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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2 D6 [* U" L8 k0 [3 i1 f　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

2 T  w" |1 X$ J9 t% R# \& Z6 v1 a　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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, f9 S5 i4 i. Z　　比上不足，比下有余
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" ~- L5 T( {' O; V# b　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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3 {) [, Y7 r; n, l& f) N　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" O, t6 r5 V0 l$ G2 ^　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* v5 ^  z& s% S. t. v6 G　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

* }! g- N' @; k/ N* p4 u　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" T3 }! c7 h  m　　辞旧迎新
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- Y( b& E* _& T　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. r8 S' d+ n* d　　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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- _0 N- f0 c  b" \" O　　大开眼界

% j6 ?/ y: U1 W4 |+ o$ d( Z# w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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; \  W7 N$ |- L7 R2 N1 s3 s　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

1 n# T  ~# `, t' c# R5 ~1 N, `　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

9 ^3 c+ I; p2 }　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 [; @0 U; S2 w% G  |" O6 h' p　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

* g" z- c$ l4 ~$ B/ V　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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' w2 S; |0 H5 u" F0 ^1 b" d% w7 q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, M/ u5 c6 r" U  g" N! w　　活到老学到老
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* N7 G' v1 }  I9 d# d# V　　never too old to learn

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5 J/ p" a; ?  i: u* j  |4 ~　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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  X+ {0 V- h5 v8 i　　金无足赤，人无完人
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9 s3 v3 ^% B4 u- _) W, M　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 `( S1 i4 L. X( N" h+ F4 {　　金玉满堂
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4 f5 k; M5 v8 H, A; e+ {; e/ M7 {　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 }' P$ G) h9 ?% \1 Y! |　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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6 b* Z5 `; t0 o' a1 [' B% U  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

5 b3 ^* L- r4 |, M: b8 w, s　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ t/ n$ j, h; N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 c2 s! D* W% m# C　　cut and dried; cliché

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5 s& v1 e9 m) |% M8 g4 @3 M% s1 C　　礼尚往来
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( j. f% l: ?* \' f/ b1 w4 C: f　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

8 x0 Z8 A5 D, j* F　　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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6 [; p: u# [0 s/ x　　名利双收
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5 R% C  j/ R2 \9 a; A. e　　gain both fame and wealth
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) k" L4 u6 Q! r  n! |" d, @$ X2 t! i　　茅塞顿开
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& a& i! K8 H6 g/ [. R# C: c$ o: R　　be suddenly enlightened
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4 b, H6 A. w  _' Z* U  z! `　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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6 ^9 }7 I5 k/ R9 w　　每逢佳节倍思亲

6 M0 r% R' e$ H: U　　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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6 Y7 _  B# m% ]2 m3 ?6 {　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

/ i- z) p( `3 I6 k$ g, H! D　　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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6 A' z* w5 C8 ^! z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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" V, j" p" j) ^. T) k　　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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; O" E/ k4 u0 r' f) A+ H7 h　　抢得先机
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9 ~- |, O2 h- A9 _  C( }' c% C* [　　take the preemptive opportunities
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  O; ?: M4 x; @　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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3 t$ x1 k7 M9 `' s0 H, P7 H1 J6 O　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

& Q" Y( |0 L2 ]' ~: U) ?　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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8 H: B7 ^# a7 r: c7 i$ D, {* c　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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! N# m/ a6 u0 ?　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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7 F: S6 i# q) h" O; n　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: t  {$ @" f- k" Y( h　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　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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, U6 M! F3 B" [8 ]8 {　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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4 m- _$ t7 _% t+ n　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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/ V! \5 `: w- L% T$ P* x2 f! j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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! D  ^9 h* E+ I9 l　　世外桃源
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  k6 D% Q/ _: C7 c" g, l　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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  c0 @, R0 O$ k! S1 s　　Humans are born good.

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% E& ^7 e3 N! _. d( @1 N　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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) f: K' [' P/ C4 R1 V/ m7 N　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

2 ?0 L; A0 |* ^, l) @! l　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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. i5 M4 |# V  o9 r$ k　　时不我待
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/ g2 c7 X' f7 @9 m: v5 [　　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

　　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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- K3 L, r) S9 P　　speak of the devil

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) \% [3 }) K1 m　　实话实说

　　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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( ?. G; [7 p- ~1 `& [　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

) O( h& g. {7 p0 e2 r. m1 [+ z　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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" R9 ?  v- \) v  U( Y* A　　天有不测风云

! h! A  D+ X+ G$ {" ?　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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% ?% V  W" p* ]& _　　团结就是力量
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- D1 z, P8 L: M. B- O1 y+ E　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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$ J/ O& O8 e7 t7 Q& v　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 l% U7 m& j' U6 |: y' E　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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% Y. c% w0 ?; I' e( i5 E+ b　　唯利是图

" X, H9 J2 D; n; F8 ?　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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3 B. t8 y9 t! U! `　　无中生有

" x& K" P3 I/ H2 X　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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# q& Q+ v7 T1 }; W: n　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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/ y5 H, ^6 C+ ~# S6 |　　徇私枉法

　　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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( W( I  b/ @. Y+ K　　蓄势待发

! n0 @$ N  M0 f+ `+ O3 p6 C　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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! i2 m7 R# y' F9 G# D3 v　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

' r! w% V! h$ s, A% L% a　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

/ a* y$ l+ P" W  I. H* D% M5 ^8 w　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* |2 F3 S% H* V) S1 Z2 e　　The best defense is offense.
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; k1 d  y$ g/ G) O$ C　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% M  e% V/ Q7 v" ]2 C　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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: Q6 E2 p/ H9 D- L) o! r　　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
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2 w: G  b  d& g4 ]( E6 G　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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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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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

$ \) d9 s- {! @: C　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( x7 q2 r& w9 a8 y4 F5 N- \' T; f　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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" P2 B) r: [; {# i# _　　以人为本

; T% r/ \0 X% ~& a2 Y: H　　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

　　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

6 P1 W$ J' ]6 B5 X　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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' {5 M: q  W, O+ s　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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& K3 N9 t; S) M1 ^$ T　　Great minds think alike.

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: R( W$ b, h7 y' A4 F6 M- x2 Z　　冤家宜解不宜结
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( Y3 [: c3 B! i% J# v　　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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3 ~3 d# o- Y: W! R" h' P　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

& Y% N  N3 E: [6 |+ t! s8 F8 n　　bring in wealth and treasure
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6 d! l. J& c: ~　　债台高筑
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; ~' i9 B. j& ^7 F9 W　　become debt-ridden
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7 v& b$ ?; e8 C. b; y& N, a/ O　　众矢之的
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8 y' C! {$ ?8 W# p2 Z9 Z) k　　target of public criticism
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　　98

5 [! l* L7 C$ q) h: ~　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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# w/ s7 d# D& [　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

% c0 N. K  }8 T　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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5 l: W. e4 a' K4 A5 g　　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。