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 x3 j, M8 L7 B' h& e. S) J　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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" F! H4 E. F$ n　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　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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7 z4 q- B2 F4 c" q　　不遗余力
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2 v7 Q: }. o# j2 P3 ~# y; J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) t, B! r4 O- j: {　　不打不成交
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3 b! ]% I7 i! X: h( v( o$ c7 M0 y　　No discord, no concord.
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4 W/ y( I* w, N1 O9 H2 ?! j" z9 Z( X　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

! A# A% {; i% [5 Y4 `+ |) _! O　　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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( R+ }" N, n; S- z6 j5 k　　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

, D" c3 u% g1 x9 [) w　　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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　　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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( H9 O: q; j6 X8 Z0 [. M, J* X) ~　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- a; N1 I& M( O, v& z# {9 D　　once on shore, one prays no more
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8 G8 c; k  R" ?" o　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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4 m$ _! o4 s8 q0 O　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

) Q+ B1 T; {. @- ~1 t　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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4 B$ f( [! t% I4 G0 I　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

5 _. [" m) E. U1 X/ E( U3 e" F　　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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+ G1 j- m. l+ S7 t, F9 o( d4 L" J　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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6 G8 G0 U' T4 D　　君子之交淡如水
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) {( o# s8 e, {4 q! J- [  c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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+ u, E# n/ N! u6 s( _2 q　　礼尚往来
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8 I4 l  o( l, c" [4 ~　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ _$ d* r2 a( i, x4 x: [. h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# e, N# Q1 P$ r$ i; F  q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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) G1 K/ }+ R) C5 |　　马到成功

- R4 c2 w0 S! w7 a% p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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& T, u; I) s* {8 O2 @& L　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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! |5 p# Q& S9 l9 J2 M  r　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 o+ V5 w5 F6 ]6 B, S8 R　　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

' Q% [+ n& {4 [+ _7 h　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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# H3 ]4 X. G4 e2 j) r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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- p$ m: u0 m0 {* G8 y. ^: o　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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7 R* d6 T  y, H- @/ w9 G　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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! q7 E' V0 U1 g: h3 B+ W# g　　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

. c! e, i0 j1 T7 M/ Y! [, M　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

$ e0 Z1 K+ y% b　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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

　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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) [$ ]: ^; I$ l2 c& R* @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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# v; q3 Y4 E& \; h　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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, [$ R, C! W/ V1 }4 b) w　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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. D3 m: C9 ~2 A; V; X! O9 H! y　　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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- @4 R3 Z6 F7 p) _　　三十而立
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+ G% j: o7 A/ V8 C0 L8 l1 I6 O0 W　　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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& C" k8 W2 G3 \: I　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 x" y. D: J9 q　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

% g- m6 A, }' |3 h; X* t　　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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8 u" {4 m4 k1 z& K, }4 k+ O' m; y# u　　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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9 j1 C5 H2 V4 Z) ?0 D; E; w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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0 k: H" T5 D% H% O. A6 A1 `, I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 m8 A$ w' ~7 V1 n& w1 v　　糖衣炮弹

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+ `6 i! k8 j1 B  E( a　　天有不测风云
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1 K! ^4 u% F: _1 J- u　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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# O- S5 V: D2 d3 l3 [# I. q　　Unity is strength.

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( Z+ V+ l% Z9 A7 A4 M　　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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" e  Y/ U$ y! O　　歪风邪气
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7 P- x1 m- I# @+ m5 F$ y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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$ a# g1 \5 o; a5 F* P, \　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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* T& R& n. H% i& v, L: d* }$ ^4 z1 ]　　唯利是图
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7 Z1 H$ e; k% Z　　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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, X3 r+ h0 g) S. ^0 ~　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 P( T  d7 f4 z) f* f　　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

& {% e' N% X" m5 ]  U　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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; Z/ h9 J  y* r0 x% p1 B. y6 J　　心想事成

+ r& |0 K, S( C% T　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

' w9 T/ _9 C( Z2 U1 k& B" `　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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5 I4 d1 O6 k+ T: S4 T　　先下手为强
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; |# g/ H/ ~8 i& d, g　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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7 h9 R$ F3 P. D6 V+ O" s/ k( R0 D　　热锅上的蚂蚁

; ~, Y) L! k( \% U　　ants on a hot pan
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1 s# v. u+ T4 Z! Z5 @! y7 q- K& s　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. b: ]) i( T8 [0 w0 Q　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

1 P2 `; [5 D( V# s" k+ ~4 R　　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
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9 M  a+ ~0 }# e; H　　有情人终成眷属
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  ~% T  {" B, l1 x) b/ p. `, `　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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4 O3 g* }: O: _" b　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& {( _" \& \6 Z7 W+ \+ O, u, F1 v6 p) z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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( \8 O# @9 J  h1 }　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

9 f5 T% X* {. k0 e& ]& t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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/ q4 _/ a+ o" a6 ^2 s　　因材施教
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- K9 W6 C# ]% U7 `" o( f　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! I# e8 F! f* B& ^6 x　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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8 F, o, B- r* _; I, e　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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" O3 a7 @6 ]$ S　　欲速则不达
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1 _% @( p+ l, ]+ M　　Haste makes waste.

9 C, T! V- q+ m; H+ n& d　　More haste, less speed.

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( z2 J& I" ^/ L, @% Y% R　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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- V$ w5 `/ p0 I7 m- c% n0 `% V/ @　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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" s* `$ ~  e1 ~( D　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; V/ n9 i7 H- E　　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

6 Q7 c% ^" F6 q% K) ?/ h　　A promise is a promise.

  \7 ^  h) _* G3 f& l4 A　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

. @% ^0 k: t. S$ Z3 X; {　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

* I- }( j8 C" X: \' u& T: ~) K* j　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

) S8 E/ {6 ?, x8 H　　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。