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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& T0 ^7 [$ f- ]7 z0 ]( H: I　　爱屋及乌

5 o( g& W, _4 X2 M　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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& p* k3 `& o- h; e4 R* u- ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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  ?+ ~/ _/ u& Q9 Z2 k1 n+ W5 m　　比上不足，比下有余

' F, B/ ~- G, F  i　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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' A: r% ]3 E- }9 b; s1 l- o　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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" O3 v- J1 j+ O　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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, o$ H7 x1 X7 x) b' n1 }9 i+ S　　辞旧迎新

/ W. ?( b% q+ W" F- Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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7 J" K) i7 h- `' |& L　　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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2 e5 r/ s6 T& X　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  R: t- D% G+ d　　过犹不及

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

　　too much is as bad as too little

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% {6 }8 d# n; c# s6 ]7 ]* d, V　　好了伤疤忘了疼

. P8 A  y* U+ {$ Y  {( b3 n+ X　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; h! W+ a5 \+ c; H5 i　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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# U7 |7 o8 G) f0 s2 t" T6 I- ~8 s  E2 C　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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) W! m( Z) x# x% o$ K　　活到老学到老

( H- V7 X0 a2 z0 F　　never too old to learn

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' r% e5 a$ K  R+ @　　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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6 d$ J6 K  s- h: j. l　　金玉满堂

( T% Y7 K9 A* Z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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! K) u" [4 S* B# X# z　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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. U. a1 Q5 x1 a! N　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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0 ~1 B8 N6 o7 Q3 ?1 Y　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  \+ j& m  I2 K　　cut and dried; cliché

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4 I0 h  |/ V2 a7 T2 X1 r. A# s1 X　　礼尚往来
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4 k0 r: e7 N8 w( \% Y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: ]' v" E2 t- J1 g7 s: L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

% L& U1 N! o8 C0 y- X" F9 K　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" B) Q( p2 h" K' Y# m* N　　名利双收
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3 ^# |0 W* @! |0 p　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

8 G( k; i, z, Q9 f8 M' l$ {. A　　be suddenly enlightened
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) r* I$ L; e  r6 c" {8 b' _2 I　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 v0 D" o+ r* ]+ ?( x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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, h! b) K5 o/ u3 O- ]5 n　　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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) Y  I: N8 C5 R& D& {3 c6 w/ {　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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5 c; g! t, ]+ s* G  j( Z　　弄巧成拙
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% b# Q1 [. |+ @! {　　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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! U$ [' k0 _' Q) C# v5 U0 D" m　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

6 B2 {  ~7 q: S7 @* |: j　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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5 P* D8 y8 m! o+ Q' j4 b　　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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$ p" [# @' C6 @( J　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ n- e  c& v: p　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

0 O- T* n2 E3 {9 m% q4 k　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! S( k! F) x+ S( Z, B　　前事不忘，后事之师

. Z  E0 w+ Q6 l# R& d　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

) a- }# t$ v, t% f- p8 _+ I　　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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3 g5 f2 X. ]9 s) Z+ o5 B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

4 M8 G. I) k, O* h0 j# H7 x　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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4 `; i! @7 x8 I; d9 ]7 F7 J0 g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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# c+ N- r# N* p+ F2 Z1 M5 Z8 j! u　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 a) f2 p* E3 V* S5 ^# [　　世外桃源

9 r3 X1 l2 t: l0 X　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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' S( @* `# T; K# R" u$ o! `' K　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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;

4 a" h) d% t( l, Y( w　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 s4 `: t$ E' ]; Y1 t2 a3 }　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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, [: h# }/ p* }* L9 W　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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) |" `2 l# d# S: A6 |$ h　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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* J: O  Q0 `. a# ~8 @　　实话实说
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/ J5 I  p6 U) G* h/ 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
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% f6 y' a& b. l1 k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. c: B3 J* Y% v　　韬光养晦

8 Y# J/ L- r; a/ j0 c　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

# i* Y- J! y9 \0 `4 _  _. _: e　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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6 T6 z1 W% T$ a% h. E! o1 T　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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& \  P. i9 P$ R6 h' N　　Unity is strength.

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* z1 w- a& Q% I4 Y　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: x, x5 K/ h5 I6 Z+ s　　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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　　唯利是图

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

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　　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
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: X) O( w* v) R. `; Q/ k" p( D" E　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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$ a- V$ t  T5 u3 z" \2 p3 ^5 N　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

. Q# ]; g. V& x0 M　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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3 L+ l. @% S- J+ R8 y( {) B　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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8 v' ^1 w8 y0 Q- m0 [1 ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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; P8 Z) O2 S% {5 Q0 A　　先入为主

0 }) h  x8 P! i& z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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7 J; n( r" j  H! Y( Z! M: F　　现身说法

/ H: `; D1 w7 w8 x8 @! t　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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5 U8 Q3 _- H7 S+ q　　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

　　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
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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# |. f) `# [& `3 \' c5 Q　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

5 S, @* w- w5 Z3 y) j　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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: ?7 a" N# w4 H" E; y　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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; Q1 L7 I; L1 [8 R　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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# m' |2 [: R* {9 n# X. \4 a0 b　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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  V1 q$ W4 ~3 e# e) P0 G　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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0 P: q. k' ^! f: m. c8 b8 Q; J　　英雄所见略同

  ^1 v1 C* C6 Y: C　　Great minds think alike.
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% g3 S" o$ B9 ?- @" }　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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& Q. {+ H% |2 l1 u& z6 B　　冤假错案

; I6 L5 v- [2 L3 x* Q+ ~　　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

; w# E+ T- P" [% f　　A promise is a promise.
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& L/ J, r6 a- U( q4 Q$ ^　　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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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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* D: @9 I6 R7 V　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

+ [% t8 i. [7 c" ]9 B5 R　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) Y! Q& l4 P5 n2 \　　What's done by night appears by day.

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; H4 _5 {! F! j/ N) l　　左右为难
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3 y* ?4 a* R) j; n4 M8 e! n, v　　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。