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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1 r8 u% G/ s1 k) j, _7 M　　爱屋及乌
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- x6 i0 M1 F: @0 r  n　　Love me, love my dog.

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7 x% H, g, k  f; F+ |' x　　百闻不如一见

- s8 l# ]$ R8 L  g　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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) B$ e& _; L0 `' \7 f6 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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) u( q' u) O0 m9 x' _　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ A' u! V4 B6 ~　　不遗余力
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- X% z( E4 j8 M) m! v　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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1 z; ?5 W: S! v2 t) |* k　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

$ A( Y* a/ y9 U+ N; N1 q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 S0 |) @$ y3 a- T' i　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　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

' _  N: {# ?& l; a% G　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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+ {0 O  `# T6 r/ W# F% Z. {　　国泰民安

, F! r* g, p, V+ O　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 U; |# ]* H" L- N+ g! d$ s- [' b　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 I- r, c$ H$ \6 @$ Y: w5 P2 O　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 e; y7 v: [/ D5 C4 m. V　　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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% P! t: W3 ?. N1 M# G- K: U& g, T) h% V　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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

" D" ]: M% c2 }1 j7 m2 c　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

0 A3 m- D, k# G7 m: J# i8 ]　　There are spots even on the sun.
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0 t- q3 C" q8 s. @: r% G　　金玉满堂
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2 a, G# w# c0 H) {; f' k　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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- g- v+ A" Q3 p3 v8 U　　be down-to-earth

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1 f$ ^% q1 H, ^  B4 ~　　脚踩两只船
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& x" P6 ]% t7 _. n2 [$ J1 k　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( n( [; ?5 Y: I7 T* E& V" _　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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# ]9 ~4 x, M4 d- \& G- t8 y　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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% Q) v2 w3 m1 I/ E( |　　礼尚往来

# B! B# M# N" I5 `4 x4 W/ b3 E　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 `' m5 V1 J7 y! z2 {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& O5 B# F( @9 f- O& z　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 d) w% ~1 L6 w2 t　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

  G2 v/ P, J% y% F) j　　gain both fame and wealth

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( [/ N$ j% ~$ _- R; }　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ K' Z  [1 y. G% j　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 X; u- s6 l4 x; S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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' l/ B7 Z: _' c+ `' u3 M" s  [　　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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8 p& n' c3 X; J! }　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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3 z8 i( g/ _# J. C" g/ R　　弄巧成拙
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% K0 H' v$ ^+ @" C0 C( X8 P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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# O0 {2 L4 `+ I7 g　　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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! R- J( a. z) B  u* U　　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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　　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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2 J( d& ?9 i0 @$ ~　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

3 R" F1 D1 q4 J. H- G* q7 @0 K0 b- e　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

. z& _/ \4 z1 a, a- g8 ]+ y　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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" N" C: ]- `/ y1 \　　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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$ M0 ?# `, x( Y3 n/ H　　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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. E- ~/ y* s* |% B/ |* `　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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4 Y/ R; w, [# x　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

+ s' `5 R) W2 U　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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* a8 C7 g( t+ F5 a. m+ j　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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' r2 {$ T# s3 n- R- p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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7 Q9 c* E  R# t3 x　　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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/ }9 v" P+ [! w2 S- v2 W　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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7 z$ S7 p* b' i, w4 A3 j* \/ U% L　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; }- D* V" Y6 i1 `( y　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

  K5 Y& R4 i% f4 ~& i　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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2 c  h3 i$ D4 h' f: f$ Y　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　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

5 c( l& \* m& D+ H* u% u+ W　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 ?- q$ l  Q& L( K4 k' U; U7 X　　韬光养晦
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6 R0 D  A" Z4 L8 p' |　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

  s: a# r- o- G2 b* R! y　　糖衣炮弹
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% ?7 z  F4 B. H# o2 Z( n( E) A　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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3 m$ H2 s* P2 A; s3 }  ^2 R　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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; F. s0 Z( A  h! _: [　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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, b0 {) g6 v& b1 K9 q　　歪风邪气

& m; M, ]/ w* \　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

" |4 X, l8 d: L6 Y* w　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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; e, U- k& `! u: D" H$ x/ s　　望子成龙

5 Y( n+ ~4 a5 g7 E  j　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& o8 W. p) w6 ]% c, g( y6 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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/ J& u+ O+ r' Z% r5 U" t" I3 j　　无中生有
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' z- C/ r' r! y# a6 U, m5 A　　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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7 a: R7 g2 b0 m) l1 ~+ G4 I9 t. _　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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5 p) Y" M! ]* [" p8 u　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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$ b9 P9 e1 g* x. a( x6 t; K　　蓄势待发

$ W9 M% {8 W3 u　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

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　　心照不宣

, h) M& U& f0 U/ C　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ H# V9 L9 m. X4 Y, Y3 J" H8 Q. S　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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7 `) W. U# ^. ]5 R/ _　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 T" [3 d, h9 n% l- X, C　　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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4 Y6 T$ \! q# f　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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7 x+ P5 m( W, G+ ?3 s　　循序渐进
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8 r; O. i9 W7 {5 E　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 O5 D2 K6 M6 N　　严以律己，宽以待人

( f; Q% z5 }: u0 _  }　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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5 L5 j) \& ]& Y　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( }' ?  w1 G& k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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, d9 E: Z* {9 T1 [( _" g　　a man of insight83

0 |* v% t# @' A2 g# x　　有勇无谋

" g( [1 b0 U2 T0 o$ O　　bold but not crafty84
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. p0 \9 K( l/ b9 R# T# W7 ?　　有缘千里来相会
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' ~" m' D' M" j% y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

$ E# b7 a; C/ H3 P  g　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

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  F) g8 e" c! y3 n0 M+ P* I　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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( A  S: y0 p! [: R# w: z& O5 V/ J$ Q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  {' y* _+ Q2 o$ d( Q0 _　　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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, s) F% H: L& d8 p# M　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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' B  [- B7 B; D: M! y7 [　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, Y8 S+ a+ R( H2 k　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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& f' ]: L% g  @2 P9 H9 m0 C8 M　　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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1 G4 u1 b' m# n　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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: m6 M' C  C( g4 {/ y4 ]　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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; A4 i. v6 W1 U　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难

$ g7 Z& Q- j5 d9 ]3 Z! ?2 K4 t　　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。