) s0 g7 `. A) N# s- {　　英雄所见略同

+ P& w9 Z$ l& y6 @" C& D7 V　　Great minds think alike.

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$ i, k8 O4 A0 s5 B5 N! X　　冤家宜解不宜结

5 y' p' ?; o3 X5 s* b1 U　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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3 }# p2 v) @  K( P" e  J　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　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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8 I: J4 m' R6 M2 S1 I$ g7 e　　bring in wealth and treasure

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) M6 e, e3 ^+ P/ {3 e8 Z　　债台高筑
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' ^1 a' V& A+ `　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

' j+ Y6 |* W, r% o, {( D9 }2 R- x　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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9 L' i% @% E, u% @$ R　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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. d" a5 ^, ^% I! o* E6 W; A. D　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。