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

& M5 c3 L0 @2 C, W% N% @　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  ?  z9 H* x* J% H& B　　Seeing is believing.

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! H1 i% q+ a1 r- G7 C$ B) r$ g9 |　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

" M7 K4 x8 ]+ j. o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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  S8 m" K5 O4 i% \. m  {. v　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

$ U; a/ U) y( a, E( g& R+ l　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 v  o. F' p/ Q" u7 P  l　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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9 u2 P; a5 t' b0 I# l+ E6 s　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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# a. S9 a. f( C　　过犹不及

　　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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( e7 `% z4 s3 j1 v　　好了伤疤忘了疼

! X5 H" @9 R; Q　　once on shore, one prays no more
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  t5 Q* x7 C7 @3 V: x9 s　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 i$ Z# W$ Z! O, G+ A　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

: b5 F% c' V1 w. r# F! a　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 y# p3 d& V/ L( S' ^' C- n  n0 u　　活到老学到老

  E# V" `. q, s" U# Y5 A　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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1 N$ x( ?% A" F5 ^- I3 T5 a　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　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

" u. b2 e) _7 c$ j　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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" a. `% Y- D% I! h  P9 u' x2 M　　君子之交淡如水
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5 q. U1 L( I, n, ^: D: G& h& P: J　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

" d8 C2 o& R% J% l; N1 {　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 \+ \7 e2 p  K% e& j　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 n$ d, ]8 i/ C! j4 Q. ]4 _5 t　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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  J; r( J: t# B7 E: w1 N" ^! p. P　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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& q* f/ L% ^  j+ C& E: q　　名利双收
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1 ?2 C3 M9 b8 }# f( A7 G% c8 W; z) }　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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, K0 c( H# Z* Y: T　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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1 j0 n6 R1 a5 n/ c　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

5 M5 g9 s9 \- v: w: o4 ^8 l　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' N1 o2 ]8 u1 W1 J- O2 B) [. p5 ]　　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
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　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

　　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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5 a# a7 z* @4 J/ r# T! h- q5 C　　巧妇难为无米之炊

  q! j* F) |- r# ~$ m/ {　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 k9 _* y! P# v' I0 M2 y8 _& k　　千里之行始于足下

! e4 N! f- f, ~5 c　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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8 f4 O; O! u, ?' o/ g& t4 g) T　　前事不忘，后事之师

2 [  V; }$ B' I/ _( v　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 u9 h& n( P- R1 i0 D' T　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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" P- e2 s$ u5 l7 o2 `) }. ?　　强龙难压地头蛇
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- K% |3 U' L3 B& [2 d- [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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5 L( n# M  H# V" I  N' f) v) K5 G　　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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5 c" X/ U. ~5 x6 }% l　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

+ }* p; f: M8 K* v* k3 Z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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. b) D8 v" p1 ~! D& E5 h) o5 v　　人之初，性本善

8 s$ a5 L1 O5 q2 @6 K7 t$ b　　Humans are born good.

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" R$ X. X- e- k7 O2 O+ M7 s　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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! `- s, @: ~; g: a8 R+ A　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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  I' a3 m2 M2 J; p$ C　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

. f) n/ H5 V( g; t　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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, M4 ?0 Y4 S* s/ A/ }　　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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, G4 r0 O- k4 ^, n　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ B6 v& R. n. z　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( I0 |/ D  `: |* v: \+ P　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) r8 U$ z7 n5 \" c　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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- q; R# k' [4 e( Z6 I: z( ~* g8 ]　　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

6 \4 h1 p7 ~( W0 N/ ]1 }: u: m　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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4 b$ ^9 C5 P, |0 }3 O8 b& I7 F　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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2 O& }3 S! C, }8 \) I  w2 F　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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" P1 M6 r; ~! _3 t: ?9 C　　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

; R0 F  F7 y) z3 ~5 A　　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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$ R! C& V& k9 z, m　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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2 n$ e: m2 |6 [- i　　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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　　无中生有

  M$ {3 ~1 V. m, F8 Q　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" ]: n1 B9 n( V3 Y% T6 t　　无风不起浪
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; `; P1 r& L* `+ ^　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 c- M' [1 o( e　　徇私枉法
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! L4 d# u  p& N# R1 \　　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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　　蓄势待发

& z3 P8 u' Z0 F! Z/ Q1 ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

1 l' [* b9 U8 Z! \4 v' N' d( k8 X　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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% A; S9 S" F8 a1 c$ E7 M　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. W& H6 o) w  z2 ~2 h' `　　先下手为强
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% p1 B' U$ {( \. @0 Y8 T　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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" o( C) u( D6 y& E　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( Q$ M( H6 \2 H1 Q1 c7 i* l　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属

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" ~) L: F3 z3 J+ n　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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+ ~! I' b. Z6 e' }　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

2 W, g+ G% P0 Z: ~5 B　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

# M9 J, @& _9 X2 o* X　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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.
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. n, P- i! B9 c& t2 P# ]- |　　More haste, less speed.

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$ k: ?/ v) F2 ^: D0 c6 g' P" ?　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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) k5 A# j* C8 P; n, Q　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, M4 K+ O/ O) s6 n　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; ]% K$ S/ q0 u% A　　冤假错案
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: a6 N# q9 }% {: @! x, X* o　　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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1 T) b# B; B6 ~1 d　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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5 c7 B8 h/ W3 S+ h3 u　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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/ O2 ^- m  }) }# Q　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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7 O+ q2 l4 w- R% q　　纸上谈兵
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0 _! y4 r0 I# @" E6 H# ]. ]6 Y　　纸包不住火

, {; `. J, L: x  y) k, ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

/ u$ K3 J5 ~  h0 Q8 c/ E' w+ e　　100

/ W3 S# E$ T! c! k* X9 b　　左右为难
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　　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。