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 J" _, M# T8 P　　百闻不如一见

2 U- u! A1 w- P# Q7 y　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 G) _3 H9 `- Q% ]. ^8 I: l　　Seeing is believing.
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! d" u+ I# s; }　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　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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9 D( I) S5 V3 N8 S+ \& s, m　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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' Z& D! F0 M" U: `( c: n% Y　　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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1 Q7 v! U- k8 R' E5 E　　大事化小，小事化了
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( E4 E- q, S0 v6 Y　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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0 U& i- x+ w  {　　大开眼界
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: J+ i2 `/ f2 Y　　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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　　过犹不及
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/ X' }  h: K% f9 l　　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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8 m+ W* g# i# m, {0 m) n9 [　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 m) L" [! z0 g　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

# H2 F5 X9 Z& a  O4 C0 P% J. L1 N　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

4 w( t& D( U$ r% r　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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; w/ `1 V. C2 M1 N. l. O　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　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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# \1 l# Z; s# ~( X+ s; _% `7 Q　　金玉满堂

/ c8 i; E& {8 n; J; |　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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/ n; H# @8 D( E+ J+ N# o6 ^5 A+ k　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ k) ]# n0 \; H2 O　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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) _. }" o6 x% g3 L8 {% I+ [　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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. Q9 o( l: A  ]  b9 H　　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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

5 D5 ~* P+ G1 X1 D; I5 s4 C　　be suddenly enlightened

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; W( U& N. X) w2 p2 a7 i　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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. f6 X0 Q' h9 j3 e2 {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 d2 N7 ]: B" G# q8 X) v　　每逢佳节倍思亲

( u. s7 r. Q8 E5 i$ a0 e　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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: w: q2 ?( Z: B9 w　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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6 f  A+ _+ Q/ e" _2 k& U# ^　　弄巧成拙

/ B/ O( H' K! x; G# ^　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

# R  O* O! N4 M! ^+ f+ o　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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+ u9 b3 ]5 W  r7 M+ R" ^　　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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% `; b: w8 S9 S; L　　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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/ ]: |; B6 ?  o& X- c　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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" ]  I7 h/ |9 T" S- i( ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊

: Y! V. x7 H" X+ j8 d5 A9 @. q: k0 j　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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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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: F) W$ l) I% ?* ^% w1 X　　前事不忘，后事之师
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. {$ j4 t; ~6 T# k+ H　　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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' S9 h' b) q8 Y8 ?" C　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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( [) w! V* ~( e% d" n3 O　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& f0 Q' z7 ~* o  s　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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- A, I) Z) t$ ~2 W" H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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9 ]* z8 J  s; u4 m7 `& C　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 ?- U" ]6 _$ G# W0 L  u) k　　人之初，性本善

* o) u# x" b9 u  @! g4 E! r: D. m　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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6 V8 M9 ^8 F9 F% c+ ^" x2 C7 L　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

0 k. W- d1 ?" J) A$ m　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ X" q* L, l! a1 L! Z% z; F　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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$ z8 e; |, [, f　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: M3 n2 t1 z8 L/ p. Q+ V9 x4 @* g　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

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

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9 _8 I4 ?0 D5 M9 e. P　　说曹操，曹操到
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# R. |6 m$ W' Q　　speak of the devil
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5 b0 G6 E4 d* j/ g) A　　实话实说
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0 b& U: n7 P: k+ J6 O6 d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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1 O/ B; W5 X7 }1 u　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 g1 ]% V* I- Y4 a* Y0 O　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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  _/ p, [4 L3 M- }8 `. ?　　韬光养晦

! F. f5 k% y7 k0 a5 D' h　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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5 m2 V0 J" V4 C# Q# a. U　　天有不测风云
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7 [7 v6 J5 |* X* w  p; i* W- I* P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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0 i0 g/ {6 ~, l& C　　Unity is strength.

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! k4 s9 {# T/ q7 y2 p　　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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　　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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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

+ t7 D4 R( Q4 O/ I% Z; W, e" l　　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
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7 j: F% l- @5 o; G　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

' Z4 ^5 d9 p3 Y/ n! }2 Y4 l　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ g5 k9 K) M$ {# ~9 y4 `( ^　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

+ g8 r& H4 O. v6 l　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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6 g8 Y4 L' v1 [" ^　　May all your wish come true

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, F. L) o' A8 E; _* G# S1 G　　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
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) v: d8 p8 a9 h' m) D" I　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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! H! G5 E% D5 e" l. ?' k　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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* c5 X( S9 ]: k　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 L  r; P; D6 l1 O* T1 n; e& u1 J　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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- {7 t  O% _# t; v9 P　　息事宁人
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- ]2 D4 c6 Q5 `6 c- Z5 x( h　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 S/ Q8 }: p  [0 u+ w　　循序渐进
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6 O/ k" s0 [+ z9 U* Q　　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
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　　有情人终成眷属
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/ i5 }# Y, s9 ~9 S" Q; y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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' J+ P* w. n7 i9 i& j　　有识之士

* Y( P8 a, M! I2 x* Y　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

+ ^! R! Y2 `4 g4 x( |% ]- W　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

* _2 ]7 _) s  @; \$ L( g　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

# N( z2 E3 c, T　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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  E7 D6 h! O& i  s) m0 C　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

0 q" ]  X- c+ [* ^# A3 x　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) C- y; r5 e$ m8 r; l- `# l  \" `( U! \　　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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% A" }0 E4 A* r! x　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

1 R" W, X3 \$ H1 \& f: O3 d　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

) A; y# P( a7 l$ \" o* @　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

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　　冤假错案
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' R: t& A$ v4 Y( I3 J　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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: x, i3 K- L, }7 E( S" z* v; M　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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9 X% L' l5 |9 G( G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ \- r, o* I$ u" L  L* Y( F　　What's done by night appears by day.

9 x( y, T6 P' R" y: O) L　　100

4 y0 A0 o" g+ I) J　　左右为难
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" ^4 M$ |( R9 {( r+ _* N　　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。