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

9 Z6 g1 S9 o6 q$ Z( M3 E6 B　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　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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- r" j* h0 n4 E6 Q+ P( w　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ L" B/ T2 t) n5 R) u# _　　不遗余力

4 h: }, Z- o" ^9 a　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

  k1 n' Q* Y" G6 O' H8 a  I　　No discord, no concord.

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( C% G4 L! z) h" F7 R# ~　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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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9 @2 t/ R% Q1 r5 }% ]1 n& A　　大开眼界

/ z- \. X! F! _5 Z# e! E0 q6 M$ N8 U9 v+ a　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, H6 Y# |! [7 S$ h$ X) P4 }　　国泰民安
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　　过犹不及
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: c7 Z5 f8 U# \　　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

2 _9 `4 |0 l. t1 G  M- A% j5 i6 e　　once on shore, one prays no more
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& C- N. {4 K$ k$ s7 K3 k　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 ?* y: g' M# T& F+ C6 @　　Bad news travels fast.

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1 f8 G) `/ s! t! j6 S　　和气生财

/ L4 \# ]" T" }. [- F- w　　harmony brings wealth;
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  k9 k" H  f1 ^, r$ Q+ G/ @6 k　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* S* l) S0 l8 J6 t% v  S9 i0 l　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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  s0 Y' p) [6 G8 Y" w　　既往不咎

" L) Z' k/ a' h" h　　let bygones be bygones
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. o1 N7 X: p( u! T& u) z　　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
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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9 j/ N+ E' Q& C　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* L8 R+ O# [* r. g( b( ]- c　　君子之交淡如水
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) C! p* n, I1 k) o6 Y/ q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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3 u# [- j9 x3 K; ~7 `　　gain both fame and wealth
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* s2 x6 f( n9 i* U; p& l　　茅塞顿开
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: P. |9 {9 D. ^% |　　be suddenly enlightened

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) F- w% N. r" s* w' P0 T0 h　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 l# L$ B7 P4 s. o' z- w0 ~　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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4 ~. \. m$ l; m+ o, O. }2 w　　谋事在人，成事在天
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5 t4 ?- C% K: h! H* W7 ^　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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; b4 C( U; H& S; x" [( j. j　　弄巧成拙
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0 u* V: N. N  p; E0 ~　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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& r8 {) j+ u. D6 p9 ~9 J" f4 D　　赔了夫人又折兵

" @1 g# S3 `/ z. z: n8 |" t　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　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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2 f, ~' J( `4 N7 B" i　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　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

% ]" X) d0 G* |" ]! o9 w: k　　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

; h6 H; {. v5 S& t　　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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1 i8 @+ b7 q- _+ D9 O　　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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" S& `6 }* W6 D' r  p　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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7 F& m+ E; Q/ |$ M+ R: C( v　　瑞雪兆丰年

! O! m3 f% e9 X4 g, ?$ _5 X: A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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% a6 B% r6 H8 K　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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& |) d1 S: K, U$ B8 D0 U% p　　人之初，性本善
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9 {, ?# f# h( A' G: @" ?/ r. B$ Q　　Humans are born good.

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0 ?8 ]: Z2 c" C  v8 c& p& C: }* O7 j　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- y! t" v! y8 z: N　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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6 N! r# N! h1 y! m) C/ B; E　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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3 E6 X$ l# |9 W  ~# q6 M3 x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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& P- j2 n# Q: p( ^9 H　　三十而立
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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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　　水涨船高

) R" H/ Z( l/ _. j: Z% O* Q　　A ship rises with the tide
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! y5 y5 ^; q+ q1 f: H7 P1 k5 W　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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6 F% w: o! d3 G; [' g% I+ s　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ H0 ~6 H7 d& A& w# m　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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. g$ l% u0 i0 G/ P2 z" P　　实事求是

* c" z9 E! ~) D, C" `. @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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; h, |  \7 g- h& Q% M. [! {2 P; }　　实话实说

　　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

' u4 ^; s. h7 ^3 C. ?) G9 \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 I5 ^% x9 x( c# }+ h8 x5 O+ O* n* V　　韬光养晦

$ t3 T3 E: e* G- Q  E& e3 o　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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+ I7 I3 y- [6 J  i0 d7 @$ K　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 Z, ~4 d: j! X# Z/ o. F7 Q  v7 b$ [　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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7 b6 ?" W% ~% L3 q! {) O1 C# R, |' `　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; d9 Q$ E, e& \: Z9 ~, D+ t$ c4 W　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# N3 v- t& T- Z" n8 ]- R8 H8 h　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图
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+ X5 j  R5 t3 R! |　　无中生有

( d' r9 P& `- S7 x　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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9 z# w& L: r+ k5 _　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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, X# @' V8 V, d, E, B　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

7 o9 F) Y% H4 m5 m% J9 k　　May all your wish come true

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5 k3 {; F1 `  [. h　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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1 f$ I9 X! K& v1 J　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ q5 L2 h3 t- k, `, ]6 R: M　　先下手为强

+ a% J9 e. T7 z2 W( q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

+ d1 N& z, d( A+ d1 q　　The best defense is offense.
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' F) O# d) }- M, }　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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$ y- g% E0 f/ B& n" C! a8 p9 A5 T7 F　　现身说法

( a9 r2 [- Z# F　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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% Y7 N! @1 x6 @! M5 s! f; H　　息事宁人
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: _1 @! O$ ~! @0 x* Y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

" o6 P, ~: Y9 L4 T$ z6 c/ S' r8 q　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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6 L" ]9 T* Q' s3 w　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

; Q* N% ?3 p2 @5 d　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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1 c. m' _5 R9 W: ?+ j- H0 T　　a man of insight83

! C( |# W. F& J, t　　有勇无谋
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8 E' f  Y' x' T# ]! k( m: u! w　　有缘千里来相会

1 R3 ~$ c$ ~: Z2 e4 E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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4 c. ?. }( P2 T  i/ `, q# Z　　以人为本
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& U9 w8 r0 F; m& O　　因材施教
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  x) [/ x8 ?; N　　teach students according to their aptitude
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* ^0 e- A! }3 \( i2 r# `　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 i  J/ U( c4 b2 Z3 h　　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
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6 K& L% O  C, `" ^* d8 Y　　Haste makes waste.
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2 X, A2 E. ?6 B; t. O* @+ {- f7 X5 |　　优胜劣汰
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0 q# E* I6 J' S6 s) g　　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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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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% V9 M! ~: _% d# ?+ G　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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% o1 V4 P7 X7 Z/ Q: n　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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5 A: K" \3 @; Z; K8 B6 m　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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6 A* _  O  H3 A# o　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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! q# D0 n9 `( x! ^$ F/ F; P　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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: ~. }  `  R1 W+ z7 N. J+ ~　　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。