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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- L! t. i; {& d( [. f) a　　爱屋及乌
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/ K- H+ A. O) q4 Q; z0 L　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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( T+ F; i. N4 B- f( d6 @; |　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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3 U4 B; y# A  {) p# I& ?& g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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' `7 X9 g* Y- |　　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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( K# C: ]  h& b! h　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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( |8 a; m: [( C7 N" T　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

1 n0 k; [* ^1 [8 M3 C$ Q' m$ C　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 T+ [( ~  g8 d　　大事化小，小事化了
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% Y+ v; p( C# Z8 f1 y　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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2 t# t0 l6 N3 w　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! O5 v5 a) B; T# c& N0 u　　过犹不及
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' |2 g. ~) W8 i! x/ T* H　　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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  V: l, q. Q3 Z* |  @5 f　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- a6 o$ E' L9 X6 h2 T- H- x　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" l& e, Z5 K8 P% O9 c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

9 S( A0 V3 w; l8 h! I# D# a) U2 i　　Bad news travels fast.

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9 \8 u" g. `+ R5 {5 _" p　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

5 u* z: }# {6 Z# i  {' q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 D& F1 ?9 L! Q" T. z" B$ A　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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, z% z5 C( O8 j* f　　let bygones be bygones
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9 f& r# \1 N* X, u+ [  h- F　　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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8 f# z0 n& b9 O) R3 A5 u- P　　脚踏实地

+ }$ j, ]; U' X( ^, R　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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$ p' e9 x: e5 {9 a# ~* w, \　　君子之交淡如水
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) K" A  ^& K9 F: g　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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6 m! a, O3 r. D1 \　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

4 x; W) G1 s$ j　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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- j2 ^6 w' N, g! L4 i3 M, I　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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- V9 n6 T* U  x" m, i　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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9 h& C; y- v5 y- b& C( ~6 c( ]8 P　　马到成功

6 I' q9 q; T6 `1 Y/ ?　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

1 J# _3 K4 S/ m  f　　gain both fame and wealth
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' D- O3 a& z& S  O$ _1 b　　茅塞顿开

" N( N- w) N* [, E. \& o　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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. m+ [% G; a7 s　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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# N. U8 {. A1 V9 W1 N/ _+ L　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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# B2 a: z4 C7 v　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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/ G, a1 q% S9 v7 x　　赔了夫人又折兵

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: d' X1 R; I0 w; N　　抛砖引玉

: ~$ N( o9 J7 V+ N$ K, m1 w　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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/ o8 v3 `% _6 j: g- b  ~- W, T　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ M) w- \& O& j1 `8 b. @* h+ s7 @　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 W/ s3 I" _9 [9 U/ ?  W1 d* B/ K2 j. j0 }　　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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6 |; b% j7 P5 v+ |; D　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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, ~9 r: d) Y4 B. @% |! ?　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) J# H. B4 `- K　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

% h0 C* d: c2 u! O. ~- D　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" G( d& ~) M- ?* {4 l/ ?2 z9 m　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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0 t0 C. L) f, h6 Q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

3 {+ X6 U7 Y' D- x6 t7 l+ G, O$ q! z　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 P" |. Z" E: r- E6 C" L5 E　　三十而立

5 w( l9 V7 ]4 D6 L' @　　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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8 L& i! P# b2 m1 P- i. G　　水涨船高
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$ B. c" A1 ~" i+ }. `　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　实事求是

4 c, r9 y. ^  k1 z% C2 J, \　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 S2 ?# s. z9 O/ T4 D* O8 R　　说曹操，曹操到

3 A, {0 o% @$ J$ p1 M' ]　　speak of the devil
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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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  \5 c9 ?/ n( H; [( ~" K2 f% t$ t　　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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　　韬光养晦

% t+ ~; y  `5 X: K$ x5 G& l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

: |, H1 \6 I: X/ U2 A- R2 Q　　糖衣炮弹

0 Q: A9 u7 \# P0 ^0 E7 \& Q1 U5 Z5 T　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

- f8 s$ X2 r3 X0 c$ I　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 O8 y7 i8 r9 r　　团结就是力量

9 I; N1 c, d; h7 @+ `0 p　　Unity is strength.
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& H# b9 f# |5 k; p8 x　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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  ^4 l8 D" }! y! F  z, i　　物以类聚，人以群分
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' M- k0 ?7 X4 w1 V  `　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

' V, u3 k- e0 C3 r　　hold high hopes for one's child

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0 m! g) [4 q* B5 k! O' y1 `' E- a5 L　　唯利是图
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" \% x; Q) ~% Q, q: O* ]; v　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

  a; I( o/ ^. S- f% x4 y; z/ x# K　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 z/ R+ @" W& H　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 C$ K! s% _; a: X* {　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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$ c9 K4 e# t5 s  y* J　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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' z* F, |* e8 r. d　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

+ @) P1 n, a2 y! T3 S. I0 M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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* p, y! p- [! k5 L2 J8 x5 c) z4 M　　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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/ b( x* q+ {' |5 W: o2 y) C5 Z　　现身说法

' K" {) M2 q/ m( L9 s2 Z% `　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 T- R* C4 A2 u- L　　息事宁人

+ P2 q- Y5 i2 Y5 |　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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/ P: |8 h3 B. s1 x9 W, u) s　　循序渐进

. _$ u/ ]4 D0 }　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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9 D+ e) b6 f* ~( W　　严以律己，宽以待人
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: E+ [9 u1 f4 ?4 f( J; ?8 d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

8 V. Z2 H! w6 S, x　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

; [, H8 o- M7 e) L2 F. G　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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9 N5 ^" \6 v5 @, q. [( }　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

9 z9 ?6 N8 E8 E　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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; [& l: i' Z- g　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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& a# e* h! A: J* R8 O  D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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- }' {6 b! ^' U1 n  ?0 f　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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; E) L+ n2 w7 S5 y9 i  E0 I　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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) m3 \7 {8 M5 v% D! P4 T& j/ {( s　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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2 q1 g5 b; t0 V/ k! `+ L　　英雄所见略同

; y8 m& y$ ?4 |5 }* [2 v& h. u　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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/ E' ~  C. t9 O3 p" s　　冤假错案

7 [  f/ O8 W5 c" q　　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

" t- S+ F# K9 u( B+ X　　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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( T/ |$ A: F% e4 ~　　债台高筑
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( ~- ^0 u1 E9 e, z　　become debt-ridden

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9 k& V# i7 O' P2 Y; Q6 S　　众矢之的
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  O0 ~; J) [: X　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist

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4 G. z2 I/ A" g" M! \# j　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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+ T. k8 n8 A; p　　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。