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

# P  Q. a$ O+ v: a. b  A0 ]　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

, q+ P+ ~$ _; q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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; L) Q" `6 |- I6 w$ x9 P　　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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# i  y  o) z4 i$ ?　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* r* h& ], U# M1 Z　　不遗余力

. x9 B# ~4 p# l7 f( ^6 J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

5 w/ H. [( @6 O) u! Z8 M8 t1 _' g　　No discord, no concord.
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8 ?/ H. O, Y# O/ Q　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了
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# L" @4 J. E9 T- r　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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9 Y. y4 F" P2 C/ r8 N4 z　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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: Q# r! n6 X7 ^& c　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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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
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% x1 n1 v2 `7 x) [　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

1 f8 K1 N% F5 v+ m8 w- n　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 e6 c2 L5 r7 o+ U4 m0 }$ w1 g* Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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. `- x% Q1 `6 v! p" m　　活到老学到老
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, \: m, X- I# R4 g& i　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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2 K0 B8 f. l" A7 M1 W4 L* P　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 ~4 p' Z% A# G7 q' x/ q- c' D　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! _: m, J1 i( ]　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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  B9 S0 Y5 G! x  w3 Q. z　　be down-to-earth

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$ p! X* ]: @& r; ~4 p6 Q# W/ u　　脚踩两只船
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8 s5 u9 {, w7 ~( x; s) L　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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  Z7 H. x& @3 J( \: N( U　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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8 s. d" G1 S; a' s* C% j) R9 Q" J7 {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

8 W# q  D$ A6 b2 w　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: n, N% c% D3 o8 t3 p　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 @" G4 [% V" h4 x$ e% c! M; D　　名利双收

* k) v6 A6 a& Y& E, ~　　gain both fame and wealth
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" R+ ^1 x, z& [9 \/ p　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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% v3 ~. N! v- [3 p0 D- O; S  n, p　　没有规矩，不成方圆

( e0 X6 w9 X& m7 s+ g+ O+ c( v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

7 b" }5 s. U, u9 Y$ _5 y0 E+ _　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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3 u! K6 j  O. w9 R' k4 j2 k7 P; p" ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 O! ], n0 B/ h- o4 W! V　　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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* F6 l, s3 t# e! ~: i9 @  _3 _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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& i3 f4 R3 s. Y, C2 x) |! S  m6 L　　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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　　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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, Z, J8 l: O; Z" H9 c　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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# i. v. l8 z% o　　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

6 J4 j* }) {* d  L　　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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  u# x; C6 o7 T7 Y# z/ }) c　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' Y8 ~+ j2 i# B　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ P  p9 W1 p" o1 d2 n' l　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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; o- {: \$ u3 q! P5 H5 u' f2 W　　人逢喜事精神爽
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- T# q$ f8 J$ Y& Q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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0 ^" g# J* q( _' b2 w- P　　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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3 u, u# k# L. y# O/ f) L' v5 `　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 i3 O( T, V9 P) z# H3 [; H! [7 `　　人之初，性本善
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+ v/ e8 D0 `' r4 Q+ U. g　　Humans are born good.

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0 v$ w! Y9 u: o) x　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

+ e, W: o' S) [" P$ S: u- V3 Q  G　　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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* S) ~1 l! k- \6 o7 ?3 H, W" B% O　　a blessing in disguise;
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: u. `+ ~4 u! m, G( i+ t" `　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

6 A+ I! ]3 v6 q* \1 h( H) ^1 D* \6 V　　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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9 ?0 s" R7 ^! G5 O1 N　　水涨船高
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9 D" D/ C; S' [* a* ^7 N* c　　A ship rises with the tide
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2 e3 V* g6 B) K, I　　时不我待
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- h$ j" ~4 _& @　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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) L1 L! G# \, h  I　　杀鸡用牛刀
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8 J* C! R: t3 b+ I2 o! n1 A9 c' ^　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ h4 c5 a. P" H+ \- ^4 q; v　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  Y$ a2 j- ^5 Y, u　　说曹操，曹操到

, [* P" R$ f7 T2 J% n9 G　　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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$ @0 V) l2 k7 q# i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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8 ?+ I2 z% [- ]# P4 J　　韬光养晦

5 c0 p+ Y% }6 n# ~　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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  Y, S5 q8 t2 p& `7 Q$ n$ }; I　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

: p* c6 B! p" z$ s, V　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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0 ^9 D% ]# N9 N: S6 }& g　　团结就是力量

　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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9 _& Q+ @0 J9 b　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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

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$ f# K8 j# G6 B3 R0 K　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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) L3 j( W( j0 S5 ]: |; }( F# b  u　　无风不起浪
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　　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

* V: A4 k" G* x- s　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% d4 z" v- V# B. E% X4 u8 s　　心想事成

, s" V' x8 D  p　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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( m% D. ~  Q/ m7 W6 H　　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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" V2 c9 D4 ]+ H# ^- X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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2 F0 }6 R, X( D5 ]* y* M3 _8 k　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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9 ~1 ]  w' q9 r# z3 |: A　　息事宁人

, a5 {6 ^! t) V' o# [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

! C" H! f- q( l, o, y6 U. F　　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
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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+ F; j0 Z5 x" Y. l( g  c　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

6 M) i. a# S: W  r+ x　　有勇无谋
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5 N" r- b* }/ ~$ j4 r　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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) Y, S1 y, R2 }& L7 V; U　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* E. m) b3 G* R1 _& E2 U4 A　　与时俱进

1 H! b# I8 a, W& h! h　　keep pace with the times86

( ~- f1 B7 a- b/ y  z& [1 i+ A" o　　以人为本
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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+ L* T6 o( H, F! C　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

  i6 ]0 p% c% b/ R& U+ l. Y　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

; q. ^/ q; U( Q9 a) @: E　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.
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1 C0 [# V; H; z& H/ U. q　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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4 x2 \$ ~" M3 n- e0 L8 [　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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  l6 ?1 K, v0 u2 s　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

! F" p0 J% `# R  m$ `( h, Q3 @7 z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　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。