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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* w5 z( X" H4 O% v9 G7 R　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ h- e# J- f5 F2 A7 x4 K! c/ g　　百闻不如一见
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$ o' g% b, l# n　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ N3 s8 g% g: @8 l　　Seeing is believing.
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; X/ R+ R9 L  @1 Y　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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% ~% \$ [& g' q/ n6 O　　笨鸟先飞

( N2 {" _+ [! ]3 _0 T; b　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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% [$ _+ _; o5 Y, n& P1 U$ |　　不遗余力
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* [  X# h# t! d; ^" @2 W5 i0 y8 _　　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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4 j" q: _6 ?1 H　　拆东墙补西墙

- t2 z3 m9 W0 ~; e+ {　　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

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

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# u: i3 y  T7 P. V9 y　　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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# X! d  V% w5 y( H2 w: O　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 a0 w3 @3 n. U7 B% a% V　　过犹不及

' D% z1 x5 c8 c" _; z1 ~5 K　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

) ?5 V: z+ G6 g# i　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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$ N1 c4 n" i0 Y" d! t7 d5 ]; p　　once on shore, one prays no more

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2 y! H! v% M9 r5 D, n3 o　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' U, c; n3 {8 z6 l9 D0 H9 x　　Bad news travels fast.
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4 G4 s, k, ?8 m, b　　和气生财

( i4 E3 D, T' O! k7 X# y8 U　　harmony brings wealth;

* D  C( {2 v' k% f　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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. w; G. U+ H. g1 a　　never too old to learn

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2 }) R6 Z8 k: n　　既往不咎
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% G( j2 t% J' a, u4 C3 u3 ]! e　　let bygones be bygones
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4 p7 Z5 Z' w# d' r/ U. m　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 ~  M% ]" O. F+ D　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* q" c3 r# C1 Q, I1 F0 w　　金玉满堂
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- |6 a, n/ G0 ~* r　　Treasures fill the home.
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, k# c. w$ Q" j9 G　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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& t' H* Q* r3 b: q2 v1 l  \. _3 G3 z　　脚踩两只船

　　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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- ^- l( S5 r) ^) e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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, S2 h$ O# J/ L8 ]! \　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# q) _) n* m9 v- ]& A: s) F- b　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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2 L( S* s9 k5 X* A; ]　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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" g; e6 G; P/ y# l　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

. a7 l% Y+ m: H' @6 R3 o　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' J1 k& F) J# ~2 h, z5 R　　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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8 z2 T, {/ G; v4 x+ d8 ~　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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4 Q' ^* |4 g" L+ {' G　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 p7 ~$ m  |0 n1 m4 V8 Z/ t　　赔了夫人又折兵
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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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' y, P1 r* N+ `8 U- L& {& [　　破釜沉舟

　　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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3 N" i& t& S+ a) j6 t* F1 ^　　抢得先机

: S, Z6 j" J1 K/ v) `1 q: P　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, k. Y* K5 D- g7 d( g% O9 Y　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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+ m2 b% E# T" e! P& H　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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9 ?: ^! o. Y2 i9 B　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

8 i4 P( p1 t: A( w* \　　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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- X5 o" s/ N  q4 D' @: `! K　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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$ p6 C6 B" x( C: n. o, G　　瑞雪兆丰年

, D/ [5 v; |( V; A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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+ ?8 M* E: w9 {/ L, b: t　　人逢喜事精神爽
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7 b& j6 y5 F9 w9 X3 ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, l5 [8 c( s, f. g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

) f1 G+ z3 u! a: ]0 I2 c. J4 v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　人之初，性本善

: w1 S2 j5 X* T! V1 S　　Humans are born good.
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1 B& h+ [2 B, c0 a' X4 |4 ~　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

* [- Z- Z$ Z% v5 {+ `  c! F: i& Q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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/ p6 _- a( B/ b0 K% L! H, u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

/ Y# P; e$ J# F# A6 F& u0 k/ c　　a blessing in disguise;

7 t0 {4 d" P/ Q$ W& ~/ \8 T- j　　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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+ g+ F; o8 s5 L' i8 x/ V　　水涨船高
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  Z( ]0 r/ {0 p. `( h& W0 J3 R　　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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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" o5 ~+ q5 Q! d1 q% A$ T, }  o/ K　　说曹操，曹操到

. l) g: s: f/ e8 _3 y, X　　speak of the devil

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, W5 J: A( C4 }　　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
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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' k! K8 W' M8 z3 P　　糖衣炮弹
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  }. [, m0 K! q　　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

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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# s( y, y& n; p. T! ]8 P　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! |& ^6 ^- n6 ]7 o8 F　　物以类聚，人以群分

9 e6 \: b; [% x' E* Z3 W* s　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 x0 v. j5 {; t- u　　望子成龙

6 D7 H- D, w' E9 P" c( H7 e　　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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* x8 E& k0 R( {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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  \( w! g- @' N. V+ b% L% M8 z　　无风不起浪

2 \% H3 R4 e2 o& o& E　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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. V% k7 {( Z/ e1 S) q: Z2 B% M　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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8 J' o2 g! S2 z5 V　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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' M1 V' E/ p6 r' \　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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1 r! n3 N. b# D　　先入为主
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' C& M5 m1 U" S: k6 S4 u" W, \2 k　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- i7 _7 v8 V: ?* D' D　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

5 I! h4 B3 E' q! s　　The best defense is offense.

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, R& f( k' F4 @( e　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 Z7 a) Y& `9 [; p' Y$ P　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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4 j/ Q4 _* Z1 Y8 @6 ^3 H! {& m" }　　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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8 y; {5 X6 w0 a6 l2 J1 U　　严以律己，宽以待人
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( u5 Z& k6 O/ i% k% q' G　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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' X& N2 v7 j, g4 b7 A5 J* G: q　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

3 u$ a- Z9 A$ [. w5 X" o　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! @; P" p7 P6 P% z' G/ B& J3 E  Y3 a2 r　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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8 r- n: F+ S+ B( l, a3 I　　欲速则不达
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1 k# U8 ]6 |# H& c* v* _9 w　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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8 A7 Y( ^" x1 [7 z. {4 r8 Z　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ U& B) b: K- c3 d7 Q0 F) I# w% W; I4 z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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% w8 L7 i+ N' o　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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/ o' P7 o. A# b$ T% |8 H# G+ G　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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- l% P& s1 B* u( b8 ?　　招财进宝

/ ^4 _7 h: y/ |" w; V. @　　bring in wealth and treasure

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8 v# R2 t3 W! L) t" w: |　　债台高筑

$ z$ ?: m+ d2 n6 u　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

" B$ l) [' T( A　　be an armchair strategist

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& `2 b/ Z, K) F2 `! j. L! q$ Y/ h- M8 A　　纸包不住火
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) H4 P7 H6 d. ~' x) w* n# }　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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2 j( ?1 l, g- ?8 U4 F  Y. b- @+ ~: w　　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。