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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* f) Y! ?! q! [$ @; y4 }' G　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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! Z2 g6 e* ~/ F! m1 |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& P# j, @1 C) _6 J# z: S　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

9 @* Z+ F  L, G9 _　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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. i. a5 o7 H% r) L' g; @, y　　拆东墙补西墙

2 J0 ]/ s' ?' Z: `. \　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& w2 R+ B8 Z  K! r. k2 J　　辞旧迎新

　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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3 I9 @2 Q2 Q6 E( D' C) k　　大开眼界
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. X( r) n+ c- C% T  v0 g　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! w1 E4 o9 u# U3 `, v　　国泰民安

. x/ e! D) [6 I  O　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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6 m/ m/ a- V0 ^9 @- f; K# h　　过犹不及
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0 ^1 Y* F: e" ~* k$ V2 H　　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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; Q2 u4 B' v. ^, Z# f　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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# r& R" s% c& x4 n　　和气生财
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& p5 x* ^( b1 v1 j" q　　harmony brings wealth;

! r1 K# D6 o5 H6 H- @# J( U- d　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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/ j3 \/ f9 j' o* B1 U3 ^　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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' {$ d% N5 j8 @9 l0 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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( I" d/ V9 _5 @, O* f: F　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ ]' J4 q$ v- s! v　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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$ f1 {# L5 h% S. i' L　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( N  y( t& m( u( J1 K: `; p/ [　　君子之交淡如水

0 E5 H, m0 Z3 a5 ^$ B1 \! S1 x　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- q3 a9 Q8 c4 V4 v　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" d; Y' b6 T8 l) B5 v　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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' C5 Y: u! d# _, n; q5 z　　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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  B- M3 N) E0 O! [+ }+ Z( L1 d　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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/ J/ t, I/ l  y8 q% ?  b　　名利双收

% V! b1 n- M. r1 d- @  H　　gain both fame and wealth

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! v$ |; I* D  i　　茅塞顿开
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& E  P, H( t* t; t　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- @- }) g6 R) Q9 w! v# h　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' a% [: V% k! i　　每逢佳节倍思亲

7 l/ z  u3 T* n5 C9 A　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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; t$ U7 p7 x2 K4 K6 Q0 L) Q　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ i7 F, d1 Z2 B" I, z* c　　弄巧成拙

6 j3 o# J! }# L. q　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

4 h2 Y* D8 g; \/ A　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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7 }% U( [( K) M- l2 l　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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/ S# g6 `& i! i- K　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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" d4 S. X  W0 |) Y　　抢得先机

: d; J/ I  g" B1 i. J　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& y; c& O. t# J4 d　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

4 B0 k! {9 ]+ q8 P7 D　　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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2 X: q. R( H" q2 j% m　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; J( M3 D! E* S! ^" d- z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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9 t8 m3 g6 Y' w. J5 o, t　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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' M4 T" e2 i; a- s　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 ~4 f- H: N; ~　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! {. E" @* Z' l! w1 n/ |, u　　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;
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- n" a  P2 _  a( q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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3 v& L: L- [$ W, F& d　　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

! c+ U/ g* o- O( E4 P$ ]　　A ship rises with the tide
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5 I) r* y$ w! z8 l. E　　时不我待

! i! l/ i. H8 Z9 \　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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6 O" o+ A* i4 s8 H* k5 ^　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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9 p. Y, M4 y+ G6 k- T( D　　实事求是
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# k3 k8 L1 S: D/ N0 d% _2 D　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. Z- x+ K  c/ k7 x　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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2 V- v8 H! `( q6 N% U1 J- e　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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! k3 p5 j' E+ L0 C8 }9 s　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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: C" J$ P0 P2 y& B2 @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　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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　　天有不测风云

5 l) Q! u% u9 o　　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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7 i1 J* g' {" U( \- v　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ x: e7 a8 R( b8 ^8 D　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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: @2 r. c; l) y　　望子成龙
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% ^0 p- r8 o5 w  L　　hold high hopes for one's child
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$ U: }# T& y7 T5 c4 o/ z2 F) ?' w　　唯利是图

) \1 {% G/ i7 D2 o　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

6 o, \7 H& X# P/ {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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5 |/ C* ?& H4 b1 i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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* ^0 t" I8 ~2 l( X) M. W/ S　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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, E  y5 I& [* `  r8 P　　新官上任三把火
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  A- u6 G, A% g4 s5 Y' O: q6 ~5 `　　a new broom sweeps clean
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0 R) M2 S3 }; I　　蓄势待发

! O- c  Q3 ~1 X  \$ L　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

" [1 T( l! g% \( |　　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

, Y+ N/ l  F+ ]7 c6 C　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

, R4 n) a- D( y6 x% W$ Y　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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$ Y# F1 p- l/ y　　现身说法

　　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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+ X4 g/ c8 t4 u* R' C3 d0 t　　循序渐进

/ Y7 `+ w" z$ Y/ H9 V' u　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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* X+ M( {) |9 E6 ?& |　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

2 U6 [# o+ p# f: o$ T7 W2 y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 j  u( E; U5 r$ j* c$ G　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! V, ]7 k# `2 \( f　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

" [1 i2 A1 K* J- N7 Y" U　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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& s$ q# B8 W/ p: U6 G　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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( C# U- {9 f/ _( S, j. d* m% a　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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2 Y2 n! Z# R/ Y7 W1 S8 C( D　　以人为本

$ N3 I' c0 }* ?! D* o9 z　　people-oriented

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: f$ N+ [! i$ C! w4 G; I0 p* @+ e　　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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  n% g* C0 q0 i4 @& b; t　　欲速则不达
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9 P) a( G: A/ Q　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

) ~% `7 u: X$ x' @　　Great minds think alike.
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# n( \; A* L% k+ M# i　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案
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/ V! G' C: o# n  t7 E" p. N　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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) i3 h% W2 T+ J4 E! Z" D　　一言既出，驷马难追

) j6 W/ j% A  ^% T8 A& M! M　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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+ l1 o: C( C; U& `! [　　招财进宝

# }' l/ q# o* }# g) ?( ]　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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$ r$ d* o" c: V5 E* m　　众矢之的
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# N- |9 H$ U2 N& |/ U$ k. }　　target of public criticism

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4 N$ a0 d' T4 v$ [2 Q; i$ J　　be an armchair strategist
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  O8 o3 I0 q& q( g. s3 p　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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6 P" B& }) b/ D  i　　100

9 k1 R* m) |4 X; g( x4 f2 {　　左右为难
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% Z3 ?' D/ ~- W4 B. t3 A0 o　　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。