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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3 p- I: ]  `/ Z8 l! O/ X$ v; A  m　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

. f# h' }4 e8 s- q) A" S6 U7 J　　One look is worth a thousand words.

) U7 M) n% \, \/ ^3 m% F0 p　　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

5 b$ d$ Z1 c1 X# e+ F　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

' i$ }7 d3 P6 Q: S2 A% I　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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! t. ]# @0 L; N% X5 x$ C5 M　　不打不成交
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　　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

　　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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. s9 J$ K, n+ B　　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
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9 |* o# a7 G& o: {7 U. I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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: \1 n3 p2 a( H& R* w4 d! j7 B　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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& V0 N9 `* K) Q" v: l% w" c　　过犹不及
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6 U5 @' ^- ^  B1 ?1 C　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  H7 p! x* p' ^! @6 o　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' N& _; w" v& k: f6 j7 K( ?: e　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

: t) s, L7 m2 A5 }3 L　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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( \. W! I9 _( D4 q6 y6 F  k- @; V0 M　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　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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+ X# V3 a5 e5 L/ Z) w　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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1 y( X  j4 U" S* y; |　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& O  _3 @, S- v1 f　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 u- A" Y# Z' I9 S3 a2 g　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

- u9 x; D- G: j　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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" o, d9 p, X1 d7 P- @　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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8 g7 i5 k. Y9 {　　马到成功

, q4 b' [0 O$ A& z$ B4 p( |' Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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5 l( e- T0 W) O' k! `7 T　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 E' L* W9 D4 _( U　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

& w7 @5 t% N* \" ]3 ]6 W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 _2 W% i3 d8 D4 h9 U8 o　　谋事在人，成事在天
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# w2 j7 J0 n/ u- y2 s. V　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* K9 z$ E/ I5 h1 \. T. z5 L2 m' I6 Y; _　　弄巧成拙

/ ?; C* T/ ]" [　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

0 O  J5 ]. @! m. \+ I　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

6 q4 m3 |  Q; B# l7 R- I　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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8 S- E! A/ M' z) l/ c) p- f　　破釜沉舟

3 n5 |  M" g8 o) U　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 J; i' H% v+ E  V2 S　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 \5 o' m/ C7 B* b　　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

" X& X& s0 G' h1 _) ?　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. O& [4 y' p* P0 m( D　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 t4 c/ A& d2 {　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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# @- q' o0 Y5 c　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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  x- o2 Q, K; h# G" U1 A" s　　世外桃源
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. _$ Z7 L* N0 K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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% I4 V  i0 W, P  }! O: _　　人之初，性本善

- V) `! _8 `9 I2 t. g　　Humans are born good.
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! P* i1 T7 e, |/ ~. |　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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, A8 w/ z  C8 M5 I2 N& ~! \2 \　　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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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 u; W; z5 g7 x  A( j2 t$ u2 ~　　三十而立
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　　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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+ T5 W- G' R- o. n; a& r　　时不我待
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- `6 o! v; z% M7 Z* Q0 f　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

5 o3 X% x+ F1 f1 v　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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4 z3 p% M2 x7 ~( d5 o　　实事求是
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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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: E% @; C% t, k: Q' l* e* K, L　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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: a' k& s& u& R2 ^+ F: Q2 S　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

4 M3 I* p9 S5 I3 `9 D　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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0 S9 M1 G, Q, k3 {% S　　糖衣炮弹
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' t6 K9 q2 U; i7 @" O/ R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 Y& D5 Q7 T/ t2 D" c. s& M3 K% G& O　　天有不测风云

7 B4 W3 p9 p8 u　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 ]2 [9 e$ `' G" f) n　　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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　　歪风邪气
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& q& |3 }( \7 H. t# M　　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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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

2 r9 M( h8 ^0 B! n7 [　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

6 c; \- b5 O# x6 P* q　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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- B6 N4 ?& G- {; g9 D　　新官上任三把火

+ |4 @& Z, |/ v4 [) {　　a new broom sweeps clean

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/ M3 g- }1 j4 X& y: A! o0 j: N0 c　　蓄势待发
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2 E$ `; g, \" h% {, D5 E+ i, u8 T　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% ^: f$ I9 a" {7 d　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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6 }- r3 p9 \/ m1 r　　心照不宣
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, J. b; P) p5 K7 v) L" A. e. |) H9 ~　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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9 n3 F6 s! ^1 _; \3 R* p5 E; ]　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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8 N' U* a* O! R8 a. {　　息事宁人

# _1 ]1 Z& x7 e0 ?- Q　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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5 w/ I5 _& e6 G- ?, G　　循序渐进
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2 ]) U& F  b( D2 S* E3 X  D% S　　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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* T/ n7 Y. l; _! a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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& m; G) v4 F6 y( [$ N- J* t5 ~& ]　　有钱能使鬼推磨

7 [# |: S: z& ]9 P+ b9 z- I2 W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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4 e5 N9 n1 T7 |" |0 r　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

* V9 m) c/ j# W0 P$ r) k# Q3 X　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

' Y  f# [- ]! M0 |: l　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

+ n/ s5 ^- ^8 c. A　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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3 E# f# s* H7 B4 `　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ n, r" E' C% a) \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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, I( S6 i3 y# c. c3 |/ P6 Q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ p  o* d. J9 i　　欲速则不达
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+ d8 `* |1 v: z. n( t9 E& y7 i; J　　Haste makes waste.
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0 i; i& [/ U+ q3 {- K　　More haste, less speed.
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) ~# i7 l& L! L, h' F4 P" K　　survival of the fittest

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# {/ {- W, O$ r- k; m　　Great minds think alike.
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6 S+ M6 C* `1 z8 |. e　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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& _# J% s: o* C& v, W5 }4 Q# V+ T, j: B　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

: ?( z9 h6 T; @' c3 ^* M　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　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。