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

' `7 [; _+ I. Y, d  W　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

, r$ p$ O$ T& t　　Seeing is believing.

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, X% }# k9 c6 Q# C& U4 o　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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' B+ H* w$ E. I) N% i7 p; h4 E" w　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) u! X; J8 F3 B, ~8 V# W$ B$ A( u　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 d( b5 z! u. g# d# z- }　　不打不成交
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. z2 X0 C/ B  @2 X　　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

  y; X. G! U! F　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! ]6 J/ Q3 \/ c3 w/ ?$ [+ c　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 v" B' T1 K& [' F* L% [6 e/ J　　大开眼界
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- a- R5 b" d) |　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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4 @# c+ n1 ]; h: K! e　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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5 M( d. b1 h* G% v" F3 V& [　　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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5 L: I& h* x+ l7 o, z6 ^2 M! C　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! T3 ^! R6 E0 b3 z　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# ]' z, M1 t2 i- H　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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. g- |) \: f- G! p　　和气生财

  }$ d7 L4 j* J, l) H　　harmony brings wealth;
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, _. [# c$ _6 c* N+ ~; {6 Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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3 f7 A% O. N% B8 O/ C& ^/ f　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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" ^) x) j  K6 T/ Y5 x* B, K　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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5 F" V2 G! s! m! Y　　金无足赤，人无完人

- }2 o8 _2 z  j5 \　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ S3 C" l( v+ P* K1 o" ~　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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! }  l9 U: h/ w% e& U0 V# w　　脚踏实地

. _2 `, L8 T! R& v- Z) w　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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; |3 i0 M( c' N% B　　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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( F7 f; x3 {, X( D" g- Z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

' v- ~* D+ y) ~$ o　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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7 R2 E8 y/ @4 p8 f5 `; m　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  i% {0 K# [8 Q* Q  S4 l* V3 X) d4 {" f　　名利双收
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& i& [! }# n" F2 b. B( C' l; N　　gain both fame and wealth

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( e1 d/ A' x/ v6 _　　茅塞顿开
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2 z# z3 S, p7 c( L　　be suddenly enlightened
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/ c4 M8 T/ f3 @3 p# j/ F' w　　没有规矩，不成方圆

, E- M  p! a; K2 u9 Z& u6 L　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" A6 W- E& p" {- F+ G& R　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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$ ]  E8 D7 d* j# ?7 h　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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/ |+ U$ @! |- d: u　　弄巧成拙
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7 ]- B5 S3 a4 B( ^　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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. _- j7 f5 ~: [* k) G0 u( ~) C　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　破釜沉舟

2 W6 a' j5 S5 z　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ v6 N' B4 X2 I- k9 w2 i8 [+ }　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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4 m' K0 I6 U: b3 L- C. D　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! h' c( k* o- e  ^6 B1 i' H# U　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 E; q1 m6 t( E　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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  }5 Z& `- H2 s: \; W; ]　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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  I9 |% g7 J) o4 q  _　　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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/ c  j0 H( u4 a. [- x. W　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

3 {0 Q7 A; @3 _) ?8 F7 d) L　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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7 U4 E" e5 u. A4 n: [% ]" d7 U　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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0 l  s* S$ [& z# u　　人之初，性本善

+ \+ Y" \0 C  f: `8 z, z　　Humans are born good.
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* S1 C7 F/ R8 g  X　　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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! N# O2 k0 C7 o　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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* r1 |+ D" f- x4 t6 D% }( B　　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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　　水涨船高
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4 T% N) p2 ^" e  B　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 Z( R/ X( {9 k2 t: s2 d: m& [+ q　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ j: P) ^0 i& t. i+ c# p# u　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 _! D1 [! d2 Z: }　　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

+ a$ P9 m: U4 J( ~' e# T& v　　speak of the devil
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# h( `! `* {/ [+ ]( A　　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
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# F4 Z: j. A6 [' F　　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
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5 X* A+ t  d9 n　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: ]! D; M, n1 w　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

' N6 v& z( ^# f　　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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* {# z; r; {8 H' ~7 A8 R　　歪风邪气

3 w! o% l/ S* y8 s8 L$ L  H. V/ X　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

% y# {9 Z; C5 P8 K" I( i3 ?& }　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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0 M9 E. Y# |" U3 e0 E) s# [) Q　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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! |$ n+ \, ^; b+ w7 }5 E　　无中生有
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; J6 y$ i5 [* |% J' E' E" x　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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3 D/ S+ g1 R! i0 F! Q" [. T　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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$ ^6 m* K3 _. S　　徇私枉法

* o) z% w+ i! ?/ C　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

1 |2 b# Y8 a: r3 m+ y6 t# p' y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! |/ E1 z& Y" }4 z$ r) ?. Z　　The best defense is offense.

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4 |8 \0 C- |) u! N　　热锅上的蚂蚁

- E! o5 ~( T% y9 F. H　　ants on a hot pan

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8 }3 a  x" ?1 c　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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* [& e2 p+ y# a7 M- `) v% o* K　　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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　　循序渐进
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. _) ?+ l( N0 I5 t9 U* s" J　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! U% e8 K1 K4 z7 R2 q, A; K8 e4 ?　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

# m& X$ X6 v" ]; @4 f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

" N9 B5 S! Y  K( K2 M　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

) i. W+ u2 m- j. e  ]  D- j- |, D3 j　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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% q6 g# e  T6 D1 D& o1 O　　因材施教
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6 L# n7 m9 P6 {　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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& ]3 \: B; q2 @0 M" T　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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3 j8 r0 c' w3 N9 m' a* D　　More haste, less speed.
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# C5 ^4 A, ?& F' ?　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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- ~7 N: h9 U) ?/ M% R　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, w4 w, @8 j+ E! L: y　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; i' l! M9 o. h/ W　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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* U9 H* P. O9 V  y1 i　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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/ F4 y# H+ ]& m4 e% O+ B6 e　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 A' L! \6 g. S4 E; N$ [　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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# H& Q7 a* V$ p" S3 S' |　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

: S/ p2 p, G& Z! `% c; ], y' A　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" |8 P, a& t' [' c　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。