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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: T5 x' C5 z, l1 X$ B　　爱屋及乌
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8 s# h6 @, F6 i0 m　　Love me, love my dog.

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7 ?( k! N  h0 o9 p' U/ Q+ a  G5 P　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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! V. P9 o  K: K" j# @7 t5 O9 n2 s　　Seeing is believing.

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" k4 c# j* x, r0 i! 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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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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9 R$ m5 V1 t2 D8 ?　　不遗余力
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4 P2 X, m6 _) Y3 A: W; u, M- V　　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
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

, O5 G+ g' L4 c; t3 z& w6 W　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! [2 a/ ?+ H3 U　　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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0 ~8 b8 ]1 @+ n$ n) a3 X　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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3 f1 D7 v. z% T6 \+ I  Z　　过犹不及

8 p6 b# i# {# O/ g4 I  M; `　　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
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3 R: p/ J& ^1 C! g- |. }* c　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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- g8 a' S- T7 T/ r, H; S$ E+ t　　harmony brings wealth;
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3 M: s5 ~! p7 K4 [　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! T, q; S7 x  o" M　　活到老学到老
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( ]! b; Z5 g) U( M! N/ c3 S　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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( _( ~, J0 [3 y1 q( W　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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4 z5 y* W1 o/ C　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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4 D% T+ ^' }& n+ }　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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1 X8 c& S5 {' B! h& ~8 N2 b　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% S2 `) b' A* j. m& \: v' H, b　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

+ h# M* |+ M# ]　　cut and dried; cliché

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& S: W0 i: b1 g, ^" y/ A　　礼尚往来

! r9 b( @" U+ U+ W　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% }+ B, I6 p' Y+ `0 I+ t# j　　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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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 n" ?9 h2 r" _4 V+ [# ]　　茅塞顿开

! G. b6 _5 v" `9 v1 u( ?% Y　　be suddenly enlightened
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  _% L, c0 A9 M0 J  W+ {& b; f　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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
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0 t% o" k8 H" _2 G7 t4 A　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

' }  v' g5 p1 H# D( u( G　　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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　　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

3 l! Z; f: y3 s+ C　　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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9 ^. X, z/ k2 H* t1 Y: u, w　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 _( D" {- \1 `* p6 o　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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8 p7 C" `2 E5 k# N; _1 k) N　　千里之行始于足下

5 B/ [% H( C3 Z7 g9 p! 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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5 V0 @& ~$ F; w/ N* L　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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3 S5 U( N  W. r" U　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

7 F+ c0 c0 F5 o" |7 Z; O1 L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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" W- y9 @- p1 j9 X　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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; L$ d4 m& o7 k" p0 d9 D　　人逢喜事精神爽

/ {4 i7 X. c7 e: w6 l　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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$ h$ h, \% @+ h5 x5 J) \　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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* v" e) m3 h) i( j* n　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 C, W, m$ r1 l( T* s/ M- _* g　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- y2 e: ]! C8 {# r% _　　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

7 s' K0 m3 ~" g- t　　a blessing in disguise;

3 O0 Y4 R. U4 x2 M" S( J2 V( w5 o　　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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" @! f% k$ u9 I  h6 M　　水涨船高

) U% u, y, T7 x5 _; x　　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

1 u9 t: j, m; a1 m: N! J. j5 `　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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% o* J3 J/ L# B　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% d2 f( l% e) u, `7 p" c　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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2 k. x2 Y9 `; M% C8 l　　实话实说
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+ Z: i3 _: v( C6 t2 Q( o) \　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

1 \8 }$ v0 A9 ?# ^5 e　　韬光养晦

1 Y8 `1 W. G' m( W, X　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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7 I  T* [* V6 e% A" _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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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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　　歪风邪气

# i2 u% W  q" s" w* r2 |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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9 I1 M: ?$ w: S3 Z6 S　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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- K) V3 H" r& T. a6 g: t' d　　望子成龙

, ], M8 C' p& Q4 V　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& [* }- J4 `3 \' W, }　　唯利是图
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( D$ D. _& v4 e　　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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  N7 F/ D6 O$ L　　无风不起浪

  N3 R8 E# I( K+ ]　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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/ t# D: k* Y, m, k& u　　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

- j! n' _& g: V# W! {9 i; ]　　a new broom sweeps clean

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3 @% |) P5 Y6 w: A. y! m: T! S. A　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" O3 B; n4 [2 m) v# c　　心想事成

4 N7 ~5 w, E$ y5 S* f0 y　　May all your wish come true
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, r# ^& q2 L: D4 ?2 C* `% L; s! R) Q9 @2 y8 B　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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- M5 l% v7 b$ P5 e+ Z8 k  E* T　　先入为主
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2 g: F; Z8 g- ]) o( N　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: R3 a' G; @! z; c" z, r2 ]　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; ?5 X- R! s# Y　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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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2 L" X& j+ Q, L4 }6 i　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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5 f' R' W! M& ?2 b　　有情人终成眷属

- F) {  `  ^1 }; I5 p" I3 Z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

1 P6 e5 N' X5 e0 y* ?  C- k　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

, q  a3 @" U! z0 }　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

9 A, }: H% ?- G$ P/ j　　有缘千里来相会
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, _$ b- J5 u' p- J( I" l- ^, ~' ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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* `  H  L9 ]4 p3 N) S　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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" P/ @) p" o$ ]8 g" d& E　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ k& |$ O; x1 z: o- _+ d  d　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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　　欲速则不达

/ Q9 y' v; N. {, ]　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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/ z1 w+ w- c, Q" Y+ F  W" K　　英雄所见略同
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+ L9 u4 {) x. X　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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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3 }0 T3 O) o( @4 F7 c$ g" t　　一言既出，驷马难追

+ x9 ~. m/ m3 b, ?( E) ]7 J　　A promise is a promise.
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* o8 w0 h2 w$ Z- |0 i" K  d　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 c; `6 g8 P% [8 H　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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4 T; Y; v; T! p1 g3 R　　become debt-ridden
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7 f8 s- j3 L. O: q　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

- d& W6 Z6 }+ a& X: D" J$ r0 k　　be an armchair strategist
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! ^4 q3 u% p* G2 e# L　　纸包不住火

3 g9 Q, V) y# Q0 H, H  C& Q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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$ H- b; }, L! `1 @! v' \　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。