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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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7 b+ b% X4 d, {　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

* k% x/ ^6 |& i  j  u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

: {% ~! a% O# u$ {8 n. J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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3 B/ x3 H) r8 j3 k' d: f9 J　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

& [5 y6 ]; y) H4 b　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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9 r, U( g" G! F; j0 a　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' b3 L" i( D0 S: z, S! g　　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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　　大开眼界
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- n0 m5 j6 U& T, ^* n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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! B5 U) A; M& c5 Y, W　　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;

4 r7 W/ m: Y6 {) p; r- s2 x, c: Z6 J　　too much is as bad as too little
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4 t" o9 k1 x0 ?$ [3 Q( ~　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 q7 H/ ~7 `$ `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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7 T/ N' ^! V* H　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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- F) x7 s6 s6 V) ]2 Y$ l# a7 r　　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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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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# ]" `; D3 R/ ~: @+ w( Q% o6 \　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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; {: j4 F* X, C" A2 ~3 [　　脚踩两只船
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. f1 i+ ?! B9 l9 c* M　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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  r$ V7 ^, G3 k1 K　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! S6 H- @  g/ j0 i* d, u1 A　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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: H/ i" n% E4 Z* A　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ J4 M6 n; W: {- Q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 q9 E  ]+ P3 J! {3 R　　马到成功
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& D  a6 |; {! g: v9 r　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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& g  I- F- t/ z' f1 `( ~1 {$ Y, G　　没有规矩，不成方圆

3 q+ E) U  z* c' s) g* I# U　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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7 N6 D- q9 M; l9 v( T　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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" z6 |& {& j9 N, m  `　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ r7 e* [1 j' C1 w8 q* @8 N% _- j: e7 V　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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  t' ]8 h  y/ i5 u$ P　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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+ {4 r- R$ u8 Z6 J6 {　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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  t" h5 f' i2 ]$ i1 P; O　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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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+ e  R. O  M2 L　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 o3 w' a  u# a　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 ]& G3 j3 Y8 d( b+ c; p　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 e0 C" v6 i# a　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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8 ~! @& I" t1 b6 Q& O& g( k　　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
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' h! H* S& G5 b+ d　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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8 t7 R# e* E1 }$ s　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

, P( U3 O$ {" `　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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　　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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4 S, z' l; n$ y; Q7 H8 @/ n9 M　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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$ `) V! K1 S6 D+ c0 `* a( i' s" k% h　　实事求是

& y! Y) P$ d9 R# [$ A  o: g　　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

5 f: U) o; A  T　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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5 \, p" H& |% G& m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

+ b4 u- ~0 y8 ~% [3 o% Z& I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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+ G7 j* F% d7 g6 i( Y　　sugar-coated bullets59

( Z/ n# A) e; U+ z　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# s4 P$ D9 F+ g- e　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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' I/ ?6 `- f+ x  @9 r) W/ {3 l# a　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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& I, ^. o8 v) r% n5 J　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 n  a  ?; [* p3 {$ Y　　望子成龙
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: s4 ?' h6 f% G0 f　　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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1 ^+ s% J& z% R+ T0 q　　无中生有
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% W( c& d" ]% }$ O, h1 k　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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1 U" m3 G, V0 [: ]. Q" c　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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9 }+ f5 I5 c) D2 B" A3 @8 i　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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: v1 z" ?" m6 i7 X! D: T6 Y/ ^　　a new broom sweeps clean

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1 o+ K7 J( }" x) R" l　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ c; h) Y7 ?7 }' i! c8 S* |3 Z　　心想事成

) H. G! }2 _! x　　May all your wish come true

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& `) ]' j1 L: m, m　　心照不宣

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

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+ H4 f% E$ N% J" H# Q1 f0 y　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

# W  N; v; F; {　　The best defense is offense.

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) \9 L5 V$ ]# W' |7 {2 S　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 |0 H6 B$ m$ b　　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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* Y% h0 R0 Q+ p! T  |1 L　　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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! e( B7 R* m" w! S　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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' r9 G' O5 T+ F2 L. }　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( F9 z2 O9 Y. I5 B/ @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

9 u* L/ z# o0 _, H( U9 l　　有识之士

6 f0 o2 }5 z1 Q* l　　a man of insight83

- ?% g& z! K# \& X3 x/ S　　有勇无谋
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* K2 J+ l' ]0 O9 J2 N　　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
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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1 U4 f0 V1 x9 x' x3 ?5 ~8 r　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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2 M, W2 ?2 i4 @: B7 P! f　　因材施教

　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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: i7 ?, k! o6 \* `" B2 V! \7 b/ D　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　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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3 o" u2 ?* d* v" {　　冤假错案

+ B. H& Q5 E9 g. K* d2 ^$ U　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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8 {5 H3 d. w" ?6 \8 c　　一言既出，驷马难追
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( r$ j7 M/ t* H5 o  i　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

0 {* h; E0 x8 M* W　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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  @3 p  G4 n& h4 J9 F　　众矢之的
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1 P2 D- c3 c- m+ `* t( J& d　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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+ t2 [7 c' a9 [& i　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

% j: M( f+ P& N　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

* z) v* E# f5 I0 Z4 K　　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。