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
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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7 H1 h1 N* t( s7 s　　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
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$ v' p( S& r" M6 I: t　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& `& J9 p. W7 D1 x6 u　　不打不成交
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( z! o* a+ C' S5 i' C( Y4 C8 t" O　　No discord, no concord.
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% Z5 ~* }+ ^4 _# X　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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

1 z2 d) }$ i1 ~; x9 B* W; y　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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6 J* C# i/ v2 U* Z5 L2 g　　大开眼界

+ Z4 I1 H: {& Y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 L1 G0 t% s( L2 z+ q　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

9 R4 Q3 y2 E, l* @$ [4 L8 S　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ V: _, f  l8 ~! S　　too much is as bad as too little
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- u5 }% Z3 l0 r6 q4 T　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" r  D# u  r2 |　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( v& l, z* D! e# J- `* u　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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/ o; P- A1 W: K* }4 f6 ~　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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: A$ ^& x8 N* L" H$ e; d8 {　　harmony brings wealth;

! R: V* W* z" }% Z$ K3 [　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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* j" }8 t: ~: e6 A　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

; F- d) U" F# p3 c　　be down-to-earth
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/ a) ^9 @8 C' x9 L/ \* G! F. W! ^　　脚踩两只船

+ L7 ]( o- A- I5 A/ _' Z　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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9 }* F$ m0 E6 j8 k( Y1 ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) i" C9 L( i; K' p3 E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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7 {" N6 B. I- d4 I) y! @, f1 P* T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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) d3 I; e8 U/ x% v% l3 k　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

2 b3 T  G& K$ d' `/ p　　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

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* q1 X- \8 R* C  q% _　　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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- K; @" y! p/ m. t　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

- T. M, l/ Z% H! B# R" j! y$ u　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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- F1 |0 C) w& w. Z& W. X) \, T5 A" l　　赔了夫人又折兵
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4 }7 k/ C. B9 Z　　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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2 Z) Z7 W- U2 a; J　　破釜沉舟
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& M1 X% i" N0 C- H　　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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% k7 ]+ U# C) C　　抢得先机

- p6 N0 w6 b4 M4 s) j　　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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　　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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/ ]8 V, L. y( {. u1 E- t　　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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1 ]6 \9 y3 b0 g　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; Q6 z. d: E( a! q; G　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. _' m$ x* `' @: A: d　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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) k4 {7 `) d7 e: u# q& E8 }9 L　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

9 o" X. n) `5 Q: f5 @( V4 b( z& C　　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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　　人之初，性本善

2 ?* Z2 V. h7 V' H3 X　　Humans are born good.
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* n4 Y) M' M: O　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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+ H3 ~0 L5 W6 U　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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" D! a8 l: g6 u' t; {' G  F. a! I　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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' t  }. T* m: m! N3 A0 ^; R' z　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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+ a# y! W, g/ q* m! K1 P8 P　　三十而立

/ F% T. h9 i+ O! ^9 v9 n  |　　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
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( v- ]# n5 {( E% o: L6 p　　A ship rises with the tide

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! B+ K3 k+ e9 X　　时不我待
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6 ^# L, u9 N/ @! k( e　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

( d; @9 g+ b& V3 I! p  [3 f　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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. S3 J: M; x: I! p$ l/ I6 }0 G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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7 S. s0 Q+ k( n/ ~( l1 H( \) h　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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- j1 k" n6 C+ B- X& U5 \5 U# P　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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5 ]9 O$ c" L8 r4 r( F* l7 ?9 S　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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) P4 V0 Y, M: w3 L9 ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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; {4 J2 z7 R; B　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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( @6 \9 j# g* y　　团结就是力量

3 G: O9 ^1 Y5 j1 \- Q0 Z　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

$ h! z* [9 E( I　　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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: }; l8 _! _; Q7 [　　歪风邪气
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$ Z: X2 C% T. t) f/ h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% w" Z% W$ e" D; q- k7 U( W　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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. B6 g4 B; A& x: B5 J　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　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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　　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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　　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. I% O2 I: n! L% T# Q　　a new broom sweeps clean

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& h: O  ?+ m: S# W　　蓄势待发

% G* k2 C1 i- g! {. r4 `6 Q　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　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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/ {* x0 X  m+ H1 F　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; m2 @7 q. m1 F; k7 p5 k　　The best defense is offense.
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& ]& Y1 i: y7 r( p5 J- T4 Y　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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' K1 h6 a8 Z! i. ~　　ants on a hot pan
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　　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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　　循序渐进

* k& p3 S$ X/ z7 Q0 L　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" T& N+ s: A# ]  [　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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7 g+ T: T; E* v( R　　有钱能使鬼推磨

' n  ^. |, o  \# M　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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, ~/ s" s+ O" ]( y　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

! T1 U8 g& `0 e: z0 X  ^! W0 Y" \　　有缘千里来相会
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. ~/ l) c9 \: j, ~0 F　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

; `( a7 C. h; K; B3 F　　与时俱进
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# x# v/ T$ k3 a6 M　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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( v; C8 }8 I2 ?% p. ^- E6 @　　因材施教

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

9 W1 j, d; ]$ p/ N% z6 ~# s　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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- A7 y2 C9 ]' U5 N2 R- I　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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7 P1 m4 Y" N; r　　More haste, less speed.

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7 s( U1 j: W. h7 p- @4 o　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

: N1 ^  ]4 \; \0 L+ s  z　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

4 u+ k/ w/ m3 H  |9 X　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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+ l: M, j7 E  F　　招财进宝

( s2 A7 w' C% G4 U" N2 F  K9 z　　bring in wealth and treasure
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7 F- c+ R2 t; p6 i- F: o' A7 A　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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6 j2 u& G: m; T" R& M# R　　众矢之的

( U6 [: O- J, i* ~　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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) ?  k# E( K  x! ?　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

1 y6 q* S! m+ y) ?! `* e　　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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3 J8 c# D) J) R& \2 z4 _; x　　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。