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

1 [5 g; x9 ^: j6 X　　Love me, love my dog.
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7 `/ O" r: t# t" _" E( A8 L* X9 r& y; |　　百闻不如一见
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/ f( [1 d+ ^. [0 \  j2 t# W' Z　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 F) d& q6 l" N' V3 j　　Seeing is believing.

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7 D( k; P0 A8 g  C8 a6 O　　比上不足，比下有余
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$ L0 p  Q% @. `6 ?　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 ?: t4 I9 e/ n　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

- r& a" \7 P/ G: g8 b; h　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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4 m0 F8 k3 f# O# _0 Q　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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1 f; a1 ^+ l$ B" y9 f! ^+ _( O　　拆东墙补西墙
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) a+ D$ b/ @* Q6 h, S: s; @, }. S　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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5 \+ |; f; f( ?& F　　辞旧迎新
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, ^, h: w- ?2 O8 w) [# ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

" N0 w8 O, T) X8 R9 K9 U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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! U" h( v7 q. f3 ?! ?9 O　　大开眼界
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7 m+ m, ~9 a- v: d! h　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

4 B5 Q' s) Z4 g' B　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

9 P5 z" G" b# m' @+ y, b) e( w7 y　　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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- ?) g# Z3 u$ M& Y- A　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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( ]: |5 ]) Y0 I0 U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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1 F2 a* L5 }1 \" X& a　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

9 Y7 ]! _6 |5 A; m6 [+ z( V" c　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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9 w2 M  k0 q, ~" g0 M4 \　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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# x7 o) v! c/ s5 x. I# _　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ \( g* g( \4 O8 C) u6 u  H　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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9 R1 K7 w3 S. n/ B2 ^8 S: O' {　　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

0 n& a6 w( @2 ]7 S9 j2 T　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ E. Q0 [- E6 l! Q: B/ L, U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

) W, |: n8 e) Q' g0 A* `( X- x& Y　　cut and dried; cliché
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" D7 U! s* U0 f" A% Q　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% s% u. [7 n8 H8 J1 y, v# h% f　　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

- ?* b/ m) S) x  v! `% R* Z( p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

& R! R! v& f* W* r! H　　be suddenly enlightened
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1 `! t" P% z* L1 u/ T/ F　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 ^# R/ q. n3 _  [/ ^1 |$ c; W1 z: Z　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 u) {% q' t: }9 s- F　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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; D1 ^+ L& [" V2 z: ~0 K. H　　谋事在人，成事在天
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& g( E) u, T4 v9 L9 k　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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0 k  c8 d! H# |/ u" U　　弄巧成拙

) S* b  i% T# |5 c! T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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/ q6 U; b( d0 h4 k$ [　　赔了夫人又折兵
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1 X2 Y5 x4 x  Z5 ~　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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3 n6 W1 D& O4 \7 n, x# ?( ?6 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

; Y+ A0 k& n% ?9 ]5 `( S　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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$ I6 s- U) N- H1 b# W　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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- C* g& H0 G7 ?0 Q8 j, Z　　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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+ f, e. O/ @9 q- k　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( P4 K8 h. S; h. p& @　　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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" q5 {) w. e: O% A/ h　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 t9 i* g7 }/ ^8 {. \0 S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 n$ h& Q5 g3 t6 ~  J  `+ v) |+ J　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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6 `, L& c; u' X/ F' P　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

$ v7 L! p% X2 q6 p$ T　　Humans are born good.

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/ s1 I. G4 T$ A; O* a$ a; Z2 E2 y　　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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- }1 A) A1 b+ t/ z1 R# w　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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8 Q7 z9 I0 W7 g6 W9 C  q! l　　三十而立
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) F# u4 D/ I, Q/ u: B, Q9 Y　　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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1 P; `/ f1 a) ~! n6 }( _5 \1 d* v　　时不我待

9 a" B3 w/ A& m4 n/ u( n3 a# ]　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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+ u* ]; `* h1 q# M　　说曹操，曹操到

5 |' F9 d* Q- T% v% }7 \8 v( [- h　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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" w+ i6 v9 Z. K6 [& l: u% y. p　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

& I% j6 \. z1 o* r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ y& ~4 u* R7 U# s　　糖衣炮弹

) F. v1 w) }1 t- |: L4 l　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

, G8 C" I: M, x　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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. E' E) E4 M9 D　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 R, x) ~& k6 y- K% z2 N- T　　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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6 }$ O* R) U1 Y; n- Z* m6 J　　歪风邪气
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5 B5 o. l5 ]; Z! |1 w- N  [　　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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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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

4 u0 F# n; K" j3 V/ J7 A6 q0 R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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$ f. P  A/ _8 Q2 Y9 A% O3 D　　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

! I! B: c" J- Q1 H& c% ]7 B- \　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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+ T4 W9 ]" U7 q  Q3 g# F7 v　　新官上任三把火

6 x& R4 \' Y- J8 n- D; J　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

5 s7 L) B) E/ s* j7 u! q, n" Y　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　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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9 f7 A8 ?8 a2 ?) E, f0 T　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ Y% J/ [8 b4 x　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. H7 x$ y: U  D9 I% b4 D( i　　The best defense is offense.
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, U7 u9 S" z7 o: i& |　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 ^9 r2 E7 G5 Z　　ants on a hot pan

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. b) m5 T# z" C4 j( E! I* ]　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

8 Y7 f. {( }3 @+ ]* n8 p! r% B! W　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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' ^+ x6 l* x; R2 g3 R0 R& l; X; Y　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

( m# s& z3 X6 N4 L" I7 q4 V　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

8 @; l( T! `+ c% _7 m/ |) f. i　　a man of insight83

( V( c, s& V& X　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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" p/ s- h1 ~4 V0 `, A　　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

& `2 h  ^9 i& M6 N& Y: @6 F0 b　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

- b- B# M; V3 w9 ~　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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* ~8 {4 ~- d) [6 Y9 i- F. o3 y$ @　　欲速则不达
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. K8 \) r" C9 {& W- h　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 Z# A5 g+ e' D4 o) n　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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$ C: \- v' Y+ f　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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/ a" r6 s* ?& Q, H2 p　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

) |! ^( b% ^( @　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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/ y4 {, H6 _/ x' A$ P  |2 y- h　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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8 J" @$ E% K9 l" U7 G　　债台高筑
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3 ?% @4 k% n- S3 a　　become debt-ridden

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9 p: Y7 r1 a5 C/ e! z/ F　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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) J. {& Y( l7 g& V* e" ^+ T　　纸包不住火
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& p, j' c8 U" Y' B) @/ U　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。