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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- Q- Q6 ]9 B& {4 v　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

+ f# [: @% [0 e; ]6 H　　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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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 w1 g$ N6 h+ k% ?( A! y# W9 W- g　　笨鸟先飞
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" t% h8 }) ^1 N/ a2 }) m( ]4 R　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 {, S  `! h6 H% q/ K3 |* f- o　　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

$ K! A* ?8 y6 e; B9 e- v　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

" K1 E* j' ~* Y2 N　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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4 X" q" h9 l% V　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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. P# c6 n# B7 |* [　　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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* ~2 W: d$ Q/ m' W. M. _  m  Q　　大开眼界
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5 b& V' F9 D. J* P$ E1 R　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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" ^- l2 x4 V  o" a+ h7 f　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及

1 z. P4 ~' u& N& F& M6 Q" M/ }# `　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" g1 d7 x$ {+ X9 i; {! T/ `# w/ }　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

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  }7 g0 v0 V0 ~8 _/ r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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  I, ]2 r( h5 i) v2 {/ P+ N　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 c& ~; z: r2 i# `　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, u* O1 E) u  i6 H2 K　　活到老学到老
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9 Q6 A7 K' ~* B1 m! D5 ?% u4 k　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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. ]! d4 {+ s6 x3 M. T/ r: I1 B" {2 r　　金无足赤，人无完人

: M( ~( K. v4 x% g- v* l, m* f　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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' p+ Q3 P# i; g* l' R7 p' G　　Treasures fill the home.

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5 P% k* `# z* Y2 o) N) G  Z7 U9 S　　脚踏实地

' V$ i! `! ]" P　　be down-to-earth
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( o) C6 A( \" K! ?  Y" f. M) O& Y　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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3 i6 {4 i' {  n) X& t　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

6 Y. p$ T# x9 w" e2 X7 q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened
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$ E; [% C% B' Y% n　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: K2 ^( {* H* z4 Q; ^& C" n　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

9 x' \% X7 G8 o　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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; N' F/ L- p7 ?" H: m4 m" F　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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　　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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- S( X, C" |! N: A3 j　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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) }  j- C2 d0 i　　巧妇难为无米之炊

2 h1 }8 v  Z& _7 t( ~: g+ r2 t" v　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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8 n/ s' w" N# K0 r7 U3 q6 r　　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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' G# W* T4 [$ ]# P　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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- }# V- p; s! l. R　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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1 ^& V5 U" Y$ a- d7 d, Z2 Q　　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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% C' {+ s/ \0 q5 p　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; \# Q+ t1 N, @  ?6 |　　瑞雪兆丰年
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5 c  a8 A8 ]+ ^! W2 r$ L0 b1 i5 q　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 }/ V( t) o# \* |+ J) r　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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- D8 q9 z. ^4 \  g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& M9 g6 L' x3 z! B　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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# {7 S" H/ Z* |/ N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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& Y5 e* M6 u; ]1 `8 m$ o# E　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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) n3 t+ j2 r4 L) U9 C　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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2 N& K. f0 X% _　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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. g* i2 N- i1 X) l; N5 N  z3 q　　三十而立
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0 w2 `( _  ~: m2 A; K/ S) x- [　　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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  G2 B  ^2 }6 }  ?" D6 U5 v　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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7 z2 b. g- F! Q" q8 E& Z　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ z- b5 f" c' K4 a　　speak of the devil

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+ I1 v+ _# O1 o8 r0 S　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- K5 [% S+ z/ A# B　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# D6 f, Z: s  j# B! h( M8 \　　糖衣炮弹

! n6 a5 W, N. c2 j  c$ Z7 j% F　　sugar-coated bullets59

, V4 p( k0 w4 W7 E1 b　　天有不测风云

& B$ ^$ R  X2 d' j0 x1 T$ z5 K　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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0 f& r; M% }$ K5 g! G7 W　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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; b$ Z* x, [; I1 l　　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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9 T) q! D0 v2 [% h　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　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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　　唯利是图
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" C: F7 s2 M$ v- K6 O　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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- Z. o3 ]: a. V% O9 H　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　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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+ F( m) N3 G5 ?　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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3 @: Q4 @! e2 {+ W　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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3 \5 ~4 F0 B6 |6 Y　　先入为主
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" ?+ y5 N. f; L0 n　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 R" o& c. i- y; ]; o　　The best defense is offense.
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9 y9 _" L( U% R% H　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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( n0 N: |$ f0 Q$ O　　ants on a hot pan
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3 X0 P3 ~2 t8 R  d8 z　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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2 t+ A2 C& V# z: A5 T- c　　息事宁人

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

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; }% h, b3 j5 o9 P8 j　　循序渐进

% R) T5 Y' h$ M　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, A3 \& l, i2 o" u2 z　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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" Y8 z7 w7 F$ N/ ]6 n　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 W: T$ \$ ~2 w# Q! l2 H3 z+ x% g　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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5 m% H" O8 q! ]' U1 N　　有勇无谋
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7 a& c& ~5 c- J0 ?2 q　　有缘千里来相会

/ `) c; S3 K) I3 v　　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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  ?- Z+ P4 a9 N2 `9 M4 }　　keep pace with the times86
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0 l$ a7 V7 |; L　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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0 k& v6 U, U5 H' P$ P　　因材施教

9 H* U" [7 Z3 E* O( Y3 C　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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, @, `. [+ W" r　　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
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4 H1 k6 u/ `  ^# r5 Z　　Haste makes waste.
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  C- P. U6 k& H2 b- r　　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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　　冤家宜解不宜结

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　　冤假错案

( P* ]! a9 `9 [, `$ U　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

. P2 n1 R: H1 h9 v　　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 k1 T0 K9 K/ I( n) h* H　　债台高筑

3 ?9 K! N- P) {/ ~: U　　become debt-ridden
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4 U' d# Q9 {+ K% K5 g　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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$ J6 e9 l% G- \7 q　　纸上谈兵
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4 h9 L" C6 G8 h9 F# S* A9 N' C% }3 ^　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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; L! J5 R* ]- \  T2 v9 X' z　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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* t& k9 n1 w7 f* Z7 w　　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。