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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# v, a& b% k9 P2 a　　爱屋及乌

* i0 v9 w' y! k. a　　Love me, love my dog.

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% U! r3 a. w% C9 _　　百闻不如一见
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  U6 ~$ [2 Q8 [" m$ K" G  b　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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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: _; T# K- l) l) _: T8 \　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

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

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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& h, v5 y( k! F5 {7 L* }　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 e5 l" C/ L/ \: \- x$ N* d9 h+ ~　　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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　　大开眼界

' w9 I/ Z3 f" q' E1 {9 F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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1 h4 ?  Z$ X# o7 }$ A4 _3 r2 L　　国泰民安
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3 g! q# ?% W& N; O( c　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

5 m# B4 g. a$ H! Y　　too much is as bad as too little
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0 [6 ^! ~; J) R. }7 O; y　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

3 e, K$ T4 e" M  J, d　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

6 K9 Z' z: v* G9 M% ]% \1 ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ |, Y) f7 x3 ~3 z! Y$ c1 X　　活到老学到老
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( Q# b; ^$ ~4 E　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

. p% G8 @2 J# ^3 {( U　　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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5 S5 w& ?9 C7 A3 X　　金玉满堂
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% ^" ]- f3 X! D8 l8 x9 h/ V　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 V" O  X. }/ f1 {. k1 @& _　　脚踏实地
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, s0 ?/ ^( X6 X- n　　be down-to-earth

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! o% z* {' E4 t/ N　　脚踩两只船
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! N5 J* _% Y7 e3 }" n0 O　　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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6 X/ V( k: q  _/ I: L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& q* N# }/ N0 H; U1 E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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( z7 l$ W! s* I: A　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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/ {/ A9 V* w, m) ~- P　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 g! G4 C5 j+ [0 `  k: l: d　　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
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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) h, m8 Y8 _8 B; H, Q0 m　　茅塞顿开

: W/ G! [/ w2 y$ l4 x; v7 A　　be suddenly enlightened
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; l; H" V! \( J  h　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 i7 u, n$ ]( H- S. b/ g: S& w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

, c0 J) ]& \; Q　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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; m2 t7 ?- i2 F0 s　　弄巧成拙
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3 R! A- ]' u4 u1 R1 P" E　　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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+ N* H" }( i; ^' b- q. d( F  W! v　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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# \( U+ A* A' a2 l9 R$ B# F　　抛砖引玉
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3 J  ]0 |" B, h" D0 W8 e( D3 {　　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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　　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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7 s0 w1 H5 o# H　　抢得先机
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/ I( L& K5 [* f& x　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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. d( w! y7 J8 R2 R, t　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

, ]" W( \9 t& |8 P　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 {4 ^$ \8 a+ W2 u2 k　　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

# d5 ~; o" P' X) J! u　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　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
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% H! u; @0 j; A, D　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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* U: f/ J: {$ I- b+ y& o" s& O　　三十而立
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5 E$ x/ N0 A" u2 [( k$ R$ {# ]　　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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7 `& m% ^& n: N　　水涨船高

5 i3 V" ^; h8 X. x　　A ship rises with the tide

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6 E. r% j3 V5 q) p. ?6 i! u7 w　　时不我待

& t' I; `6 k( j/ O: @1 l　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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6 c4 u2 I+ D9 e3 m' }/ Y* K　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　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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; C, h7 n: r3 x+ Z　　实话实说
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4 c; p0 V, g8 l3 a" {! a　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( R/ ^, a9 g) a9 ^3 z" [% |" h　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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$ Y% _; L# v  O  F2 d, {　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

+ n- R- R9 j' D　　韬光养晦
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/ M5 E3 O9 ^4 e9 X( r, s- p; {6 O　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( i+ O" {% f: X3 ^　　糖衣炮弹

/ Z) b2 y0 A5 v! ~, T8 L6 v+ U" _　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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! E# M/ q* t7 e9 ?- n　　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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　　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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! p- z; }4 w: ~/ y　　望子成龙

4 r7 ?6 c1 s' h7 n) T　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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7 o+ ?+ c. S: Y7 y- `! Q　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 Q9 b& l! p) k$ J& t: X$ W" k　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 T7 b8 P5 c, T, x+ C9 ]& Y　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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% E4 D) e% H; M1 m/ B　　新官上任三把火

# o, P( x; J$ C4 ~: b5 z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

" V* \* H! m6 {  i4 v2 Q& g　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' `) f4 ~1 X; c7 d" I7 F8 O0 H　　先入为主
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+ w" ?" l* t% C; Y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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' A' d8 ~' B  p4 }( e5 l8 i& t* N　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 D0 O* A. {5 L: f1 V! ~/ Q　　ants on a hot pan

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, ?1 n$ G, m( V6 E" e, q　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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5 E1 C7 m; {3 s( v: \　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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% t! c; p: h2 J, `4 D　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

7 ~. d# h" [, B% l6 ^' o　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

2 y5 g( q7 j" w$ k　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

" {9 V4 g0 D6 k3 W# R# z- }& L+ K　　有钱能使鬼推磨

; f( g5 `" t+ C, X　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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8 L" k+ ^* m3 B( d3 }4 |　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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, P! {3 j8 D4 c" M" @- j" o　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

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- }/ u4 c) r; t2 E) j' z& k) S　　以人为本
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4 `5 o7 \) c4 V  R$ V　　因材施教
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8 n* w1 b* a/ H, ?; o. I$ P0 ?$ ]　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 S. @% [: X: _! e4 e* t- {　　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.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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, y" D0 [/ {" h6 [/ g$ i8 k5 I　　英雄所见略同

　　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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3 P5 S- b% {* t% J* L　　冤假错案
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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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( }8 I8 T1 `4 h7 w. v, k7 ~　　一言既出，驷马难追

, Y$ l* @: }  F$ Y& |  U　　A promise is a promise.
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5 A6 e0 b. o' l- ]2 H; y　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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! K6 M; O: e1 X( S) _8 f　　招财进宝

" ]+ J4 q0 U& u1 @8 c& p; t　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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* W5 o0 O% E" b* [, c6 e  U& s; f　　众矢之的

, O  j% \/ i. ^& s　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。