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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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" i0 n+ X0 ?4 k- Z) ^1 ]2 U　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

1 |( u7 q* d: n7 ]- d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& r1 [6 F: ^' a  O　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: E  B# e( N+ l3 {　　不遗余力
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1 S/ {( {* ?: x( F$ n& r3 {　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 |7 ]6 @/ B# E　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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9 `5 u! q$ b* l/ N　　拆东墙补西墙
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* p3 i5 G$ B: D7 w2 k  E' g　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; h1 r' @3 g( c$ z/ {% L　　辞旧迎新

# {: u" ~- ]7 i1 o　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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- L/ z. g, T# ~5 L7 R- i6 i　　大事化小，小事化了

' O' {+ F) t: K6 L# B5 I8 a　　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

8 M: I0 I, ?% U. a" j. I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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6 p- c7 g$ D" f4 K; e　　国泰民安
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5 e9 E0 \) d' l  I! U　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;

# r# c0 ]4 p5 q8 G$ o# ]" E" a　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　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
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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) ?0 T8 x" z% _5 ?( _　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

% \8 k+ h: [; z$ `0 `　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

8 z3 _7 q1 ]4 P0 j8 e# F2 {2 s　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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/ l7 C' q. f7 F6 }　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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2 o# E  ]( e* f" z% a　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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; ?/ Q& Q0 G8 i& I3 I9 k　　君子之交淡如水
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- U' }1 P  M1 Q9 |2 _$ O+ S% h　　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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  p) `/ g3 }7 e2 Z/ m4 x　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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: K8 {5 C2 J1 ~2 X　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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( U, {- _# m# I6 i1 j　　名利双收

# g+ v6 o5 y3 I　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 ]7 P9 f& Z/ C　　茅塞顿开

  R1 N$ H9 d+ k  x( k; O$ w　　be suddenly enlightened
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/ @; E( s. _4 B1 S; @3 p/ G5 }　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ b7 @/ J5 L' Q, T　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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% _% J9 u( ]) X3 F8 b　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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/ H# O* V- B0 x5 g7 T0 {　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

( X' H) o8 e: Q8 V4 x5 X　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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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2 ]9 w' }. b4 O. S; t; _4 `& G- I$ b　　抢得先机

　　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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! T! l/ l8 ^* ?　　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
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$ H, a$ k# M3 r3 p# P% p6 x/ h　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 `3 u8 v. q- ]7 v　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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& Y7 ~' |5 }6 ]0 G6 f# k/ n0 j% a　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 \  {8 H5 @% q; D) d  o0 _　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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& J, b* |- O* G! B$ v6 O, v# \# d　　人逢喜事精神爽

1 H+ ^4 o( c/ \. Y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 d7 ?& q$ {# q9 h0 R" R# o8 k, Y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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: Q+ W, U' }6 E, T4 ]( T- x& o+ N　　世外桃源

, _, @# p. L' Q- ]" p0 M　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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# {' q& ?. t: c& t　　人之初，性本善
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3 w, C* v1 R+ t+ M1 c　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! I% h& P3 H  l! u1 Q2 n　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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  B9 }7 o: C% L, i- a! L; O! V　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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7 h/ ^! P* Y) U& i1 b! e　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 Z) U1 C: k  K/ L　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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' z) \4 Q/ C; A0 }　　时不我待
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8 r: Q# h! p; }, z  |. Q　　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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　　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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* I/ n- {9 @, ]4 w# [  }5 j; L　　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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& S7 k6 \4 D0 J- A: |　　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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0 A0 ?0 P  w5 U. D( M3 i0 ]& v　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

+ d- L7 A- E+ A+ h5 v　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! B" O1 x7 `) U+ V. B$ m; s　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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1 j( E! }) k2 l% K! g　　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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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, Y0 B8 ~2 M2 O2 D　　无中生有

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 B+ y0 y; l# o: M; `- P　　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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　　蓄势待发
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) q7 B3 `5 d$ J0 z- _! u6 N) w　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true

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; N/ m/ p  l5 Y% V* F　　心照不宣
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" ^; W" J% ^9 e8 Z0 r; v　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ y8 k8 b* m7 B/ @# o+ X* L" I　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; ^3 g0 E& p6 ~' X" h0 ^　　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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　　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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8 o, H: K0 l7 @3 z( U　　严以律己，宽以待人

; i+ `* U7 P* F' T5 }6 a　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  Y5 f1 `: k: i/ Y/ O, k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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$ ~% p$ x$ f" A　　a man of insight83

+ |. C) \0 f* x7 e% I) N1 i- U　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

- A  O) f7 U# N# g( z1 O4 c　　有缘千里来相会

9 j& C5 B1 x8 e9 Q0 T6 U　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 @) K1 v7 y. x9 G　　与时俱进

& Y* A7 T" Q9 A& ~( x　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

1 s) R! t7 w) b- @- O　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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2 C/ R* Y1 u9 n5 O　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* I9 @! y+ o6 P$ j2 b　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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　　优胜劣汰
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7 k, d* a) g7 q; q" F$ Y( o　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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2 U" u0 ~0 p+ k+ u1 G. Z  b5 T8 B　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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8 ~- P+ Z3 j( d! N# B5 j# f1 q, U　　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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. e: Q% \2 W) w- F3 m　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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; f2 ?: B: `$ t( R- S9 }　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

4 e+ ?. `% Z5 ^, x- q/ b5 w0 P* F　　bring in wealth and treasure
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, Z0 P3 |3 a9 _2 V. b: E8 y* ?8 ^　　债台高筑

3 m- Y0 C' O6 c: P　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

/ |; }$ p1 W6 V* c　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

. X5 e7 _+ n2 |8 k1 E　　be an armchair strategist

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: T) i8 N3 m$ n9 N. }　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。