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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ g" V6 j: g! u　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 V- ~& z. f' ?* K  `5 Y　　Seeing is believing.

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6 F' h/ Q6 t9 {5 F5 o　　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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0 r9 p7 P! p9 \/ z　　笨鸟先飞

6 H' S4 ~# \; A2 p　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. R6 D& W9 D) I　　不遗余力
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! j* M3 b& c1 C+ z5 c4 m　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 \5 L! p5 c  |' h. h, B0 Y　　不打不成交

( N- |: G# _/ d4 r1 ^; \　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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0 [/ V" ]! q" {% {　　辞旧迎新
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7 }; j6 V8 _+ H　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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0 }6 g3 v: D6 ?7 R/ q　　国泰民安
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8 ^5 [) O& `5 f' i) V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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/ ^# U8 ^) e6 S　　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;

1 V# C" b! z( s' e0 P# I& w　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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5 \. e: P7 a- [9 l# O　　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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6 {# D& a* R* G2 f　　Bad news travels fast.
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; k2 t& A9 ^/ n- {" N' C　　和气生财

$ H; @0 ?1 y# S1 @　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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& {( O- \- \, f2 z; j2 B　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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( g" S3 `5 g  Z2 i6 }　　既往不咎
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& V2 m5 C" B. |! b+ u& G' ^　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

" ]) ~8 x+ z. {7 B, K　　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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1 m* z7 x% E; k* b, O$ w" i. @+ T- \　　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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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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8 E# D& i6 b" v　　君子之交淡如水

' b2 O* X/ `; l; l0 }# z+ C" W' V7 d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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  B4 ]" I+ `4 |1 p7 k7 u　　礼尚往来
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# D/ ?3 P+ Y1 D9 I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

5 v/ ]) g, G3 x2 A% U: G　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　名利双收
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! B8 G, m3 ?9 W" C. n6 ]　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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( g$ R9 y4 ]" \7 v- m+ S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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! m1 q' y6 x4 F. R# ]1 |8 }　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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: P2 Q! }4 R. I4 Y9 L8 w　　赔了夫人又折兵
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0 Z% a9 l( D1 ^0 I* y# F　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

5 {: l: Y$ y2 L; R; H8 H　　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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1 c/ Q' o: {( {5 s. f6 g) s8 J　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

5 e3 ?, S; z! B/ ]& T　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. c: O' @6 L5 d. n7 k0 B　　千里之行始于足下

" ^5 G. Q* ^) x. M  N　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 ?# k  {+ l* ?* p( D! l1 B　　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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9 Y( ^3 K2 j2 `7 t　　前怕狼，后怕虎

2 ]7 n) W+ \  W" I( E$ b　　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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- _) P5 t5 J& V5 D　　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

  `" `% J( s. p9 g, @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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* o1 b9 g5 L6 F" H6 L/ ^& O, Y: z　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

) O# d7 M- ]4 ]$ I% S- P0 @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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" D' Z  _7 R8 \　　世外桃源

0 b4 M- k3 i* M& ?8 K$ F: _) T　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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/ |, c" ^' Z9 d　　Humans are born good.
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  z! d& i; ?6 `3 A9 t  Q' t　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

# }$ i% V% }7 u9 ^5 m　　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

; h% r4 M8 @. O* |) g9 T2 K8 t$ x" g- S! n　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ m6 U7 L+ [- a( ~9 a. z: A　　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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　　水涨船高

  N. ~; |( s7 l9 R6 m　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ H. m9 O! ~: T1 q. W8 l/ {# ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 Z& A" b! |$ v1 j6 i　　说曹操，曹操到

: J$ ?+ I5 _; [3 [" H8 w　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

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0 G& s6 U' g: D/ [9 z# U% Z　　天有不测风云

# ?! _# ^: x9 @1 I　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 a, m' y2 Z4 ~# d  R" M1 h　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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7 N* k+ s+ w1 g) h" B　　跳进黄河洗不清
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: @7 [  [* l! S4 d8 O& d　　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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1 ?" ~: F. Z; O5 J5 [+ E　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

- Y3 E. U; `7 B' r; W　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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, S: M/ t3 f3 Q5 {% S3 s% ~; F" q　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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* Z5 O, V7 o; t. N& {　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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, Q4 c: d) Q! H# G! v8 ]　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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; W8 l" y3 M% W5 O　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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+ i& p1 u  W4 C7 E　　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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　　心照不宣
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9 g& n: I" {( c6 o; V8 \' |; h  j　　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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. k3 V2 Q1 W' o: Q8 v　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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! C0 Y+ n; m8 M2 G0 s. I　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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9 k% K' |8 m) C& d- }! m+ O0 L　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* j2 [. E/ s% D3 C　　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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4 Y; |0 |2 R4 i. f1 y　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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! b) U; k$ |2 p6 g7 C　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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$ x, R( f  w3 E" l　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有识之士
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/ G4 X" r& [! f　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

8 i/ G" G; }) T. C& }: I) M　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

2 U3 T% W2 S  G% H　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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0 b5 {% X2 z! w( P　　以人为本

  _: b& G6 S$ q& O　　people-oriented

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　　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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" H! j/ d; [+ |' u9 Y( H　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' `% P: c  P: \7 [. Y: S　　欲速则不达
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  z8 v9 m6 `: J　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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9 L  d/ C9 z+ P* V9 J　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

9 S7 _/ ?4 y% F* Z6 `　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

: _  N3 z. w: O6 `5 U2 `　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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2 I9 \! k. `0 @7 J) U　　一言既出，驷马难追
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. S4 i2 M1 e6 d: A# q8 j　　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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1 x. D! E( M5 N$ \　　债台高筑
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- t) `7 a3 h% Z6 F+ k& b　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

7 S' F6 ?9 ^) |9 u, k9 l- }* b　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

$ u8 J5 U+ v! d& V　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) T* G1 v" W$ r' r# \　　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。