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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3 d* d9 Y! g; ^5 E/ L# G/ C6 M　　爱屋及乌
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7 F7 P9 b8 g  r" j6 ~　　Love me, love my dog.
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1 A  S% N* h) y* ~2 }　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

1 X4 \! v! n; h% |1 N% ]　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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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% D# r3 ?9 E8 P1 _7 W( F6 b0 N# o　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 b% P" l  P, F( p5 V　　不遗余力
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* L( [/ P1 |3 M$ _" ]' Y* a$ s# C　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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/ `* c! [" z& P, L) P　　No discord, no concord.

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, p& s* N% I4 c7 u4 q8 r& n0 j$ W( V　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ A/ u  e; c. X6 U! ^　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- g# g$ P+ D2 t: Y) F  ?　　辞旧迎新

( c3 |# l9 S/ N$ A" ~( W& y8 X　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

0 t" W% I6 j* ?　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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& s8 |) u/ ?; j. w0 k% D1 H/ _　　大开眼界

0 z9 u: q& b) w: ~; u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, z: u% C. X( J( o6 \　　国泰民安
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2 f/ z- q8 s1 q- T6 l　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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& |6 E2 p" M9 C8 L% K# m　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" v( C. W, @- C1 N1 q& \　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- H, H6 R" @) S/ Q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 b) v9 A6 D! b& q3 P4 y　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 v$ f2 ?- g: h- F; L& q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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* T9 ]0 ^5 q( o5 |　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

4 _: `( K- P- E  D. o/ d/ O6 l　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 I; X# n- x- M  y9 _: c- }* N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

/ I" p5 }. G6 j　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

# ?  U  r+ D+ K) v7 l, f' }* E　　be suddenly enlightened

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" W. A  s2 B# \: o( S2 J; F2 P　　没有规矩，不成方圆

( F! K9 i4 T& \　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 q8 C# r/ X$ u5 t　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- O9 L! j: I! m+ r. V3 n8 J　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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% k. S3 n+ j5 p6 ?4 }5 d2 F9 t　　谋事在人，成事在天

1 q5 \  r" |/ }0 q　　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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% v+ D' v; z5 i4 w7 ~　　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
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2 c1 y1 b) v7 y( F+ @/ e8 p　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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, k7 g  H; `7 B/ H6 Q' {7 ?　　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
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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  X& L% L4 m! F8 X　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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7 d: ?* o/ t# b/ F& W- Y　　前事不忘，后事之师

8 i8 s" h2 G7 |" \1 @* W! a　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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, b7 O$ D" _4 C  _　　强龙难压地头蛇

8 n9 _* e- m; T/ {: X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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" F+ M$ d/ f6 i　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 J0 `; U7 p/ Q9 k+ L3 W　　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

　　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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, v$ K' ?* K% _$ s+ s* t1 g　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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6 `/ H- i9 B' {( `　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- p# R0 h- J6 M* ]4 `　　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

2 Y  k6 l; F+ d$ C  u/ s　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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4 R2 v& V& Q  @; ]* ]　　三十而立
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% m* R  B; V' m: X0 N( p2 h　　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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+ r1 c4 _* @$ @1 s' d) o5 ~$ Q　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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" T: u) A9 ]  E& s　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" U2 v+ ~$ V; y% X$ \- v# c　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ _5 X% ]7 G( L1 c' T$ F　　实事求是
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) p3 g5 J3 z& Q7 |1 [) C; ~　　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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- e: f6 x! d$ E% p6 I　　实话实说
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! H1 `9 j6 J) [9 U# `& B4 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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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, D( f4 Q# F( J2 v( k/ _　　韬光养晦

+ N/ h7 h% q- A' _& U- W# {: [　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

7 Z/ S2 M/ o/ v7 y, K" Q: @　　糖衣炮弹

* M# S) U" b' O" H) T! p　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

- D& s/ w" P: n2 P4 ?　　Unity is strength.

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* F5 W5 `7 m0 Y+ t$ S& f　　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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# x: M+ d  v. V! D　　歪风邪气

　　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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- x1 ?. j) B: N* D* ^8 e　　望子成龙
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) p( G8 R* T" y" q' b( i' K' Q1 E　　hold high hopes for one's child

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" S  o) f6 z$ Q$ ]: Y4 H5 @　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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2 c' ]! }4 [5 K9 ]　　无中生有

0 g* ^7 ?% d7 H$ J% d, r+ E　　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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3 L5 j; X- V5 w5 u% y　　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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

- _8 ]7 c1 U. Z1 S# B4 h　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# C+ |1 m+ T3 X4 W　　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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* `" q' D% W8 A' K　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

+ v, [8 T) }' Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

8 L6 n8 J( D8 d. R　　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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$ k/ @  ]2 j! Y8 X　　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
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& U2 p6 C. s; [& g6 J3 [+ Z( m　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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, [0 _4 d+ D+ Y$ X3 W　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( U" O8 X6 B; t2 c9 ^) A　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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  T4 g3 Z( U/ H! d6 y# @　　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
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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: [6 p1 x. M  A# E/ V　　与时俱进

# F8 k' }& }. w- \　　keep pace with the times86

' D: N% t5 g7 p; v　　以人为本

8 y* |3 [, N6 X9 t6 E; \+ E% h　　people-oriented

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* s/ y& h4 ?  z& B　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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9 c: u* k% p" ?2 C" D# g　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* L: Z, m4 L' I+ R　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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, p# `. }2 j' Z: M0 P0 [1 A　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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1 {8 L, M( o; p* o" x　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 G7 g9 S" I. f5 z# l- u　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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1 m. n  U, ~& @& D) g* l- t　　冤假错案
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& k( e6 Y1 ~) W) I! }7 H% U1 m　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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8 h  O% B5 T% d) r5 C7 ~1 d+ C　　一言既出，驷马难追

( K9 Z+ s9 M  g0 R5 F8 E1 i5 E' g　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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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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　　众矢之的
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( P+ J( O. L+ M# F/ z" C# s8 ]　　target of public criticism

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6 O: c- O& B) V　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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) N! \0 I! m) H4 s　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。