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

5 u7 W1 s$ O8 r6 H　　Love me, love my dog.

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% {% W$ F" w! I" j　　百闻不如一见

" P8 n% q/ L3 h( [' X# k2 f8 r　　One look is worth a thousand words.

6 G' X3 `* c" A　　Seeing is believing.

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; `: Z3 H( G. b, c# p1 \2 x　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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! P! A( D+ e4 l4 a6 a: {: n0 u　　笨鸟先飞
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) V- w- C' P) [" e- c1 X( a1 i　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ x2 ]5 W  L9 V( K+ _　　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

" I: D# ]) Y* N, v9 B　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 i2 ^) Q- p: D' H8 L1 {8 T　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" r: C/ n/ B$ X1 h: [* A　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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" {% |4 S" w/ n5 L5 |1 p/ {" k/ l2 G　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- r" r0 a$ i0 }/ _, p7 z. n' [　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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# V4 u3 i9 }& p& y  |' T　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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( h. V4 a/ h* I  L　　过犹不及
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4 G6 u0 o# I$ S* B; E4 O　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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1 D, S8 r$ k- w2 I% L) ~. e0 ^　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 s% {/ N- ?+ r4 @# f　　once on shore, one prays no more
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' w4 R( B1 m( [; q& N) r　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" e+ m- N' P! ~& Y　　Bad news travels fast.
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" g7 t3 A4 ~! @' i3 O; A　　和气生财

4 p  e# Z* o, |% x8 S1 f5 P　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 ?8 Y( R# g+ W( P* U, C9 g　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

3 q& C1 ?4 p$ f　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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( g- m4 U4 b. O( v. y　　let bygones be bygones

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+ g( ?: G5 b* q" V& o! l6 M0 N1 Q　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ c7 W" I/ G  B4 k  [& l2 Y+ M$ m　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& \" Q/ _% |  f" g- v　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 @) U9 V& X5 B; ]5 n$ V) T$ y　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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) B& D3 d2 {6 G6 x6 x, Y　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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; i" R( g6 s. r0 i4 H　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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3 q0 l& |) o2 K: v: ^7 z! P　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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4 s- q0 v. I) p7 ^/ i　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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8 G6 D. N( X7 h+ M, Q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

6 s3 T; s8 o6 C( _. g　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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  P+ j# W/ p* Z& ]0 J: Q　　马到成功
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0 ]$ d6 i# w. N9 ]  ]% W) U　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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4 O) e+ M0 J1 y9 d& h　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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& O% H2 I4 U9 N: F# E$ s, f( z　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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" y  U& {8 [- N　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- Q& @" R4 o5 U! x6 d& U9 T　　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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6 i* @4 ^: E1 {$ ^+ S& k9 c　　谋事在人，成事在天
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9 D9 |4 t: |$ {$ P# r$ {6 w" D　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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2 y8 t6 Q! _9 e$ F* D　　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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　　破釜沉舟

0 I2 b: T; o; B; L0 n4 ?　　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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3 s; ^/ B4 U' l( u' G! K　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

4 f; L) b7 G+ ^9 m- M　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: T7 B) V7 a# n+ Q) h　　瑞雪兆丰年

- ]  p, b: v  R5 \: {# |$ N　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# V) x6 i. E4 z0 K; e5 e　　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

4 n: }# H' |- V. R; _  g4 K　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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5 M; n7 a) A4 w2 J/ b% R　　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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5 t) b4 `& [, w- H: [　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

- A- _6 I9 ~4 w' i  K* l　　a blessing in disguise;
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. ~$ L, N8 ^- M8 _7 _) M- i9 a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: Q- D& p! s, e1 U　　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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　　时不我待

$ W; U# e! H7 V" J& z5 ]　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; o1 x* D4 J0 x" f) Q4 D* W　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' i- r" Z6 s' o5 @8 X! H　　实事求是

4 J2 l+ D" i  E　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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( e8 ^  J, j0 E8 v" \　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

4 j0 x% M4 x0 M8 P' W! G1 ^　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 J8 j, k7 D* s/ n$ X% h& J　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

3 [" X3 ]: D# A# v, ]% Y9 `" i　　韬光养晦

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: y* M- H+ ~9 v$ ~/ ?　　糖衣炮弹
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4 A7 o. [# \9 y8 W/ w# v) u　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

  n# C- W9 x9 [% f; H2 k　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ I# X/ I7 K1 O0 N; V4 r　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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$ @/ ^: C) _3 g+ j1 c　　跳进黄河洗不清

* C% {; ]- ^( [; X　　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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" ~$ N! O! T5 K+ E1 L4 ]: J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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7 L" E, h1 F( x& J; k  _　　物以类聚，人以群分

" q; R- R. L8 Y% j2 _( F　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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* Y% k" |- D' M4 L) ]　　hold high hopes for one's child
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: E" t' \$ q# `0 U　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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; L. F5 d5 D8 x0 |3 y! h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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+ X& ]  C- U, a1 Q; b　　徇私枉法

. n2 ~+ v8 I' H. ?& J: @0 Y) J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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: ~' y9 a2 u- l1 F　　新官上任三把火
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& t% u  i  {. E; {3 v$ r- u6 o　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

& R: x3 D, i3 {　　May all your wish come true

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$ L, b& P* d. @6 t2 I. U　　心照不宣

" A4 Z8 y; ~8 p　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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- h+ T# @6 }) Y* J　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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$ i. o) [+ m: d+ }' @+ e( z+ M　　先下手为强
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6 M+ Y7 ?3 D3 x# `! h- C) D　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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( a& T( p( `. p! m　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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& t6 _0 n, A# I; b, e6 w: Q　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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/ Q6 Y. n( P+ R; O# ]3 H5 L+ u　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　有情人终成眷属
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! ?( B' r9 a  O2 u6 u; X　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

/ q" s/ Z2 B( z　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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6 |9 F: J, L( c　　a man of insight83

! y0 E: @" y* G# e' N　　有勇无谋
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! I2 `; z7 F1 j2 j" J　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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4 f: k& O1 B7 e8 }- A* I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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　　欲速则不达

5 f1 c  a; e) M# z/ F( s2 W6 G　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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2 j5 h. s6 S7 F! I　　优胜劣汰
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" z% o" k2 s% z  {2 l　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

: y$ l( K# @, J' [/ Z5 _1 b! P　　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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& _2 |, @9 f+ i, a　　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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1 {4 L& J2 `7 F5 ~  i6 i: q　　一言既出，驷马难追

, e7 d: e- N7 m# W" }　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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4 h$ ?5 B/ T8 f) B4 h2 d　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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/ A9 R. \4 s9 c) T$ u" v2 O- i　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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% `) N) s. ^) Q0 ?1 w& {. E/ j　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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2 k, b9 s1 e2 O, g  z" g; m　　左右为难

& m* k% D% B, v4 F( ^, r# y" N; i# v　　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。