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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" W: _# `) R5 N' s　　百闻不如一见

& K' E6 Z7 N7 r% S7 N  i! |( Q- n　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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. H/ b: }4 N) Y, |5 }8 q% G　　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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# s1 P$ F* T& D/ S2 [' J　　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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" p- s0 H: V, O# |1 H; ?% Q; f4 {  V　　不打不成交
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/ O, L* o, P/ G: v: q　　No discord, no concord.

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. _7 e0 }5 c2 e6 j" O" g" |　　拆东墙补西墙

- |3 p6 Y- B! z- P　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了

6 e# }$ h' _, ?5 _7 }" T　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; j( \, C) r3 ^4 u　　大开眼界
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! ^  q# `9 M, N7 I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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7 N2 \& |# `) `5 U; }9 M& [　　国泰民安
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( n4 [8 f  Q* P4 a7 A$ W. G: ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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( m$ e- F6 K' S1 r# U; |" u　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' }/ Q; \! E: s* ?  z　　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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. P  r1 C$ A  ]2 |/ S, ]  Q  x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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3 X: U$ l* [$ u' f2 n2 S( d　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

) N  b8 Q( v8 |* y7 z  V% B: q　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* u; E8 ~, q: u$ Q+ h$ d) i5 J6 h! N　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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( x8 Q4 h! o  \5 ^# Y7 G- c, U　　脚踩两只船

# Q  o2 u0 e7 g3 ^$ e. ^　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* S# ^; C' W, z# h/ L- H- k　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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8 t* d6 m" B$ ~8 r　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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4 g8 t: o7 }. B. r& t! V% `　　礼尚往来

% N* \/ X) R+ f% w! |  r, a5 g　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　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

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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# H% R: W& F: q# p3 I4 A5 A　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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; c' O. |4 w  z2 ], M1 a' v　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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- [/ h9 ~# x, C( N! |　　赔了夫人又折兵

" I/ ]7 J" }5 x# c0 b3 n/ ~# z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" T3 ]$ V1 g9 q% i! k  g: n2 q: B　　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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$ T$ {! |; ]4 i+ ?2 _. @　　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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* b5 p8 {6 f2 ]- j* w, G　　抢得先机
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" K8 ^3 r. ~1 G7 F　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 J& f' e/ o8 C7 \$ Y( _　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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. X/ s" b/ Q" m: R5 h; Z' z1 @　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 j/ P* Q7 ?" H' z& p　　前怕狼，后怕虎

" U4 B. @2 S+ g3 O　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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# P) N; Z. T" ^) K! t　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% V& q/ Q1 T  Z4 b- [' ^% _; ~　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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! z& V4 x" {! O5 [; }7 L: f　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, O% ~. U* t- y" R. Y7 X　　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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　　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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) b: b: m1 A' o* z* Q　　人之初，性本善
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# v# B8 ~4 l1 _% g　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

1 G$ q0 X; e+ E+ N　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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' Y! X2 u' S$ I1 K3 |( ]　　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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; @5 q; [  u% l6 |( k　　水涨船高

( A8 E" S1 h. e, @　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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$ _7 p0 e3 |; Z" l( s8 H& ~  I　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

1 Q; w# \4 s* q  i, t2 C" E　　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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' a: u5 ^( X4 J$ B3 A* S　　说曹操，曹操到
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. i/ }$ S9 r5 f1 ~　　speak of the devil
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　　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
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$ h" T: X  `2 e' D　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

# q6 z% V& K  C# t　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

5 {8 v# U( O# m# G1 [! ~; D　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 l# u9 u+ W  q& v4 G, t　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

* L! F/ P$ [3 {5 A2 e+ y8 I　　Unity is strength.

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% F5 ?% t( B+ Q& L" o　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　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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4 Q8 W0 c0 X2 z6 w% c. W, Z5 Q　　hold high hopes for one's child

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( _/ H' ^* t5 j3 f- l　　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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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% A) }* @/ M5 z5 u! l! ~$ A/ i$ c　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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* I1 o% T& \$ y　　May all your wish come true
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6 r% c; b% r* [8 N8 M( R　　心照不宣
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1 P  _- L& L, p5 ~+ Q- q. y! N/ m　　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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6 E& ?$ e- m2 K# Q0 Z! l　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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6 w2 u# m- V* {: K) X( [& I　　先下手为强
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0 u: N7 w  B3 W7 K* R% }　　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

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) j& x8 R' a* I6 d　　息事宁人

; @/ E' h) n* O- }5 X/ W, M　　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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* s: Q- j: |! L0 v　　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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, K, h& o. d6 O' I　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

3 w  A* @% V0 r7 F　　有钱能使鬼推磨

% J& W; O% \7 G, B% [! ~  G, e　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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1 z# w- z6 l, ?1 r( Q1 U% b　　有识之士

  f: R% O' N# f; d+ u& t　　a man of insight83
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$ d; G5 ^; q& v( w2 j2 s　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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# s1 E) \$ A) W, F3 E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, m% V4 [$ E- O) p& o　　与时俱进

6 B3 O4 S, V5 y: m- i4 }+ m. ^　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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8 `" b  o; t0 E　　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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; T! x0 J9 y2 p4 J6 I2 I% U　　欲速则不达
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. \2 b+ o+ B# v4 j　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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* K$ D7 _0 \2 K+ ^　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

1 ~- |/ P- b) \6 w. m+ P) h! N$ l　　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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$ h5 e: |* e5 p( i8 X) O! Z　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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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# Y% s& d$ F$ j0 n: @; Y4 u　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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6 W+ `( H( u8 y+ N0 h- }4 O! U　　98

) h: C9 s' ?' L# c2 T! |0 V　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

) {5 L1 @4 Y( \; {( Z　　99

　　纸包不住火

' J, W2 P  [4 @0 F1 K. N　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& F4 z$ K+ Z1 G8 B- o; i　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

; n0 ?% ~: E) O/ v! c　　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。