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

' S2 \: a+ {+ c, k1 S　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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/ n! A6 T. {: `+ g8 W" h( z　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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9 |' A2 ]. k1 L7 {0 z  A) l( l, y　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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. S1 F+ H5 t/ v, D- l9 M: N' u& w  O　　笨鸟先飞
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1 w( D: b" N+ C+ f: L, t3 f6 q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 Q1 U" f6 h$ N　　不遗余力

6 K) g8 D  j: V  H7 U* v+ M　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& g) l6 v+ N% M# Y8 |: h　　不打不成交
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% f7 Z$ l# V2 \% M　　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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7 e0 d5 b/ G; N% m( m　　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

　　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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0 W5 r+ H' ]8 H! l* O( {9 r　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

8 }! }" Q* w; B+ D; Z. {+ f% A　　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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# p, X% e5 X( q; K. `* N! Z　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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9 K" H$ ?/ }/ u8 _+ r　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

6 E% I8 x+ Q; i8 F; [# t- G# S" I　　Bad news travels fast.

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% m4 v; t! n/ M( w) Q  g! g2 J　　和气生财

3 Q# k' N! L& C0 ]1 w　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

: M" m% x2 M% y6 h5 [2 `0 P+ h; D　　never too old to learn
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4 ^  C- s3 }1 O! b* K　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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# K) y0 Y" U# K: y* h9 a& o; \　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

0 [6 W2 v0 T# V+ |4 L+ R　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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1 N- U1 K/ h' ~0 J　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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8 j6 H! c' p7 H2 F& T& I: L% r5 o　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, Y3 y6 ?) O9 T4 ]1 ~　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　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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; T& ^+ J% d9 V6 w$ a　　马到成功
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3 S  X+ E! b9 h5 l7 a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

& ~: K4 m; }2 I　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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8 ?6 K3 X  ~9 d; Y　　be suddenly enlightened
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: B; k4 j" z. L: F  ~　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 Z0 ?3 a2 f8 \. F7 C$ B8 W% z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ F. H1 P$ W- B/ T& N　　每逢佳节倍思亲

3 G+ a- B/ K' ?　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 e& @) |# ]' E　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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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$ F1 r  Y) I+ i7 B/ q　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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) C8 h$ N5 E! v9 |2 W) L　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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/ D0 G$ Z( I( X0 z. F　　破釜沉舟
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5 b, \/ H/ {% [　　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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+ q2 u% ~5 J  Z% K2 O　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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/ y$ c" f# j6 h: J) F# r9 Q- g　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ g" E  P9 h2 h. C　　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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　　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
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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9 t! s! q) t! W- H# @* _　　强龙难压地头蛇

/ Q/ @3 q9 h+ [9 h9 w. Y3 A8 o　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' @- B2 f3 ?- [, @. D; ~. `　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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' _  O7 w# H9 w  B- c+ t/ t4 e+ T　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

8 n; t8 S: m5 E　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 G) Q. W# s1 U　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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3 T! n% I9 g5 h6 P( Y, N5 T" r　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

7 P& W% w) n1 w: s) q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

0 l( t4 [" Q' F! \' Y: ^7 i. [　　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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3 a3 `& q) L6 _3 ]( C　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ ^9 q. t4 |" S1 j+ w" _- l　　时不我待

- ~8 v( R6 b, O' S0 r0 h　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ h& i; `, {! {! \3 j　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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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0 v3 b( r3 x% U! W- _　　说曹操，曹操到
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; L# j6 }% o  @1 C& C5 C2 f　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

5 Y8 \; y% G+ U# a1 d3 e; S* v　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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( c* q; J: E5 q3 f& s: \　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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/ }% v# C) L  \* x　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. r6 G8 k9 ?; f! ~" q- W/ O" I　　韬光养晦

" F7 M4 M4 z1 d: E9 c4 K　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& l6 ?# V7 `1 o8 I1 E　　糖衣炮弹
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% g# n) o3 [) v* W9 S4 D　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 f* F5 {: u: \; L　　天有不测风云
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; ^' f8 O& [/ |8 T　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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" P' ^2 Z0 n6 ~0 i6 ^　　跳进黄河洗不清
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1 A1 ^7 G9 q2 c; z- n. l1 ~　　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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$ m. Y# v# ~0 ^　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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) g* H. s, p% |% v' A　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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/ t0 S# \: o. x1 i　　唯利是图
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　　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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& J  d6 }4 }+ n　　无风不起浪

5 f6 ?! X; p- ^! [6 |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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+ \# y; f* }  h& |: Y  H　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# G% ~6 ]& v; b) }5 [; P　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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- Q: k! L& U0 J5 W: r　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: e$ B, m" p- H　　先下手为强
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- K8 Z) ^7 B/ j# d1 U" l　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* i4 W# z; `5 U9 o9 \& Y0 \, {0 ?　　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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0 _: M0 \; n: S9 Y* S* z1 s+ h　　息事宁人
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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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, o  J  w2 ]5 f; [7 w* R& C* k　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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' R7 d& P. N4 O% i　　keep pace with the times86
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4 M* N# r3 S+ v( A& Z; q" S) J. _　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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! [) p0 ^; b* K　　teach students according to their aptitude

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" i- q, \  n. W) c! ?; U! C　　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
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# ~; Z7 S  f$ b' b/ L　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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$ V. {: A' J( ]/ |　　survival of the fittest

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4 G1 ~( [# ]9 B* n% @　　英雄所见略同
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! U$ b4 N) A5 @6 u　　Great minds think alike.
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) o6 ^1 m- r5 [, b　　冤家宜解不宜结

* q' C8 E* `" V: w+ M/ x　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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! g, W6 x$ Y$ x9 ^4 M/ m　　一言既出，驷马难追
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  E- `3 u1 d, B+ n% R　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# q& N, |- ?' V/ {9 V) B# _, W　　招财进宝

9 C1 X  b! Y2 D　　bring in wealth and treasure
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1 p: u. s+ [* O4 z　　债台高筑
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" m( b' U) S$ e/ I& C$ A0 J　　become debt-ridden
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3 X6 V" M. C8 c& [　　众矢之的

; [8 K  s9 X/ b　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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' ^, q  `  g# I' R/ K# U/ P( i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。