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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1 f$ T6 P4 m$ u! e, F$ M　　百闻不如一见
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- l5 l6 D' F0 ?7 j0 E　　One look is worth a thousand words.

- ]" r+ m$ V  _; U5 I. q9 Y" k; j　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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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　　不打不成交

　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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; Q3 W' N+ S. m( L  R! J　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

# B( }# }+ Q7 E1 r7 c& }) R# z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, `7 F% b% J$ n7 a　　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

! [- S  E% [. ~& t　　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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! j9 x1 E3 q; L4 U1 C; i' ]　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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) u3 E6 I7 _/ e/ C9 Y. i& P　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 _7 S6 A* q$ ^' G　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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" z3 r/ k/ P8 K5 T　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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' X, ^& B7 m$ K" @　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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; X& K* Q9 V! K　　君子之交淡如水
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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4 Z, f* G% A9 A4 O# U　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ h: Y% ]4 n+ D; w　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ b/ x8 X9 }( o　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( o# f7 y1 s  M* e0 D" W　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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0 e  `1 a- m2 G! ^: P  L　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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; m+ o( Q; B; I! h, p# ^　　茅塞顿开

. h* i0 J- r( Z! o' o  F3 g( ]9 C　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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) R2 i. _# b4 j0 l: x5 ~0 j3 [2 {　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　谋事在人，成事在天

0 H( W- [( H" K　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* b  O( ]- `& L) ?+ a0 V( _& _　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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& W3 h4 n$ V7 u" L　　抛砖引玉

2 c+ g  B8 h% ~. ?( w　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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6 M3 V: t1 o  o　　破釜沉舟

8 T7 H7 h3 B7 Y  [: `  F　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& V5 l. N3 m0 j& o$ B3 T5 \　　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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　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 J; k- s7 }& U　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 i# C9 W# I6 |　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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) X& g) p+ Y" }& ~# j6 I　　瑞雪兆丰年
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" b7 ^+ i1 M# y. y　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 w4 V2 a, P% K% e! ]　　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
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) L( t% q1 d  T# [9 n& ?& }, V3 ~　　人之初，性本善
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  o) u' ^; _+ ]( _# L0 ]　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. k' ~2 _3 f' E: Q/ S. G( o% w* \; ?　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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* p& k; \: z( _4 u3 K; U, W( v6 V　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

) Y3 B* ^3 z0 K) D/ `8 A　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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8 Q# l, o2 Q8 e0 y. T　　三十而立
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' W4 v$ F& z- ?- h  j  ?　　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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' L' Q* z- C) [# x! F5 h4 w　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

0 _2 P7 N. A0 ~1 W, T0 ~　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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! ^( l* x5 ?$ Q  Z/ s& j! u　　杀鸡用牛刀
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1 V  Q7 m- r5 p( X8 P4 V+ [/ g　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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/ a* f2 k- J- |5 @+ F) S　　speak of the devil
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- T- x0 `3 J+ j  l  Z$ a$ `$ N* R　　实话实说

4 I% |; [5 c5 {7 u/ R. a　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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0 s+ `( H6 @( i! g! ~/ B% e" t　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

, ]0 @# _) R, n9 b　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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1 p. o5 }' [; T2 i) V; j　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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1 h& J0 O6 n6 u+ T, t　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

0 G' w- H2 {0 a* l2 Z　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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* z5 Z- k* }% [, Q" w　　歪风邪气

8 v$ j9 x* {/ B# N　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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  N9 R  Y# O# t4 h) U% d　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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3 J6 C. S* f* E$ W% U　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

& H# |0 I% u) T5 Y, M　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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3 L: O2 p1 F6 ^  w　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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+ R. n: S6 q) O, t　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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! T9 R1 `1 S) i6 B1 E( \" `+ u2 _　　May all your wish come true
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6 @+ T  M3 m8 p5 n2 C, V. S　　心照不宣

1 P9 U) c; k/ c$ b  V$ n　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

3 y/ h+ }9 R7 b' O/ Z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ K) K* ^' y" |# ^/ U( U5 d　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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" ^' {, X; |' w) K　　ants on a hot pan
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4 C! l) t& y" V% L( m　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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1 `9 r: ?4 V1 t4 n& K　　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

( G0 p- a9 {6 f4 k2 q1 d9 W$ ]8 V+ H　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

7 ^" _% i6 q% ^$ d% u# U6 K　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

# T% F! ?; E4 F5 w　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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0 o$ }2 `' r: P% ^　　有识之士

. m* O- e+ C" Q) s: V, h　　a man of insight83

% B3 J* H# a) g; U　　有勇无谋

! Y: r2 j) h, [; L  `' _8 Y" ]　　bold but not crafty84
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* j7 I. f7 r6 a/ m. K" g　　有缘千里来相会
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7 I$ G- H# \/ y/ ~7 K( O2 _　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! r7 N5 y4 H( M" b5 Y　　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

$ k9 O/ o7 I9 z9 J; a/ A6 Z　　Haste makes waste.
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4 u4 V: w0 L5 u- a: D- ^  L　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

7 L+ V2 P4 y2 {) G$ G; x　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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1 S* r9 E+ v! L6 F( R( O# w: A9 r　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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0 y3 m- ~8 ?  C' {  Y. o　　一言既出，驷马难追

. Y4 d: f; F; j  ^" t  T# n　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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1 O# K6 h4 w1 V4 v) ^　　招财进宝
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4 s5 E+ e! R3 R4 q% I3 U' s　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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2 j# X. p6 f, _- C- K　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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( {" {/ h$ e3 y) B& {　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

4 u+ j& d( Y( F1 F& {4 u　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 d. y; Y9 k) i6 `0 a* n　　What's done by night appears by day.
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8 e) b5 M  ]( p; A& s　　100

4 O- P5 a0 r: s0 u　　左右为难
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) v1 D7 j. v# x4 T( P" z　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。