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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9 ]$ Y' ~; z+ P" Y6 F　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ B' w& L, n4 t! |# x　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, V0 M% J8 l, E" F1 Q　　Seeing is believing.

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: g9 d. P) U$ H$ M+ U  h- M. n& w　　比上不足，比下有余
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& B+ Y3 K0 x9 K, E% T& B# }* @. `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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% ?" I2 Q) F2 n+ t) M5 D　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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: |& i/ r, b* d- ?9 Z　　不打不成交

/ P4 i; Y- |" n" R. G% n, j　　No discord, no concord.
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( ~2 K# A/ ]3 J" D6 `7 `　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

2 l; i4 g. Y7 ]5 U' H( ?! E; }5 ?　　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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　　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

; ]) X( d5 S1 G) p0 D3 x　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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) r8 q! i3 d/ |- \　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

9 i% E+ d* |  ~5 @8 ]! T+ P1 m. v　　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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4 R0 F( m- ~0 G& X1 X3 x" i( I　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- v; H% K& K; L　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 c6 R' K8 n/ ]" D3 m% y" w# g2 X　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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. |+ T1 d# T6 t5 O; e% }0 ~　　和气生财
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; @7 U7 a9 u/ G5 Q2 }8 \　　harmony brings wealth;

! o! v$ Y  L( y7 i$ `; k　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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' L9 X3 l" f/ V5 V　　never too old to learn
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8 _/ m8 m2 [8 H4 Q# p　　既往不咎
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* z: n4 A8 B, ?$ a2 L, z　　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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　　金玉满堂
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% R6 A0 d8 K+ q; k. e　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ q2 f7 X& i9 _$ V. [- S　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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. L& N- D9 A! Y　　脚踩两只船
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3 B6 [3 x; b! s$ k: j　　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

; ^4 d$ |# }0 P! V9 y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

: d  W9 y: z; O' a　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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0 I" p( W1 [6 ?: @3 |. Z+ j% ^　　gain both fame and wealth
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& r6 g+ c; W2 T* c) }, p- `% w　　茅塞顿开
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/ l$ L2 R- X5 C* s　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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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7 L6 J4 {- G2 D0 A# L1 v　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 D: G0 B& z9 l0 T　　弄巧成拙

7 ?! h0 N( Y) x0 s+ d8 V; T3 z! Z　　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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; l2 S4 m& Y0 @9 \( \, {　　抛砖引玉
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8 U2 V+ ~9 x2 ?+ b　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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2 ]; I2 ?1 Z7 X, _3 @' f　　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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* a! ]+ T' v9 r  P( Z3 v+ `2 b　　抢得先机
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* c9 ^  F( l, t& {# l& c$ N　　take the preemptive opportunities
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( H# z) q; w; ]7 q5 d) Z& k3 o7 e　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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& h% O+ {* E! h4 P0 t　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

8 r7 B. f# A$ D/ a8 O) h; I- n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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% E! ~  Z. ^! l$ Z3 |　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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: I* S% \, c  [. O; E　　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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. E  M6 D) S8 [" C  T! b! ^5 T4 w! W# K　　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

3 R* J" D! h7 ?' a3 n　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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! F0 V# m- E4 x0 A: P* q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

7 e* F- Z( F- \* D# a　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

. V0 [! J8 e* ]. R" p+ I　　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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6 e8 q& z0 C: F5 P  C7 Z- s　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

9 i/ V$ X4 ^! Q5 D& w) y7 f　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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1 l$ Q/ ^# {9 z1 C& m　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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, H0 d) `% T. ?  [4 z% L# ~% U　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

! K% a1 l% S6 A+ t7 q　　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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! q/ r6 D: i2 b, i5 s6 B　　水涨船高

; r. x6 R6 \8 Z0 R& R" c; D+ r　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

; D0 r/ V1 Z3 L) \3 B　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 T! l* T9 n5 e: f+ g　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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0 q2 l2 s5 o; N' L, ~: Q　　speak of the devil
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. g7 I9 r: z& v7 _　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 N# `; S5 v# M7 m) Y+ [　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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1 T$ ~, }4 J  ^+ b　　Unity is strength.

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' |0 \/ t) t& p5 S8 N7 V  m　　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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1 v1 x. I& ]  C" q: f$ K1 W: t3 g　　歪风邪气
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4 ^) e5 G; M  A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

- H5 W; d0 v' B2 \( q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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* v" E+ H1 U, ^/ s4 r( T　　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

/ x7 `. u6 X& v" y4 S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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6 k% G# E0 V- y# }3 _! m3 m　　无风不起浪

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

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# X) c- I9 G' B' m1 l　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! V  }+ f0 E4 ~- a* M6 \4 y　　新官上任三把火
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- x* s4 [- {8 o  {  b5 P　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- m8 L/ g- n  `4 {/ y7 O1 {) S　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ t6 U; b+ f' S7 g+ ^8 N" f: O9 S　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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9 ^2 x+ X/ _' W" c  v　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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$ k6 l+ _/ A0 z' F　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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) P( b& b/ Z5 S' ^% O1 |　　热锅上的蚂蚁

) X% N" s: {: h- {" v9 b! n　　ants on a hot pan

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" q3 M1 `6 i8 [0 S　　现身说法

; i( U/ Z& ~0 y) _3 e( o* O　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& t& F" L* D; P7 |0 v# |　　息事宁人

/ E! k' w2 P9 v8 e& [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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3 n+ t* X+ H% ]( w" m7 k) W) Q　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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2 @: @4 x4 V3 T' L) O* I　　有情人终成眷属

# B  Y6 }* D! A　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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8 @( j' u" Z0 s* U! g8 @5 V4 g　　a man of insight83
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+ p3 F) Y, ^8 u4 C& U6 n0 B　　bold but not crafty84
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8 Y' D! ^7 q8 ?8 Y# j　　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

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　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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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! Q4 H: w; k* K8 y) i　　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.

" N9 t% @8 u5 l　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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! _& G  U4 n8 t. E4 U) m  w7 _8 ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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9 k$ k; ~  D% V! }+ t+ v　　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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) K, k. u7 _6 F" A) b2 z3 L: U　　一言既出，驷马难追
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% K) G5 W$ r: T9 b) j0 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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　　债台高筑

- c3 L# x9 u9 Z+ C( `　　become debt-ridden

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; C2 [" [" E, _& J0 v0 q　　众矢之的

5 V1 [9 z' S1 @1 ~3 a& z　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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, L( G$ a& d9 h1 _: ]4 W　　What's done by night appears by day.
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' L3 @: k3 s4 X3 _) l/ p　　左右为难

+ p4 @. }4 u8 m) [+ _9 I　　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。