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
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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4 i8 A" p# \; U4 }  R9 G　　百闻不如一见
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& L4 J5 K# s$ G5 O　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 `- w% t0 \* u; L- Y; U　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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7 p9 s; ?4 l% K* M" G! L　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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* W: s# N" m: S& j2 D0 D　　不遗余力

. Q. H. B9 X8 M  o( V　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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" r& V* @+ y" z% U  z  Y　　不打不成交

  D; J9 O7 Z$ @* k　　No discord, no concord.

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9 i; U( K8 Z* r# J! v5 |7 v1 \　　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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8 z3 J4 W# p: M8 m- Z0 L　　大事化小，小事化了

0 [5 D! @, E& N: ?% j　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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5 H* H) _- t' L$ l2 q; w3 O　　大开眼界
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' C/ w/ c! j  C) Z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 V" ?( A" S9 e. S& ?. ?　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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. {# P8 p! l7 {$ s( {4 m　　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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* J( J- G) O7 G* _! f/ [　　好了伤疤忘了疼

' P" ?! m" v- q9 P　　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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* z; H! D+ f/ B　　Bad news travels fast.
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& D8 C# P1 O5 C, z- P　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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" I" z$ _2 @$ b2 H　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 O" u( Z& V1 ~　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% h; ~3 s$ E- T+ W$ H3 C- N) Q　　金玉满堂
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0 o6 P' @4 ~  [* b　　Treasures fill the home.

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# P4 Q0 p/ O1 I! A1 c　　脚踏实地
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+ e: m! F2 S- o9 ~3 G5 d' J# i　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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( b3 T% h8 h: [　　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
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# l3 h! ^! a1 K; d, n# C' X. |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

) u1 x4 g' L( z- i　　cut and dried; cliché

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; p# n) C& _) B2 {: k; T; ^3 r　　礼尚往来

0 _( L1 v. T9 r2 W- F　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

/ N* v  `3 K1 }; }9 u; z# O　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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& Q; R/ n" G; J! y! B, g2 L　　马到成功

2 ~3 t- @( J1 W3 d) f: o" R　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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" |0 d1 a  a+ w2 t/ p; M: f  U& v　　名利双收
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8 r* |2 l- @1 T4 q3 k2 o" V　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 P8 f1 z  |( {' B+ b* @0 f　　茅塞顿开
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  k- T2 W, }. Q. h( `  B　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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# V7 R2 p) y& _% {3 ?/ k　　每逢佳节倍思亲

8 I" D* b5 z' L/ r  V4 X4 q　　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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# \" P( \- D8 `! U8 K8 V$ F　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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/ x  f4 A6 c7 b* [5 l* E　　赔了夫人又折兵

; _3 k6 Y& j& A5 R! _+ `7 |' c' d　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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# i* @3 ~4 ~; ~& ?5 Y4 T　　抛砖引玉
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/ Z- E" u* A' }, Z0 j3 p　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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( w1 z' Q& _' V. E# A　　破釜沉舟

9 {1 s' a% a6 v: @* u/ V　　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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; m$ k2 A8 d) [　　抢得先机

& ?4 a8 A/ J1 F) F& U3 d　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 e2 x, K. Y; l) I　　巧妇难为无米之炊

" L+ A  M( w. B8 F# y( i　　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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　　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

　　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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; j! B- \1 _# @9 ~4 Q3 g- u* P　　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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　　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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" k0 A% ?* Y, M" Z　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 y# D' w! I/ |2 w　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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1 a: c! O1 \& X9 L; ]& t　　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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# @# s) z2 N" {　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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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; i, R. ]. S) B: r  O2 F- O9 E　　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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3 c. x( ^4 u3 F1 W- a　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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3 i/ `* u) E* E) m, v, B' |. B　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 U5 s- M. H" A. v/ I& _　　实事求是
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　　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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) J2 [; d4 v- ]( _4 w% C# ~　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, p+ \5 |5 P# i1 R0 b　　韬光养晦
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5 [- @' X4 B9 m9 t8 F( a4 o( ?8 S　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

+ e) G: D0 i# c2 y# f3 y　　Unity is strength.

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( D( {4 X4 ?3 \1 U9 q　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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) p3 {# X- b( P! A* N8 Y/ @! I# _　　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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- S: }, w) Y+ a. U1 ^  t　　唯利是图

2 ^. X% A( [2 T+ t) |4 x+ m　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

6 h5 m$ a8 m3 z: S! M4 V9 M　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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1 x; c) J* L  k, p　　无风不起浪

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

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0 ?, [" B1 J: [2 F　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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- ?& _2 _) T  j+ z  r　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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3 O# j9 r- ]& z2 x7 \1 V- v$ E　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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( l/ |& M) B" `, W, H* w- X　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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$ N8 F: ?6 v4 I# r4 O　　先入为主
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& i3 d$ e! T7 t/ ^: t　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 n5 [5 u+ A: R; j( [8 W　　The best defense is offense.
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$ A# O$ U+ ]) b1 I/ {3 |　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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3 L4 U( `, @6 }4 s0 p7 R9 ?9 u　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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' D* S# t/ {" [8 h8 [; }　　息事宁人

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

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9 V2 s! v3 [/ M% Z- D7 `$ c6 F/ e0 k　　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
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! {' G' a' a0 E" E( U　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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5 P3 Z# r# Z  u. I3 i　　有情人终成眷属
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: r# x" W* D( u/ g9 S9 t　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

3 J7 d4 X2 Y% t6 Q1 C9 T: S) ]' Y# B: j　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, b  B" }& t/ P& u: J$ N0 Q3 c　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　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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# [! z& \$ R; u9 G! C, o  N7 x" P　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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7 ?( I( P! C/ Y8 {' E) a; ]6 U+ y( D% K　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# m' v- [: x, b　　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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. `. x8 V1 K4 p2 C　　欲速则不达
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# k, ^8 q# t! L+ s2 r　　Haste makes waste.

- U  _1 E) y) T3 o( [　　More haste, less speed.
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2 r1 U0 G- L% C4 d4 o　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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2 g$ z' S/ I& o# x. |　　Great minds think alike.

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3 [0 U; C# W& C6 G. u　　冤家宜解不宜结

7 w" z. s/ V$ G) P2 X' N. T　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

8 t2 D3 M" v# W1 A　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.
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  D  z5 X4 Z6 A8 i6 V5 J- D4 e　　招财进宝
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- |% P! ^! B, a' b$ @' G4 m% {) z　　债台高筑

* L8 H" K( P/ k3 Q% y7 m. t6 o7 t2 |# m　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

/ E( A3 M6 {2 ^# v4 y% z5 ^+ @　　be an armchair strategist

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, o6 H+ Y9 c3 b1 s9 U　　纸包不住火

) @! S0 \1 Z# ^' X3 B( e9 o　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: K- z, C; r2 f9 W　　What's done by night appears by day.
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! D" I6 o4 I+ f, t( l) `　　左右为难

　　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。