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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2 A$ n3 k* c; }6 l. v9 Q9 p　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

# ^( G! `/ g% S0 I. M　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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+ L, x5 ~6 f* I& O6 \. L* R　　笨鸟先飞

# L/ P' d7 N  O# J: E' a　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 X4 k/ ~7 S0 n- ?　　不遗余力

　　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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' `! F! J" j" X" P: x. c. O2 V　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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: K; Z1 U$ `% F' i, V　　辞旧迎新
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9 L9 Q! h& m3 C6 O8 q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ j# a6 H5 o1 ]" e) B$ `　　大事化小，小事化了

- H! e2 `7 }! S2 q$ B( b6 c　　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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. i) P. H; ^1 N! v) @　　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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　　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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- u1 W5 {9 L0 z4 |' U　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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$ @; L- ?  n! w　　once on shore, one prays no more
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8 T6 g5 }3 i6 ~1 J7 T2 G, \　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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. i' ^- [+ G1 v6 K! ^　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

0 F. `% {$ S6 M- ?; E　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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  Q/ p" n) b4 h- o  ~" e* G　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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' B' @, N) {6 D; l　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; q2 `' b3 z" @" M　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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" X4 [+ _+ a7 ^0 S7 I; G1 B6 |9 ?　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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+ ?# Y  f" _9 D3 ?" q- i　　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
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2 h9 a; ]) l% ~! j5 ?, @　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　礼尚往来

( X. L; K( M* W; R$ V6 U5 O; |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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, n- }5 y3 J& q! X$ Y7 J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

% E1 A; Q  R1 s% H7 m6 c7 ]　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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% E% k: h8 W# Q- I/ z2 X　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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9 a' x0 H: l4 I3 Q5 e- r* @* d6 b　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

- e, Z7 e/ E, J　　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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6 a/ q& r8 N! z. D　　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

" a8 D) O4 {3 L, |! N6 z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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9 Q4 F& k' c. X! v4 K　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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- U: _& ]- X6 d( J$ E7 U5 y　　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
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　　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
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: y' ]% o; f. C' N& v　　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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& I' p9 M1 ~' {; W8 u  |　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　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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" E. J, _0 f+ h, W: S" P　　前事不忘，后事之师

4 Y+ K: v4 A$ b- K% L　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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' M- ^6 p1 W% m9 }* e$ b　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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1 w+ h4 c# y" g2 w' s& D　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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, ]/ c" Q7 J9 t+ v2 Z9 o　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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) ~- S* ]# ?! z+ y, H; D1 j　　瑞雪兆丰年

0 {  d8 N; N! l+ g　　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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$ I1 i4 m& F5 O' z* }　　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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6 b! n3 U. ^+ k2 W9 E: t' |　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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! P; D) Y" q9 G9 m! t　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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% x9 W5 N8 ~8 p　　人之初，性本善

$ ?# B0 W8 t& B- B& _　　Humans are born good.
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& e- U8 W2 c' h6 ~, m4 y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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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( ^9 p/ k+ l; A! o: s( a　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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( P8 W& Q* W. m( ~　　三十而立

: ~' C0 c% I! n( C! J. v0 H　　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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- n% Q  D! U3 s. [; [6 P/ I  A　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

# {7 R, w# K& X( B5 j8 J) h% D　　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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3 n( {) w( d" T% k　　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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: w2 v* P! p' k5 A' y4 z- k! c　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  Q5 e' F9 V4 `3 V$ O2 y! M　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 _5 x% G; [5 {; R4 F7 v2 {* Y# o　　韬光养晦
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  _* s2 ?  [' h　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

6 X! i8 Y8 E/ @　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# z0 z' m+ ]( g2 P" }( F　　团结就是力量
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* |1 J" K, K% b9 S6 ?# e2 m　　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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7 g8 v5 _( {4 S- M, e　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, b0 D0 y! K" V6 ?9 L9 n: {; l  N　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 e+ ]) c/ n4 ~' M' M% n# G　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 \6 k% I: U6 m$ X7 T0 C: c　　望子成龙
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" u9 @, G* O5 D( G5 M1 S6 N$ H　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: i( e* V1 B9 t1 c% |) D9 p　　唯利是图
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* ~7 h2 J$ d4 w　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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3 p1 r+ m, K  Y- K　　无中生有
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% n9 a2 Z* `" @9 L  x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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" L% m3 ^# ~& C7 l　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 l: L0 k+ M! w- ]! J　　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

+ O, |, d1 A2 U' K& R, I　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 X$ i  M0 D; B3 L, |1 E7 p2 I　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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& \0 O+ {% Q0 x7 `$ @　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　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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　　先下手为强
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" g0 v6 f; p( @# \% F　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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4 N7 B+ Z5 v9 E, j1 F# a4 i  V　　ants on a hot pan

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* A! M# C/ F; S/ u8 Q, U　　现身说法

( n# s2 _, b6 E" A　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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* }% Q+ Z( C3 |3 c4 j7 I8 R　　息事宁人

& R% W7 U8 P" V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. q7 G; P! l9 ]  q: R　　循序渐进

$ _: n: p4 N9 h( r7 ~' j1 L8 L0 X5 O　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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9 X* M8 s9 P5 R% Z. \. R9 v& F　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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  J; c% k0 f3 _' F" D6 `　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

7 `7 y; `" S# T& K$ z% q: f　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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5 t# N+ C; v! i" r　　bold but not crafty84

2 t3 L% W$ q5 X2 o　　有缘千里来相会

! Z4 U! w& w5 ~7 p+ ?0 k* \! Z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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  b1 S5 R; G: V; M　　以人为本

$ k# ]+ X$ R' \1 T. s3 u　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

' ]# E. M$ n: ?& e; ?7 B　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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5 N: t# |! |; w& ^6 \& F' E$ t" T/ u　　More haste, less speed.
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/ v" @% E/ r9 G$ j. X　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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! n2 M  ~- A  S7 K　　Great minds think alike.

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0 E0 k; y( _' e( }0 p　　冤家宜解不宜结

7 h8 h: V& `# \7 N& g6 |0 H　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

% B& P. t( |8 ^; p% V　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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! g7 @8 c$ e% G) O- M　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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- _: k3 f3 ~; s9 l! v, g* O　　众矢之的

5 R1 G. D, a( Q; X3 q　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

( u* A5 Z* G- f# F  A- J　　纸包不住火
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; S" Q5 X1 m$ l8 N4 s6 Q0 b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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! @7 i, L3 x* B! \( {$ q/ _! K9 P　　左右为难
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! A4 e, z, c2 F* d8 Z0 G5 T4 u　　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。