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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* e. S; t7 ]) X$ e2 j　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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' q  ~* a* b0 [' L; {7 s: E% I　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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) L+ A$ y4 w* e* a# ^　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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" d( |: k* X! [1 M6 h　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

; C, r' b3 S: i- N9 w5 z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 h1 v" S8 J, |　　不打不成交
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5 i) f1 m: k/ J% D+ A) i" Y9 m　　No discord, no concord.
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" n; t8 ^0 e/ [' m　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! x' v- x- H2 s% U( R0 S( n　　辞旧迎新
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! o1 A5 J$ g4 Q  U2 e! @　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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0 `+ d; a3 a, l2 o　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ v* x3 E. I0 k" H. w8 U　　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
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& N8 o" W: C6 @$ Q5 `) Q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% c; ^# H! R- X# ?6 [　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 h: ^* @5 c, d8 H; z# r' N　　过犹不及

$ ^$ B! t  R, H6 T- L+ Z0 L　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

2 M2 S2 E* I0 _& K* X8 j% {+ F　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

! j! [# e) j4 f  Q' H　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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& o% B* j, |. ~　　never too old to learn
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, L& l/ C- h# c' J$ X7 E7 l　　既往不咎
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　　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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9 L' m. G& I1 B　　金玉满堂

2 n, D: ]8 f7 M9 e8 L% _1 o* D! b　　Treasures fill the home.

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' v' ~9 G; Q! l! B　　脚踏实地
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; A7 s( c8 f  E　　be down-to-earth
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/ f0 M& \+ x. Y9 Y　　脚踩两只船

0 g- D2 r# f% a; q& w0 {　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

) c9 D" }& i6 x5 N+ f+ O$ C  K　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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3 \0 A% g3 {; N/ ]4 Q+ N0 Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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* n+ D  M8 m$ E5 Q' o　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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" b& T# y6 z6 J　　茅塞顿开
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" s: B/ i5 R8 h! ^" s8 E+ ?　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( f" z9 b9 a: D9 O, e6 |　　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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: n2 W1 F) e3 S) s1 ^- g　　谋事在人，成事在天

6 i# r7 h) g0 i5 R6 V2 k　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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1 ^3 |# S4 {* q3 r; X( H　　弄巧成拙
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% L7 v% I/ P. K6 a% }; e( u5 e3 k　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 W# h0 V. F; e0 v8 N# Z　　赔了夫人又折兵

' d- p9 g. g! Y8 R　　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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( [+ P3 \9 f! |! e; Q9 n( _) w　　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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$ r: h& \$ m9 g$ S7 T7 ?. W( L　　抢得先机

  A* R% r2 @% w8 n　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 {$ P( x+ Y! ^　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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' t  o" C4 |* F+ S3 O- F( M1 P$ E　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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. g! r3 d. T- k　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　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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% Z8 J# D! C" `9 j　　强龙难压地头蛇

$ V$ a, L+ q/ ]( n　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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# R5 K6 u: w4 p9 J& o$ }2 b　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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. ]' G& |* i7 l# O$ L　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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: B- b9 L( B% s  n( @) M2 H8 _　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

( d4 u8 ?! U  c; ~　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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1 |7 D, D; ^! d3 m　　三十而立

6 [! S2 _$ @' z( |　　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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: e6 [% Z) s9 e8 q; j　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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' S7 G/ s$ z! x. k* q' \　　时不我待
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! Z% Y9 l5 U( u　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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9 i5 Z5 t* K- I　　杀鸡用牛刀

! j, T: K9 k; o6 x7 K, y5 _8 F$ U  T　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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. [0 }, Q' i5 o, \) E0 R8 P& y　　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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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　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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* U( d) r; M. B/ g* Q. `8 o　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

( u8 E. v0 E2 G/ w& i　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

( [! O) r5 G8 J8 z0 I- Y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

/ U- @+ ~3 F, P* T0 ]! z2 q　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

. y# r* _9 I# n1 A6 f) \　　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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　　歪风邪气
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( V# M4 A: s3 V% Q1 j　　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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　　望子成龙
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! W5 j  [! ^+ T0 I8 k3 p# y　　唯利是图

) b$ k) f/ o* {2 B　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　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

+ Z+ P% d8 A3 j9 D( C　　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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　　蓄势待发
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* A7 c* O8 A1 g" w8 w: E　　心想事成
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　　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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3 W& u8 v# G; w. o& n　　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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2 B/ I/ |; F0 T2 }. e& K# y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 v' [, L* l* {$ @8 `　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 M4 ?& j4 h( J　　ants on a hot pan
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& T! c) ~- N9 @3 y) S　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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2 q, c) O7 N7 N( F1 t　　息事宁人
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& o8 O. |4 F; q　　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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7 h7 M- A8 A& g2 Z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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1 V! }  ^& `2 \# a3 F　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

4 R5 U; D. l9 Q# }　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

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　　bold but not crafty84

9 j' P7 z" n! I* P　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进
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. i( ^/ F4 J+ v/ Y& @　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

- S. p% D: x6 Q2 t　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! I, ^8 s0 ?) t, w( N* u5 i1 F　　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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- W$ z% `, q$ m$ p! ]# C　　Haste makes waste.

: T. C1 L# }5 r5 f' {/ Y  P　　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
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" D7 T8 O" y: }+ k  o$ N　　Great minds think alike.
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* A3 }8 _1 F% Y( W　　冤家宜解不宜结
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# A  X/ j/ [' \' H+ F$ E( S　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 H' z% u6 R3 ~1 `. G! c% H　　冤假错案

' b0 ]5 Y6 [0 g- Y3 @5 D) u$ y　　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

) `/ U. U( y6 F/ \) q. v# E* ~: [　　A promise is a promise.
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$ Q6 m+ j9 M2 o3 _# t, y　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# T& {9 X/ ]+ j! f　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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; }6 L! T( v) l  _1 Q* S% ^0 ]　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

) w! f8 f  E8 a; f$ _　　纸包不住火
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2 K0 k8 r+ ~, n; a/ g4 e　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ w+ U7 l+ [$ I: z　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　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。