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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" Y- M# X: y8 h( v　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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  z% T1 Z- n2 Z* f　　百闻不如一见

& A5 m9 o' d% }) h: N+ A　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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0 H* E2 f6 b9 f' Y( V　　比上不足，比下有余

; i4 C# f- N. l" v" Y9 \　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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/ C3 ]3 k2 u! x, M' K$ F3 \　　不遗余力
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+ K  ?7 K1 L2 P% H1 [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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, N) Q* A5 E( a3 `* s% a/ a7 T　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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8 R6 z. U; j* K9 g# x　　拆东墙补西墙

1 \# L. n( D& z7 d+ A- E- C6 m" M　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

" [! |/ e2 _. @! q0 I- {　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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! q5 H8 [$ s, P8 B6 \# z+ N; h　　大开眼界
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# A7 a& r2 G1 s0 G, z6 L　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, [8 p2 J2 Y0 k( r4 X3 G/ `　　过犹不及
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( Z: I# q) ~5 k+ c　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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2 l5 |4 F; Z* @+ S. {1 O　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

8 v3 g% e1 x& Q$ L) h& t　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" x, f* c/ E0 `0 K2 B$ X　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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+ g+ _. t+ d7 O! S8 E' p8 v; k　　和气生财

! e+ ]7 R9 L2 Y. h* o　　harmony brings wealth;
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4 P' K  @. C) q5 V　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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5 C" d1 D( |) c1 Q( u$ r+ Z, x- L　　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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+ d4 J) g# X) O& V: @1 C0 D' ~　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 X  w* M% H5 X' _+ Q3 E　　金玉满堂
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, E! \( s" p- }　　Treasures fill the home.

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: g. \9 z  E, r' [1 b- l　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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

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8 Y# b2 m7 h; X4 f- ~/ u/ v　　君子之交淡如水
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# I# y* o3 J# r; u　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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3 ~- }2 L( e$ s7 H6 `1 ?! b' I6 r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& V  a# v6 y) x) b- `) [' D5 b　　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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% }3 Y9 V# t8 A& s) h. ?　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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) E: ~) a4 L4 L" U, g2 ~  O; r　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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* R! J. F8 s  U! S( n　　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

; W* B  s' U/ L' i9 C　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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4 O2 d0 w" I0 c- J　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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3 [# o. k, f  u* a5 a3 j　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% s$ J$ e, E- b　　赔了夫人又折兵

# D% e) G6 ]# M, P2 D& N　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

. C- Z, c. c8 S　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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: R6 C: c; v# I: R　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' D# p" B, ?0 v3 c. k- `　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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4 R. U' n3 e1 B8 v( V) v( g　　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
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% t8 @5 s1 s" U　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

1 i; A! V$ I$ p7 W; _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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9 ?9 t- p( s6 h" x　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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; I& K8 p3 J$ w. }　　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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; t. ?: Y4 Q0 U5 z' n　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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$ I) V% b. E$ ~　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. A! ?# V( n% G　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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# x( a3 @( V5 G  }' ~4 g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

6 X. N: N! `4 j# z, w7 M6 f　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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+ c- n, ^3 @: d* n# A5 J　　三十而立

0 b& n* c$ A) @　　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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3 Q  S2 z% z1 _  }# t# d　　A ship rises with the tide
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6 }. @$ ~5 f4 z7 G& R& i. p& h& K( n　　时不我待

  ^5 E+ l' |& S' \, y　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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! J* i/ L4 _6 i/ g　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

- e9 [. K' K3 ^2 K　　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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　　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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4 ^/ k# f5 Q" Q* k# F0 n　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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' A+ e% \3 Z* h% }　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

: d8 ]' `$ ^$ m# ]  G2 C　　韬光养晦

9 }2 y- _% `" U2 H1 X4 g　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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0 B- G7 e+ ^- [6 W) \" C+ m1 f5 m2 h　　糖衣炮弹
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$ V/ A0 x' g* B　　sugar-coated bullets59
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( K  ]5 H/ k: `/ I1 i5 Y. `2 I　　天有不测风云

- B, g4 F, ?! V1 i9 s　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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( T8 t! B' O8 G) F+ G- Y　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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& K$ x4 m4 N( R( f　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( H) r3 F4 T$ k; y　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

/ w6 o" p" C/ f' F8 G, `/ g$ K* h　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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& k( P& `* S' C) a, f' K! K　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 H3 H1 y) u# E) S8 {6 x　　唯利是图
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, U* @) q* g& X: o: X/ ]9 G　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

. o- m2 P* `& k# a- s0 G( @" ?　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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, M' h8 D/ u5 A* O/ W; M　　无风不起浪

5 x, [( f" ?+ T  c3 A0 i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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3 q; y( y2 D( _; E7 ^# z　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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& @" F" p1 [5 M　　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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　　心想事成

9 D% z( G- c7 a　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

9 o2 i/ s% A% ^3 h) I# I　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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& W% Z: Y/ D) t! c　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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3 m" B* X* J- X: ?& r& T: l: G, _　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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% }7 D" B, D3 Z6 t& F　　The best defense is offense.
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/ y8 ^: p: i. f; t2 j- Z　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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( ~3 R( W: E# d, {* J　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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1 u* E4 p& R7 x　　息事宁人

( _4 [! `) T  @: f; J% k　　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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: Y! n" @/ a0 _9 K# F( h; ~　　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
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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; e+ O7 v1 ^; E5 y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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, X$ L( Z) V: K( ?　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. [  F5 X$ @: c  t　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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$ b6 [  R( `; r　　因材施教

% ^5 i$ {+ R3 F" y, l　　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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3 E# V7 p. E8 c3 h2 v6 T) f- ^　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

' V8 p2 t9 E8 m# H- u+ N　　survival of the fittest

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( ?2 I" W$ Q% b. V2 p　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 a6 J/ i$ z8 Z. k. j+ K　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

9 P9 w; o1 h0 z) ?　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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, W4 b6 y3 i* `. |# n9 k/ J　　一言既出，驷马难追
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% n6 n. |9 w. y: p" V. \6 r4 H* V　　A promise is a promise.

, F' f3 p5 l4 q( Y; p　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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2 V) L" L6 a  a2 @. q* c9 T- K6 d4 h　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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5 a4 ~6 X! `, u* K$ M2 h　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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$ C' C# `! f0 E# u6 l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　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。