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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　　爱屋及乌
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7 E, F1 K* V! @# J" B; R8 C3 B# w　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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3 G! a$ ?" E% A8 w+ p　　比上不足，比下有余
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5 t: H5 V& e0 s5 H5 u( C　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

$ G. S  P/ {  Z4 N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, A! z& Z3 E6 g" P' g  s8 C4 h　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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9 s: A: y7 p$ R) x　　拆东墙补西墙

# ^  V3 w, Y; Z6 h　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ W6 @2 T' D' N　　辞旧迎新

7 B* ^- i6 o; c$ N7 d& a　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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' a- {8 A6 O; l3 o3 o　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 x) Z. _% w) X2 [+ S& F　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

: q) N: Q- w! P4 u5 ~3 v& n　　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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0 [5 a6 i2 q3 a　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' f- v, x3 d! Q- S( r3 H- B' W　　活到老学到老
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" D6 @" F& `3 k　　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

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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4 Q+ R3 d$ q5 c5 ]9 E. z( R　　金玉满堂

3 l  A* e; Y) k! A$ f$ _　　Treasures fill the home.
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" _4 |5 j* j: I2 S　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

; {: g) N& |9 G- ~3 B, h$ P8 [+ y　　cut and dried; cliché

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5 D8 N/ n& F# ?7 ^　　礼尚往来

  E( ~! G9 n9 W: R0 q( p　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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8 |; u- f, B. z4 n4 @　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 u0 g5 m9 }% L( G; n# G　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ I1 I1 v* P. l3 j6 J　　马到成功

5 V% o) V6 E( e% @, A, ]' X6 T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

& E% T% M, q: j2 o9 p6 \2 ^: v　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 @+ ]. E5 _$ l2 y4 l　　茅塞顿开
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# J) q0 |! F* Y　　be suddenly enlightened

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% n# j7 T0 A( ?5 R- W　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& d; n5 a% r) ^5 h# y; H2 I　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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! U3 A5 Q: q5 X. X+ K% C' {5 O8 Y　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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7 ?4 m5 U  |/ [) g7 F3 E　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

! `* B* }# {0 ?7 K0 b6 n! F4 h　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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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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( a3 V* E. D; N$ M$ A3 J' s1 w　　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

; J. e$ K$ G) W# ?5 {& x　　take the preemptive opportunities

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  m9 k* ]! H7 M7 j　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* a& N7 c: w) k+ i8 i, H　　千里之行始于足下
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, |% E/ g0 d8 I% T- c/ ?% X　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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/ u1 L7 k4 v# }7 T* L# }% f　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% s" Y, e  v: b　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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. I: V6 N7 _8 {' Z4 T$ }　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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6 |1 M8 k3 L* Z/ G8 `　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ J) o6 l5 a/ t$ d  q0 o0 G' [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

; {7 d' U0 ?& k# l# x　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

3 ]+ c8 X' A- x, Y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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/ e6 W' I4 u. m% x! m　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! x% \& i1 G. g( I# k: W6 ]　　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
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+ `+ _+ O6 e" ?# T5 X& D; ^7 S; ~" p　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: e* f2 f8 N; [) y5 O　　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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" n0 {  |  S- d6 ]4 ?% Y　　A ship rises with the tide
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+ `! I8 B) v( o# v5 W, u　　时不我待
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7 V( y& w9 P: C% V6 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

, f0 `% T. Y5 D/ ~9 m" Y　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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: m" l! g5 r6 c　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: o/ E6 A4 Y+ o* T6 Y5 Y　　说曹操，曹操到
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' a0 C* W$ `$ f" R/ C9 I; v( G6 J) e　　speak of the devil

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' G$ V& }& e: x0 y3 I  X% @" \　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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6 _6 L7 J. ^2 `( G3 E& A  c　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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  @- L! o3 h( E" T0 S　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　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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; a$ S7 r* N! j3 U! V! t　　sugar-coated bullets59

# V" f% L* c5 z　　天有不测风云

* V# S  j! m* n. n; Z. e+ T  P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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+ T: N! X: j, r4 ^　　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

. k6 ^4 U1 a/ P1 C+ y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ O- k" u+ U: R* h: D　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, L6 Q5 l& C& M9 M　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) m" j( Y9 h$ ?+ k( x$ Z0 D　　唯利是图

0 j; g( g4 r% s$ [" G　　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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; Y+ g, b, _8 e9 T8 X　　无风不起浪
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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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

6 {! S# W( {- x　　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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　　心想事成

8 h. T. e% G2 k　　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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+ h( e( _4 z9 O1 {) K( R' X7 ?4 K　　先入为主

! V$ p8 r$ |# r% p　　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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, H% D: n" ?$ G" }　　The best defense is offense.

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+ L2 G& G" R+ i; Y　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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# i! n- k6 i( K　　ants on a hot pan
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3 n" D4 C" y* `* Z　　现身说法
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: a' V, Y; Y0 @7 G+ g' Q　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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, p; W3 J+ ]  y3 J/ {9 Q　　循序渐进
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( Y7 N8 ?8 E$ D3 H7 u7 P4 V0 p  x　　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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1 ?( X3 N+ o+ S. j5 i　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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$ M% k% J; U# D2 `! L9 m　　有情人终成眷属
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3 L8 r) a' y$ N: p　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

) C4 b3 p8 ~- `& b7 b/ r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

+ k/ `9 m2 A& x　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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: g, P6 G" c: k. N$ N  d5 W　　有缘千里来相会

　　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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　　以人为本

; ~) [9 W5 o2 }, a* D6 I4 m# ^　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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/ o6 ~/ y& c# e1 \7 Q# l. A　　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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7 x6 k. P( \# ]" Z2 Y1 {　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

2 z2 B. ?' H8 p  ~8 d　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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+ a2 }$ r" J5 a! o; ?4 Q, D. {　　冤假错案
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　　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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. v; m3 j0 O& J6 H2 _7 y/ C5 Q　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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; }" F, }$ a8 Z. o6 y  c　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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5 T* H) ~, e$ O) i" u　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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& S6 h( l; w: G& J　　众矢之的
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8 t" c% p% S- I  u　　target of public criticism
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/ U3 v3 O5 m" j5 G5 ~* z0 O0 r　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　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
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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。