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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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0 T9 S- X) J* v6 \2 E: t! H. |# I　　百闻不如一见
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+ A5 Y. p5 ^# N# b( t　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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2 \3 ^' U) ]9 v　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

0 v. Z1 `8 Q$ \. [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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* \5 @2 i# D$ s* V5 o3 R. \' \! o1 y% ]　　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

　　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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2 _0 C4 O3 \, w2 G　　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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4 O. o7 v: |( K, ?- w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 K7 W& R  W5 y) k' D% q9 D　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 @' s, h9 A7 G# t　　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;

3 {4 [* c8 S4 `9 Z, w+ ]: z( j. E　　too much is as bad as too little
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& s, x5 u* S  \% n, G　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! _  h: S' C6 \* r4 d　　once on shore, one prays no more
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  E0 s4 ?7 G- t3 \6 u4 l$ ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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% \; W7 p! t0 B3 k" {　　和气生财
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" N$ B, }1 p3 d　　harmony brings wealth;

1 ]: r: I5 z! p　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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. ]9 B3 Z" S: T; @' p　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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0 |* e: U) S& _5 Q　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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# X/ @7 G: ]* f( l+ {% J" F　　be down-to-earth

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( _9 J9 E' Y$ u: d; t/ D. j1 u2 _　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 S5 D1 n# N, h- {9 y, Z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 u, B" e( a5 w& [5 z　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

/ T0 e, N+ i0 M4 o/ c- I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 B; V: ]* v1 f; e　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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, n/ M& T$ j# M' d% h& Y/ ?- ?　　马到成功

* q. U! l/ w- L7 R　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 H' E! Q! b; |　　名利双收
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, b' Q, K/ l0 g% F  e" t　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

$ J9 j4 d' b% _! T( J8 k" P) l　　be suddenly enlightened

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. `( ]9 S& a; L) y8 O　　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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9 n6 L: }2 |1 E( |3 S　　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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　　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
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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2 I. a; c$ d, y! h5 a　　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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8 }1 b6 Q( g, P　　破釜沉舟

$ y1 Z9 \4 F* ~' S! t　　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

/ k3 n. g7 g* p6 [　　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

: l+ O2 v4 W8 C( A# _: j$ h　　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

1 z1 e+ {0 W: h　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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1 F7 [+ U- Y5 x; v- v　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 s$ z6 e, R4 ~1 x( Q2 Y　　瑞雪兆丰年

6 J5 c2 }2 [1 a; `" d  X' I% [　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 s# e- N+ i: f3 X+ [5 }& H　　人逢喜事精神爽

0 b# q! V! a4 N1 C+ o- h! o2 _　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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% F* r  a0 F/ d) P# z7 I* x) F7 D　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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8 y; \: J- d5 u3 {　　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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* X. }) }: v/ u6 c- `  |  a; v　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

* @  O7 u: ?$ c6 C9 j" o5 R1 s　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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4 n+ N# v1 ^  T# c" a& n5 C2 r2 D; T　　三十而立
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- ]: ?' n7 {; d7 A7 G" i6 {  K　　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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/ C( y, z5 t) r& b　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

: I" G( p: y+ M　　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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# @, N' L/ Z( y8 G! ^# ^　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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9 L" g# F6 w- u　　说曹操，曹操到

1 m% s6 s! o: [3 P　　speak of the devil
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" w; Z% ^! L. D  N1 {* ^: T. [　　实话实说
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2 l# Y, W4 j$ f5 |4 S　　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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$ z$ m' `" L( q  P　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, s. m5 x! Z. t) P　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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- `* x, \2 V0 s6 Y　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　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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; Q8 Y4 L/ e3 o: A" P　　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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　　歪风邪气

: D" l( P; V8 M% t$ |: g/ J- ^! }- l　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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8 Q* w$ y5 w2 R5 W' I  J  j　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) H+ L; y) _/ Z7 I6 u! Q　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

9 P4 y5 J( `% ]! h0 P8 T; h　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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& B  ]* P7 t7 c. N　　无中生有
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$ w$ n2 j" b1 K　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- O2 F: b# L/ |3 a　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! _7 u6 n' |( A5 \) L　　徇私枉法

( w3 S% N" F. Y　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

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. [5 g" d( |1 P4 K$ ?　　蓄势待发

: _! l! b6 c. T8 L4 z　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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6 E3 a- g8 \* ~- h: `　　心想事成

' p; G0 A2 f2 t. T　　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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; I% I- {2 W, K　　先入为主
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' R9 w' U1 I5 y% d　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

6 G/ E3 `2 K8 e, _5 `. c　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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9 J. H6 f0 f+ S% o' G' C　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

, W4 S& x1 j, b' h# A　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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/ ?7 ^1 t1 F+ v  Q　　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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. z8 v& t( e* k& y　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! {) L+ v# w0 m　　有情人终成眷属

8 g4 m, R1 f9 ^; N, M% a6 _　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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. V) h) ]( r4 I9 J+ v　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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% j+ W* U1 L0 C- ^　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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9 g% S  g: E& b% V7 D　　有缘千里来相会

9 ]# K! q. \& z: ]- J3 h- `　　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

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% d7 q  Z$ \3 F5 C　　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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' o/ ~$ Y; |' Y; {　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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% u) U% w5 M1 T' m8 e4 l　　优胜劣汰

$ B/ ?6 }& ^( m7 s6 J　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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& P7 F" p8 b8 a. Z% C6 S* n8 k　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  R& f& f$ k/ G; |　　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
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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
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, i! l0 f: z! _) V　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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9 |7 Y( e' W6 |% E" G　　target of public criticism
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6 I# Y/ W- j+ D- |2 z/ G; ]: a3 W　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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  U6 E, K# B+ Q% W! c- g( [" H　　纸包不住火
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5 y+ O. o. [, v! K* g# ^2 M# @　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 m( \) R7 @- e7 ]: W9 E: ?　　What's done by night appears by day.

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) m- \$ S- j3 [: N: ^0 w　　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。