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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5 \0 }3 `3 N5 o2 v  m) A, N　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　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

$ K5 B0 C: _. M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

! O/ }5 u$ `% L+ {- ], t% m9 h; g　　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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# m: v7 u; q8 t3 u, n, @$ s5 s　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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) N, c: q% T  }- G2 `　　拆东墙补西墙
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3 g8 l4 |* n9 k* p3 k) S9 E8 A5 j　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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) {) S8 {& V  v* X+ R　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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( Q8 U* R2 i+ Y　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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) l' A: [2 m9 g( Z  f　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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5 v! V! v2 Z8 V0 t　　过犹不及

/ o' o! \: \& }　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

+ ~8 R( H2 [* w$ q. P　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  M5 t/ ^, a1 ~1 z9 f　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 d, Z: P& L3 s1 v/ w) K! Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

, z! j  q+ g9 `　　never too old to learn

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" H* {7 J/ k$ p% v# T" B/ e% {; H8 u　　既往不咎

2 R9 B. y$ |+ G' Y; v* O　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 z1 d! }, o. D' C2 R　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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! i: X# x0 b7 z* n% ?& @　　脚踩两只船

. S& C& [9 ?3 Y3 w: v　　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

" ~7 Y- d& `$ a, [  g　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& H) O  d( n$ G0 {0 s: t　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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3 l- `  v! f% O　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

( w" {8 M# `% q5 a$ G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 c3 W# d; |9 y' K" N　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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: w: P2 [: X. G/ H4 G1 C8 v　　茅塞顿开

& M% ^: a0 c8 r" H, Z2 [　　be suddenly enlightened

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* W: D; r9 q& ?/ r+ u- p　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" `% }$ v5 D- @! H' {) ?. M: U8 R　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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. ?' N9 y' M- d, x# x　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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( ?7 ]1 M& V) W5 G% I9 R: [  I　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

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2 l. W# s6 ~# i* Q9 T( B　　抛砖引玉
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9 w9 V9 `  z0 [+ T5 q$ [1 k　　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

4 e$ w5 X! l6 @) ~) Y　　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, e+ G$ {4 [* J3 ^　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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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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1 ]7 M! B1 C4 n: `2 `) ]　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 ~1 R4 A1 `; X　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

. T, {, \6 p9 R+ k5 ~7 m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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* B" Q/ P. H3 Y6 f: m& G　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 Z8 f# f# V6 k1 u　　人逢喜事精神爽

' F. q6 Y/ r9 m3 D% Z$ I6 t　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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1 T& J) p; M* h) }　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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3 ~+ L( }3 N2 s' _$ h　　世外桃源

$ e8 {) A! m% d8 x' ?  g　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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$ _) f4 c5 }2 C5 I7 `8 k　　Humans are born good.
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! x* p3 s, i4 U  s* u! h# u　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! I; d% L6 h  ?: U　　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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. W) _+ j0 _7 H( F　　三十而立

6 C7 l0 S. k0 x/ P6 h: M0 O2 ^! [　　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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　　水涨船高

% D6 D8 {1 q* v* |8 v* [' y　　A ship rises with the tide
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! f/ w/ P% W/ w* f8 |# t　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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2 h3 |6 F- }8 P, D' b& x5 [　　杀鸡用牛刀
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# y4 s* T- }6 ?# `5 F　　实事求是

- W- s) A3 m2 X/ J& K　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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/ M5 s0 W. C* Y　　说曹操，曹操到
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- C+ a+ U3 c9 C1 s$ U8 K　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

/ R7 K0 {, ^4 L( c% }$ p3 G3 R8 ~　　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
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3 ]$ X7 P- F9 C7 {* |% B0 `　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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; Z+ p* O( ]9 S7 W3 t% S　　sugar-coated bullets59

" U' k) A' i" S  U　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ \( a' I$ z3 l$ O! j# P" s　　团结就是力量

$ Q6 \8 E" H' Z3 j! z7 J9 |　　Unity is strength.

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& Y, e" y% b+ E- B* a' x　　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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7 y; w/ D9 q& @* q　　歪风邪气
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+ J' G% h1 G+ f9 F' c( x4 W9 o　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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/ D  p* i* i2 @3 ^( c9 R& K$ m　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ i$ F/ G7 B  J, R! _　　望子成龙

+ O% j2 w: a% E& g- V　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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( q" T: y# ], r8 o: P　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- `& M+ G6 g3 _& ~" E. r$ B　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) \1 g5 ^5 x+ g* v　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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% y! `/ p/ p0 ]　　心想事成
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7 m' M2 _% E. Z8 E' }8 \  z　　May all your wish come true

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' X) D$ {7 k/ P, U9 _- M; P　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

( p* f) ^6 F3 a% u- B0 C* k　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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- L% l. f: ~8 P( |8 x' X　　先下手为强

" \3 i1 F- d& `- H- s# ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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* Q& Z. C) \% j3 A* E1 |( i　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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' `# Z; m7 z/ \. {" x  W/ y& v' D0 M　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

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

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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

" ~7 M* X. Q9 q) x6 |3 Y( F　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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1 N! y! K# W$ a7 i4 L( b, |　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　有勇无谋
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- m. m& o5 I# B1 I5 U7 _. p2 h/ k　　bold but not crafty84
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1 x7 k$ v1 Y1 X6 T( T# o: E　　有缘千里来相会

) f$ }+ n0 {1 g9 b/ |3 i8 j! q) ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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0 s5 s# ?9 B- Y6 q$ ]% \　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

5 u- [/ O5 H. s, F, q8 W. i　　以人为本

6 f$ m" d5 A  Y1 P& ?" A1 O　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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8 p* W. J8 X; y/ B  o　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

8 c! b8 G: F% H! g) {% s% z5 D　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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# M; _. h6 Y. I2 h　　欲速则不达

; j* N7 V6 S& f7 N$ a: [  S　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　survival of the fittest
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! n3 L, ~2 H  E- p, C/ o$ W/ U　　英雄所见略同
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2 K, r5 o- R! T$ D7 P% H: t　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

# M: ]( X2 H2 z0 N& D+ H- w* \' r6 m　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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$ J. G, Z: c! ^- o, y  T- m/ A　　一言既出，驷马难追

8 N' h9 t5 B5 u4 Z7 q2 N　　A promise is a promise.
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7 z' F. d$ D/ I& w! r5 i　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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/ A7 `9 c$ N/ F% X7 b3 b( n" t　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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) a! s! i- ?& m6 h  U2 t! n　　众矢之的
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& h* x# ^/ y: D, S* ^6 F. q　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

8 R( d% K9 Y) ^, y; F7 }, ?　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

2 j$ A! ]& _2 b. c2 V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" W* q+ h6 {0 ?4 f( x4 A8 N* c　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

9 t9 p$ Y( v( y# O1 Y　　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。