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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- c6 w2 f8 y9 S8 U3 [. Y2 \0 {! l　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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9 h$ B' c9 \; }2 W: {, n# p　　百闻不如一见

# ]: J4 S7 c2 R$ S5 X7 F3 c% m4 P　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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- i% d7 o  L+ v. I　　Seeing is believing.

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+ |9 u. @) {7 T  E$ {2 x　　比上不足，比下有余
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) h( R& \! e/ q, \( c4 b% M0 z　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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4 C, e4 I- W- V+ m1 E1 X　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) \' t) m; Y/ M+ r! P7 ~　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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; j/ j7 Q3 o8 N2 b　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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1 W: I9 g8 M: }　　拆东墙补西墙
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& ~  J3 m6 K  N$ u& `) Q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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1 I: O+ m; n+ _0 T, {: e　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 o- ~/ p( L) F7 `6 p* M' H　　国泰民安

& b$ B0 B$ s" W3 z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

; P- N1 H- a5 n% ]　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

* N+ C" }7 w% h/ S# p" H　　harmony brings wealth;

% c) K5 }3 W8 m$ m% I$ ?: s6 D　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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% g/ B8 o' u0 h! H+ |* i! m　　活到老学到老
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　　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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5 P% U5 g7 g# F* J　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) Y1 c2 f0 k# V/ H# z! t: v; ]　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 U+ L: b% Q: q: [　　金玉满堂

( h5 Y) q1 b4 Z/ m# i2 s　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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& z7 L  P! s$ y5 V! q5 |　　君子之交淡如水

; c- q" R3 C$ i4 Y* u　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

  l% K, b- H; C! O3 _$ x( E8 h　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 j- M7 y" v) j5 X$ G3 U4 D/ ]　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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- L( k( s0 H' c3 U3 Y& b　　茅塞顿开

, e# P% t" ~/ a' ~8 Y　　be suddenly enlightened
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% b" V- |1 }1 M0 l4 c6 S　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ \$ u" N+ t; X* S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 I% W# S$ v7 b( h" {! ~, E　　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

4 p+ O. j6 ?1 @2 P　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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5 }/ e6 [& i2 d9 R" t& ~) b　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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) M( A& k. X2 z7 P8 d! y+ Y! `0 ?　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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
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: I% a3 n3 R1 k* [　　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+ q4 E- u  Y5 ]/ d( q/ z　　抢得先机
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6 c  \3 Q* h5 a! S# U( j1 d/ p　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) `9 @& Y' `' s　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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: ?& C; M! Z, t: N3 t　　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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) a* b; X5 K, M# r　　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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0 j  f3 W; q0 A) @　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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2 R( P- s4 `5 ]7 h- l0 \) o　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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1 p: x1 y. @# k7 j1 V# w6 W- e  @　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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& t2 J6 v; S! c/ d$ }$ V+ d　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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, r! C/ M+ z+ ?1 b+ c! r& P　　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

! F  o5 |4 q% z　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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- X* t, I1 p8 [8 g　　世外桃源
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) V) T2 p" K: I2 Z$ j+ v) d) k+ X　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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; H/ P) F. P3 X- u# H　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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# |' L4 o: z2 D2 w7 b5 J: T% m　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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6 T% j' B* }8 H; D: x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ e1 ?0 n6 p" s2 b8 _( k. V: k　　三十而立

: t* ]" G+ g' }3 _, a: i& 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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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1 v4 ~' W3 I9 `7 b# z4 ]$ _　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" ?% p. T) ~$ p* {: h, d3 ?  H# |　　实事求是

! W; y8 R# G9 i4 F9 {　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

+ C- c8 b" r/ e4 J* W4 [% x5 w　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

8 T  F6 `) |; @- f1 D' I8 s" ~1 r　　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

! R$ K/ I  W1 C7 U& W* T$ c　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

' R3 g) f' X; z2 r1 e7 @* ?# _- }　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

) `: u6 V3 T5 k. ~5 M　　天有不测风云
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* g8 v$ S: A8 t/ m5 W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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) @$ l- e' ~; d" [/ _1 I　　Unity is strength.
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) M- ?! ^2 O. J( N8 t2 U2 N　　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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　　歪风邪气
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" I- P$ z# A1 p* y/ n$ g1 r) P. k: \- d　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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" K' Q, z2 H8 D  n" Z　　望子成龙

/ I3 v& s4 {! E4 V! {' t! j　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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+ Y( y; a' F8 S* y　　无中生有
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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

, \; I9 L/ M% |( @　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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4 G- i5 }3 Z5 Q" T　　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

$ @' D4 ~4 N! H7 V& `5 c. ^8 i' v　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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6 ^0 X! w% P3 B, g4 Z　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ w: v, P, l8 \  l5 v4 R　　先下手为强

  O2 \: z, c- _, i+ b　　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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! O9 d. h$ h+ [6 @7 S1 ?" Y6 d　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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7 ^" i. F2 I$ I; J3 A9 k% v　　息事宁人
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! R6 C, Z$ f! H( ?; n9 t/ M　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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% l, _- [* y/ S　　循序渐进

$ n2 p& J+ r6 F& K) ], D　　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

2 y  `& ^8 C4 W' J* J# I  o　　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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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 b1 ?) N1 H- W' h8 A7 T　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

1 G7 W  T5 b  U3 _　　有勇无谋

) @' G1 O. B" W3 ?+ ?0 [" b1 S　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

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

* r& W6 k3 i8 i　　与时俱进
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　　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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5 s( y: V9 \9 X. q) s　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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4 L, p, p3 V" z4 e. b0 j5 h! O6 y　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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4 C% b2 w6 \! X; p3 M　　survival of the fittest

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$ K  ^/ }5 A; V　　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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　　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 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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9 _' y! N$ K* `　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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' C% d9 c" n% s& Q0 K" t9 }　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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* u8 S, }) @' h+ r: ~+ X　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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# V3 H$ [1 Q( E& Z/ L* _　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。