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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: a# T; q, m1 I# o　　Love me, love my dog.
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) o5 {9 o" ?4 Q　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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& D6 O+ v4 c- Q: p　　比上不足，比下有余
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, {: M: f. u+ M7 C( X6 ?　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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3 O7 `. M6 d; ~! P( T　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

2 A% d2 N2 m% `　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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% K; Y1 t" v  x2 T　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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0 I/ j7 Z! n/ M* \& o　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

7 w/ T# H/ B) z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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0 P, Z; {9 q8 A, e. v2 D. m　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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7 ~  T! x- a6 ~6 C　　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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! b7 V- K1 _7 a* _5 C　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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9 I" q3 z( f  {* o$ {+ \( Y- }　　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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, m" M) e+ k3 A. g3 f" A' m# L　　Bad news travels fast.

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" A3 N9 K3 |+ ]! e8 t1 G$ _　　和气生财
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; M( R7 e5 s" ]* C5 b0 O" }" G　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 g. D, M, l/ I; n# z　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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5 O) d' K$ n3 O9 P5 k　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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8 }8 P. h4 H/ I' V7 \' p0 Y　　脚踩两只船
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& X) Y, P0 O4 ]' ~- F  Z; t3 Y　　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

6 B; o9 }$ \" c5 L- N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* ], ?: u- x) ^7 z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

( s5 Q) O6 R1 T　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* j2 L; c) c$ L) _! O. \　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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2 A' v- O8 f) Q  n9 e　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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8 C8 [, E, U# o& W! ]8 d　　马到成功
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& A8 n8 O8 S; M. `* n# B* ?- |　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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# y5 n. r! g5 m$ ?/ k; E$ f　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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: w1 Q" h9 Y5 H( Q/ q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- d+ y: p5 t- d2 ?: d% x- ]" S/ d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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% b8 x9 y& t* ?% h) V5 E+ w+ O　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 c& G. s  v/ t4 N　　弄巧成拙

5 H6 i2 ~8 q2 I+ t( o& _7 e　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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8 ]# d7 ^. x% F- k　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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/ S. Q! [; N2 o9 Z. l　　破釜沉舟

3 s( T7 {% h  N　　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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+ `$ ~! w4 F" p5 Y6 S3 Z+ x　　抢得先机
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( J; y4 o# c8 S0 N5 G4 e8 H9 G　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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, U& O, }" E4 a% H& r　　千里之行始于足下

3 F5 L6 A1 m0 [" l. Q) _! K　　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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1 x" O7 d. T$ S. m) |& }　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ c( w8 {9 E- \9 F- [* {　　前怕狼，后怕虎

- M& e, l; M! f: E* z* \' l　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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+ m. [+ w+ O3 h; L" |' V　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

' y+ ?% s' m$ I4 L+ o9 b0 Z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( M& h" g. }) K$ Q* I　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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' y" p+ ?, ]: l, c: f　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" V3 \) _9 E$ i  m4 `& K/ `: ]　　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

- L2 R. c8 U6 n1 K% H　　a blessing in disguise;
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: Z% _2 `5 J" L$ d4 c& N　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 o* B: r) ]6 a5 C　　三十而立

: l1 A" `) t  `& v7 X0 }' S* s' _　　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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( C. n; @0 q3 T: F3 A% X4 z　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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% L* u5 o& G( B　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 n7 q1 y& C, k: M( {& z　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

4 N' }" v( F2 K9 _$ O" p　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" H- l( Q& J! ], i# V: u　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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- \3 g4 G+ ?3 t1 O　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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( C# W  x3 Y# {* e$ p　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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' Q" R5 W0 F* m　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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; z' u( a8 E* M/ Z6 \6 Y7 J　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

! ?2 ^0 x. @* o4 T　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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' E  J+ x, F9 j　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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; v8 r3 t) O0 \8 Y) }; X　　跳进黄河洗不清

( d' b* j6 M* J( e4 V/ p% Y　　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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" d' ?, Y7 r3 ]. O　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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3 ^" y) l. [3 n　　物以类聚，人以群分

9 R; L& ^/ e6 |0 k0 o& o　　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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& C' e" Q4 y6 A: g  }! G# h　　唯利是图
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, i% g* L) p$ t' K! U! A- m/ M　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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3 x7 C9 z; i, ~. X　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% M' R( O& j$ l. a" R  E/ u2 J　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 ~7 x/ Z# j0 M- V. g　　徇私枉法
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9 r' |' ]# `# }4 d2 g$ J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 E7 V. `! V5 s　　蓄势待发

3 L6 R- p! Z% T+ p　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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( f% i9 G4 O! D* F. G& ^　　May all your wish come true

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3 N6 D8 t1 V; `6 j: E8 ?( Q0 Z　　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

2 s" c$ s2 w, ^0 o  H　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( m* r8 |* o9 b　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

% r# `4 k' ~9 @4 O; E) M( j　　The best defense is offense.
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　　现身说法
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, F% M# X5 e6 o# z　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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2 b( s2 K7 G/ [0 L* h8 M　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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* }" f5 n  h; _$ H) c0 q　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

0 A9 E2 \- P: f; D$ M; F　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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( Z7 A& |+ V3 {/ }& r　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

; u* A' ]/ p! [7 s. e! l) Y/ d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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: w& M6 W1 P/ q  F  x; I　　因材施教
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3 N- R' l2 g5 S9 |5 b" `& C* @　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 P$ s, H0 x, V! l/ ]  F" h　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

; X1 B. g* @; _" r/ E% H9 p　　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

% I3 a0 ~2 [# U1 H6 v　　Haste makes waste.
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+ Z1 U8 J: K1 D  s　　优胜劣汰

3 f4 y1 ~$ I: l; k& ?　　survival of the fittest

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1 M% X9 j+ g: c& ^) ]　　英雄所见略同
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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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# E+ N& z: j. c/ E2 N0 B0 m　　冤假错案
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4 K0 T1 c- d; n8 I6 S　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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. ^) q6 G3 n6 Y; t　　一言既出，驷马难追
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* o! B6 v5 k# E! J3 k　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95

　　招财进宝

9 i: B* m/ v* c0 t　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96

　　债台高筑
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4 }( N) c) w1 `( _, H　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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6 W$ S7 b3 V7 S( @6 [　　众矢之的

0 y4 J( q) G) A3 ]& |　　target of public criticism

　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

' T0 g4 r4 c, U　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

4 x5 Q3 `8 u$ l+ @　　What's done by night appears by day.

) z" c0 H0 h; _: K　　100

* D4 ^& b" \6 h0 B  O$ H　　左右为难

　　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。