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 M% R! C( r1 O" Y. _9 t$ w　　爱屋及乌
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" E; D+ U$ h8 f( K% d6 [　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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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 g! [2 ^3 P) c  t' O　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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$ k/ d; e# i' }: D7 A5 _$ S# F　　不遗余力
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: x( S  Q, }' [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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5 q8 n9 y3 Q6 B5 T　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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8 u  N" k% Z+ _　　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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4 X& _6 P/ }9 Z/ g: K  b　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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: Y3 s+ }. a: W) r, E　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little

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; Q  b0 g5 ~( ]6 V4 U3 t: e1 K　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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$ P3 @* {  h/ d. Q7 [  X1 U　　和气生财
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# a4 ?0 A4 l2 D* Q' x　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: L9 A5 u" }6 L  R, ?3 f　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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  v# l9 U# A; ~+ C% S$ q  X6 n　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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, X5 q! o! |! u: _' o" r/ b0 |7 d　　金无足赤，人无完人
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0 l$ r! ^& y0 i- x4 `　　There are spots even on the sun.

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$ P: Y" g' z. B- B( I7 m　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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0 o# i8 z+ L  u5 i　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

' o6 Z" `+ s2 [. w% G　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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# U- ]8 x% {5 Z" O6 r8 g; f; A) [　　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

1 `: ~( D" X3 d8 I; A( C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

% s; f" m5 |# a* v( |　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' {/ Y2 ?: ~1 `5 ~3 T2 G. W6 j　　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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: D6 m3 D1 R7 y　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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6 D4 f  e# Q% C, V; n& P8 J3 r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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, k+ z) ?4 X2 A* M　　赔了夫人又折兵

" j. s" ], Y; b5 O! n% @* P4 B) j　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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! s3 f6 k8 j( y　　抛砖引玉

/ W$ H3 L% k2 r& z' C1 e! N' F　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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* b" ~- _+ K; F: c　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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2 K5 a6 S: x4 |5 f; Q( q3 z　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% P8 j' I: `: N2 z　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 i9 Q7 o( `) E/ S/ o0 s* Q　　千里之行始于足下

8 ]# A* ?6 q. W. D　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ E: \0 J8 D$ Q7 |. ~& W+ W6 [　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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2 o" h6 N; z  _　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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! e! L( [" ~+ M8 b: d: ?+ g　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* e% V. J7 H  t* v6 `　　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

4 W' _) q* z, m' X　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* }0 E' w3 U4 K- u　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; n' p5 t* s& j　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

& I8 J' D$ i3 E" T. L* p3 \% f# j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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4 j1 P4 {; b. j7 O% P, d4 U　　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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& S) U( h9 S6 L0 K　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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' y. c  l/ F- i3 X2 ?) M+ y3 Q3 R　　时不我待
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1 R7 d5 h, ?1 ^9 m8 L! c$ [7 R9 A　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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7 w+ |  q$ j9 o. P　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

: R7 Z- k: p! Z　　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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' p6 R3 u% V( o4 n; C+ f　　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

# J4 f% ]$ I, P6 u) B3 N　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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9 B5 f" G; E$ T　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ O9 g# p2 |9 M4 O4 L/ i- O　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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) |( d; n; |  i# j) U　　跳进黄河洗不清
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. p0 B1 j! z. ]9 \4 P4 m" q　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* j4 j: D  t" A$ W: ^　　物以类聚，人以群分

/ ?1 F8 [/ f! X1 q: c: E　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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* S! Q# V3 Y2 `1 [1 I+ B　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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% o8 G3 |8 T/ b　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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9 ]1 F8 M8 O( ]5 U" T2 F　　新官上任三把火

9 \" R$ C, Y7 [1 z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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* A1 B+ {! Z2 e+ g& W3 j: `1 q　　蓄势待发

7 m0 T# ]! I- B5 F9 t6 p　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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4 l0 K6 n2 E. O1 W& Z! p1 p( ?6 _　　心照不宣
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/ x" P. V  |# T# M　　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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- d" R5 U! F6 O' O# s/ ^/ k4 p' V　　先下手为强

/ t: a5 O' j! x! Q$ M7 J) q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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& U/ [) t3 W+ K7 c- n　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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8 E, s$ x, e' [2 X: v　　ants on a hot pan

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0 s: j2 q) n# A; ]9 n　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, _/ S2 y5 N9 r/ b( V' P2 V3 K　　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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3 D4 c: e3 @* A1 y, ?0 D' _# U3 }. V/ T　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 x- n0 B8 ]9 T5 i　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

/ ]  I/ [1 q7 r; p　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

; \+ ^* b/ Z# e+ l" r; b5 |6 s　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

: U" z5 b: e" R　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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( a) e4 C5 \5 t+ H　　keep pace with the times86
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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: s- {, A* N0 N5 b7 O　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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$ q9 j, p# `4 m% h( x) Y9 ?" z　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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3 h" l& x0 l* a% S3 h' |2 z; {; ]　　More haste, less speed.
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! j* }5 q7 `- X　　优胜劣汰
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　　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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8 Z; ?7 g! ^7 R: M) a. c# M0 p5 B8 z　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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- N" b" D) M: A, w8 Q' \1 S1 R　　冤假错案

2 x% B% d; H! w! L9 ?' u5 k　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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& L" A: K9 n2 t/ Z. v　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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( l4 D( F5 ]$ q2 {, o( U4 Y　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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( e2 u  K7 j2 a% z& h　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

+ C0 d5 n) e/ B　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" }) h% P: T1 ^% ?8 V% r7 ?　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

5 e; C  u5 H+ E, G7 l1 [　　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。