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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, s% U& q7 y* S- h" f# K# O　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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* a) M% p: M) |+ H' d3 x: U　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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( I6 w, m7 \. p　　比上不足，比下有余

+ X) Y# @5 G  H　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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  L& A0 s# n6 U3 ~/ ]- H0 _* a3 w# M9 e　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( J- X, p5 ^" u8 r5 B& n　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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9 }- b6 L  y0 p4 v% a; E( _$ e　　不打不成交

7 ~- w3 N$ G- d　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

$ u: \. J3 q+ S) S9 C7 _7 o　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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1 j! ?# Y6 G6 h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 n4 o2 @" i! g( E& R　　大事化小，小事化了
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) n7 J. P+ o$ L7 c$ D% n6 c( c7 _　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 y5 G+ a/ g8 @. @　　大开眼界
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2 b( X. [, L" q# {　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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+ v- \6 r) h1 n2 k/ Q7 K2 M* }' @　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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& ^9 G. M6 }$ Z　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; ?- f' j& |- P6 _! d/ j　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( G! R& ?8 h# h& U; S& F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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: v! |- ?. I, l$ m　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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9 P& u/ I/ a9 S4 p5 V7 @　　既往不咎
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& {0 l+ t" s. x9 d: Y0 @* x　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

2 u; n; x3 B& r. y. c% w5 p" F　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 h; k4 k3 I  N4 L! \8 P) p　　脚踏实地
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$ \- D8 [0 e$ i9 [0 D　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

3 {% R1 ?5 d) I6 Z5 t! O2 L　　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
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6 [3 }/ @, t; \9 [　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ k; ^* E* h1 @4 ^% w. Q8 d4 I* }- Q4 x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 ]: \  c! |, t' Y& B) H- T3 Z6 K　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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. n# [) H& _0 d0 `) V. ]! k　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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1 l7 [) ^" r* D+ b! V4 G% f　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* j' f2 i, g( i6 V　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 k# l7 S) e; K2 k* t5 _* o　　抛砖引玉

/ \5 v4 ?8 c1 X. y; h　　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

9 @# D! P- q4 F( k9 ^　　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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6 }6 u' B! o0 p9 c" E  g3 p5 T　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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5 O8 b. `3 u$ v( t8 ^; A7 M　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( O9 O3 U# K, L- ?- h　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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5 v) r* b; e! F  i% Q4 V9 D　　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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. Y$ Y2 b8 i& s; E1 @2 l　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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: I: l+ \" I$ X) Y1 G1 D; L- f: r　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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& _8 q/ n! A$ |& f; ?　　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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 T/ G0 L4 X- }  M; l　　世外桃源

1 y5 z, a% @0 a　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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; [1 l* R1 @- |! l1 ]' ?　　人之初，性本善
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6 H  z4 s2 p6 X3 q　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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" `' v" {$ {/ N; {+ ~3 U: G0 ?9 r　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

9 Q: i4 k: s$ U+ v8 k. W2 E4 z　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

; b% |) Y1 g! C" ^- S　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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; s! F+ R3 V4 P6 E7 P% \　　实事求是

- S# O1 u- X$ i' Q( j; m9 m# K　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

* c! h/ i& x, S0 X　　speak of the devil
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; T/ ~( f  E+ n& z+ L1 [　　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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9 w2 D& b7 K: t) v- ?* x3 P　　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

　　韬光养晦
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6 {* D6 |- F" [( e, E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

) ?- T! ]# ?1 C: i& m# g( Y  p: E　　sugar-coated bullets59

" F6 X+ [" r. N) D$ v6 u0 M: Q　　天有不测风云
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/ `9 @3 m  C, p: j5 o　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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" e" ~% ?+ R% q; h, `1 F　　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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( e" e  z- I9 E  S8 L3 X5 Q　　物以类聚，人以群分
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& ]6 |% {: t1 i7 A　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

/ V4 d, K1 U: r$ y1 f: ^. z　　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

" \% Z4 r+ m3 Q, v* x" Z) R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) Y9 V! G1 s+ n; H　　无风不起浪

' z& p5 L$ L/ p/ H2 N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 k1 W; w+ L3 w　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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  U! ?8 o2 U! e; |5 `　　蓄势待发

$ T* U) y* _8 ^7 v7 S3 ]0 v　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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) y. Y2 Z+ T8 w, c1 @5 P8 }　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

7 y* k* I8 g3 t( k$ z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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" K% G- u. z* k9 C' m% Z! f, N6 M　　先入为主

$ Z$ Z  ]- x4 ?" D1 o　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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% @4 d! o  J$ p% G+ T4 w4 U　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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: r6 ^! |. h  ?* @/ z$ Q; N　　现身说法
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1 K4 |3 f. M3 W5 R# U9 H5 [5 k" C　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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3 ^* i2 W/ n% u8 W- W　　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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4 b- u' Y" f: s　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# Q4 W$ M% K# ~+ V/ i　　严以律己，宽以待人

9 t0 k0 \; M1 G2 a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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* O$ }- t$ ~3 Y2 l- }9 @　　有情人终成眷属
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& |6 Y7 Z9 J, ~+ E　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

) A6 X3 L4 f9 n9 E4 c　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 ^; N) z" @1 k  Q  i" |- A　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

9 i7 m  h8 G! @; e- |　　有识之士

5 |3 Y; A% Y+ w) @　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

; T/ ^6 m7 e( S' z　　有缘千里来相会

% @4 P  F1 ^9 Q8 v* s# i7 I" H& c　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　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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6 ^' x# ]  ?" H/ n( i1 u# ^　　欲速则不达

4 s4 i" ~+ A4 t% q, F2 T8 U　　Haste makes waste.
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# m$ _8 z! {) b　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

7 m& r* w: g: S4 \" |　　survival of the fittest
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# \: D9 n7 S) k! V+ i　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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1 h$ a8 d' h7 d2 f! N2 K! l8 y$ ?　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ l/ Z# W* j8 I1 R8 i3 H9 ?　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

: E+ ~/ L; o3 O) }5 v0 e/ M　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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/ i5 {0 ]# y* a% S* h4 J' d　　招财进宝

+ i+ l2 N& x3 v% Z" P0 b　　bring in wealth and treasure

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3 Y$ p0 S* N# `8 m$ y" H　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

) B7 w/ T2 N& k8 d: \! g" M, }3 j　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

& E: n4 |0 j5 V4 S5 h　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

3 v1 E& h- e5 H- f　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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* Z: P: L8 @) C4 _% i6 X6 }　　左右为难

) G% N/ Q1 b) H+ v- S　　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。