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

' x0 Q! \; f  K2 `- R" a6 T& R　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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" c( b( ^5 p: r" [$ i　　笨鸟先飞
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* L" |+ Z* Z- g8 s( s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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% v% n8 [8 f+ z5 ^# s* Y7 S1 T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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" I7 A6 ]# Q' O5 f6 N( ~* I　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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  W5 u, a. q9 V! }　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ J# Y, v! }: X6 C　　辞旧迎新
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4 p) O* k" F7 Q) ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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  B  ]7 b$ k. w, k4 {　　大事化小，小事化了
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' [8 o$ _+ a7 Z2 Q! p1 S% d　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: Q( k. S1 F+ T% ^　　大开眼界
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7 U4 l/ i5 D6 g1 z. w, |5 k　　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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! m, K/ m4 o8 z" k; v　　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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3 S# t( m1 R' i　　too much is as bad as too little

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- u/ }0 R- X7 g$ k" l　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* ?0 d  V6 m$ r$ O; |　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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) W) m# C+ V; C　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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# _* g5 ~2 B. U' a　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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5 r2 S0 P; W' t& o' Q　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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( Z) ]$ p) ?% q" K, r　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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) B. J- t4 a+ @6 |2 \6 S　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! o% _' o  `9 i　　金玉满堂

' d1 i+ M3 ]! p1 n2 {& X　　Treasures fill the home.

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7 X! _9 [* J5 q% X　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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) I- _$ \5 G* Z% |　　脚踩两只船

$ e/ c2 n4 M& D8 Q- r　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* j/ F3 J4 }8 M( F8 Y2 M+ |　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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. ^/ d5 [0 k2 n* P. N, b4 F) t　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

2 B2 T2 ~; f5 E* d) O! j　　cut and dried; cliché
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( a& q9 k0 l$ I" I+ L　　礼尚往来

1 N7 j+ w: I) X; [3 F% L! D0 r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ B3 a* Q- t6 i/ J+ L3 ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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, T1 c  D. D1 F2 K6 U) [6 ]　　马到成功

, P4 U' r- A- L　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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# E6 b7 h. r( J, y　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

! `+ e% [" a% h) @5 Z$ L　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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5 m2 x' M% j0 l5 @! F3 S　　弄巧成拙
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% C0 B5 c+ `% q$ H* x# M　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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; B8 c/ U# ^% C" o　　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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0 }( ~4 o1 s8 q0 A　　破釜沉舟

) z& e4 N* @* _3 r9 u& w( R9 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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. y8 \6 ^8 {" U, H: |　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 H- A$ `. Q- a% \3 ]　　千里之行始于足下
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3 R# r3 N* `% X$ L) }# D( }　　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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' y: D- g% d* p$ _8 f" ^　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ l; I; G: O  M4 Q/ q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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1 w$ f% z7 y' @8 b$ Q　　瑞雪兆丰年

! l. q) d+ t# q1 g　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

2 t! p! L) |( Y  d3 P6 d% q; z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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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! s4 k$ ~8 u: H1 O7 V　　人之初，性本善
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' e0 R+ t: h2 |7 K　　Humans are born good.

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, {" I, l! d3 }+ P! j1 S　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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4 Q4 [5 ]$ r( p+ [2 t3 q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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% q4 X& S* ~5 F+ f5 I　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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6 _8 `4 F4 T+ ?5 W　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 E" q) P6 v7 s9 L& q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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
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" o; q# z* C- H4 ~" z0 D1 F# K　　A ship rises with the tide
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" D2 p. a3 l' p: _5 i. P  X　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ a* N3 M! ^3 O2 U4 B6 F' }; |0 W+ w　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

( `2 ]4 H: y$ _3 J　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: c- n0 Z+ j7 A+ @　　说曹操，曹操到
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. x6 ]$ n( {% o2 X　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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5 t6 u" r' K2 \, G, }　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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- C+ o: P  a* B% X* Q6 i0 _　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

, P1 j% T% h) X; B7 {　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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; t1 l6 ~- K2 n! F! E* D　　天有不测风云

9 k9 ?8 e% X+ c* z$ \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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2 }! s4 P2 @# i2 ^' R　　Unity is strength.
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/ F) B5 n4 M/ x7 x　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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  \/ f8 g7 w* t0 n　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

* v! W$ W: h/ `! n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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6 K6 d; ^/ K% [! l1 |1 `' P3 G( g2 M1 t　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 f6 r5 X6 x, r0 ]* O, j　　新官上任三把火

' f& u! f' ^- A& Q% E) b$ }　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

/ M6 j; O/ N# s6 x: ~" {9 y　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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3 v  t, @, N3 h' `8 {　　May all your wish come true

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

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4 \& R$ d8 c# @% f. m7 T" L- _1 \( Y　　先下手为强

0 J' ]1 a8 H  j7 B# j. G% p# X　　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

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

; h) }: _$ Z: `, W  ~5 {' S　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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: G/ ^) ~5 l% V% O/ i0 O　　息事宁人

+ A7 T+ b8 K# W9 @& Z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

% w! w, s+ Z0 H0 Y, M' s4 L- M　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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7 b5 u) U4 U& y# c　　严以律己，宽以待人

5 @, J. C, B% q3 |5 {: ?　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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  C2 v$ p* d; w1 O+ f$ W　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

" O0 X+ V& L$ z4 c3 Q. L　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

, d- d- t7 b. m# ?4 ^　　有勇无谋
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+ V* ?. L" k6 p8 H7 k* V　　bold but not crafty84
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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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' _6 _1 u$ Y+ Z6 u& a4 ]2 B- }5 D; M　　与时俱进

% d5 J: y5 Q) G- V) k5 V4 _0 H# @　　keep pace with the times86
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( I' B8 `# H) ?, c4 D$ q# y" y　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

, B! E, F) n6 v- `0 O2 y6 N: K　　teach students according to their aptitude
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; W6 i3 _! K2 X; t4 w　　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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) z9 t+ U* b  B/ }$ \　　Haste makes waste.

, D6 l# U# \* L# P8 t　　More haste, less speed.
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# M" J: o, R. D$ w, c6 Q1 S　　优胜劣汰

  M1 c  D' e- J; x　　survival of the fittest

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7 v8 C) e  {, H  N4 L" ^! m　　英雄所见略同
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　　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

　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　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

　　become debt-ridden
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8 K8 t' N1 w" t; ~　　众矢之的
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) u3 [/ {" i; X$ r% q! |  v9 C　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

* [+ f8 L; q9 k! w  w, ]8 F. m　　be an armchair strategist

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( }, T- w" I6 ~$ I- ]0 @/ s* v　　纸包不住火
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" f9 p2 x+ Y, N　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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# |" [: _: Q5 a3 Z8 f; J- t+ ?　　What's done by night appears by day.
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+ Q) {4 ?: C# e3 b# }2 e6 R' e　　100

　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。