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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% s$ }0 w* |5 S% @　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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  M' j1 W& l  _　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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- X3 b- H) [# A* t　　不遗余力
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# p5 b! K  t. X+ ~/ b- I　　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

9 \7 \* Q/ r1 Z　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ u7 e1 I3 C, {; n3 p　　辞旧迎新

　　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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- e+ x% D3 S* e( a& |# F　　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

' _* n  a. z' j( F! S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

, a9 c2 e3 a# }  S) p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 R. f1 b: G. m3 q- q! i: R　　too much is as bad as too little
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. a" ?* x; [4 z  D* e5 X　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% F9 ?, P. @: i% T　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ M/ E& P0 C! [0 b6 ?1 t# e. D( I　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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7 f/ `9 x5 o8 W% l1 b6 Z0 Y5 T　　harmony brings wealth;
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6 |8 s4 L* k8 k) I$ {$ C　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

- r# h; `! f5 J' d7 a0 `　　There are spots even on the sun.

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8 K% |. L, A8 J　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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5 _% l$ s1 W5 y6 i' c% Z　　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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' _! l" Y8 z3 t, o# _# u* k* ^　　君子之交淡如水
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5 J2 T+ `& [" v5 O) E. p" Z. w　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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1 Y7 T. N0 j; J: n- H, A' G: a　　cut and dried; cliché

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) z3 ^% m: K# M2 B　　礼尚往来
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5 c' v# s- {$ A1 _9 I5 y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

' Y2 r( f: f, J7 o　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% m2 [! y) Y! {2 u$ p　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

9 K* b* T- Z) T# F3 V　　be suddenly enlightened

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# \: u5 L, R' Z) h, R　　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
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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# k3 n* v$ @) Y, s/ n; ^　　谋事在人，成事在天
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4 a& T; o; X3 \1 a% q7 |& \2 ~　　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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6 ^% }. Z8 t2 g" L! }　　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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0 o" F; q$ C- O; T( |　　抛砖引玉

! L) Y' y  _+ L5 @' q0 h. r　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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3 y0 S, _  y% Q; k7 y% [　　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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: [  C9 _) {/ c* `) [% _1 S　　抢得先机
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) y* }0 _$ n8 c% H1 I: P# ~4 |　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 O4 Y9 J1 s; J" K　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 j0 ~; q- B- \　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. s$ ]/ O! R( a9 }" `  s　　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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/ p" L; X5 m4 ^　　前事不忘，后事之师
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" Y9 J: b' K$ D0 p　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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- \7 K' k' Z% f5 u- n$ E9 H( b0 a　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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# a( t% Z3 Y3 a. d% S　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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, ]" \. j# w  u7 x9 f　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( a* P* ~# C2 K5 N+ m: g　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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; ^  ?) O/ _: j# x: h$ p/ }+ K　　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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! R( ]  P6 R9 p5 u, s+ `　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

1 O' v6 B7 \! x9 t9 `　　Humans are born good.

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4 @4 p- I# j$ a5 _5 q　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 C3 q1 q8 c8 z4 v* R1 T/ a　　三十而立
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　　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

" f! U" j7 I  {' h; H. s) j　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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, ?: _$ k5 }! Z6 _' @* w! X8 X0 u　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 K, Y: S, I4 C# @" O　　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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/ m+ f3 o& N! n5 j* z# N　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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  x8 K- O6 x, m4 o2 R% _) A　　实话实说

2 Z) F5 Z8 e$ X5 j+ s5 B　　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

  q" k* D) h2 b' z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

# K# u+ ^! K3 y2 a　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

; B6 A! I5 P4 \* Q( j7 n& H% u　　天有不测风云
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; o7 Q2 |3 S) K　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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% \# t  Y$ w6 A8 i　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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; b, C, x5 }$ Z9 l　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ v. Y4 A: D8 p/ b2 \　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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8 x1 Y7 R+ _$ O: i3 p8 ]/ |* P* b　　望子成龙

/ W& v7 H& ~% T: y0 u) Y% I, m　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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8 |* S8 ?, I9 {; E: Q" \4 D# ~& B　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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$ U" N6 n: N5 G' l: [　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, M6 M  R- X# i0 Y# 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
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8 c7 A3 z& d5 k# [　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

: L9 _4 b: o. U6 o- ~& x　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% X1 D* m" i" {- P+ @$ q9 i9 W+ u　　心想事成
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( M& f( R2 l) q; T% u　　May all your wish come true

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2 s! z$ n4 \$ S  o( }1 q# ?( l　　心照不宣

% S$ m* S2 N4 O) h: x: B　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! [  ?& q8 ]' c6 u# q3 y. r　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

: d! C9 Z- U- P4 E( v9 B9 @3 P　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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. [6 {" }6 S$ Z. ]　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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0 R; g# v1 g5 y8 }; O+ a　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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
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& J4 F# p$ o: K2 `0 F1 h　　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

$ y) W. D* G/ s2 Y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　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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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

4 }* P4 i9 N, [4 i, Q4 p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* p1 P% D( K& g6 y% U　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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- t0 X& k- J2 n- K4 D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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/ s" U. F& A: e& N　　欲速则不达
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+ M( x, m- g- z. i( j7 Q7 }' p　　Haste makes waste.

$ p: R/ d' G0 s( h2 K　　More haste, less speed.
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/ Y0 s9 ?, M/ f　　优胜劣汰

: H7 ~) N" T+ ?# S　　survival of the fittest
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; `9 I" Q, B& V; Q　　英雄所见略同
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' ~# ~6 Z2 A# Z0 m8 [　　Great minds think alike.
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' T8 v  \! J( Q" M　　冤家宜解不宜结
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2 U6 `1 U) ?2 p( p$ F+ G8 U　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 P( G# f+ I1 f, h  K8 E　　冤假错案

4 n: h. e  P$ _6 c　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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; h2 @8 r* [! }　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

7 E9 o; F4 I4 x7 J2 M　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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: q& ?; _, p1 s* d; _9 X6 A+ m　　bring in wealth and treasure

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+ N( n( ~4 o& W3 v- P　　债台高筑
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. m3 w' u3 r5 ?　　become debt-ridden
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! Z1 L9 c" O+ _% C6 J8 p　　众矢之的

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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. Q" f- h. z& j# N, y　　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。