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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$ B1 N; H, P: C' k　　Love me, love my dog.

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' x& t0 D4 {6 Q, `2 u0 b, Z" t　　百闻不如一见

7 `. i& ^+ b' O5 V/ L; ^　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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! R2 ^3 T8 R" U$ V　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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' \4 l( H2 M" z　　拆东墙补西墙
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# R/ A' ?" j" K6 Y) c8 R% h8 j" V　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 j' p4 z& Y5 P8 \6 g3 ~　　辞旧迎新
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, _6 B2 |/ h1 g! w% U! V　　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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　　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
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  ~; @9 e5 Y5 F0 e　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

; q# `; f$ s$ _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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, S% v+ O" S/ D3 {6 K7 v　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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' c1 v, G$ P5 X, T2 ^　　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

. w! {/ f4 B! {0 R/ m　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　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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5 M0 X6 q9 X4 n# b4 K* t4 m+ M　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

5 E* ~3 r( Q3 h' H* E# O　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* M- U* D0 G  S: ?* A　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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* V  G5 s( u  A8 Q6 P3 B2 U　　礼尚往来
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# E& h& e" S. `　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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7 e$ G9 n. S4 {! r　　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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( g) W% A3 L7 a" b　　名利双收

9 ^! A* E0 ^8 x& W+ n; P, ~　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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8 @+ Z  T$ }; @) j9 ?# W　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- K# p: V& b+ ^' c' Y, f0 Y6 p　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 Z9 n  O! V( s　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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4 m: Y) Z: @2 x" Z. t; N　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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, m+ L8 _) C9 L& P　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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( e8 K& F3 f1 Q$ e! X" ^　　抛砖引玉

8 `- j1 ^5 H! }- L$ G  @　　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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# c  T, q: d. U　　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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0 K5 v8 ^6 V" j* }( t: i. |/ W; u( P　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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  W* b  Q  A' l6 p& }5 c　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: H' H+ g* V5 h　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 m7 i6 r; \9 f0 s7 Q- f3 K( k　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

. |4 G1 s- H5 c& x: b4 ?$ C7 V　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 R8 b' P9 ~0 x; B: Q) Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; c1 [, L& O0 H# y+ J; v( g　　瑞雪兆丰年

1 i2 t0 D& V; ?9 M( r: S6 W$ v4 B　　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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3 V4 N4 G4 p! I0 J8 I: ]9 h4 x　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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# I. M6 z' |8 r9 j　　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

0 r/ d1 L) z$ U) [3 R9 E1 Z/ M　　Humans are born good.

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( o3 G1 H- x$ a1 I7 G2 R$ W- H* _　　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

4 B! C% E) b" E　　a blessing in disguise;

% j' c4 v. W& Y. t, v　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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; y  e1 f+ Y) v3 ~" W7 o* ]　　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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! x$ U, ]+ r! O5 v　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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2 O1 E! X* o. K- t+ h+ k　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" ]3 `+ ]* I% [9 h9 b! W, A　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( S; z) `5 F+ I7 H& K: v　　实事求是

6 @& |/ a" \$ @& g  q% l　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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1 K; X% {8 D1 [- n( s" t　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 Q9 G3 O2 V# i4 S2 {　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

! W% G( U. ]5 r2 g9 m: S　　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
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3 P7 W5 i. w+ f$ f　　糖衣炮弹
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9 A! b. O- Y4 j# ~' r  C: _4 a' V　　sugar-coated bullets59

  H  R6 C0 A. Q) t　　天有不测风云

# Q, @5 n- T5 D+ w; n) k5 K　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

5 v" \* n% w- M( x8 j# ]　　团结就是力量

$ \/ r8 Q8 o0 C" o　　Unity is strength.
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  b( a2 M5 }- l( x9 F　　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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　　歪风邪气

7 j9 d3 t. U  p4 i8 l! a* L　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 l8 j. Q- B2 k) S% N　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ z4 i9 G5 k8 [/ \$ V　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

' Y* i- a' \& S2 d$ X7 q; C3 u6 N　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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6 i/ ~  b" u, l# a- A　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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1 j1 G  b4 e: K　　徇私枉法

9 _  n- |  ^  L* j　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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3 T. Q0 k3 [$ U9 M4 j　　新官上任三把火

+ N" X3 Y4 [! A! d2 z$ P2 `) l　　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
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　　May all your wish come true

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- r3 i' c+ _( O/ F. u+ X　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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) R7 t5 v/ U$ ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 n7 }3 P, r: D. A- l; y6 w　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ m4 q& g; q5 G　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, w  G* |6 X8 s　　息事宁人
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9 ~2 P$ L8 W, u5 Q　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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9 I/ m/ s  u* l　　循序渐进
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* V- _) }0 |6 l  L6 d3 @0 e4 s1 m* c) G　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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+ r/ t& a/ k  E　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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/ F- s& t6 w, A　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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% P* o/ q! A. R7 \) B1 n　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

  }6 _4 q- x9 ]) p) [# X5 T　　bold but not crafty84
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0 T7 Z0 Z; Z  E8 Y3 N7 S% A2 R　　有缘千里来相会
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+ e( m" y7 ^! K* D! ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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) h9 b3 l+ E% W3 w　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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% l* q8 Q5 w$ l* e5 K　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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" z9 h5 h* n8 `  X  r5 X7 Q0 n) n　　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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4 g( n& f6 l5 v, K+ K* c　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

/ T3 }, J0 a1 l0 `8 U0 v# J　　survival of the fittest

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. y2 y8 }  R( Y/ \1 ~3 j0 E　　英雄所见略同

5 A& j: W" {- L& k3 r' E& J% T1 r　　Great minds think alike.

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% A& z, ~3 x' ^9 a, s" N/ v8 ]　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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. X9 }* o$ s$ T; [$ W: J　　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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* J( ~( p8 J2 [0 ^. N$ V" _　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

- h5 F- ?% a& R) S　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

8 Z3 ^% M3 N: k& A+ t1 d　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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/ n$ c/ N- R. S8 |4 G　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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0 X/ D; I1 i- w& |3 L　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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3 C4 u7 b, p1 K( e, o6 d& x# d0 }　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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　　左右为难
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& O- {* u2 c% C3 b　　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。