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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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6 y* l; A8 D' }$ S  x9 v　　比上不足，比下有余
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3 X/ P: f: {8 M  K+ @　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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2 ]. o( U) H( n9 u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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9 p0 r& S! L$ l7 X　　不遗余力
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5 O& d2 o5 `& O: l　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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( N  Y3 s5 y9 `! ^& h; [" ]　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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  n! j  N; D* ~, z" N3 }　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% _5 F. b1 t, i; d9 G# m) S　　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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. a1 w* Q# k& w: e: a4 J　　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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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

) v' U/ a9 Y# p& W1 m  D! d　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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0 ?, k2 Y7 F$ u$ F: n　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

$ H! [# R0 s, d0 j　　Bad news travels fast.
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) F) l$ ^' a* k% i( |3 L7 }" Y0 k　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* P/ W$ P+ o) P% _　　活到老学到老

7 u: p. L5 j- v: w, H: ^　　never too old to learn

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& _5 r7 J2 t& ?: m* N5 c　　既往不咎

5 K0 G! L0 X6 ?% u3 b, q. J　　let bygones be bygones
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. b9 N4 j" b! x& A* a, {6 v: m4 V　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  h  ~" I" Z' _) }　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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( y; K3 u* a* B* `8 Y( j; x! l　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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: w! L* D+ q# Z. v( J　　君子之交淡如水
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( P5 ~$ P$ g& o. _. g* z& R　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% E7 x$ Q% ], [( u. O1 @/ _　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 x" {* u7 H& V　　cut and dried; cliché
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9 `5 O, z$ a/ q. O1 s3 z* d7 z/ n　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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6 s/ h9 S9 Z; I  `4 b. ]9 U　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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+ B8 u; P& n* a3 H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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3 M# T  L0 ^8 v- Y" C  o! p7 I　　茅塞顿开

" i6 K) D4 Y8 R3 T" P5 s8 F3 w　　be suddenly enlightened
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( j8 t0 @% p# E　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 V$ m  J" U7 x3 u; W+ E8 {3 S7 w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ t' z* E. M" ^# p, H　　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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/ M; ?4 @6 I: P9 r3 Q　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) c, G' [! t2 p6 b8 q6 u$ Z: E　　弄巧成拙

; U1 y- E2 `4 {5 d5 _　　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

　　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
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　　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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" F' q( n6 ?* c' q# e* d" X# T. L* U* k　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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6 U. C  K$ H8 x) [  }: u' c　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 G( [( ]. D0 a0 D4 z2 M　　千里之行始于足下

( |4 g) U6 V1 C8 u　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 Y8 c4 r" y5 Q# M8 \+ N( |- E　　前事不忘，后事之师

2 P) e- Z$ m9 |* ^　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ R6 X, W  j1 O8 F- A8 y) l　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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! S4 t& H7 N- G' h; O　　瑞雪兆丰年
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$ O3 J* P/ z6 j4 q　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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7 z4 h' {: `" m5 U' g, g　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 b4 R+ _- q9 j. x6 g% |2 A　　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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8 E. g6 J) I* N; X) Q6 a　　世外桃源

7 L" v6 ^. J+ r& n4 s" O　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　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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* [% E7 j- P6 m' r& T  u7 H& J% S5 o, c　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) |: a' Z- U- h; U- ~2 ~8 Y# y6 S　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: ]0 I- u, Q# X* r! `+ t# }, s+ s　　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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+ T5 @% ~6 ~$ ]4 t　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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. w/ q- W! H( k+ E2 J9 r　　时不我待
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, N; ~+ I" u9 @6 B　　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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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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' ?2 f$ n4 T7 I. y( d4 E　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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" Z; M2 E+ ?1 ?+ Y0 @; C: x　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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& F6 g& C# T" P9 I- V0 l2 v　　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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5 D" _9 a7 D  _5 ]　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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/ x( @# ?7 W0 C9 i: U$ n　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, A/ d. c9 I% ]. z6 a/ B( n　　团结就是力量
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3 A" Z3 {+ U7 L8 L3 ]2 Q$ `　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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$ T1 T: A% A, F　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ m- p- I8 d4 Z0 D/ A6 @　　物以类聚，人以群分

' q8 L) _3 q! C# s, |0 R　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( Z3 s# g0 i2 o" F4 A　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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9 d' h$ W! R9 O$ y* g: e: f: @　　唯利是图
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( H# |, o$ A4 ~/ U" a. i5 ^4 p- i　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　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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% q$ D/ b" a* Q　　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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  N" s6 h5 f/ t9 \! F  P* T3 M　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

, z5 V; r& p' g) p, d　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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/ ~. i6 `' `# q$ P1 z* K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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% s5 I' [6 O- t+ w3 }6 ~　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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. h( @# W& @& A; E　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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1 J2 |! D) i" }　　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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  \# M' v$ K) }1 T8 x+ G8 I　　循序渐进
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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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* F6 D4 T+ m4 O　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

6 _. V1 [2 s- \6 x" Y　　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
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) l" O3 g: U3 O9 ~  Z- M　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

1 X* |2 S3 g, p: j　　以人为本

) C! @% z9 o3 g# ^4 J6 y3 n0 c　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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: |; ?$ ]& z1 S9 k8 V5 W' A　　survival of the fittest
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% h; Q) k0 Q7 ^3 `' c% Q　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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8 X  P  G5 ^2 M2 {　　冤家宜解不宜结
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3 u: i. _+ b$ m# G& @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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
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# o. I1 y% Y. @　　A promise is a promise.

8 ]. t! a* i7 \4 V1 L7 m　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95
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( \# Z$ g( _( _　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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1 v  R3 {( r; _# X' z　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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  F5 B9 y( D$ v$ |$ Q+ R+ {9 f　　纸上谈兵

& ^9 A# x1 N- v% e) W* X& J　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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; I3 @& L8 Z' V) h- H7 q% Y& G/ i9 O　　纸包不住火
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* z3 k; h7 ~- h- Y! O: ]　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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0 z, @5 d$ K; v+ I7 r　　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。