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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2 R# K1 r, }/ @7 b  T　　爱屋及乌

3 f2 G$ ]# Q2 @9 ^! M( z) \　　Love me, love my dog.
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) Z: e/ f6 U7 f8 _% `. X- q　　百闻不如一见

/ X" {  _# I) B　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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+ }$ c: {# }2 o) ]2 c& H; H6 z　　比上不足，比下有余
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; r5 ^9 k1 w) Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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" Y, a5 w% U: w( }) R9 ?　　笨鸟先飞
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* _4 z; {9 \4 U! h' K/ x　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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( E' c1 g4 F: E3 r6 Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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3 E" @) o0 H# |) [2 |, H　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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, {$ I: O! `$ l# y6 Y' N　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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& t+ [4 Y% q4 e1 U& P4 C　　大事化小，小事化了

$ P% }; s( ?8 N8 O: P　　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
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% k$ i4 n" [. N　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! X7 ~) T# P9 N' ^4 t( G7 x- F　　过犹不及

/ Z4 a! {8 u) |/ y7 D0 h3 X0 i　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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7 T4 p. {! v5 c* j2 D& t% o　　too much is as bad as too little

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0 L) Q- [! C- \5 }: U3 x( N# a9 P, P3 Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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% {1 n* {" C3 s: V, _　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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* E+ H4 n( J; s+ J% B　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 N& C3 T# \8 B3 Y% G. e' o　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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8 O3 L2 l9 d* Z8 K# i　　既往不咎
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4 v" N, m0 X# r9 l; ?' z　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- B% {  x2 A- ]% S9 l　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

, ~' M4 w6 Q0 y4 P1 |! Y' C7 N1 |2 I　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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* o! \( Q' t0 i" x3 R2 ]  y- Y' L　　君子之交淡如水

: T/ Z$ Y- X+ L- a' e. T　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ L; H' y" P( k: Y. u　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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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

　　gain both fame and wealth
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" K3 p3 W/ ]3 i+ U' j　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ G- J/ W# ^* U+ j# t% c6 b3 @, p　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; T7 i( H! }0 i7 ]2 u+ N/ V% t　　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

, o) T( k6 c7 [; ^6 q  }$ ?　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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6 T3 e1 r  U, ~5 J& P7 Z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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6 a+ c! d5 i3 a1 t- i! U　　抛砖引玉

# a+ ?  n" k0 J% _* o　　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

: D- y3 P, T* I/ n; d& E* Y　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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& b2 o0 L) w' G( C　　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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　　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

- J  U6 E! @  k! @. }) m! C4 x　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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9 D1 @5 e0 j# f4 w3 n' I2 K　　强龙难压地头蛇

; D  @& u) B9 K% x　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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: v6 c6 A5 B2 f; \7 l　　人逢喜事精神爽

( [) z' E. d) F! A# }5 k　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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; j: ]" r' g: s7 q　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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' E2 m. U& b- h7 F　　人之初，性本善

3 v) l6 g7 J! q1 J" D2 T  U+ O　　Humans are born good.

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( `7 m7 \) L* c1 R* Q: y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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5 @7 X' l. m6 V2 A, m7 {　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

! U* ^! e' M0 F% H　　a blessing in disguise;
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( F* @* |8 L1 M- s　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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$ |8 U6 @) C+ S2 e　　水涨船高
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8 O" j7 X, o+ `8 ^　　A ship rises with the tide
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& m7 O; J7 w* w3 ^　　时不我待
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7 a6 k) o/ q# |( x' @　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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+ J1 q3 F1 }! r/ x/ N8 m/ O　　实事求是

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

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: c. X. b5 B. P" Q7 t" W/ {6 p　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　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

7 r! R& m+ O! O　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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1 y) C  H( J+ K, \9 ]( I; L　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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3 ?! r& q4 E' p4 \' t' k! p6 a　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

7 o0 O# ~# ]# U% `( [　　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
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 }! d3 e) Y3 V! @" o　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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0 ]: {! r' `0 v7 N　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

! j+ n) M. e, k; e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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& E# d, Z( y/ {5 g8 X" @2 ?　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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7 }" y0 s/ [# T7 c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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& c$ `( Z# T: G: h　　蓄势待发

! ]8 d, m$ P# D　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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! b8 e) X1 c" {# H9 x- |" ~8 [　　心想事成
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  u; w$ V6 C9 i, G/ y  T　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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/ F+ d3 @6 n  o$ |　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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. F. N2 W1 K$ \2 w% T4 R　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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9 g! p0 }. U! H1 _7 _+ N　　先下手为强
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* s# ^8 t# u  C& `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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; T/ v6 Z! Y9 O# H* j3 a　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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( ?9 x" z' [1 |3 A/ A. n: Y　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& z5 Y( V0 g% q! U- P　　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

4 H# R% \$ z9 h) C& [　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

- e8 ]0 U, O+ o　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

: T$ L1 C- @& p) W9 o　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

+ J6 J( _) V" L  j4 K　　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

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

! b9 f+ j$ N7 r+ {* m/ C0 X　　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
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7 \0 h% B9 X7 G3 K) v# i　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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7 n1 S8 \* P% g9 b7 s　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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( a4 ?/ }- ]; |  ]　　优胜劣汰

( y5 m! b: [6 ^/ U( ^2 {5 z　　survival of the fittest
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! C( w$ ~2 l8 }2 k8 x　　英雄所见略同
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) E1 q8 L9 }, l' ?# d3 b& P0 q　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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& v( o# W, n0 e1 y$ S1 Y3 I1 ~* y　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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* m% P7 t1 @# U6 H! W　　招财进宝
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' N+ k9 Z' \6 ?$ J　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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; r% Z( V% a/ X. i　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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9 a; g/ T. c+ I5 h9 W: [　　be an armchair strategist

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4 [5 T# J/ \7 ]( ?, r　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ b. }) G9 B  _$ w" m3 ]* U) n0 f) [3 v　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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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。