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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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( o7 a* }& b3 b/ Z　　百闻不如一见

+ t) N5 V6 Y( H% D' K　　One look is worth a thousand words.

: C& e. f7 R( q! p5 ?  t# K　　Seeing is believing.

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- ~! Q3 p% [3 t. x8 Q% ]　　比上不足，比下有余

% l- f7 l1 O: x4 n. c" [$ ^　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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# p9 g/ X. p- z  y% I　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% f" G0 P- g( Q2 t9 K" O( W　　不遗余力
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* q( u% u) W% ?, S* @7 F　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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- u" V( G' k: p: T6 Q$ x1 c　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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7 F! c, \9 T3 ?3 D2 p　　辞旧迎新
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5 P% L: n9 F. \/ X　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

+ n0 d4 c+ s- x: a5 z, I　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- a5 m# t  F  Q# {) q- ]　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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* D- D5 b# h0 z% I* E　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% H0 D/ j! X7 I" A　　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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# m7 P9 }) [* d　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

7 J: {2 D9 w9 N' s! n　　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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# \! G( p+ _7 y, r5 ~, Y% Y　　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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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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* i% L8 w1 z" U! V/ T　　脚踏实地
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7 `. D% ?4 a+ V5 R5 Z' s　　be down-to-earth
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$ `5 K' Z: ~3 F+ k+ T　　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
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) |+ Y% `# a! ~　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ |1 k( C9 X! B/ e2 P) I5 @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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2 z" Z, N" P) C　　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
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 K! S9 S. ~! G2 U- S　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

, I" @0 v, p; p　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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- ]6 f$ U/ ~+ j, \( Q　　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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4 U, @$ h2 X5 ?/ Z2 ^　　谋事在人，成事在天

  @- Q1 @# Q2 I0 O0 ]0 T　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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" K2 @% a+ E9 R) d2 n　　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

% o) ]; x; m: v2 q) J　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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8 {' L0 U' J# R7 e) m　　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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) ^( x1 e+ D6 U) P" D4 d7 e0 a　　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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; J0 D$ M- y9 R% B" Z　　抢得先机
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) R% @4 ]" V: h6 q0 ?# Q　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: Y5 [/ _! G; I7 u　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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: U7 M+ Z4 u5 \" P, f　　千里之行始于足下

4 J% \8 e( }* a, C" p& u　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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4 c* P! c; V7 @3 c: h/ Q% L　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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% |! r  |. j1 v2 q8 j" j　　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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　　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
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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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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& u% D3 t2 J4 o9 Q　　世外桃源
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6 I) H1 z) i6 r　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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: o% n6 w4 l4 }/ L4 d) ?　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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7 N; N1 X$ l. L　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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) T. B! h' Z8 z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; Z# Q, M" t1 |; m) q　　三十而立
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# H" R" U' j8 _( J　　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

4 u: n: \9 S( n8 F9 d! Y　　A ship rises with the tide

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; y6 W8 Z! }7 c8 k' f, d1 a4 j　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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+ e6 ^1 [& Z2 u, M) ?) G　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" D% Q1 y  I* c3 r  P+ g　　实事求是
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7 ?$ {: _: z" X% {- {5 C  `+ ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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- a' P; a* n5 }$ U　　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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6 m) p( F. d& s/ T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 m8 M; \& F/ G　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  o; h8 S3 s. q) B. O# S5 [$ Z　　团结就是力量
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- C2 @& l9 h2 t5 a- M9 h; b" h　　Unity is strength.
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; ~5 Z9 ?9 s! G5 z* w  D1 d　　跳进黄河洗不清

  v" u. T: Z2 c/ S% [+ q' D　　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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' V- P" f* x: Y7 K5 U6 K　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 x) E4 N  A5 a( r1 r' ?　　望子成龙

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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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5 A8 @( @9 b! @8 X) K$ C' b3 L　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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6 ^, M; k' d" X$ K0 z0 C6 h9 D　　无风不起浪

3 z6 ~) i+ G9 Y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 x$ @; l: g7 c- s　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

! M: N) R7 Z4 x/ @! a　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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- t, H7 g1 v% t8 ]' F7 B　　心想事成

  {# j( c0 p# w7 c: S9 l. j　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

5 y7 S0 |2 T: ?8 a7 V　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' ]+ [2 @1 J# x# [; ?; b0 u　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ Y+ P# `5 i, [# L( C; K7 Q　　先下手为强
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" p- D, b' O  O" e6 Y+ ?" w　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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% e9 U% A% J, D& `: W4 T9 Y$ r　　热锅上的蚂蚁

; I+ h  r. P  O2 \" ~　　ants on a hot pan

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  \' P8 a: H4 H　　现身说法
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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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& g/ B9 ^/ i, |7 i( @5 v　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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; @8 t) M( j8 g# a# g- x　　严以律己，宽以待人

& A# L$ h2 U4 t. ]- z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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" T! a, E$ x  g" Q　　有情人终成眷属

/ q- j( W# l: T　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

6 ]+ ~1 t, J- ^: |　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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8 ?- ~+ H( s  H5 q! H; d, E　　有缘千里来相会
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- L) _$ e" Z4 V( s% }; L& {　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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4 t  n# C. i0 A* u2 u% \0 ~　　与时俱进
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7 \1 f% M9 e, T+ F8 a9 |1 F　　以人为本

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, N: ~. V( x# p1 w　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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9 y8 w9 ^2 o% _$ K& c& w　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! [1 W% E# z7 g+ C1 s　　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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" r! z8 H' U: {: I　　Haste makes waste.
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! b8 B1 j- D6 \; ?- l  j1 x　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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7 \! v* J5 o# b4 X% i4 z8 }　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

! k- R+ b! E: S: j　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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0 c) c5 r) u, s  F. y　　冤假错案

! M2 B! J& ]) w  l1 f) c0 h. A/ m　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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" z4 e$ K' G" Z/ [4 x　　一言既出，驷马难追
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7 s+ t: e& E6 g7 u1 k　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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0 p  W2 y8 C  w- I# z　　招财进宝

0 Q1 ?" h) f8 S; P( `2 a　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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3 m% f6 g) O+ w　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

) T7 V! j5 p0 c- j9 S( W# @. z+ M0 k　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

0 q" E0 S+ f1 e4 _6 s5 W4 e% X9 y- x　　What's done by night appears by day.

- h" _: w$ U: ]) ?$ _1 m　　100

9 M3 I/ D+ [- l+ @. J　　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。