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

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) U4 E* e0 H" U+ `' j　　Seeing is believing.
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8 T1 H* O& |' T　　比上不足，比下有余

* `  M! f7 }, Z% U' Q% C3 z　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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6 L0 m9 t' [; X0 t/ g　　笨鸟先飞

; |( C) m" s$ c% M, b1 F7 a' `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 l9 m4 l1 a2 j9 R( _( _# W　　不遗余力

# Q6 [% x" Y1 {8 x/ [! E　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

& s1 T$ W9 a" ^　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

% ^: x% R  q6 A+ ]' m, Z/ I& l　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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. X& ^# g+ j& h! E) f9 t( @3 N" X　　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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1 ?9 S/ K. L4 C; E　　大开眼界

. ]0 w6 b- @$ O- p# V( t　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　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;

+ E6 l0 J; i2 s1 x　　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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　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- u, D, U, v) m6 m  S# u　　never too old to learn

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: E7 U6 W% X/ h% @3 V) S5 a/ Q$ L　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

  ?# `# E# o4 }  |  e　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" k+ t+ s3 a: e& ^6 R8 |% s　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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5 F5 B' Y! e4 B- r7 K' m8 w6 K0 J! s　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

  B' v9 f% [; g　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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! F  F, X$ P1 P9 a: C  F, @% S7 i　　君子之交淡如水
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　　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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　　礼尚往来
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. m7 ^% B8 t7 @* y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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6 R8 z0 ^) {0 u/ V" _" v$ v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" }% W9 k" U4 p: y2 ^- d　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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& S; C6 z: n, ~8 x. Y( D9 K　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 \( I( \' B  r% G1 h  V1 m& N　　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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  N: f& h, n9 J: X. P8 D　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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0 |3 I' j- w1 i* g　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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1 F# s, D& Y! ]& m) _7 u! _　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

3 t& A, R& _! C6 k8 p　　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

　　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
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0 ~" O8 O- R) s8 ]( F0 l  {; \; F　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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: u& w$ k  d/ g, x; n& @　　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

; p8 N8 J1 l2 H( b+ |5 \　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

% C3 y, e5 p& Q0 m8 A! |　　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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　　世外桃源
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8 j1 x) k! y2 f" y2 X1 L　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ |9 |; C* e8 G0 D# p# u( U　　人之初，性本善

/ Y9 J2 \& x6 O' M8 D+ v　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 H) Y2 {/ f  c" w2 w　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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  B- _; M% P$ X+ p! X/ r& J　　a blessing in disguise;
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- n# y- L) h9 B& p$ k( n- r　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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' D0 a3 Z" n- d1 \　　三十而立
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7 n! U$ B6 t) a7 _1 L! X　　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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5 L$ ?$ s3 b! {/ x. S2 w5 H　　A ship rises with the tide
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$ X! a4 h% e  q8 }3 Z　　时不我待
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/ \. |* E; D5 T; N8 V5 p. F　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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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% @5 g/ C4 e: B; g6 z5 E) J* G　　speak of the devil
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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

' u- i/ J- r% g* W6 a4 L: z* p% _8 V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. T& B" C% B9 Q" l* y! c　　韬光养晦

* k- X9 g- w3 L/ g　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& G: @/ g/ I6 ]. _4 w　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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, K8 f  C* e  l, l　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

* E& T& B4 [1 ~3 \" U8 O　　Unity is strength.

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  [, i  ^- Q; w( `4 u* r　　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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& Y1 `# ~5 x! p: A　　歪风邪气

% m9 O& X& S! @, N3 \　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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( |4 G& k* i  T: z　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 i2 k+ Y# }0 E5 T( I  X　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

9 O0 g1 A+ T* z5 w$ @; B8 V3 t* q　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, |" K' M, n2 `1 J　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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* L' d' j# s0 X- i　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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7 k& G1 A$ A& n, O　　徇私枉法

. J6 k8 W* F2 f' j0 R　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

  R, o' V! i0 T* }: y5 A/ i+ g　　a new broom sweeps clean
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: |7 W2 o( O6 v# B% Q! |9 a* ]　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

7 X: t5 a$ O" ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! O# H" ?2 V) \' r& R　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. U* f" c) h( c0 H　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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6 z; S; Y# r* a5 P, N　　现身说法
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3 K  I3 [8 z9 [' F' b　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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. i$ x5 L* c7 l　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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5 a; }( Z; M1 K1 O! X  o' a　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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% }9 e% \3 Y$ Q2 O　　严以律己，宽以待人

) i, d# w5 u$ V  J　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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( C$ {0 V; z! s4 L　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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9 `: |: L. m8 x$ |; W8 Z, f! Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

0 j7 c8 B8 p/ s" c* e: v　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

: f: S, \: M6 g: V　　有缘千里来相会

& e' ]; f7 s0 @/ @% H9 [1 w　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* y& Y- U: m! j* v. ^　　与时俱进
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" L/ {2 P& F! B　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　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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, W  s" f9 d: X1 q9 \9 h6 q( m　　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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, N0 o4 F9 G6 M8 O6 A, g6 q5 e　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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5 T) ?$ e  X3 _8 j- P　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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4 y$ I& ~' R2 o: v- Y5 J( e　　英雄所见略同
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7 J9 P5 k: Q8 \" K　　Great minds think alike.

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% J5 h6 ]9 s8 n8 }* X: I　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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/ S4 H3 A% {- l, O$ Y2 U' f$ D4 r% Z　　冤假错案
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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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/ A8 b7 k; w; M　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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, B9 B) C- J' S$ ]1 [) S5 t　　招财进宝
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- W6 Z" q/ K. Y# ~& v$ t% z　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

/ _7 E$ \7 Q7 L+ E　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　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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　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。