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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　　百闻不如一见

- q) k, P6 r. V! W. Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; y. l, e9 r& n* N　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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/ r8 r- Z5 i$ L7 [8 E( q4 a　　不遗余力

9 E" |4 Z0 {2 p& m5 B　　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

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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) k6 c2 o) _9 z7 m) h* t8 I　　辞旧迎新

* j. O; N1 c1 y* m% \1 N/ k% c7 ^9 k' A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

- d  D9 M+ a. r/ P　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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9 b! i4 U: [, B( o　　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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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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. Q9 N0 N9 g) y　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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6 }6 c9 c% {, x. i5 U　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 C' c& ^, N/ q4 r: T　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 c9 @+ c3 O3 M* t; k; P2 |( r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

3 u0 m0 v9 ]6 c+ @+ z5 w　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 q& z% P& M( J' ^. T% F$ m　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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( A. r- w) R5 p& _) s　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 B3 I1 f' [/ f; G  I0 L　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

1 X+ y0 Y1 b, A　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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+ ?5 P3 ?3 B+ ^  |　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

( E: n" j# x* |6 ]0 c- x; ~# I/ s% j　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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. j6 I! [; v# ^6 x# }　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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& b/ P' Q1 L- m& }6 V* |/ G　　礼尚往来

+ W1 q. }* b: M3 z  p$ P9 I* F! k　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 d2 t% `& l3 e0 b　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

. a) g$ a4 j' ~- w　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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0 B5 T9 ~: f/ u; s　　be suddenly enlightened

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0 b) `/ b  u8 o- f; q& J1 s　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* y; V6 V0 }/ `' h4 T8 w' T  D　　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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$ k1 `9 j2 ?, Q* x1 ?# z  c2 B　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% g3 z; w% S6 t8 R% A　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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& g% M" n+ H2 G8 J4 B/ \# ^" b　　弄巧成拙
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& B7 W3 b  S$ m+ s% h6 G$ G5 ~　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ d: w8 Z; c) {7 o+ _# ?, u　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

* r, v& D! N* j/ Y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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* S- h  B; q/ n) A  h2 P  X  M2 \　　破釜沉舟

" i+ z3 Y# V) M0 ]　　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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# k6 t0 P" J1 N' O2 E6 w+ b　　抢得先机
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: E; u6 U% ~1 T" o　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

9 m: S5 Q$ m: M1 W! u# b　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 k) d5 j3 M9 d. S( Q. Z　　千里之行始于足下
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$ c) V: o, l1 l$ G6 ~9 B+ x7 f( S　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　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

1 h2 @5 p) [; k8 B3 O% T7 T　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 C. N$ ]7 C7 G7 D8 J7 B% g% C9 ~　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# w$ ~+ P9 w, \6 j- s. i8 A0 ~　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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( d' I4 k: O/ |5 N6 R/ ?& v- c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 q% R1 i8 `5 F( U) S　　世外桃源
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; l! |+ p, c9 n8 \　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

7 f/ `- l5 b2 v( ~; H1 C　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

( }* D* F; s  J% L+ r* x0 I　　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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; f/ U/ ]$ f3 I; Q　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 ?: s% C3 k# N: T; m, j　　时不我待
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- w& R0 s/ s6 e: s  m  H+ \　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

9 W: ]" }- T! k: a6 K　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- V) \9 ]; x. G% g' E$ Y5 b* ^$ b2 U" i　　实事求是

$ \# }4 w9 j4 o  N8 ]1 E5 \　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

6 V2 m! g+ o: |' r2 B+ H, ~/ Q: `　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- h4 U* A& k$ b1 `( P# e　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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$ o+ i; \8 p- o$ D7 a. A　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

/ z: d. I: Y' ~5 b- O0 s. _( o　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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" V7 g* }) }. D1 o+ H　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

# z+ ~+ I4 I: a: D5 G0 s+ r　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

; n4 U2 Z* w  P, E! R; n- O　　团结就是力量
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' M4 c9 t5 h' X/ [% R- v% N3 Y) H4 s% k　　Unity is strength.
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, B# E# J& Q- W; M　　跳进黄河洗不清
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1 T9 V6 j' P( d) _- |& T3 o0 ?5 S　　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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+ w" V! u0 u1 Y( ]　　歪风邪气

% y1 a9 S( Z( S( i- b　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

/ p5 G% y7 t$ O5 Y% q$ i　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& \, I; T; i/ q* @　　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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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

% I6 l- y: K$ D1 S1 W6 s3 I1 }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" P2 q( [- t4 m　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

, U: I, l# J3 @" t6 |% J! z4 K　　a new broom sweeps clean
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9 [4 U$ e3 K2 s　　蓄势待发
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0 R3 n% t' p5 J" S1 Y　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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+ o# x7 Z# _- M　　心想事成

) D) ~# \+ z' n0 h0 }6 ~/ A　　May all your wish come true
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: F7 l" @; {4 @5 H+ Z　　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
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5 d& H  N+ x) B3 S9 u% N+ y  e　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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2 m8 y% q# ^( ^6 P) o  v9 U  ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 U0 ^  v* W7 a- l/ Z  @　　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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# X' x1 _- X) G　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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( f  V* b+ r" n+ z# v% `　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" z( ^0 d: Q+ y8 s7 z' ^& F1 a　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　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
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" J9 T% I; Y5 _　　有钱能使鬼推磨

- {5 S$ T1 z" N; T  a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

6 B: ]; Y, T4 j6 g　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

$ f1 e- V' y" F" ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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7 C- j1 }# p" E　　与时俱进

5 S' v7 L8 x2 x7 w& G& O' s3 O8 ^; b$ k　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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0 Y, \5 `. K2 S, r5 U& \. z+ X　　因材施教
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; y: @, q( e3 }) w* F8 y, R　　teach students according to their aptitude

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" Q% d- C2 W/ L& e$ |4 _5 L% F. p　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

6 B& Z8 [. N! H　　More haste, less speed.

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5 \) T% @0 u6 o  Z, v　　优胜劣汰
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2 q, W( Y) x; z　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

3 ~4 a$ c$ h, z7 M) M　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

! e' P! C  j* p; V　　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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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( z: P7 P6 k; ^- n% H- [3 G　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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8 L2 {9 H( j9 F& m% V: C$ C. u　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

* B( ?% h6 G! W8 S, v1 `/ ^! _' Y　　target of public criticism
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; u2 `  b7 }( Y$ S1 x) |! c8 w　　纸上谈兵
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: k& N" |6 l; t7 V: u1 E( x　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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) c$ m" J) U$ z* U8 t! d' ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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8 e4 o  I$ I: E1 U# D　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

# g* \! ~7 V$ I# E  R3 c$ j# g　　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。