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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  U% l) X9 P8 X6 D2 }2 W　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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( P" ~1 @- F; k4 |　　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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% m; I8 `& y4 ^" d0 }; @　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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( b& D8 f$ a4 H" x　　拆东墙补西墙
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! g6 A  ?( i5 b3 {; E& n6 t　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; O7 @' ^' z  ]. l% N% c# T9 X2 P7 m　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% @5 C) x! e! G; F: {　　大事化小，小事化了

, m& K0 E: C7 p  t) a" L- B　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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7 S* m( ]6 M& b　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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4 A/ _  q+ p& N: l　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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+ {2 p3 m& y* o. `　　过犹不及

& ]7 `, y- K9 R, K, |4 z+ l　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 h" q. i- I6 A3 Y4 Z5 O( T: W6 t　　too much is as bad as too little

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$ {* T( y: _9 ]) A5 C* _* w4 z8 P　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( v1 G3 \1 u- t/ h- v1 |) c; q0 L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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. X9 m% r8 W  S+ K1 D3 h, K　　和气生财
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' {0 L6 f  f% }; i  h　　harmony brings wealth;

  |& Q) j6 ?) ~" o/ A　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

3 a5 r  }1 e' ~$ ^; Y) J5 d: b　　never too old to learn

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; H  l! z6 G  z　　既往不咎
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) {  k& R/ V2 \6 ~- O　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

9 |+ O+ q- ^3 T0 t. x/ t; p5 Y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

0 v8 Y2 U! S% g　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 ^3 z4 A0 g8 z* g. s8 _　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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, T; r' q! R% x; r4 W0 q　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

% P, W" ?3 m! i* E　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 A& I' U- V: L, x　　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

　　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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9 }8 h( w% Q0 W8 E　　茅塞顿开

: ?  z/ Z. t2 w/ x* j: p6 P! I" G* S9 C　　be suddenly enlightened
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& k2 Y: G, h2 d6 I/ q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 K- Z+ T4 f5 l" o# w. W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 @9 _9 r+ c0 [  g  r　　每逢佳节倍思亲

/ T. I' A: _+ R& a3 v　　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

- W8 H2 f" \0 Q# v$ N　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

/ j! u) }' S, A" u8 |( m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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( I: s- h+ r$ Y1 A6 l: a　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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: v0 u; B0 [1 I& A　　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

0 K, c# b7 d4 O! f' D　　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

/ h; m- F( L% X0 Q　　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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2 ?+ s: Q% L1 a* k. ]. m# d9 V　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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0 h# g# E* R. \% Y' U　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 }* p  ^% ^. ~( d  N) Q8 v　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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1 m& L9 v0 N& k9 J; H  H; y　　人逢喜事精神爽
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; l  G4 C, ?9 }. P" p　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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3 c; U2 J* G. U2 e/ [7 L　　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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' s8 B% u3 a7 r. m　　世外桃源

4 w, g& ~# n5 q6 P- j' v5 S4 I　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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7 V. E0 A. a/ _　　人之初，性本善

: F9 H  W& u/ I　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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- Y0 I; e( R( O! d4 l. w2 U　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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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. P5 c# e; S' N/ U' r5 C　　水涨船高

9 p* W! i' m" q; q  ^　　A ship rises with the tide

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/ \; L- y1 H$ K2 h9 D　　时不我待

3 G3 b  N1 c1 s' J　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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* U0 g9 o9 r$ I" M3 ~- X1 c- G7 t　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" \+ {; N# E* b+ |3 e0 k　　实事求是

0 Z( [. {& f* 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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5 s3 n. O* F% [) X% d+ k　　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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# W! x5 d  T$ O5 |! B- M* \　　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

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- E- F& Y# E, h　　糖衣炮弹
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* u- ?" A. O6 y* x　　sugar-coated bullets59
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' @9 h& s+ `6 a# `' {　　天有不测风云

( W- Q' L1 w4 n# z" r　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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) L$ `4 @: a0 ^! @　　Unity is strength.
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1 }- i7 n! F$ D. o$ `4 l6 ^　　跳进黄河洗不清
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0 I5 h% _5 A! j0 G7 y/ h# {　　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

4 N: x9 S8 [+ t' Y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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% W( F" J6 W3 c: K- F+ p　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: r- c/ `. A2 a/ C" e4 S　　唯利是图

8 Z- a6 q% ?, S6 K, F5 U　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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) W% ~; [* N; n6 q8 O$ u! n  U　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; n3 H8 h) Z( U/ O　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% i6 [, [% r4 C8 B; Q& ~4 _　　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
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! A: ~/ P1 y) e/ J8 w: \　　a new broom sweeps clean
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! a0 b" x# j; A7 D% j! D" o　　蓄势待发

# i9 ^. E7 {) t5 e) X6 m　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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' Z* i7 u& Z; |9 ^9 M; a+ x　　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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* T2 B% O& u4 h4 a4 V　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

$ c/ O0 \# H7 _: X1 z$ J% I5 g　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

2 \0 O) p6 s5 ]4 m6 }: z　　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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; P6 R$ b. m# N: L/ ?　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

4 Y- Q" v  w2 ]+ Q) E　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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: p( L' [' i" h5 f( h6 {　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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7 o1 D9 k# Y0 [) x' y5 O, s; `" c　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

3 o5 n) a$ ]! K. R9 k　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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  m5 e$ i4 Q3 e* f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 {3 f" \7 n" x( E3 n0 ?/ n　　与时俱进
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6 s5 n2 N+ t; w4 `4 R" @4 p　　keep pace with the times86

' j- w' E- [! C$ }2 A　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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1 \! e' |# d0 o2 d. Z5 R* W% n　　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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1 ?2 f& h2 ^& Q+ i5 T' E; ~7 e　　欲速则不达
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+ m( |* M+ i$ o2 w% z8 w8 p　　Haste makes waste.
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' S* d7 q# e/ w1 f. h' C9 A9 ]& H1 E8 y7 q　　More haste, less speed.
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& R# q! n0 [/ V, j　　优胜劣汰

: s  [2 O( L* l  T　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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7 ~7 Y1 `0 K; ]　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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  _$ u( O) w  S: ?- P& i( @, [$ x$ p　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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- M6 p8 S  h, M  s5 C! L　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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% B- u) y3 [4 r) \3 S9 c　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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( `' f; o5 Q% N2 W# n　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist

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- I% M" A" r: M7 O/ g" a5 A  L4 U- C　　纸包不住火
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5 j% J- {; n$ N　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" |1 Z& ^; i8 D. a, V8 ?　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　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。