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% f3 L  Z# t* y0 y9 `　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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8 J5 E4 J. P. d7 r　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  H0 Y5 N$ V  ~0 b5 R- O3 V　　Seeing is believing.

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9 L/ U) z4 ]/ K0 f5 W! X　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

, b! ?5 |9 t8 {, \) `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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: n. {/ k  B3 x7 `　　不遗余力
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" A7 M3 v- d$ `+ |1 |5 m　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* _/ s: d9 g5 g$ a　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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- ?9 p/ ]9 g7 n　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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# _1 V& e6 v2 @7 {　　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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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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$ ^- V: p$ S. Y5 s' P5 ?2 H; Z, z& G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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* }8 T! [- r) s　　和气生财

2 t' G0 m8 e- z: X- |: F4 C　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 [# Q; _2 K" B5 Z8 J　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

* ]0 f, |& Z, c　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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1 L% o5 B  N$ F4 I4 F　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* S: _% p- K8 H3 T　　There are spots even on the sun.

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( [8 Z9 d5 T9 m" f0 z, o　　金玉满堂

6 \1 K& n& c% a# D: D1 g　　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
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4 F, s7 ^( B9 m* P9 D　　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

2 n+ Y& r7 E; w5 _　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* G! ~  s5 m0 s/ n0 T: K) k! h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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) B9 g9 A4 R( L5 @( x' u: B　　礼尚往来
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, W3 c7 d. i+ t4 I- Q0 }% s  N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ a8 Q% g% p/ n! D6 c7 V/ T　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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- s( b$ }' S2 `) y　　名利双收

4 e- b9 ?- A4 y" T　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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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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+ K3 x  L# g7 Z$ v8 N　　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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# U9 [. S0 a: U　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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( `1 x1 F5 @) U2 U6 @0 t" ~　　弄巧成拙
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, j6 P( ]6 _+ K4 ^　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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" A/ p# `/ p  I/ x% r% I$ ?( p　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' k6 H" i3 L6 K. ?5 M( Q6 R% F　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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2 B+ `, h9 }! n7 E% m　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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! R+ \3 c8 v5 ~5 b. ^; Q1 x　　前事不忘，后事之师
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) Y% U( G) D  ?1 d9 W　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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/ r8 {& w* D& X& b6 V# O　　瑞雪兆丰年
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# H# |, N* C7 _( g! l　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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9 ^0 U5 E9 v; j* \- y' d, M7 M3 N　　人逢喜事精神爽
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' [; N4 j) ~. Q4 D' ~4 Q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 _8 q- Q& e: s! U6 ~　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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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9 e  o. C. U6 s: ]. Z. e* r7 v2 ~' G　　人之初，性本善
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% r- M# d/ Z5 k* H1 n) \　　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

" ~: Z  |  Q$ [6 B　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

0 s: f% ?2 l0 P8 Q　　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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' l0 O- i% O  z6 E) n　　水涨船高
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2 X* I. B& }) O　　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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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ k+ n) m  {# F4 V/ j1 C　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　speak of the devil

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- _+ a  |5 T4 m) t0 _- B, X　　实话实说

) v' z4 X0 x- e7 [- Q/ G　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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. M" D# V, I+ ~' J　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

2 D2 U0 J4 y9 c/ ?& k5 W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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8 Z) x2 c! g3 }$ F4 H" v　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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& ?4 k0 f9 X7 x; [  t　　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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* H! K+ S% {# U! K) g. N% M1 f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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7 q1 q1 |- V' l$ I" Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 g" ]/ Y, ~. }6 t　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& p# z8 p0 X1 Y7 O　　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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& ~5 a- c8 I3 _; ^' m* w4 i　　无中生有
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" F% ]" _$ s  H1 X; z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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# P( S6 \- ]6 }' Y, q+ W　　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

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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1 i: F0 W: f5 P- M, g8 r+ }　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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$ Z9 ]' i7 `' _6 O8 a3 V) C" ?　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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  }" b) s( F8 |　　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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' o% J/ H9 T6 ?' k: z! b! M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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& E# K% C9 c& P$ J: _& j7 R0 I　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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% |; B7 m, r0 l: v* g. h7 Q　　The best defense is offense.

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% |5 Y" M- I( L; G　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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! C, D3 `$ b. t# D　　ants on a hot pan
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0 w9 u: O/ r' U$ K+ B2 y+ q/ @　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 }7 }, y8 R4 c- {) g: U　　循序渐进
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4 L' I' Q( t. C3 U　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 n  P& Q, k: c　　严以律己，宽以待人
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2 ?' R1 l4 E1 ~- [　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

$ w3 X" W* @! O% u1 o6 l　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

- @* q! g- m9 n3 H! R' y　　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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2 l- i4 N' \0 Z/ T" z　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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  L& G; X7 E. @　　people-oriented

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" ~3 ~4 Z7 S4 @* B# z　　因材施教

0 x& L3 n9 A8 ?7 A7 P　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

8 m) T& X: h. w4 H" S9 `$ q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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5 O1 P2 `- D* I5 N5 s$ f　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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% ?+ Q. V3 W' z+ C$ L$ Z4 f" @  Y! f　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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  p# L3 ?# h8 j4 }2 P! v　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 d% \8 ]* V1 e5 b" r0 q9 M3 R　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

: F; _! i# ?2 t) }: _% m　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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3 u( A9 H/ {9 }& |2 c0 H, J　　招财进宝
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  A5 H  |9 X; H; f  }0 s' V　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96

& g5 ^( o2 {, v+ F' m" d  l　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

　　97

　　众矢之的

/ B9 p& `" g* Y1 I- |  ~. I　　target of public criticism
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. _8 f; l5 J' _- l　　98

( h; p* e) v9 O+ }　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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2 e8 K% @' c" u' l' [' }% B% F+ p( ~　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

6 Q. ]. |/ N& G/ O) T! X　　What's done by night appears by day.
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' K! w- R, Q- A　　100
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　　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。