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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. ?% ]7 g) s' o3 v; O4 }; m% }　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

) Y3 [' t; Q( }! o! O　　One look is worth a thousand words.

% `* T4 v; g( [! I, `" N& C3 M% n　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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) p) r8 a6 v: C. T3 O　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 `5 d- U6 v6 J; A  @# c　　笨鸟先飞

3 N/ M) o, `7 y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* N1 V: j6 B/ _: v; C　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

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: \9 s0 N7 |1 C$ j　　辞旧迎新

/ R0 \! J* a, z5 s　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ z$ I  H  g# ]  l　　大事化小，小事化了

' F7 _* V2 t( N# n7 z9 v8 I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; k% M% G/ f. H7 K" r' U4 }　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' i- w( u4 ~2 A$ i9 `, J　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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9 h' U* m9 s' T# A, {3 ~2 n　　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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8 B' {+ Z; }; X. V　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 D$ p& r) ]1 G; r　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.

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' u2 W4 c6 z( S5 F　　和气生财

6 ]. T6 ]( f$ q, T% W7 g9 W　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 q+ h3 y* Q9 a! a! i　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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" H  F! Y* o2 y! c　　活到老学到老
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( G$ v6 U# c+ ?. S　　never too old to learn
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2 H" g4 F2 N# T2 F) e. o+ k　　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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# L- U* N0 }" l2 Z　　There are spots even on the sun.
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0 C) }) X) D. x: S6 l　　金玉满堂

% z/ G1 S6 u; i. \$ N( R2 H3 W; t2 G　　Treasures fill the home.

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' N. Z& w6 T5 Z6 e$ d　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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1 `9 D( k9 s) D1 S　　脚踩两只船
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1 @& a2 @+ ^$ U9 X1 e# X　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( I3 V& d2 _" i2 O% R　　君子之交淡如水
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, }) y" T5 ?) z# H9 z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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/ V: G. W) h0 |. ^+ m6 I2 C　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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8 Y7 a+ z( n0 g　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

  R7 d9 E: z* n$ W+ w. e3 n　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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: w. w% H3 d  n2 }* O6 D7 N8 H4 ~　　名利双收

, Q0 y% @$ \' O0 r9 D! K% D　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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1 j9 \# y+ ^/ D, Y; c　　be suddenly enlightened
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3 g; \5 y, K4 e2 n$ ^  N, j. B　　没有规矩，不成方圆

5 H1 C/ W, \( y$ a9 K　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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/ x1 X& O' V# J; f! A" ?7 D' M　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ T. @1 z1 |" ?　　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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. z& c6 ], e/ |; V4 ~　　弄巧成拙

. i6 K  ?( P4 z　　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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: ]" \7 x  L( p$ A5 C8 V　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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" x  f3 z" v" o9 @4 m: S3 z" \) @+ C　　抛砖引玉
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* G6 ]4 g+ O3 z4 L  f5 {2 u- J　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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0 {6 K  n# l+ q* ~5 G　　破釜沉舟

4 @: G3 `! s+ n; g# |9 K! E　　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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* d& N, ?8 H6 R　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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! U1 x4 |+ X+ e9 k. k$ h　　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

' y/ v% Z9 R  i! U7 Z& N' F7 I) E　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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; F/ W7 {- @) C4 h; s5 c+ B　　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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6 e3 D' w% f: r5 Q. Y+ g　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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" b% l) `5 k0 t0 v　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% g4 l- Y7 G8 e: @　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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5 L8 t6 F! ?: Q　　人逢喜事精神爽

& H) K) P  {6 @/ H4 R5 s　　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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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( W, V4 H, T; V1 k3 f* A, |; Y　　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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  i1 M& G5 O: @/ q　　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;

" @1 i, h! S+ j( }, Z. f  O4 C　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ K* {  |. r! o0 @　　三十而立

) i$ M8 U6 j3 I4 h1 H# t/ M　　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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4 L; J/ ~, G: L- q  f3 y8 Z8 m　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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8 p& [, r' f7 d: p　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# L9 C, K3 s. i　　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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9 k$ x# N4 k  `( S  }0 g　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

" a5 N, [( R  L5 c( ^, U$ Q　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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0 \: V6 }$ Q/ [7 X5 V6 k" F4 W　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 G) k$ |+ h6 n/ S. U6 P6 a　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 c, ]4 O9 V8 _% k' k. s) J6 a. D　　团结就是力量

# ?/ j# h+ ~# R3 ~, S, r( O　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　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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2 A# ^% i4 K1 v) a　　唯利是图

- W: D$ J2 Y0 j+ ]0 W0 c　　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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8 \% Z9 M, O+ U3 k1 ^　　无风不起浪

: r, ?2 \9 _0 N0 V/ ~2 _% S. z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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9 D& r1 @8 o3 v) d8 G3 c, ?! Z　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! N4 X! I) g* P0 Q) [3 C( G6 D5 n* H　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ q, G( ^0 {9 H* f4 M　　心想事成

7 Q4 t0 ?. q! M# k8 o7 |　　May all your wish come true

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& V: Q7 v) A9 N4 U; |8 w( V　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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/ ]- r8 }8 e+ o/ D! e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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. G) g% ?" H$ s1 k6 z, j　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 p' {! Y5 r) a, p　　ants on a hot pan

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, m  P7 ^& o% y  `　　现身说法
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0 I: n$ ^3 b$ l$ O* a　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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6 w0 Q( N4 r+ e; F/ s7 Q　　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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& I" L# I! a: Q5 O+ r( `6 I　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

! u! C# x; t" W" P　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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# W) d. ^7 y& B/ m　　有识之士

; E) @/ u6 c- f; l- O4 a( r　　a man of insight83

7 ?" Y5 V% K3 G0 u　　有勇无谋

( h- H) X, M0 W' W4 b% i" A* m( n　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

" t3 K& G2 f' ~, @# C- c　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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0 D. `) m% t! H- ^. B! R( u　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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+ m8 n: r, G8 ~" l　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% d" y; F# D/ K# \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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7 k; }2 ^5 k+ {% L$ \! j　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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) \' J* l+ Y7 L' m& W2 m　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

  L* y/ I0 h( I+ c7 K　　survival of the fittest

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' \# b8 l; a. {! N' Z% A( X　　英雄所见略同
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- i& N, M4 h2 m. @. `　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

, u3 A( r8 C* v　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

5 ~% N4 O9 }4 Z2 `; q- r　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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7 |7 f2 d2 y( k- ^+ S0 k　　一言既出，驷马难追

% q( W; N3 S4 r% J2 @9 n　　A promise is a promise.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

9 v1 t- l/ W. g$ L+ O/ _) h　　96
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$ t, r  D) X9 S9 g3 j% j1 w　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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　　众矢之的
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/ R4 d: g) D6 {9 I2 D: ^' V　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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; m7 i( b7 [4 r6 a/ Z# o7 k　　be an armchair strategist
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/ H6 P8 l3 u3 o# K2 T. j　　99

2 a' G& I! a" t5 }6 [5 K# u　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

4 L# V7 ]! T& b' p, e1 Q　　What's done by night appears by day.

3 v: z3 ?7 U# U( d) Y' B　　100
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5 E. m6 I( s3 e' R) P　　左右为难
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1 Y" Q2 D' o& U0 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。