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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  B3 c2 C5 T6 U% @3 [6 Z1 j& K7 j　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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$ }0 }9 H& w8 V5 f# m. m　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* }. I* u+ k7 n8 L　　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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; Z# G3 _; }5 p. A0 `% m　　笨鸟先飞
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6 Z; b9 |* f: Q* u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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5 @; C. A' f, w; X; M! @　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  w/ m5 A% e$ c　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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5 Y& {2 c- z! I3 Y6 ?　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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0 U# n' w5 m+ w; P3 ?, E- _9 x; P1 A; m　　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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- _( i) t) E. {. V( ^　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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5 o# t' d; _; y% A　　大开眼界
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% m) f( l; s% P2 w9 T, L　　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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7 K9 r1 H  A' c" P6 Q- |4 H. X　　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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+ \6 k3 }; K2 X& t% u  j9 E) v　　too much is as bad as too little

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+ l: [7 s; I0 e# |# G7 T* n  J　　好了伤疤忘了疼

4 L$ z  {6 r, N% k3 \8 p) V　　once on shore, one prays no more

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3 y1 E% P$ b  {  S( O! e  {: [　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( d0 V- p; \8 [, E' g- ]　　Bad news travels fast.

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- E2 Q) G" w$ M  `2 k: o　　和气生财

; I+ G+ }, B* N　　harmony brings wealth;

+ N) c4 r1 ]1 @( X1 f　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

# e  ~- D; O' b' G+ m  |　　never too old to learn

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7 V( g1 ^4 v6 l　　既往不咎
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6 T8 `, g2 W3 u$ t, u3 F8 o/ A/ y# {　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

# h" z3 j4 |" {　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: ]' \: l" I) {　　金玉满堂

: Q# Y6 Y8 E' ~. d8 M　　Treasures fill the home.
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. {) z" n8 W) W% W3 m% h　　脚踏实地

! a" c% }4 a3 N' A5 @　　be down-to-earth

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　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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# L: D; s4 I3 `. Q* d6 V4 g　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 ^+ j1 v% h0 K* M$ _　　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

% c& k) {( R- U7 a7 E8 w　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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8 @1 W) d/ z5 N4 z' D3 b- ]　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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# s, U9 X3 V( a9 F! @2 d( n　　名利双收

+ s+ m  C) E6 l* f* u# A　　gain both fame and wealth

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. [1 p+ l4 K; q2 \1 Y2 x; r2 D　　茅塞顿开
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$ l8 V  \: l5 i- O　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 x* f* s, a. g　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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! ?. C8 n! g; N1 Y5 l# V　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' z( Y8 H7 G* _0 h/ {: \　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

, ?( l% N/ n' r6 d　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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: V# c+ Z' r" i! \/ E) g5 [; v　　赔了夫人又折兵
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$ u( }: O1 s7 V7 Z: Y) y; f　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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0 a$ e; n; V) n" z" 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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4 W$ e: y: }* J" F( i4 b　　破釜沉舟

: @" a: [; G8 K) o% c$ B9 z. W1 Z: n7 q8 [　　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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2 v$ M2 \5 C; q0 W: x7 ?9 i6 F　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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/ g; j. O3 i3 h, c$ Q% R) W　　巧妇难为无米之炊

6 m* F/ T+ B9 e1 Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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- w* q. \; d6 X* Q: `; J0 f　　前事不忘，后事之师
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. c1 n1 f! I0 b$ Z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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3 D/ o+ v- v, @: o8 @- l　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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& o5 m6 n  u9 u' R/ F) W. {) |8 H　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 E8 q. N: O+ U& a  R5 l　　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
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 ~7 l/ @# A  e1 X　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. _2 u# `! G- {! H, q! W; p# d' V　　世外桃源
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; I* i: L% |4 |4 K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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5 I" i" p" ~8 x. Q+ l　　人之初，性本善
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! ?8 l' a3 h3 X. M" i　　Humans are born good.

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3 r- R& A( l/ N- V% p　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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( c& r! d) \3 U8 C) n- u5 g: ?　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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- I% Y" H9 o# G3 y9 c% h　　三十而立

9 ]) `% \, u4 u6 s2 O　　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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8 i2 H/ e' A$ O　　水涨船高
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  m9 Q2 y3 S0 g　　A ship rises with the tide

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, z% M0 o8 x, W: f' C3 `　　时不我待
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0 x: t- L! d! `6 f　　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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　　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
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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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

5 P* l/ g8 J' H* m; A2 V8 H7 B1 y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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* H# f( }( H/ A8 g( N6 v3 E　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

' ?! Q$ h( R# z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

, ^# b. ^" m6 |4 n( ?" `　　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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) X  e( _! K9 V4 V　　物以类聚，人以群分
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* k# N9 Y# ^8 o6 e/ a6 ^5 Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 {' V8 h3 @5 ~% ?　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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! w4 |( t* _- D　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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3 t! M) |9 }* G+ B  I; v　　无中生有
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3 a% e0 ?. @( u% q6 g0 s　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

% Y- @3 h1 D, I* o8 L0 Q3 n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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+ J5 d* G  N7 ^: G# F　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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0 k$ I# j. O' Z# T　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' [/ h$ ~& h3 e, }　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: d! @( s% X2 B& u: \% e4 r　　先下手为强

* P4 c' m6 |6 `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 A% h0 H& l6 ]9 E* c) G　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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  ^; O. g0 ?: N4 K: j: ^1 k# o2 P　　ants on a hot pan

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' T8 M- \* |) ?, X" Z　　现身说法
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  ^# r( a/ B+ L　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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+ K+ s5 l. {% J& e! l　　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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; x% n8 s; ?) t　　有情人终成眷属

1 B# }9 R4 w; R* L4 o2 A　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# R* ?- k8 e( a+ Y) [　　有识之士
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, C" ?( r& J& z& K4 O　　有勇无谋
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& y( t4 u' t3 ~  ]　　bold but not crafty84

* q' S1 ]+ B  x  Q　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

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　　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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0 O( b* B3 z6 T　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰

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9 A! x: R2 [+ i. {$ q) d; w5 m$ Q　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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5 x  f6 v4 g) D* [5 y1 e. O　　冤家宜解不宜结
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; @0 q7 r* O) h( ~+ b　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

$ P' J% d- n! i　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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$ j. C) b" S" }6 |/ }7 j0 y! G& Q　　一言既出，驷马难追

5 |1 w/ T6 b8 s0 x' a　　A promise is a promise.

- h7 I' }9 I5 `. U$ ^$ H9 _7 ^2 t　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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9 m2 v1 U- W4 q' c8 I　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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" W# @+ s. F0 N# W' _( I　　纸上谈兵

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ O2 O  j, M( \) K* e* X　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。