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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3 e( [3 {( H8 W5 ?2 m6 a　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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6 Z: }9 `& _! H1 i4 l, M$ C　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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  c& j' r& b3 {5 T8 Q4 q# g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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( ~7 w' e! q+ Q* N( R　　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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2 d: b! E7 x: c" }# E- W. z/ G　　不打不成交

  O4 |; ^% B' W- o, z" r! Y　　No discord, no concord.

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0 r% @4 h$ I5 l　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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8 a4 ~/ `8 [, [2 p+ d: p7 m　　辞旧迎新
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, ], ?7 u  A/ o  h9 h; _　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ x: O5 S% n2 O. }" [　　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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  N  ^  V5 X, o& S% |: d& \1 h' u# t　　大开眼界
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4 ]8 O4 T7 L7 p( N- ]5 t　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

2 f* p' _, `0 Q0 p. ?- @, o　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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) t9 h0 L, M( g. \　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ G7 Y8 R0 B* ~　　once on shore, one prays no more

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- ]0 v4 Y$ S* ?* T　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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" j% _4 ~0 t; e　　和气生财

& u2 e; [3 n+ L7 n% \　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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5 R% X" C5 `  `4 I( O- U　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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% n* W$ V, j$ p8 P" H# R) O　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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) {$ N2 J) ]3 T& D& R" a0 N+ K　　金玉满堂

/ ?, E; y4 w: ~; k( y! |　　Treasures fill the home.

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. v. _6 Z8 ~* }$ {　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

1 m* d) |7 C6 n　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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9 O% r" Q* v5 b　　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
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" I* H6 n. P( D  K" E9 U! U　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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! D3 ]  I- k+ n1 n; D: g　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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' ^0 j# m# n' `* K( ^　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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2 U' O) w9 p. f+ Z+ s　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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" F; F1 I6 |4 l) g( F　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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8 s8 ^/ t3 ~0 x0 A. Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 Q" q* P1 F8 e9 c　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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8 K. U- C7 H# O$ K　　谋事在人，成事在天
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* H' C# @* [( B$ N$ n' Z3 }+ H　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

8 c$ i0 z5 f4 E/ r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 o0 d# G- w% V: p/ ~# Q　　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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9 m: P7 p# q9 d' O2 Y　　破釜沉舟
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' j1 W1 l2 q, L0 H　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 i5 F5 n5 I& t: G, W8 G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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6 A- i+ ?" w& U, d" C) D　　千里之行始于足下

0 p; t7 w9 l( H* }4 |　　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

: w) o8 }( ^$ j& N: r& A  g& d　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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0 z+ Q* I5 M& B5 G1 g( E1 [+ i6 X* d, z　　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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( j; ~4 L0 K+ R( v* z, j% c/ d　　瑞雪兆丰年

6 L* I! P# @# X$ H' g* b6 B' J　　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

3 H. @% W' K9 c- F. b1 @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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! d/ X2 L8 B/ u; J% q3 a$ B/ `　　Humans are born good.

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5 ]  w  I2 p: v- l4 d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% l: Z! ]- `* H; O0 b# Q: g: c) s　　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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1 ?3 i- A$ }9 k+ I　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 x9 w7 i- {: r  H6 Y! |　　杀鸡用牛刀

" X' J. W- `. f9 ^) N4 ?* v3 a　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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$ _. o# F3 y6 B! y1 M　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

/ }! L3 v: s! G　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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$ @- u7 c! W& j' h; C　　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
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7 X0 {2 i- k6 y" J3 v. F  e　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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  }) _- N  i" V2 V: [3 E　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

3 o) n* G! n8 X3 ]1 b　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

9 f3 N$ t0 X% c　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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* ~9 ]) n$ {1 b$ [0 G/ N　　团结就是力量
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: d& N. c3 V2 G  X5 p$ d　　Unity is strength.
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6 L8 `, C8 J" e  `3 c1 p　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 H- x6 l3 A) B" p　　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

# C" b# J5 B( m& t) ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! L/ }: B  {, R' i* Q　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 c6 |9 @: R" h9 R/ n. p- i! D　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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: a  V8 F5 h- U& m. L4 X- Q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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3 X9 b/ G0 |% i* {3 f　　唯利是图

2 l+ s" V# Y" k$ \8 l: Q( X　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# l7 o( }1 L6 k8 [6 P, i4 \  X8 v　　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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8 g/ R' C$ \& B4 ]! u& D! O　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

7 I* [3 s0 K. c. x" ?: K　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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* R8 n! L' f: Q8 Y7 \4 w　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% ~% @# p9 R) L3 a" f; F7 y　　心想事成

　　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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　　先入为主
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% Q7 \6 |! b) ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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' `& y; N9 U6 f5 y　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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　　息事宁人

, _9 g. L5 g$ o6 X; V! @　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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, _; \! [& o$ O+ d　　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

6 u2 V" ^0 Q2 J) G: i　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

( S7 F4 P9 t6 I7 Z1 _7 {9 T" s　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  `# R' l+ ?. H! E# ~& ?　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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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$ C4 w7 ?: b" y, N% Y" W" I! Z　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

+ U# `) a3 D/ J# P2 s; \6 M1 c　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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9 y% ]) m1 _7 l0 R6 ?2 g; e　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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. t! y& X- r; L　　优胜劣汰
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6 A) t3 d' v( D* R5 G* k  z% C3 m  U2 p　　survival of the fittest
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! b/ _& I) X. q) V: Q　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

) J" t3 G: K: q% |- v  d　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( z$ o. h& n; B% X+ N4 X　　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.

, p' G2 a0 x7 ?1 |  ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

: P6 ?0 ^9 T+ f; [# n. l: o5 y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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" R: r, f% N( U2 l- C0 l9 k　　众矢之的

+ o! }3 q. }* Y& c: x/ Q　　target of public criticism

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! a2 U# ~- E2 i  U; O6 [- E　　纸上谈兵

4 l" L3 s/ S( l　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

4 f/ W" ~# C3 K; m# B  d; \　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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! k; n2 A0 Q6 R0 f$ k* p! ~# T4 e2 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。