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
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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1 `" I; k8 R% I6 p* o) P　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 A) R& Y0 Z. Z! l: v　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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- }  x4 D; ]2 `2 |  X　　笨鸟先飞

) L7 f5 f: r4 g$ u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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' \+ G- h- t8 f- Y　　No discord, no concord.
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3 z% L+ u* P7 y0 N; s2 ~　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 `' r- A% }9 E  l9 h/ u5 q　　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 ?- w2 X) {" n$ j& L9 S　　大开眼界

. r- P2 ^. }0 A8 S3 v; Q; x　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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( f8 a6 L$ b  ]8 z1 b! C6 G/ U8 g　　国泰民安
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- _# t1 B2 m  Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% O7 \* C3 D: X　　过犹不及
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( p+ g+ X  N: x7 V( ?" j4 q　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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# n0 j: e0 J( t1 E　　too much is as bad as too little

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4 S6 K/ i1 S3 k0 n, Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% z5 N. F( A5 o( _4 J' s8 [　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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. [7 r* y  \0 P% B5 k9 t' o7 p　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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" l* q  T  Y0 q. u　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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　　金玉满堂
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$ }% d2 g, w6 H4 O2 K　　Treasures fill the home.
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9 f- z0 K7 s, D! y) y+ C. |　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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3 l8 @8 Z5 _9 W& u- S5 Q$ A　　脚踩两只船

7 R; a1 a  `5 Z# _4 y& v2 o　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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0 j/ \6 y" ^1 N; g- F　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% M' I; @% s6 H2 G6 M% b0 u　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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+ t6 @3 v  w7 X5 P　　礼尚往来
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7 R+ Z9 a2 R6 P, S; p' z) [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& ?( O; C( C( c- Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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9 n2 v' c9 X( J$ h+ R' R　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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5 f; U. T* g2 S- ~4 c2 q　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" i* s( c  o: T/ v4 b0 m6 b  ^　　名利双收
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/ q1 ~! O1 \8 P　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　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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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 I7 e0 F; L4 E# T5 _　　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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9 n: _, j1 G7 W* r, a9 v! N　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* ~* s' D) @5 X　　赔了夫人又折兵

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4 k9 f& t* B) q4 H- M' s, O2 e　　抛砖引玉
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8 b  h; N/ @- t9 ]　　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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% {, l6 I0 E+ c: f4 D　　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

2 I' Q7 O4 E; b/ w& w) Z9 |　　take the preemptive opportunities
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6 [1 Z& h9 u7 O# K+ e7 D　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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! ~8 W, E1 C$ i8 |) [　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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, V# M9 f) n4 W2 M　　强龙难压地头蛇

. n. b5 b+ r5 ?! [) K　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

4 e3 f) d  S7 K2 v1 X4 o　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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  T# P6 `: \) B* ~/ `+ ~$ u　　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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* Y2 C8 z- d% N; b* e4 |　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) [8 x  e' z. g' V; F　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: L- k: A9 R, f! ^2 u　　人之初，性本善

. Z/ r3 G# S' G  V; f/ F　　Humans are born good.
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( W+ m% }2 v7 |$ L8 N　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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/ M! _$ Y5 _; [& J　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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1 T) z, m6 V. u0 z4 ~　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

8 u: U" ~; y1 @5 c  y& h8 w/ d3 r　　a blessing in disguise;

4 j6 b2 Z) b- G: Z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" ^+ X* y) x' Z' g+ w1 N# H5 _! ~　　三十而立

5 z8 d. u* d( Q% L$ i/ ^: {+ r　　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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0 `; k: t: v6 A+ N* z+ \: O( Y　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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- K, n7 l, ?" B% }7 D  @　　时不我待

$ W! v( @4 U0 `3 O& x　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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' u% Z4 q2 V# |0 H/ u/ ?　　杀鸡用牛刀

- o( \, o( ]2 u7 _  J) S/ S　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# `3 z# ]/ V6 R　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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, N' M( M1 A$ k0 u$ \　　实话实说

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

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* s4 c/ K/ g2 L* j. f# s　　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

　　韬光养晦

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　　糖衣炮弹

& k! j7 e; P" D" X" P' B  W( W8 F　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

4 S: {9 d& a* o6 O% z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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* S3 Z5 A  [# f　　Unity is strength.

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' V9 W7 y* o/ X; f　　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

( @0 J: k* |* t5 Z- j, Q　　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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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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  `6 {0 V7 ]( d# `! J: K2 v　　唯利是图

5 e# h/ S- @+ M- H; E1 w　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

0 R. L+ W9 O4 p7 o+ o4 c( H　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ {  r* Y9 x$ Y. W　　无风不起浪

  _' D2 T- S/ _+ u　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　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
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, @1 z) d7 v: R- \　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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" P0 k4 F; c2 g/ L9 F　　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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+ w; m7 n8 ?& K4 m3 B. g　　先入为主

6 J* m; W/ n4 _1 q% S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

8 X! T; k8 H3 v* y  ^$ K& d　　ants on a hot pan

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. b8 i2 J& x  e2 g% T7 [6 ~; c5 R　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 |# k4 G# ]8 Y7 M2 `7 _4 Y' L　　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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; l9 `+ d5 M2 w, t　　循序渐进

1 B1 v* A3 g  W7 H　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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3 h7 H+ q$ Q* X9 u% J! P" M9 u　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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2 s  [3 H; u+ Y. M* t　　有情人终成眷属
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; ]% I4 f2 r  l5 Q5 a$ E　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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  \0 Q6 u2 }! X　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

( l" h, B6 j1 [　　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

) s2 X& U# |% ~9 x! o4 ]3 g　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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! c; ^9 C8 @- n, |* r- d　　以人为本
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1 R) n2 g* J" N- A' h　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, f4 o! c  A2 c+ t　　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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$ p4 j. k/ _$ N+ U　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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* f' m6 U4 H( C6 N! [　　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
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% n) C" Q' n# R+ q/ o7 B! ~( U# a: i　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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. e8 b+ |# G* ~- u　　冤假错案
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( h4 ~7 i: Q. n6 z　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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. J) Y( O; n& _+ X　　众矢之的

8 q5 o1 c1 F' U+ j9 T　　target of public criticism

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& \4 L6 [; g- w# c( o9 B# S8 q　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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: c2 A8 k/ K$ U& X- m& W8 Y* U　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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4 e6 ]1 o. e& U# L　　左右为难

0 X2 n( g1 x9 F9 e& A　　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。