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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6 k& y, b/ U% ]9 b* J6 `　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

$ c( ^+ W  n3 X1 K, K' ~* `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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7 a% ]3 N$ w( j　　笨鸟先飞
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1 f1 h& z! c: n+ T! i- ^! [. Y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

' d1 I: |: m3 \3 c/ J: S. k+ }　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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7 K( k9 c4 E8 p; Y+ S; ~　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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/ {0 G1 B2 ~- W2 j　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

$ c: y! k* \, z# i7 V　　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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$ g2 @, x  @# \6 j  P+ B. d　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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( y0 m; K- W/ Z4 D$ ?$ D, q& G　　大开眼界

& |' ?6 k# ?" ]2 b) P5 i6 j  X　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 r. ]3 V$ J' O2 D5 U　　国泰民安

  y; s# E% u, }* {$ [8 T　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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;
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  N# y1 `" Y6 y4 P: r  K　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- k  O/ V8 I8 j  f　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 o$ D: a- U, d! ]5 U　　活到老学到老

7 z, F# {4 F3 l9 h) l, w4 e　　never too old to learn

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$ x$ t. h# A" T　　既往不咎

. o$ c' @! C( H6 n4 A　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

! z4 v0 e0 ?$ T% G. h( g8 z　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

) G" G- r2 b1 t. p, y5 n　　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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: `+ X0 u; I7 b　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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6 o5 \+ Y9 c2 P' }! L! Q　　cut and dried; cliché
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% ~$ h& o. d/ b9 H　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( ?4 H, Z$ y, K6 P. Y/ A　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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6 H) ]7 q  h: F" p0 ^$ s　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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* j. J8 g% L& \9 e　　名利双收
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, I2 S; M. K" K5 \" X　　gain both fame and wealth

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( u+ o7 k  M0 D0 v! c　　茅塞顿开

) y7 P0 W9 m, ]/ E' a　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' ]" _8 ]3 A' Z6 ^: {% |. v* a4 d: {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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* M7 Q1 ]! c: T# o　　谋事在人，成事在天

. x* Z* Q6 J7 d* P; @* L　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

5 F2 O$ K: ?- x, l: L0 k1 i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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+ I9 o: p. {0 `, n& J　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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1 x5 K) S& C& S/ @4 ?) h6 m: O& t　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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1 i; c: o  b9 c  i$ x　　破釜沉舟
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+ n7 c" T+ x' Q# W& R　　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

2 G1 {4 W) U: i, L4 y; B　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ ^8 m6 e; R9 E　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: Q* k: \; ?- x2 D# |! B　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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7 ^% `1 W0 t3 x2 P- g+ Z2 ?3 G　　千里之行始于足下

1 N: o* `( S6 V# E& U$ E( j: C　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' R7 h4 H/ L. m/ K+ s　　前事不忘，后事之师

! f4 w5 c% I! l4 L% ~0 r. ]/ C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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4 X, J) s3 ^0 Y/ M. e+ s1 {　　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

9 r, ?5 H  ^: y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

% @( x% N! z" }　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# {% D4 ]. w3 r; G! j; O# |  o　　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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3 F. N$ L, {$ p' |; A3 X　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 K. E; S4 m; B' a$ H% B, q　　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

4 v7 h( n2 ]: z# \　　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

4 ^4 A% d. t3 p! ?2 T" c, W　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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$ X$ W) i5 Q' _　　时不我待

0 v7 D! g+ H$ i9 Z* g9 d+ d　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

0 e" X+ C; M9 X3 X0 k　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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5 i- k- p, b; U7 ?) C　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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8 U5 t0 h2 j- c6 A( B1 r　　说曹操，曹操到

% |- W+ u9 [) N( k& u　　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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+ j. Y: j' K& L9 b' _  q8 z0 ~　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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6 x3 R7 m$ i- j  e4 X; D4 N- X　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

+ C5 P9 i& w1 e　　韬光养晦
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; A1 K" m) L7 w) g# k　　糖衣炮弹
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4 F3 ?8 E& w! }7 [' f' `　　sugar-coated bullets59
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6 D7 B( e7 [+ j) Q% e9 N　　天有不测风云

2 O; w7 X& q2 ?; n" U3 ]　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 |' w6 H& t5 ]# D& p, W/ q　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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  F4 s0 x) s8 _' y% l　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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. |* Y2 O1 v) z  z$ h3 c　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; N) o' y# k5 P: [6 v2 K　　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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1 {% ~2 R. K$ E' h$ j) S　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

& j5 N! B) O6 B　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

/ |. k- E5 B) L1 \1 [" C. g　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

5 f. E( F  Y/ c% o$ U　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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) J/ L; b3 t! k, N& M! c$ s8 y+ O0 v+ o* _　　先入为主

) K' \" q" X2 Y) D2 t/ \1 P$ l　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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& d% a$ B6 m$ l! s6 M, v% l5 F　　先下手为强

6 p2 ^' d, X4 M; m. B　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

6 k% k1 G) a0 a; z" X　　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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( }7 ^+ E; C9 L" k9 z5 r　　循序渐进

2 {/ C7 Y8 z3 Z' z" o. a　　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

% X% N5 b7 N# e$ K% C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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4 U! g9 p, E1 ?' [9 ]3 O( s1 \) P　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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* s* U0 X0 g$ [　　有勇无谋

8 r; p. d0 \6 V* @3 C　　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

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

  {: q  X* ]4 h9 ^5 ^　　people-oriented
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6 u$ [# z* }% }5 G9 O  L　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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! r: F+ n! n" @: U　　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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" j" V9 u+ u. c" [5 \: ~  Q　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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, h. o4 ~0 l; B- n2 f　　英雄所见略同
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) G' Y. o6 b( J2 w% g7 _8 y　　Great minds think alike.
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! d- u, n8 {1 S　　冤家宜解不宜结

" m- @+ v' P  t7 A　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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) m8 H, m! V# P9 [, g& i8 i　　冤假错案
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# |3 p' W. _  S! m0 R$ t, X　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 r5 x2 A( C* y3 l$ N5 L　　一言既出，驷马难追

# I/ _) S1 v9 l" n( j0 A- s8 |　　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

; N, b4 D' C4 }6 ^8 K) o　　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

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

. \9 t( d4 r) e# w5 ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ ~+ P! s% N; p- n( z: J6 ~( h+ |　　What's done by night appears by day.
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$ ?$ R9 J) y6 E/ K' o　　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。