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 U4 s9 N% b% P- n: p7 }! q　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ }% N2 m$ H1 S& d　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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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* c; i$ X7 M0 g　　笨鸟先飞

! X7 v7 y% N7 \' u$ E- N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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1 |) x3 s8 k: l5 O　　不遗余力
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9 \! u" W6 A. A　　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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! e# y  v: y6 c& f. }- y　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 _- F" _! a; b　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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. q$ I+ W/ w% [8 y　　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

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 [  a1 g3 S1 V9 D　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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* C( y' K2 ^7 ?( b8 r1 N4 o: Q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

  X: [+ o$ C0 J  O, n2 k9 O　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% M" @* X5 I$ y7 \2 Q) {2 x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

; T! v: z' E6 k) t　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 `8 x8 `2 I8 I: l　　和气生财

! f% s; g$ d% q/ @. `" O- L6 `* L　　harmony brings wealth;

# m+ l, I/ Z% B: w1 S! y- O　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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( k/ I5 Z; e6 z　　活到老学到老

- d5 k6 k* u: L1 H. ]　　never too old to learn
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, L" k* u+ _, s8 B" L! H% k$ e; Q　　既往不咎

' s6 r2 p9 w& b& ~$ V! ?　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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$ n0 P3 m9 g1 X6 r3 i6 d2 A　　金玉满堂
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( X& q8 Y( a8 ?* F8 K! Z( k　　Treasures fill the home.
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) B4 i1 t$ B: D  X4 B* |+ x　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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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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( c5 f' |7 L( @, F7 a( i8 W! n　　君子之交淡如水

" R% i. t" B) d( P　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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4 V6 @/ |& o7 R0 r  T$ T& m7 |　　礼尚往来
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1 T6 R; ^4 P- j4 t, W0 Y. I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 c3 ?2 r. J0 }" Z8 I　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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* x0 W( J1 q0 ]4 M5 K9 l! b　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

% t; Q' s. B2 n; h4 g. \　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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9 _. Y; z1 v/ T2 P' [　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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3 g* G: ^8 W. Q9 e　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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/ L8 j' y* h. t9 ?　　赔了夫人又折兵

, L: g3 C% I$ G+ K& w$ A! s　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% \9 P# y5 ]  ^- S  h3 K* X　　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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# W# _( f5 D, a, F' ^& Q5 A  V+ f　　破釜沉舟
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/ \0 n0 z' k9 _3 {) _, x　　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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# W3 v# x3 V+ J9 Z  l　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 Z2 [- E, X3 D; }& G　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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6 J$ p- j: D" v　　前事不忘，后事之师

, g: @4 |, W" `1 v2 R' S　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 k9 L) F8 y: Z' b( J  f$ r2 B. y　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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- a2 A1 }1 d# V$ }1 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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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- e6 Y8 y' N& ]" i$ f; R4 e4 |　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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# {  b6 n) x, l/ l$ I( u. \" M' w　　Humans are born good.
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/ U2 X# g; d( z' E* B5 s# h: Q　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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" A9 N1 M$ I# E0 n8 i　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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0 U- [6 N- I2 a. f: F　　水涨船高

　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

" S; O- S" O$ G4 E4 W: e' O　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* q, k4 A! F6 R! s! ^/ J* C　　实事求是

' Y7 q4 P2 U9 S/ P3 c0 C3 o% N3 H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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6 s  v& h7 F8 u) z& I! Y　　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
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: d  I$ p- o7 n' v; i5 h　　韬光养晦

; `, w. B' e# \. G) [　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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8 D  e) F7 n5 ]  V+ {4 q* o9 Z　　sugar-coated bullets59

" ?: A, q8 M: U# U% O& ]! N　　天有不测风云

" w: X0 B/ Q! U. X  v+ v$ b/ t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

, ~, U8 _6 w. ]( j. u' {. x; E　　Unity is strength.

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5 v+ D, y; t/ a" E, u, z2 L3 A; R　　跳进黄河洗不清

( I8 j1 ]  I1 E) o+ B* y　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' d$ _# R$ K8 S1 V0 }4 T　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ z- l: e) M& i  v9 w　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

4 H4 [. n( K5 M# u7 l& ?; r% k　　hold high hopes for one's child

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5 D- g* e( j: o8 R* C　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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' L% w! Z7 V9 p% ~/ ~　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

! [& Q, z' t; Q9 |+ y( X- j  W　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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5 s# s) H1 Q( B; I　　徇私枉法

  ^3 ~& `" g6 _: M! |2 X　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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% X( y- i- `! K2 [. S6 H: x　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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9 @& ^/ K# ?2 Q7 f; t2 c: z　　May all your wish come true

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; C4 \/ |7 m# o: g( a5 H" g　　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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: B5 I& m) ~  _5 Q7 ]8 G9 U' ^$ C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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2 p1 o3 d1 Y6 z0 S' C4 H　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

4 C. R& U" o9 u* [　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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8 v' ~1 d0 a) p　　ants on a hot pan

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  J* S8 B% ]8 f　　现身说法

* j' ~) ?2 J1 v: @$ z1 O( ?　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# O$ {4 I' ^! ?# m' H. M　　息事宁人

4 z3 S. i/ ^( C; e7 ^　　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

, Q- ?5 b" @5 y  {6 h" K* t　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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# x: b0 `! Q% |# D' O! {1 j/ l　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

4 k: m: {9 u% Z/ C" y/ \　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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7 F# R3 K) V: i4 K6 M/ S1 ]. x  h2 O　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& ?/ [/ Q% A1 }" h* q　　与时俱进
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' G8 \$ [! s4 _0 f　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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5 c& X# v, m" V% f( P5 g; x9 H; z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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, E: c' `. s) K: q1 Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 ~" a+ E9 `# R) L. A　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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8 e  R" [9 C" X$ _& ~0 s　　欲速则不达

8 u8 n( {! x, b8 l( _+ i: |　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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5 \% i2 x' n+ B  B6 X　　Great minds think alike.
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0 t, U* L" b1 J; V0 |0 g　　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.

　　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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9 M' h+ a$ d0 p. C# B3 K　　债台高筑
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% g& x0 y2 Y: S3 }" ]3 |3 s1 O, Z　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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* ~8 N/ ~8 w: Z+ w5 V( ^0 _3 x$ l) O　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

# Y  S9 h7 Z% y　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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& _- v5 n; Y" s4 v; S　　What's done by night appears by day.
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。