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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# w/ ~8 K* ~2 K$ I  i. W: L' f　　爱屋及乌
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0 ~  q) |/ O$ p" |　　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.

& a9 [9 y. I7 a. N+ h& u' w6 N" K　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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5 @) z! J" M! C" `" X# E　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 \( p' B% S, s　　不打不成交

: |4 o' |4 l1 O　　No discord, no concord.

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6 r# e" f4 M& U" ^( t, {% A3 u8 Y　　拆东墙补西墙
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: n* C; ?& f; p+ i　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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. T' q) ~6 p4 H+ ^: y　　辞旧迎新

1 R; g, O3 z+ H& v. \1 I　　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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8 Y& X: K$ N. ~. s6 F0 Z　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 R7 p) f, Q- D7 S# ?) n　　过犹不及
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2 @4 N, r, b3 |  l4 w8 E　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, j# l- i+ Y; o1 |9 T) }4 I　　too much is as bad as too little
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; a( S5 b7 j/ r. m　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! |  e1 y; R' y- q, O  f* @　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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# g. P, z$ L) d+ ?: l5 s0 w/ Z　　harmony brings wealth;
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6 Q2 p7 X" f" o% C$ L3 H　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

' o! V, E9 }& ]& e+ V$ L: O　　let bygones be bygones

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" b, N+ s' e0 k" R& N　　金无足赤，人无完人

$ y9 \  _0 N" p5 |　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, h: l7 f0 J0 @2 s" b3 e　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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% w+ E/ g; d0 F% ~# U　　脚踩两只船

　　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

( r: B2 Z/ v# L1 Z" b6 F6 U1 }. z　　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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) {6 f0 \4 w' x) A) p　　礼尚往来

& y! \$ z* g8 k/ o4 ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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) @& s7 _1 x$ P　　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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/ r9 {5 X# E  D7 X$ c　　茅塞顿开
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$ @+ @- k  b4 @* o　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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
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  o* S5 E5 _) Q/ P+ ?+ M" D　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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$ g# S% g) p9 H5 {# Z0 M　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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- W) D+ ]* U; v" I　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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/ D9 J0 ]2 u, T6 m2 |7 v. h　　破釜沉舟

9 m1 @" M4 ]  d% Y. L# r0 S5 W! z　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ J" [1 `/ a4 G9 ^　　巧妇难为无米之炊

' q- Y# J9 g4 x9 O+ G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ V  ?- E: _; {# g* ^* 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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ S! m' h  u, f# e　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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! s/ d& Z5 \+ f! r" w$ @. d　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* C, B8 }: V% z( ^' _　　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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$ f) v5 m4 c& O7 l" l　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 v+ W% `& S3 }　　人逢喜事精神爽

  q# X# O4 h6 [8 z* C& B3 ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: m3 h7 m  _7 z3 s$ }+ g1 ~　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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/ q4 V1 c* L% F+ s' d/ U6 a3 d　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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+ w; H( V% C" R8 Q8 n8 ]: R　　人之初，性本善
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$ b- i  H  d- ?! ?, O　　Humans are born good.

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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;

+ C- y+ }/ _2 c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' a/ a' i+ k4 z/ }8 }: W9 L　　三十而立
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- _3 P; V" a, \　　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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# z" b2 p! G; F　　水涨船高
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# F5 W7 m( r  e2 r" r　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

. I+ Y( U2 c5 S# \. N& {4 B　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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! U/ T" x) B) q& m" c　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

: I2 r1 G3 X! }　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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2 V: ]9 @* X2 t+ W5 l　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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" P- F3 p% }& ]" x) r　　实话实说
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$ A, R4 F1 B4 p/ \5 P9 d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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. k5 ^/ I; Y0 \; o　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

9 K7 o7 D  A% b; k  m+ ]2 f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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( W( ~3 O2 S# O　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 R% O7 ]4 T5 N- h　　糖衣炮弹

. ~/ u  F3 Y1 O. y" r- q0 ]* i0 x4 {　　sugar-coated bullets59

: K3 h' b, ~8 q( H　　天有不测风云
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/ P& G0 D4 l) @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

, w/ L% }" E8 s　　Unity is strength.

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. @3 |  o, {$ G* g4 d　　跳进黄河洗不清

; A8 |# {  `/ l% Z8 _　　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

# M9 }/ g  [# g% Y$ j　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

1 t/ T! v5 g) K+ J　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& u. a' P; n" N( V　　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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  X6 L% D, ^9 h. `7 u; W8 ^2 N　　无风不起浪
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$ U+ a& H( K2 M. }+ t8 y! \　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" d7 B1 y. z+ Q5 H　　徇私枉法

2 T) x) N1 w( ?. P7 {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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& j, A* ^* j8 a1 E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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! k/ N- r! ^/ A( ~3 ^1 a" u" e　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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1 K# q) s5 J3 w$ |% L' O! L　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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6 }+ Q" T5 T# y" I6 S. \& h　　先入为主

0 z& c+ c2 ^4 ]3 t( d% q% W　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　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
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　　ants on a hot pan

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6 W* h; k. ~6 v4 k　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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/ w3 n" ^- V8 n　　息事宁人

% P4 |1 C7 {- S2 h% K$ X　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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& E* f! P5 q  F　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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% I$ v8 E1 k8 x' v2 y( r5 ~% q% {　　严以律己，宽以待人
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8 L0 Q  Z* b& M2 s- e　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% W, L1 A0 t# W+ Q7 j5 h4 y/ `, ?　　有识之士
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* h* A1 v5 m( f　　a man of insight83
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  W) T) ~- X3 C5 P9 Y- v4 U　　有勇无谋

3 W- x4 j  j. v  N8 @9 q　　bold but not crafty84

2 ?# m0 y% V. W* G2 x+ i- s　　有缘千里来相会

7 Z: C( \5 b! u$ f( ]# |- \　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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3 N7 ^& v1 l8 |　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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; k! t7 e9 i; i' P) B, M" s4 V　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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1 g) ?+ @/ V' L　　survival of the fittest
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$ x- {, I3 y7 T1 R9 `! ^) T; r8 ]% r　　英雄所见略同

& B" a+ X7 d( M$ U5 \8 Q, l　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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5 L$ m+ t( m& b, {( A2 K; `　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

( J0 V6 Y8 }% s' N. x5 X( T　　A promise is a promise.
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, l4 i0 t- @7 _% p　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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8 v+ c- k( C8 H5 z* J* O　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96

　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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4 f, v) Q& V% L" h　　众矢之的
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! V9 ^8 S; z6 @6 p' w6 O　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵

6 z8 B2 l, |$ S9 i6 g0 N　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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( z% ?% F& a- T! {% V　　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。