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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　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

3 M/ a2 {  C$ v  S, X　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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/ A8 I8 N' C7 b' S3 n. n" {, f　　比上不足，比下有余

2 P* |. b6 R: N$ V　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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& _; D" q, b2 B- k8 H9 @2 c　　笨鸟先飞

1 Y" k. c0 y0 k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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. H( d5 I! O, ~+ s% ^, m　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

  }; q9 k+ L  f  U　　No discord, no concord.

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5 P' a! B& R% v2 ^　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

/ e2 Z# \' t0 C/ U+ P9 I　　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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$ e2 r2 U: V6 s) T  K　　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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4 C7 s6 X" F$ c5 o' l4 q5 l2 f　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

/ t5 Q6 m: P' h* K0 W1 _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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/ e4 E8 m$ T8 {7 D% s$ \　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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) `1 X# t% S# K5 j4 C! [　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

* t' t8 v8 P5 f+ {  m　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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( b, d% h6 Z9 @: A6 Q9 L　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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& H# U7 l8 n* l# [& X　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 n) f" D: S0 k# Z* E0 W. S4 L　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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: G5 e8 C; b- r$ N5 E  X2 c　　脚踩两只船

, K# b$ G; t1 B& g　　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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& ]5 S- a1 r8 t& c* d: A  S　　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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% g% F9 v# H+ e' Y; J; I　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

7 }, S1 E( Y. D　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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  i- E% H7 ^- {% k3 ^" U　　gain both fame and wealth

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4 M4 ~6 O* K. K! p7 K& x　　茅塞顿开

9 D  ?9 R: P% ]( e% @$ D* c　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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) ~8 X" x7 u6 r; R8 n　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) Q1 b. I4 {! P- `6 F　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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& h2 _4 J) [9 z% ?- l! Q　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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, G; e* e* s6 }4 b  J　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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% F' [) l. D1 h0 ~+ K+ }$ U　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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$ m' v. j# }# w( B# A: I　　赔了夫人又折兵

# C' j+ x9 p9 o2 F( C% Z& h4 l　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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) @7 Z: A$ z( O" c, [　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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) \4 U# @9 W- N4 S& P　　破釜沉舟

1 t4 ~. z5 b2 W, P( e, t1 |　　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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" j1 v# r; ]4 k2 L　　抢得先机

& Q" S# d- C7 E: C# [1 }　　take the preemptive opportunities
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% c* U3 ^  p$ L; p　　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

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 {! N1 ]1 b; J  q0 V; W　　前事不忘，后事之师

; Y6 g1 A0 y! X+ r, k　　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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! o2 \: a$ G8 ]1 N　　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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" a! E- e& K9 V$ l　　瑞雪兆丰年

; D! l8 P' Z: o. ~5 x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# J% ?) V$ a+ o6 _, T5 y2 j. E　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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7 d0 I9 y$ r3 o9 Y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: Q5 [2 O1 n5 n' A3 l; f( Q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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/ b" [) R# K% M8 u1 s　　世外桃源
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, M7 n$ A3 n3 I, B. X: ~　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! J* v8 g# B- p: }1 u  F$ m　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- i5 s  `# z2 l  X# h　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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1 K7 J9 W: k# R2 B: p  b7 Y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

7 s  n; s3 _3 T5 m% x5 w( O　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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& ^! A6 u5 A& [3 r+ C　　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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+ Z3 Q9 w( r( X. }6 D! S+ l+ T　　水涨船高
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+ X2 @6 F) e& ^! a; v　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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7 Q( ?8 w5 W; ^3 c; N% o　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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% R7 |  J! Z. Y8 A4 t, o/ v- T　　杀鸡用牛刀
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9 c' L5 I7 D- z6 n　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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" _( {7 M3 O  S6 G( G　　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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1 i: Q7 Z& }) W0 [0 v, Z, |( G　　实话实说
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! z- Q) f1 L; o　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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+ \4 p+ d# |0 r# M! r　　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

- _" |0 k! i; G5 r7 `　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 D6 f7 J6 g) q- ?9 I3 i7 v, I; C　　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
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　　Unity is strength.
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/ s1 D+ W* f8 d, J　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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8 E: ~1 P: O8 J　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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* E1 Q" z# O# d6 A4 F　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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( t" p, [# i/ S( \2 y　　望子成龙

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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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　　无中生有

; y6 n! k- K' I3 S( ~# M　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 t4 n; _/ P0 s. Y　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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$ v  i+ b0 x4 P/ N! L; o- b/ R　　徇私枉法

. j. F6 Z2 X5 C　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) z6 Y" q* }$ E% }6 p7 k　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

3 `, N1 U8 f" ~/ O# O; P　　May all your wish come true
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" R7 f( L8 l9 y2 U　　心照不宣

, Y7 U" d% N& ^) S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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& @# ?8 O$ \$ i" O. W" {; |　　先入为主
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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; C- y) y# a; D& `- W5 H　　现身说法
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) W8 G5 H6 ^* A. k　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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- L0 Y* a6 d$ g* I! n　　循序渐进

: h$ Y; C' @* ^9 U8 }　　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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) z0 Y  `; _2 w8 p: \　　有情人终成眷属

; ^$ e2 i5 u/ y) E5 j( F　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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% m; l' k6 k% Y5 Z　　a man of insight83
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( o+ H$ c1 f! C5 x+ C+ m" D% b　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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/ D1 G# f- [' F% [6 {　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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7 u+ h& Z6 E4 K& f　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

4 z. j6 t7 k5 f2 Y+ N　　people-oriented

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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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　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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+ U. E' _2 S; N- J1 E: l　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

, i$ n6 h: R; C5 b# z* U　　survival of the fittest
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8 q9 v8 Y: I- n2 E　　英雄所见略同
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" t1 _  p3 [0 D( R# ?2 I2 \　　Great minds think alike.
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# P- `! |) r2 s. {& Y1 p　　冤家宜解不宜结

5 Y& `( B5 r. q! m' n　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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9 T% u- v+ _9 t　　一言既出，驷马难追
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8 M/ x% E; h* {! e* M+ C　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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5 Y1 p# ]8 H4 S) K" l1 q0 K: e2 s　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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, l  i; U$ W6 Y  }! M+ {　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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1 j2 E; P* A$ l0 `% v　　纸包不住火
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* V9 @+ g- W$ n& f　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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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。