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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) Q& a* x; H+ Y) \* R% P/ z. m　　爱屋及乌
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9 j4 k2 N$ V1 H% ?7 c　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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/ e% d! X: t0 x3 N# t　　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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- N5 T7 u1 r7 n2 x, Q7 O' m　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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. E, g; O# u, [+ ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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( z9 X7 G, `0 b6 u8 `　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 N6 ~5 G- O; h* ?　　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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- g2 R4 b+ w: Z' ?2 c2 H( F　　大开眼界

  P# g. p# V  \　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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; X& f: Z+ p; Q. e/ @8 `: d　　国泰民安

) x# A6 q$ o  }3 K! x1 t8 z4 a　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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* @( g8 }) z; _5 H, H9 N　　和气生财

, W, n& L5 V; e. Q2 m& |　　harmony brings wealth;
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- z2 g% ?' L* e　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- L9 x3 n8 b  f( R3 D8 L; }0 g　　活到老学到老

3 m: ?8 w5 [3 f　　never too old to learn

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, M" M2 _( F/ j4 \% e2 t& b7 U　　既往不咎
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2 v1 p2 `' x, _# ~　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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8 F% k/ d1 Z6 e8 S8 }　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 t; ~% t! i; f2 D+ j2 u　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

! x( M7 C2 }. b" q) O) b7 r　　be down-to-earth
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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: Q) N6 ^3 l1 O5 h　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ v+ m7 b% {; i9 M/ U: s　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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9 T0 Y5 {0 H5 I2 t/ u/ s　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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: W, S3 a0 M) n$ ^8 r　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 r: D+ ?3 M  z; p% M& k2 v& d　　马到成功
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7 s( x5 ?" {" `% u8 R! s　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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$ w- |3 Y) e" p- X　　茅塞顿开

4 j% j. ?' h! w& M, E- P! b, \　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 g7 }2 Q: ^  d9 w　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 n$ |4 d- A1 f: X2 c- B; ]% u% S　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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( N% M) _9 }9 U7 H" E# |# N* b　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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; v' E  H  K8 G　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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  M) F: M8 P8 j1 m4 I8 M; z　　弄巧成拙
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　　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

* J6 g( W2 {% ?3 c　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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6 h: _  N4 T& {7 R, a& |1 h　　破釜沉舟
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( F& E. Z1 g/ v/ m* z" {' l　　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 q5 n* d! U- S( \　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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) K: D. ], K9 Y* i　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 X5 J5 Y  z* `8 k7 f+ O　　千里之行始于足下
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% n( n7 {4 A+ ~% m  v( d　　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
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& r* B3 k4 I  Q2 O　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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, L) R, ]6 \6 J6 W1 {8 g　　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
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" b" E1 f% }' r7 x% v# x$ v9 K　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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! j4 {) ~; [! n! l% ]　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

0 N. k0 m9 X2 {( T3 C3 b　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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! F6 v0 z% e( x" \3 C+ `　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. b% R0 r1 u& O  U& m' w9 d1 ?　　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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* U8 k1 m. H+ I: S　　a blessing in disguise;
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2 ?9 U. i) _) u1 R0 t8 v　　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
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/ g5 ^; ]; \; l0 o/ C　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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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
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  S! w0 i+ F6 a  c9 @　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 b2 Q; V& r$ h! e　　韬光养晦
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+ f) Z, I1 k, S5 Z3 [' K　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

2 A' J, d$ K7 _% I2 F7 W$ y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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+ f! @3 i" o' u  ]　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) K6 S+ |3 J, k) @: G0 O+ }" V: ?　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 N: _; w  m& l, d　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

# b: [# D; E( ~: F　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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& ]' y# _) ^- E$ x4 K' E　　无中生有
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5 i+ n* C& ?' M" Y3 m- y9 B　　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% Y. p0 x$ g6 ~* Q1 x　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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/ `; N; ^' \- D- n* D, b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& c( ]6 h0 X( B  ~3 q　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% u, i9 X& D8 y/ i3 \' J6 `　　心想事成

9 [' g* R% U6 L8 b/ W% n　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

/ N1 U- ~2 e+ o5 N( \　　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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0 V6 G7 G$ t6 B- M& r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

" n$ o) |" T# E" R　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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- h5 N/ Q& G% S, m+ `　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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* q: f# i& u6 C' r* d　　现身说法
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! E8 m1 m' ?3 `5 c( l0 t' z　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

5 n! ]: M9 V0 y5 |0 o　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

/ o9 y# w' `/ R4 o- n" T4 U　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 [) d. O; T% k8 t# j' @6 r　　有识之士
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5 J9 U- K. _7 P) q3 E　　a man of insight83
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5 }, m. u8 f! F　　有勇无谋

* a/ s3 x! Y8 J& n( J　　bold but not crafty84
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* i7 N! J/ |# Z% P! g: `2 _' K4 N5 |　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进

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& J- i5 O) a! u$ a( e2 x　　以人为本

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2 G, ], C- t! j# W! ~　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& Z% t# o9 |( u! v9 X　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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3 M( `! Y) k8 [! _　　欲速则不达

' h$ R1 o+ N4 x2 J　　Haste makes waste.
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) Q* v) J2 P& b4 [) q' e5 V4 H! O　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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9 U; [& Z- x- I1 S' ^　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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/ _) P! p' _( O7 p% ]& T2 N& P　　冤家宜解不宜结

; J% ~5 i# E( _　　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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6 @2 A2 [8 d" ?# k　　一言既出，驷马难追

) b# p# w9 G8 p$ ]( f! F1 w9 O　　A promise is a promise.
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- {' M5 f% Y$ |$ k! v- C4 e, g　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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% q/ }( r1 c' H　　招财进宝
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0 @! a: G- [/ @$ z8 S3 c　　bring in wealth and treasure
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2 S* h, g% i3 w+ f$ {$ \- }　　债台高筑
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% }/ y: O. T' f　　become debt-ridden

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1 T  G8 R" N# X+ @9 l) ]
5 b4 e& z0 [2 M3 W6 r' b  I　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

7 R9 z2 N# K. w7 D　　纸上谈兵
2 d, e. U5 f  m) s* F* s; u
　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

2 e4 Y- f( u! m3 {5 N　　纸包不住火

6 e3 Q' T- u% S" D+ u　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
( e% T' y( q# ~! z' l5 v( S( m
　　What's done by night appears by day.

1 j2 b) [; f( |: _　　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。