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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1 N$ [" E  \5 f" W! r/ t8 E4 m8 T　　爱屋及乌
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3 S; R. m( S  U  f- ?1 g- p0 e　　Love me, love my dog.
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' j- w; v8 _( f6 t0 b- g　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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5 F: s  C; L! z6 H　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

' ]1 W) W6 V, D　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 [% D0 c# M9 l0 K9 Y4 f　　不遗余力

3 K# H/ e! g5 C　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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, e/ \0 w6 N# Q# V6 i" `, j　　不打不成交
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& k+ z! ^( v, O0 A) m　　No discord, no concord.
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6 o! i, L  M( N; |; K7 e　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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* W2 e2 C9 M) R7 _/ J  p, s1 g' E　　辞旧迎新
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3 ~. b9 Q9 U7 x. s3 I& e9 b! ^: _　　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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9 z/ J+ J; w- R9 X- ~　　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

1 Y* d7 N* x% F! i0 ^2 x! ]* M% M　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

2 p$ y6 {/ B6 X7 I% R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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$ q, D0 {. \0 ]5 q- h6 U　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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% ^. i& v. [. I$ o) h! t　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

' }1 J0 I+ l9 W. {$ n* M0 y　　Bad news travels fast.
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7 t5 O' k% i5 N' C, U* C' @　　和气生财
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: _) }+ ]2 N+ I) U1 |9 t　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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% e- f0 E; O6 H　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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/ m! \) ?4 d7 C, s0 l6 B. g　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& b; U7 b. Y/ T: d0 |+ C9 O. o　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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9 X$ m! U) w6 C7 E2 l3 f　　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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+ l: E( h& r, U$ \　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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0 J  E9 f9 N% J1 K　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

( j6 Z) h* ]  m. R) l1 O　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. _# f; V% `4 o" d; ]7 }　　马到成功

8 k5 p. e+ ]* s8 T; Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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- }/ o5 t- x0 O6 Q. [. V$ J　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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+ r& y! F& e  E' ?　　茅塞顿开

8 r$ ]2 ~  ~9 b- ?7 S9 I( e　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ |. Q3 n; q# f& n1 \4 e+ _　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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3 z* R, Q$ z8 s, f) q5 J　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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; _  w# j% a; Q　　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

1 H/ F! Y% F6 e　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

$ Z# k% ?0 O5 D# ?　　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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0 U1 I, F- o* R1 ^6 s9 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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" g8 O$ U4 _. J& c' V　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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/ d! z( ]* D' g4 I　　千里之行始于足下

5 k7 z5 g. g6 q# Z9 T, s　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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" b, I5 {& Q) m* }/ H0 T　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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% `, X0 n2 r( R  s3 E　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 o  k. \- {6 ?6 P. S! ~8 ^! }　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 {  |- X' i/ Z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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/ o1 W8 M; l, H( M! i) c# q7 X" x+ I　　人逢喜事精神爽
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7 I- A) L# d( t; h! F2 K　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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% Z' s  \0 o1 k' M4 s: s　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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& o) D* d  o& D$ f% y$ F　　世外桃源

' \* |* V* j6 h( C; E- }　　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

　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

# ]- b$ k4 x4 L! n/ c. e* J　　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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# X( Q, M* V! _0 Y: z　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 o, F& C* J9 v7 {0 S　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 V! O/ A$ o- t% `, x% y* G　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

8 m( u/ ]* B' s+ ?# `　　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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　　实话实说

# C8 g4 r1 {# Z1 ^2 t& v　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  ~) \7 f- z1 l0 ]- N& S( I4 i; ?6 g　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

# H+ I8 }( [% c  U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

+ T  r- s# H. Y/ r　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ P4 h6 ^8 l1 G( z/ e. y8 s. {　　糖衣炮弹
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" i1 G$ n. T9 w1 v  y9 i　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

# z* E3 c: v2 g* u1 d　　Unity is strength.

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8 R% f. T4 O, C; C: r　　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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5 _+ l3 y/ H5 H$ I1 P- N7 x　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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/ B. P3 K7 z- U$ Q; \　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

- B3 z/ \- q% U' o4 j3 u　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) z5 ~. m# p) b+ Y" Y　　唯利是图
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　　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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5 _) \3 \# H! d, f. }9 R/ E7 j1 [/ V　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# o0 w; }3 Q1 t3 Z# N' K8 R　　无风不起浪

$ O- }( D' X" B: W/ f　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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/ d1 [# D  m1 z0 f　　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 new broom sweeps clean

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2 x0 j6 C# s/ p5 c5 r# a' c$ r　　蓄势待发

9 c, n. g. a, n, x9 Y　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

2 o1 C, Z& k( |* b: y6 G1 h　　May all your wish come true

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$ ?% {3 u% d4 b: T, x　　心照不宣
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' i; v# M' L  V& g: K　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

+ ]  Z2 ^, D: a　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 X! x; V$ m" C2 v* w　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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7 U! J" j8 G3 l% e　　息事宁人
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  ~& U: ~6 u4 ?5 @7 i1 i# X　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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+ R3 W/ {1 }" H4 G　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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9 t6 k- B% P* V　　严以律己，宽以待人

# `; |6 O8 K. `- v　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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1 E+ m( s- \( w9 T( k6 v  ^5 K6 |　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' W! t; O/ I, N! z' n/ l/ U% g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

  N- P$ E. y2 g9 k8 y8 b　　bold but not crafty84

+ V. s3 _' h0 ^! Z　　有缘千里来相会
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% z3 X! ]% D& Z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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1 v, j2 `' w9 i( H( T6 L　　与时俱进

  t' y) F" D( U5 L; l  p! |, N　　keep pace with the times86
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, ?8 d- V2 m7 A/ q! Y- v+ u　　以人为本

; i8 p# G& x' w% v9 Y: O8 n" Z　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

' l$ u( e" A2 J2 c) F　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

# M5 @: |6 a0 v- R　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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  I2 Y* D% Z3 l/ w! E　　More haste, less speed.
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0 E9 c* p+ W+ H1 I% R3 M  o　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

: k7 c  ]. Q3 O5 ]1 W* v+ J  m　　Great minds think alike.

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$ D& U( R7 n4 ]1 d　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 x" B/ v. C" Y# e; p　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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. N  }( F4 @9 A/ R　　冤假错案
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) d0 s1 ?; L' S. Q　　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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; N' p! h& E" d5 k3 s/ A　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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$ [2 C- s/ @+ j% A1 \6 Z3 e2 @　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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, o6 V7 I* H9 s3 o　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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9 I, W3 j" v* ^4 S　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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7 P$ E9 F5 @1 X8 s, D　　纸包不住火
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6 @0 `3 X, ]: G. y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" L: ~) O8 V6 t% z3 S　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。