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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

: J! a9 C. h' b  \" X! s, m9 Z　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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# M. f$ B: H, O　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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4 X7 \! y1 U: V1 z% ~+ W2 }) l　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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+ |% e$ N# V5 M1 G# _1 N　　No discord, no concord.

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3 P) V5 W2 e. d9 }6 s# x* L% h　　拆东墙补西墙
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+ C* b" V# v* f+ @% ?　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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3 T$ }6 K- O' V% T# t/ J　　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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3 t/ ]; ~5 t2 E! X, h! f* e! N' o& j. {　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, w& ?: Z9 j% A- E# |　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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: P7 N0 v2 n) [* ?2 B0 Z8 |+ T　　过犹不及
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2 U' v( c6 L4 X: [  s2 c- L　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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+ _% c( f+ f2 b, u　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) Y, X9 g# R& V' u　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! j' L3 }, V, s　　Bad news travels fast.
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/ Y% r( m3 y+ [/ l　　和气生财

1 J: a  B9 L& F/ l- E　　harmony brings wealth;
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: \% ?+ v  J5 o1 i　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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+ u; v. N2 ^( i9 K　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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1 S6 R3 n( }( l$ C8 [5 u7 M; h　　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

5 [" ~7 c$ k7 X: L+ {: l. }　　Treasures fill the home.
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, q% [/ g, Z) x& u' t9 v　　脚踏实地

& P1 s9 Y- s$ n- ^. _9 E4 ~# R　　be down-to-earth

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, p; M+ ]7 [* U' `　　脚踩两只船
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3 K, C( o! J& F! @　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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% H8 G3 q, ~  p- g3 V' h1 M　　君子之交淡如水
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+ ~2 k" s2 k; I5 V' d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 `; l3 i7 X. C3 p4 z- y- K　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 u- X. P2 v  G6 I# O( G9 F5 {　　cut and dried; cliché
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4 D3 [7 l) ?  n/ ^7 c1 V+ h: @　　礼尚往来
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2 L. ]. l4 l; H& X: [) z7 v1 R4 D　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

8 C* z" |7 I/ U" D/ ]) ?# `3 M6 e; `　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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+ A1 {9 [+ _; ^　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

% F. ?3 f" }& k8 v9 G( U　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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" [) T0 ^+ C# R4 ^% N/ g8 i( w0 c' |　　be suddenly enlightened
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* m0 B4 n9 B4 a8 p' t) {" v5 k2 o　　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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0 e, Y% u1 [* d9 `, h9 r! p　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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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' Q3 x- s- T7 p! U: J$ @　　抛砖引玉
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  P, S! `* @& c+ u  k　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& Y! H8 I; [4 V　　破釜沉舟
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. U  f/ d% O- d4 ^' O　　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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　　抢得先机

' H/ Y6 s+ `7 o　　take the preemptive opportunities
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* ]2 p! E  D& u# D% @4 r　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: f+ c& |6 j1 F5 H+ ^　　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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" ~7 Z) a. x# _- t　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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# s) y- W0 i8 {; @, U　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 c. |, r& L1 s& g1 |　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' n9 o2 b  E# ?9 A) i0 v) S6 t　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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9 u. W' P8 G: t$ o4 Z( S( X　　人逢喜事精神爽

+ s8 G# x( g3 F7 {　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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

0 q4 l% N1 c9 I* U- I8 _7 h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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" k: A* T8 l- {　　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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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

: g& j" ^; B' M* X　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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0 q$ W7 C8 i  N1 Z6 B　　三十而立
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　　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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2 ~$ O$ W, t- |# ~　　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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4 S+ w: b$ y6 I0 s　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; K. p  S3 N9 K+ m1 V　　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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" {" I9 E& z2 I3 U　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& r- d7 t* C( m; P. Z　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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% Q& C& H0 k% w. B$ U) ?　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# t) r3 l, \6 b; ?3 L' O. {　　sugar-coated bullets59
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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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6 J. \: a$ V. G- F　　团结就是力量
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7 M: l1 x3 g. m　　Unity is strength.

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9 G" W$ U1 }# e6 t/ J# b　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 Z0 ?0 A! s: A/ `　　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

: U; ~5 _  Y" v; \  V4 N. h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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4 O$ m; [: L8 P/ v- B　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; z# Z6 ~- p; |/ \2 y' y　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 J( v1 a# |9 y4 a　　望子成龙

. g) e  L" w7 U　　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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　　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

5 h4 J  t1 h2 \  P( }/ {- S. k　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

# n0 ~7 A5 z7 @- s; z/ `　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　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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　　心想事成

4 ~/ d+ T: T7 c; [' y- I　　May all your wish come true

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7 K" X! ?3 l" K& u* o　　心照不宣
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- u0 G( T/ r0 c" H6 @4 e　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ |) P- _1 A+ F' S( y　　先入为主
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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/ r7 r/ C: y6 k7 a　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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; d8 h7 b$ V; q0 B2 m' T5 {　　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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: n1 k5 E& s; r0 m$ M7 I% r1 U+ E　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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# j- l9 o( S+ w; X　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, ^6 e  Z2 C! y* Q0 a9 J6 p- Y+ |　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

, b7 x+ y! W; x- g( V! E/ ?9 n; X& B　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

$ f  |% m' G9 S　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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2 v! k3 T# F1 W/ b8 P, z3 F　　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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$ H" m- P- N* W& z9 I' v& v　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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; @3 E8 @0 h' R6 U8 L9 i* ]　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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. A% |8 J* M& Y# Z1 _* t　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

+ d( p5 R; V9 Z) r$ N1 ]4 R　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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) d8 S& s  F" C7 v4 t% \　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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! o/ l8 W- B( V' d　　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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4 \  B( b  @2 D) Q　　债台高筑

! P7 r, i5 ?! q; [2 t3 `* k　　become debt-ridden

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4 }1 x! I, Y6 o) o　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

　　98
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5 g1 \; E0 N* Y  ]! Z　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

) L; T1 G/ K) H% e　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 n6 ?- n! g, z7 R3 d0 ?　　What's done by night appears by day.
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; f' q# I, q. i& Y: S  g1 V) R　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。