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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8 B. _. L, b/ Q9 ]9 A　　爱屋及乌

, z6 Q1 y" b- I. k　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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0 l, {* K) d5 r4 }, z  j　　One look is worth a thousand words.

1 t% B% a. a# `8 S& j　　Seeing is believing.
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+ C1 W* P$ N2 a6 ^9 k4 K# Y　　比上不足，比下有余

6 X; [; w$ z; R0 g6 R　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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) z3 ?9 g& r( U; A% z4 ~　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 Z  a# s4 O9 A! e7 E: q. q; K+ y　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

2 r$ t0 _, F( B& r& W0 r; q' @* c　　No discord, no concord.
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9 o( y  H2 ^; |% V: q' e　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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9 ^3 M/ b) b! r# r3 }　　辞旧迎新
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' c6 @9 t2 {5 [" k( m) T　　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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7 A, b9 r) p" L/ W, m　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' c: E. N4 c/ d　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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4 H1 d. M6 y0 i+ O  {　　过犹不及

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

6 V7 ]9 _9 K% R/ W9 G( ?4 d　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ U8 O( j" L8 j/ ?  m/ G　　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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2 b% e0 N( M9 t7 D$ K" a　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. g5 i; s* r! N0 i8 }+ W- V' E　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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5 Z3 l0 q1 L+ @) q　　既往不咎

0 ?9 W3 Q, g  j% p( t. m3 M& w　　let bygones be bygones
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) v1 h1 `# P3 o+ {　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 _* }4 R) }5 n0 A3 A, o　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! I3 d5 q  v/ S: T! m! `　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 T: L5 r) S  E6 |4 E$ A) y" c9 i  b　　脚踏实地
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2 N* ~4 t7 K  M& h' b7 D" ?, [) D　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

! {) W7 ]- ^( e2 t9 p6 A9 f' w　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水

5 k, h7 n  x, o1 w# k　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

& T/ H1 g! l) g* S( D- d　　cut and dried; cliché
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8 d" ]$ ]4 _& s& y$ S　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) m- q# w4 r6 e& ]- [7 t　　名利双收
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7 H5 i2 |) ~0 L. ]# E" l2 l　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 m* P8 G1 a  C* r2 o　　茅塞顿开

: x7 c/ ~0 b) K8 C5 d　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" X9 w8 p" _; E# Z; f" k" H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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- [, [1 T9 @$ p+ _　　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

, O4 V1 N0 o4 o5 z" ?- I　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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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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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. \0 H( z- w! ^+ H. s1 i　　破釜沉舟

　　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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* i+ K5 S! _" Y( t% \4 Y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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6 N: I/ L; O% x　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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" n) q0 U% J4 Y1 o& s* I　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 o* K* L( ^1 a+ H4 _　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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" }) U( K) [6 q; d( g4 k　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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! y7 f! {9 O. Q5 G　　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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" u& ^$ W: Y8 ^　　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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- n$ R0 x$ S6 ?. E　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

* ?8 Y# s. D& h/ }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" m- P9 V: c$ t9 X' S　　三十而立
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6 `7 f# u7 m: L) W9 R  G1 i　　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

, O( K1 y4 S: k3 x5 Y　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 r8 X) l- I# G　　时不我待
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, }% v( f3 \, E' R+ |7 U　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. E9 \/ @4 ~& {8 a% P　　杀鸡用牛刀

. S6 _# A6 |# A  [. _8 _　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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% E3 |' m  @/ c9 @　　实事求是

& z4 b' ]  o$ ?& E7 w) |; l　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

" X+ p! p( S# t) L1 [# v& i　　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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　　韬光养晦
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1 W; d! K  O4 l! j; a1 @# `3 {　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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# {3 q+ c9 O' T# X　　糖衣炮弹

) S5 S1 ]6 H  y" b) y% b# t) _6 {　　sugar-coated bullets59
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1 ?% b; v# O7 Q! q5 p. ]9 G　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

' W: n. Q; B& l$ Y: B  B: p　　Unity is strength.
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+ l$ `: h! I4 _- h# L1 G9 o　　跳进黄河洗不清

6 T  R1 \7 t! A) q& P$ @; g　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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4 O/ H2 b: Y( W# G) n% p1 F　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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$ a. [2 N7 z' B' z+ F! z# C　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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* @/ [) `6 w1 r: S  W" {6 D  q　　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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) P8 i- U2 c9 v7 k7 j# ~1 Z　　心想事成
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9 n6 R% I( P: Z2 y& G" q　　May all your wish come true
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. A% X! e/ {* ~  q# h7 e5 ~" x  E　　心照不宣

9 Z1 V. c5 ?! \% ~: Z8 G1 F　　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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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 m# U) Q# b+ o; f% B- X5 J　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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4 \. ]  L, }7 ~( {　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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- b7 G$ b# d$ l! Z; Z7 i　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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' b  f+ @7 k  ]; C# ~3 R　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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9 c9 o& |4 C- w2 K. y) K　　严以律己，宽以待人

1 z' j% H2 y0 U　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, G& ?' {' ~- G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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3 u9 M" @- e# b# W　　有勇无谋
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2 Y0 G7 n  [6 t/ k: d, M! o6 r　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

0 c/ |8 K, S) B; }+ `" L$ \- Y# K　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

! N8 z, y+ I% Y　　keep pace with the times86

' ^! b4 E: b0 V: Y　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* L+ c* w# Z' Z% o) t% w. ], S! t' a　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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. {2 Y1 c; w' Y+ j) o& g. _　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

+ E! c+ F3 Y& ~# L- X4 e　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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6 n9 h  H: `* d　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

  o7 T* \' n6 s# y  B7 i, t　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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4 M8 Z: ]8 \6 m, r　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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5 L0 B6 Q. _9 ~2 x　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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2 a, L, T0 v9 U$ Z4 c& ~　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- S6 Z; T4 j: f" H$ h　　左右为难
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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。