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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& V+ j3 i" i& }2 J" Y! p1 T' o　　百闻不如一见

8 ^$ R) L0 s, m　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 N+ k% C0 _1 z. Q9 D+ K1 q) k　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

8 S7 ^; K, }  e6 d% M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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" h6 \3 E/ L9 S- l  D　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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( ~7 o8 H, t  q- @# a% H9 D6 l　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　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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: l7 G) n0 }1 e; v　　辞旧迎新

# {& A" e9 E) t% d- e. K　　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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3 c& y- d+ _& }$ o; D0 g' C　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! x9 F7 Z7 b. ~　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

& e8 T% k: Z$ h1 e$ o0 T　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  z7 w# j) E9 C7 r' f5 I0 @2 N- }　　too much is as bad as too little

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, p; o0 {! H, g, |( o, ]　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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7 |! u. c& f5 K0 p( m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

: {& O; m9 `# e! }2 u　　harmony brings wealth;
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( {  u/ [6 F+ l! ~7 M- ]( h; r　　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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: _7 }# j8 i: f. G7 F( a　　既往不咎
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* F% B4 r4 z  ]2 q　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) x; _! N' k: c3 E! g$ ?　　There are spots even on the sun.

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# }' p! c" E0 Y0 u5 L2 D1 Q' i- S　　金玉满堂

$ l" K& N  `5 i7 E: ^, I  M* s5 \　　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 z% k/ a4 P( A0 A, B' L8 r　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( M7 V" r: Y; `; X$ u: k3 |　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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4 C; k2 p8 u9 c. u* a5 i9 K　　cut and dried; cliché

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6 x0 w% l" d$ l" v　　礼尚往来

　　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
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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2 _* F2 i9 z! }/ h% Q- D* _　　名利双收
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) D" ]( {+ |) D4 M* o# h+ c　　gain both fame and wealth

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  A4 S6 C/ @. f- G　　茅塞顿开

　　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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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

$ X6 H" Q0 j8 c8 H7 J5 r+ r( b　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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4 |# M5 c# K$ H. t& `( }4 p　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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; U) j3 n9 n. E　　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

) N: i; |2 l. _" X　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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! ~, b- O; V5 {/ q. W　　千里之行始于足下

! U+ }2 ]( _3 i3 `% T* A　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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0 u5 h; z( z$ h　　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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  a3 q4 A# m" T5 ]. @& ?; i　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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- f* t7 S+ v7 v　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) `7 ^; j  k: v* C, q/ G　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 @- X5 E/ t; C8 J1 x9 w- S% B　　人之初，性本善

3 s% f% W2 Q4 G& }3 r7 l, T* G　　Humans are born good.

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# b# |) R9 J6 u, E4 i7 {  C　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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5 t& L6 t: a6 S& f7 J　　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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6 V" `! D6 G* s2 p& ^# ~  _" c　　a blessing in disguise;

# f# m$ s+ X* L! D4 t! l' }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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　　水涨船高
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+ Z) Y5 |: H$ s# A6 T; Y　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

! k' O9 v' J" Z; C: _: x　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 O5 n3 \( e" q  Q, i　　杀鸡用牛刀

0 }, F' M- b$ z! o$ d7 M　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 S; E4 v2 H1 H! S+ Z　　实事求是
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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
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& @7 ~3 q0 `7 W　　speak of the devil
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　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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6 W4 g9 W3 X) g　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

: M' D. r1 C% m1 p4 _　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

! c: X5 A. t. V  t8 y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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4 c1 K. @& N9 s9 p9 ~5 T　　Unity is strength.

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# q  ~7 ^9 k$ Y- t9 l( b8 r　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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% t0 H, U. c* q2 G( G0 E　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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3 w* b: f  H* b8 @　　物以类聚，人以群分
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/ `( b- ~: C1 {　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　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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& W3 k& i7 [% Z8 r7 _　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  K7 E6 \2 i7 i6 g　　无风不起浪
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- z& V" x# n0 D8 j% ]7 Y' {$ T　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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% ]9 n# e! g  f( c# M# l8 Z　　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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# S) D; B; Z3 i$ M2 v　　蓄势待发

3 H1 i8 x# F* [  q　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  O! C2 d' y0 y- K　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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" Z# h+ ^/ J  L. j% A+ V' ^　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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9 M. p8 e& k/ m* a5 o6 m$ s　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

/ g, @3 v! T) y3 ^( y0 N　　The best defense is offense.

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1 ]. P3 w6 F% i6 s2 ]( {7 b: c　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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5 _! O$ V' Q1 L' F  Y　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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" r& r: o$ F% I　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ u2 n8 A: I3 F" o) v. o# [　　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

4 e$ J) ^0 m" h8 m# `$ w! g; L$ L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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2 C# `* p8 ^$ ~" c/ }1 |2 A" a7 R　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

2 v) e/ `& m' X0 @2 t　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& A- a9 T6 ^. m1 S$ A, q* P　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 {7 w% b. a1 \4 W1 @8 B2 D  O　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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5 `; E6 Q# k1 u- ?, j* a  a- G　　有勇无谋

9 `9 ~) B3 I2 m　　bold but not crafty84

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' q# l6 Q) c9 ?# b4 r# S, Z5 S　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( h. L, Y, w6 N; S) v% ^　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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. y8 c2 [9 E& i　　people-oriented
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5 Z1 d/ T6 P# Y) K　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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5 h* R7 s8 L7 \/ |& A, J; }　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

5 D. F7 \* f, c( E( i0 B: }9 @　　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

, u* Q( F: U" u' b　　Haste makes waste.

" ~, C: a# P' m: c/ M: t" G　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

2 @" E7 G! {+ S9 x3 b* u! b　　Great minds think alike.

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. c4 `6 K) t! t' _, l2 R9 T# g9 r1 {　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; p" `7 }& s8 O( C+ I2 F　　冤假错案

1 Z* Q6 a5 C9 p: t# d3 y' a　　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

$ S+ }* S/ ]/ Y0 d4 M& a　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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# u5 d0 Y$ q; M1 ?　　众矢之的
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) D' J! I4 X9 Y, X& j6 G, V% A0 n　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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3 K) [' ~# I. f! [　　纸包不住火

# _; _& z, r9 @1 V4 {0 t* w$ l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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9 \( t+ P( n# ^4 |/ J2 L+ D　　What's done by night appears by day.
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/ w0 o; M! f' v+ r7 r3 h6 {( M　　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。