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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& _( F; z! ~8 h8 N% V7 y  q- \- J　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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# X8 c0 T0 A, _2 @　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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# |. s% m6 J; @+ O+ `5 P2 u　　比上不足，比下有余
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3 a! R7 `5 _$ I0 n8 r4 J　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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  D2 P0 h0 t' [: @3 x9 R- i! s7 G' H　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 v% n3 b& g4 S$ u( j$ G　　不遗余力

. N$ P  m9 P6 c7 u9 t  r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ q' x, c+ [" d9 A' k! v( {　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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! C0 k4 a  C  A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

4 n' y$ N; w' j# q　　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

4 E, @( Z; f! l　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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9 V- E& j7 i) c7 g, k　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* L8 k! q2 R8 B5 H# n　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' w# w' b* j% j4 m　　too much is as bad as too little

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& Q8 u, z2 ?# ?- `* |% O　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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. U$ G2 }# D7 {" Q7 B　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! Q! L5 ~# `  u　　Bad news travels fast.
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& W/ O& e6 O6 M  {　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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/ Y6 t7 [% S, u- r　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

- J- j2 f3 N5 a- I　　never too old to learn

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$ _3 z# p; i7 O0 @) |　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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/ E. ?) c- b' E' \0 q2 C0 j- |4 H8 v　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! {  ^/ l% C/ f- y9 K. D　　金玉满堂
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, u! V! W/ m2 Z  ~　　Treasures fill the home.

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' R! Q/ d" ^& j　　脚踏实地
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* R7 e: l0 P1 x3 d% x　　be down-to-earth

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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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9 f; N% C: J+ T( }2 N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, Z$ v; B3 t0 m" H　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ V0 [. P, P$ U8 {　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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) C! ?$ Q6 m1 t6 U( Y' `+ ?　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

5 N3 N% W( `& \1 e　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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) g' e% M% C4 }" S8 A& i5 m# @　　马到成功

2 _- r) h9 V! ]- \7 K　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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! P& A% l* B  N0 f/ P/ {9 k: }　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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+ Y. N# ?/ K, M7 g8 g& r　　茅塞顿开

6 c& x6 Y5 O# R  u5 c: L+ |3 ?( B　　be suddenly enlightened

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% c0 ]. O, B% {& k　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- j  a$ F! ]; @+ A- \* u. \3 A; k1 F　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

7 Q+ G1 o- d" M) t7 F　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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8 D( j- m' W" |, F　　谋事在人，成事在天
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6 \( q& G! F7 k; ?5 K　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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6 i0 F6 ]! ?+ W* e2 ?/ V　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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5 U2 {1 H& A2 \3 R$ \　　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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+ R. D/ ]" }- s0 l' L　　take the preemptive opportunities

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/ o$ ~/ X" y# d" ]. q7 _, J/ g　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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! n: ^4 q- F. e! p5 @　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' i. L, h8 Y/ S　　千里之行始于足下
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7 Q4 j% f# ]. m. Z) V) |3 O　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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2 C, @0 I$ h7 ^8 A- \　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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
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5 c8 A# }6 M9 {/ G' b　　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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; h- t/ ?( A% u- u' L% A1 `　　人逢喜事精神爽

" O. f. g# t5 H/ |+ [　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ |; M3 I$ g/ R　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

2 S7 j4 U, K$ A6 }5 n2 W& e4 l% P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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1 }( k, I3 s% {* p* Z0 \' d　　Humans are born good.

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  I$ N1 S2 |2 b. X/ a1 i: n, o" c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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; e( [" u. Q* g5 H4 g# o　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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  b$ C* y$ x& v6 W. o, f+ a　　三十而立

3 p1 e0 H- Y( z6 b6 c: d, ?6 i　　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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; y' M& C7 q& i$ l8 Q　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 e4 P- k5 M9 o) w　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( j- p4 t( I* P　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 `( S7 k2 \& g. a　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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; ~5 j( Q/ d, D. m6 M4 ]　　实话实说
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5 J' V# r0 r! x　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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5 x5 x2 a3 C# [" X　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

2 ?) Y5 W  {. x# r) o6 g& K. ^' d　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ K9 [$ R- A3 w+ i6 g( E& [　　糖衣炮弹
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, |% y0 ?  d; r. S. o　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

) s# S8 L% H0 ]8 O8 [　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

0 l& p7 ~0 l6 Q& c' N# F　　团结就是力量

4 ~! D' I8 y8 T, K1 f. v8 v　　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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' r: X6 g7 f7 e+ U1 Q6 x5 [* A! z　　歪风邪气

( V, V7 l/ f! p( c; x　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 P0 C' r) [- `- O& k; U　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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+ w9 Q* y5 }; F2 r6 _　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

2 t: ~: f9 |6 a+ X0 ]　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# i% N0 v3 X" k7 z　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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- }. D% {- D/ E2 K$ [) Y: t9 b　　无风不起浪
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  h, t$ M( H, n( Q! l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 N8 u  t* o; G; {7 g/ Z　　徇私枉法
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& G7 r+ }- g3 I7 L2 d# q　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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6 M- z' Y& H+ d* ]( H　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

2 T/ R- x: w! n+ P' W　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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0 A9 F7 O) ]) V9 P　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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9 V# Y1 t- J* N' f, |$ l　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 l- n3 f4 g! P0 J! ?/ ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

' I& _6 s7 S0 j6 |　　The best defense is offense.
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$ `) i" F6 Y1 {$ j0 t　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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4 P+ ^, v3 C1 F- l* v  {) E　　现身说法

　　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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　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, n* c+ D+ \; J　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 F  f7 b" _" n: ?; m　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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% a! y' ?/ z+ _/ U* ^5 s/ L3 ]9 d/ x6 m　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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+ @- G! l; K6 L$ h　　与时俱进
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5 `/ G* Q! u" S: J# w　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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% x9 p: x. k6 |　　因材施教
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7 S; ^4 e: Z6 q! o* U　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

8 q  U& R  u4 V$ U. V: {　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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2 y% n. H! ?5 A' B　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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6 m& m1 v7 q% L2 O( ~) ~　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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3 v8 B# I9 Q$ X+ K& ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( e0 D' d( b# e7 _　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

) D# |( G7 t& s4 G# ]　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

1 ~% T% L+ L" ]5 L+ e# c6 }  M　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

/ k0 O/ O/ I+ K( ?1 J. }　　become debt-ridden
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& e; _( u) W8 E6 z　　众矢之的
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. q! l7 P9 X) s! ]5 A( Y0 N- N　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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8 E+ u3 x$ `, h+ h  U3 b　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

  C) F, ^* Y& K, D" a# ^- X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

- {7 ?2 J1 W' c* G) `2 Z　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

/ ~9 @4 p) F! z* e) y3 z' ?　　左右为难
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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。