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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6 f/ F4 u) X7 i, ~0 p' U( i　　爱屋及乌

) E/ T! y3 k3 V5 ^+ v　　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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　　Seeing is believing.

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6 O" l% ~: y  m- _! a　　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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$ H1 M9 K" @! E# i' ?* S% M　　不遗余力
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. v1 x) q9 b9 k( g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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" x6 A/ X: b9 [: A9 `　　不打不成交

+ [: `# S" X% K: ]　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

  _9 Z3 k5 N+ b6 L0 e4 I: X( s　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! O& D) |& H- D9 |- s　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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2 B& L4 {, {9 Z+ m! _) I+ f3 G( u　　大开眼界

' I! w2 `/ w6 L& Q, t5 F8 H: E　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

$ W# R! Z* Q9 }9 Z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* z3 d+ D  [3 l# q8 t+ O　　过犹不及

　　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

　　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;
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, p$ Q' b. I. ~8 s　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 J; n) z1 T0 @& `4 x( V9 F/ a1 s: P　　活到老学到老
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' s! w  Q/ {6 f2 z0 [. q　　never too old to learn
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/ r3 w3 ]0 M) F; u: C' d8 i8 m) [0 K　　既往不咎

# ~' J, X% X' M; ~　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ z0 T/ v" Q% @( B　　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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  r3 A( m: X5 d! T# \: |; d; T1 I　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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/ h% U2 h$ ]. v# r% R5 `$ N　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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; B  K" g! O1 J% [. y2 w! i8 }　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ f* q# I/ d( w& h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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# B! T7 Y% j- Y0 ?7 \9 u( w　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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$ O- e; D8 @, s) j' t( \　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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7 ?2 w' g, d) b, m0 d7 b7 m* Z8 y　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 x3 H, |# O+ w  H　　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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! S" \+ \! d! F$ m2 m　　be suddenly enlightened

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. `2 w6 K: |) ?* R2 I　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 Y! v% G% s# \. @　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

( j+ A! B5 g1 m- e; }$ i　　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

- t; ]+ t6 U! s4 e8 q9 d　　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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6 W1 d' Q1 F. r; }" t( f" f　　赔了夫人又折兵

3 m# V3 {% d  Y0 j" i$ g9 l　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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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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　　破釜沉舟
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: c; I" M1 V) Y7 f: K" `9 A4 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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! ]" O" d% D9 N: R7 }3 n9 u+ ~　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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7 f9 r) P0 @; \$ |6 f　　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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　　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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. E1 L% T! @, O　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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: x! _) d# S6 N4 q1 m* ]　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 r3 u5 o, M2 N; o: z; ^* B　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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1 f4 `6 @( K9 }$ t2 Q4 n3 F! s　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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9 u/ N& x  Z) }& C) K　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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) n+ L. W7 b! C3 K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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6 ^! _1 F4 h, [6 g8 S" y　　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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9 r  `# t* y# }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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! X+ _5 p2 H. q) P; C: H! m. w　　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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2 [" a, W9 _& w& O( i# |　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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2 ]8 j* w/ B* t& u　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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  `/ F9 u8 K; a1 G( }0 v　　杀鸡用牛刀
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" d( H( v) c: \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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

　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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6 P! i' r% {7 @7 [: {　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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7 f/ F" H  {8 u$ i　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

% @: z1 i; P- G  [3 Z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

+ N7 S4 ^/ H" [  L8 g% ~/ e' E　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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9 B# b9 o. m" V' d　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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5 y1 V0 f& d1 I0 W; w5 k　　物以类聚，人以群分

3 ^( @! S$ _; @; N4 x, g3 \　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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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

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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; h0 C; M4 a. N: b0 k3 b　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# M& [  S, L9 u　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 i) m/ \' [! W- e- ^　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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- D$ @  \7 H/ z0 _4 `* B+ M　　心想事成

' Y1 `: u! s' \! s, S) v! F: c　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

: m; Z$ m; D# T$ h　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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, _/ d' {* _2 s8 R- }: u! V　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& @" a& M# w3 N( n8 ^　　先下手为强
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% D2 U: P' ]9 f. }　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 O" }2 C  v  F7 A: [3 T　　The best defense is offense.

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* U5 R% B3 G8 X7 Y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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, P- S% K% z* g! n& J　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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) d% m+ ?: O/ c3 ~　　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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# E+ m- z; \- V& E; F# y- n　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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8 B, q2 m" M* S. {; ]. v# m$ P　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

. C8 y! v2 e) \" @: T! l) z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 i% Z7 D+ ~7 x: G. }4 u　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

; B0 Q+ r( ]! G　　a man of insight83
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% z# Z) J# ~' M: w3 \　　bold but not crafty84

5 c# H- f# l. N7 e$ j　　有缘千里来相会

( U8 O5 G+ |0 J　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

9 G7 u) V5 P$ e　　以人为本
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5 h/ Z4 i, S- r0 }　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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; }6 L% |6 w& V" `　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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& y9 _  [9 ^* [  o3 ^( z, T　　survival of the fittest
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% G3 z* R* _4 V0 B$ E1 @4 V0 Y　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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: ~' T5 ?- S0 O; U& g3 J　　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

& t, j- z, T" e/ |. \4 m　　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.

7 \4 }; [, O1 {9 \　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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! Z# h% l2 ]% c* P  o+ E. S　　债台高筑

+ J' U/ k% M( G7 k  I9 K5 U　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

6 \; I0 h. E+ L5 D4 {+ `　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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% V, G/ M! f9 @$ }: u　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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1 j  ?" l6 F( o8 @/ y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。