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

. R8 W" [& w% Y: \　　Love me, love my dog.
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/ j: M; j) p! X+ o　　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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5 U6 |; a$ j" l' X: A; t, h% ^* ]　　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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( N, q5 G6 r% o5 ?- m& k　　笨鸟先飞

) L5 m% s+ f- E& ~) ?* I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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" u9 u1 E! _' B9 J3 ^　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 J6 {2 n1 x" l3 I5 P　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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  W' m9 A) x  I' R1 B8 u5 B* B　　拆东墙补西墙

! k& m6 l; E3 v8 Z( ]3 A" {3 V% 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
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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
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8 I% a# z$ |& Q3 n" P) K　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

) O5 `# A% ]9 q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

" ~2 l4 D; v: r　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 d8 l- [* n. w3 X　　once on shore, one prays no more

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  v9 _$ R' @$ D: X* l* Q; g　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

+ j! C7 X) O8 P: X5 F  x% ]- W  V　　Bad news travels fast.

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; @. k1 R1 N2 N0 N5 r+ T0 y　　和气生财

  q+ }3 g! X8 G" {; t5 b　　harmony brings wealth;
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/ w) m2 _$ e, L4 B　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

. v6 _% O/ G7 }' H　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' j9 m+ b4 L$ C1 |& l　　金玉满堂
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) T' Z. X; _& Z5 U5 Z0 e6 O+ S2 c/ Z　　Treasures fill the home.
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/ k& w) ?* N+ P1 H2 x7 y% n　　脚踏实地
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/ f6 \, ^$ Q) ~5 s" [　　be down-to-earth

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3 P+ d% y- t8 C+ S　　脚踩两只船

$ S' B$ G) c$ `4 Q% `　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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, O; V" D) v7 ?3 u2 c0 o　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 p. \- r( E  i7 N, O　　cut and dried; cliché

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2 P' m: d% n3 u* G/ I　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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3 C% \) b# A' e' S# i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

1 F+ x, V3 W/ q6 z2 @% i　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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# C! y% m' r6 Y( z6 D) F3 a% l) {　　名利双收
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& Y, D- e8 _4 Q　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

$ |- ?' S* n. C　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 L+ a* S& G; Y* q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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/ M& Z4 C, h/ l# c: v　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 J' {: I4 y( V6 `　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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3 i+ U4 i0 Q: g* f- l　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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　　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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　　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

& s9 Z! \" m- T6 L- ~( e　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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2 Y: `( d, q) U: o　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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: ~( e2 [+ @4 W/ m" |/ Q　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* y# @2 A' k$ w8 i　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 F0 t9 G3 X: y+ g& ~2 v6 f0 f* b: f　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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3 w" U/ w2 T4 C3 @4 Z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 E) O% N' h5 T5 l　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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/ Q9 i/ N7 h9 |2 Q- Y, r; I- x　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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: s) Q3 D4 M# Q　　世外桃源

2 v- ~5 S, D+ P. O. Y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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) J$ f% i; t4 {1 k7 X2 G8 D) w　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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. M7 b. U$ S  o) n! ]$ t4 n9 ?7 u　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. v' v; q! g, f: W! ?　　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;

8 m6 I" |3 `6 K/ d7 ^# X# c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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, t" C) b# k* e; j8 N　　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

) C* S* w6 P7 Y  O0 s　　A ship rises with the tide

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$ R, T  a) w" [; O3 I' e　　时不我待
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" K" O; I0 T" p  _$ w* H　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

( s) d& x' ?& q- B* r3 x+ w1 N　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 }2 s; X6 J8 y. y! j　　说曹操，曹操到

8 R9 b9 I3 B; D: g: Y7 X$ N　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

1 S& }4 `* G$ E& P1 [' T　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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# J% o' F) }) h" ^6 ?  v" W1 u; b　　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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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

  h( ]. Z9 z$ z+ [" |8 T8 h9 t0 ?　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

9 r7 E- R% g1 h) T, {: H" X: N　　Unity is strength.

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" r5 v7 z: X( V) X　　跳进黄河洗不清

& s9 ]6 U1 X  r; G# 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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; y2 m- y' B. m　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, W2 X; v7 `+ j. |3 c0 @0 X' {1 E5 H$ G　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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1 I* [1 M, ^& s7 U0 M- b　　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
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) z2 n0 b% ]1 e. U　　无风不起浪

2 p3 A0 e7 b2 Z% T0 t3 |4 @# M% E9 [　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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' e+ z5 e/ d" A6 X2 P　　心想事成
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% K5 [6 C) J/ Z3 k6 f( P; H1 h　　May all your wish come true
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# U1 A7 N$ F' R9 E" r　　心照不宣
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& x( S( N8 S- x　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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2 x$ ^; x6 @( G0 u8 b3 z! n　　先入为主
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  \5 [5 b7 q5 C+ K% d0 o　　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.

! c5 r. [* ~# ^1 g' P, L　　The best defense is offense.
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, B9 e6 y7 l* x4 _! w! y　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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# j9 X; s2 [2 L" ]: `: g# b2 x& W0 w' g- x　　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

　　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

" J$ \. y- n1 ^' k1 L5 O　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 T5 b) _/ g2 {! b( }6 [# t　　有情人终成眷属
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* H) S* n. u2 _) v) K　　有钱能使鬼推磨

7 E! U/ E$ q, A+ o5 j( G2 W( b　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

" ]7 X6 P' U' |/ W& N7 ^/ x　　有识之士

0 M; ~' e4 l$ q- h& ?　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

1 g3 U- z% f) X0 I　　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
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' [, I) a3 x6 W' o　　与时俱进

4 l6 Q- P" `" ^　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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! E6 o/ d; Y9 r　　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

　　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

+ s/ ^5 Y% O2 B! F　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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# Q( Z! d9 i3 w, {# ]9 x　　优胜劣汰
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6 [6 a+ z; n2 C) R0 {/ F2 _　　survival of the fittest
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' |1 f  i; [; d　　英雄所见略同

& M8 G1 `" t/ }! Q+ I. x$ d　　Great minds think alike.

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; u  v$ D# J2 n% R9 y& {% t1 r) z　　冤家宜解不宜结
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" r4 g) R; m0 c/ d　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# q: b, O. y, A+ ^- P- i, I　　冤假错案

+ |4 h$ b& _6 a4 z) d　　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
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. K/ f9 V! R: ~) i# I　　A promise is a promise.

4 T% o+ N% {! [! ]3 M: W. H( C6 T" q2 ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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3 P  s( c1 Y; {' N: x　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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) B! _" ]& T& K( F　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

0 n0 b% f* @" `　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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% @# {& n9 K! w+ [0 R　　be an armchair strategist

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6 q1 I/ @4 n( ?% z' A+ X1 `* g　　纸包不住火

5 ^9 W, y4 f* S  c6 v/ H( k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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6 m1 k& d) S  n$ I( l+ @6 S　　What's done by night appears by day.
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1 O5 H9 B9 H$ _8 ]# B4 |　　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。