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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) d+ X! I" P9 J: n- N. f　　爱屋及乌

# Y) c2 e8 v6 j0 {9 T* @　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

4 i* b) m2 b6 d. c　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

/ L$ w+ K& c9 R/ Y* i9 E0 q6 N　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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$ Q- H, B. X; {* J+ N　　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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+ B% r& X9 I- S( ?9 ^& a+ N" |1 Z6 S　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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2 {6 X5 {+ _2 \# \" E5 w" _+ T　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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: y9 U1 q$ q5 z! c　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% C6 j! z* t7 p# E1 m  H2 k　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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# A* T" P4 i* L( {1 \0 ^　　too much is as bad as too little
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$ V% \" m* j9 G3 d5 U  I0 U　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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* {2 S$ [+ x" J% l　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  f9 q: e0 l) i; E9 k* _9 B5 S7 t* E　　Bad news travels fast.

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' J4 ^* R3 j0 I$ `　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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& _% n# Z  t* f1 n( |9 S　　既往不咎
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# M, M. e1 {! X　　let bygones be bygones

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7 Z. d+ M5 A: a( @: r6 q　　金无足赤，人无完人

2 i* Y% r1 Z* O9 v" D- F　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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2 H! d1 d, ~/ [" i1 h( w9 J　　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
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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0 ~% b/ ~' K4 T7 [) S9 s+ M　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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0 o" E0 W/ Y* ~$ R　　cut and dried; cliché
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% Y9 a# ~6 y* Y4 j- ^  ?( V　　礼尚往来

8 w3 u( E2 R5 J# O5 H' Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) |9 l6 z) Y! Z; W  a# _　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ M- X0 [7 S3 X2 d　　马到成功

0 ^" M" M3 i. ^& R. h/ |　　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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　　茅塞顿开

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* H! C1 Q0 X6 y　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

) R7 l6 n5 ~1 G6 M* f8 z* J　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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( }1 ]; L: R7 z7 y; ^　　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

. ~4 R! z' e  b6 O　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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0 y$ h& X! Y: G1 F　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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& [0 m' `. @" O8 Z, K' H% i' A( E　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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& v2 H; X' T# e! Z　　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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% y8 d! o4 |9 |* ?9 q　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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. A: I: k1 ~) |+ O2 N* l0 `7 m; J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 q( C( _1 E" m- M: A+ b" K- {) Z　　人逢喜事精神爽
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& M! ]* g5 _8 Q' Q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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) U  `5 u' Q; F3 B　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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# t$ ]' x; W% ?4 {/ ~) v8 A7 E3 }! D+ K　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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$ w( w; S. o& Q% M. @　　世外桃源

8 z- f9 A* J4 \- a$ k* J5 r9 n$ U" C9 l　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 A7 _( \' K  P0 @% ~　　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

! p7 `  m% a9 [, z　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

: j8 G% T# \, w# G/ ]/ u　　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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/ N5 m" f+ ~( N6 [# a' {. K% _/ e　　水涨船高
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9 e1 ?  i7 l- d/ D: f$ ?　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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  S+ z5 ]. h# S/ T$ c　　杀鸡用牛刀

; Q) E# g& O2 G/ G　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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/ v0 t. A; S* s4 d　　speak of the devil
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　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 Z/ Z* c, F0 \- b) {5 J( e　　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

$ \9 R  j9 y, Q$ f　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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# X9 Z; m( a" O1 j( ^　　天有不测风云
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) g) a, o- `* b# H" E0 K9 L　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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. k1 v" n& |( v　　团结就是力量

　　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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　　歪风邪气
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% k- ^& V$ b8 u2 }* o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 `) z9 O2 B6 m! b) \6 p! z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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# L: h  }& N6 ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# q- w9 i# N) i* |/ j7 `& m　　望子成龙

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: b: D, e  v1 R! n4 i. M; ?- Z3 v　　唯利是图

- m" [6 x4 l$ h0 B  l$ m: k　　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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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

& J8 b- D8 O' u; X0 W# {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成

9 m3 R3 `1 S6 x　　May all your wish come true

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" n% z5 [8 Z7 [0 |2 \  q7 {　　心照不宣

; H. y3 V0 d0 u( d5 C! ]2 r　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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& S$ _' Y: y/ \1 [/ s* g7 v　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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% l  f4 t! [* f) h3 z　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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0 m6 L& H& a$ R  z5 Q　　现身说法
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  I( Y2 n) ~8 u1 _* Q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ v! o; Y( D( Y' D5 \; i, Y　　息事宁人

2 c7 Y1 F7 y7 r/ A' V* n　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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) u; x' D6 R! x+ P　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 |) D7 n& w& J# B6 Q! X" f" W　　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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2 r9 @6 }: k: N8 G, E1 j　　有勇无谋
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: h, F  x/ Q/ V# l  Y/ y4 V　　有缘千里来相会
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% `& @" x6 j! D2 e! h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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4 ?& y8 E/ R& _  {5 u/ p　　以人为本
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% b. f: B* e# P" I% h& C　　因材施教

' _. q$ h7 O! k　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# d6 f& k0 x4 c; p　　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
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, a) e) ], K, X' u　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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" l% r/ e. {0 b# S( i& E　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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. _: z  U! ?; \' ^. V　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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1 K9 X; v2 r" z1 a( p  H# S; t　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; D+ d0 `7 p1 a6 W2 R! H　　冤假错案
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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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　　A promise is a promise.

' d% ^) ?" b/ u3 o0 }$ d; M+ e　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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/ F! G5 E! r* w9 s　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

/ |& H7 r8 G; r7 v+ W　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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; {+ |7 v" U& Y3 u　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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  i2 `8 _; s" S6 t. s1 M+ K) |　　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。