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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ \3 M$ k- {; Z6 l　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

( Y# C7 L  b6 T1 r2 v　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

  m6 O4 m5 |* G( I! T% _　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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0 g9 ~( e* w% K　　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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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 Q6 h1 i: d) w- a* m  ^9 @　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- G  M% D2 S+ i( t# G/ l% E　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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' v0 L$ I+ o% r3 r; e) w6 E　　国泰民安

/ y, \$ x6 [; T　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

+ \( @9 ~6 W1 {. h　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

  c% Z# e) p7 v- k7 ~　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

5 ]5 `( W' i7 }5 d　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) ~/ e7 k! T$ ]# D　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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7 [7 Q+ m: z# c. C  i1 Y　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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( W1 W# `+ T- D2 F; g+ G; U- }7 p　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

  f% ]6 m# ^0 P, h( u. h　　never too old to learn
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1 I$ Q# k. C& M3 B　　既往不咎
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　　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

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. m9 T+ e- H- n9 G, _　　脚踏实地

  j' E: u; C3 l" y2 e　　be down-to-earth

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% o  x$ w! s* z* \/ t　　脚踩两只船
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) i, [1 Y5 o- ^9 P! l  `9 V　　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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6 [3 {) d. M4 |& r* y% U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' T& O/ H5 A8 k7 Y- c0 f* U　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

" I9 |& r& {  X& f) e$ g8 Q  g, n　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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0 D7 r4 W+ H( z0 l* O; I　　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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) ~& s. X- k7 r: f4 Y* F　　马到成功

* M& [8 N1 t  \3 h/ c5 k　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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9 J- n0 n/ N, ~, `　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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# {; D; O5 l+ l5 i9 `# o　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' _$ _0 _7 z7 C4 i$ u$ D2 e8 d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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, l# \7 }" t, u) ^+ `4 u4 P0 H　　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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, U( F) w! S8 c% v　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

; ^3 r" h4 h5 v! Z' b　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 U- X: s  F# ]　　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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　　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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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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2 l- s: N8 q, B) P6 Y- p1 D　　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

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

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" S/ n0 \4 u1 D　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

& ~0 ~9 _1 N# G$ r3 s　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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' e4 p- K! M* U" ?( `) [　　强龙难压地头蛇
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4 E1 X- c3 N/ ^　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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4 M8 F9 b5 F1 ?& D# C2 \　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& Y/ N2 T4 v$ t' r　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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" O- e, w. p7 @1 l" d* x　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 s% }1 l  F) w# D　　人之初，性本善
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) \8 k) _$ j: [) w( D　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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' ]* O0 ]/ H1 k　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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% u5 K8 z! g2 j) U7 t+ u% y  ]　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

7 }* w2 t' r9 E' b5 C: w6 E　　a blessing in disguise;

. q% ?6 z# I$ G3 r　　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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% ~1 w& b  D! T. y. t' e& `* g　　水涨船高

# q% ]( ], c1 L' Z　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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0 l/ {; l8 O7 _9 q3 M# U% ~　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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& z8 m" t# R* `9 L4 s$ M! O　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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0 s, z! W6 b2 v$ Z0 @　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

* i2 Q% G# m3 G# z/ z6 o　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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# H0 I# r+ q! g  J4 r3 L　　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

　　韬光养晦

$ b+ U5 T0 s" o　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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$ E, B. N$ v' u　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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6 n0 o6 p5 p* d! ~* L　　团结就是力量

+ \. J: n: R# A  Q% o　　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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" j- f. H; L9 y8 m3 n5 @　　歪风邪气

1 f$ h3 }5 Q$ q/ A$ Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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: K: X$ {/ N. o  u! U　　望子成龙
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( y8 \  l  R! [　　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

1 i5 J8 ]) O+ }, h　　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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" B6 V- _) K9 |+ ~; R6 @9 M- L: K$ r　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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: P& E4 j- z2 v; v. T　　新官上任三把火
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) M: m. B, e! I1 p0 L( b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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6 Z3 j! b. [0 e- X4 {& b; b7 H　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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( z, _; Z2 r5 m- a+ ^8 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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% u$ N! Q8 i% L6 w( N8 X9 I, s: K　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 L" t0 H; ^/ K: p8 E% O　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

! @, F4 J; K8 {; f　　ants on a hot pan

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# @1 c1 e( v/ P# ~$ @3 S　　现身说法
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5 y  c3 g" }) {2 s　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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# x1 @; j: d# }9 f0 f7 f: e; L　　息事宁人

; B" }# V4 x+ [7 \- E8 y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

! f# O7 j2 v% _5 M9 q7 B　　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

, n: O2 p8 r+ F1 g5 {  G　　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

# C4 B/ w) ?2 c+ R7 G' h0 F　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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% J+ r. r/ U* P$ r　　有勇无谋
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; C$ e& }7 D5 j/ n　　bold but not crafty84

8 Q! {, P3 H/ X0 l. a  y5 G　　有缘千里来相会
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; O! ]0 ]" T2 Y3 g7 v2 ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

$ v* q9 i" t, S/ Y　　与时俱进
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$ j9 w9 @0 `4 A- P' v1 y; {　　keep pace with the times86
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0 H# \+ N7 K( l* Q$ ]　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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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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( \$ N8 q! r, [# f　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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6 n, A& l0 L( x$ f$ ?8 \. E　　More haste, less speed.

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  W7 g+ y# I( `0 h2 H3 R　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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: A% D6 `, k2 J7 |& @" _　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ w0 w) O* o, k+ Q" y' G' }　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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4 J1 T  h- Y( L6 E( J　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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+ i/ P3 V# a) x, P　　一言既出，驷马难追
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* T* e% }. F2 _' p/ C; D8 \0 ?　　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
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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/ w5 ~8 U2 c7 ]9 N! I% M. D4 Y$ W　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

0 }$ b' v& E9 P; T　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。