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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. U  e# b* o# b5 X4 J( l# L　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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3 Q+ D8 g) j- C" i0 |+ F) C, c　　百闻不如一见

( U9 G1 ~( C9 r/ a　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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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　　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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: L/ r% l- C; g( r* Y1 d　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

+ {, e  \! }, e8 R　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

/ L. |* U1 p8 R, m/ Q6 u9 u' K　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; l! H; d5 g) o　　辞旧迎新

/ u! V  c" [, ^- n& U　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 P+ D5 E, s' i9 g+ n　　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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' o6 f% G  f7 z. U: ^# o　　大开眼界
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- G& N" O3 r( ~　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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# p$ d% M8 B+ _! `# A　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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7 H* Y5 i- S/ K1 R/ ]1 D# r% O　　过犹不及
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2 M. L1 n. t7 V　　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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, Z5 D  D8 Q; M1 K  h9 {0 L. h　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( u, [( c! _+ a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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* f/ z1 H; ]) v9 ?  R" w　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 S) [# b8 V0 `) _- ^: z) G+ \, T! {　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

3 G5 G" i; [0 {- ?( z8 s$ i/ p　　let bygones be bygones
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8 q0 o+ l* F3 U5 j　　金无足赤，人无完人

0 v$ P; U" @. r$ i: J  Z  L' q9 P　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

' t( U4 N/ }' P" }) `8 P' U　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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- M! \2 N, {# U( F" T" _9 H　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 q% |' s# x* [. v( t; Q, F9 E　　cut and dried; cliché
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0 I. d  p" J# }/ a# u　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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. o6 r/ y" g; T; W1 `- j* r# D$ x　　马到成功
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2 c& \/ f7 K  ]　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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' V! j. Z! [5 D! ]% G4 F& t5 @: `' |　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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2 F$ y0 ^% W' ?2 I. N* j1 i5 V　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 x0 p1 }. q0 u+ _6 x, s　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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0 j9 B" o& ~* [% a6 g3 y　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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6 c5 r+ \/ q7 l2 Z; B3 ^　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　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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  v% w* [5 }/ o& C. x3 W　　抛砖引玉

/ C9 H" C+ }4 g% e! L: ~9 q! c　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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2 u" ]; q# S& ]2 E3 b" t　　破釜沉舟

　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

' l+ M# c7 ~) x" k7 @　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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: m( m/ M* l" |# w8 j8 p4 ]　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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- o1 V% q0 A# S0 G7 M" e. |& \　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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! S1 Y) [: w- ~' u　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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1 v: e  a6 r- V! g7 g/ F7 N! L1 h3 a　　强龙难压地头蛇
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: `7 @  w0 c! I　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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, M  p$ ~7 @; _, E　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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: a6 D7 s. ]- V7 h　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ N! D  y5 t8 G6 m" x; D2 }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 ]7 E8 z9 z8 z+ R) x# p, ^4 c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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( |( u- B6 N, M3 N; k$ L/ V　　世外桃源
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) V4 Q7 B4 E! C- Z; i5 R　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

/ z# d" V' e2 h: o9 R　　Humans are born good.
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' N9 ~  b$ Q0 z, q9 s6 j' x; P3 k　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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: e- h' M" D' k# B4 c　　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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$ ~( S6 g* m: G& o7 r! u% o6 k& s. L　　a blessing in disguise;

( n" N( ^( t$ _% |; x  x1 Z! }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' T* e: x9 U5 T3 F　　三十而立

- i) G( L$ k/ g, Q# t6 L( E8 w# 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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 z! e: |; v: O" Q& K5 o4 }/ Z　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 I/ n* _2 N0 t+ u) }　　说曹操，曹操到
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1 Z1 Z$ ?- Y  F% u1 `　　speak of the devil

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' q& q4 C) a4 @8 P, M& I9 g; r- G　　实话实说

2 l  d4 @5 I3 _4 j, \! U. d6 X5 w　　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

　　韬光养晦
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6 L& r' M! v% X: n. ^  A　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

  x( J8 v5 w( H0 A: Q* |% J5 b" {　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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6 q" l" q" x. I: i  r　　团结就是力量

$ n6 s0 ]4 ^# k" \3 a. R; U$ n　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 ?+ H" F% g  ~+ N" q　　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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4 R3 q7 D$ {/ ?, l　　歪风邪气
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7 \! p% P5 \8 D* ^% 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
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' K2 p. f7 L8 b　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

9 ^; `" V/ @* l( m# U! V) x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 J* n: b1 M0 c$ o! a5 V3 n- e. j　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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, H, c" {: J* A( D+ @% x　　徇私枉法

! _' \+ Z* z! T  l0 Y% c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ B/ n3 ]0 k9 q2 S8 W0 D　　蓄势待发
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  |, o6 b4 G# d. h3 W" C  j  r　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

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　　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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　　先入为主
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9 T  x& v3 W; m+ \. p4 }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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& v" L: V! H$ N0 B- X2 e　　先下手为强

2 x' G6 e. H! }  n) @9 d( B& ]9 ?5 W　　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
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　　ants on a hot pan

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3 E5 [8 \' f1 e# B# c& G: D) ]. p　　现身说法

6 B4 ]) Q1 M! p0 f) ]; }　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 s/ H$ p  d% g3 a　　息事宁人

  P- P& m7 R8 o　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 q, \& v6 A7 w8 D　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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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

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

( D; Y9 h& ]1 t2 {　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

# d# n9 c/ N' `5 l% `　　有缘千里来相会
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7 L. E5 z3 m6 p; a/ u, |　　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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# V4 _) A1 `7 |- a) ]8 l5 r　　以人为本
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　　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

4 g) |7 l  |1 A7 S) r7 n# r　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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8 G1 A. Y) A0 T" f6 w7 g　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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% f" J8 I8 y) f* f　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　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
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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 z. ^4 _! x( U3 ^; x% A　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

) `+ Q( U9 x1 g- ^9 M　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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' {7 P3 J+ J/ f9 T  ?. ~# ]% h　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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, a3 N) E3 L: ~　　纸包不住火

4 l4 s: d& _# a! M5 n: ?) L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

! z% e7 V9 w* P7 P8 b　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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  P( L/ ]- O; G, v, @　　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。