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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; ]4 y" `* q; L2 s; X9 r　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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6 u& V0 r& ~, k) ?. x4 j0 |　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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  ]; a9 M0 S0 s; M　　Seeing is believing.
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7 F9 K0 E$ R0 C" D+ V  J　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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' j' s  {) R. i7 r  k" p! G- U: D　　笨鸟先飞

0 _- m; a' _  m. a' x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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9 e2 g' `+ n4 g! Q, y  E　　不遗余力

  B4 B9 E( D! W* y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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& t3 Q; E1 K, V( Y　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- G' n) j; {; n9 [; [1 O　　大事化小，小事化了

- N/ }' N9 b0 y3 S& |7 ]. C  V　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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* N5 n: E- d! h; D　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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+ d1 a. U5 s* _! T( G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! [( R" k; T/ j% U$ N# F　　过犹不及
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5 a8 }# q' z. _3 O# y2 {　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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! ]0 M; f) |1 q1 q0 E# D1 `　　too much is as bad as too little

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7 D- }9 R  k2 P0 c; o" j- U9 p) u　　好了伤疤忘了疼

! V* |7 G) D1 i" A" g9 W　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: z) l8 b2 d6 U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 y0 a+ @: f. d　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

' Y2 g8 N5 u' O　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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% r; `% q! N8 u& B: n6 p5 [　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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$ \7 W5 @6 a. ^  w: q% s　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 i2 C1 _; A  J* o/ I　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: b; U0 k/ F: @　　金玉满堂
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7 ~  A: p, [4 ]+ a3 P$ h. R　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

" J) F/ W$ r+ m1 m; T　　be down-to-earth
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  ?  n6 r, x( p% V9 S　　脚踩两只船

0 H% w" r/ S& T# l9 p. _　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　君子之交淡如水
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' n0 z! Z% \3 {, s, U( \+ G　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 x' f9 _/ |3 t! h3 S; ^　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 u4 d+ \2 G% M　　cut and dried; cliché

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* [# N' o4 B8 Y　　礼尚往来

! G/ x. `- D1 o5 y* q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ z( c4 i  I, i, L　　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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# b0 r' b" u6 x4 D　　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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( p+ b! K. k  t5 M% g　　茅塞顿开

- A% l7 o5 i5 @5 _  _, |8 P　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- U9 D2 W' D( g　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- J! z$ b- f7 _! \/ k　　每逢佳节倍思亲

( E0 o' O8 v6 C2 j+ W& x" L* E　　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
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& B- j- ]) V! z$ S8 e6 n/ C3 j　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

' h& M9 E8 a3 s6 {7 ~　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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% x& e7 I/ C5 Z; t- F2 {% Z: `　　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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　　抢得先机

  Y0 K2 o7 _/ E) [　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% K% j4 b6 ~9 I1 L5 m6 q, }/ F　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 J* g) f  T* t* p, T9 j7 p　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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1 ?* X# \$ }& l3 \　　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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; L/ Y# t2 q/ P2 {2 W( ~. O  o　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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5 n: p) A! {. k9 ^! Q- w　　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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6 v) V) y% d, Z) @0 i0 s% k　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( h/ U7 b/ t: K. p8 {　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 z2 p, ~0 R: X: f9 [  |　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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/ S! B* v0 O) p4 P5 H5 `1 G　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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& d6 j$ u% D5 x9 r* A) a4 U　　世外桃源
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+ M* ^0 y+ s) |3 t$ k　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" S5 A) `3 m& G　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* o! C4 m" Q  ^1 D- I2 I- v　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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8 b, y" V, e0 h! b6 u& _! u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

# p- {& ~. R' j0 |　　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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: n* U' f6 {% u' W　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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& B4 `# T2 i2 u% B0 R/ G7 F　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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! b1 u9 L2 R+ p" Q3 t6 N　　杀鸡用牛刀
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# ^" S. u( _( s# r' B4 x　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# E  Q' ]- R6 K* {7 L　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 }3 x/ t, D1 f  ?  r: V　　说曹操，曹操到
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- o3 v' ]$ O, q1 p' l) E: ?1 o　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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' _4 {9 Q" }. W* [  ~　　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

; E4 y+ ^' u: _; N　　韬光养晦
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# u, x: a& E7 O% p# H6 e8 C$ q　　sugar-coated bullets59

% @9 B6 n) |1 V7 W　　天有不测风云
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& ~6 }, ^1 e6 c, T: j; g" }　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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7 f" s0 x: U4 c) I7 e, I7 V) p3 K　　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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　　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

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 z$ S' E' |+ H2 w2 X　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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8 s8 `( D. [9 z; v: i! t; }- n" I　　唯利是图
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, K! G9 P& Q0 E4 J0 s　　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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5 e0 f+ S" e0 T9 L! _　　无风不起浪
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1 N- S0 E9 R6 ?# u　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 h& ^  j# i3 w9 G7 s: P5 z　　徇私枉法

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

' Q% T1 V8 ~% z3 \　　a new broom sweeps clean
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* A! i- ^5 z& u) o: U3 j　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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1 s, |: K& ?7 s9 V1 x　　心照不宣

# I; y. @$ S. w- T　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 |, N7 l" w: @% l- J0 ~* P5 B　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

! }% V( R7 [* b* t) ?　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ I- D, f3 ]5 s# r. y+ @　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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" C% N6 O5 a; {+ ~  y' n; c4 d　　ants on a hot pan

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6 T# B' Z7 ?$ W　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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" N6 U1 K' B+ V. c  |4 h( T, N　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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* F) s! t6 T* M  `5 O9 l　　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
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

* v  G& v- v7 ~　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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* W4 G  m3 {) A% C　　有识之士
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0 b# c; p3 {$ c　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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1 F, v' U# X- s% }" c3 p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

. D( ]) j7 ]% ^+ w) @　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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6 o+ r7 R0 I) H6 E　　欲速则不达
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0 i7 P. ?& N+ E1 j　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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$ `/ V, N# I/ ^% t0 b+ u　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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

1 C4 ^9 M  f* _0 b; r- h* j　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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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" ^( [7 O+ m7 A" ~* P# ~% H, M/ @　　债台高筑
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0 Z+ I) K; p% \3 }　　众矢之的

: A& ~/ a, i8 u& ^　　target of public criticism

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4 o, F2 P/ U# X% V$ X- S! W　　纸上谈兵

; w2 u" l2 E/ r  G% H　　be an armchair strategist

2 t0 q1 N2 h; x$ \　　99

6 \7 }0 b) l* S/ ^% U. o- |　　纸包不住火

  T& a; Q+ N* ]; J( M) ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　左右为难

　　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。