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

2 L4 Z2 q# O; ]4 K　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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2 C9 [4 ]0 l! q& }7 L# S1 \' P8 f　　比上不足，比下有余

$ M, b3 L, e% D　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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+ G4 k) h5 q5 K% i- ^% L　　笨鸟先飞
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* o, C8 G5 W5 Y+ ~% P9 \1 q8 V　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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4 s6 W/ s  t% C0 s2 P, a2 Z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 S) _+ g8 n/ J* O6 n; i　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ o2 L4 A& Y, A　　辞旧迎新
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& v% O* w6 ~9 D　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- B5 V# W, `0 Y" \) y) |4 Y　　大开眼界
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6 _- E9 e' b6 t0 ]5 |  |! Z3 A　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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$ V( C! W  n- G- l$ [　　国泰民安

  i1 b9 l. `: }/ y# Y+ C, u% B0 v　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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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' _7 ^3 A' J  F* r: x/ A　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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0 u# e/ {$ ~9 v( S6 w3 K- W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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' B% Y0 x- H3 T　　和气生财

( q' p7 M' H( D5 p6 S. y) P　　harmony brings wealth;
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. R/ p6 }2 W) P　　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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" k; k% v8 q9 _　　既往不咎

' C4 V' o; A! G　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

9 u5 G2 c8 P( [7 g: x( z) e　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

4 _0 {/ l# X$ Z% T) e: L　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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/ Z& \6 T. i, D* w7 S; A  m　　be down-to-earth
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9 M. h3 O: F- Y8 f' G6 R- X　　脚踩两只船
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1 U+ l( {5 ^: x# c2 L% M- z' M1 d2 ^7 Z　　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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3 l4 i5 C% ]; B% j& h/ m7 G4 `- K8 J　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, _) L8 |5 {0 ]　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

7 T4 a3 e; L# {4 }7 t  U0 ?7 ^3 f　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

' T+ q8 h# v% [5 D0 J7 \- }　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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0 Z; _, K( l1 h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 m% w9 G- B/ n　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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: H5 N6 t; b, H" b　　gain both fame and wealth

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' B. {# R/ V) ?6 y. z. ^0 V7 y# z- `　　茅塞顿开
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: U% u& ?; c- @" `* n1 p　　be suddenly enlightened

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' z0 ]5 _1 `1 g: e. U　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' _! }( L3 l4 ~2 a2 }　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ k# H* k3 C& t  B6 n3 g　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ ^! O- i, B( s　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

7 \4 |5 \" z. G/ l: z( V　　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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7 q3 L9 W2 \/ g! i% x　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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  H9 L) R9 ]& P5 _( V) X4 F　　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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　　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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# U& M8 S+ _* W; s　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# A+ Q6 P% f/ u' p1 M' Y! N: B　　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

6 }4 a# u* h+ Q9 Q　　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
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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
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; P* h4 t3 s1 r6 ^  F" {/ }) ]　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 t: ?9 f+ q9 @, e　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' ~" H6 j9 n; d9 ?; V- [+ r　　瑞雪兆丰年
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1 k- Q& o2 J5 k$ m, g　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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; @! S" V- ]! J3 @4 Q　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 I% E7 o9 A# @; S　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

- @+ Z6 b, t  Q* Q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

: k. ?3 M7 Y  w% o: w9 U) C, T　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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9 s7 f- [. t" ]9 }" v　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

' E8 @# O- r1 ~8 F　　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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" k" v' h6 t* A　　水涨船高
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5 @6 J8 N' e/ i　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 x# [( u' b1 B6 K/ P　　时不我待

- d6 L9 A$ w% q8 M　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) g# T2 m3 U. y4 ^　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 ?% X# @9 \9 H% U; j% t: J. x　　实事求是

4 T; g3 c0 j3 Y1 e  G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% ~2 j) R8 Q' X" @5 c' v. M　　说曹操，曹操到

5 i0 y5 p. n' J6 k. t$ S　　speak of the devil

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+ x$ Z9 \% K# F* G% n3 }' x/ H　　实话实说

- ~6 R7 B7 ?9 m# g& V+ l" W　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& G% L  @0 A" N8 M　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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7 @( a  q4 N5 w: O$ w9 X　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

: I! D% j) s( s+ [" l* q6 _　　韬光养晦

3 p: A; @" C/ x0 S& G5 c　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; Y0 W" X9 j+ |3 D# ?　　糖衣炮弹

; Y2 W" w) [$ R' j2 |6 [　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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% k0 ]' z  R2 E　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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# a: \; ?- W, X" ^1 P  R　　Unity is strength.

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& b6 ^& I# x. e* c6 j　　跳进黄河洗不清
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1 B7 U3 P/ t& B7 E6 ?1 m7 v9 x7 W　　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

5 L" _& f5 `6 F9 g　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; K+ i- W' U7 z+ J; _( X. [　　望子成龙

2 \% D& S) I( u　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

- \; {9 b7 j. f6 Y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

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

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5 r% z* J) y' [- J　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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) h' k  d7 E) n! S, |' ?& P& r5 g　　徇私枉法

% K6 X  S8 M9 n2 I　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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, U$ s/ K: b' L+ K# \$ Q　　新官上任三把火

' K: `0 ~/ u9 V$ A/ o1 z8 I0 g　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　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
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6 [0 H# E* Q9 D, O- I* Z& w. s　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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& @6 l! r" O) g" ], N* b% w; G　　先入为主

4 p7 N# p7 O+ y2 W" S: \　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

, _0 U9 X. _* c4 @; `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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+ v4 w( M7 P2 ~) l　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

' j$ y* }, g! Z+ B& B　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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; }9 r' ]0 M: ]0 ?+ J" J- q　　循序渐进

* z! X( g8 M( L( X" V　　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

' Q2 k  b; N* h. E/ o　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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2 a5 w2 H' B% i0 {# C$ L/ @4 M! g　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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4 a. V) Z$ j4 N　　a man of insight83

& ^6 W& _9 X) ]  ~　　有勇无谋

- y% j1 a& l* V: {0 u; ~) P　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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( Q$ p2 c8 u/ H7 N　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

/ }8 e( p! ~. H) c# u. X2 F　　以人为本
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  s  e8 c  Y; R: r% A$ b　　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
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. P; A8 m1 h' [- z+ a4 l+ x5 y* e- s- ~　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　survival of the fittest
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! }0 W9 @$ w4 G　　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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/ c5 f' d9 A' Z1 k% L+ d　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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" N  U' n: O3 |  L% _. b2 d" h( i　　冤假错案

- k% P, V; j5 c$ J　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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' S2 A# f/ }. |+ S% J4 P/ R　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  \+ x" n6 i' U( H3 \7 `　　招财进宝
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# K3 J/ K1 d# x　　债台高筑
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　　97
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# `5 }; ?' H7 F+ z3 v　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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' m  y8 N  b1 t% @2 d% \　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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7 p2 h: z. @- T$ U　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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2 M, ]5 T" @! ?　　左右为难
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$ h' V% v: [. k" R　　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。