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

3 h9 m8 v+ }9 u4 Q0 z6 ]　　Love me, love my dog.

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2 f1 D. o3 D7 I& p6 r1 x　　百闻不如一见

0 W0 P: h9 _! N) R4 I　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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" U4 l' I0 i: i4 C3 A, T) u　　Seeing is believing.
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# Z$ ]9 s7 `* e: e　　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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3 B0 l9 ?9 G) X  l) h' w- e0 q$ X　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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  k. a2 M/ `4 h& p# _' K6 R　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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' I. K0 C# I. V* e  _　　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

8 ?1 W& }& C6 ^$ v& W　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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7 _% ^$ r" y; L, C; q6 d& D　　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;

  X0 z+ W& |0 ?& d+ o; U' ~4 J' ]　　too much is as bad as too little
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) t( V; E2 U5 ^. o　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  |, ]! g4 U$ w　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ p3 o+ F5 n- O3 d7 z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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: A- i+ U1 p/ }: g8 Z$ `) L1 l- F　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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! c, m/ C. V" D1 E　　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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8 J! I% C( @- j+ q( c　　let bygones be bygones
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　　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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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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, G. N; U  B$ g9 K1 i　　be down-to-earth

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5 W8 [# z" N$ W　　脚踩两只船

　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ ?3 l: e+ J, h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' C9 a! |# y, T7 l% n5 g% T2 h　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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9 M5 t4 _6 }- x8 L5 U4 O　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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% A& X, y) V$ q% @1 f6 p1 y6 h　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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( v9 v2 l$ v( l7 l8 l4 h6 u# f　　名利双收

; _  O' v' v* A" K# `1 Y7 r4 F　　gain both fame and wealth
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9 X# |( O. P" j/ T　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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& \8 G+ }( l- C: ~$ m7 Q% {　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- N( z% h0 N: _, g1 p　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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8 o# u, \% w$ r5 v2 x; _　　每逢佳节倍思亲

8 x% A1 t, O' D; c　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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$ Q3 \  f* U6 F& W# x* b6 t　　谋事在人，成事在天
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6 E! V; R( t8 r1 {  O! v- F　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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& @' `4 w' ?3 I8 d　　弄巧成拙

7 X# Y7 A+ a& E　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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" D) U! D; ?/ [! v# P6 ^5 {　　赔了夫人又折兵

- n! N* O" b" m　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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% {/ u  x4 s' R& Y1 M  e　　抛砖引玉
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8 G, r  J3 G+ K" j. B/ d　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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: {, `# n3 F1 O  X　　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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6 j9 }4 c1 S, f- ?6 a7 k　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

9 V+ E, q" i3 J6 n　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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  ~5 D  V) A' a6 Z) N" d  D# }　　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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& w6 J  J; k8 I　　前事不忘，后事之师

1 a2 N7 E; ~. N/ L4 ?8 h, ]4 N　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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& j. @8 b. {4 U# U3 a  O" J　　瑞雪兆丰年
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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
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5 w9 r* N$ V8 p　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

" W1 ^% P% c+ h3 Z: a5 ]  B　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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% I$ Q  f: A* Q　　世外桃源
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, i  w1 T# C5 }5 A) q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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% y' g* E; h1 l' L8 ?1 H- i) E  f　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- G* G6 j6 ?$ N' C0 j　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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5 J2 i2 \  J; N; S/ R" J　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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; k) V2 Z0 x. t! `7 {　　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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9 }/ E: j" @+ i: |; ^　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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7 l7 S( b( }/ K/ m) f　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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( y  N( ]1 m5 O( w" b　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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' K9 N" \& C4 Z; 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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- N1 ]) m! L: n: O/ r; l, K/ \7 z5 e　　speak of the devil
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& Y2 S% C; |! a& q4 s　　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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; E$ Q. L# z& M3 v9 C　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

0 O1 Q8 r3 {8 A% s; F9 V  U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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; F5 N* S, o( x' @. H　　Unity is strength.

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# `/ L9 \, r7 A4 X　　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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( m/ v2 j' O# N/ y9 p+ i+ W* `8 b　　歪风邪气

# L( ]- k+ X$ j& d* ^  P　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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$ E' U( q$ Q- {' \) m　　望子成龙

8 y/ n; g+ _5 ^: L　　hold high hopes for one's child

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8 y% e' Z! ]) W2 N　　唯利是图
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　　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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  i: v, c- n' m0 k　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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3 D8 n4 O" N3 Q) c6 \7 Y' E5 @2 @　　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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" _1 |- Z+ }$ C4 W　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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  i; x9 d  E6 I6 U. |　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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( p5 c' d! D" D" P, i) |　　蓄势待发
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, I, J* t5 M2 T- l' x　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 z; p: F: m7 t1 J9 ]　　心想事成
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; k( K4 E3 I7 T( t9 ?, S0 T　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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: D9 @) p' y9 Z. d4 R0 p% B　　先入为主
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2 O8 w2 k4 F8 N# n( R: G　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 H& D9 ~: J) e2 I! t0 f8 w　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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6 M' O7 ?$ m4 }2 w4 }/ j　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ {1 ?4 G9 d4 ^$ [　　息事宁人

% r: H+ E$ U0 s' T　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　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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3 U: G- L0 @% j7 S( \　　有情人终成眷属

6 V3 g: \! [& I2 e. a　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( [/ v/ p3 l- y　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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$ F$ i( Y1 C/ U* `3 j% @　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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" {' M; U" k4 I9 U) k3 W　　有勇无谋
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, P  S4 P, a3 B5 W" Q" [& ^4 R5 i　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

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

/ G- @! o! h5 t　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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, E1 d0 x# ]# ], @　　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

  |0 l  Y0 o' b8 W; x　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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) ~, V5 S9 K" c7 m3 ^　　优胜劣汰
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- O3 D- f+ }2 K. h  t6 [7 U3 f+ e　　survival of the fittest

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9 V) D5 ]9 k* h8 M　　英雄所见略同
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; Y8 D& ]* D' O　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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( f! u1 R+ W( T, e) s6 o2 Q, [　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

) \, V7 e6 [* Y, P$ Z4 B　　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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　　become debt-ridden

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% l) r& y% b2 P2 G' ~$ e9 i" [4 A　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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3 w. i' F, i. ?* P) ?" D  x, Z　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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% V% @/ R4 e. q) @; S　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。