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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, @$ P3 T3 M% l* ]/ S$ D. J　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

- U, ^  g% ]- h: b　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 ~8 t1 Q: \' U　　Seeing is believing.
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5 J+ o" `8 O; p2 P　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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4 d( s6 l% r7 l  f/ p$ G　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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: l5 ]8 |8 V  T+ T8 x/ a+ a) ^" R　　不遗余力
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" ]5 a9 V  @9 r2 w5 {# I: p　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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( y; R* p4 |& D4 l* X4 K' n　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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" |9 p* h$ Q  q. l5 @- e/ f& g　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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' l4 o+ L* O4 W6 f- ]5 w　　辞旧迎新
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6 Q7 y  ^: \- D! ~　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

6 F+ e/ [9 U& m9 m6 B　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 u+ c+ @6 H4 Q7 n' z7 M# n) I7 A　　国泰民安

' F, e- e, y' E5 e  \　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　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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! e' d; O( I8 c4 T; N　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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2 Y/ a( ?# G+ u  u　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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; W3 K+ w" ~9 ]  K5 L2 m　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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7 H& G" d$ }5 G  k4 `4 n　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ y5 A; K- J; }5 v: |　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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5 g  o3 L. b5 q- X7 ]4 t! X& ?　　be down-to-earth
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8 H1 D& L7 g$ ~. f7 p) q　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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, W2 U" a7 t$ C# v  o& `0 D　　礼尚往来

, \4 _% w! I: w　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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$ U0 r# F# z* I0 `% a- h　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 t0 h/ S1 L# G/ H9 R  B/ i　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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) j' s' m9 |: D6 n/ J　　茅塞顿开
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0 N' a; }) V. }4 X  `, n. K　　be suddenly enlightened
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1 c+ ~0 T/ U- l) [" I! I1 z　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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8 h! ?! t. v, ?$ C6 C　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 U' v# Q/ F. |$ o　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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; o5 G& @! p5 j  ^! n" o$ U　　谋事在人，成事在天
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4 I9 i; k/ D9 u7 f　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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% e" `7 @  X, e2 W　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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. C. K1 z: Y9 S! E7 B: Q( ]3 y: M# J　　赔了夫人又折兵
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- o7 ]: C0 {/ a　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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2 U" A! x4 ~1 R　　抛砖引玉
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　　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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/ }: a5 R! b. E  W7 X; N　　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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$ I. D  D) b& u9 M0 t6 Q2 [2 c　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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( E* _9 ]9 |8 ]4 J　　巧妇难为无米之炊

* p5 Z" h4 X+ r' i6 u　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ O7 x7 a3 U5 D; S0 Q4 q　　千里之行始于足下

) Z1 Z% f; U: U8 e# \4 z5 U　　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

" _' w$ ]4 F. l6 j+ F) `　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 s( f: I- M2 e* i& O& q　　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

　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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, y0 Z8 K$ `9 H" {. w' \　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 g4 i0 U6 n! w" l　　人之初，性本善

' A0 o2 R  b1 g　　Humans are born good.
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% B3 {2 w: k2 p# i: @2 W' S: l' J　　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 L7 e% N5 J" ]- Y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

# K+ |, e& J- y/ Y1 M) b1 E/ Z0 r　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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: b3 A8 A; F' C- x8 |% c　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; n9 m0 Z& W5 J$ V6 i% @( @　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

4 M. F# X, X" I" U! s+ B6 ^- f　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, Y- M/ R6 G0 f4 W& v: P+ u　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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& p5 j  x& I6 s8 Y　　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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3 K* I" K3 G+ W, L　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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' |$ o% k$ U. w; R　　糖衣炮弹
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+ U; m& I( D  \: w. [; ^　　sugar-coated bullets59
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$ q, a8 k& a5 I( V, M0 I  ^& P　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

, [& y( O9 M, @　　Unity is strength.

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　　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

　　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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; G$ E1 X) k7 `9 P, T% ~! l' D　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# p; h/ }- \& ]" s# R8 r2 w　　无中生有

- c% d" S7 k8 [. X6 @3 Z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 F5 F& K6 |( `" T7 X8 A# |　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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/ K( i# J* R8 t: I2 o3 `1 Y　　新官上任三把火

& O; A) w5 M7 ^- |0 a　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% b5 z! d- F4 S3 ~) H' n% V' @　　蓄势待发
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: |# t$ f& f6 [* J　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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1 ~+ {. e. f4 x$ \, e5 ?　　心想事成

. z* [& k" n7 K　　May all your wish come true
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9 G4 }# ?$ n) l. e　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ y; E# R" \* K4 }8 t& k　　先入为主

, e1 e0 L  d% Z7 B　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　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

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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

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1 t* p$ n) }+ K+ C　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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% |/ A2 Y# |: l! V! U! Z　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

8 H0 p9 V; }  x　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 W5 B" s% o/ k2 A( m0 p+ u　　有识之士

* h- A0 |2 N, g6 f: t　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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( q' `2 a5 f- y　　bold but not crafty84
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& |( i9 q) P0 ~- c) O0 t　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 S1 Z$ w+ r2 N1 {　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

/ b' ^) {4 k# C; G' U8 S) R　　以人为本

+ T2 ~4 u. H4 S# Y5 Z5 U! t+ p% M　　people-oriented
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/ V8 i# U5 s% b8 S: j+ @& f- T　　因材施教
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8 D# _7 F  T& {9 b. z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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: B  G4 y  x; E2 p) n　　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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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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6 J; K) ]! I* b; \* C　　英雄所见略同
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2 I  V# g8 f9 {4 S3 k　　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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　　冤假错案
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5 m( O  A! m) U- l( l4 B　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

2 \2 e9 V% V3 h: T6 w2 }　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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' J6 a* S; c# |" _　　招财进宝

" U3 w5 u, E( y) x% X) X: t　　bring in wealth and treasure
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0 Z( t5 |" M. n( a5 l5 Y　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

" v% K% p7 l9 Z& h8 H* p6 T' x　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。