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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  x$ K8 p& t1 Y8 M: m! ]/ r9 m, `　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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2 {, [4 N+ |& S  I% L　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 |) X0 j* ?9 k  \. k) G　　Seeing is believing.
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/ e* ^  m+ p% C% N5 u　　比上不足，比下有余

5 Y# b8 {: A7 T0 b, ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

! v+ n9 c$ w$ H  H: d　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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0 M3 p3 N0 R; e4 L/ W- ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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# ?+ N% V! V4 f4 V　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

% _1 f  N5 `3 B　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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; ^0 _8 `- t! h　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ `; J1 [- B" s8 [6 s) u　　大事化小，小事化了

$ M5 O( w- n6 T, I6 J/ d) o6 x　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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　　大开眼界
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+ R$ \. ^+ Q, U- ?　　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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$ Y% V! ~/ \0 [' i# g, W　　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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" e, ?$ n) u# D  W　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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$ U5 l) D6 B3 A# j. a/ u6 J+ V　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) d; v% x8 m% B$ u* M+ F6 N5 k　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 h7 B4 c) D1 v% A, _　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

+ M2 W6 Z/ S% D" b$ O　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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2 ~9 `5 J! p8 x/ l1 x, b　　never too old to learn
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! c1 ]$ K0 ?& q4 E' @　　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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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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, W+ r! Y; |6 m; J( r) d, e　　脚踏实地
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$ [- x& i% k; U8 A/ s　　be down-to-earth

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3 m* E4 w8 Q& m( _2 N& E$ @4 q　　脚踩两只船
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9 A  c; M1 }& D! q　　君子之交淡如水
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$ Z( A5 u) `, H/ S1 c2 y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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0 @( i$ G, Z# b# d　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

. H& a' y, ?0 \( W2 g( Q　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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! M( g6 D! Q4 o9 T0 G' ~　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 C% n$ v1 j$ G) r( C) [8 U. U　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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1 N, T1 E! \9 D0 R2 ]! a. |　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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' ?; \: }! h; @% M　　赔了夫人又折兵

0 Z) H( R6 D' J6 k　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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+ L- J  y! d8 l' C5 G" i' W0 |, v- t　　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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; P! u  W# ^# r9 n1 y- i! a. Z　　破釜沉舟
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* X8 c+ d- ~2 d& P( F$ O　　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

7 F+ E3 i; e' ]8 ]　　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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/ K; G2 M. j" Q  r　　千里之行始于足下
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, g! v6 Z& S$ ~7 t, V7 X# ^( y　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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- T: @( o+ a( l: N& q　　前事不忘，后事之师
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6 W$ X: U  ^* @# J: m# B. T　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

6 {1 Q" u4 J( m3 M& ]' ]　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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( T+ z9 _% x8 g. l& M* Y　　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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" A# d7 }* z/ @( W* `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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/ X1 U9 D9 V4 |) Y5 L: X　　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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. T% R4 M9 C& P! d# A4 X" B" |* w# l　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# ]0 `8 k7 K0 B" q( t  O　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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, c  J; Z! A& l) U4 u- r　　世外桃源
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# q6 a: }: X) i  [  W; N6 b: N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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( q7 e6 r2 \. q. f　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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3 y$ K- u  V0 d( x　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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0 H) ^, s9 p; D, g! P　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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) S/ ]: O1 C) U/ M　　水涨船高
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8 B; N% W  t: ^) ^　　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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( _" W, n7 b% g- j　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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7 X. r$ ^1 `/ S/ p　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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4 Q; ~) M; D1 @　　实话实说
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, t# I5 ?# o/ H2 t6 C( _# v5 }　　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

) x0 y4 |, s& b+ ], H  ^　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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! K) M' `; ~5 \) ]　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

. o6 y; d/ I8 c　　天有不测风云
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) |, U& K! V$ _9 z: x3 x　　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

　　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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3 L  U! y: p4 e! q6 N) Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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1 I, X; t1 k" G$ n, Q  ^2 e8 t　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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) s& q7 K  p' ]) ]2 N% W7 A　　望子成龙

- m& w+ x6 Y2 d　　hold high hopes for one's child
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. [* j$ {& N! q& O　　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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) ?5 o. U5 c( w+ E　　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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$ p) B2 C0 ?$ i  j+ X　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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* |% n+ X5 l+ O8 C. s$ `　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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( Y. j6 A8 G: u+ Z/ Q　　蓄势待发
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0 W8 A3 f9 h6 W: b0 L% \　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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0 K: l! ~/ G" f: ]3 j( I3 L1 q　　心照不宣

) z; K1 _! ]) H- F# ?2 E  L- i9 ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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6 c+ C3 `8 D9 C　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# m- N& J* ]) W; ~% n. j1 r　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

7 S1 v! n  n; |1 T　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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# I( M- @7 G5 I: z9 m' y　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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; s/ [& D5 u5 a8 U1 n- d　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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+ O" C9 L" S6 o" R　　息事宁人
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1 s2 d+ T" O( Y3 O　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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9 J( M! J& R& l6 z  `$ |; w8 i( ]: i　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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& M6 g# m5 o3 N; G* o# y( a! g　　有情人终成眷属

! y! \. n5 R- Z9 h& T! o: i　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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) p! Y7 S* b3 s9 J: w7 q; S2 E　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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' f3 y1 Y+ i2 T+ K9 U, r+ i8 O3 ]　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

" |& m8 j! R( ?5 ^　　bold but not crafty84

$ l- j" q( i* T6 v6 t  B　　有缘千里来相会
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4 _* `( Q1 k3 i　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

6 d8 u* U# h; E1 Z% @　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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, l, E& z) |, f; ?- F0 K　　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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; [: p/ f& U% k9 [　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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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

  ?8 ~( l9 u; b　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 M  W, h! ?2 W9 Z# W) b* F( S　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

, ^2 `3 p# P- F* N' ~9 g　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# C" B& w. j' }3 i0 e　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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  v, D# ?0 w& a  J6 w/ r- z　　债台高筑
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! v+ E; m+ x* O1 V: Q: u; h# H　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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# W# Y- @: w) C5 A6 o　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

% o- e) \' Y/ _& d- V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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2 |: ^5 v& J, P# w" ]8 {: ?/ p　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

5 b2 M9 n( ~% N/ z2 j1 ]. i0 _　　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。