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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& _2 E7 W  H; C' u5 A　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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9 V; H* x0 v8 {4 N9 _1 ]  C" X　　Seeing is believing.
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* a, Q8 ^# G  ^) G) ^' y( O　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

" U8 ^* i6 W  R; ~5 g　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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7 L5 F, V: s2 A9 H1 N　　不遗余力
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　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' v! P. e8 n; P# u) Q　　大事化小，小事化了
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  o( [. m  ^+ n, w; M( f　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 a6 \+ b. ~4 _. I2 s　　大开眼界

9 V% c$ i& g' N- G+ C. O7 `; S　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

: }" _* A( g' m! l( o　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, G* U0 K6 J' k* Z1 s% R　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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( u& u1 B( |) {4 ^! e0 g' V+ O7 K　　Bad news travels fast.
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1 v! N5 S" T, h: o. F3 `8 t7 P* ~　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 ?) j6 G& ]* E! r　　活到老学到老
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% h6 E$ g, K1 f' [9 F; X　　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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2 K6 S1 B& k; J1 r$ ]　　金无足赤，人无完人
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3 `( P, A: m' W/ x+ _　　There are spots even on the sun.
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+ h2 y  P0 U) P9 C　　金玉满堂
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- v0 f$ D0 ?. U7 r# n+ s　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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" i1 ~8 Y% d7 K$ i2 F+ k3 r7 M　　脚踩两只船

6 y0 M& r  U0 b7 F/ U6 e. x/ L) `　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ Z, _1 P8 H6 N% B# h0 X　　君子之交淡如水
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! _/ c$ f9 k% r) K( ~　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* P0 c" Y# h) E' Q8 R4 Z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. l3 I# c, n$ U5 f2 O　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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. Z, j8 S. B8 `! z) `8 Z  l) J　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" C, E( z8 x" F' C9 a8 ~0 x5 V$ k　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 `3 i% M" [# P2 r- A+ B# s5 \* w　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# k& g1 |8 w: f- m% B　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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, K* ?& t4 R8 v6 @2 J! A　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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: z% G% U% A# N/ x& |　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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) i$ A1 H* w0 P# b' c9 ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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) v( A! C. V+ W　　每逢佳节倍思亲

8 ]' u6 q" `, t9 O$ t! _　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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- e  L& B% J& x9 A　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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( a( b7 p7 c2 K. M0 Z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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0 v2 G  B( H5 D8 |' y1 O2 M　　赔了夫人又折兵
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6 V4 u# }1 @7 p# H2 r0 ^　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( p! G$ F5 F5 W, [) p; a　　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
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　　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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3 Z, v1 {0 `- _3 O　　抢得先机
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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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
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6 T- z& H. v) g1 e　　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

/ B  M7 i5 z$ F) I; X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ S2 K' _* V& F+ `0 j　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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

1 c# f6 b- W$ p1 I4 `! |+ D2 L　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( b" o- i8 G3 {' g0 ]　　人之初，性本善

# S0 E4 S! N7 N! v- ^" l　　Humans are born good.
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( `5 g& U( {% f5 \　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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+ P0 }( x5 _1 r3 P　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 D9 V5 }2 ]2 }: o# L　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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( G7 {0 A+ z9 Q, W4 f) h　　a blessing in disguise;
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8 |5 J/ h4 b9 h9 h4 m9 L' w" {　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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! o1 J/ b% ^$ x, R4 u. N: h" p8 a　　三十而立

　　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

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

* {& q# E: e; f4 ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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& s- e" C1 s( B' B5 K4 C6 ]. j0 S) c　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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1 {2 v7 @0 x  H2 K　　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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7 ^4 c4 N+ Z( D4 h+ t　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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3 w! N+ a0 I" V. {　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

' J# f6 v1 _" N' E0 Q$ Z" Z　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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+ _. `" n7 a; k& c; j+ j; [　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# k" J5 ?& v! T　　团结就是力量
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) \7 Z2 O: R6 p" z0 g. I6 g　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

, M! V/ m; i0 E1 Q. V; z* q$ G　　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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0 O8 r% ^$ X0 \% m7 i　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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& X4 l: V2 {; C9 D5 Y　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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3 C% |; e: V$ b8 {5 M; i　　望子成龙

+ [/ Q9 y: Q, e　　hold high hopes for one's child

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0 T& g6 `/ h" u0 p3 ^　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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9 S( X- m1 f! e　　无风不起浪

5 y- N2 d! ^2 _4 C　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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+ S8 \% B  x8 p6 l8 I4 X　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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0 I: L" L7 j) {! p" s3 T　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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8 b* P# y; F: r: K# l　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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2 {/ J% s* `7 m  c6 [. Q8 C　　心想事成
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# F5 L; `2 R# Q) p; m" n　　May all your wish come true

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+ b, S: r2 s9 x3 D　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

" s" W6 I7 m) g; m& t! z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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% `# c: I4 y' S　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

2 d1 {) K/ ^$ t7 V4 P　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) R9 u. u! _- V/ B1 Z. C4 J  A　　ants on a hot pan
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, r. K0 X! o" J. C& F( U8 {6 b9 B　　现身说法
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* B+ b) f1 c3 Q: m0 u　　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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6 z* o; W- n2 @　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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0 I, f* P5 ~- f! O  W  e1 V　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

7 b) I$ V) k% b; Q8 k- y　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 Q( Q  F- A* W' Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

  k$ q& S$ F3 D# v0 R" ?3 `/ K- h　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

6 p: Y% S% q4 I8 i# h- H　　bold but not crafty84

, H( H$ [+ }  I' ]% V9 `7 L　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进
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9 ^" Y: U4 V" _4 C- j( A# V　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! m: s2 T. u. S  a- f! @# c　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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3 S1 c: o" G1 k8 ^+ w4 P　　英雄所见略同

　　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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& A) l) w( I. {" h　　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.
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8 Y) m) [; z/ I& P9 e0 W9 H　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# r; E5 \+ f; r( f8 e) J) ^& l　　招财进宝
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0 Q5 \8 O" ]; n( `5 K) ?　　bring in wealth and treasure
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5 n7 ]/ E' Y8 d, {　　债台高筑

2 S; m5 m9 D- l# e4 Y　　become debt-ridden

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1 b9 p. X9 m% J* v. r7 P　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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5 ]! M2 S% e% @0 Q3 q: }4 q# L　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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- t+ P! v/ v( C+ V, A' c　　左右为难

2 O: z* u+ v% ]0 p" j9 V: H　　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。