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.

, a! j$ j, M# H: u  W1 S　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

8 b  m( Z$ }5 i- t1 d2 Q* _3 x' s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

& W' S' E. d2 W- M$ x; B　　No discord, no concord.
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; o; o- |1 A% L　　拆东墙补西墙

; ~: ]. f' l! [4 ]0 H　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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; e* [0 C; j! R. B0 G* D　　大事化小，小事化了
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9 {2 n* g) H- A" n' z% \- q4 C　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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& {9 z7 y$ u) K6 T2 S+ y6 ?# b. F　　国泰民安
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5 i  p5 k# v4 ]$ z  X6 g　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

+ q6 j0 `" x( u9 |& G　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

: b" m% Y- r( {4 H- u/ x9 m) ~　　too much is as bad as too little
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7 C% G+ C9 J& T1 E2 d: [! T4 m　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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1 m' k% c$ B9 q　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, ]- ?! p5 k8 X; k2 X　　活到老学到老

5 n7 c  t# }. S6 w　　never too old to learn
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. L9 |9 {8 Y- @$ H　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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  d" \7 \' h' @, b; s" q: L% C　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ O: x1 g  \9 i　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% s% `% d" x( V% C, p　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ G+ Q$ K6 p6 u1 O9 C3 U　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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: ^$ V9 }7 j; G$ X+ G$ I　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 A1 i3 M8 h+ N( P, [: n) i$ B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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, _% k6 c# e7 |! ]. {6 M  b, |　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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$ S, K4 h$ m2 B7 G& c. t# X　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

; B$ F$ j$ }- m3 @　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 N1 [, G" n4 n6 r9 c1 F　　马到成功
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( z1 v4 T; w3 u" z4 l: X/ I# U　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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3 z( ]% X  e' ~; [2 l5 ^　　名利双收

8 u, h, \# r$ O; G* V　　gain both fame and wealth
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/ k- C( ?' j4 q5 Z$ ?, h* u　　茅塞顿开
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3 b+ V8 B9 I$ f- A　　be suddenly enlightened

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' @# T! P3 O1 ^( d　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 S* W1 \0 }# J/ [% O% a4 P　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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7 `0 k8 ?: {: L8 V　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" q$ a, ~7 x9 k$ c. p+ l9 N4 ]2 w　　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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3 C5 v; q2 B" @: d$ T+ }6 ~　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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
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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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　　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
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( n* _& Y6 f- y/ @( P　　take the preemptive opportunities
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& {! V# M: ?3 c' v　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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6 X1 f1 Z, M( C) k5 n( S+ e) g　　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

8 m* y5 x, q2 V, C6 M0 k　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 m5 j2 e4 P  `' r; b" X　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

1 m" z" D' i/ W' d+ x* H! \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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9 R' K' ?$ g! h4 i4 r; i! r" H- h　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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+ O& N2 o. k& X, Y, W　　世外桃源

9 u; J0 i' Y6 t  x' l　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

5 i# o1 `3 G0 k0 K/ s( |　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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( P$ K6 v7 U; v& [; O　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

  {$ N1 t4 J, i0 Y# Z  f% _6 T/ x) J: X　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 W; I1 B1 U. N- o　　三十而立

# `' W1 Y) T) F( {　　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

$ |* ]- b- U, A　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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# h) d( L: ]( h* o　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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2 n- y. s/ j1 U! P, N5 Z. K　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ O/ V6 p$ \3 A6 h　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 I( T; g  g9 d9 H3 Z  E　　说曹操，曹操到

+ ^4 o6 A3 M6 N. o# I- K　　speak of the devil
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' }9 n3 k5 B; t. D& w& s( e3 O　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

6 k7 @, o6 x# Q. S/ B　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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( x7 l. I: F: h) P0 z　　糖衣炮弹

, m- ?1 Y/ U; D5 F　　sugar-coated bullets59
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& G0 G0 C0 s3 R% J　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

' }& ^2 ^* u! A/ V' J( ~( K. t, d　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

/ `1 ~! f* x$ T2 n　　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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/ A$ j+ a( y" N: y( v　　歪风邪气

9 f/ K) j) j5 k- n! f7 W' b　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 }, y3 v& Y3 i+ Z9 `　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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, [* ^5 n* H$ v3 v5 S　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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0 k4 q$ a2 E% ]# F# ~; [　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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7 j+ Q8 M) v  t% _4 ^$ S. a　　无中生有

6 |, ~, L' p/ c, U  p( A/ V　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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6 @0 }$ u* o" ]) i: \　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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: \% u  \  x4 D# F　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

' v$ b6 A) M. F+ M  h( P, w　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

4 L+ ]5 M+ _& ?$ D+ Q% r0 P　　May all your wish come true
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0 M0 u! P+ Q0 ?/ F　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; m9 Z! h% s3 |' J$ D1 l  A* W　　先入为主
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) W! J# \" A; }+ t. t8 m" y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

. j9 X- D6 D8 ?* L, l　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 l# m/ M0 q/ X　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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0 w  R3 Y6 e$ S# L$ C- o6 S* v　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 Y9 i& ~8 u' g! \5 V　　循序渐进

' _* B, g$ R1 N+ t　　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
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! N, w# S4 u# Q! r5 f" W　　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
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4 w7 d' b2 t/ G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

, v) j9 s* {4 X$ ^  v9 N　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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% z- D9 K; b4 u$ |, a　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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# X0 b1 s% O" D4 J. C  O2 Q　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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" w2 o/ w, J5 n1 v. L　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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: _+ I  m# L5 h) `: E4 l4 V　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

: N3 Z! y9 R, }# e/ k9 R* ^　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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) _$ ]+ u3 d! Y4 E) u  ?　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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9 K5 Z7 T' b0 w; S8 s3 P! G1 ?　　一言既出，驷马难追

# p( U0 L, y7 X- A8 Q4 b; F: {　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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4 |. S& a: m% S# f% X7 G　　招财进宝

5 ~1 n2 A$ }' ~6 O, F: T1 U　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

- ]. N7 n% }8 P9 y" q" W　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。