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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2 B/ {8 U0 y" M& Q　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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4 Y, L: x, ~7 ^" q( o; m! U/ v　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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$ R- v: z2 X4 v" `* A! o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

- [6 U8 v* r* g: Z- o1 V7 S　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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* M* R1 }# x$ I& @0 P　　辞旧迎新
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8 N  W8 N; v; ]- ?& T& [* W　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- q& {% t9 z' k! J; y. y# M　　大事化小，小事化了

* I. a& h# r* b8 O# R# w　　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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# f/ e$ k$ H4 S. c　　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

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( ^3 o% x- P+ S　　too much is as bad as too little
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4 r, Q& s5 Z, j9 `0 B6 B　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ c8 B$ n, f5 z' `; r9 i' Q2 H　　once on shore, one prays no more
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* G) h$ L' N/ m) }0 {- x$ F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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1 ]9 K" o' ^. R0 E' O6 U　　harmony brings wealth;

5 }. M: A: @6 S# d　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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4 }: I( V( x9 ]: n: H　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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) w5 ~' z2 r, L; D6 f/ o2 |: A　　既往不咎
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7 a: i. w0 k- q: G- _/ ?+ t' O　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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% c4 j# a6 d3 J( G& U0 M　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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2 L: C" C* f' R. ?: S　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　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
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/ C( e) O& {' w& P# t8 E　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* g. F6 B: k+ g: ]　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  o/ ?/ h! t: v* @4 I  O　　cut and dried; cliché
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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

3 y3 r$ I$ o7 m4 C5 I8 K　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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6 S, [8 Y( t9 A2 w　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! n/ M, F7 X1 I# |2 [" w) z: Y　　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
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: \: ]! Z4 {# b# q: S　　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

$ I" C! w" ]+ [* Q2 j4 H# f% k　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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9 S) f- }6 Q! Q  L) @; _1 Z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" l1 l/ b& L  g+ I8 H% r! f6 C　　抛砖引玉

0 ]7 B5 @' X, O0 G, `" y0 |　　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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2 P7 i0 K: C/ W) u: J7 L2 _　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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9 h: x( K+ W- x2 R8 z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 l8 A! @) R, L+ \　　强龙难压地头蛇

7 N9 v& G; @+ N4 J  ]' w# B4 ^0 _　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! c# p1 h) o2 S/ A0 b$ h) o3 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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( n5 q- i2 _/ G* T　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 q7 J9 k% _1 u/ T5 Y8 t$ ?3 K　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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4 f* T. s- c( Y2 f% f2 u+ U4 @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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) }* {2 q- x, \% O　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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9 y( w1 f6 a5 K1 l8 y8 w' W1 o　　人之初，性本善
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3 C" Y5 N9 G3 z4 c( T　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

* n& A+ m4 J, s* L; r　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

9 r7 P0 i. S8 W/ ^　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- l3 m) z# }( c9 m/ f5 z　　实事求是

0 c" |) ~- C2 \% f　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! \0 e$ @* V6 S　　说曹操，曹操到
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0 M9 Z$ G* w; q6 v2 ~　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

+ d2 Q$ g9 n/ q7 `. u　　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

$ L* P- v6 r! \8 c　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

; }9 `: e8 Z- A% l0 o　　sugar-coated bullets59

" }; l; @$ E- ^　　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

6 O; o7 V. K9 E- U* G$ ^　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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# W6 @( o4 U7 {5 x0 a7 q　　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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% Y- K* [, _1 G7 {9 h) p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' m3 \6 o/ C  D' P" f& c9 o　　物以类聚，人以群分
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* n1 Y- E' Z" ]9 D! E) f　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

. o0 E- X$ m+ x/ S　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　无中生有
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. z0 L$ h& E4 c　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 N% l$ O! s# z* ^4 ?6 ]9 e# G　　无风不起浪
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' V7 D6 [9 \! M0 M6 q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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4 |5 y: N' ^' V# j! O9 d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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+ q; [5 F. V# y; f; i; T( O" ~5 c　　a new broom sweeps clean
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) ~6 _2 I- A6 U) X7 [7 Z! v6 @　　蓄势待发

3 ~6 f% U2 v# Y6 E　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

. ^- D/ `' M! n) B% Y; F/ f( M　　May all your wish come true
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* `1 B  o# G# {　　心照不宣
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2 t8 X- D: a1 T# b$ F　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　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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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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, u& \: S7 X3 f; z% k6 g& w1 m　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: l+ G" \# M; D& n, K' D+ c; P　　循序渐进

　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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* z6 ~, i/ O3 [7 E" U　　bold but not crafty84
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( y- z1 k  l5 q. L0 v) ^　　有缘千里来相会

3 i2 f2 k8 g6 W& c4 B" u/ o2 I1 h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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$ L& X3 O) H/ o' k' F　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# M! u  P3 q! E( ?% g) ~* Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

+ ]8 w" N8 e  L, T　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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$ E% u( }0 `4 C0 O& e　　欲速则不达
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! t7 J- {6 Z& o) |/ ~5 X* R( S　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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4 i- _, [% Q& G　　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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　　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

3 u4 {7 V+ e, q' X  I% U　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

+ C0 l$ F- M6 H, Z7 o% q+ I" H　　bring in wealth and treasure
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' F! c$ r- G- J7 o- M7 y　　债台高筑

( A2 q7 h( N2 x. ~, n0 q" k  A　　become debt-ridden
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, Z8 C& K5 K% R7 n8 {　　众矢之的
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( t* c( s% _2 x　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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4 @- E( s0 x6 O9 L- d; t　　纸包不住火

! @5 W% Q3 \1 v6 [' z* j　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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2 y$ n- A8 t( h, M2 T# j& ~# u　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

/ O7 L$ T7 F' a( [- p; h　　左右为难

. h" Y: g' q9 E1 r. K: \　　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。