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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% s! w/ Y* r' S3 t9 A, O2 W　　爱屋及乌
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- A1 T/ [" [' A1 }" E7 [( q　　Love me, love my dog.
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1 `9 d) N; M9 m3 _2 q' {3 X　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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: @1 u4 M: K3 l9 y0 p1 g. M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 m  ~6 D/ z2 t3 K# R　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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, }. U( `% `1 i+ a9 j7 \　　不遗余力
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3 e( O5 k: D& Z' X4 @& b* l0 u　　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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' k& n( K- R5 }4 Z: T& E, i' k　　拆东墙补西墙

7 b& V( S3 [6 h5 i( N( X　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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7 @+ L. Z1 o# \* q9 M' A　　辞旧迎新
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8 U+ M  S3 z/ u# ?( A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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3 x/ z4 |' l, y, k; O3 E- A　　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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9 Z8 {( u3 ^3 V' r　　大开眼界

$ |' W. q/ T* P! d　　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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　　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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9 w& A' a( l6 }% g4 i　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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8 c# X7 O( ]+ o5 P  A; h9 t　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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. `# \/ R: {3 R3 l0 G9 t; P　　harmony brings wealth;
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" ]3 j6 k4 s  ~! ]4 e9 x  S! F% g7 C　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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# c4 B2 G7 n3 `1 i5 B7 b　　活到老学到老

7 t8 {& x! r* r  ]　　never too old to learn

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% u2 D, O% v7 [3 m# |0 t- v　　既往不咎

- @. }" v% h  j6 o　　let bygones be bygones

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) U- d$ U7 `/ L4 M* t1 {5 G* u　　金无足赤，人无完人

# @8 o* H8 A: q: F) O　　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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! r5 L- {. I/ y/ ]. H　　be down-to-earth

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4 K. a! ^' t$ ]  k9 W4 m6 c　　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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+ ^1 G, P0 a" C4 C; O) q! ~1 h　　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
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: q3 X/ P: {* d$ J6 t, C" p　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

8 Q$ s" C4 H( W! K/ R# V　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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2 V0 I0 d1 ]3 B, d0 ~　　马到成功
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' l5 }3 x! b+ ?$ J, |- Q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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+ B/ @) v& b& U" r　　茅塞顿开
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4 R* K6 F6 _2 `9 Z( c　　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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, A# Y- ]5 f+ Z! x　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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& ]3 ]4 j  j2 d! R9 M4 @3 l　　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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0 h) H5 e/ V) C$ i5 S2 K1 |　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

/ P' U* M; y5 Y9 d2 w: K　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! b4 W/ V$ |' K" R7 N+ G1 Y$ v　　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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0 H' s) |8 H6 @, S! p0 s* c　　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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; t* Y" g! P( ~8 A　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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, Z8 X- W# I5 p3 J2 y* N　　强龙难压地头蛇

! @. X. V7 v) O* }　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: b5 R4 q4 j5 T$ B　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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, |$ Y9 B8 F- ~, }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( g: f, k- ]' C# \" T1 {7 q　　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

* n2 U% W, [+ G# c/ R! R　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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7 W( O4 H8 [  S; e　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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3 M6 S- U) y5 x0 z7 Y8 c$ k) j! g& h　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 G: Q" ]: J: a, j4 P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ _# ?! e2 a. \! }' [% _6 u: [( x　　三十而立
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1 r3 x8 g2 o* P; L& Y) X- b; e  O) b# a　　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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$ V' a  m% J- G$ C. q0 \1 m4 @+ U0 @　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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% s$ h( e- |9 t' T. j; X- U　　时不我待
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1 W0 ]) k* t8 b7 R/ F3 P2 Z　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ [; s8 m8 f* H　　杀鸡用牛刀

% c, r9 N% ?7 p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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
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　　speak of the devil

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4 ^% _& P+ |) D' \, {9 s　　实话实说

% n' Z6 M' ~1 a  v* x　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　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
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

1 o0 E! c+ B9 Q0 I, f　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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7 l) k+ e/ V. I8 Y) h" Z9 W　　团结就是力量

- _" }0 L" Q* G$ V0 ^7 W" ]　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 B; c/ Q6 o! e! o. X, x　　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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3 c1 I& G2 ~4 L( F+ o' a　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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, k) v+ F. E* O　　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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3 N! H+ G: }* ?4 z+ [: ~　　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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! g& d  G5 l- C　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 y# {' w) R, Z' P# @! M0 M6 g$ p# k　　无风不起浪
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2 x$ z7 Y& n; `0 a　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

' D5 L. C5 _& e　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) b1 a# R; b; q　　新官上任三把火

& [$ T" B- J. i　　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

# Q; |7 X9 D. X5 }1 s% x　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% E% s# E& W( G　　先下手为强
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0 |$ o3 k" @$ p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 o# L0 N; `" E7 W　　循序渐进

　　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
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　　有情人终成眷属

$ F0 e6 U& ~6 F$ C2 q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

/ a; n3 o: i# q- t! u3 P  t7 c/ M* u　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

' h4 p3 ?, q* Y7 F1 b8 t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

3 M6 p: Q/ }6 T7 l4 i2 L% I6 e　　keep pace with the times86

: V2 g. v( r1 T　　以人为本

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& n% q( |; l( W9 s1 x　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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% J" |' k1 p4 ^% n　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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+ r( D9 l, K$ A4 V　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

) Y* v/ {' T, y　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

  d% r- a! u% _　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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1 n+ O- t, Q- j  O% N: @　　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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( T1 ~/ m4 b% q% O8 B　　招财进宝
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9 h. d9 A4 G5 p% c  H* S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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" u. W% Y% l* v. q* ]7 K1 \　　纸上谈兵
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& o; i! Z. h) b　　纸包不住火
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2 ]6 N. N5 Z% M8 e8 f! A7 l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 m4 E+ h- Z# }: m' ^' P　　What's done by night appears by day.
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2 b8 }4 \+ F" Y9 h　　100

  N( m6 A0 ]& p; c+ b) q& r+ A　　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。