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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' E, y" h. O! I' g( w　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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8 J8 s' i) k, a0 o　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 n  k  k# z$ ^; f# y7 h: R　　Seeing is believing.

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) M9 ^1 N! R: |) ]: p5 Z& j　　比上不足，比下有余

8 p, Q! u) w; K& }1 M# V. q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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% y; `6 \2 I9 q4 b　　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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　　No discord, no concord.
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4 J7 I  }) P5 q0 m3 b) Y　　拆东墙补西墙
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+ m9 z3 r, p9 c2 J2 Q, W　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 t8 i& ]8 G* @/ t6 x　　大开眼界
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* z+ V" q5 B/ L! s/ Z# F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! P  n4 i9 J$ d+ c0 x; {3 n; f) r　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" ^$ A- y+ Z) g0 i( B　　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;

  p8 ^# F) n& Y; o; L/ P　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 f/ f- P+ Z1 J- d- C- g3 j0 v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

: {8 C. V0 k. y" [1 Y( @6 i8 ^　　Bad news travels fast.

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' A4 [4 k! @7 M: i' n　　和气生财
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  P/ G9 O6 w5 ~9 u　　harmony brings wealth;
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" N& R- K9 l/ U/ ]( y# `/ _　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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6 c6 Y; A# Z( Z& x8 R　　既往不咎
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4 W+ _, d* P4 G! w0 P* q6 P2 T( e　　let bygones be bygones

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3 X& a$ ^  Z1 w- U7 I　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) }' w5 r( N4 H　　There are spots even on the sun.
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2 H; @$ W. Q* c0 w: ?　　金玉满堂

8 o/ |4 Z5 ~, H7 u　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　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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7 S- e! m; ]( Q. b* X& h* t# m' f　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 Y) }; j& p  |  l. H- a　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* |3 D. z) d- l  c+ ]' }　　cut and dried; cliché
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8 k7 R  w$ \/ G& u; B& R6 a, H! p　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 w6 S% @3 f2 q4 z2 ~5 E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) X, x7 e/ K$ Y. L2 S/ n2 ]# x9 `9 k　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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: s# c- P- |' Q: ?　　马到成功

: `; q/ s7 @" @　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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4 _* k& P8 z6 I& Y7 T　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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& m8 J% n2 v1 j7 v% P/ v  u　　be suddenly enlightened
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! s) K5 r0 [) P. d8 }　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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% E" u* f# G$ K% r　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* m3 k2 U% p# {2 X% i3 b% z; `　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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8 `6 e! {! d5 W$ o# ?$ ]8 d( W　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

; g- r) q2 I" q1 P. r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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! _+ c! ~: i1 b$ }" ^# q, H　　抛砖引玉
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7 n4 W- O' U; [  b$ G　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ C4 p* x, J; ]: q# d% p　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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
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/ V0 b( C& i3 p& y　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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" `2 O* F5 i1 d. H5 d- j2 x　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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% }+ J# a6 r6 f5 c　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( c, e7 Y, N: |/ i0 T  C　　人逢喜事精神爽

3 e# U" k* v' V# k* Z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

2 _. g, x' z' k0 h: J　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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; ~& L9 L! L3 J9 _4 U& f# r8 y% Z　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 P) f- z9 `" w　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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2 F4 {  `/ C$ C3 A% T4 N　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 Z' o& o1 ]  b% [; t1 c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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( I9 ?, ~. x$ |" W8 C& O3 P" L$ R* B　　三十而立

　　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% x9 B. m5 X! ?　　A ship rises with the tide
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; q4 D$ z2 K9 h; ^0 o　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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+ X3 E& k7 }7 G7 g$ T9 E% v6 u+ G　　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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% f7 J! y2 @' s, I0 O" y　　说曹操，曹操到
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  j6 i- Y- c' |　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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/ _& l8 S  A; S3 l: q- d; M　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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& T1 a4 S$ U; {5 K- \" L3 u5 t　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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) I' n$ B, l/ m: x1 t6 L　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 E( `) p3 m. d  C3 Z" ~1 _; u　　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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* e7 Y, W* S! }, H+ r　　跳进黄河洗不清

* B; i, l/ d2 o7 a7 m; q/ A3 I　　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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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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+ x3 {) D# s. o0 \% ^1 q　　望子成龙

' o, Q' |' s+ k8 c　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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  H* u" A1 J7 Y　　无中生有
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; ]" ~2 O8 x3 u9 j) a. Y　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; m) o$ o1 i* ]: w　　无风不起浪
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　　徇私枉法

. ]: R2 v0 \2 W* c' p　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发

% P5 n1 y% O% d' `　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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9 d! M% i; b3 }8 [　　May all your wish come true
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* D4 E' G& \  z. x　　心照不宣
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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

% e" }9 R$ e9 ^5 a$ ]4 {( r/ q　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 z, |( \6 g# \; W  i　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) O& x1 H& @; S0 c* p; r. w* j　　息事宁人
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7 a6 R" y* n* ~  m9 y6 v: ?: r% v　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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  G6 q1 j' k1 ~　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, |7 q9 K/ Q% s6 ?; `　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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. ~! l# _, h$ L& g　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

0 E) h6 g; C3 O" x" @　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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" ^9 q  w+ v6 S% F　　有勇无谋

) Z( j' L; i3 U/ Y4 c5 f& W! E　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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8 W1 v+ g# _( {1 @/ f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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0 f& B7 H6 ?4 p! ^: ^　　因材施教

) {' y: j% y. ^& j: G- T　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

5 R- X6 N, U. \/ ?　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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0 H6 J% \$ S# y. }. |( c( |　　欲速则不达
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5 b3 c9 u6 F* o　　Haste makes waste.

; T8 ~. N2 f% p　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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7 N5 j% a* Z/ r1 c　　英雄所见略同
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$ l* G: R5 J5 J  T　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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5 s( C, I6 E, k0 Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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% C3 J: o/ o2 `* G" }　　冤假错案

" i1 ~1 i8 H" U4 O　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

* B0 |; f5 f* y3 L　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

. m# ?, A# G" N# j% F3 y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% i! b" o* v: R3 Q　　债台高筑
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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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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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6 T* L' F, H/ z& x$ I; ^　　纸包不住火

5 N' b  U( J* I% w　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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' c2 |/ D" {; [; i0 [! i& }　　左右为难
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) w& |9 s& c, H1 @　　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。