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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( N7 c1 j/ `7 F8 S) M　　爱屋及乌

$ {% q! K/ z/ a) {$ I　　Love me, love my dog.

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- R( M2 v" Y0 H. N& b. I$ h& Z. A4 W' a　　百闻不如一见
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' f4 Y" @  l" d　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 \/ k, T# Y1 h& t6 j8 C　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 z* p! j% X; B* G0 Y4 J6 L　　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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' {' |: K& {! a/ v- t6 z+ G9 a　　不遗余力
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9 y' z/ k% d* P% ~; A$ p　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

7 T: J( _4 I8 D* m9 W　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

2 X# ?  n" w7 q8 W" s8 f, m' ]　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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) G# ^9 [* T# Z8 n　　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

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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7 C% M# c- L8 n( Z% i8 A　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

8 H$ A3 ~# b! x. P, q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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0 Z8 Y  G' @) f( n# Y* r$ a: A6 r4 Z　　过犹不及
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9 y) ^) w4 Y. _) h# F8 d! ?. U2 ]　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

: M5 `: G6 L/ Y) L' O　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 S" w5 d, W9 H! z7 s6 e# Q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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6 V  w7 m7 c0 a7 q9 X. Z　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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6 k( y' |: ?2 A" a　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 q! Z4 g" |5 D6 K4 Z2 Y0 J& e　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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" S4 O1 f) U4 P. ?% ?9 ~: H0 ~　　活到老学到老
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. s% b- h  I/ Z$ Q& |( t　　never too old to learn
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% S/ K( \9 t% r& j% e　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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, D2 a9 A) r" r" s　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: q9 J! Z* H% {2 ~* b( Q; y: }　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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) u/ d# n3 x! P　　脚踩两只船
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4 N8 J  Y" U7 I# Q4 N: }- K% B　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

( T' F/ i+ A1 f　　cut and dried; cliché
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2 l4 f4 \% i! ]9 [5 H　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# Z  R% S- K. U, t8 w! L  j; {　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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5 v; |3 H+ v7 d; g　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

$ s! @9 P3 ~: a. {" c5 l　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 B1 `+ `+ j/ {0 B& ~　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* C; N# ]. W7 P8 e　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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& l" _& _, |9 a, I- S　　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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) L# ^9 y0 [: k/ S% E- s8 }　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) |' ~4 Y1 L( O% g7 x0 t　　弄巧成拙
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1 ?* d( e: d# h/ r1 K　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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  c$ p3 k! H6 O0 r% R! x　　抛砖引玉

- u" f  W0 v$ W0 ?* X  H$ o　　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

0 }1 H  v" w/ T　　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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+ X) f0 M7 p- {+ E2 A. e　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ Y8 f7 V1 X0 q! |9 r　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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. z# c. @  G1 \( M5 s! w) u　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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" Q4 ~" x7 k! Y$ E: U. |# C　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 l& g/ z7 {6 ~, V. R9 @- N6 }　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

! L' d5 X; @) T* ^- U" H　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: t. ?% I8 @2 \4 y5 D1 e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; `( X3 |, O8 a+ T% K& ^9 U% `3 f　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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) T/ u# {3 q& ]5 W& A: V/ i4 H$ o　　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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4 \! F" Q' M# }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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1 V( K8 S3 g2 L& f3 O　　水涨船高

　　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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/ {: _( x1 v  [& X2 E! }; {　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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5 ?% c/ n  E' ?& X; w　　实事求是

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

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2 H" ]4 R6 ~& N0 l. b6 B: J9 h7 J　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 S9 z9 `! K9 `/ g/ _4 C; J　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

+ \6 n# O9 {5 D, ~- `2 B+ ^　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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; `% ^5 ^5 x" h/ N5 t: D+ V" `　　韬光养晦
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, L* Y+ G3 Y# X$ a　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

; f3 N, M( W' y8 v$ Y+ B) f　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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, F2 U5 g% v% b3 I7 G　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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. T% p8 C5 d. f' d　　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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) c. i# [0 C' `: w　　歪风邪气

" H" ]8 j/ m8 z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　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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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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* g) x3 ^, s6 K1 S9 `7 Z　　唯利是图
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% G* N1 j! h5 m5 o　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

* X  P2 ~: n# ?7 V7 b' M7 `+ n　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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$ w3 N0 d6 s. C& g. ]　　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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( z) ]+ [+ C! k　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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! O2 i3 k2 E4 E' N　　新官上任三把火
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/ D3 Y# E, y7 \+ _　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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& o9 K8 z* d/ h& j: [　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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& c! G  j" p6 I" a) c: P7 f+ \0 q　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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/ U) E( f# r1 K4 w　　心照不宣

- [# `3 J; i# X2 T4 h9 P( Y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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9 l1 R3 x' `* g- ~, p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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9 M* V3 r0 x, Q- l0 j- J! F6 X/ {　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 ?- j' ], @+ F  l　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　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
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: @% U/ }3 h3 I: Y5 \% D7 W　　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

5 R( G. c% [3 V$ M1 w' W　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

6 j. h8 a5 Z* D, r, }9 m% C( z　　有识之士

/ U' L  u/ N9 _5 J( T" T6 g- L$ i: r% V　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

6 |7 f1 {9 T% l9 B" g　　bold but not crafty84

0 W6 I( a" i1 C- ~& Z; ~8 T6 ]  `　　有缘千里来相会

$ i$ {' C1 x+ d( l　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* v+ y4 k3 u( Y" D+ C( ^$ V　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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+ _8 t3 M; i! R, x/ d( @. Q　　以人为本

' l1 _0 e% G7 Z5 V! i) g　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: j1 X& q% i1 o　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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9 a5 ]' Z# m9 C0 x  Y5 J- c! F, t　　欲速则不达

* r- @. X8 r& M  R& S　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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8 I+ \; x# }& d7 ?) \2 j  ?7 z　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

- G6 m1 d; Y  F6 y  J! Q+ W9 `　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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6 Q% j1 c' y* J　　冤假错案

! C& L' s; O+ n5 j  G　　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

6 V0 [9 d( f% ?0 A　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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7 b8 H1 R' y  _, D8 T　　众矢之的
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( u9 S% k8 ?8 d, b　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

/ H! D0 I- O0 k1 U4 _, n　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 Q9 ^+ h! _7 R  [; h1 n  [　　What's done by night appears by day.

2 Y4 Y; P! X4 `# M$ ]9 @9 V: ~4 i( J　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。