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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9 O' a3 ?- l* C  Q　　爱屋及乌

- u  `5 \% @: Z8 H+ w8 E　　Love me, love my dog.
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6 i4 w1 T3 M/ X% F+ F7 }　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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& W! ]1 j7 j8 T8 \& Z$ v　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

4 }' V* Q' F* N6 {$ H1 d5 c　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 m, F5 s0 {0 y" ?# ]: A/ }　　笨鸟先飞

' x; u' z$ \# e8 A3 |　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　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

9 N5 b" i  _% Y4 z3 ]4 ]8 v　　No discord, no concord.

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% ?. @/ x7 x+ w6 q7 M　　拆东墙补西墙

' k" w2 n) c8 p* O2 O8 I　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 m4 M4 D9 y8 t2 V6 o* d9 p" C( i' _　　辞旧迎新
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; u" ^+ I0 ?; @2 M3 M: `9 n/ h, T0 C　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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3 y6 X0 c+ n, Z! \1 _　　大事化小，小事化了

) E9 t" s" R2 s% P2 H* o4 M- S　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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  I+ j' q0 O# m" U  T$ @) P0 ], c　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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0 c! z. h1 r; S# ^2 o3 _　　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

; L" [) B; _. e* A& D& T% I　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* E, q( H9 ?' |& \7 ]8 z3 B: s　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;

+ |$ I1 M$ Q) @! y! K- t( `4 x) k3 _　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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; i4 y  q* C  h# z0 i; a　　活到老学到老

* J: r% n3 Q. d2 g9 Q4 ?　　never too old to learn

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3 I0 Z& I) C% H- u+ Y　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　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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　　脚踏实地
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1 v$ [" t0 l7 T0 `) M　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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1 C" v$ r4 h+ ~% m, b7 i+ p　　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

" O4 L6 H2 h- Z& L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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' D. L& h) {% z$ J　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

' g% `  @6 F4 A( c. _- D　　cut and dried; cliché
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1 h4 k+ J1 c. W4 i" D　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  A! t$ _6 [0 |0 c; I　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 m0 Q7 A( y5 u% \9 s  k" D　　茅塞顿开
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( r+ L# S& |; \- I　　be suddenly enlightened
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+ r" D* n/ z& p( w4 k　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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& m8 K' n  M% Z% m9 R8 _　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, [! n9 ^. c0 K  G+ w- L8 X　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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6 q3 ^/ F* e9 |$ I　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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

1 x" @7 Z8 \: O  [　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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/ h9 P5 y3 e$ q' Z; G9 q　　抛砖引玉
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! c6 S3 |6 ?: s% s3 q  b& c　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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$ I+ b4 v4 P6 n6 C　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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* ]9 f7 ]' P7 F( Q8 f& `　　抢得先机

  ^: M4 \) ]% S: P. J) T　　take the preemptive opportunities
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2 m- q9 |* V& S/ c  q( J( I& H　　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
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0 E3 {; _' b! {/ o/ W6 h　　前事不忘，后事之师
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2 A! A3 |  t) p5 |, }9 t& ~/ h　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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6 k* K$ \  ]7 f& ]- R- x/ N/ h　　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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5 P* B/ A! F, ]. C" _　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( P) z/ }' T* `' V! K6 ~　　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
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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3 S9 X3 \4 P4 w5 h4 K  O& F7 U　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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" d8 v  o2 n  f, i" e　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 ~5 R, ]+ z" g; `　　三十而立

  g; F/ a5 D/ x  |+ @5 O　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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5 Q( K& ^, U* J　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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" W* A6 v8 Z6 u: B4 t　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

4 r" x4 J& A& i1 t' x3 A　　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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: ?! H) Z( j- C" d& I　　speak of the devil

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

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: G7 s- k9 j  Q/ N　　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

# t; o( `9 v" Y* Z, G' J/ B! {2 t　　韬光养晦
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* |/ u* T1 U6 m　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 \& Q2 K! S  q- x　　天有不测风云
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8 v  W- A4 M2 f3 Q2 {　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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! s% U. I' I9 V/ Y. Z5 f　　Unity is strength.

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; a6 s7 f* `2 n* O0 R8 A2 M( c　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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

& B" m4 h8 Z, q' _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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" e* Z* w0 [. b& r- D　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! ^2 ?% N; d8 ]* [+ X: E　　望子成龙
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  N1 i# ~# H( ], c. X　　hold high hopes for one's child

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+ m! f" u- @; Y　　唯利是图
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7 w& c6 P2 F* T+ o2 R$ D　　无中生有

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

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5 Z+ h* L' ?; b% g　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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6 c! ?& x: u1 ?" t, P6 K　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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7 X* a" w; e- ]; }8 p9 F　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

9 e( W/ `  R, S8 W2 W　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

- T) m4 r2 o8 {$ E) I　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, Q8 ]! |& ~& m; L$ f　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　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
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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* r+ x9 W+ ?- Y2 D& B/ a2 [$ ?. z　　有情人终成眷属

% n& \' \+ s' ~0 Z* ^　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

  }" b9 s. z$ Q8 K0 H" ?1 K, e1 U　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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  R; \- |8 C0 P/ ]" g% r* R　　bold but not crafty84

+ a, A3 y4 ~. [7 E7 B! v$ E0 u　　有缘千里来相会
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% n. X+ C4 h0 s' W0 H# D% d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& S. H( \3 J3 L3 q' `0 K' q9 {　　与时俱进
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* u4 v# g- g  @& _+ |　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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; V; K; K2 r" J/ V, Q; L  N. h6 w　　因材施教

" T1 F- r- N/ J3 ^2 X　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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

  M6 G. r. C3 [5 M/ r0 s# C; [+ A- d　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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$ P# K( Z& z3 x! h2 h/ C7 ]　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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) I: }+ ~. `# u　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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# `) y* Q' Y' `* q; J　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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- \% s& w3 j) I+ }7 C. _　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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( E1 y2 m. ]* K, B. r　　A real man never goes back on his words.

$ A( Z$ R6 z; }# w( d　　95
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　　招财进宝

" \5 E; I1 T: I  Q% G3 I　　bring in wealth and treasure

5 A8 M% {  r- A& A  D1 K　　96

　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

4 k6 X% @3 d% O: ?　　纸上谈兵

7 ?7 `: m  P, s3 H9 y　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

% }8 s& q% `! O1 O3 T3 C　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

& ~! q3 R0 C  B9 U, t* w　　左右为难
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" k% Q( T: O8 ]' m9 v　　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。