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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+ s3 d! E+ j; t2 K6 s　　爱屋及乌

; x* q0 |' T  m　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

$ K, e+ Z2 S- K# u& Y3 |  v% A　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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0 H  O  R4 M/ ?1 A8 J# q& R　　Seeing is believing.

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. b# d# u: C1 l$ i! B5 P- Q8 j  [　　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

8 U/ y2 O& k# _9 z$ l# n: D　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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- f% q: B0 i9 r8 W3 H　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 `; H8 t7 @8 Y4 g8 T9 T: J　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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' ]* P* j" f. {. A& ~4 W1 m　　辞旧迎新

" w7 `3 `+ H# i# t. ^　　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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6 l/ I# u; A/ Z4 O  C' P　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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; N  I, ?- l6 j! S　　大开眼界

3 @" ?: g/ V: K4 F; S% Q! [　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% k1 B4 i! z8 _5 V/ E3 v　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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$ c. |! j" D2 C( @6 G1 D　　过犹不及
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) w# ^  e8 ~- d/ T& E( S- p- b　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( S# R+ w1 i4 h/ C　　too much is as bad as too little

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" `% P1 J! Q+ f# F3 T7 q　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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- }! v# d& T6 z$ n; E  D9 D; b　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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! B$ J8 [$ M7 @* }$ q　　和气生财
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& W2 Y4 Q0 Z% V3 B0 @　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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* \# o6 u3 k) a　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

. j3 C2 V& a& `" w( I4 q　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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) f; T# [- L1 w1 ]' @　　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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" P0 I% ^+ f) t　　君子之交淡如水

+ K9 R5 l0 }+ m! x% G6 n　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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3 B7 @8 @- P+ _- N: d1 X- B) q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

# E" V- E4 I5 t- {0 G　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

* s! i8 |" u( M6 A: ?: ~  v; d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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+ \. t% ?  }; B# E　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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, x8 l$ v  P% k9 @6 x% A  n. P　　名利双收
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1 l7 |6 o. p0 b. o5 C7 x　　gain both fame and wealth
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5 x5 ]& J- N& m! s$ ]- [& _. J　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 G$ i; n* C5 ]0 F　　没有规矩，不成方圆

5 @! I$ ?8 y. G4 v3 O　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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6 `6 W7 c" ?% g* K9 H　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* h; ^& \& C. O* R6 j% b3 }6 F! ~　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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1 K0 X! a) w$ G. n8 n' ^& V　　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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. N$ I& h, h& B) M　　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
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! b* N2 p5 N8 G( i& C" y　　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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( _3 M" X" l+ F6 o* f2 B" K5 m6 {  u　　抢得先机

/ H- ?6 l$ U9 Y　　take the preemptive opportunities
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3 i) O. u8 @4 |$ @9 {& C+ L　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- W' L, w" o+ ^: B) o　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 r7 r5 i9 `+ r: d& N/ d! A　　千里之行始于足下

! r- x* @  e, `2 l　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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7 e# e# C4 Y4 [; ?6 k　　前事不忘，后事之师
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% w0 e+ X7 A5 _8 ~　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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( k- ]" R2 d! r/ l* I. o( E4 Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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, m: n) y* G7 w9 F　　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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+ e6 ^8 y; n# [, y! |1 a　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

9 [' E/ z& ^. ]+ G! D0 x8 h1 R　　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

2 {% x* ]3 I7 `, {$ r! ~3 z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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& u% @$ l4 M$ w' @) s/ Y　　人之初，性本善
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; Z8 e7 m. }. l) p3 w　　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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# g: d' O, j  m* a8 ~　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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8 K, ?4 s) Q7 `9 ^3 O5 n　　三十而立

) G4 s1 A5 H9 F( v* H9 M+ u7 A; 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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　　水涨船高

- K+ N" D# P+ }　　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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7 ~& h0 g+ m6 T& e* {　　杀鸡用牛刀
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+ T; w5 @% g8 R( q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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% y4 g" T! v& M! W3 h　　实事求是

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

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2 E4 Q( D+ c2 G) d$ X　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ _' g9 i- ?( p# p! R; q, T& `　　speak of the devil

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% H+ s, l+ Y# ?' h8 C: l　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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  ~" Z4 }. J, n; |, W& }　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

  O3 X$ E4 A% n! e! v' p　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

0 f/ S5 k9 l1 Z, n+ X, q, e' O　　韬光养晦
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- R) N0 B# s4 f( g. B) v　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 Z- u* J& v* Z. ]% x　　天有不测风云
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) D% w# c" B! N6 b" s4 [7 |　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: j* }4 G4 j" T- O& X; L　　团结就是力量
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& _( t# c' J7 [( v' _% a6 ]　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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' k% D. Y2 G( m5 n: [6 z　　物以类聚，人以群分

0 n& T, {) g5 V4 c' U　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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, m* W1 o/ {4 L, h, m4 ?$ @' h/ A　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

  A+ t; c) T% D2 E" \- U+ I　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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! g/ Y. r1 f0 a( N　　无中生有
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- N% z* p) j# ?, U( V& i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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% o. q+ O, {5 Q3 {( b. M& G　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 x( R4 k5 C: x　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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% z- p& m& ~8 D& S1 l+ q6 `　　新官上任三把火

# T7 M4 _( o; M  Z2 P3 Q: |　　a new broom sweeps clean
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6 O4 z: o6 O5 Q　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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" ?' ^. X! O; M# ]　　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
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) q7 _3 k9 p8 \& m- k5 C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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0 E- i" ~% i4 s2 w　　先下手为强

$ I. ]  Q3 q  M　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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; `5 R$ o1 b$ P0 m　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

1 L1 s# g9 x& Y( H0 n: ^　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 \0 b) P+ l1 t+ c2 c) R, k　　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

6 o( R' C( O4 z# m8 O3 t, F　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 B- L! H5 U% A; Z( N0 |1 O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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: x3 \8 @* }1 u* F/ ?# Z　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

+ D$ z8 L, _( |) B1 p4 z# ]　　有勇无谋

. V3 C9 q0 J) P% `9 u　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

9 G/ f( K" i3 ~# W, T  t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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. t2 p5 _, d4 G" C! f* f' A　　与时俱进

/ B! l5 n0 u) J! O+ u　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

& s$ K( ~7 \6 q6 u　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

, l7 Z* g+ u6 e3 ]# k　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: k- ~) C8 R" m% L- p+ @　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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  K  N0 C* Q0 @　　survival of the fittest

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# |# Y& k+ f/ U, H' Y) B7 ^　　英雄所见略同

$ g$ M) H: |$ H0 i4 K　　Great minds think alike.
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5 K9 z( u8 t8 P8 o　　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

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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4 e& x  t: p$ F6 k7 _  d　　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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　　债台高筑
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& u1 s( j% d- l2 P9 [% O: B　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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: q, A' n& L, j/ M" ]" y　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

2 e. Z: m+ v: c9 p　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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8 T; T' |  @7 N4 ~0 E4 _# c　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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% D6 M( e" X5 Y3 W7 ~8 \" w/ A% b5 l5 [　　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。