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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! Z0 S8 M* S& P, y　　爱屋及乌
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8 {0 s! n$ a, g/ T' C3 B9 G/ _　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ B3 H: I% F3 j  G- I: k　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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; W# h$ m' M2 j　　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

7 [; s5 Q1 M4 P- ?' f$ A4 g9 c! M　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

4 r# G- r  \3 Q! K7 u7 @( A- U　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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2 L  S2 f2 S1 r5 ]" C  A　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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. A6 ~6 |, v8 h0 N　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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$ ^* C2 B4 C* }% s* |　　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
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) r. Q* B3 F) Y/ \5 ?　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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, H' I8 \& l: N% m　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

7 {& n8 q' B5 A; E9 a1 G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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9 O8 K0 V4 ?6 S/ E　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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# o, [2 \# P2 D( k% P　　too much is as bad as too little
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4 r: ]5 A/ c2 f' L4 r) K  Z) W- }7 }　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% I, ]5 P1 }5 a# D, i　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! o8 L- E$ c& M# u1 s7 M　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. i+ Q$ O3 j% `, t　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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  G! r# t3 {) p3 W0 c　　既往不咎
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　　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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　　金玉满堂
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　　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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( c( Q7 J, o8 \6 l% f' U　　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

　　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

/ z$ u% D/ L0 o% t% q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

' u* |- R1 `1 i0 }　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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4 [  o: v! t; B+ n& i　　马到成功
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, }3 a" E, S; F0 h  a! w/ q7 a0 I　　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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! V" y( `% ~5 [! P% A1 f, ^　　茅塞顿开
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/ t- m9 a( _! o) p; i! J　　be suddenly enlightened

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1 D1 K: W' {( w5 }　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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9 z7 ~2 N- n- w$ w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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3 @5 m8 `% |" ?$ [　　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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! I" F: x5 h3 f* {+ n* }/ H　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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3 X# x7 d! Q' Z& P. n　　弄巧成拙
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2 Y  [1 @9 A# B7 {　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

# p! A6 y; ?- I6 Z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

; a! w# u4 b& P: T+ x3 M　　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

/ q4 y8 L, Z/ d  }8 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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　　抢得先机

- d4 O; E, s% f3 b- n$ z7 D8 p2 i　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ h+ q: Z5 t' K* B2 U% c9 a, e　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 i5 }! `1 X% R1 Y. x% q8 {8 w0 ~- r　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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8 j# S: Z2 L# H* G& L6 I　　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

) }# T6 [7 M2 {3 K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

) o3 B/ {* w$ T8 ]% Q' \3 s3 K　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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9 o  F. e( y; T, D9 N1 W　　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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: C1 U7 q* M0 A3 U/ {　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ o; }6 |0 S  f9 r　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

/ c$ V: P* \# ?  c! r　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 k  u( t* h% V/ R, D　　人之初，性本善

　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

  M3 V9 W3 u9 V/ K　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

9 P/ b0 _# n2 a; q  R! `" x　　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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% P4 S/ a( f* q# L2 j% \　　时不我待

. R, q: i5 D+ |) v, ^　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

$ m; E; n* G, x2 L. J7 x　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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# b: r8 I3 {5 m3 s( L1 i5 r　　speak of the devil
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4 E' w4 f& v6 v5 o4 g5 u! [/ L  ^" {　　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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- o; d0 o! }0 h2 k9 A9 u　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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* c* X( Q9 g, y! s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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* r7 Q- e* @. @$ I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

! M# d% C5 Y' C) H+ D) S: Y% Z- ?　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

3 A5 \* f! i) F+ o" I　　团结就是力量

2 g3 x+ ?, p0 R* o9 N1 Y7 I. U2 I  k　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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" d6 k9 |3 e" k" q* |, p( c8 V: M8 P　　歪风邪气
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# g- I& z$ h# K" L　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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$ f" }; k  N' r* y　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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3 m# \2 {- M  \; y- K　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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* X7 G+ l5 _" E5 w+ ?　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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3 x' ?" H' ?! V2 e9 t; c　　无风不起浪
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4 \7 N. z' V6 \( }1 s　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

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9 @$ P& J/ t8 _! k/ L, {7 l; p　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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# B, K* m5 X/ d& J　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

! ^2 {2 ]+ l9 ?+ H　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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. B- n- C; w9 H# ]' m　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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- t# W3 [$ q2 F( ]　　先入为主

# r5 `* F& r1 I$ r' C) k! z  @　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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- ]* L8 @" X0 [+ B. @- ^& V; `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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* m" d# \. n; J/ n! x　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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5 c; `3 @5 {1 t3 p　　现身说法

/ b+ t$ n6 G" G% o　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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, a) S7 C: B+ K# S8 w0 m3 ~　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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) \* u1 U; V! v　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

0 z0 i8 u7 s& |) H' s　　有钱能使鬼推磨

: w( t8 j# p9 i1 L) ~3 l! D8 W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 H" Y; [- f1 Y/ J  K　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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0 v7 B: b: ]3 X　　有勇无谋

# v/ ~* o0 H1 ~) F" S, E　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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% h  S4 k! Z* }3 ]) x, t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% _, g0 g* _! }0 i* \- |　　与时俱进

5 O# E0 w; a  m$ `　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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$ t0 j, N1 j8 B- `: [" {! e5 G　　因材施教

　　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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+ s+ a, S- O8 \* ^　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

( q5 i$ P- S" G4 ^" o$ l6 J3 w6 ]　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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5 x" z% `5 R% R3 x- t+ R) @　　Great minds think alike.
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( K& |/ _, u& B6 A! |　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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$ Z! F/ D" i( [5 D! P3 e8 r0 j$ L　　冤假错案
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* v+ P  U( w2 @3 o　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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8 ]) [: w, _* e/ ^; R5 j: C　　一言既出，驷马难追

" p- N. X  t9 w5 B　　A promise is a promise.

8 n5 [3 F8 ~, S: O! c% Y　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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0 ?5 a, ^% f: {* k0 A/ J6 w　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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( i0 D4 ~5 `; o5 _0 E) U　　众矢之的

: X+ ^% s# ]4 v* h- X7 c　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

' p/ a: `* `9 r' v　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 e' r7 }$ I2 M6 r' {" ~  Q　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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% ?$ |7 e8 j8 h% c5 e　　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。