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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

) L/ o2 T1 ?0 c: d" U* w# ?5 J　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

7 ^" C* N( r5 J. ?( K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

  Q) L8 B4 N, f/ x4 I3 Q$ g# m　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, b7 F( v+ X, i* t$ u' F# Q　　不遗余力
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( y$ U9 Z) w" N# U: \　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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; q3 p' f2 K5 {　　拆东墙补西墙
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* o+ n( V. }% j6 g$ ^1 u: K　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; M& y. w9 B2 ~* r1 O　　辞旧迎新

- I' u' w: r* o5 _+ N  t; @　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, R1 s- f+ }* o! b3 \　　大事化小，小事化了

* l. O* ^, s9 @　　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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) x' p, O. [/ V$ Y2 g& H( O' q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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8 ~5 i  k. [: h: z　　国泰民安
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( F# y7 Y" q5 O$ P5 |+ M　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 R' J3 q/ G5 m  v6 g/ r- ~; K% r　　过犹不及

  y1 O8 |- p2 D2 G; u6 h# I　　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
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' A1 @, y, l0 N; H　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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( a$ h8 x: g7 P6 `8 s# m/ K　　和气生财
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$ K; T2 N: o* f8 C- k& e* X! {5 P　　harmony brings wealth;

1 e1 R7 G, ^9 x% i+ H. f# P　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

; _& u9 [3 [# y! [　　never too old to learn

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7 X. D! A7 v9 t' M, y) Q　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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3 V) G9 }0 I* Z- b) F　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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. Y; R/ q! q! A! l+ Q　　金玉满堂
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' C. p, @/ j  m8 b) z, ?　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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, ?% }" F9 I4 C1 r　　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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0 f4 H8 X7 N" n% _& c& t　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 ]( i: V/ C# A+ f1 X: B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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2 ?9 U3 q5 u$ ?) p3 G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% l. e$ Z. d& Z# p  a　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# [* [' F: u  f( ^+ [2 r5 h9 ^( a% E　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

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" m6 i, E/ t/ N2 i9 n& i　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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5 B3 ^! O3 p* j$ B' v; X" Q# J9 h) `# z　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 Z. ?/ \$ \& V8 ?0 p& E" K　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ c/ }; V3 _0 n1 l" x. F　　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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" ?7 Q; f) L7 ?. x" ^& H　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 W8 q+ {1 r' i　　赔了夫人又折兵

" t8 {5 m) T3 J) y" o& n+ w　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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0 b6 Z. y# ~; C& A5 a　　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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* @) g- S8 J) z/ h　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 ]& Q3 U; O: [) e# U. U　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% i. n+ Q3 f/ R& n* e6 B　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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2 @% I8 J- d/ @* b' K　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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# i, C8 C# d' G7 K　　前事不忘，后事之师

+ e3 d4 N6 q5 a. V' _0 I　　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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( g6 {6 m7 h1 t/ A! T( @1 h　　强龙难压地头蛇

; m0 y0 K, A1 s　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

% l% v9 d$ ^' x9 I, ?; l　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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" `9 {4 C  v- u- D0 I" q( ]* j1 n　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ Z- j! G) p- f" M/ {1 [　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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- V  a+ }+ G1 J! a　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

; e" |* u7 \% v  \& R! A9 X9 H  A　　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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2 U$ {% u) j- e) b6 i　　人之初，性本善

2 [, F. w9 K& g$ d' r　　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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9 y- T7 u5 |4 v$ W　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

' P( b' T9 D% {4 k9 k* t/ B　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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4 O% T" F" H1 V- S　　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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+ n/ U% {* Z7 G; P: v: `　　水涨船高
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/ L1 A1 w8 Y, s+ x( N) `5 M) G　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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% a. c, l$ K0 r% W1 {/ l　　杀鸡用牛刀

, Y8 Q+ b2 s8 j) L　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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+ I% S7 k9 p0 \* p　　实事求是

# d0 ]3 O& G1 }- X* `: D; k　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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4 e! i. r( n. ?2 r# [1 z9 `　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 ]2 u! a; @9 p0 I　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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) X; i0 T. C4 O- @$ V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

& _* o4 `5 s! L　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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# A5 r9 t. ~# X! Y: R; v6 U# i( P　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 n) E( j: h& }2 Z6 e% R. 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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7 I/ J' J! i! \5 I; o; q! p( d8 e, M) t　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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/ L* q8 t3 D6 S8 ?2 j　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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  |0 O' i7 G# f; y5 O; w: w4 j　　望子成龙
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! V/ {) ?. s; a1 @　　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
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9 C# N# m3 ?, |- N* F+ s. _; ^　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

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  c" m; I4 r2 g' q0 ^4 _. e　　新官上任三把火

- U; ~* @% d" Z& |8 f6 D　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　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
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ }0 i; a. j6 ?2 z' C　　先入为主

( p5 i$ g0 A1 A; V; q　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! K5 ?% F& ], S( f- C" {: W　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; u: B* X$ [& C6 W$ a' d　　现身说法
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# P: `4 ~8 y  X8 `4 k6 W　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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　　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

1 [% r0 l* r) g　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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% v" S& B+ v0 L8 P- O: w　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 R" k( W  [: \! O$ R8 `　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

( }: H2 {- v5 G' {, o8 \　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

! M: {4 q% o. Y& ?4 o4 v　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

% c  \2 m9 i' P# I7 l$ r! w0 \- a　　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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

" e( l  e# R$ r9 O　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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; s" U0 h- \6 ^% [　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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# v9 A  e7 y6 R5 r　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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: x/ {) s: J* z+ L　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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8 ]  t; F* o4 E　　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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- A; J% K( k% f' r- d　　冤假错案
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/ J2 S7 c8 R, W* `# J0 E8 p　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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5 q- N. D5 O* e* I　　一言既出，驷马难追

4 g: L" N, ]& ^, _2 |　　A promise is a promise.
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4 n+ C/ h8 u$ w9 c　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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) m3 A% W! j$ K9 |7 k　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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) l: N+ ?% }$ a" H" ^　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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2 v$ h! b) w0 x* s　　纸上谈兵

' F+ `, k7 w) G# C3 V6 N　　be an armchair strategist
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5 b# l& I2 u6 t. z- C+ W　　99
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% O2 y0 {* R- y% }) n　　纸包不住火

5 y8 s' U! O* I; D9 s1 u! ]　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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+ E5 u0 P& b9 y& ^# I, X　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

7 B9 e/ l4 o% q$ l　　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。