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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2 j  H2 }  k3 h# `! _( F& A. n　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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. _8 W3 E2 C6 y' m; `) Z! W3 K  G$ e　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

8 s9 P6 H8 t3 E2 ?1 v　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 N4 n" m$ V6 _- c2 ^* @　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 |2 R& _( S; |　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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, J/ P: [  S( Y. P3 f' b3 T　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 o2 h9 C) T6 A% A% L" N　　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

5 ?' A6 z1 S6 z( i3 K* W; l9 n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

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6 M3 U7 U2 i! Y# j' f4 S　　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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, X- v6 k9 Z9 l# V% V" R" J. m　　too much is as bad as too little

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0 i% n' G: z- r. b　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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0 Q1 u; ^2 u& r& S; X1 z　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

: d0 g0 q" e1 t- ?　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 H" m$ l5 }# b% u8 W　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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) h9 ~# \4 o: K  N7 E" ~9 d2 o4 l　　let bygones be bygones

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3 N$ I% v2 A; J( y8 x　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, t; j- e5 D6 U  F　　金玉满堂
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8 C  J0 Q) g( C6 Y& `( ]　　Treasures fill the home.

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  Q+ j. W* n  P; v' \3 _　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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/ l# I* K/ k7 v: P( |9 g　　脚踩两只船

　　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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1 Y; {2 ^7 a9 U4 H  p　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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) S3 n6 |6 ^% Q+ Z% e' ^: s　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

. j$ V: [) E0 S& ]! T) ^- R　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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8 B  [' Y* _+ X6 I9 P6 P　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% K5 {+ [0 d6 k4 s7 F　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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' `2 g: Y+ h# t　　茅塞顿开

2 y0 d* w1 Y+ _: K1 @; g　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

+ U( N1 v- t. B: U0 \" m/ `5 @' `　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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; b" p# ?$ R/ S# O5 h1 p　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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! M/ O9 V$ R6 w6 P! n+ M, K　　谋事在人，成事在天
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) b5 o; w3 F1 y' D6 A　　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
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6 G# H( ^: T# Y* E4 r0 G$ q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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# M2 u- @% a, ]9 r2 J　　抛砖引玉

  P& M) g/ c! J　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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( k% ~6 {8 Y' e8 w　　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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, n% m5 [0 o! V6 Y$ [8 @　　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

3 n% k) V% l6 M$ v% u4 H5 l　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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* \) l& d$ @, C5 t* k* 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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  L7 H4 y" j3 e; C" r1 b$ H4 ]　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 @& v% |+ ^. I# r　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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' G2 M! M6 u1 p( Z　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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3 ?7 F% B6 A. \* A  C　　瑞雪兆丰年

5 |/ W4 ]9 _! K' j* i6 x　　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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' _: Y5 ~4 j/ Q5 j/ `: K　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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4 x+ `8 }/ t# |1 K2 Q( f. i　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

/ H# f, l2 _6 ?　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 G) B8 g3 K* @5 ?　　世外桃源

# O& i' U3 S4 Q& `　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ f) X% u$ k, @　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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( V0 K8 s7 p3 R) m' \3 T6 p% K　　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;

7 J9 ~7 ?$ E7 V9 Y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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

3 C5 `4 e: X' R　　A ship rises with the tide

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; E+ }6 y( D0 N: ?8 j4 b　　时不我待

) |5 e3 ?2 `1 m/ _3 B4 d; L& e( x: d　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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  W( ~# Z3 y+ A3 O9 {　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　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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' A4 P- e3 k% u, w+ F, H; u1 j　　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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5 z6 J1 I9 D& G& _- `5 t" ]  Z" ~* Y* X　　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
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　　韬光养晦

5 L: c9 M- Z6 {　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

" C6 Q1 r! y2 N　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

1 h* }0 V8 m/ V6 p+ r　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

6 L& H! [; c1 `, c8 ]　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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) t9 G( a" Y2 t, R  \　　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
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4 Z9 A2 r& p, w: ?6 p* g$ c7 b　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

2 A) ~; Z  R2 p8 b. s　　hold high hopes for one's child

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7 ^! P$ D  G0 r0 W　　唯利是图

5 t, K5 K2 @2 J. Y) L: D. {　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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* W6 C% `* s9 _　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 l) ~; S# G: x2 Z6 S　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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( t1 d/ \; _0 A　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

( o7 y: Q/ Y* }/ C, L　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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: |, I+ J( ?$ }: V7 N% A  x- q　　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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+ K5 D4 x1 w3 Y( O5 ?; s　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 s, N" u, d- `& O  E　　The best defense is offense.

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# _; U* Y1 |. B: l' u+ H1 V0 C　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

8 J# q# A% \& y1 z　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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: E6 b7 c% N; z- ~8 B　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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- u: l2 e! G$ E5 P& r0 @　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

/ \" D- P  j# j, p% d4 B/ m8 U5 }　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

% j. `3 q6 m. \& N　　有缘千里来相会
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" @, p# F/ ], P1 ^- ~1 ?+ _( `! e9 I　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

" q+ H  O- V, M$ O0 y　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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5 J' u( f  v; b: ~, n6 C! c# S　　以人为本

$ u3 p2 t! M- J3 r2 I' `7 a: h　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* U. c. h6 N6 b& p; ?1 c# r; P" O　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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% C  f4 _0 u( v, h5 ?　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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3 J) t, k! [0 w6 _3 A* I2 C　　欲速则不达

5 E6 ~( M- ]* \: s' L　　Haste makes waste.
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! z0 y0 W% T5 j- [6 E* w　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

- I2 V# z: O; [' b9 S5 `　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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6 @! K3 {" {- }( l4 y: H& v　　Great minds think alike.

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. j3 _! C) m+ k　　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

! O! o3 w; @. q6 P3 P: a" a　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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- T1 `& J: q8 a　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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7 Z/ M' A+ p* j　　bring in wealth and treasure
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" P9 X6 N/ @9 a) e　　债台高筑

' P" I' `2 j5 ]5 b2 `% i　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

- }$ G4 ~* O7 ]1 U9 q9 A2 t9 ^4 h　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 x# [& @) U5 K0 ^1 K  `# v$ M/ x　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。