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 I  ^/ s, v* x: m　　爱屋及乌
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  N8 @# j9 i! d9 U2 b# A　　Love me, love my dog.
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6 y8 Z- X0 U' E% `% L　　百闻不如一见

$ A" z* I3 B% D( z9 m# ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! b6 Q7 V! v" p5 P　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

0 _1 @/ J( o. F" N2 R# R9 d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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) S; s. |, N* J7 R, q% x- I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! L8 l4 @* i' D! ^2 ]. N　　不遗余力
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2 ^) K. W6 M6 @* I3 l　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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" a# q: Z& R: Q) J% J( J　　No discord, no concord.

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　　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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- e5 z0 u2 f. |8 W% r- T1 @1 _/ ?6 L　　大事化小，小事化了
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( \( f4 L9 I/ t$ m! N* {, W4 ?　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 \& i1 h7 {! x　　大开眼界

5 o% v7 c( m$ Q3 C4 l　　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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" e5 @, D& h* }9 O/ ^0 r　　过犹不及

　　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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% m/ G# i1 N. O8 L/ p! G　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# b5 {3 {' X* X+ s+ R8 S9 W- \　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 N  l% s. n; ~- q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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8 |4 s" C8 z- ~; B　　harmony brings wealth;

/ \4 _3 S8 H7 X8 u　　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

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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  o1 l8 {4 g6 Y5 {3 z　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

7 a2 d/ S4 b8 ~. O　　cut and dried; cliché
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+ k9 U- Z& S3 G　　礼尚往来

, E, }% }$ ~) F7 u% z- p　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& p* p9 I/ Y, {0 z: l2 U　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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+ B8 H) t) v& O+ k, F8 ^/ d! Y6 u6 b　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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" ~3 U9 X$ ~  G$ d1 k! S　　茅塞顿开

! o* E3 t. X1 m; t3 t7 E: X　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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% D0 m4 R6 }! {) N8 |! H! F5 T- ~1 A/ W　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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6 _/ ]5 h. L: o" C　　赔了夫人又折兵
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' a, _: {1 H- D0 ?　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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4 A, ^! I8 b' z; j1 t% r" X; }, r　　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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4 B1 k; i! T) S3 c　　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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　　抢得先机

; P; Y4 v, h: f0 r8 \! t+ r　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 D8 P1 P1 f$ j4 ^( G: q8 P/ j　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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! U  r$ c) A! Q1 N. U　　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

$ l% e3 i  j) S# r( R# k8 w5 u5 h# H　　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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/ o: A6 `; _1 e3 v5 U　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

% ?) Q0 t, [. c" V" t. m. J　　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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0 T+ A8 Z0 i( q: ^8 K/ Y) r. J　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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+ V+ f1 W/ V! F: i/ o　　世外桃源

/ L/ t+ n* D' T5 }5 P7 O, a. b　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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! m1 C; |' ]9 _9 C& a　　Humans are born good.
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1 _- g: T! o1 C6 s; c7 |3 i　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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0 Q  D( F/ g2 V, L0 \; f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

0 L" S3 k6 Q4 _5 W% a　　a blessing in disguise;
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& O* U! i$ T/ i2 K; r$ `: J　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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$ D+ o/ m+ F& \2 p. c! t  w/ y　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 z- E0 }1 I! w! I- ~　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 M2 q7 D/ F4 w! W- v# E　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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* p& q; a; n( ~+ ]* C; e& w　　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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2 d9 e- o" ^/ `5 Q/ `0 v　　speak of the devil
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/ `+ @5 i+ Y8 u( V0 k" V. O( B　　实话实说
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/ U% V7 }- U& g( _3 S/ [　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 I& P+ Q* n: k/ ~　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

. s5 I5 t3 B! H　　糖衣炮弹

6 E. D; U! K0 ^, a3 I　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

! ^; [+ i; _1 q* ?, x　　Unity is strength.
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1 p# r( l: ?* G1 r. E( 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
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+ [; G: j5 N8 @　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 _/ d" m  @/ l$ ?+ B7 ^" R- r　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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0 h$ H* r2 s! ?) Z6 ~' ]　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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　　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
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- t" j1 Y0 y' d* W1 y4 i# ~　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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' @5 f# J2 [5 j3 y" F　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) S4 Z$ n8 v% r, p, R7 b' _' a6 i　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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1 @% b5 ^' I) {9 q& e　　心想事成
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  R) X. R7 K; u( E9 X6 \　　May all your wish come true
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$ q0 t" q' Z  [0 I" @* R　　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
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- r$ D! P0 M" @2 u$ }# B) Z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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* r, G( y4 C# ]% j　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

4 q- q7 p' B* V# d8 C9 R　　The best defense is offense.

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9 ~* D. ^6 c+ S　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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6 W, N6 H( ]. ~- m6 _" K　　现身说法
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3 ~& U, m2 a3 I! ~　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

9 Z# q9 N% f+ |! H, B: u　　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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, k$ J4 p5 Q! H  I0 A　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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* n1 J+ ?. e1 l. E! ~3 v$ z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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8 c8 a' j9 P5 \& T) o$ n　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

3 R" V( l2 [5 U& L0 y　　有识之士
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& O$ N4 ]2 m* a( T　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

, _& z# U1 `8 y. t6 ?　　bold but not crafty84

" ]8 S4 y6 B6 s$ `　　有缘千里来相会

% d9 Y5 M" R5 C% s$ J& \6 d$ G$ y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

# H  u" C, H5 Y/ o1 T; ], E　　与时俱进
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' {( c3 u' Z* k4 u2 `　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

$ B% L8 f5 W, L' c, _; \　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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1 `+ U; h$ q; \8 c+ f: }: D　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 a- h4 q: {6 }) e- M　　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

. [* z/ W8 q: r　　Haste makes waste.

  B8 t+ C  m- n1 [　　More haste, less speed.

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( D0 @+ ~) e4 p% p　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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, [! e2 ]2 Q. W+ b9 B  H7 M* }　　英雄所见略同

# K" [. `. a" b, |) S$ n+ v0 n　　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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　　冤假错案

, U) V' w4 @" J- c6 h, E/ V# {　　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

1 A% ^4 S$ B* O, K3 B　　A promise is a promise.
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& k+ C# u. }0 ~7 P　　招财进宝

) U0 q% u( Q& m7 Q3 B　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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+ n5 Y, e, d# ]- b' R　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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5 L  l2 E8 |# E6 c8 ~% `- c　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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8 W8 |0 m9 V7 \$ \　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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" j7 J6 V$ q0 ^9 ~/ W; d' ]　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

1 @1 I- i6 T/ l' U" J  M　　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。