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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+ h5 A: g6 T$ Z/ k' Z3 ]　　Love me, love my dog.
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& q5 x, o& k6 k; _　　百闻不如一见
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  K; N# o; M/ f1 N5 K　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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" i0 o4 b$ Y# X) a　　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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% {6 G  L) W) [$ \" k! E5 R　　笨鸟先飞

2 D* ?4 q$ l( N9 l. X$ e7 l; M0 o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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- d# u% o0 R* B% f　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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+ |* j0 c0 B( B9 T# d% V; Y　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

- @  R% w0 S, N0 p4 ]' m; q　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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1 A2 Y9 q3 @2 j' Z. T' w　　辞旧迎新
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% S. x! J' N; h　　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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  y8 c6 G( f9 T/ I　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' s* ?, y. B& D) _　　国泰民安
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& n; O) D& Q3 j7 ~; T' K6 S  ?. }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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% ?) |9 T4 m  Y4 W" o$ x　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

: p& r( Y- T3 G' K" l! b　　too much is as bad as too little

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8 L) w% I& ~5 }　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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; c/ m: X/ ?; K9 A% E: }7 s6 M　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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* v3 l/ M/ E* S- U6 b9 x3 W- V# {; V: r　　harmony brings wealth;

! l! Q8 Y) a* @( B4 q　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 h* a6 V/ N' K2 e1 F; Z6 A3 k　　活到老学到老

& Q$ x5 n1 {  R. r　　never too old to learn
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. Q' k6 ], K. s" b8 b2 ~　　既往不咎
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8 d; q( X5 x: U　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

1 m# l, ]3 L" `　　There are spots even on the sun.

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/ U  X4 a4 L7 ]% u　　金玉满堂
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0 L7 _- }# x& \+ `+ h8 [6 [3 w　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 f- b- y  E( p" F2 t4 G# Z+ h　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( f) k$ G; ~, A. A3 J　　君子之交淡如水
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1 s; F- X) F( Y  H5 l9 v7 |8 P8 g" b　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  W0 K" _" h* f# j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

7 ?3 W. {# L  _( f% j　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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  T" |5 S/ [& ]$ b- |　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; p+ j+ a/ O6 t$ B　　马到成功
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9 h- d/ i' x$ F　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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1 q) p* L# v" L4 o/ S　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

; c  I: t, X2 A/ n0 W7 u9 M6 q7 I　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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4 O3 l: L# g; ]　　弄巧成拙
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& z2 r6 V% c7 ^7 W: f  f1 F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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8 ^/ g2 j8 r3 ^7 Q) V　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

& u( M* J6 C4 m2 j9 v/ n　　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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6 r9 c& K8 e3 ~. R# R6 a　　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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2 k, H+ R  ~4 r/ t$ u8 x　　抢得先机

. q6 n1 t" c- f5 T1 j, k' p　　take the preemptive opportunities

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0 m5 e- c8 z' i& K- v$ o. R　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- p: z" @: [/ j. k1 H　　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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% _' X" L6 j( Z3 \! Y0 Z　　前事不忘，后事之师
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6 S- V- ~2 f  _% I　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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' C1 O. F0 r- b+ ]5 t$ J% V　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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+ h1 D4 [3 D) W+ s1 R: Y3 {　　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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, a7 {$ B0 Z. E& a. n/ I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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5 U) b9 V3 M, x, I; z  s. M& S9 X　　世外桃源

& m; n& L( W* W8 I0 }* R: L# y$ _　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  V! L1 U) v- X　　人之初，性本善
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) I. l# D( i0 t　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. ~# h, t6 p8 ^　　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

/ e* a3 A7 n/ X/ o4 {3 I　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 w- u2 O3 i" @9 U% L6 T: P　　时不我待
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2 x. o  D8 I# T" z　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. b' O  i& y! A# s9 N/ ~- N　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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# b) X6 c- C; D( F" T2 K% T　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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5 v; Y3 ^& V& \! M/ C　　天有不测风云
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; t4 ?: }. ]! |8 p6 }. @% h6 q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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1 @7 L5 K4 T; G　　团结就是力量

6 h# p7 R% \  j7 z+ H: Q: k　　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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3 ]% G3 k! y6 v+ ~1 M7 Z　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, e4 p! [3 B1 S　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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1 D# ]* w* j) G8 K3 V4 o　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 t3 v0 B2 R5 \( _　　唯利是图
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: _% N. j  b' f8 _1 G1 H% b, v+ S　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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5 a: W4 C$ x+ b6 J/ a　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

0 Z) Z! S; R8 p0 U4 }( {8 S! _8 V6 q/ p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　新官上任三把火
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+ c9 e- Q9 r5 q　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% \+ |2 ^2 [4 X6 ^- m1 D. H　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ |' r6 m+ e3 M　　心想事成

+ }/ S' F- `/ s4 M+ k　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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$ u! O# ^- O- r6 T( e9 W　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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0 W) O/ P4 s7 J: q/ z, N　　先入为主

4 L8 C8 F# p; I8 |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 T1 |0 M4 \9 f9 \　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

, a$ Z. W4 h& M6 L- I　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

  \$ {) [2 v( c0 U3 r　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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$ \: p0 \6 D/ R5 Z* h0 H　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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) Y, V% `+ k% c4 p, J- v　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

2 L3 l+ X$ j$ |0 B; K+ ~　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

" C! g6 W7 ~% \9 z! Y　　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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& B; r. s: t; L# ]( \9 Q　　与时俱进
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- i, B' y5 u- w/ e, f4 h' y　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

# f: o/ J$ n' Y% a" K/ ~( t　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 F! c; C4 e7 n2 x* w* q　　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
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! Z' }* H& ?4 Z' R/ a　　Haste makes waste.

3 B0 w$ C3 s2 z& g$ [4 v3 `1 c9 u5 q　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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8 o7 k8 L) I$ x8 l; v% J　　英雄所见略同

3 w$ _, }" a# Y4 M5 t# H　　Great minds think alike.
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& S4 I0 t$ K# ]  U0 j% u* E　　冤家宜解不宜结

. U( `  q/ o, z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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

  {9 R. `/ R6 A1 ]4 d: L　　A promise is a promise.

' |7 W( l2 R; Y1 o　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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6 D" c* j5 \, o9 q7 D7 Y　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

$ r! k, G( j% I0 V　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist
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# w6 H/ u& S% Y7 N　　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

　　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。