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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; N0 I+ W' [3 I. n) }　　爱屋及乌
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  V1 ]. `9 r/ O3 v　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

$ @# X- B" @( ?/ A( K　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

2 k4 c& w2 Q" d4 K5 s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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. e4 U+ l- Z- A# w6 j' F  w( B; c　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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' }1 t/ m5 O& r　　不打不成交
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: y+ D$ m# D6 a" M　　No discord, no concord.

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+ R; Z5 A& r2 L0 y* s  p2 G　　拆东墙补西墙

* P4 j2 x" T. v( p. ^" P　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

3 A, ^( O; w" t4 O, d　　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
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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; B8 }  e6 |- y. H. p3 A　　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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3 e0 C) W& v( Z6 ~$ U6 l　　好了伤疤忘了疼

8 U/ l) {7 w& m4 _; \- s9 l　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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+ T( K* \4 \$ r6 `　　harmony brings wealth;

/ D: s* g0 C: {6 N, i* t　　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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5 }5 b; Z, m  n: C0 B　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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' A! b, g% [; ~! y( ~9 n　　金无足赤，人无完人
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( \$ R5 t/ o5 @  T+ j, K/ l" i　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  C! V; w, s1 x. x. b　　金玉满堂
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% F* }' N" A# V% C5 [　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 n' ?9 X* h' F　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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' Y0 `# _$ _, e5 @　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, M" ~! {) @! h6 k- f: L　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) D$ P. D. d1 N" w/ B1 h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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9 U( M2 ~" V; S% _7 u4 z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' n; z% n7 @1 y0 d  o　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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, w' H+ a, d& ?　　马到成功
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" u$ m0 o& }) p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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0 V. b/ q' p/ |0 R, q9 h　　茅塞顿开

/ U" y* @1 P! }5 D: q: A) q　　be suddenly enlightened
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& q1 o9 Q% |! k0 s　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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. Z6 v: Y  O9 E5 w　　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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3 `0 N. ?  T' r　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% Y. A$ {) K5 D. A　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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7 f+ i% j& t! W' B' S　　抛砖引玉
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  w* }# s# Y3 z% s9 o8 x: Q　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 [6 _' k1 a0 Z  I3 K1 n　　破釜沉舟

　　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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! {; q1 l0 @/ y. N6 V4 I5 h3 F　　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

7 c2 C' Q# }* o1 b, c1 B- O, P　　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

6 T7 P6 h; W8 w　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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1 l3 r4 V$ X. u" D$ T4 C　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ n  P7 @# e! ?1 B" J8 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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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8 u: g2 ]+ W9 H7 N1 r　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- c1 g* z7 l6 c; f% M- ?　　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;

0 K9 k6 j: ]4 T( L: y  u9 b' g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" Z. N/ {9 m+ P7 v: D　　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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　　水涨船高
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3 o1 m; M. I1 h3 X5 b　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

3 f6 o3 b; I& p# t. I+ g" _# d　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" N! l2 S0 z1 [% l/ n　　说曹操，曹操到

* h# c2 g* R! k1 w# ^' E2 J　　speak of the devil

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; J6 T. K% I0 |8 d" a　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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6 u6 k; ^' g1 ^. R* ]! D! V　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

7 `4 ~- z% H( |0 }2 Y) p　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- d  n' H" n" K% F  N$ t0 K. F7 ^　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

+ I) R. Z( ], u* F　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

. F. M' C3 ?1 p) c! ]' Z　　团结就是力量
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: f$ J+ D, C' W  o+ g　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 @4 p1 `& X0 Y8 [2 Q" w8 _　　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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4 b2 Y" f5 V, I4 K9 t& X　　歪风邪气

1 n$ W7 V( v# u; X) P, R; A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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8 u2 q( g0 t' ~+ q9 p& Q　　物以类聚，人以群分

) U3 c# r3 P5 ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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" B; n4 @* T* u- \　　hold high hopes for one's child

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$ s( P" L7 ?; n9 t; j　　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

" K) |: J! e5 G  j　　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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* k4 p8 Z3 f* a　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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# h2 Q4 s4 R, y% `7 a8 J1 e　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　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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4 ~9 N* P% O+ }- D/ R' ]* T5 g　　心想事成
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5 B$ |4 c) Z! i7 L: g$ K+ j　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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2 g+ _8 |1 w6 c! `4 V5 \) x　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' Q- n2 I7 g/ S$ u9 {. N$ _　　先入为主
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　　先下手为强

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% `! k  v# F# g& O$ g3 z1 l4 b　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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* [+ n) T1 J9 G　　息事宁人

$ p, r0 Z% @$ K* E8 n. I! f0 ?　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

2 ?. S2 ^. z, _$ v　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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; z% k. [; {0 s' N7 a4 V. Z　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

" |) q+ v$ B* w% |! W& C( Y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# G% J) Y% @% V1 e0 b; w- o1 Q. [　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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) b! x) M$ C2 z9 x0 {* Y( N　　有缘千里来相会
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+ P) {, b' _( k1 w, k$ }" G　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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- f+ n$ J4 s# I: r8 _, g　　与时俱进
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, [% x+ r1 x- }/ T: f　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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+ u3 I4 N9 q) e( W3 ^　　因材施教

+ X0 \' l: y7 t3 |6 d7 q　　teach students according to their aptitude

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8 E5 F$ Q! j# j+ ?$ O　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

) e) _3 [8 Z) a; l, `( R　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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: W6 y4 k6 b5 @7 u- ~　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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! J: ~. I6 S$ I2 s　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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2 o- I! ~* y1 M  \3 h1 I6 N　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

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6 e( r9 s* Q* h! i: d% g　　一言既出，驷马难追

- M( ]9 d, x& |6 ?　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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. v1 l7 N) P3 }" U" k( i* o　　债台高筑

5 \' |* t5 I4 H　　become debt-ridden

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2 T- n$ Z2 ^3 K+ h3 q* V7 W　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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4 t7 Y1 X# d8 e8 ]7 L9 u1 K0 ~2 z　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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6 u- y8 X0 G* s% y& E　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

; O' N8 i' @5 B& v  ]' [) T' W1 P　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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( C  @  y: F/ [8 z　　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。