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

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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/ j" U. s' t! C8 d　　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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) ~$ f. z+ t8 [4 }3 X　　笨鸟先飞
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* y) e9 M" P. O2 \' B5 n8 J. h　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　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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- k% s4 h  Y- `# T9 X　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 t, M% _5 x. D: N  r　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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  ]" K- x6 W5 w2 T　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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* H4 Z6 ~0 n9 {) c/ e　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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3 I9 c) ?9 _- _8 h: Z+ L0 O9 P　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ C6 E7 `6 i2 j( J　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) S: Z' p/ I1 V　　once on shore, one prays no more
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* p. `2 M4 Q5 D  }3 v, s- @/ L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

7 M# x5 y' o/ U, q& D　　Bad news travels fast.
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6 P$ a# J2 H! G6 R　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 |9 X" `& g7 @　　活到老学到老

# r- O: k7 Q  R3 a, h　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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( ]) G2 g/ |+ c4 D! y$ j　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　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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- p7 X$ {# H  ^: T　　be down-to-earth

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2 \1 ^+ i/ q3 _& ^# U" N3 _3 A　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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8 n+ k9 P, G  e  y* i6 p　　君子之交淡如水

　　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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, j9 K7 D5 M5 A' i! o4 X" B) D! g　　礼尚往来

) M: d$ @+ C9 k8 |& B4 `% @　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* A6 N3 n. c5 e, N" a& X, ~　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

  d. M2 D# h% J; H" _. H　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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; ]  I  [* m8 C( R6 Y　　马到成功

8 r4 N$ }; G3 ~3 h% b　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 A& ?6 q6 S/ _* D+ S5 Y4 v　　名利双收
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* [" U2 t) w; e! y5 F+ e4 @　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

* f9 g9 d; j& R" ]2 f　　be suddenly enlightened
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( _0 D! g: }. e. M9 ?　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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2 {% i( w- T3 `/ g- E! a- h. B8 l　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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1 m. D" E! j  D2 G! m& i: m, k, M　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 l: |5 |! @) a# s; F  b/ [　　谋事在人，成事在天

% [* B; z  j: m# X: O　　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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. w+ T  b2 _- s/ ?8 h　　赔了夫人又折兵

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

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" ~0 o, c/ j5 g" K$ I　　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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　　破釜沉舟

, r8 X) c3 p' R, r, p　　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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" G2 m! k7 ?$ {/ p6 M% |: @　　抢得先机

9 n% M3 i/ q$ J$ J* o　　take the preemptive opportunities

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, g. u$ r' A# K  Y. p　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 }8 l- r/ G/ {8 O/ ^3 S　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' s, ^' c6 [2 Q; M9 X　　千里之行始于足下
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% e7 h6 Y) w" C, M) C　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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( a  _' H) s7 ?　　前事不忘，后事之师

" |0 j) [& q) y3 \! D　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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) f8 l+ p' m1 s7 P) H9 w. D0 u' f　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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2 n/ d- ?! n% c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ W/ M$ ]% G: F) }　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

" h5 K" J- ?/ T6 a　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) j9 D, O+ F6 Z& C2 s& Y' g' c7 o　　世外桃源
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7 U8 {1 q9 D* I7 n  y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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( z+ r6 u$ z( \" h( D4 i　　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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. j4 J% P' P0 C　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

7 z- Q! m/ W6 Q2 R　　a blessing in disguise;
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3 X. f0 S' f  @2 t' m( S9 c+ ]　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: v$ w' h- r- S; [) x3 y4 s) |, I; k　　三十而立

- O5 X* m+ `4 O, q　　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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4 M2 M4 _( y1 R1 ^/ A+ g" U　　水涨船高
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8 r2 |  u1 L2 L( l　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ ]! b. E# |( P  i0 X! t　　时不我待
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! |$ e: u- n: ?, Z　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# T8 _$ h- l6 s  l0 r- P/ m. _  V- j　　杀鸡用牛刀
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( n# [* q! ?0 S+ b) V8 y: t　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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- w0 o* B) w: X- s　　speak of the devil
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  M1 o: u$ P& }) `　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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* I0 X! w" U9 I& I5 }2 n( u1 \　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

1 r2 W! P9 y! n- v- |) C. y" ]　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

: m. ?/ x6 f7 b' z　　糖衣炮弹
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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: h1 T+ b5 ]& A/ ?# V" i　　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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+ f4 H( r& w, r3 ?, F　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 ]% H/ k. S0 C; n: e) \) s& n& p* E　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　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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; }3 x& p9 K% u5 C  Z/ M5 Y7 p　　无中生有

' ?" s: i. j! E( x: W　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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8 f4 O2 |: M, _+ q* p　　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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* C$ V* w' ^% g　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

% Z: u' Y" L7 P* }7 v　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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, U1 ?3 r) N) P  q4 Z) F6 q　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

0 E" o7 s% h& u　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ A: `9 `) F/ M4 X: C　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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. W2 y* ?/ z0 @- Z　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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　　循序渐进
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$ c% j" T6 O5 R* N　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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# i: G& S2 s( n- |3 x. I8 s9 t　　严以律己，宽以待人

* ^; L$ Y1 W, P5 u　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! N) ?# E1 U/ O8 P) r　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 ~6 x/ L% N' I* T　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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+ p8 h, \. R7 C! t7 y: v　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

1 x- H* u& y' O6 ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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* A- q! @/ b6 D- W1 `$ T3 j　　people-oriented

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　　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

; L& r7 P6 J2 N% X+ r. f' T　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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5 M5 w+ A" R8 Q　　欲速则不达
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) m! W" n; L  w! P, |　　Haste makes waste.

) N! X0 k; N& B0 Z( A　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

  y4 d- v, T- q  u- v　　survival of the fittest
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8 u2 @9 E# X0 e& @4 Z　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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& G' n* _" X- |& ~4 h　　冤家宜解不宜结

; u% W# Q7 A. P9 T6 Q: }' k　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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: q7 f" i' P' D" m6 |. ~　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

+ G! E4 Y# ~5 s: G* D( e) O　　target of public criticism

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# C0 |/ b7 J8 l/ C　　纸上谈兵

4 `& L% b  q% \. C　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
! b# A* _1 v# f
　　100

2 o; z6 @) @5 A5 L+ a　　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。