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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; H9 V" h7 G% s) w' C1 h　　Love me, love my dog.

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4 x3 I  c4 ^& Z" s2 A: a" q　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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3 K' O- l6 J+ L+ ~( G# s) b" G+ `　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 G  W; I# \0 g5 j& L　　笨鸟先飞

) m& v4 @) a4 O" K; ?! Z. P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( d! I. i; S' q/ ~  v1 Y　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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* f, r  H7 c! `% b0 A  D3 k7 p　　辞旧迎新
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9 |9 ?* e" S# u7 n　　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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! }  o' z3 S3 _3 ~0 r: N" f+ d　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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9 x0 c. e/ j7 `　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 x2 @0 X1 K+ _% G0 g' A. u　　过犹不及
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　　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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9 B( [' u0 r3 E# K　　好了伤疤忘了疼

3 K. Z1 v5 V1 }8 E　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, ]1 w% E" E. N8 j& M* f5 a3 N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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5 x: I; H- K5 Z9 o　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

' d' j: P0 S3 y" R- \/ t　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

: F& w" i5 d( ~7 S3 y　　never too old to learn

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* |! q4 _& b! [% k6 ^　　既往不咎

6 j5 a8 I; U; j* r' Q" M" c　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 b, N' u( K2 Z- G　　金玉满堂

# l4 R% y$ {- ?　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

+ A; i+ Q$ t! A( S　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

& H. M% m. [# r4 H4 z, ~　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, S9 P2 P, H, E* r/ n8 P  o/ ?7 U9 J　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

5 ]) x1 |4 R9 F　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　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

+ _) E. Y6 [% u% V. P! s　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; n. r9 g6 w2 ?( v, ^　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

* S( g8 N+ m1 q! \  l# p. i　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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& b3 y1 Q  S1 m  T; h* T, o　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  a* v; T% U9 ~7 f7 g/ B　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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: _* T$ f  `4 g3 s2 q/ R, v. L1 w　　谋事在人，成事在天

! V3 e4 T) }) F. p　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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* c# A9 Z/ d" a6 }% ~" g　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 g  ^1 G# A7 {( I+ E6 g; l/ w　　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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3 h4 w! ~& d  f2 I　　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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% F' ]7 g+ E' p0 g4 Y0 L　　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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* o- \# ~; `# O- D; k　　抢得先机
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( Z; B% m: s( D  n2 k6 k　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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! `! {* n5 _2 l7 a1 x  o. k* V　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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, |- j1 d+ V  G, ~$ q: y　　前事不忘，后事之师
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. N* V$ g( S5 m( W, E　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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7 A6 a& d; ~$ {3 {　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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4 V1 U" H2 s. q; ^4 _　　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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3 s: b+ r5 Z4 o2 f4 `" [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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" k0 Q+ J- g) e6 q- G7 z　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 }8 Y5 ]9 U5 g5 H$ N7 J　　人逢喜事精神爽
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5 Y' p/ f4 m. @8 d( P　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 Y# ~( P! o% J7 b& c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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  N$ l5 g/ g9 A. B( \" H　　世外桃源
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) G5 n( s, k7 P. _　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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3 E8 a) f/ x$ ?( ?* L6 e+ n　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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# e% J+ f; }+ n　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

4 j7 T- g; B* V& a) L' P) i" }$ g. k- @　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

6 C8 x) C, ?' I' _: c, f6 y1 G　　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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- k4 g; ?$ x0 l& E! U( ~. }( v　　水涨船高
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. t3 z; d$ I. {/ R" u2 |7 F　　A ship rises with the tide

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" |, Z/ ~/ ^# e& ]2 _  |% n　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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& `' z4 Y- L1 z5 ]4 e) ^& p　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; M1 U* Q9 U' l7 m1 \3 q' a　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# }0 W2 n, [* N& i9 l　　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
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　　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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　　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

2 |! I0 P) E# M1 M; k# b1 W　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 \& e3 S* E! D　　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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5 X+ \, W6 C0 C1 Q  U$ g, f) E　　歪风邪气

/ \' [* n. ^" f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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8 _* G* z; f/ `. W2 Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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: _0 V5 E8 J4 V' F　　望子成龙
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* y/ E+ J; Z1 Y/ u% n  ], f- G　　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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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- l" s2 T9 o: a9 H9 n; e( j9 B　　无风不起浪

5 s- F6 R) K+ _# @2 B　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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) M1 J1 Y- R* C　　徇私枉法

7 g8 M" s+ D; ^/ I　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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. l' o7 p6 t2 \1 c3 ~4 {/ M- X　　新官上任三把火

" R" k: ~, v: C5 v2 T0 b% v. k　　a new broom sweeps clean

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4 @, {. d! f! [; n　　蓄势待发
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$ s+ i$ t9 \" E- `　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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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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5 G) a" Q- `6 q2 P% Q9 D0 d! P! q　　先入为主
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5 g/ S1 p# S& J1 \, K/ \　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 o+ P+ n2 \% |5 r8 N　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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! C+ \( j9 N4 A$ X9 b　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# }+ }) w4 Q4 V, b$ O/ `; t　　息事宁人
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" C1 |) Y5 U# a$ I  `) E/ I　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

3 r0 w0 Y4 @& y　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, l  R1 Q5 P& |8 F7 `　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 |# {( y" y" E" F" p　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

3 l! D6 d! F  K: T4 A　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

  C' ~8 b- L/ F$ x" t) A　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( l- l; n" d& Y7 a2 g& W1 n- C　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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, X3 S' H8 y) c+ l/ @( R　　以人为本
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3 ^& y% `9 n6 h( A; \, Y' r" H7 \' K　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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0 D4 w0 t: l8 c; l; z/ F　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

8 a0 J1 S; k  V# w$ d& E　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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7 T# G% h, A0 B　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

7 T0 J5 m* g& D4 _' h& M2 L　　More haste, less speed.
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: a0 z( q/ t' `4 w  V: n! ~　　优胜劣汰
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' G- ^. J: \* ^. r. k! U　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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0 l) y+ M  p1 H( s# R　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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$ v. @/ b7 c  d9 k- D& v# j0 y　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

" |! @% j+ k) G4 ^# x　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95

　　招财进宝
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4 u! C& S9 p9 ^　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96

. R1 O4 l( |5 j1 t6 [　　债台高筑

% p6 Z9 o; Z0 D; Z0 _  E3 h　　become debt-ridden
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7 i$ L6 ?* F/ F) V　　97
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+ w6 g1 T' A. a: _  F! ~　　众矢之的
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) p% L# I& t: U+ m3 G$ B/ w　　target of public criticism

7 n* B0 e9 ^% M% R2 a6 N( R5 S. y　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

" G6 Q) Q4 {' J& }& g& Z　　be an armchair strategist

0 _, {/ d8 Z# K& A2 X/ [　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* L  d" G/ U: c2 s7 P0 @* p　　100
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7 C, L7 ~# ^: B, N4 _　　左右为难

　　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。