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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* }+ V# L) o: V$ O　　爱屋及乌
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# W! f; ]' d$ ^5 V1 u( a　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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* P: H+ k" v  V7 C$ t　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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! M2 p- s2 o8 P　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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7 X( q! B' @0 v5 ^! {　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ N1 I' z3 ?( V: a　　不遗余力

4 _. l, R) f6 V" T. F5 p: s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

" ]+ J+ s9 l# X# }  M5 I2 W. Y　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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% I6 c( X3 j2 k. X- H( H# T' H* x　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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+ }2 ]2 W) G9 G9 [+ P　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

- C; }% b$ i8 M& I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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( A& j. s- x& g, K# }% \　　大开眼界
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: D6 ]0 \; c$ K7 f) n8 c0 k9 A  ?　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, {% c1 D) A( h4 z4 L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, g! V1 H! O; p# C! h　　过犹不及

' q* s6 m% x! `* o2 Z　　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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! n) z. [- c8 a$ I: c" }　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- ?$ a, p& K9 C　　once on shore, one prays no more
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, d, U# z5 I, d/ s2 V　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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6 _% P- P2 F' w　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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! Y: k, \- v4 x7 h; E　　harmony brings wealth;
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# r5 O+ O. z' W0 C　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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* G- G  J( F4 p$ K5 G/ j: Z7 b　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) l! Q& p7 t9 i3 g- x0 Y2 P' f　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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2 T) [) K% N, G　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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! n3 l1 X4 ]2 x0 L　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, G1 y$ c; k1 ]　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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5 h( D$ S. C- _5 c9 @) u3 A  \! D　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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5 ^0 M! n+ A" I$ k' V　　礼尚往来

1 s+ q% s; m) ^. m% y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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  b) V3 {, `! f" a! K　　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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" r$ q: a; W3 e* @+ \　　马到成功
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) {. T5 |3 x/ p" J/ V7 T! G　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" O1 j% O2 C/ E3 g( w4 I- o; O　　名利双收

% n# g( S' b9 s* }: @& l" L$ [5 N　　gain both fame and wealth

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' B- p0 I, r6 v  k, s4 `　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 ~. G- J( X; w. n: _1 T3 @" E　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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2 G5 U) j( k. z" J$ [. n　　弄巧成拙
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( Q) H9 i6 Q3 x/ Z" U6 G1 E( d　　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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. e" B- x2 D* O! }　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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, Q% X( z- }  y3 @1 a1 G& E7 n+ |　　抛砖引玉
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" x9 u+ E7 [9 C7 y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, i; C) }0 D7 g/ x/ l; u  R　　破釜沉舟
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* d& d" h6 b5 A0 ]# r4 h; X6 h　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! i0 i/ ~& x0 k& W5 ?　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 f3 K/ y' u; D/ n2 V7 G　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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. q; I+ _! V/ K　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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: j( V8 Y" n6 P! _　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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3 f/ ]/ D( `& i. v  W5 n! B　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

7 B% T# ]- ~3 A+ A. G/ P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

0 P* F/ C8 p/ d' e6 Z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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* E6 y2 O- y: O% E4 c5 P　　Humans are born good.
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' P& g7 j4 z2 K9 B, 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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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! z  w- k8 c) t* R; j　　a blessing in disguise;
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! p( y- i5 V, d3 N9 W　　三十而立

, l& b" `8 D8 S+ i, L" s9 ~　　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) H0 Q* a　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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& z$ Z0 K# `0 x$ U+ {$ e% H$ {　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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& w' F% u; [2 p% b9 r　　实事求是
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8 [7 E' Q  K3 a  S' G; w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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: D; v* m4 }7 Z9 k4 N0 Z. _　　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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　　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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# X% C5 ?$ w0 l& i& x8 G　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

8 c( J) H/ _: I6 ^0 w& t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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$ k! V* E. p, b- F5 g6 c+ F　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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  y; S7 b$ v5 ?! ]　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ k' X' F4 e, D" b　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 j' A# p* A6 B/ ]2 c　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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4 f! ]( B8 I! p$ |; j- N$ d2 P6 O　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 z) X9 m4 _/ h9 A* Q* X　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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7 N% z) r& M8 b% }* q　　无中生有

; _6 R9 P! B( ]2 _4 k  r# `　　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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, K+ j- i8 _% ^  E' [- R; L$ n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) r/ N( S9 `: e　　徇私枉法
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: N5 K+ Z/ O* [2 M( v　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

/ x, q8 V# K0 q  H2 r　　a new broom sweeps clean

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  }" t( b/ f7 y" _6 e4 J4 I　　蓄势待发
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9 x  ^, R% r0 q6 i% i, M　　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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　　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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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 K  z" [+ z+ d9 X　　ants on a hot pan
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/ y4 g( K. n) r　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 @6 J' [4 B0 ~. Z- N　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

) M3 z; ^" _1 `$ Q7 ~0 R& a; f　　有钱能使鬼推磨

' O0 ~0 N* q" Y5 c　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

  U+ T* C2 o$ \* B+ P　　a man of insight83
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2 c# T4 h; e. j" o1 s　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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; [  G" P' i3 ?　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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: h1 ]& D0 Y8 [" c* s3 c. W0 F# b　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# j& z  M4 q6 Z0 P3 K　　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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  ]! G$ Q, x1 j% h　　欲速则不达
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4 G) M0 r  L6 B, @6 O2 ?　　Haste makes waste.

/ U: G4 K8 u% j  c/ g/ `　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

# ?6 s' B: G8 @　　survival of the fittest
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+ g6 z9 X" ^& n, e4 e　　英雄所见略同
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& P% \6 J, m3 T4 `4 X# f# V　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 r  B6 z) _4 S6 ^　　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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/ [5 R! T* x' E　　一言既出，驷马难追
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# z- U! q  v, [; A8 a( F　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

/ R& W2 q* X: X$ o　　become debt-ridden

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6 W7 A7 z. Z, j　　众矢之的
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) ^5 ^: B3 k$ ]) p& g　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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7 W* n7 X" n& v4 p: [# P4 L7 w　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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" ~! [. U  i, c( `" ~6 E  S6 r　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

7 J- C% F* y/ @* R) X+ Q& Z　　100

　　左右为难

　　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。