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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; Y' o( r' B4 x# z　　百闻不如一见
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' g, p" ~5 u: r2 j7 K5 \　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# C/ J1 W. a1 r# H: C　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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0 J5 D. z& e# ^　　不打不成交
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' H$ W$ H5 S6 k$ P5 B　　No discord, no concord.
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" H3 `& i) W. n* n, V　　拆东墙补西墙

! G( Q% R% D6 R8 I4 A　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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1 }+ @( `" r4 [2 d8 E9 e& }& M　　大事化小，小事化了
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% D- B( S$ l7 c　　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

0 ^0 Q/ \" z1 G3 d: [/ p5 g　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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6 j  ?$ o5 t5 x9 a5 y$ t; _　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) E" `% @) a) |/ r, i2 H0 s* d: k* U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, o5 H2 x3 s$ u( R" b. ?* @( u　　too much is as bad as too little
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$ i, e' }, T7 |% {. ?1 _; K  N- Y　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

5 C) B6 W& Z( K7 Z; c- x　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

+ m) w- W+ q; D1 j- d　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. ^7 |+ V0 m0 y) a　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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, j9 F3 I9 R- J8 k, N/ B( J  v　　既往不咎

4 y5 l6 L5 n8 U, V+ @- p　　let bygones be bygones
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; {' C9 L: g. P, y, f0 }3 M　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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- {( g% Z7 B( Y6 L　　脚踩两只船

: l4 S! e0 s( H; a3 R7 Z. k　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水

7 F! d: R2 R% Y, D+ Q4 L  _% @　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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% l- x) d3 C8 x; e　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( c6 B: P0 n5 d. u3 J7 X　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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/ `# b6 S/ N* h　　马到成功

! k6 ~7 t8 m  j* h5 n　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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: G& F3 X  W9 M9 e; Z9 y　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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. q( f! D. |" J　　没有规矩，不成方圆

/ t0 ]6 B0 _8 N1 [1 T# j& ~! [' }　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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: _5 w9 j+ |1 ]1 B$ }0 B　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* W3 ]* Z, @1 K3 C, Z/ ]  ^1 b　　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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8 p; X" Q/ L( P1 p0 _　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 i+ w/ p/ g: l$ @9 o, v$ P# p* m/ u　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

- v1 Q* J5 O4 n: e　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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( p- f5 r: Z6 N1 J5 l$ H　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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5 z1 P4 _$ H4 w3 z& ^( d　　破釜沉舟

2 N9 o0 c- b' J& e　　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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8 ^3 {( h5 L8 e, o　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 s3 R* {6 S$ a" z  K2 r　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 L) L1 [+ G# l( B' r$ x& w9 F　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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! R( X2 P5 n0 v2 A# Z　　前事不忘，后事之师

0 {- ^3 ?' E. {" g8 x  x$ F　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 t. S: L* L; l0 n4 ~- |% m$ [1 V　　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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( H3 C- R0 d) m6 w" Y) [$ o" D2 a% S　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' t& {# N, H! A& w+ P& G! C" z　　瑞雪兆丰年
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9 m! z3 R9 c7 q6 Z　　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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, _2 X5 C9 I4 @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 V# `' y( C. G3 Q9 @7 M2 b0 z　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& S  _! f9 z; U; z6 X" |　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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9 c& H  W5 @( }　　世外桃源

% h+ B% |: c1 n( H$ o　　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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1 E8 _3 V1 m7 ?0 F, W9 m　　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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4 c* @" M) Z$ ?* R0 x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- u& x7 n0 _9 j4 _6 S/ |1 N　　三十而立

" C: g" S" |, H- y; W/ W( |: n/ Q" f　　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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9 l9 D, a/ l& d' W/ m+ G" p2 a　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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7 ~4 X5 s" Z# o! x4 i　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 C1 w0 M. F  _0 V1 U　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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% y0 U6 c8 A! S" i　　说曹操，曹操到
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% [6 M, F# D' V" c+ [　　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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& T) d: k% M2 m  C/ A" Q3 F　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　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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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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* R  [' R) x+ Q　　天有不测风云
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9 h  `0 q& O/ E1 W( n3 q+ N  O　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

" l9 G: \/ _  ~2 ^" O　　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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. K) S) @/ |& J( t/ q5 t# e4 q　　歪风邪气

; m$ t# x0 k. k7 U; t5 f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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4 ]2 D% r; ?5 r6 `' U% @9 l: u$ Q　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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' {- }2 Q4 o9 O5 x" k* v　　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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6 h9 b2 Y/ B- B- f$ w& x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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8 f. q: W# a* R* y$ [& U; w　　无风不起浪

. `7 H# K8 J- C3 {) b　　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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  |# B- ]: T1 ^' z　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

4 U- s: i  j3 L3 W: u  b: ]( |　　May all your wish come true
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( @7 [" Y/ G5 K$ w1 H　　心照不宣

. s/ {/ r0 V. U; n2 v& o* S　　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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　　先下手为强

2 l( b" J1 `1 G; P/ d% R+ J　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

- r* l0 _# ]4 K3 \1 f　　The best defense is offense.
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; ?' h) F+ V/ \　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) m5 v, r1 C, m5 A　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# i8 _1 w* e" s& F$ D8 f　　息事宁人
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# x1 R( Y$ g' w& V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　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

& p/ n, y9 M8 A4 u: L3 ~1 G- S　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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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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4 b* o, Q, |5 G: u, y& X8 d& I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

$ v0 j& n8 U/ n& B　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

0 b) D# r2 L3 w* N" ]/ [　　有缘千里来相会
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* J9 f8 d0 ?( I) h6 @　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

! E* s* w% H; O5 p　　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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( I) T' X( U9 F& F$ q8 r　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# u, L% p: B# j% W- w　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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0 x/ U" W( |1 s　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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. G: |. I: J9 s9 V( H! j$ i　　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 promise is a promise.
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, k0 {; n. j0 v$ m) a7 N　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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4 l: \, b  F3 ?8 w　　target of public criticism

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0 [7 B" O% I% d3 [& P　　纸上谈兵

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　　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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　　左右为难
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- p) r  T, n% ^) ~　　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。