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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. @! ~) o/ L9 A/ N0 U8 S" U　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 b5 i! b: X3 ~* d# E　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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" Y' R3 m; R2 _9 m　　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

3 w: x5 i  I8 h( @: M3 S) k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% M; K3 c. g% ]: k7 `　　不遗余力

) o% `0 ~! o+ u5 z. f& g0 v- _　　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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0 D7 s9 s4 R. b7 [/ F2 Y　　拆东墙补西墙

7 Q3 m; W; r) X2 b) I　　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
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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

　　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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  C( r, D0 B* _0 }) j' N　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" ]2 H! J$ O1 G! @& I& A　　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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3 m$ ?/ B& Q8 H7 [　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

, H/ j1 L& {! M$ @' A8 l( F5 R　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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0 O  D% L' r. W3 p% e0 `　　活到老学到老

9 q+ S+ R; e, o) K; Q2 w' |) f　　never too old to learn

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# p+ v2 F  y3 J7 p( e　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

& e& g2 ~- E0 _: t; n　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ A4 `. a( e+ T- y4 M　　脚踏实地

# m6 v3 O1 U9 R& F$ }% v  Z　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

& G) k+ f4 o  J$ @. }' t　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! p( a9 |, W; P　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

# ?! Y5 t& D3 u3 z　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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  ^+ ^) w( ?$ Y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

. x  t4 |" [0 [　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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, h; T& M/ J' Y5 b+ _: w7 |　　马到成功
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5 @( S* |! ?4 h　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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" N3 b: L5 J$ n: x　　gain both fame and wealth

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" ?! d3 A% m" U) F6 ^4 w　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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  q! H* a0 y2 \6 a/ w& ^/ X7 J- F# b　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: X# K5 G3 S$ E0 E! m4 ~$ r; T5 b7 X　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

/ e' Z; E( H2 b. s/ `/ V　　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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$ F* ?" q9 Y$ }) b" b　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 Y: v6 c  n. A& s　　弄巧成拙
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% c0 a- d1 c- X; E1 {　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( g, a! Y$ g1 Q# l　　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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! M! `5 u) }! \6 j6 n　　抛砖引玉

　　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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　　抢得先机
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  u$ T$ X9 _- o+ v! ^　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

6 R, ~- g. h, n　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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# V4 J* w8 Y- L+ ]" z; t/ }* N　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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' e  Y# h& G; L0 i' _* y* Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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& E' t1 [6 l+ b9 {　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 `3 c) [7 X7 O2 a% Z0 x　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 [* a# i$ ]& J" i3 n' J　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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- }* o3 _: \3 e9 Q% ~# Q0 g　　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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7 K" Q, @6 k: d* H1 X　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" k) }" C: Z. x. [$ S" {0 T$ j　　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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8 x! n; x9 G/ }% ?. R　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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& x+ b! N; J) o5 Q' j4 N/ G- e5 p　　三十而立

$ m" x# V3 b% G, O: q+ u- t1 K) i　　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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0 j' }5 u) m* v/ d9 {. ~" |　　水涨船高
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% K* B  z( n3 W: m2 _5 M. F　　A ship rises with the tide
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" K0 @: q! Z0 u- M　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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7 i  [8 F+ _; q+ \4 l6 C2 W9 R　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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% a1 g, r% j% _9 C# f5 }6 f1 v　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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( K+ n1 B) G# M5 a( ^5 f　　说曹操，曹操到

0 X. @. [6 ~8 w, o) }! w　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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% K: s  ]5 l% z! p! k, S　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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" Q, c; W5 m. w7 S　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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* q$ I! w6 F, c2 o3 Y# }　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

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

8 m7 z. i: p+ \. q; x" n4 m　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 s4 M8 _+ D! ?; D/ W　　天有不测风云
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) x+ Y3 r2 v$ P. j$ ^. C0 E( L- }　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

! \5 E' N6 Q8 k+ s8 O8 y, G　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 @" E' s; g; m　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, D  B* J- q  }- k　　物以类聚，人以群分
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. F; J: u% R, N' O+ w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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6 Q3 d3 D6 W! l# H　　望子成龙
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　　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

* h* T; t- Z, d3 ~! R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

, z7 @8 \1 B- T( I) G+ i! Q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 j; V, f5 |1 N/ }9 k　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ E; ]- m$ P/ g　　新官上任三把火

; z- m1 S2 R7 b( b) C　　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

　　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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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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5 b+ j/ g0 z+ ?0 i& o　　现身说法

7 Z5 Z' P/ {2 |3 j% q6 f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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5 h, L. t! }0 v! w　　息事宁人

) D% A5 k4 V: o# o+ q' Q　　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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" ~$ [  g$ I: u; S2 E　　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

' u5 R  |9 i0 V　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

2 T1 _$ @& D  F0 }9 U, [) P　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

- @- g; ]! @4 q  D  U3 z) Y　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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6 T2 [- ^/ C0 e　　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

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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& G7 L! `8 V  x3 U9 z: k: i　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* ]3 ]# A; T, X4 m0 k( \5 {9 Y　　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

0 ?. e; w+ _: V; p# _　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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* t  S1 o1 z1 e　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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" R* q/ j  o4 y, d3 ~2 h  B　　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

( ?+ w7 w: W7 ?; B+ {　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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& B- c  t+ w! Q' X" J$ T: g　　A promise is a promise.
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6 G3 h. d5 x6 W1 R　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

: Q/ c* P8 u; ~　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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/ O+ q/ F3 k& e& H　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

" N7 @1 y; ~1 k4 {) u　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

% L7 ~) {" b7 `( l8 F　　What's done by night appears by day.

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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。