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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  S7 v/ y3 U9 f% M0 b) s6 `　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　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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' o6 l( N! a0 v/ v　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" M5 C) J( v( K0 S3 ~1 O3 p# u8 s2 ~　　不遗余力

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

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　　不打不成交

% O3 T8 h+ M1 [- A7 h　　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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　　辞旧迎新

; G2 f) i$ U& l" k　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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5 |% k( y$ m/ k; y　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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7 P4 V: F! u. p9 U; G' q$ v　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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2 Y3 w& G6 s2 B0 e+ K' N　　过犹不及

+ {4 i- j6 p$ `& s9 ]- J+ O) ^2 ^　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

+ v: w. A2 o1 v! l% B; }7 `　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, [$ m9 @' p* }5 ]$ p7 i. d　　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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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 w. v9 t. G/ o/ Z: ^8 V; o　　活到老学到老
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$ Y' D! z9 C0 {. w0 ?5 \　　never too old to learn

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9 J$ P+ Q$ k6 N# L+ p　　既往不咎

. `. y8 i% P6 p& G　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- ?& k7 L8 @  }$ I) x5 n7 T　　There are spots even on the sun.
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# h$ g  E2 w: }/ ]　　金玉满堂

0 i/ o" @) a5 x. P. m2 E　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ E" d$ x& E. A6 S　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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( N4 @5 s8 @6 }　　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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  m. k% l/ {) d. |3 z1 R　　君子之交淡如水
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$ M/ ?$ d+ a2 }$ B　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  U8 r) b, J& R9 F　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

- k: `( z+ N4 c　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

0 y2 i4 R- ^0 J1 P/ q' {. ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 g+ C7 V6 e6 i2 L* V8 d　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 p2 |  T$ Q- n# o  F" _& e. Y　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 N* j3 J( g0 \　　马到成功
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5 ]) ?+ e- x  y2 k, F8 ^　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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, c) }& E* ?6 u' V) s1 Y　　be suddenly enlightened

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# y, U6 x- r: Y# Y, T2 P, C7 x. j: D　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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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% t* N8 r1 u/ t2 |6 g7 F　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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% r3 y+ Q, C* L　　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
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0 s5 r' Z! b3 d7 F( U# v　　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

9 d* L% T3 }( d$ T# O0 W. w" D6 H　　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

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

' o4 T! J& Z6 ?; z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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" \' r0 u& n; G# V& I; o　　前事不忘，后事之师

5 r  Y- ]% p; d7 c0 N　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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/ p" g, }; U( T' L6 U　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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" L9 B) W) x# \$ V; \) W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

, `0 j! B0 _$ p- A: G+ S6 q1 X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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& u/ h; ?& X& ~  l2 N) b1 p# e　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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; J6 J2 _; `& s" W1 |4 x0 v　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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+ N$ T/ L" Q3 D7 M　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 v" c, i, P7 X& S3 n0 D+ `# R　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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2 l$ }0 H- `4 [5 L1 J　　世外桃源
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" N: F& t* [( a% U9 K. P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 ~$ [: X; `3 p- m, p8 C　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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" j: X! B$ @; p( |3 g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

. m5 P6 N1 u" O　　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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7 w: p6 b( k. s0 l　　时不我待

* C5 K* c$ g* T: y2 g6 G; ^: v　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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$ d- _0 b9 m! q: g　　杀鸡用牛刀
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0 ~3 |) s# k. v0 b  H0 ~* M　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

- Z: C  e5 z9 V　　speak of the devil
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8 |# ~1 S2 x9 h2 V8 x　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

+ W% g6 R* _* X% @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 z  Y: B. S5 _$ {　　韬光养晦
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9 m& j1 G) P. P; W4 D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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9 m$ Q- Y" p. v1 N　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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3 S; G% C% G  r) u$ O4 H5 Q! D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 z" p! a7 }! X% ]  E% }/ R　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ Q+ a2 n" ?( |% c2 U5 `" m4 `7 ^/ d　　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

7 I! M4 W& |$ T) P　　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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 F& A; l3 N$ S+ l- I% S6 c　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. v2 e- L. D8 H" C6 L  {1 i　　徇私枉法

" a2 b* N- D0 l) L" [3 w/ b0 W　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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4 Z2 M" C4 p9 K0 Y　　新官上任三把火

/ R) _- Y; ]$ Q, a! Z  Q　　a new broom sweeps clean
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: W1 ^+ ?" H0 _+ y" z　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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4 U$ u/ {5 x) U5 X6 I　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

, Z4 ~$ Y( T. o( b　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; e% B6 D$ _! x9 W8 C* j7 x　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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6 [4 z% C5 o! D. A　　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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" d4 W- }, H6 W9 M( P/ ^/ Q" \　　热锅上的蚂蚁

/ F' V6 @9 r) D/ _$ f　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

. [1 k! f7 M, n- o5 n- d# h0 a　　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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& g1 r: z4 g5 o' ~7 n' s( \　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( |3 Q0 z+ `2 T4 {$ }$ T3 Y　　严以律己，宽以待人
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1 F; ^* {) u  j, m　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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3 j* b6 N/ d# W& K3 U; f9 z4 C　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

- X3 a7 C# R- G6 Y　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　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

　　people-oriented
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" `! y- z) J0 ]　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

2 j$ K/ M; v: A　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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: {% s- U' F" l/ j9 a; I% i　　欲速则不达
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: P% q" K% c# K; Z  k. @1 C　　Haste makes waste.

7 o/ j* N5 j& k5 J　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 b4 S! `9 \, o# E( y! c) e: T　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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- k; H5 g# u: ~* {& g( h4 e0 b6 O　　一言既出，驷马难追

( X+ J( t$ W1 D* c+ d" L- x　　A promise is a promise.
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" f, n3 }9 D' i　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

6 v6 w; T- W4 P! F) V* F　　bring in wealth and treasure
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7 i1 C3 T( R1 x! C* r　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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/ X* t! R" R# o! c0 e: s　　众矢之的
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: }1 X) x! B9 N　　target of public criticism

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( g0 ^" W. q9 ^; p) D　　纸上谈兵
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( P$ ?% c9 P7 {' {, B　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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; P7 F% v2 k) U9 @) \　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

% E4 g& N) N0 [" b" P8 s　　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。