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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1 G& |2 g' y9 K; d6 f" _　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ w4 o6 U# `( {　　百闻不如一见
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: U# Z; @9 F0 G, D/ p+ ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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6 g- K9 f2 u" I' N* l- ^0 S　　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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" j6 G- P% [; Z  y　　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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　　不打不成交

) t% e5 F$ O2 ]* r5 }( v　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

3 ^/ D  C+ {8 g3 h- \$ n　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! {3 }' U1 U; V7 B8 [* T　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) F& x5 E8 n; H. |　　大事化小，小事化了

% D( [4 ?$ Y: B% S8 V　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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( U' V* a% D9 i6 \　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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/ i! A! `' O" d0 C( I　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

( ^4 h: V) I' E　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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6 b9 @9 o" \) K# d　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ o( A* J) h, E0 @/ n$ @0 \　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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7 H; i# z3 ]) S* b　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

  b- |1 Q6 B2 S9 N2 c  h　　harmony brings wealth;
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! N4 D* `' {7 |+ M$ b+ Z! V　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

- v! R6 {# B) c% ^8 `　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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+ b  c5 B+ C4 L3 }　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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. b/ Z6 V0 k- P: o0 j- x" V% L+ u　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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5 K7 z: X8 O3 h" f! o　　脚踩两只船

) m/ i  u* L: s! a+ 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

# }: S: v( ~( s; x! x+ W: P+ X　　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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3 R- z4 R* J( n6 r+ w　　礼尚往来

% L- h4 k; I, ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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3 h" Z! U+ d" k　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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" B7 g3 }% o9 M) Y2 K5 e3 @5 h　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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1 f8 i8 k9 r  ~# ^6 k+ _　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 H% f; J8 B8 C, q/ [　　每逢佳节倍思亲

6 Q7 D. z8 b- Z5 h　　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

5 x1 t* c6 _. p2 Z) z　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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6 F& A7 ~4 X6 m8 U* @  U4 n　　弄巧成拙

  q3 f# @. t1 ]　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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+ V  e: [& s/ z. f　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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

' B: ^8 P, d- E# M/ e% k3 u　　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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) ^5 u! s- T3 F$ T　　千里之行始于足下
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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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! d* ^% ?4 K  R# `7 r　　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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3 l" U% J: ?; N# Q4 z3 R* D; ~　　强龙难压地头蛇
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1 d* E; f* }* y5 K8 E3 s7 Z8 j! k2 [　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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, W, S1 i- G1 K1 B0 j8 X0 }: G　　世外桃源

: W( j+ g5 t1 I" g( Q7 @7 I2 N+ p/ S　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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+ K& f9 f! B7 r+ K　　Humans are born good.

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1 U& L  o6 [2 o& c2 j　　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 J& s' M( s& C8 a" I) W　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

8 s" S6 ?% \3 M3 |; x, f' [　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　时不我待
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/ T; ~7 P+ i/ c; U  T# h! q　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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* C1 T: P( |3 J" {# V. S! O& j　　杀鸡用牛刀
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% L8 ^- s, A3 g( c$ y, }0 @. Q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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2 C" E7 O& o( j2 H0 A　　实事求是

' m( U2 N$ ]# I; f+ |0 y2 R　　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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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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# l0 Q, @, {5 L1 s4 q+ w; y　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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* h3 w: y6 V" E& B7 ^　　韬光养晦
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; p( Y! |# I: ?. e　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 Q  b$ D; T7 |8 d8 E4 |; N　　天有不测风云
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- J1 h/ C: L- T/ H　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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( b/ d0 t( j) \2 d3 p0 P; L　　Unity is strength.
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: J% u- j0 u" k; \　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

, t" k% Z/ R9 f5 U; b7 |2 a7 f　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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: Y/ g: B3 C) O) t　　望子成龙

1 D+ `6 I& P) Y8 J1 q　　hold high hopes for one's child

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1 V& B/ r) }( Q/ }5 c　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

6 N7 G1 j) Y5 p0 G- I+ F  A　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; C6 ^/ c+ C( P5 _; d3 _9 g　　无风不起浪

7 ]2 L7 T7 ?. n' q　　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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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

  f8 {; {" J* I" n+ g( |　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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5 f* @6 K8 o% W4 |6 R% d　　心照不宣

& m. t" y( y9 A2 @　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: ?2 K, i- D$ I  b2 [2 e　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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5 n. f+ `0 W/ _　　先下手为强
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& `& Y) S7 q+ B4 e: j& j　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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; \3 `- E" n3 J　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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) E6 f+ p, ^0 \　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, V5 Y/ m) i* A# t# c" ?1 O- 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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! x0 s, Z8 A6 x7 i" w3 N  ?　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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" T! w9 N# g) K0 H　　有识之士
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3 t& @7 Q$ ?: \　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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9 A$ S* F9 B' \( H& `7 C  K　　有缘千里来相会

% P9 J. l1 l* x5 B8 d" j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

' V- E1 S6 }) n- {3 i5 }6 x% d3 J; a　　与时俱进
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/ X" T: s1 `% V/ p6 s　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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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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　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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- B- p. h/ h0 `# I5 ^　　优胜劣汰

9 ]* [; q; F! U' g  u　　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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" G6 s6 ~" f. \8 |4 d　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

- @3 \; f0 z  H9 R　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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, p% n/ _" v8 n' ?' f2 w# E& v7 i2 A　　一言既出，驷马难追
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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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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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" U, R+ w. K6 m$ Q' f　　target of public criticism

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7 `+ E8 p/ _1 q  Q' _8 d2 ~　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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8 R% P+ _6 R3 L% e　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

( q1 a" u- [; l! J0 m　　左右为难
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" `6 t  X: T# r7 j# e　　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。