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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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7 K* p: ^+ _) o　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

: X/ G8 _3 A) r7 J. Y# u　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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9 Z- q. A( \5 |( E' ^, k　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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+ j' s8 c2 G5 m3 G　　不打不成交
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  `8 B0 x+ R( a' K; i: U　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ [9 P( T! I' [3 Q　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# p3 q' |0 b* a( V　　辞旧迎新
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　　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 `$ ^5 f' h: {: C! y5 b. r4 i' N$ |　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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1 T* f; l: J/ f4 b& p　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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! U3 ~4 c8 n! s2 z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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" a: G: S0 g6 C　　too much is as bad as too little
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+ s. y+ j) F# q9 h. _6 C　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 Z5 l0 t; p3 f, r- ?: V　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 E: \7 B, C# ?$ A# a　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

7 U# e4 ^! ]% j0 Q9 T+ G4 a% ~, A　　harmony brings wealth;

, j2 c( h0 v, C* l4 O: D! i　　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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4 P2 J3 ?$ s+ A( ^! r6 x6 @, c　　既往不咎
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　　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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　　金玉满堂
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+ d. M& S# L' O& }9 i% e　　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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0 ^3 }  f5 Z! V( Z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: K0 ~% R2 j( e1 |$ S' b' ~2 m0 e　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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6 e6 z) D: J8 n$ i9 d/ P9 Q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

% J! ]1 p1 u% _% }8 F% z: |　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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% r, W0 u! ?5 e　　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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  }: V4 ~; y. n2 U: ?4 v　　茅塞顿开
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1 V2 V2 W2 O) S7 ^$ Z, q　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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# u' ]8 J/ L  g　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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) [8 r" \! V; g, B. q& b　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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1 l$ M& V$ B, t+ z　　弄巧成拙

5 _1 Q. h$ }. i: o6 @& ?$ g5 n. j　　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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2 i4 S; \. v0 b  D8 r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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4 o8 Y* S8 C# `! |+ d( O9 \　　抛砖引玉

　　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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' R( m- d2 E- e( W' F　　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

　　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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, u$ y0 A- N$ j/ z7 _" s/ D& ^  X　　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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8 E& L: ~4 N5 |6 A8 ?2 N　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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3 a+ P! j3 G- h0 ^2 \　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' R% }, O/ h% |7 V3 \　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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) X0 o6 y" Y9 k　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 a4 u8 T  t! ]2 Q9 ^/ a+ m% k( p+ ~　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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- q/ a; j& n7 T" R3 M　　世外桃源

: s, S$ m1 W6 @! \0 H) D　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- h8 J3 i1 V" S  \　　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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! p3 b/ B" F9 {3 H1 i8 D) e　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' a/ k3 _2 m9 u# N  V5 [　　三十而立
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7 E7 A7 W- w6 t; ?　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 P) b/ E& j  z4 E5 C8 _　　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

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

0 y$ I3 T7 N# `# [" {8 r' L4 p　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

- w+ }3 S( i! s5 O3 R/ C　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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1 Y1 M4 w5 z+ e: {; s4 i% _　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

, d6 K, G, P) Z( C$ v/ \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 m3 ]1 y( Q' [1 e6 e3 i( K　　团结就是力量

6 `4 x% \# q" r* x　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 W! I: I! R7 A- {- b% u) Y　　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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- A. E" d1 y; Z, @" _8 Q　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

, {. A* [$ _* M0 _! V7 e　　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

  N' q' L& Q6 `5 Z+ l　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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/ N9 K7 Q3 E7 A5 d3 \" e- j　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 V5 X1 |; N' z. R; E# N; h　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

8 d& h/ F5 f9 E, |: o. _　　a new broom sweeps clean

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( c6 J9 @% o3 Y/ P- o& c　　蓄势待发
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' s: L$ n, P) K, r' X3 m　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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0 r7 d, d9 N/ H1 r, D* \1 g　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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& k2 Z. i- s9 b　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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% Z! W4 [7 @8 Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 o4 q4 S9 g' u8 C: p6 o2 r7 j　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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9 Z6 ^3 j; N1 a( h' f0 {　　ants on a hot pan
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1 B5 W! T( N1 Z: K: U$ _) d! i' z　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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- y5 \# J5 ^0 s; G( n6 D. @　　循序渐进
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! G/ ~5 ?4 I. f" @& E' j3 G- @0 l　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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; ]7 Z6 z5 Y$ p, C- P7 m5 e  l. R　　a man of insight83

( T5 B/ O2 E( u( d1 ]　　有勇无谋
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/ h" V0 i- k& y0 v! q$ X　　bold but not crafty84
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  K/ k4 e9 T- ^/ j+ Z; D. M3 i　　有缘千里来相会
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( a: }; d8 N* A. j, u% @  T$ _　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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: C4 E) _4 ~4 K+ _1 M4 y! k　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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/ _0 Q6 f- H5 [" L9 |　　因材施教
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- D5 M) {) d  e8 U4 \( H4 ?0 A3 }　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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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  p7 [3 M+ n8 }　　欲速则不达
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. {- d% }2 f% K3 H) s　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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- o& B/ f! N& u+ n% Q　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

) M1 w* @3 h. F　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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7 V  T4 A* K5 n* d$ F' S0 H: J　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

4 {: p0 C( @6 c9 p　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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- u2 n3 v# Z; e& [& U　　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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: _; O, m$ Z) H/ [! v　　纸包不住火
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8 B% D" m) F) N: `" B8 l& K( z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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: M/ m" d7 i$ y1 |7 I! s; C: r) q　　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。