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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" q3 W9 z/ u" u. K) K- }　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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6 r3 s! W& [4 j  A7 G# A+ [4 Y　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, G1 t& Y/ r. R# U: t3 V　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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) n9 u6 z; O% m3 {　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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% A) K: ^4 L8 q& L　　笨鸟先飞

* S! Y1 E; B) _　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( c3 g  q; o: m- f　　不遗余力
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: }5 ?  s; E/ v. {7 z$ k　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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9 P. i8 a" H- ]' c　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

0 q- ]7 ]; d% V　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

5 s: e- g( V; m. S　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. E: i6 S: B$ ?6 }9 b　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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# H2 L/ H1 t' _4 R# U. V　　国泰民安
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( `( ]& W) y, t. X0 w' c4 w5 {2 c　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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& Q; b% D2 @% c8 B+ |4 C, J# R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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' G% J2 @  m! q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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' E" V, x3 a6 t% [5 b　　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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( a& x3 E: Q7 y' y1 g6 }* m　　Bad news travels fast.
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. J4 G- L) E$ |% k  R　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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2 o  C# {, L5 u: j5 F. R　　never too old to learn
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0 W( Q1 Z8 ?& e& y" Y0 E' |: u　　既往不咎
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# d4 h) P, Q: B6 M　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 |: E/ u" R, L2 Y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 q4 n+ L6 l* H/ H1 ?1 q$ F2 r　　金玉满堂
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4 S4 B3 z3 [1 A7 A! l　　Treasures fill the home.

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4 l# D, X1 m) ]  }　　脚踏实地
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" u! Y, }' o" e0 F0 v* J　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

; g) ?+ H8 K) X/ N0 i' h( H　　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
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　　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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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

5 K9 O5 I+ w) c- G. I) y: g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

: L7 [8 R) E/ D$ h　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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; [) w- s  R/ s' e; C1 x2 u　　茅塞顿开
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* c1 D) k$ p3 [/ Q& g* t　　be suddenly enlightened

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4 N: s: H/ y- ^9 y  E8 d: E　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 n( |3 I2 P0 ~7 I/ \　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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　　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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; t1 C( t  k. ~1 U　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

- v* \! U) m. |, H2 L3 g/ `　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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5 O) ^3 V$ i) s: S6 {　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ a" n3 l( }5 A8 g4 L　　巧妇难为无米之炊

5 C$ p, p$ E8 H7 n* G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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; K8 q- ~$ H9 r3 L6 w　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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6 L1 }  u0 w* Z7 a9 |9 C8 B　　前事不忘，后事之师
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/ }6 t8 b% L' m! C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) c0 g6 z6 P5 o2 `8 v1 D% G5 p　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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- @( z$ W% P. h6 V　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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

　　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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' {+ D" a3 [5 K' |7 R* A' 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

  a' {1 @' ^) B' n3 [% {　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　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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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: \; {6 L1 X' F; b' Q& [3 L/ b5 w　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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　　水涨船高
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' j% X! ]) ]+ H" [　　A ship rises with the tide

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, l, F) |& V' ]3 I　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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& J, _4 }# y3 D% f0 i7 g6 ~　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% N- M. ?& s$ o/ X6 e5 \( i% t　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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2 Z5 U: W& ]" H8 C; d' U" t　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

% V% }* [* ]; N% ^( j* o1 s　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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4 d, B% D. z. D2 g6 k0 s( K　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

* E$ |: W: b) Q$ j　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* h6 E3 o8 W1 m, [5 a( s　　团结就是力量

6 b- G" z/ \! s( M　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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! F6 Q' @  |' Z+ P　　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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$ D  B0 v% w7 `& M3 X　　歪风邪气

3 I- x9 t* O; V' I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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" T% f3 c% b4 m　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 {% [0 x1 C9 h) L0 S" v　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 q: S% {. R. m$ f1 W! E" F8 H　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　蓄势待发
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* W# j; Q" Z$ l. E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　心照不宣

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

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) W3 |8 w  L& S) ]　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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1 ~. I, I" q6 V. u% t　　先下手为强

; H8 f* W) D* N' M9 S% X5 Q. W% A/ R　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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9 U1 h4 h8 P3 ], J) n( R　　The best defense is offense.

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/ f+ Z" B! p* q　　热锅上的蚂蚁

! `' \0 @* p% ]4 E$ B3 n　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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9 {/ |4 z3 d% g　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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5 V1 M5 }3 Z; t1 ?* ?　　循序渐进
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0 ?+ p9 S3 \5 Y/ m* t　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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5 G' I1 {, X' D  d; x3 H　　严以律己，宽以待人
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* {) h: O* s$ @3 t" y" C8 F　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 l6 R. {4 E  _　　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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; f& n* d' _3 V; [( v* E' P" \" X　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

* N5 Y) Y; h1 w% w. |9 y　　有识之士
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) ?2 x5 B9 F' N8 s, I　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

: F3 C& S1 F, g　　bold but not crafty84

& H- t' l+ }/ I4 n. q　　有缘千里来相会
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6 d$ t+ b" m( }: ~- U2 l　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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7 `, s. z3 I* L　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

3 U' s7 e9 p3 [, F& i　　以人为本
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" _+ v4 w# ~6 h+ Y" Q　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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0 b. D* S/ m4 s* S: \" p8 a+ l　　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

  g5 `5 }8 f6 W) ?5 \0 z　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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7 I2 c- Z) P# a2 m: y; A- y; `　　优胜劣汰

3 M. @2 z$ r/ [& n5 f+ J* K7 A, k　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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2 W" G2 V2 C# D0 A' |　　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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# B2 V& G- [) r- ~5 f1 H. f- C+ {　　一言既出，驷马难追

) X- j/ l2 [" H+ N% w7 W& D　　A promise is a promise.

6 X% S% W* v( ~# n1 ?2 b  c$ I　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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, \- C3 y0 g) }　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96

0 L# F  [" \( T! ^# k  y9 k6 C% X% D4 i　　债台高筑

7 c! [# o9 |2 c　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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　　众矢之的
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$ I) K! m" I2 h　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

' H) A/ s) q( x　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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% T( w  H! z1 L7 O/ A5 B0 o; h$ b　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

; T+ ^6 z9 F- Q2 j" i　　左右为难
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　　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。