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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' S. m2 `' U' I　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

$ [4 ~7 ^2 f- O/ d* O7 q　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 |$ Z6 \, i7 g! i- i7 O　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

! c# R  V, |0 j* ], R　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' o. Z* K( I- [' D+ P% Q* m: X　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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! a& n/ L* z8 |  L. {　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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+ ~$ D. j, S9 `　　No discord, no concord.
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8 Y* c  x- [" `3 v" x　　拆东墙补西墙
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" I6 \# Z; B6 r: L; ^. W　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ c  |+ @& @+ o; n5 N　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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$ r" v* F$ N% Y- a9 S7 S4 s　　大事化小，小事化了

! d$ g. d+ p$ l　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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% p' `$ o: j3 p# d4 R7 E1 E　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! j: a' [# ~1 f- o+ e: Y1 ]　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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/ h7 ]6 [7 m" E) b9 v" G　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  P6 C, h# \% d+ R/ i" N　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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" ~" u6 l" N% L1 \　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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, `9 q: g5 s: @+ f: Q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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5 h$ @* t) Y1 T, r　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

1 t5 G1 ^! L- D  N. p　　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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0 t4 ]% z& X: w9 W2 O+ R5 s9 }" N　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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+ A, ~& G% W- U+ l# h2 {" v　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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+ W+ E: m/ p9 U* f6 y　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

2 }0 J% U: l1 T+ ^: Y6 [　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

! g) Y( \0 C( y% t  M& h　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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5 H4 e4 H6 X) g5 V; ^$ h. c　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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) T  a, w, @' j8 {4 ]5 ^: }　　名利双收

5 [/ X3 @0 ?- R% d　　gain both fame and wealth

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1 y$ x" X& Y2 S0 I9 e, r! B　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 d6 t+ `0 H) o" x　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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, c  `) U1 W* C4 o4 u% H　　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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( D- Q/ ?) c1 b# F6 z* Q  k: o! L　　谋事在人，成事在天

' Q" J; s& z6 d5 A7 W9 ]　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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3 F# _. R# e/ |! F　　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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　　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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# ~5 N0 y' q) g5 k; u1 Y5 f　　破釜沉舟
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/ H$ }! I- V- Q( `" Z" G　　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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( S& r" P; q' g; \1 j! F　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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& X/ N7 [! w* S3 G　　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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6 j  [+ ]0 T/ I' }　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ M7 v- @# }4 K9 q- L+ z0 Z& }7 L　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 {8 [  }- t( I, o, j7 J　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

5 Z6 P0 N  o# R/ X7 j5 @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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$ |% H0 T, A, E" m! P　　世外桃源
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: |: Y' h( L4 A6 W( {& {# [1 @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% [) _. W* i0 m% c3 y　　人之初，性本善
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3 ^' }5 ]. \0 `. P+ b4 N　　Humans are born good.
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1 {- [7 _0 |6 o/ L8 f　　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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4 @1 Q# B" d" O4 t0 a+ @+ W, l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

# L$ u  l9 \. o2 ]/ P　　a blessing in disguise;
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  Y1 _4 Q, B, u% l; H, A+ [! N: a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 q6 q& c2 f1 T　　三十而立

  y; m( I) B, c$ _; N1 I　　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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$ c5 T4 o$ {+ P% Z  A% A; x( h( c　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ s6 Z) h( r: G1 N　　实事求是
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# S) u& [: e9 i! e( r　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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# M! \8 ^/ a! B6 {1 I7 c　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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8 U9 d: u- C( w5 v　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

7 K2 O& B: o: q! S& b( ^5 `' a) {　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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. H% K# {& x' z　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

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

! k& m# f. p+ `( \- x. ?+ I5 u　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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+ d$ d. p4 \# a' q8 J　　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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& Z7 I: }8 S% e7 D4 a, z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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5 R+ I: @3 K! ]) i" T3 ^1 V! ~　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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" P9 O( |3 O& O* Z- E; [　　望子成龙
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4 c- e: o5 u0 D, ?4 m　　hold high hopes for one's child
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+ j/ k. z" C# n: V　　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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6 j7 Z1 w6 F3 e: e4 Z; c3 \　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; w& ~" j+ y: s+ n% L1 x　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 ?. D) M" L2 P. f　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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# x3 e5 ?5 u8 Z* f; J/ ^# A# M　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

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5 E( ^$ z8 r# m　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 Q- X; f8 i' B/ O# O: c0 p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

8 Y) x- i" F% R　　The best defense is offense.

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* [* }0 u& K- d　　热锅上的蚂蚁

! e, y% n6 F: P- f% _. w! P( I　　ants on a hot pan
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9 u6 M" T* B4 G& N: I- o　　现身说法
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& E* C' k* ~/ o: P' S　　息事宁人
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7 a0 Z" V9 L7 A& M  l" U. t. B　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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) h* c) E' C$ @　　循序渐进

　　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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% d& K5 Y$ y( v* a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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1 d: Y+ W. Y) q* A5 F7 k1 \　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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, n4 p* l  w$ u　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

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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

　　keep pace with the times86

- K+ r, F( M& C, p　　以人为本
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9 ~1 U% J. j; r  G　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

7 F7 k2 A# T& G$ D3 p　　teach students according to their aptitude
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/ Q, a: L! l/ K　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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$ E% x% Y2 r, K7 [( V) D" Q  T　　欲速则不达

1 I* Z, M7 H+ M4 o) ^　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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; f  z+ V0 e3 E: V　　优胜劣汰
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　　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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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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3 [1 y7 o, i& t5 F( U) _1 \　　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.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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, r1 O) Y: t4 N4 T7 L1 c　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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! b9 |3 S4 V0 L4 i　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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( _3 S& G/ d  \　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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2 V$ h8 k& \5 {9 N- ~/ F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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: f% f) L0 b# b3 L, [　　左右为难
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& B- ]( b- e/ L- k' A　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。