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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$ J, q% X! {; c* ~7 s　　百闻不如一见
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1 d/ f  f6 A5 J3 ~$ h  v: j　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

' H! |6 e! n% K. W3 [: V: Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

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　　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
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  Q, O8 N8 g5 `' z# C3 m. V　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ ^7 L6 b6 t) ]/ C( b　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; j7 E8 i+ ]8 _4 v# k! x　　辞旧迎新
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) N4 E' g3 A, k  b　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 A7 U$ I* Y" p6 d* o　　大事化小，小事化了

# c% b2 P% C* T# r( c2 r/ l　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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: d3 d( P" ?9 }+ Z5 F6 v　　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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0 s9 C, e/ v# @+ C: @0 I4 _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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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" M& y$ W; I% v% h" m5 \　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 M- x9 Y$ d% A% C: u　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: u( d+ N- J- {; h, ]- l　　活到老学到老
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  V2 }" V: e/ v: [# I　　never too old to learn

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. f) U. B- ]6 h7 c& c9 a+ a　　既往不咎

1 N5 j% M. W! ^3 g　　let bygones be bygones

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! ]+ ^! b. C4 Z7 O　　金无足赤，人无完人

$ x7 F* }. R( C5 K* v, Z　　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
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　　be down-to-earth
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( b0 h1 L0 ^6 X7 W! i　　脚踩两只船
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0 X. Y7 F2 }( |　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, K2 a: N8 d8 r( z+ {3 o; {( x3 f* {　　cut and dried; cliché
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% q8 c6 E7 S- ]9 y　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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! O- n/ h( ^" Z; c' K, \5 E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" L6 |$ I" D/ a) a/ j8 ?　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 B  N6 {# O! m5 U# h6 D　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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7 O  d$ I" P& D& R2 p0 ^1 R1 J  a　　名利双收

3 q# M. {# g1 ?7 H　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

" W# R( w* \! O3 \) H- ]) q/ |　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

# T5 i7 {7 F: C5 b$ M" \  P9 h　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ ^  Y. l( |0 W5 e/ N9 e　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

  I9 D0 m) e; G& K1 x  ~: D( @　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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2 g% Z% ~1 {* A　　弄巧成拙

　　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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$ l6 [; c" h8 X1 h# o6 K$ a  L　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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; _( r  ]5 }0 O  k+ G　　抛砖引玉

$ K$ x# n* Q, b6 P! R　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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5 X% T. o+ @6 K, k! G　　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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9 A1 X3 A5 H+ b　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 R" M* m4 F) h5 y　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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5 x8 |+ e; T% S. b　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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0 ?2 K! X0 v0 @* q6 g　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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

  v' Y/ q8 u2 D" m. d- i　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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+ s# ~' g" Q6 Z: @7 x% O5 Y　　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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　　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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( o- V$ L) {" B7 `　　人逢喜事精神爽
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9 {1 e1 y7 \4 z4 ?1 x( H6 |　　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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0 X+ F/ D. c/ v4 C2 g　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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5 |/ D% t. r# Q: Y  @: o! j' b　　人之初，性本善
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; R. O1 f0 ~4 [' y; j　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 K5 ^4 G0 V$ D　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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% g9 B1 @! f, [5 k/ K1 `　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

6 z; u) n" b( N; Y1 W　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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8 c3 \  D5 X' D4 V+ B( ~: \　　三十而立
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4 {* ~% ^5 y1 C1 n0 M6 x# M, X　　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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　　时不我待

: |/ B% G9 B9 X* U( ^' U2 X5 E　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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  h/ F' O6 P1 J' @& v: U　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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1 ]8 n8 T8 K2 }+ O3 W　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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6 u0 G# a6 d" q: K3 B　　实话实说

( p/ J$ O3 x5 q) a- {: E　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( M0 T: z4 a; d* `6 w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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% |* t1 \2 x. k; e- ^6 t' u　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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: t- j" k7 p* e  g　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

9 F6 p( g+ p6 x6 A8 d8 A　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

2 D4 W- ^4 B  w( O# @% t8 i　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

& l* D4 ^" Z6 ?$ m* H　　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
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　　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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; z7 y' ?; j3 i　　望子成龙
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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: |' b3 Z  P8 ]; h　　徇私枉法

4 N% j: ]; C( j6 w6 Y4 A　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

0 G( I! K6 x; l4 Q9 U. z. z　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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7 l& \2 c) o+ M7 q7 ?　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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9 k- @+ s' }( L# T3 M* y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

2 Z2 U, a+ d; d/ M! j+ x! ]6 Y# y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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7 k. u0 o; \/ {0 A8 i　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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# d/ P: F2 ^$ U$ V% v　　热锅上的蚂蚁

: \1 }, i# R+ \  |　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

; ], f8 o; q2 E+ e4 s　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& }( e9 A; W. Z- W  I, y　　息事宁人
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( }1 P. S- g7 n$ E  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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ \5 F# l) d  L" x% M9 x! n　　严以律己，宽以待人
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- S) }5 ?" m; d4 H, o　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

/ b4 T7 o$ V) A/ P8 |- M　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, L& p, ]* ?  _$ l3 E; j* }7 u　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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  j. ?! D( ^0 i+ A0 @( N8 C( K　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

) I. t! b$ g, J0 R: x% E0 h　　与时俱进
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1 U4 i4 w7 u0 ]5 g$ b　　keep pace with the times86
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7 g4 l2 @7 v1 v0 E& }: P　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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  i4 p# l6 L2 J7 `+ q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

7 s+ L( {: `0 {2 ^& d+ o1 M　　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

' q% P4 V! N. D8 u+ `9 z1 h. G! }; M　　Haste makes waste.

8 g; C& V4 f# O( S, M: o: ?8 Q) `3 K　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest

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6 X; B: W1 @# N7 R　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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, H3 o- [( I' ^3 p5 H　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

) ^( Y) E, V  A. v4 L　　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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+ n5 Q9 m- t* V9 O& h3 q/ \　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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. j0 `1 K8 f% t2 ?; V8 ~　　bring in wealth and treasure
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+ ^8 S7 R7 E+ X) K1 _! p, M　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

　　97

4 j) M7 S9 }+ c! q( |& a　　众矢之的

6 B2 W( k$ z+ x! t& Y; Q$ I　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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4 u* k) `( J$ N/ E' g# @3 _- f　　纸包不住火

8 y$ m6 E1 \1 N# c, A/ s" b9 n! y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

% P8 ]& r+ Q3 f# }9 X) [8 _　　100
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4 y; C' k3 k7 g) s! y3 E) k　　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。