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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* V0 s+ I( k6 p5 c& A8 W　　爱屋及乌
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" i7 q1 P, J  k% l5 ^- d4 v　　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.
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2 L1 Q* o. i$ O+ M6 D　　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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3 R) ]1 H1 m! _4 G+ y- \9 ^, n　　笨鸟先飞
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5 x8 Y! P& u- i, {' ~　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

( ]! ?. i8 Q: N% w! E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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# `( ^. s2 @& F　　不打不成交
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0 \/ l, J* Q( c, a　　No discord, no concord.

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0 N  H( g! {; I; N2 ~+ F2 j　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ s6 G- i4 \  |# C　　大事化小，小事化了

: a$ R4 E- P8 Z: _+ 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
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0 y) L+ _; b6 L; o& u* Y& ^* Q　　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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) g- r: Y# [0 A/ j7 g4 Y3 |　　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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/ V; D6 h/ K6 h+ H: m* D　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# w. M/ ^2 e( t, ~" s　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 C7 O, N" I* T6 j1 x! h　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

; S1 G% K6 `1 L2 r8 H. ?4 S) |  X　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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) f) V. _2 C% r* f4 E; m/ t+ l5 x　　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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/ Y, s1 D; N! i: I, m7 n　　金玉满堂

# y+ W- x& W! [1 y　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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; d; ~" U8 N8 a' v* O　　脚踩两只船

3 b0 P  w( E2 s　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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- {% s( \3 N( I1 v( h　　君子之交淡如水
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3 |: _& l- W8 a1 j2 c: _- S　　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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9 a; w, Q  f% q' B6 `　　礼尚往来
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" h# V6 y+ C$ o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' \; I- m0 b- @" I; _9 h# y　　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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$ e3 {' F# e* n. m9 x　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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4 b8 @, X7 q9 ]( ]5 Z　　名利双收

* w$ n1 D( J; b4 p4 G& V　　gain both fame and wealth
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8 `5 e, v, B& `; E( a　　茅塞顿开

) S5 l) F/ R( D3 Y  R0 }　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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! o# i. n* a: a8 N　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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6 ~6 X; p5 i" y: `. z! B) u　　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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$ D$ Y, i' [( J  V% U　　赔了夫人又折兵

' R  a8 \; [5 z) r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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9 F& ]; h7 r" i$ s　　抛砖引玉

8 a$ Z3 m. ^- i8 ~; ^　　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

! K8 i. {( N& Z3 ~8 R; b1 e2 `$ {1 V8 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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! I3 q) J- x6 ?7 c5 I　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ A- T# I( a8 c- i　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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! D" k2 D6 I$ E7 M6 k) l　　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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0 z, d5 z" m+ [" l+ [& e　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ @1 n- M2 D, F- F* o/ a　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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% H; }8 o9 V1 x! P& _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* s; Y8 q. i; \! b6 S5 Q/ T! d/ Y　　强龙难压地头蛇

' y0 V$ O7 d4 e" ?& _: g　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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8 H! e+ Q" K6 Q. R4 N9 F- P5 q; h　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ @- L, p' _( m2 T4 {/ v- p& |　　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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5 F5 X( C6 Z* @# D0 ^" M6 m* S　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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# G* F0 O6 R" I* @1 `, u0 J　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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, C5 F8 t9 h' a- o　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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$ Q# N+ @) i1 F, {( N3 x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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4 [! D' b+ L# R: ]1 `　　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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8 }) C2 a  p( S5 w' _　　实事求是

, u& I' K, G. ?( B. m　　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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" y7 U9 ~6 E, E1 e" h2 ~# n  U　　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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9 M' D5 m7 B4 V, ~) v　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

5 u8 S/ O' W( F4 N$ y　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

& V8 C# a7 v0 R* {4 T　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

4 U$ t* l2 ~! ?$ F0 Z; v& C　　Unity is strength.

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& |' `# a7 `- `4 P3 u; @　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ k$ Q/ b; B, w0 b$ M6 g2 V) t　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 V: W/ u* a2 v: M　　望子成龙

( p3 T& q6 |# C, E' o　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　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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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

3 M8 _! P- ?: {2 u, V4 i: X/ R4 O　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

9 r  O" p+ b0 R# w& q* c2 p　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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: {' {% ?5 I0 X% o1 o0 r2 s6 M: _　　心想事成
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; q6 W1 D# b1 _9 ~# V　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

; M2 F) j0 m. x8 h. O8 }　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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2 @+ [$ d, e7 ~2 q, f+ |, I! W0 S7 e  E　　先入为主
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) g2 V% u: F( C$ K; ]2 T　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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6 k3 c$ `& }; J: ~4 P6 h　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

$ u4 y8 p7 z: F, B) G5 ~4 _　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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; \- ?- m8 ^4 ^0 R9 [　　息事宁人
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! j+ v5 l' I- a% J3 o5 V8 z+ j+ x& v3 p　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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; v/ D" a* [  y. E. Z　　循序渐进
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6 j4 N5 ?" O* c# N) l　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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! A/ ^0 b% C; r5 |　　严以律己，宽以待人
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+ p; u, }' g' s+ p　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 a& D9 }& m- A* P% T- V) J+ D5 Z　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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" z7 V+ X- G2 ^) b7 {# C$ J+ f　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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" e& K: z# P2 N& x" _" f+ Q　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

, _% v& {2 \. i( {　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! o& p/ \% ~, `1 p4 M　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' z  H. Y9 l. g: \5 P. L8 x1 M　　欲速则不达
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; K9 E# M$ E! w　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

  D3 _, |6 m# {0 F　　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

. ~5 T! T  T" o+ Y　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

0 N$ I3 }- f) f# W5 a( C　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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; W/ M$ N+ |, [. ]9 B  O9 u2 J　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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0 N7 w: z4 ~6 s- I: d　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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3 S4 z! F8 R( ^5 I/ }: T  J: @　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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  U% z* i- d. _　　纸上谈兵
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6 Q6 C: \/ R1 H+ X& c2 |1 x& P: V6 d　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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. n; H0 t) B+ j, Z: r, l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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% m0 p" `% W" J# |) A) ^9 U　　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。