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

　　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.

  _( ?$ Q# M  u; }( R* q) ^6 b　　Seeing is believing.

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' J  L  a. }: m7 e% z3 C2 o　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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8 V4 }9 g' b/ o" A: S　　笨鸟先飞
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' b5 [( Z, ^: A, V! m; ]　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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& L+ K$ a/ x9 G　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

8 h7 e( K( \+ T　　No discord, no concord.
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" K' `/ [; z" j5 L　　拆东墙补西墙
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  }% V/ h3 N! e! f' r% l, h　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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* h& ]/ L" b& L6 X1 H3 R  q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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. v  ]8 b% M. N* Q　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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3 V0 Q7 G) m% v& y9 r　　大开眼界
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& B1 Z  K( W: L, @( P5 d  T　　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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　　过犹不及
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. j3 I0 g  w6 Q+ Y$ ^# D; Z# V　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

# |: Z8 v% @" B% ^% s7 [　　too much is as bad as too little

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  k% g4 `3 F  T, K6 v. ], D　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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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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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

. ]' j' c' Z, L  A　　harmony brings wealth;

" |9 x' h' m' a/ ^/ D/ W. L" x1 c' k　　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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! @7 W: F$ b9 W  j; G! C/ G5 z　　既往不咎
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% v  k2 P7 y9 @- K  U" r　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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3 s0 ^4 G4 A; ~. D4 H9 h　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

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! B  @) l8 M/ e　　脚踏实地
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$ g# A4 P, c0 G$ J) j+ R2 y$ C4 B* o　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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6 V8 T3 g4 o4 d　　君子之交淡如水
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' I- G& f6 @: f. h　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* m8 r- x" m/ g* ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 w! c+ q, \7 F, r* k　　cut and dried; cliché
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# H! E* c+ E) t- J: m0 S1 p) o# x　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 b, Z* a% _. E4 f; q　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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1 |" o1 L% V# ^) X　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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0 x9 T% O- ^* ]- r+ |5 \　　茅塞顿开

/ O" |5 v8 B  t$ i# e3 P! G3 P　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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  `3 K( q" R; G/ u. S& V' k$ ]6 h　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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4 Z8 g6 L( }5 e5 W' u　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 G# u& L( x1 _. Y; w　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  ]# K' x4 \/ ?4 e8 l　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ l& d; g  A: ?　　破釜沉舟

/ t% W, R5 }- I; ^% x+ Q　　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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: }$ I# Y0 s. o) S　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" N6 g6 j0 Z. F: G* J5 @　　巧妇难为无米之炊

4 w: T- r1 O- a* }3 j$ [0 F4 V　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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( n1 `" D; M  p; \) B$ 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

# `& `1 U2 x; i& z+ S' @% |　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% P1 L+ k9 @+ e) Q! X　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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' ?' U/ u( H5 a8 {# E　　瑞雪兆丰年

5 S  ]- X' e  b2 ~! w　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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( C/ B; r$ [; x, {- |" l: w4 l　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: [+ ?. j$ l3 X+ T$ _$ `( t8 g/ B　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# f/ u& f! N  N2 T3 d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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+ C+ a: c- P) ~, t, a* u" z　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! B% O1 L# O, w+ r$ @; g　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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5 W+ [& M3 Z1 l9 A　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 l) c1 L! d$ y) Z# q7 w　　三十而立

- p' ?7 J/ K2 P* m6 Q　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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# `3 N8 Y7 {# C　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# j; G9 N$ |! x* ^4 J7 y: |　　杀鸡用牛刀
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/ H& W5 U9 P. m+ W. a　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 `. J" O7 N9 Z　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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/ f0 ~# W- V2 |! H' E& q% D　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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( v- i) C) y$ _1 M  h　　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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+ H+ u- z4 F7 Z, z6 s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

' c) R; F* m& \2 H5 Z( S4 j% S　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

3 W% ]& T* h2 q" l, X　　糖衣炮弹

3 J6 ]! f$ ~3 U! X6 ~　　sugar-coated bullets59

$ ^! `9 D6 j9 n0 O8 d2 Z4 L　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! s0 s* q4 e' t* |' _+ g! U　　团结就是力量

% B# I  @5 `4 Y. Y# V　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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$ e& f4 |7 m: L　　歪风邪气
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4 Q' d& e. A+ f$ G3 g9 r　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 y) `3 _7 Z0 m3 s- F1 |" ?; D* @% a　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

2 W: [7 r1 h% L/ ~　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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# F: O# j+ [( D- T4 D) T' m1 A( ^　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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, e$ L$ @7 u- k: c4 Q& d　　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

2 \" ?* o* f6 r$ i9 O6 e　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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& Y( I4 E( i3 t; q* V( z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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2 Z- ]5 q& j, n& n" u　　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

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

% Q( c  U1 B1 x" `) O* s9 K# t　　The best defense is offense.

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, s9 Q6 X3 X6 Y- M; o) i9 v　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 M1 f/ g9 l  D  G　　ants on a hot pan
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& K/ N4 v* s$ [9 j' G/ O0 Q5 E　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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8 n1 Q2 Z0 O3 ?: e! z　　息事宁人
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/ R! U9 p( }! k　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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6 s% ]- F& p" c8 V0 y　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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# M) c. A% N0 {. {- s& Q　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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1 T. S3 t3 x) m9 w" E　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

8 |/ w# w/ }0 T　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

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* X9 T2 N- _; W% z" z4 E　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

- c2 \/ N; u% e( _! r! @8 C　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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4 r7 o) p$ v% V# `$ @　　欲速则不达

& @: z$ l% y8 f6 Z4 s& q) b　　Haste makes waste.
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  _" q: k4 e7 ~. x* Y: x　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

8 ]! B: N. W5 q" I& g- S: s　　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
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8 A4 B: u5 G5 B$ E( b) |　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

$ E4 Y) n) j5 B# K　　A promise is a promise.
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5 O+ B( \# M, J! Z/ h　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　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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$ u1 ]: P) h) u7 R" m　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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' i! _" O7 }, t" [* O　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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5 d  `' u/ A3 a6 C5 |: K# A　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难

　　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。