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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, }& j- w0 l( V$ d+ u/ O$ [6 `　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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* E1 {0 @1 L- b/ n3 w　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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' a' Y! \3 f% R6 u8 ]　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 J  ]: @/ S9 t1 ^　　不遗余力

1 Z( ~/ m/ T6 ?+ ~% n& w' G* o　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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6 [7 G* w1 F1 |2 m& h6 M　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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: m+ W# o9 R% u' u: u　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

+ @! J/ W- O2 Z! P9 i; U2 G7 u　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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# k) d" `; }* x5 J% m9 E　　大事化小，小事化了

. |0 K3 A+ J- d$ Z+ h3 \8 b　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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" ^$ S2 _. E" C1 h　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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5 U8 p# [1 O+ t) c1 Q0 q, k! r4 w9 l　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; l* n4 D9 b2 B; s/ T- j6 E7 K　　过犹不及
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% |- {7 y0 n9 U2 H0 E6 H　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

, u# Q$ Z- k: U　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 L8 `" `  j0 }  k3 i; a  z　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ _& |: h% I- K5 }$ Z% e% g, d! A　　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
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% {- S3 q0 v& D　　harmony brings wealth;

5 G% Y( H% R2 C6 c9 l　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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2 u  A4 j$ F( n　　never too old to learn
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2 F  y: Y, _9 q1 m. @  F' }. n- E　　既往不咎

% m1 o, w- F# J9 A3 s　　let bygones be bygones

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- Y% U% ^, f; m9 l' y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 _/ Z0 Q" u6 y  s0 B% K2 {　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( L% o, C( A; @　　君子之交淡如水

/ g. J% ~* U' Q　　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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0 v( z- L# ?# t5 r4 u4 G　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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$ V  u/ S9 o6 n　　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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/ |3 _0 I$ `, e　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' |2 K7 @$ b! ?' N7 {% r" G　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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% D& w& X* O2 L1 N8 M　　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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" z/ S+ n% k8 p　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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　　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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& e, e' B3 G2 s4 T　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

* Q8 N# p6 Q: r- O) y  B　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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2 u; f9 ^$ `% D& Y' Z* g3 ~　　千里之行始于足下
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& u; a1 E/ e3 I0 o3 ^; `" q9 c: 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

. P) M2 j5 e( ?6 o6 P$ W( _. s6 \1 N5 z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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  P! Y/ U) \$ M- d8 m. ?4 E　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 f" A( e0 v9 L5 y3 N4 R　　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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  Y) s! G8 k' O+ p　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

' |) I1 O$ [& L　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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# e0 P: v( f, j' E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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8 Z  i& k- B6 {+ R2 x4 }　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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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

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& Y6 @7 i4 S2 A" J) b　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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8 t7 n+ L; G. S. i　　三十而立

　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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: {" y  P5 @3 s: h　　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
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0 d4 T+ Q# u8 a$ ?0 I+ U　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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! u& X3 a: }% g2 r1 n! q# \+ N# k　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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' y4 q0 h9 x: S, s　　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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3 Y. _# ]0 U3 l, J" m5 y3 s: _　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% L, B0 f: I6 W- o. v+ L3 C' j: ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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% f; O3 d3 z* q　　韬光养晦

7 C( O. d6 d% W/ N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( }6 a$ a1 t( u　　糖衣炮弹
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: `$ S7 \2 Y6 Z8 l0 D+ x) ]　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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( r* O; E9 n5 O% Z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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( ^( j4 c8 E3 G' ?* G　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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$ R7 y! o7 ]# n! Q　　歪风邪气
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. T+ l! [/ }8 C8 \4 X& N- y& T　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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* z% C/ m. a% z1 D1 f- l6 v9 p　　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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1 ]4 p6 E# D1 {9 _4 l" Z7 X　　唯利是图
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  M6 u/ O4 ?" o3 i9 U　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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+ \- N& k0 k5 d# n2 _' G; _" h　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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. S; U$ p& U/ D: A# m! t# }* X　　新官上任三把火
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: y' g7 [* E- X7 y/ m* B9 B- z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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; e1 n; O3 V5 E0 E3 ], u5 T* L　　蓄势待发

8 B' Q. W, Q0 j( Z  Q" `　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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3 H  _$ S0 m* P% c　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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/ o' U1 [' }3 {: l1 Y& i1 I　　心照不宣

　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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" C" o! }" p* h　　先下手为强
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5 j/ K/ T4 |! x# ?1 |　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- X- f' Z/ F7 l+ a3 W1 v　　The best defense is offense.
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5 @) t2 G: G) B5 l6 u/ X8 k) h　　热锅上的蚂蚁

* L  n* O3 |, S  e9 W　　ants on a hot pan
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% V5 K) G6 m: t$ T& R! e　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

" o: c# y1 [: n; T) P; h2 i　　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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% B. y! n" C# E1 {9 r　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" x) G! E7 Y8 l　　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

4 ~! _: R3 O! N/ l　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

0 Z' l) t, L* F' h　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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; Y0 U5 S4 w, ^* K4 V  r; f　　有勇无谋

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　　有缘千里来相会

! L5 ?7 z6 n9 N! v7 q  V- C　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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1 Y* Y! s* E* w% [: e$ J' x　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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" [: r$ g; @% T% o0 Q/ O) L　　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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. `# M7 o" ?" A, Q. W0 ?　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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0 A0 N+ O( p$ g6 S　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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& f& t1 N4 y) d9 q) o) Z7 _1 @　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 m! h' Y: t) ^1 s( A0 S3 O9 x　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

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6 E+ C0 ]/ Q; y　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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9 \9 [# i9 d3 ]# N- _+ m　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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; A3 o, k# w* ]$ O+ q+ {　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。