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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2 V+ r9 P; ?' ~. Q7 G- h: H: d' H3 i; M　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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

1 e! |' g& I- Z* y) R9 P! J! }　　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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　　不打不成交
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7 v* s% g; m8 v2 t1 _　　No discord, no concord.

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! a+ ~, B  T+ s! L1 R  W　　拆东墙补西墙

; l( j: R* w- a! j3 {# a+ O　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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/ i5 }0 g' u, y　　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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　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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" k: @6 X4 F0 R0 f　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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8 i6 j& d! @5 d　　过犹不及
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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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　　too much is as bad as too little
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# g, p7 w- Z% ?; Q  i; e6 e　　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

8 M- d- I, G8 u　　Bad news travels fast.

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, q! k' s. E6 v# F　　和气生财
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) e) T6 r" c( d　　harmony brings wealth;
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+ A: q! r, n. i9 B2 n  S* D　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

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3 M/ b' n$ B( i- @　　既往不咎
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4 D! ^5 e* F- ^9 q/ o; @' U　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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) z! I4 t/ H" h! m8 l1 c# G6 b　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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# i" q, t2 x0 v, R/ G  v" O2 Q' S　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

5 {0 Y. u+ y# t　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ N( o) B# |: o2 o" j　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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) o* H' j* g5 o3 }! T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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) [* [0 L; T$ u* e4 o$ a; W　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" Q) l1 r6 C+ m- d' O6 n5 B　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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* p/ K1 D5 W* y　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened
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, {# K" N. \0 P　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- b" S; q; B$ O  h. e　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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1 y. b$ L$ B- |4 p' q　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 U5 b4 \/ n( x6 U& A　　弄巧成拙
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, e/ {9 K: o6 J/ P7 M& R2 m- s　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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+ V2 }, ?1 |6 K9 ~& Z　　赔了夫人又折兵

1 d* l8 a$ }: S0 O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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4 n! g4 M" K- j* A) p　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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( `* @: y7 G0 u3 l1 v1 p( O　　破釜沉舟
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; ?* ?2 G6 Z3 l; a8 q! c　　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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% t; X) x! G. t* @　　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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# }3 h# Z9 H, f0 K/ T　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

0 m/ g; E' c0 ~9 k5 {　　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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　　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
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ O8 z4 F2 l3 ]. s: P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( E- p; \! @5 c; m$ c9 f# [% {　　世外桃源

1 i/ C$ ~5 o, n' I5 j$ c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! t4 D* J* J) L  U' @9 P/ K/ [　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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1 Y7 \4 ?* m7 T: P: G　　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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+ c' _3 |, {8 S' }( g4 v0 D' z$ b8 X　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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+ z: S9 K* p1 z) S　　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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- u: l. ^0 E8 U, Y　　水涨船高

　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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. p2 j0 g/ [4 n5 d! C' H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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$ V: z0 K: a: E: L　　说曹操，曹操到

2 `+ X3 E- o0 l　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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8 \6 F: y) |& H9 g# L　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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# ~" R5 h+ a! L' u　　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

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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8 ]1 Y- a+ F' F5 q; R  M　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

& F! Q7 \9 ^# F9 k& d" z　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 I4 {( J$ q2 h. I! x　　团结就是力量
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/ @" p6 E; v/ U7 X3 M1 z. A! [　　Unity is strength.
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1 x. B. x1 |0 x7 g7 Y" M1 d　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ L* b$ O% R9 F　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: l& u* n5 l5 K( [　　唯利是图

+ N/ h8 ~4 B' y! ]5 Z; H　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

$ a# x* y" g: B  J2 N) n　　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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. `8 \* q) t7 B. t+ r　　徇私枉法

5 C# `  X6 f2 c( i7 j3 @　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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$ b6 U4 \' m, l9 ?　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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# N7 e  {# D" N) t( d2 c( {　　蓄势待发
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, j9 D" m) G( w! A7 c' h1 e　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　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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　　先入为主

/ Y6 H4 g/ C' l# b　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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3 F9 k" U4 d4 Q8 C6 G- e. D6 v% B　　先下手为强
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6 R- g& x0 I0 N1 g' o　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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 A  j! a+ ]' l, u　　现身说法
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　　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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5 K/ K1 v! r5 f1 H. B' v- x, L　　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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2 _5 L/ A, q, w: [8 Z& ~$ j+ {' G　　严以律己，宽以待人
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6 F0 G  d* V% m* ?　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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1 O- n& z, O7 `8 ]8 |, E　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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$ t- x$ B. a- r2 I　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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; i' }, S' W3 ~, M/ V, b　　有缘千里来相会
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4 S) K8 e( @! S: [" |: J* b5 N! @　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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) S' }4 `8 Y8 q+ L　　与时俱进

2 T7 S; k6 t5 F) p7 [3 I8 G* R8 I6 `　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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: B; P  ]* N8 J- t7 B, O　　因材施教

+ k6 Q3 E- E9 L9 i0 I+ ~　　teach students according to their aptitude

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3 S5 S; Y7 P8 j　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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" t! \+ B4 G% i5 {; c, H　　优胜劣汰
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3 i* }& n- N/ e　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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5 J" r8 G% t: \, |3 Y& g- `　　冤家宜解不宜结
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; N6 w6 v. x: ?6 [' |　　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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8 R, i: h9 k5 Y3 r　　一言既出，驷马难追

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

# W8 m! \5 f8 M( @( n3 |　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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( a, v% m" [# P% T- z　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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7 o% u" o! b- z1 T1 i/ }% H　　纸上谈兵

$ G- o" e+ u7 m" e+ E; |; j　　be an armchair strategist

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+ c; A& v0 ^$ G　　纸包不住火
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" z6 a, c% F7 `. W2 I. s3 s! G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。