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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7 D4 e* g9 |, V! H6 M　　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 y8 v* C- O& h5 b. q　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 W; y# d1 {! {7 m- p　　笨鸟先飞
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2 ?6 n6 E3 W! J8 D　　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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3 b% |8 c% ^( A9 Q* Q0 l' w" T　　不打不成交
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: F# N2 h* \5 S6 I4 B　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# ]) l6 }( [3 M. w　　辞旧迎新

" A3 ]4 v6 b( [8 d0 m4 [, f　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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0 d( Z) j9 I. F: D# ~9 \　　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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/ b: J6 q5 N) S% o2 r) ]* v　　国泰民安

  C2 t$ ?; S; z* u' x" ?: r　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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  U/ Y- u- y$ R0 ~/ y1 z- x　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( K/ ^: Y- i+ {) F& R　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; P, X9 n9 z8 w8 ]2 j7 n# [- {　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. }% w: Q" w, g7 Y5 z) E　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　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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　　既往不咎
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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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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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1 {# ^" ]! o7 H! o9 F/ z1 |　　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

$ B& K* h3 m! _4 b  }; F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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8 c* A/ a2 |! y2 ^) p" ^　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

. J& [( b6 F3 e, e4 q3 Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 ~# e! P, F' a+ T% j/ u% _: j2 L　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) g( d" p. C" Q　　名利双收

) g7 d" B3 f3 X　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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* h5 n/ K# b9 l6 ~& A　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

; {5 s/ q# J3 l! A! B* i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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/ u" E. Y( y# u* R　　赔了夫人又折兵

# m8 Z6 }. a% M! E+ Q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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) W) }+ |2 l# H" \　　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
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; r2 r) t! Z, [$ |3 x  x　　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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5 Z4 o& n) ]/ N  a4 C- K4 o" c6 t　　抢得先机
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+ ~/ N6 ^5 |( ^5 w! u. Q' O　　take the preemptive opportunities

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, h6 b5 r7 g/ Z. f1 U" O　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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, k7 g* z: X- V! c) ~9 `0 J　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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

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% |3 E7 D. O* n4 T! c4 {　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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& T6 s. W% E& @& P4 r# d, ?8 O　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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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
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% T) W& J% g! [: q　　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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　　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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4 _: N( t9 ~% U5 M7 m0 o　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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8 m* ^8 A+ f1 w5 w, z  j; N3 I4 e　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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4 H8 F4 T! q; T  ~3 c　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

9 f. U) D4 t: n( ~: D　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: H" c+ I1 j" S% @　　三十而立
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! ?; X$ `( G; G! a2 L: J3 Z　　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
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5 p" A) D8 `3 s9 F$ K# q　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

/ V. W7 E" q+ I0 b, Q9 X; t/ |　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 m+ X% i5 n; H7 [　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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$ _. \0 H' U5 C9 I　　实事求是
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" d' T5 U; F4 ~& l; u+ ^7 {6 R　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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& T) q0 o! r$ b, k　　说曹操，曹操到

% {" E, n1 Z8 s# A( i　　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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' X: q& c+ c2 u6 H7 |+ m' P( f( |　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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7 u6 {& t4 |% a4 `. w　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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  Q0 M% c5 x& S9 J　　韬光养晦
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3 Q7 v) _8 |6 u+ o　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- W5 R* n- [: I0 _$ y* ]　　糖衣炮弹
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! U1 e, P5 y$ q7 Y5 [* j　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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% e2 o6 S- a0 s0 ?* l　　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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3 Y5 X+ [0 I2 {, r$ F- Z% Y& j2 Z　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, B( p: k$ u) |　　物以类聚，人以群分

3 e7 X. X; F! [, X* L　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 I- j  O8 p0 `7 C$ i　　望子成龙

2 S; @. _7 k# _% D　　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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% n8 M+ z! A& E+ I( t: \& x* s　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　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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3 J! U6 ~8 v2 |& @1 o3 t8 D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 `! L) g) M3 W- K1 ~' Z　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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" h+ U3 r4 X' F# V9 z# t* B　　心照不宣
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6 H$ ~0 n. i1 k; W6 q8 Q& b4 n1 j3 {　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ ~: |; j# z6 T, y　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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6 `; M( u) K. ?; p4 l0 [　　先下手为强
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4 d( Q% b! Q) }8 i　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 |$ Z& l. _# Z　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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, e5 e! d, I/ @0 x5 Y　　息事宁人
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+ A: I# |+ \4 w- w" h　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

( D! U+ a5 V3 F( z7 l* S: @　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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% c8 J. U$ R: E! o) D　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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: M: J4 l7 v, [: x　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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% x1 T6 o5 Y( L9 H5 U3 S& m" U5 F　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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! k: H0 ?  N+ x9 g　　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

　　与时俱进
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* l2 e3 C; G2 m) x　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! S/ ^: ~& ^2 a  r( D7 g　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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+ c0 T  F% G4 ]4 p* [3 O　　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

, c( \% Q7 w' h6 R/ p( P) \　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同

/ G$ G' {# K& Z% |& @0 p- }, H　　Great minds think alike.
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0 \' i- h$ I4 g! B! |: Z, W　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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6 @4 s/ o) X5 x' ]/ J' w' O# i5 _　　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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- k3 x) T$ A+ ]( y- e　　一言既出，驷马难追

# K7 n+ g, U  |& ]　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

/ f( V/ p# Y1 G. W* H　　bring in wealth and treasure

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8 t" v% F# D! x' o　　债台高筑
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! t2 e3 D( S2 A　　become debt-ridden
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+ ]5 Y8 D* [1 F' y9 p　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98
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* o, F3 S/ q- x5 r3 A　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火
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  a, o3 a. P+ z& ]. B, t3 a+ a　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ K8 X4 n; j. o, I　　What's done by night appears by day.
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# Q! g4 e, D  ]　　100
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/ E% x9 }0 ^1 t6 W# ]　　左右为难
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( O* I, \' ~5 C; ^4 J　　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。