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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( N# O+ F# j# O! ]) J) p& E　　爱屋及乌

& q% m! L" s8 c- Q; h# d　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

2 G4 Y. k  s# a" V　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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6 @; \3 ^0 c4 \( G9 X　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 }1 @, k0 F+ U- f/ o+ Q4 i　　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
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2 f5 c9 ]/ b6 z( L2 t% ?　　No discord, no concord.

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$ k% m$ y0 {" j4 Y8 l1 o; f/ x　　拆东墙补西墙

# E- C; y6 s3 w7 d# }! Y& I　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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6 j8 A, V  U5 I0 I' @$ e　　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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  d  _2 H! T% o! P　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

% L% h3 N  F' n  r' D　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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; ^4 L2 T& j) D# N　　过犹不及

9 a" H" t6 N  H/ {/ K9 x- z9 x　　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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　　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;
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( L  l2 B5 I; b8 K: m/ ~1 u　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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4 G( g/ n$ p+ g# ~6 _1 k　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

% n2 m. b+ L: e: o) I3 R　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

; N( Z: `2 x4 R, U) I" z　　Treasures fill the home.

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& M  c2 _" `1 d5 N3 h　　脚踏实地

' C3 G$ ?/ {7 `5 Z　　be down-to-earth
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& l" i5 u! r* j$ f$ e' j　　脚踩两只船

# {9 D3 d. X1 H; T% F( J　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* A/ ~. i! j( r( [　　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
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 F* y0 d( O# @# R　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

: q3 r. c0 ?1 D* C% N- s. g- @　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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4 z2 E6 [* M3 l6 a& D$ F( X　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 ?" a& g1 I. E4 P* k' s) l! X8 g　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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/ n. f2 l9 u3 w- i　　茅塞顿开

3 w" M8 `( c$ B! s$ P　　be suddenly enlightened

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7 K* X5 q. J8 {4 z　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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0 H% m4 }; S1 K- w# W  S　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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8 S! w: }6 T5 h; G　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 o; B" [( A, K& F0 h　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

* d  T# h+ s) U; w　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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1 Z3 P6 m. I8 C( P! w9 |( W1 L　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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% H9 c' ]: T7 ?# }) E7 Y　　破釜沉舟
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4 z% R4 O$ J$ U. _- H. S2 ~9 l　　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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* l9 `" _- C2 C$ B　　抢得先机

2 q, w! ^* y& P2 \( a. C# ]! q　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% X- S) w7 p9 o; V+ L8 E7 c　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

/ S- `- t9 Y* J7 S　　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

　　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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) q6 v' k; o# C' k: z# K　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

5 y: @+ j/ q" i/ l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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3 h8 W) F5 i* H' P1 \　　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

+ x* ^: \- t7 m) O　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! i) r0 \' }4 L' o0 q7 C　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

3 B/ _6 }2 r9 l; }. P4 i- S, J　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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+ d* s- @; @! y# @　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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! `" [+ n" e% e9 C5 b" X% j　　a blessing in disguise;

1 h8 P1 @5 j! h- K　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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! d5 Z* \- j1 ^9 D) U, E, D　　三十而立

3 L" q  h! B; o' g　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 z4 K  W$ L! x$ o: @% d　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 ~8 d0 t. g& _" d% Y' d　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 j3 Z* G1 T9 S: `/ ]　　实事求是

" [2 h* |8 Q8 U8 P7 O: j" E　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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5 f; H) g$ ?4 B4 Y0 h$ n$ e　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

0 w1 F6 v( Z( n/ V9 R* ]: Y+ t　　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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% W1 X. L9 G$ ^$ n: _; U( e# m　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

/ x! ?+ A* N  ?$ W# V. o　　韬光养晦
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+ {2 d) }0 T3 ~3 E  E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& A% f& ]" O; y　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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, b/ j5 Z$ X% H# U" k　　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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* A4 \; e' M/ _8 ^# h- M7 _( v2 I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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* ~8 e$ ~: W2 v) ^4 I　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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: [  l. E' n7 G2 D, a: R" _　　唯利是图

" Z' X' y% k) o+ O　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ }, g' u3 j0 ^3 I8 O- [　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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  i  L( X+ x% W　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ p9 A5 S/ s- {& r+ Y; ~7 R3 M　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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4 _4 A5 L! }( H　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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) }- x! `9 P/ x" E2 R( ?. M+ c　　心照不宣
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7 c; w$ t( M4 S  }1 _3 w! F2 Z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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, I9 v) ~6 K- }9 ]　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

/ t+ ~2 ^8 w* A. F- P/ b9 M　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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  b1 I+ z7 D9 n( F　　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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& }' j( l8 K6 M3 _; P; d7 L$ y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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( i# d& D& D0 s% X: h　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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! |$ E+ S4 F7 B9 k% ?7 k. @6 ?　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! e! H# [, Q" c0 ?7 }2 m　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; k! I. F/ p' H1 }　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

0 s9 R( f7 h. D　　a man of insight83
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# O& J4 u; E0 s　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

- B, u9 K/ F* [　　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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+ ^( E+ w  a  W" u8 O+ d　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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+ G3 \2 [, e; w0 G　　More haste, less speed.

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2 G, {! U+ d) I; m+ l% B4 X　　优胜劣汰
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, S8 f" E( X' O　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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/ g8 A# b& H5 ]% v" B7 C' s　　Great minds think alike.

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: _! W, Z2 C6 ~) L  n　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　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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- o. x& W) n3 }& z4 Q! M　　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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+ }; i$ O7 y6 g2 |　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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; W6 f) {9 S- m; K& D　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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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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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。