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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( k8 |5 `& l. M7 i　　爱屋及乌

3 a3 A+ Q  E' ]4 ?& D0 S+ D　　Love me, love my dog.

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7 v& W! N! M1 N　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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( L% t, k9 m% Y  K　　Seeing is believing.

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2 k0 q7 X8 M: G0 H8 f( H* @　　比上不足，比下有余
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6 j, Z$ i+ c0 ]$ ]　　笨鸟先飞

9 m% Q! |4 R; F; P1 p$ \　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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5 O2 W4 `% }! n$ B8 i& T9 E　　No discord, no concord.

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( @" l& T0 d) G- U# g" I8 }3 I　　拆东墙补西墙
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; w8 n$ D8 g" d. {　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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
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3 m/ E6 k  S5 ~& P* V, A　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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; [, s) N( F9 E. P5 U3 w; ?　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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; p* w1 a" o6 T　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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* ^+ ?" }5 L& g3 N8 n! r. ?　　harmony brings wealth;

( c$ D2 c! z& ]7 _; d　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 n: d: V6 m' p/ u  a. I　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ l, o/ ?. e, A7 J% ?; {9 n　　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

2 U1 w1 G6 C2 x" G! _% u, f　　be down-to-earth
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+ C2 Q1 L* l% V' o! x  V　　脚踩两只船
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2 o  n/ k7 t! m; q　　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

6 Y3 @1 g( \2 O+ b3 }  r/ H. r, J　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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; c- g3 R& U5 z  y3 S9 A　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　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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　　马到成功

3 w. j+ \2 r; o, b3 |3 w　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

6 W2 i* z5 s4 l; Y" Y　　gain both fame and wealth

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' g) [- a/ O2 J7 i6 v" m- f" P　　茅塞顿开
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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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7 u4 m. H( p% U1 _　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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. K: _( V9 D: R6 [0 F& {4 N- C  D　　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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$ h" s& L4 U% D* @7 O7 Z6 z, W　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

6 e/ m( N2 Z# u　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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* C2 p& }/ f  r  d" x　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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0 l! F# H' _0 K9 {& D- Q1 E- D! D　　抢得先机
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' \# L/ F, N; d) S　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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2 i0 r6 Y: B' W* ^- }) \: N5 p　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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& \; Y3 O9 j' e% P$ ]　　千里之行始于足下
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) M" r- u7 G$ o% v9 c' p　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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6 A/ @" I6 y& p9 Q2 H) _1 i　　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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9 m* d  }- A, x+ v+ ^/ E) j1 a　　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

  h1 |# K# b, Y* |6 ^0 D* g　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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" ?0 W4 S1 S5 ^) a2 W　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, S; Z& D; Z8 D  ?0 i7 {# F　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 A6 j8 C9 z7 q* U+ o% _0 D3 t　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ X9 R! k0 f; J$ [4 {8 [$ |. O　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

, M6 _9 b* |: V1 {; P5 d　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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. L; K$ Y  c( V4 f2 |/ G　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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: J, q4 n1 T/ _" K1 @　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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　　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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& G% t1 S; \" C+ i$ A5 K　　水涨船高

　　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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& m  z1 m8 s* R　　杀鸡用牛刀

- h6 I6 I9 `) s2 s$ Y1 a　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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* J1 P5 k; e2 h, }! r6 `; L! I! 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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, w% [! Q% f/ A: `' F5 _0 s　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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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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# M; }$ P" v: h: T- f9 F# v　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

/ \, r0 g5 y- F! w　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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" D, |. d& T  E3 l9 S/ V- R　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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0 h! ?3 \. R1 W! b+ N2 U0 r! ?　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

! o( b: p& Q- e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# }+ N* K7 k# b　　团结就是力量
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8 z/ k0 @: |7 i5 Y　　Unity is strength.

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3 I& F+ Y9 ^3 R6 [　　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
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* |* [0 y. j/ k" k. x6 J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

% N$ X: M- T6 J3 P) F8 e　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& t' o# ?0 V# [; c' R4 n　　唯利是图

6 w. J: A7 {" Y& i　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% Y5 f+ I0 _! B0 G8 r　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  n) M  Y4 q2 a- v  ]. z　　无风不起浪
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+ V7 [4 M7 f  n4 k* I  g% {$ P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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$ Z2 N) Z2 d7 w: K$ ^# |　　徇私枉法

, z( @4 A7 U9 b0 F  D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

; q" {2 `8 t6 D, r　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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; S, _  H( e9 {" {　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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9 d2 |3 I$ M5 j( x1 R- q- l2 [　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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  Q- Z. c1 [' a% m! d# W　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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# o. G0 Q' f) J* `$ y　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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/ ]# P' [  t" u　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% s  w8 K- |" ^; c" K% Q　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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- ^5 y( b. X) a3 n　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 Z- y0 L, Q; d+ ^7 n! r　　循序渐进
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3 Q7 ?5 r2 M" B% Y$ ~　　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

& ^5 e; r1 U. R+ V4 i) B　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ P! z7 s8 n/ S9 m　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

$ h2 }, e8 o; k# h% Z* _: T　　有勇无谋
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  x/ ~! `, @! U; j3 Z　　有缘千里来相会

# h4 H: y: d8 O　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

0 V( H" x2 n! {　　keep pace with the times86
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: d% d4 T& q3 R! J8 K* }　　以人为本
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& s* U  `& A6 P2 ]0 ^% D　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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0 s8 V( {+ Z9 @) j; F2 ?　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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$ K0 n& `$ R# q2 I" F) o5 N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达

' q* U6 z% c+ f6 g/ x. x2 Y, N. b　　Haste makes waste.
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" Y6 s; ^# ?: i) _! O" r　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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8 y1 u: {& ~: d4 s& E4 i. U　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 G7 h" O& ?* F# W2 F　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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7 \% g0 @* }9 H! [# {; [% @　　一言既出，驷马难追

2 K4 N; W! D" u7 E, l7 n$ u　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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+ U6 L/ s+ R/ i1 M: ~, N; L　　债台高筑

3 M; h4 s+ \' B8 |+ D% ~$ ?　　become debt-ridden

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- D* }: [- w3 ?6 G' n$ N, f　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98
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9 ^2 y* p; X6 H$ b( J　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。