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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8 R" y# d& _5 H$ X$ E7 B　　爱屋及乌

　　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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0 l; _3 d: {2 O! h  l　　Seeing is believing.

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8 P- y9 r" j8 T+ J- Q. I0 }3 U. Y' X　　比上不足，比下有余

: a" q& R3 s, z' a7 y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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1 b1 d) w8 M# F$ K2 q5 B　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& j) |; V) G- N- ]　　不遗余力
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: g* x& I: p6 W8 m( x　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 D, Q8 z( b, T2 m- F2 V8 K　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 F* t8 K  n# X' P  Q　　辞旧迎新

- a  C; R8 h8 C- R; Z3 B　　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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7 Q0 H4 H/ g2 {% O3 c　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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0 w  e; ?4 K: F8 i2 \　　大开眼界
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. [8 d5 t7 ]/ V5 m' u- x$ I5 q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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+ m( A8 q/ x4 r$ Z　　国泰民安

) r+ }0 w# e" K% P5 y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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5 y% [/ R# d# G# t* J, U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

- e1 p- m& c1 r　　too much is as bad as too little

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- g* `6 k8 H7 P. D  c7 B6 K8 N/ \" P　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 n2 v( h: b8 B　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

( ?" i/ g: g' Q　　harmony brings wealth;

9 V+ H5 p: q$ s1 m2 H0 l　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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: r! o6 ]6 G# n9 ]# x　　活到老学到老
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" H* J2 v4 k; ~  t/ v+ M9 S　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

7 u6 i* w. E9 x& a. H* p- {+ R　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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2 |/ G3 X. |' N. Z5 C( n1 V　　金玉满堂
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0 O0 ~) N9 N! H$ Q  s　　Treasures fill the home.

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) A- m, U" D* a- c$ n& j% s$ N　　脚踏实地

# }( T6 W' _' C6 I3 Y　　be down-to-earth

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" e- W2 Y$ T7 W　　脚踩两只船

4 a% l9 d" S# C) U　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% M8 N3 P* _+ U2 n% {' R　　君子之交淡如水

& w! [) W$ L6 u. n& K　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* j; d& z( l: v+ b# g5 c* I: _　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

" r. L1 s, z$ q' M% f# j# y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

1 H( ^3 L8 X, K4 p　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

" q( a$ Y4 t6 D7 N　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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& Q0 u' a: y% X& K3 A1 \$ U2 ^　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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: c. b4 `" W- z7 r0 P  [5 D) P　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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7 L3 ?: C1 @0 f  m: t* w% t% U0 f) H　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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6 Q3 m( W7 [( B' X( F3 H& _5 U　　弄巧成拙
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& t7 _% @  h' R1 w5 C5 t3 X* o　　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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5 }$ s/ }& m% s7 {, }9 M$ C; X　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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: P7 M' D4 Y. Y# R; j0 V+ [/ E5 I- e　　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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" A3 [9 W+ J3 v" {( \　　破釜沉舟

6 J0 t" y, X6 A) `) r( P6 t6 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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1 m/ P! k6 a8 Y! |: |　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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- h( M+ v8 F7 t4 C& Z% G　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) @4 n$ m& j6 [, `0 ]% o5 i0 K　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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! V/ _; |" f  u& N! ?2 ~　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 u! v7 p! F9 `- u7 `3 t　　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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+ e8 ^. D) H  ?! c1 _* b　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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5 \5 Z+ @# W9 k6 f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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! I, B+ ~+ ~1 A7 l1 |3 F　　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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* p% r& _* l1 a# h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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4 ?0 R5 C; D. Q) Y* w- S　　a blessing in disguise;

+ @' v$ \* e1 Z1 M# E　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 W" a6 G; O( s5 J, A' ~; E　　三十而立

. r7 U9 i  m9 K0 [　　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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/ }* ~" p# O, Y+ e/ z5 |　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ e7 X8 n( c, j& f# k　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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6 X0 u" l$ m7 R& c& w! K　　杀鸡用牛刀
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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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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6 v% W9 r* z; V+ \7 l4 O　　实话实说
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' j1 S# @& B7 _　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

6 C# N" }3 `0 E+ V; I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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$ b# y- G' I: b, j! m( ?　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 I: o9 [  H4 N/ F3 r4 W　　天有不测风云
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$ W7 R& R! q3 q7 u- j　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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, o8 x& j2 d1 ~' K2 g　　团结就是力量

# i# L9 m9 I& U8 S# I　　Unity is strength.

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9 Y/ O5 Q3 n2 D& D5 ~　　跳进黄河洗不清

; G$ l4 d' G' v　　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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6 |& p! W; p& X4 Z! `( ^* g4 ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 ]. ]2 |5 m: P　　物以类聚，人以群分

! ^" T/ ]: z) [+ D　　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

# D7 l/ x' G" _" |# F# O, t　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, H* F4 ~# E4 V3 w: x& A2 X　　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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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

; |' R1 `$ ]; f2 q0 |5 {　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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2 L% u+ s6 F. E7 i- ~8 g0 ]　　心照不宣
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8 o& a+ d" \  J. Q! E! N　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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8 W  D, n: a) h　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　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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* P3 K/ T+ ]" T7 r5 m　　ants on a hot pan
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7 O- J1 m2 q' e( O6 q　　现身说法
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　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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0 P* j: u2 z, F# ]" @; v4 I　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

9 @  w) O' P- }+ ?2 m0 k2 I* @5 M　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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8 J& B( c) {" R) K　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 f+ K5 r5 V- x& @9 ]0 Y7 L6 {　　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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# i7 {8 {8 j7 f' Q- q; U) ]/ j8 x　　欲速则不达
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9 e2 c4 U0 V) Z9 o0 S5 w# U　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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/ z4 }- X/ ~: X　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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) b. l+ O! G5 [& z$ Q5 Q　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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, {3 [% O9 U  J　　一言既出，驷马难追
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& W4 Y! C6 j& v/ x$ C　　A promise is a promise.
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7 j. c' p+ ?* m  n8 D　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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5 M4 ]5 G& D" v4 h, h' p　　招财进宝
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9 w4 N9 e, }! O9 U　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ ?& ~. D& T- I# x5 H( U4 Q　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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5 y+ Q1 X3 f% p0 ^  Q" V; e　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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4 n1 z; E) _, y4 W8 c) Q. ~* W　　What's done by night appears by day.
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4 Q* d# M9 X& q# f2 D　　左右为难
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0 @  {( I, L% z3 _7 W, G: K1 d　　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。