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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/ V5 E- T8 l5 W% ~: X+ K3 m　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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: {7 r; j1 P2 |6 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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4 s  E! Z8 d* q9 k: b7 \　　笨鸟先飞

$ o" [" w0 I. n0 a　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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+ N3 W8 k+ M; e7 K7 y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

- T5 G% ]0 a9 q& C" f) F3 }* j　　No discord, no concord.
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* \/ [6 w, V9 S( J3 A- M- G　　拆东墙补西墙
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( e0 B+ E$ D7 M# \! ~, ?& x　　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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5 c+ n9 n. l* g9 ]# y6 e　　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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& _6 K8 P* y  p: I" j　　大开眼界

8 D* d. s9 T* ~# ]7 a- L; P　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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) T4 T5 h% S, J, h( O8 {- X　　国泰民安
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6 d2 _! ?! _3 i0 e% m3 k　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

9 e3 L/ Z0 `/ d, |. }' o% }9 G　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( ?6 C- [( \# Z' k/ u- M　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 n2 m& V9 [: l3 b　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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8 l$ j  L+ R2 W* F6 F3 j　　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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  c1 M- R  _, I, i/ Z2 l　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

9 f  U% O; @% p8 D　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% s: K+ ]. j! o8 [+ H/ n. |　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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2 E5 }( o  K* k　　既往不咎
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, a9 I( O1 Z+ n$ Y2 r( T1 J. D　　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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& X7 i) ?6 z  Y8 _! V6 i: |' w　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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. S0 a" {  e9 H　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

# Q5 u0 Z/ F* U, D6 B　　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
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& l7 K* h: K9 x$ J6 ~! P, a' X4 T& M　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) P4 O3 \% @3 v5 h+ X  D% r3 D1 u　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ m7 v& I7 ?9 s$ R( {. I0 A　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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6 F( q2 [4 M& z* L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

0 u. v4 a* E2 `+ u, X6 O　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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  |$ o1 J4 D% `# u$ P　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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8 f, K* Q" _1 {　　gain both fame and wealth

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; O6 S" m4 k  v3 P　　茅塞顿开
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* n) U; O) f" z) t" N  x5 A9 l5 ]　　be suddenly enlightened

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. M$ i. e; J: k　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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2 K& p: W" Z% D8 y3 l, [3 G$ i　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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# k7 y% w% C8 z! @5 E2 U; n; ^　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 X- o. D9 @$ p* e　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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6 P7 ?1 z' L- ~% m5 v. _: Y; _　　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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3 m$ w/ v+ m5 [# Z+ S( {, A　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

3 k3 f5 U: V% ]! p　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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' y% W# ?4 w: p　　破釜沉舟

　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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# P( x3 q  a2 O) |0 n8 W　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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$ [: b$ G0 @. _, B2 |3 H) ]　　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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# b3 O. P  R, B: `3 Z+ n2 e　　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

　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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- [4 \" B! e- J　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 T, e" F! b6 j- n$ h/ u　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) S7 X0 R# ?- ~+ v  ]9 t1 [　　世外桃源

4 m3 F; `0 q( ^' I　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( N+ E0 h7 h5 U( _　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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3 H6 s1 u, g: O8 M　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

( w  S' D5 B' S, j5 d2 O6 o* G　　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
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6 P+ ~: d. z, D+ n4 @　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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( B. I3 u, t7 r: \+ z　　三十而立

( P( P4 z( R$ p. n1 F( W: }/ \　　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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2 N; ]8 G1 D" w0 x1 }　　水涨船高

　　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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; l2 k6 x5 w6 {　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　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

- j" _1 m) W1 S, a　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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3 ]' ~$ t1 Z( `1 G! [5 z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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6 f; C9 C5 l; R* }  c/ K　　糖衣炮弹
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) f0 {( |5 Q0 V* `　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

; A3 w: f0 f0 B, p. L7 V- c1 T$ W　　团结就是力量

; s" y7 R4 `" m8 O　　Unity is strength.

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. D% o( v, ?; [+ m8 M　　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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2 ^/ }: ]# |- m6 b　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 h8 y2 j) w$ B$ V　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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3 i9 H$ y! \% e* t4 i# ?　　无中生有
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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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

4 ]9 u3 r6 A3 a- ]8 c8 w　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 y6 Z  E( b9 C  W% c　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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- k% x6 m- t7 Z8 ^( f& _　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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; {6 q, Q$ t2 G" d　　心想事成

* ?4 c* J$ ]5 b  g# H/ z2 F/ w4 |　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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7 [; U) }/ Q, t8 v4 H* j) `　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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3 T2 q: P* {1 V0 r　　先入为主
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5 E+ ?% }* R. ?) Z7 ^　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

3 w7 k. }7 N/ J2 w- q& ]! p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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0 z) _: l4 d3 g3 t3 S　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

/ E7 x3 g8 ]( Y8 L, x　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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; v  V- E3 W: p0 M* _/ f" p　　息事宁人

　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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5 N" m& P' c8 C　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

1 v, y  z/ L, m0 e. N7 ]7 {　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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( F! j$ Z: i1 q　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

! `1 V3 c: n" \- U　　有勇无谋
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% w7 ~7 D4 I7 k, Q# {  |　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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. k/ O  o; }) m: Q( r　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ v. O3 H* N7 Y, Y  Y+ h3 n　　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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+ `5 G( K4 h! H- r9 R+ H0 {　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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5 Q+ x' E. E3 s$ L: V　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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/ M2 h  b! \0 b' X4 e　　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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　　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

0 z2 E/ M5 E" X% y　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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$ K5 N3 B$ O) ~　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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. s0 b8 i, N# ~　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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6 ]5 E0 t" S% m! W　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
6 G. u2 a2 [, A& R8 k
　　99

" e" U3 x% ?. Y4 f& S　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

) Z1 ?- Y3 n& a' [& I  G　　左右为难
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; s; x& d: z; ~) \# k3 e8 O　　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。