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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" Y7 a5 C9 |# x0 Z　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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' n1 U" e( E7 T6 K9 T( M$ C　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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& Q1 a- S+ m; e　　比上不足，比下有余

$ r3 t: C4 Y5 v1 A* z+ L) |; \7 `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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+ h4 J( F$ P% ^" A6 B5 O　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; y! ]' T3 L4 M1 R　　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

　　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

' ?- g8 |4 p, [0 E2 q' Q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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

# b( {5 w2 p1 X% p& O2 x  B　　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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! k2 e1 J/ H( a9 p8 J4 H　　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;

. n. D/ v2 i, z　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* t4 n, ?6 T! Y- O　　once on shore, one prays no more

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2 S7 I1 r* N5 X5 m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

# x4 k* \" ~, A9 F/ B$ ~　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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$ x* Z! P0 q9 n7 Y9 h　　既往不咎

! \5 {0 }" E( Q1 I4 l　　let bygones be bygones

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2 {" X8 j' |3 W/ o6 T" Z$ {　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) P7 G' `5 p8 q' w! i9 B. z2 I4 a　　There are spots even on the sun.
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# C, [& C9 u. r9 A　　金玉满堂

* }+ A) `' |' a1 o; X& ^　　Treasures fill the home.
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2 u  G7 _1 M% b; J# M2 I2 ?　　脚踏实地
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% e7 x' _7 _8 ?2 L: \　　be down-to-earth
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; I6 W$ [* \* ?$ Q$ b　　脚踩两只船

6 g- O* X7 W/ Q$ y$ q* W　　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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$ X" S0 ?& ]% h! b( C　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

" J  F6 Z3 J7 Q1 E& E　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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9 o; _3 F" j; R5 I" _　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开

" s1 j: g5 d) T　　be suddenly enlightened

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% X) q) j9 v0 U& B2 M$ r; r　　没有规矩，不成方圆

$ j( a) d/ v2 S; ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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, \, E1 f: C. ]　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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9 C6 q) T* c1 T4 C6 U4 C5 _　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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2 w6 F! G1 g: h" B% ?3 J　　谋事在人，成事在天
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5 U- |: \1 @4 ~* @　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　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

, f7 A8 k! w( L+ k# K' @　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ _" o  [! T4 ?4 G' p) P　　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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2 L# F+ p* U. ^: V, @; \9 |　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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* B' V( L  q9 N( V/ F5 T　　巧妇难为无米之炊

8 j- i; J. X$ Y5 h: a) l5 c  s　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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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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" b( a# x- t4 f; c　　前事不忘，后事之师
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  N2 w7 J" ^" x; t7 f5 |# _4 Q& H　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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" c) [5 u5 ^- B. X- m+ M2 f　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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, {1 l. v+ L" Z4 y& W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

( a# w* r$ [$ e( U! e　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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, y) m- p, q& }1 r　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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

7 |% Q5 x- [/ V$ h$ l% \2 U　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

6 n* s* z6 F: B* q9 O/ ?　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

8 B; l1 @/ l4 o2 D: \　　Humans are born good.

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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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+ n7 D9 J3 y0 @1 B! k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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% r/ L$ g- }0 [2 u4 g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

, U# H/ Q( X3 C( ~; q8 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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　　水涨船高
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( Q3 n8 l! O8 V- y6 F　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 Q! E+ Y% ^/ J3 L/ R9 ~1 B4 w　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ j) B; q1 k7 C4 S2 ?　　杀鸡用牛刀
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8 b- M, L+ L, n8 z" _　　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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0 H0 R5 L% }# E2 }/ U　　说曹操，曹操到
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& Y3 M3 Y8 [0 ^2 k2 P　　speak of the devil

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! x, c6 w% |2 {2 G4 S% J+ T) H5 x　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

! n5 ^9 X4 K$ J/ Y! L$ q; T! J0 l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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( W6 S( J1 H5 `1 t　　天有不测风云
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- F) l  h7 E6 Y' E9 u# N+ b　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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0 C& Q- s, A  H+ D6 P  d　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 ^; F8 g  \9 t( Q4 L0 ?" Z! m　　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

8 z1 ~. k- l- i: n" w　　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

- Y5 v9 d0 C" W. b, v, E: I' ]　　hold high hopes for one's child

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$ k' M! q: u7 d+ n& J1 y: B　　唯利是图
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) J* T$ @! a  w7 z8 Q　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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, R+ t) C4 ]$ d- R　　无风不起浪

! P+ q" G9 N# a) l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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5 Q7 u( X( d0 N" n% `, F9 F　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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& n" c1 w, i/ O& ^& @; G: s　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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: R) _6 s8 H/ }9 ~　　蓄势待发
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  H+ E2 i- C7 W+ i7 ~. }9 o　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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! O1 M& m  r: \0 [; Q　　心想事成

  E/ C8 x" u+ }/ D- S+ o% Y7 o, @　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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2 S3 E# g& M: ^9 L3 B　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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6 h* X* ~: C& K$ B. L7 u　　先下手为强
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; W' \' y: \: c. `1 U: c( l5 A( u　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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, j7 {3 C/ q7 c* R& n  z% F　　现身说法
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6 q( B+ r6 n3 F4 T/ b　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) A6 d7 r- p% ?( z* B& {( ?0 I　　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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　　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

" V# {3 e! ]! T* n7 W　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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+ k9 V1 ^: w7 E* b: F3 }" M　　有情人终成眷属

+ x* T( _- r3 A　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

7 ~1 h& C$ v+ v) h$ u0 p( L　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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7 `5 `6 r/ t# ^3 ^　　a man of insight83

5 h1 ^3 Y. y! D/ L　　有勇无谋

3 k! ^# W; S: @! o& T7 {　　bold but not crafty84

9 u; \2 s- V; U　　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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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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$ |+ [1 q  q$ V2 K　　people-oriented

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$ \( @: H! O3 ~　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' E: s0 u5 p! ^5 j5 V% s! K+ N: x　　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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　　欲速则不达
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  F; d- ~3 T% o- P2 f　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

2 l- ]0 ~0 o' N  ~! p" d　　survival of the fittest
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, s& q: \$ e  Q& ]　　英雄所见略同

! l0 `0 D3 W8 \* l% f　　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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* V0 e. }" W0 d6 g; W, D1 |　　冤假错案
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$ H, T6 `% V; P- O8 c- I5 T# n　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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- h/ q/ j* t' l　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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! h  Z4 G8 E8 x0 r　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( Q" j+ e7 f) n, ?! v7 Q6 H. \. e　　招财进宝

  E( U5 B& n7 l4 o$ t  W' C( r　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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% o% o1 G0 F* A& d2 x　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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- T, y& E0 p& Y2 O　　target of public criticism
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9 G1 o/ Y# _3 }( D! O" |　　纸上谈兵
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% {7 V$ n: w( u& G# [3 M　　be an armchair strategist
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, `, K4 J* J% `　　纸包不住火

5 w0 L( O' [! o, c! {/ Y+ m　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! G; c) v* M3 ~+ o" o. ~' {: P  F　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

" G& ~' |* I( p) y% g　　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。