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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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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, ?) L) G( M0 a  z+ n, L" F　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

  B! g9 O5 Z5 K0 x3 J/ x" s5 u　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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1 Q! L$ Y0 E, g6 C/ g# e9 t　　不打不成交
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3 D: X  U; f2 m3 a- ^: V& n　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( {1 r  w3 K6 {1 Q) g　　辞旧迎新
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. }$ p; R. }. y% F9 S  H0 A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. P( ]7 C' _3 K8 w　　大事化小，小事化了

; B2 c) h) @7 p% N: t6 L. }　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 {# A! r4 k& w, Z# z) g7 V　　大开眼界

$ ^! N- \0 v" ^  t　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ j6 ], s. q! p8 Z8 I　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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' w1 K8 M" J% R! m: J　　过犹不及
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7 s" ~; u. y4 a! H7 X( D  O# }* I; l　　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

　　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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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

4 f6 _2 D9 i1 ~) c　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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4 B4 M* d* t- b" t8 w% e　　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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7 J2 b+ g# ?8 ^4 n; R/ i　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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9 C: K, J. X3 K　　金玉满堂

6 {1 f/ A# o6 z+ s　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 v) \, j: K2 h2 T9 V　　脚踏实地
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+ Z  J1 y# I& f　　be down-to-earth
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4 S8 c1 z( x  l1 C　　脚踩两只船

- D' ]6 ?9 }% F" ~$ S5 J+ R# 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

5 ^$ N# y8 y% o5 k7 V　　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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# @& @( D& |- S" O4 p$ }2 n　　礼尚往来
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6 c2 s6 x3 j2 D5 E, K　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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8 M, W/ F; f* g( I9 z1 T! D' F　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

5 t8 g* \% E: W2 y3 v. ~' [　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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% L7 u0 E$ N* H7 Y! t9 Q& y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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( p8 w/ }9 T0 e: q, \　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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+ @: E( C4 ~6 k- f9 ]% j# G, Q6 X( G　　茅塞顿开
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3 v; u4 n0 @! f' S　　be suddenly enlightened
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+ z" d9 j  o1 P5 U9 c　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' p9 a, w: _7 k9 G0 U( k　　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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" U& D/ M& P9 R　　谋事在人，成事在天
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+ a8 v7 M+ c4 p9 n　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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/ x2 y, i+ D8 b! x  Z- G　　弄巧成拙

1 v1 I" h8 J& ]4 }  ?. }! T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, }' ~: W' G0 B/ t9 ]. @1 f5 b8 i　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　抛砖引玉
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7 L0 }/ l0 E/ s! {$ ?/ R$ k3 u　　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
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" ?$ [; ^+ F2 ]4 f. r- W　　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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) H2 y* M% R+ u8 C- ~; G* A　　抢得先机
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; }0 L$ z- Z: Y3 j& f　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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& d+ o1 W7 k7 z) M. O* N- O　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

/ P/ s1 {( ?6 l- z2 h　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! ?( p/ }" d4 P3 Q, O" G5 V; v　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% g% n0 s' z. _　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! c. x8 |+ k6 V5 p　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 W3 r) [% l/ w  b7 k# C5 ?5 J# k　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 B  k" @; t  a& M& J: N$ A. ]　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 Z% d' V. C- r6 l　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 }2 ]2 ^; n% m9 p0 q　　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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5 g: j- J8 g4 x1 P, B& N　　世外桃源

: C8 S$ ]: a6 K) E; g7 V　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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# Y+ D. L, O( P' v! y  T4 w　　人之初，性本善
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1 q9 D4 j- W/ w' w$ P　　Humans are born good.

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+ J9 R3 x7 W  c4 L0 [　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ d0 D2 ^5 a+ T. O' }# w1 C　　三十而立

' h4 \& n; M5 D* L! n　　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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7 A6 w& h& l7 y* h　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( O  v& C' J, I; a9 _- ]　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) ]5 k! q3 h/ u! _　　说曹操，曹操到

% E! Y8 |* }6 m* s　　speak of the devil
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& k: e) C: |/ {' V; @4 N$ \# g　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

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　　sugar-coated bullets59

' P' q: B9 x7 X　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　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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2 J: ~% T) l8 `! S9 L　　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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3 ^& N" H2 V9 [7 S, E$ H! ]　　歪风邪气
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) K0 X, q7 J+ {' e  ~6 h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

, K4 c# _. @' b" R  \, S　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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* {4 _! l+ e$ P. S　　望子成龙
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  q; F* _) R0 B  x: _& i9 R　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　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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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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/ o$ r& H9 }! C8 K1 M4 Z　　徇私枉法
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; N; B0 {- X& c) {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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1 \& ^! |7 E2 U( {; U! b! _　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# U% Z9 B4 Z- W! i2 l. Y) V3 w　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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5 T; @8 t8 N4 I2 _4 l, I3 C　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  g1 ^0 y7 v& C# E& L　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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- D) X) f9 ]7 F4 {' ]* \4 |　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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, L' H; j( a' N/ }  ?! A  W& a　　循序渐进

8 s5 d) o0 _+ x0 l9 d3 F　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

) y, ?  K2 `" C, o" J　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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* b$ K) m, B, q" z8 z' T+ t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

  |& E0 B$ v5 X　　有勇无谋
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9 j3 b. @2 X, s. X　　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

　　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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0 y0 r# r2 R' r: Z2 K　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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8 F- E0 k  V; h, v, Z: [9 h- q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

0 R* y% _2 j' w2 \* w, d8 Q! \7 j　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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9 H8 n; _  Y# O% ^/ h. r- J　　英雄所见略同

( M) U9 \. E  X& a# p4 B　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

  Q: S+ D! K! ?; j8 ~, D　　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 promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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8 x/ t0 T. `/ F. G' `- x　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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9 O  U) |; v. Q' Y- Z& g2 m　　众矢之的

/ K+ C! k/ K8 f. q# ^/ P+ g　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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" I" w! k, m, C  g　　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。