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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6 q0 _4 X- J. d0 W+ K% F4 Z3 D* n　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

+ }4 f0 ~, x  g1 C- c& @  v4 K( O. ?　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* ?* T1 f9 r8 i: m  r　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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0 y; k9 @( S" s　　不遗余力

; Q# s: s$ s1 S3 i! E. J! g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 T+ K" `# d$ A* F' x$ ?3 ~9 ^　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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! X. i$ W8 Y/ K3 T0 }. n  Q. Y　　拆东墙补西墙

" t% Z$ @7 p# [- W& a' p　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ [0 q3 F: ]4 v9 z) [: B+ [- |　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　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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0 `; ^* `' J; }& Y( `2 s' b　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　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;
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. t5 @* m; G) Y  b　　too much is as bad as too little
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! V4 L: L$ u& e  _) D% W　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" j/ m5 j) _  @6 C* g　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: \# c. D+ a6 w7 l3 c  N# @: B　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( e  E& ~5 d1 W; b" w1 i8 q　　Bad news travels fast.

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' Q+ t" i: U: ?　　和气生财
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( ]/ K9 P/ K  O% R1 |$ E　　harmony brings wealth;

% ^  Y3 I) q4 C0 q. _* F( X　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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4 I; A! f( |, t# n2 ]　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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7 @# Y5 g7 y2 z& N* o8 _% |$ @　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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+ {6 m0 S( w0 U  |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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8 j6 [, H, R. S5 H　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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3 H1 Y& `/ C6 O" A0 k, r) j  S& R　　礼尚往来

( \$ j% U- {. {7 r# H3 ?9 Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

6 a( ^3 S4 {7 @　　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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6 ?2 y* G% n' `" y　　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

! g. O( V, V9 w2 ?, |: @% T# p　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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# ]' h4 c/ E( R0 W1 u2 |　　弄巧成拙

　　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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2 J" |5 a4 g0 `/ P# }# @　　抛砖引玉
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' G4 F3 v* x- y/ W4 e. B　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; V8 Q# D! n( y3 C　　破釜沉舟
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) u5 j) j3 J) N3 ^' @/ d　　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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1 T0 Q6 n7 ]( z7 j/ R( H　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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: n0 l: o0 L9 N8 P+ O4 O, H　　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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2 m$ C  j" G( b5 v" E. s/ Z　　前事不忘，后事之师

! ~9 @" k$ o) W$ p$ m" B　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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* Y( I, Z/ v0 x" }( w) K. m　　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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  {) D! U+ n; n6 S/ V8 ]. Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 m  H4 a5 u. v, {$ ~4 K　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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% S* d  k; P$ l0 a" u4 ?　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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% b8 r7 j( j' o0 P2 U　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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; C& h! \! i) j3 K. B8 V　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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, _& K3 H# {# u0 m) L　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. p8 _- a' e; p$ y! l, j" C! h　　人之初，性本善

　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

% G1 R2 R2 _5 \! P1 E　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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8 j% C0 e) W) y+ k: Q$ a: v　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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) f/ p/ k% s# S4 S0 ~; Z　　时不我待

$ R# d& E9 i6 T4 z, {　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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' }2 a( @7 n' A; c$ `! H* g7 M　　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

- q% A# o7 {. D9 K　　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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' }, X& ^0 R+ ^　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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. {1 f& Q) i/ E　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

- h$ y8 ^* ]4 g' C　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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% V  B  Q3 r' r' W# G4 M4 _　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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7 b7 ~, `. C+ I0 b5 W+ s! H$ Q　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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: P) l5 ~% }& j5 |. G% y　　歪风邪气
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/ @  q' ?% K. P( H! |9 A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! h- ]/ V0 p; F4 p　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# q5 E4 {# u6 r2 V6 p5 _　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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5 t- M" s7 K9 c" F　　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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; j! B; @6 F1 W: R1 @! _0 G　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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2 N: Z, c) l# D2 |" r, J　　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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8 X7 F# W' q  s/ T8 t% T4 j& G　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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" i# ~5 ^! n6 f9 k/ B) b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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. U$ r( ^7 ?9 z8 G　　心想事成
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6 q; B4 U* d, K! n1 C" ?7 q　　May all your wish come true

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; s6 X8 E' Z) m4 q! p1 K! h: M　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ A) V9 j5 X" o! Z0 K　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

/ e" T$ Z) S1 ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

! y+ `% _, `4 I　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 s' C9 d7 o) B. L　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

3 C8 P' i- S! S5 g$ C& G　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( g) g* I% s( ]　　息事宁人

! r- _  ?) ]! b# R5 t. ~# r　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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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

, j$ n* P; Y- E* _  p' ~　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

, ?6 d, G# O( t. P+ `　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( _& b  t% E: g/ k. y& k( }　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

/ G/ p  h0 u- ?+ u6 c$ s% `* I　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

* p5 _* X8 H2 ~7 T# n　　bold but not crafty84

- r4 Z- I, I1 |- X$ t) ?2 P4 r5 ?　　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

$ o" _3 k4 z$ `2 G/ Q　　与时俱进

+ [% Z1 R1 }: }% f: r5 W7 Q; Z　　keep pace with the times86

; y3 ]7 T) a3 P. i- b& H; g0 [" c　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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* h$ w9 D, F& H$ Q& ?1 u　　因材施教

: i2 P! [& ~2 ~+ x% [　　teach students according to their aptitude

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8 n" e! s* W# N6 Z8 F/ a　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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: W, g$ `8 \" K8 `/ u" L　　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

5 u( p" d- \% U　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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, W4 {- t0 `- Q7 ?7 F　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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( ?4 `6 z  X" M$ `$ m' F$ D　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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. S$ }0 e% |/ G: T" W3 r3 U0 J　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# A: E; U7 _* B/ Z" H2 W8 D　　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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# \9 @# ^  E" B8 W' z0 d' w　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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" W* m, @  ~9 ?$ m　　bring in wealth and treasure
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) z7 ]4 m+ @8 e( z　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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% Q6 U) d  D, v$ g4 Z& M9 l2 G　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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9 U. e5 W. T2 ]2 F' Z1 r: e3 H7 _　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难
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3 U, U  k. i, b+ t　　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。