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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( ]; m7 F! H2 F8 X& j5 K1 ^　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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& P8 ^8 w" H/ ]+ x　　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
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; c& k9 `: y) q9 U0 s　　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  d3 b8 }( {+ k/ i5 L　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.

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& W7 _8 v4 ?3 }8 T　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 q9 \0 ?6 u3 f4 D6 K" k$ U　　辞旧迎新

$ f! n# i; A' M. Q. e　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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  Q/ s1 ?* p: q' w" K! B　　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
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5 R5 O& M: c* c4 c: \4 F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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4 u* J. K8 |% g8 w% |/ M+ g6 i　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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7 S+ j* A$ V# [# q; M3 m+ {2 _4 K　　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: ]9 r8 \0 O/ }9 x; |$ o* B　　好了伤疤忘了疼

7 d. K+ u. m3 _* l8 E8 I3 A, S　　once on shore, one prays no more
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5 a) C! ]8 {1 y3 w- y8 d# x4 |　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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* V* O; q$ Y3 b　　和气生财
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3 O' e  S" S8 v9 h- }* `; |　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 u% h, y& r' e　　活到老学到老

0 `& ?, A& Y6 W% O; d# w6 m, i# \　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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# j4 d9 L/ u( o# |: _: B/ O! a　　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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9 H1 n, J3 W  m$ e+ E/ G　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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# U, Z/ u' Y% `　　脚踏实地
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; i0 r0 g( C9 W- q) h4 r' ~4 f$ \　　be down-to-earth

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% D7 E) U+ b+ S) ~7 y　　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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/ K- T- ]" _8 C' }　　君子之交淡如水
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1 R7 q0 T+ K; A2 f1 D+ @  d( X　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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; K: r. d2 }, W+ D) b/ q! x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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  w$ D8 o* D7 k, I　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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' O( [3 {9 P' ^: K　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

2 W' p/ {1 B7 s1 p　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 e+ \: E  D2 t( ~! Q8 }1 G, E* c　　马到成功

* |" l; F0 M' b4 R5 U' m5 b3 S, ~　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 ~/ ?$ I# q  Q& m　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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7 [8 r& I* w& t2 F　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: K. @5 d5 l$ p& [7 T) W4 i　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, l2 f: X0 ^. d　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* m! U' Y" a6 w* U6 y　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" T7 m% \( R+ }0 w+ A　　赔了夫人又折兵
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: c9 K4 b6 U9 |* {- T. y　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

/ P9 M2 N& }# m　　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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/ n) e+ j5 f6 m7 j. x5 q3 v　　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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5 n) D$ @9 w) s6 o　　抢得先机

　　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
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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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 Z4 H$ f3 x4 K. `+ {) O. g3 r　　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

% t" a1 m. ?1 g- y: p9 m( o　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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* p+ _( M2 y% K( [  U3 S1 c( X　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ G5 @# H8 Z0 @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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" ^- h3 |! p3 h. M: s( R　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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; O- r! h: t+ A( |# z  d  @　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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) V& p/ v: S8 h" {. _# w  ]2 U$ j! x　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! z, O: J2 d' Q% L5 v　　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

7 W$ ~/ q( x9 J6 U' i/ C: J( i6 U　　a blessing in disguise;

; H8 O6 M% h  r  F9 S/ _　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ f* G( \/ }5 ]6 s- ?　　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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& v( c. {% e. C　　水涨船高

6 S5 V) u2 Y* a2 T　　A ship rises with the tide

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' X% R+ U# e% W0 ~　　时不我待
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, d/ u; W7 U* e. p+ D　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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3 C% T( b: S0 }  N　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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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* @! ~7 v9 z' H0 e6 g8 A　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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4 f. [3 |; |' _9 @8 `　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& q9 k9 T' j5 C　　糖衣炮弹
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' H1 D1 M( _! P- b1 J. A4 J' w- T; i8 ?　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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' m+ M  ~$ L1 ?" R　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 `$ q) t) ^* j* u0 O　　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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' x; s% v, o. z/ r# w7 L5 ^　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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# c0 |/ R1 Z3 k2 e1 a　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 ~0 F6 r+ @: \2 p　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ s  |$ h3 W: J/ o" U8 ~9 |　　望子成龙
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! B+ z: j2 F6 X8 J7 j7 R) C9 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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, D3 {8 @9 C5 m. \2 K/ a; Z3 f7 q& ?　　无风不起浪

　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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) ], I0 D1 |9 Y! w- c" t　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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, ?: x: |* d8 i7 e9 U% ]$ L8 j1 i' `　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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' }% @( _, O" [( o; S# j　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

4 D$ @; Z) G7 |3 k, n　　The best defense is offense.

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3 S/ A: X$ {4 d2 t　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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# g' y" i5 B0 ^7 q　　现身说法
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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

　　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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$ T2 H  h8 h$ `. s. Q& L1 I, X+ Q　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

+ \0 Q# ]3 g/ x  p　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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3 p" D7 f$ {! Q; R( w　　有识之士

* b+ ]: @, A7 ^1 e: i　　a man of insight83

) f- u* D$ p/ d2 @7 ~) T　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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2 z" ]9 F1 D# s/ N5 R　　有缘千里来相会

7 e# x" u) _- e% V- C1 v　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ @# }: |8 K# z8 A+ R　　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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5 X, l9 a6 `  Y　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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; K. u3 R& P/ a; @; K; }　　优胜劣汰

! h; |2 D, w; \6 Q5 b　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

, ^7 u* S: z4 N% {1 L; h　　Great minds think alike.

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& N6 a$ ?. w& O　　冤家宜解不宜结
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3 d* w' p* C3 v/ h/ ~　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

$ p: p* X- ?7 W# k% W4 Y* R$ D: p0 e　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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6 D0 p! s, r' A8 R　　一言既出，驷马难追

4 L$ I4 R! h4 P* d8 s, C+ r　　A promise is a promise.
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" i4 I. U' ^7 H+ }$ @1 X$ q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

# B+ G( k  X" V# S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

# g7 ~6 A& X) I5 [* d: x　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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+ F2 e# [; s# S  W　　target of public criticism
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' r# u: f$ v7 e' j4 e2 C' 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.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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& Y$ G9 _9 Z# O+ J) U　　左右为难

　　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。