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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  X  G+ P7 ]' r% {1 f9 u; b2 x　　爱屋及乌

% g: ?1 N. j' P- ]　　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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% ^$ ~0 o- K4 t/ ?% K; _　　Seeing is believing.

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9 X6 ^7 k0 H) [& \# T/ y) g　　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

/ b' s3 Z# p9 N3 `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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; Q# d% |4 X" r9 T/ E5 D$ n　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 k: P$ C! v/ S+ G　　不打不成交
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8 p0 \3 [# n7 w: G! l7 t　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 ?2 A9 ], P. G8 p9 l　　辞旧迎新

# P7 g0 n5 ]2 U( U　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 x+ j: ]/ C) Q2 @9 R% N1 Z: \　　大事化小，小事化了
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% o# c' Q. \1 j' i; |　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: x5 M) C/ I6 r: ~) Q1 P　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) Z9 ^+ }5 n0 I. W# [3 t　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　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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( ~& V' H5 e* q" h　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

7 Z( w( P* |/ _　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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0 y+ c! f/ V- H- g　　let bygones be bygones

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" v+ _! D+ i* l- {　　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
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& h5 P1 E" p2 C9 R& z: F! z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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+ v& ?: G5 ~' Q# K% h　　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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& k6 |0 L  n5 @% ^5 z( Z" b# L9 ~  L　　君子之交淡如水

1 m( z" X$ \: L) q) L+ U8 D3 J　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

% J: ^6 M6 t+ e( P; v# h+ P& L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% d; D& `# g, {+ w　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

' `! s1 T5 K% d2 G: X; ~2 W　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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) k8 c" j4 j1 b9 D- j+ d- |　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

' c  C( _+ U1 L* a　　gain both fame and wealth
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  K, b1 \1 T, }' e　　茅塞顿开
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& S$ V+ c  `( Q　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

4 c. k9 n( @* K( g5 J1 }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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8 C! e3 t! z0 ^1 p　　谋事在人，成事在天
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3 p$ Y: a4 d; J* a, _　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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# {) }  `  y+ M1 {　　弄巧成拙
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7 j, `% _4 R; z8 K& M　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( O7 V, Y. B/ G# ~　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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　　破釜沉舟

* D7 n- i' A& T' w' C1 y$ F" P　　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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; B; w6 c( W2 Z5 _. m　　抢得先机
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% C' K. p& b  L& j5 b0 L( C　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. ?3 r) @+ a4 S5 {3 R: I. j2 u2 r　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

5 V) m  n9 e1 S6 f* ]+ w: D　　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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4 S  J# b6 h) f" b　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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3 V7 p  D# H7 X& X　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% [. {. W, b( ^0 l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

. `. p2 ?8 \4 M0 x6 W9 ~8 g　　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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5 M/ j) ]2 }/ r- C0 I+ ^　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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1 }- M7 G1 w6 Q+ u) u2 v+ b- c　　世外桃源
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, E# ^, Z1 F" `+ I$ z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- Z1 k- I$ J" i' }; H8 w　　人之初，性本善
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& X3 F' ?% L0 f7 J　　Humans are born good.

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# E9 o, ?: M9 v  h( ^9 Z& c8 O　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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6 p" |' E! T6 R7 {3 a　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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, U6 G1 x9 r) ?- t　　a blessing in disguise;
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% t' c+ P! {3 M) q$ B1 g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  z/ G. R, u2 z1 ~+ `) T" I4 c　　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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7 ~+ I$ j4 W/ D7 b( E2 S4 t　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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+ _5 v: p+ \/ N　　时不我待
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/ i* x7 I+ h8 }1 p7 y2 T" R: M　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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- Y# \0 e+ p+ \2 `1 X　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　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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# U: A1 b9 P6 {$ R9 o( C7 n　　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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! N5 u2 q" Z" _# R, |　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

( F+ D8 v. X: C. k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

0 N1 E( |! I0 x: a( e　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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1 J2 J+ K7 z( `( ~) w% O: I# w4 L& v　　sugar-coated bullets59
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1 g) [( o9 X5 D( S8 m, L; \　　天有不测风云

8 ~* J- `8 l# U4 s6 _' y1 R' s　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! L2 f) t) N$ j/ s7 B: `　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

9 A2 V$ I! q6 v7 |) Q0 ]　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 r8 c; ?  \) j3 [　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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; m- i; Q) _, P　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

6 W! ?, ?) B4 c9 |4 \　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

# m' {: ^- s4 E& L　　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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4 ?1 n$ D* ]& d( l: }　　徇私枉法

9 f' Y$ m4 P2 D# G$ R0 _　　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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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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  B; V8 U) G3 x　　心想事成
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4 r" x! ^- v3 h2 _0 o- Q8 s0 k　　May all your wish come true
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" b+ w9 ~6 Z4 r4 L& g　　心照不宣

　　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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3 _* J9 t8 H0 `+ n% N0 \$ O/ j　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 i, J9 N: E4 T! F; G5 w; \" D　　The best defense is offense.

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! ~) B- q$ _  v0 v2 z　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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4 E( t* F9 H9 _8 g4 l　　现身说法
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! `! u+ ?" a3 h4 l; r& g$ f- M　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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! `4 I: r' J4 G  v9 t　　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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+ t3 P2 g2 z1 N: b2 b　　有情人终成眷属

3 g" Q! j$ o4 w& W( v4 T　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 k( u3 k& R' {8 Q; M& k8 K: s　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

* _* c4 g: a2 H# _3 N$ U　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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7 [4 ]- s$ l0 o& w. M2 Z　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

　　people-oriented

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; Z8 s. U4 \0 D, n" H2 G: q　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 x0 p+ l/ H3 d& f) p　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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. F, _4 X* n2 u3 M0 X　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

  k  z; r/ g, n- i) Z; M, P　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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+ X+ q/ Z* U/ e" ^) ~% p, P4 y' M8 |　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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) P4 X* V1 ~  u$ u% X- v　　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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! o- K: W7 A; [: ]6 T　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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4 D7 |3 F8 i) Y. N　　target of public criticism

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9 u2 r. a# T& r7 ^/ h　　be an armchair strategist
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) U! s. J. a! r0 `　　99

　　纸包不住火
2 H/ E, |# d5 X4 i+ W/ _/ A
　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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+ _  g- I" s) B　　What's done by night appears by day.
+ c8 H' K* i. l  a/ c) E
　　100

* v/ B9 a% e  K0 }: j/ W　　左右为难

% |  E* d5 T* B: R! S3 w1 V1 M　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。