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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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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- f8 c7 G# Q. F3 ~& Y/ y. H3 n　　笨鸟先飞
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! L. s- w8 x- O1 H  g' U. @　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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/ [5 v3 O( {  s8 q　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

! {2 G! C1 r# C0 e) j5 O　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 E4 n& |. g2 b, H4 n+ L3 z　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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6 y# ~) b6 H) d　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; M, b4 r! ~; k8 A& k0 \. `& d　　大开眼界
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: \! @$ P0 b. ~! S: U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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2 L9 H+ A( H, O) o7 a- q; A: g　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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7 `5 v; M4 |* W. \& j　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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' m/ P4 u; A' Q1 U3 q6 B- I) Q: L　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 c% _. V3 l& f6 @　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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! S2 P2 Q$ ~. H& l　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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; Z, A6 a2 J% T5 q9 V1 R0 O( C　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

0 @$ r+ ?' E* S2 g4 x" g7 t0 w　　never too old to learn
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( q; w4 P3 d+ C3 I　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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( a+ ^, o# @0 H# h) {6 F0 _　　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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　　Treasures fill the home.

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* v5 @+ ~3 \; n8 [　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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* }. ]/ t0 t" ]$ x* M( p　　脚踩两只船

1 Z* C2 h6 H! q4 k, }7 j　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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* Y, }$ ?; {8 E# G# C, E- B　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) X4 x5 w( V1 o" D5 q5 U' U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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7 u6 m6 ?( F3 j3 J- \　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

2 {; _. @" d2 \, |2 X' S" b+ Q& Y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 Q7 m+ \% ^, K0 P' |- f+ W, q3 S# Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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, E5 @+ j0 d) F" x. Q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  d: G+ z' d9 Q; J　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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6 k" s7 i* q* ]: o5 K' D　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' |) L3 `' \2 H  j8 m　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 ?8 T" X+ i8 K8 W) M# {　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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3 O1 }: l# w; r4 ~　　弄巧成拙

4 O# d$ M0 W' o: N- E: j　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

　　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

) [9 a/ f' b& @" j0 l5 f6 p　　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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" k3 ]1 R9 h( T6 K4 b2 B8 F3 v　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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. V' l9 ?/ \/ a& C6 }4 p  \　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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. N4 Y3 s% z4 U% ?  x* ~* s3 Q　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　前事不忘，后事之师

5 c' t# L5 G% b; M　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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2 c+ V) h7 g' d4 D　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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, B% ]; z- w* t( s. b　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. K+ \# C8 x  Z9 z! W　　强龙难压地头蛇

  G" v$ ?1 J8 r. f$ l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ Q+ `' B2 f9 o0 Q) ]/ ?; {　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

: e: P! D+ I# R2 v　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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* K3 C" P1 M# c) G% m　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- h6 Q6 v: H2 H2 [5 _1 T2 w　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. Y  S% z% P. z/ ^  u1 p  ^6 }3 O　　世外桃源

8 v' U9 k5 ^& _% C9 F* X% R; m　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

' a* ^. i( O2 K9 a5 l* r0 o/ k　　Humans are born good.
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* ]  Z1 n9 q) o3 p2 Z　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ _, T* a3 [4 A% ~, I) z6 H$ k　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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: K! i5 }2 T0 |1 r- V　　三十而立

& u+ Z8 H/ V. m, s; Q/ s　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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: r! k6 m! E- Q1 l$ h( M( b7 c　　时不我待
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5 C9 r/ \: H4 k+ B3 F8 Q　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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$ ^; G2 L# P5 w8 u　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　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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! e0 @& j$ B( h5 U4 L) m- W　　说曹操，曹操到

  X( Q% f) S! n, e  D　　speak of the devil

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' P( k# B( ~0 n8 k- Y, i) d) o　　实话实说
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# P" X* p# U% g　　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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) c  o" @9 l. j5 ?  }* b3 F　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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. u6 ?2 a; l% p2 I9 `$ V　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

9 b" }: M; r* E" _; F5 q　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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8 f  l- r* M/ D0 N' U. Q- r" y　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 P: T1 X8 i5 A( W　　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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" H; {" L4 g3 E: l- D8 l4 ?　　歪风邪气
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6 A( X! r; @5 }! h1 X; s9 E( J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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- m5 X+ U; m& W　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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) G" _! |8 I0 g# }& f; e4 a: m　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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7 H% t6 I( c" p/ ^) l4 P" i　　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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+ R$ y; G( X) @/ B　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 K. y  s; g% x9 X" F# V# i　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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- S9 P3 P" b2 G0 }　　新官上任三把火

# H  y% E; X( G8 ~　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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2 V5 i+ S, h6 i% m　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" e4 e4 a1 Z, H1 P: s9 U　　心想事成

1 Y4 Q3 U( h1 {; P! [　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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8 V( o& u7 z, b3 c3 U: L. a  q　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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0 ~0 L) I, p" N- H- V" s　　先下手为强

! u2 K& M- }' [1 u! {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 i: j8 w0 F' p/ S　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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. j& F9 k) B% n  v3 p3 s　　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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+ R  Y8 i0 Q# N& {2 P7 X& x7 A! x　　严以律己，宽以待人

2 H# X" X) u: G( P　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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2 s7 u& A$ w7 g0 g( z7 f4 Y! }0 w　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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: m- x( I4 C8 p2 {: z: v6 R　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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6 ]/ v& n3 ^0 a0 \" x6 J　　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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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

  F7 u! D6 `9 s% n& N　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

  w: D  U9 m, Z9 `: {6 Q' f5 n　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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; p# H9 p/ c) l3 v3 n1 e　　欲速则不达

. ^& k9 C% x& o  A" F  ]　　Haste makes waste.
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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+ ~) L' ?7 a+ V1 Q, D　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

! E9 o% q  r! E: _( `9 F9 s　　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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　　96
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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- j/ t9 W4 t1 ~+ u- N) Z7 a' |　　众矢之的
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0 Q' p  r* f8 t2 Z' @　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" z5 c5 c% Z. a* H/ q- Z* V0 D　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难

　　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。