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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0 _* U6 W" e. q0 u& v" M4 {( O　　爱屋及乌

" r; S% k2 o) p% g7 a　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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( Z* W+ F+ N- B　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! W9 h  `: ~- T+ R, W　　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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4 u% Q: a7 T' A+ c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* D6 C% f% ~5 ^* g* j4 q$ b　　不遗余力
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7 n; G8 Q. C1 k/ q4 {2 }　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ a, Z* x1 K; w2 T　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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6 `  d) O" y6 ?9 V% p; `　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

( P4 a/ d" [# h　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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, Z/ [. j, d+ j, B5 ]　　大开眼界
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% B. K1 _" e  V0 o2 v$ u6 F　　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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" _. C: r$ U1 u) B8 |' L　　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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1 ~# N6 \9 l% d　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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　　和气生财

+ x, b' p' Q& }% k　　harmony brings wealth;
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) D. E- u- [; |/ p) {$ g+ V8 a' l　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

7 J& Z/ C' ^( a5 v4 s( J. ~　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

# [& O! g* {+ H9 a$ F- ?　　let bygones be bygones
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; C6 m" T0 F2 ^* V/ Y) Y# j. o　　金无足赤，人无完人

% d4 t0 D% U' S) o　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ m  W% A3 _' P) ?　　金玉满堂

* l* Z' [6 w% `3 w5 U7 j8 Y　　Treasures fill the home.

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. c$ k; t5 |; K3 R2 o　　be down-to-earth

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! t/ c: f0 I, `　　脚踩两只船
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- S4 v8 ~& s% z; W" o' T1 K1 m　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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8 f4 L% V+ Q: Q- E" ], U: w　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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7 q: q  v4 L* K9 M* \　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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, l, f' l5 c0 p8 P　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* P4 s0 M& B. q) @) B　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 p& i0 d) S( S8 y& \　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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, w7 U, ~2 B: h) c( D) _　　马到成功

8 T- M$ x! Z# Z! y0 U3 ?( S+ v5 s　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. W' s2 H, }! k" I% r+ F　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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9 Y3 t4 B, b1 h7 t$ {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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9 |, m7 U/ F/ H5 ^3 o8 [: @　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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, b- x0 j; B4 d$ t4 g　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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2 s( Y/ J! n6 [) ~　　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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& O0 A$ _$ y6 b　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, e8 I- D6 k. M  `5 \　　破釜沉舟
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; w6 J5 w5 b2 |) ^! F3 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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# n8 z7 |5 I- `/ ^) [3 Z　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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) Z7 {+ X4 v3 z& m　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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- f3 u- L! @% Y" _1 n　　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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2 {# q' p8 E3 `& K7 G- F7 e! W　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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9 n7 D! E- l3 R6 c( }  M　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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& Q" D; N, w1 X& v　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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  w, S( w1 P/ P: k/ w  [$ K% }　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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  u1 Q+ [$ J# y( C- l　　人逢喜事精神爽

! ?2 ^! s* t* k( ~( F. I　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

' Q( Z. W5 R1 @- @& I　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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0 c- Z7 n0 w2 k9 i% s- t　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* c# C, j3 Q! Y( Z7 F9 Z　　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

) h, N( P4 A& t8 k' s5 K; b! C! P　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 j* r) _3 t% F9 I　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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% c0 `7 O3 U) H( p2 [8 J　　三十而立
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2 A, D: k+ w6 x  `1 D　　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
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; R& c5 q8 Q4 g9 x7 i5 h5 h　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 z6 f. X0 d: q4 F5 b6 p" B9 H+ X　　实事求是

- q; x. i: B3 ~: I0 W; ]' 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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　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 [9 ^2 F5 L. @. N2 k0 _" R/ r　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

5 ^+ l; _/ d1 K# j5 Q　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

- w' U4 c" ~) Z0 Y9 `- ?7 Y  p. R　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

# I8 U6 P# [% ]+ d/ E1 L, y! n　　团结就是力量

7 b: I  U# ^$ ~' F" {5 m, n, z: B5 d　　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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　　歪风邪气

$ U; G+ `9 V6 E; h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 Z7 l) }% g) {- E; v) ~2 D; o8 ]& m- K　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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* g6 m$ O; H  `　　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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4 ^' N9 d$ [. v3 `- C+ z( ]　　无中生有
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* u, i# A5 [- b3 {6 q5 \7 L: T　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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/ w- b7 B& ~* s0 @, f% `　　无风不起浪

+ ?& t* ?1 K- u! Z5 G　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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: q: F- s* [5 b　　徇私枉法
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" x1 l5 Z9 t; u  T4 Y/ N" _- e　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! E# N1 P" n2 N) i　　新官上任三把火
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/ p& k0 D; `. B& x% J: f　　a new broom sweeps clean
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2 G) K/ \- v: l　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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7 ?! }8 r; |& j　　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

" V( W* V5 P% Q, G$ C% W　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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! p% }* m2 I% P/ p. m　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 o* W4 m% y( r. Z* Z9 S# j　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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( L- }+ h/ S6 l* w* @　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

6 ~+ z7 }' w4 m  u　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( t/ G- f# M  r# }　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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+ `5 l* `. W5 @( C$ I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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- y, N( n/ `9 ?　　a man of insight83

# w7 Q9 Y, u# v8 k/ D$ `3 u　　有勇无谋
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$ J( W, N" r1 C/ g( @9 U# a. V" m9 ^" t　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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3 K* @) J4 x/ \　　因材施教
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# V% {+ a; M& C4 S$ `9 z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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/ Y# X1 F# I. ~. H: P　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  V' a  t) S7 W　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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# Z% n2 n1 l3 {' B" S9 f5 A　　欲速则不达
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; K" d4 t) H. k8 @5 n* ]5 _　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　survival of the fittest
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7 _% s8 ?% _" @$ N　　Great minds think alike.

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5 {1 O, Z  r) T$ k　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! W* H; o  T! \, p: ?" }　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

4 }6 {6 Z. P7 ?% Q9 f2 A* @　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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& {/ _2 t8 M* C8 x, [8 d5 v; s) |　　bring in wealth and treasure
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1 [& \: J& P: P　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

! W8 T5 r" L$ T+ |  h5 Q　　target of public criticism
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1 Z9 y; N! Q# X; \　　纸上谈兵

: H; P* J! y% i* Z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

. @; A& S% f  I% x* \5 F9 u( D　　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。