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

% v  u7 |9 Z" M! `4 U% c　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 ~" d) s1 y& C! n7 j' N+ ?% r* j$ J% j, j　　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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. o2 V. H! S9 u8 `. l　　笨鸟先飞

4 U2 E! Y4 {' @# A& n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

2 z6 V( m% K) w; Z5 n  W7 K　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 w! z* R* A9 v8 W! {4 e9 F6 d1 R　　不打不成交
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# M5 T1 N6 J3 }" C+ a7 y) z　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

# d* _" `% }9 g- o0 |　　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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% }7 F; z- D* A& @1 T5 ?　　大事化小，小事化了

* C# D! @9 A9 z2 j! w/ s( y　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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5 ?  I( s$ \3 b1 ~1 V0 ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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8 }1 c! j0 Q. D. d) |: t! g　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

# w1 ~/ @% o7 k2 d( B8 e　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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0 @( R/ S1 J& }, B- r  C9 s. W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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% ?: j& `) }3 I　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 g% G, V% H0 M3 n- A" t　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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# V) J8 @$ Q% L% i5 H　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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& e3 T' C6 P: d. l　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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" C  X# p1 ?* k, _6 ?) }- N+ c! J　　Treasures fill the home.

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2 n5 H6 ~/ k8 s5 u  z/ S' k0 b　　脚踏实地

　　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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! }4 o' F/ C# K& g7 b! a　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! F* J) ]: P+ m. X6 q, }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 R2 B! v# J$ Q  B0 X2 a　　cut and dried; cliché
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9 x/ W( F& T3 H, y　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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0 R! c6 _. D9 [8 w9 [　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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2 e3 D! S' I/ \　　gain both fame and wealth

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0 x- Y" ~! X4 ^  U7 L  b/ V7 e7 ^4 q　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" |6 B/ {. Y, _& n2 ^  ~  R/ t　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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5 _% h' P- @( G　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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- }3 i7 B0 j  L4 l/ E  J& j　　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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　　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

. J0 U* N0 ^! R6 e　　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

( @' F: Q- A+ J% R, p　　take the preemptive opportunities

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8 u- h8 h: E% H　　巧妇难为无米之炊

" Z9 |2 h2 v. m: |0 e  ^0 u　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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8 w. E# V( X* D( l/ f( ~' Z: P　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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+ M; w$ s4 `2 r7 v8 R　　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

' Z8 b/ d8 }0 v& I& S　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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$ u  z0 N, E' w! T* u( t1 O8 C　　强龙难压地头蛇

& {. X' F" R+ y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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2 |2 O$ H  j9 X% o4 L　　瑞雪兆丰年
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" x2 R; P: `- O/ T　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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4 x) p8 |& m, T2 H2 L6 c　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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/ r) Q  [5 [* H1 }9 B) R4 \# r0 D　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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+ ~9 V$ L0 d% W" D$ _　　世外桃源

  M/ A( u1 m. I) |　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' S+ z2 q  {- p  |+ R' C' x　　人之初，性本善

& i* v% C. I0 N, M* Y* h: P1 {　　Humans are born good.
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4 `2 @9 s& p0 m0 [& U! W4 \　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* y' p: I9 s9 G6 H# O　　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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( G! F# }* h2 B, V8 N2 S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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$ D+ z) [9 M6 M+ J4 e: b9 ~　　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 ^6 Q" I0 o5 i1 I# y8 F/ T　　水涨船高

6 T' |  E1 X; e  N; `" J　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 Q0 R# ]8 N; e　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 }6 X2 j) K8 b5 c/ R. M; g　　实事求是

9 y$ M* v3 I  v7 I0 s　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  |2 c. L/ V' b' h　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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" s' r* _' l: y# [3 I' Q　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

5 B% E' Y5 g) q! `( @5 a$ S　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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; }, ]6 `7 M, R5 Z　　天有不测风云
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) P1 j- x/ S& o# T* O4 w　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

6 I& Q6 P) o1 Q8 P8 F　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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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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　　歪风邪气

/ C! f; P; P6 ?% A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, U. a* D% g2 u! H1 [　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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8 l9 x0 i1 O" A5 y　　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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1 }6 ?( c4 h4 z* K5 z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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( o# ^. h2 z! V. F) ~　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

/ A" S1 W% \+ a3 y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

" [4 H; t+ I7 m6 D$ J　　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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　　先入为主
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% R* L! T, }# T! ^: T7 l+ Z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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0 F3 y, O% C; @8 ^# y　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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# V) k; v+ W6 A1 ~+ i3 G, n3 i　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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5 `$ [* [0 c  d# d7 X　　息事宁人

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　　循序渐进

: M9 ?# w- V' ^" q8 Q* p3 _　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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8 @% Z/ N* f2 |% E/ h+ m　　严以律己，宽以待人
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, F4 s7 Q2 \. o　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　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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4 L4 @3 W! A8 r5 u. r; T　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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$ e, f4 X. _& g9 _7 s% g% O8 d2 J　　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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3 W4 w% `4 Q) {' x5 T; c' H　　与时俱进
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4 F2 h& S9 x, }　　keep pace with the times86
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+ ]) Z3 P0 L5 p( {2 r2 o* p+ X　　以人为本

0 W4 q5 K  w# I　　people-oriented

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, k4 b8 ^: k1 r& d　　因材施教
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! u) x9 Q1 N" o6 x4 D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 L- I+ M! P5 L　　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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! W1 |4 F2 }+ [# S. ^4 S　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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3 j5 [" m. |  G) r; q9 O　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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. r/ V* l% s2 ^. x% W& }　　冤家宜解不宜结

  c1 W/ H5 w3 t6 A　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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% t8 e1 i$ i& H( z　　冤假错案

5 D0 n& \' J" ^0 i2 m. w　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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9 P  W, D# G3 [$ u0 e3 ?　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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5 M  y8 `- V1 Y' \1 g/ M) u# D, Y　　招财进宝
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& L- R4 X0 T  N& N　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

' c8 C4 m* `6 b; c　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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0 V  z3 x* R8 c# T　　target of public criticism

　　98

  ~3 L0 T! y$ N% k7 k, p* d　　纸上谈兵
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2 ]) {; {) r0 t9 I3 {　　be an armchair strategist
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( ?1 O) Y3 n! X) A6 O4 i　　99

& w( L5 ^7 \: Q" A0 a5 V　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

" n& Q1 S/ ~2 O+ r) U  |　　左右为难

% m" N+ |( P/ _　　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。