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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1 Y, X( N) }/ s/ k' q  |+ v/ b$ G　　爱屋及乌

. _% q& W4 L6 M+ J1 n& h! W　　Love me, love my dog.

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8 Q- E: `; c9 I9 a& F3 M　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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: J; v9 }+ G5 H0 P. z. H　　比上不足，比下有余
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" M4 j8 m5 l: S/ {- u  D　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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" a9 T8 r) k! }5 k( p3 X　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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2 h0 d+ Z- J" R8 m+ w) a　　不遗余力
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$ w1 R. N- _7 O& @# e+ q# }　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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' {, D6 a- ~  o/ W; ?) Q　　不打不成交

3 P3 i( P' t0 L  [# o4 f+ y　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

+ r1 ]: }" H% C# i　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 K) Y. u9 W) x* j8 @+ d　　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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! U% q. O) g6 `9 W& s　　大开眼界
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* S; ^7 O: `' O9 R) q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

$ y, R& T* }7 _　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

1 N! _9 d0 B: s; w5 |" }　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

( A, g7 H7 w. l6 U; I7 x4 v/ ~: B. D& K　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

/ y  @; Q8 R9 J) [. q- S6 M$ A　　let bygones be bygones
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& n$ D) [! w8 h8 m  p　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, v$ w; ]8 z( o+ T　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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3 h7 N7 V6 M4 j+ H: s; K' D　　脚踏实地
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) e; i, {1 \) C2 W　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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  ?7 [8 A" O4 J* Z* V　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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; E/ f+ d+ k6 a9 t4 M2 Q　　君子之交淡如水
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2 D2 q% p/ ?0 p4 N( [# o2 b# J  l# C0 B　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

3 u" i  L. j% n5 ?  }: Y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" M5 F  W; p. o/ I4 }# b4 V1 |　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　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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3 s8 r! v* b% t# b　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

) u& d: |0 Z' Y  o$ K' m: B. u* _　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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* e5 w: ?6 [& A　　每逢佳节倍思亲

  _- W$ e% ^3 B8 q+ q8 y7 m　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 L# W$ q, |, C　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ h3 F) \' B7 L! ^* O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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8 E8 [' }4 z4 e) v* [/ J　　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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7 Z$ f( S/ q) C- @5 I. ?　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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* b( a5 Q" o5 t& d　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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+ n) q( ]0 [7 ~- ?9 v& t) G5 S　　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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' _6 n" ?% M6 u4 T　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, c- f9 g7 M" U" w6 a$ H　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 O8 A/ x3 q. T8 x( o: |　　人逢喜事精神爽

1 ]: n0 T0 x$ 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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) A9 \; m* j) V% w　　世外桃源

7 f5 T+ O5 R6 }! B+ B7 l( L: q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 W  e( r- B2 J& v- A　　人之初，性本善
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3 L) c' D/ ^+ ~8 E5 T. W1 h4 ?　　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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( S9 F/ P( `9 Q% {4 z2 Z) H7 J　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

- @0 R. b5 e; X, `5 a$ s3 n7 z　　a blessing in disguise;
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% L4 c& u" H/ ]. {5 F/ {　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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1 N2 Z# ^4 d; F: R5 I　　水涨船高

; }8 L$ Q9 m! h8 o　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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0 S+ o+ |+ N. T1 V& G2 \+ C　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" E# Q$ F6 t: c0 R& C5 A　　杀鸡用牛刀

, J6 C) Q8 N7 k. C9 \3 R  `3 R　　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

8 |  Y" [$ S, v, P: L　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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* v$ v. N& t9 E5 g3 h' V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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2 C1 B1 z: P: T* A  r  Q　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

: v5 \* i4 f8 U/ A, @" g6 k　　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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2 E* ?  Z% _4 X  `4 J* @　　跳进黄河洗不清

& X4 S, v% f: A7 ~9 T* j　　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 K+ E! d: K! ~. X　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 \- w" @+ S9 x4 V7 _; R　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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+ T# j6 h' T: q. I　　望子成龙

% }" t4 ^4 Y7 z& L　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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$ G4 r0 v, Y2 [/ |" m. Z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

1 U2 u  F# G* w) j) w* Q; X　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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* m" G  _$ P9 {) a% ^　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% b# \' [# [& j/ a$ M　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

- v: k7 l: I$ r) @- x% B1 j　　a new broom sweeps clean
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: C- f- L: K3 @9 P1 _, v　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

' o5 S3 o" U2 `1 T( Y( r　　May all your wish come true

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* c2 k: w0 K2 f, g, F. S. m5 f　　心照不宣

% w2 r4 z$ O- S$ y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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0 U% F; B) C" ]8 k% u$ ^, Q　　先入为主

: j3 ?& O3 S2 S  g. _　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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1 E$ d* f8 z( n　　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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- E5 Y& @( G; K2 e& v　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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( F, ]0 r' [$ T( Y1 I　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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

8 j' O0 |( m+ S　　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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( y2 \8 q. b" g　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

' C* b# y* ]; f. \& Y9 O" |　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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  g8 R3 |8 I5 [% w　　bold but not crafty84

" w; f/ R7 {' s' f　　有缘千里来相会

) b% ^1 b( Q. ~/ [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

7 y* l' V- U7 X( f: @+ k4 V& O: }　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

, T+ f; X$ W% f1 F+ O　　以人为本
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1 x8 U( B* I/ g2 e2 k, r6 d　　因材施教
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7 I) d. @" t5 ]8 e4 ^　　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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　　欲速则不达
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( e2 Y/ t! Y' |4 I) `  o0 Q- v　　Haste makes waste.
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: k! I, F. o7 g0 l. \9 V' M( c. |! b　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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3 M0 y4 `! C) ]# q　　英雄所见略同

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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. R% u) x$ p* s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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5 ~" s) B4 a  |3 T: ~3 C6 ^　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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0 |* v0 V- x: E. L. C& e" ?　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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6 V4 [( Y% k& J8 O- ]# L2 T2 k2 J　　招财进宝

7 ^- m& U5 I. Q4 p. I7 A　　bring in wealth and treasure
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/ s, M- [- u. r! N/ p　　债台高筑
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3 w, s1 b6 W! d$ d9 N　　众矢之的
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) l* A" m; F# P' B% @7 X　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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4 l7 g2 b7 |2 }$ j- z; i　　纸包不住火
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7 T4 S' K7 l2 k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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! ]8 K/ D* k! s- k- F0 T$ q3 b　　左右为难

　　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。