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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3 n% ]) g7 f4 h5 C% Q: J2 D　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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3 B# O/ F* l8 J1 {/ n/ j　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" W6 u0 i/ k# t) _2 C' W3 _　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

% V7 E+ r- a7 P  n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( L8 ?& j3 E  `2 L# a　　不遗余力
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) m* D7 w) r) b　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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$ `, X2 Q5 q4 M" v; m6 y　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 Q6 R3 I* \+ I  P9 |! _; O　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( N( y- a/ H+ f5 z" V, G　　辞旧迎新

. K  I1 p5 s; Y  t0 h( D0 X$ ^　　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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+ O- y. W7 f4 W, E6 O　　大开眼界
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. f- A1 k/ ]! P　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

9 Y' v# h- I5 U* t% x　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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4 U; q$ \# i4 F& x　　过犹不及

3 r+ M3 i& i) @" V; R( R" u: k　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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( A. c2 f+ q/ ~; t* j1 |　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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% e: k+ q, O' y　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ v# L! K3 K: V2 y' {1 v9 ~　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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7 m4 G% f7 d, d! ^) m) _! s　　和气生财

2 m0 B3 J. _2 A- ], a2 I. [　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ e2 ~1 ~6 E/ _8 k5 T　　活到老学到老

( X& J+ K' `: ?# L$ N# \" {　　never too old to learn
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3 m; r4 W; k2 H  J' L) j* d　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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/ u0 e0 w0 V# ~, M/ I; w7 ]　　金无足赤，人无完人

. o! F/ |: ?# f7 \6 i7 }　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 l' o4 R4 N2 q4 y+ Z5 V- _　　金玉满堂

, j( s3 F+ N% I) E1 G4 o$ b　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　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
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: i) R3 [- D& e. M& G+ I( Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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% K) N/ s) D+ b9 K2 S  Z3 S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　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

" v( Y: J) t% ^3 @' {) z& ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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+ d) e- b2 u- `# o5 l( F' I　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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- b6 T. _& J7 c( J5 l　　名利双收

; L/ J! S* y$ H& b7 I* s% R" j0 k　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

" F; X% z( m" Y% ]% ^　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 w/ ?8 D/ U2 G! v) X( G　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: E: x% s7 ?) \/ D( R" F: y　　每逢佳节倍思亲

& J" n; W: @2 Y5 u0 c　　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

9 G1 R+ h# w) F1 ~　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

0 r+ t, m+ O* j3 o" S2 D　　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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　　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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: h; n7 ?8 y* `3 {* @　　破釜沉舟

. V8 e8 E  Z/ e* J6 s; a1 d) w　　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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" L" a' w1 r/ T& Y* d　　抢得先机

- ]% P1 w) |, k$ r　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

' H3 y5 p2 T) @) X5 Y　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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3 S+ a) a) ^" i/ `# W9 m0 ?3 c, K. r　　千里之行始于足下

# x- ~, H: n" x- U& [　　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
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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) {! C# r$ A5 i! {7 ]　　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

% D4 `0 P8 D! A8 ?! C) \　　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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, r6 K4 `. q6 B　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ B( B# m1 l1 D# W; a# [6 G　　人之初，性本善
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2 |3 b3 @" i# T1 X( P( z　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

8 I" K) ^! q) y( r+ o% I) Z  a　　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;

+ H$ B( F4 g$ Z2 t5 P- j2 p- S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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2 S3 k. ~1 j1 P/ O: p　　水涨船高

! b5 `1 A9 k2 _+ o1 D" a, w  T7 e　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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* Z' j4 b7 K/ g; Q# A) o& u　　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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8 P, J. }% z: a" `　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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4 D& l( W* \1 G　　实话实说

- }* D' i' Y6 B8 K  T1 S5 i　　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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! ]8 }/ J1 R; W7 H! d& |7 o　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" B; h6 ~. x8 B- X* D0 V0 W# Y2 l　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

/ @: D2 P1 p! @4 R$ L$ n; N　　糖衣炮弹
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( M& y( q, t  U; Z% [　　sugar-coated bullets59

9 A! ]1 C/ C" E　　天有不测风云

& V8 `7 y. o6 b: `8 d　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 N* L& O9 U3 g( w8 \5 @+ L1 Q) D　　团结就是力量

$ V: L+ f. J6 e　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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9 ]7 y* S1 l$ m" Q4 y　　歪风邪气
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& \! s4 K) d( ^0 l# Y/ t　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! N9 y! ~! @9 T3 k  P　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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# ?4 Q, c5 N9 g& U* M4 {+ [* g　　望子成龙

. C# ?7 x: O- b7 S1 \　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 T% n1 b8 J7 S" q1 V　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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0 M! ~! t' Z7 z0 e3 G　　无中生有

- Z' C& [: x$ _, J, B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 t4 p8 ]8 {% n4 W+ i8 a$ M1 ?　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! I8 ~  L  y/ P　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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% m. s$ H2 f5 o" W- M( J　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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: p/ ~3 K( ?0 n" }* F　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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& t- q+ e( c- [4 ]/ q. Q　　心想事成

- o" j  p. H' _: o: p% q+ F: f; n　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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* V# G7 c; B4 g6 x　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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0 q9 `' a- i% e9 m( T. s　　先下手为强

9 [8 Z$ y' V% E7 u  F　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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( _2 F9 H0 @2 X& u# V2 i　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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" t  Y, s/ n4 l1 R5 D9 m　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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1 `$ `; \0 K# p: t7 m, p　　有钱能使鬼推磨

0 J3 }3 v  P6 P* I5 ^1 k9 T6 d　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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' @  U$ z7 ?' w. [3 F/ w/ C　　a man of insight83
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2 s6 C; I/ ]7 F; S* V% B8 Y4 g　　有勇无谋
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2 h/ C/ B8 I8 c6 t' E  S　　bold but not crafty84

5 H& i9 K4 d* K$ J" N& A　　有缘千里来相会

/ u' t- A2 K8 |5 t5 L/ p$ p  r　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

8 N# C) q" s6 h- Y+ U4 R0 F: p/ g　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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' [% x7 b6 g) t- R3 [6 I# B9 p　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ ]8 }+ f# ^# x/ \: _9 ^! B% F　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

0 q. ~* b" d! a0 I& u" @　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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) D  {3 G  H) P# g　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

% M% }5 J- ^. i  S1 f　　Great minds think alike.
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5 d  A* O8 M9 h: w　　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

: P3 u, v; A' o9 Q; e7 h　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

. p3 ^2 ?( n# G7 `　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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5 E7 S/ _( T0 W- K, T+ M　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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2 A1 Q5 r$ s" ^# N5 e5 h　　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。