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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4 a9 N: K! o" b1 C　　爱屋及乌

+ _6 b4 ^$ g3 ^7 W　　Love me, love my dog.
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. b% Z+ A0 ^2 U0 P% S7 V- a1 v　　百闻不如一见

6 d" g9 y5 c1 M' \　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* l6 d9 W; v1 {1 ?  W4 q5 j　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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. r' L& T! h$ a4 g& O' x  f　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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

0 [" k- N4 o3 A: H* Y9 a* L　　No discord, no concord.

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　　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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; R, G( m8 p2 l　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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, g# _9 a0 r- y/ t4 f0 Y* C; H　　大开眼界
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: R. @5 @. [! v. C, x　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

" Q, n$ v3 G; B  d5 ~　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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) c9 L7 t# ]( U1 ]# H6 x　　过犹不及

% W4 K% Y/ Y' R4 t. v" t　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

7 A# q; c5 a# s% d4 P. a　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 f& p- r/ x! \, H. q! S1 M6 \　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! Q2 Z1 h: h" T# M7 x. ?　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 L1 P/ z- V2 `. G% d& X　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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& U- q0 }% d3 h* E0 |7 k' W　　活到老学到老
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0 \/ i8 f" q! `9 M4 [& y2 c4 j3 P　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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) n& M1 s! R' G　　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

' ~8 Y1 O, _. q2 Y, w" A　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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  H; Q9 L  n3 }, `7 j% @　　礼尚往来

　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

1 C; }# ^9 C1 ~: u# ?( e& Y　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

. D3 L+ h- V/ d; I: p: T　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 F; B1 p, M' H! R　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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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　　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
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　　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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　　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

! U. X4 o+ b& d" S0 h2 {, G) h　　take the preemptive opportunities
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; J4 u/ Q& S7 z* @　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 v$ y8 ^6 Q6 O) ^" j　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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" j- ^( ]; J! c' G, Z, N- A- C　　前事不忘，后事之师

0 ^" ]) {8 D1 i4 p　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 n; Y  |# q/ |. k5 K; F  ~, U1 Q　　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

' @6 C/ L4 ]8 I　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

) v+ k0 k8 o/ j# L' h# T　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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- r: ?8 f) F! W/ F- g5 H9 J- k　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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9 I4 k( |% ~3 i4 ~+ Q　　人之初，性本善
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% j: c8 [$ K5 Y) ]; c/ W' h　　Humans are born good.

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! C# o0 {8 B. n　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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3 H% ^4 F0 A0 g, X5 m8 X" ]　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  ~0 J! t3 K4 g　　三十而立
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4 ]& g. c$ D' A% C$ C* 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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/ T, C3 r' ~  o　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

! D) `  @' t+ `+ L4 M　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ j8 W" k. i4 X, ^　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 C$ Q2 K3 P8 F　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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5 M+ w, ]8 ]& T  q, X$ T　　speak of the devil

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; K) I) G2 g6 l4 L8 j　　实话实说
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1 Q4 s( h# J5 e; i8 J5 i　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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. f' N# H! M1 v3 s; s& D: Q　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# S# z% ~; Q6 [% i, q7 _+ [　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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7 K7 X# K, R9 b6 |+ D8 B　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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& A$ M$ Y, H& B- c" E* L) v1 [4 I& N　　天有不测风云

. t: ]% ^7 d2 f( Q( a4 a6 ]　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& }* h7 b8 X- f2 d9 u　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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: f5 V9 C0 Q) G, b　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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 [4 ?0 S9 E( x& n, @1 I: |! O" l　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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+ N6 Q0 E% K- H. _. R* q: q5 P) d' Z　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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: O& \/ X8 y. m" z3 m　　望子成龙
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( L) X3 X& |' V4 _　　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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　　无中生有

7 h' j5 }0 Z9 o; I; R+ [! e- i  n　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 c9 x1 r& m  ^7 p) }$ ?　　无风不起浪
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; x; P( V% f( m7 o! r　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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5 s( x1 t$ J4 m+ d: `# w5 {9 |　　蓄势待发

+ X" r8 ?' Y+ P* O) {3 }# I　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

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

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* u* U* i0 z+ O　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

, U$ M* V4 N# p' m% O) b* J) s　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, P1 [6 ^- @; N. F# N  }) o8 U　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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: r2 t+ W- P+ e　　ants on a hot pan

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6 h1 _9 m, F' F& M; w　　现身说法
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  \- Z. B: e9 y; l7 u  M　　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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* u% B8 T! U( b4 t4 H. s　　循序渐进
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! u; j$ G% ^1 _) Q9 \　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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. A* R6 N  C0 D- K1 T7 R　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

* p9 |! I+ T8 B$ I6 v　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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# m  r9 J2 G2 q　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

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

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8 ~0 }+ z1 Z& ?3 i0 C　　以人为本
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: W3 c2 Y, P% P) z- P+ n6 `6 j　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  _7 ?5 @8 r) Z6 k$ S6 ]　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

7 }$ Q$ f& f/ d. O1 U8 f9 ]　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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% W) s- |) P$ E* q) |　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

1 L# P- d6 I3 z: f( W+ I- m( u9 |- Y　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

* L- d  I0 i3 Z  @$ g　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% b& G2 y8 T: j2 K$ X/ {8 N　　冤假错案

7 ]4 a5 E# V( d8 E: }　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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' \: e0 J9 P& F% D! B5 ^4 I4 ]　　一言既出，驷马难追

* x, ~+ A% X+ o) [6 s3 a7 c3 D　　A promise is a promise.
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, p1 p& a  j4 H2 p  U; \! `  y　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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4 z2 i( }3 ]9 V- l8 M　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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3 ?; z0 m: f. |& Z1 R4 X　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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& n$ P/ u/ S3 L+ i) k/ F/ E7 m　　纸包不住火

* a  r/ B4 k$ U6 ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  O5 O4 r! N2 ^% [& u　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

" H/ {/ O3 y/ X- `　　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。