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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6 m% Q: V: j3 B- L& b% ]0 |: |% |　　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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6 j% x8 p6 E, a5 ]% O4 J/ d　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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) ?9 \# r+ O. Z　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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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

　　No discord, no concord.

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3 n8 L, A7 Q* h  ^　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

1 V+ P& \) {9 w& @( t* a. E　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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* A% h8 G8 x# [. T3 L* v' F  D" D9 B　　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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8 Q4 e7 y5 R& j' k  @8 m　　大开眼界

8 S" n7 a! W0 B+ Z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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) b: G0 k: x8 L: o0 n! d　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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4 x5 g) T7 o* i" W0 r9 v　　过犹不及

1 F1 H( L  ~* U* b% \* P+ }　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

$ l- {4 E8 u1 Z) A( ]; W& R　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 J  A: p7 L% k; |; ~& B　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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/ z1 L" v- l1 ^) z3 B/ r　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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; E( q0 M" @2 x1 o" j# V; A2 I　　活到老学到老

# ~: s8 P+ C' N5 d' u　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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+ @& `8 s% \4 U* P9 ]9 @　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% ?. d, n: w! e- }　　金玉满堂
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! \  }/ |/ k  g% ~$ ]9 V) M9 G　　Treasures fill the home.

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; q+ [" Q! F  u　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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& q& G& P$ Q& @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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( h! g+ P( n( J  D　　cut and dried; cliché

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) S9 n4 P8 i/ O3 h! i4 x- y　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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6 ~3 q5 ]* x9 H7 s" H; N1 q　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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- |3 ^, @! l* J+ [3 \) }0 ~　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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- C, w) N! l9 ]4 ^" |　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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0 N1 i1 X1 g  m2 \6 f　　茅塞顿开

6 ?) K7 V7 G  W　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 z4 I& ^7 ?/ M: Y2 Q　　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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3 ]: C7 }& H% x　　谋事在人，成事在天

; |. M0 U% ^- Q$ k) s5 e: o& W1 T　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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! X4 P6 S- a9 h& N: G/ ?% [- j1 [　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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4 A* b3 o9 Z, H' s　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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. @1 ]) h6 F' t$ f- c& U9 ]0 u2 e9 a　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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1 I- Y6 U- k% v; u, L, s8 o( C　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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6 ^1 n+ ~" b  e3 f　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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+ O- ^# j* f# G　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

5 F5 v1 I5 ]# J8 B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 z0 R% ~5 x9 K: w4 G& \- c　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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; a( I6 }( n% m4 ~　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ {" Z& c  {. V% P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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0 k1 H9 k  g% c! Q/ ^/ N& d7 `. Z　　人之初，性本善
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# [7 c8 d! S6 M* u- a　　Humans are born good.
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; O# p0 z3 b9 H4 c4 a　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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, q3 x! S$ G6 v% i5 S  l' J　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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, A3 z2 W( J) ^! e3 G' v, {  r1 O2 i　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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- G9 x6 o7 Z1 z& B/ O) T  Q　　实事求是
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# v: R) {& A$ G3 F　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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0 Z& j$ Y, m$ \/ m3 y　　实话实说

6 i3 t6 \/ B# ]# [3 ?# I% t5 U# m　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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" h, q8 E6 r& H- \# ?9 e　　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
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　　韬光养晦

+ v+ n- A! M+ @/ E0 O/ M5 q8 j, ^　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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1 P# G, Y4 m# k% w　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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% }. q) h! v0 E3 `: }( B8 \1 z) n6 b　　团结就是力量
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7 @- {0 U; L4 }' V) B　　Unity is strength.
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& L. L8 R9 f$ q# m$ k　　跳进黄河洗不清

! z/ |/ B+ o* Q. Q( Z2 o& M　　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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* I3 t: i- S* x$ f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 E% @" p5 z4 R# a: H: F- f　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

0 C% R  m- w4 p$ h" E　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

4 A! H7 q8 g$ ~' e* W+ o& E　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 b$ Y) Q- O; D7 V0 B　　无风不起浪

9 l& O# M5 n6 C1 a　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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+ d5 ]6 C( X  Y$ R　　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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2 M' \" E5 H: o　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

" ~* I/ z: Z( O# G　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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$ |( K3 g& w/ A) t! Q　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

5 c. U* j! u) d& q; E) G7 W　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) p7 O0 G$ c! X/ n. F# a" v- X4 ?9 b0 U　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　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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7 k! G  M6 U  E1 v　　息事宁人

* t+ N2 f9 A& S# M! h+ _* F' p- i　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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+ f% k) q1 m, t6 n; R7 x) c' C& _　　循序渐进
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3 t, o3 c/ z4 y4 g" H- 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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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8 N. K$ e( I! N% o8 q　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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* G6 ?' Z. ~/ H% Z　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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7 ^( q1 i, D( A　　bold but not crafty84
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0 B! `4 v! z5 n3 H$ w; o　　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
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& q4 K) u7 X* N- @/ C　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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0 g9 l  Z7 j( Y* |  w! H0 N* O　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 \) @5 ]- C  f9 H- n　　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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; p7 k, R, @& L/ _$ Z& ^　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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' E2 N; ^, l6 p　　优胜劣汰

" g8 A5 t0 ?3 j' U' m* W　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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0 i  J# U7 \0 {, E8 F! F　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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- b7 w" Q+ J# V' i6 r+ T% }3 j　　冤假错案
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( b- c4 h4 k% O0 ^9 B　　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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0 _' D& {, ]# p. ?1 W1 u　　A promise is a promise.

  u+ e" K9 {' u% f& O) H- c( Z. f　　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

2 J8 U: g8 k- G4 o　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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+ r: @7 A" `; C+ @8 t, O　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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) A; c( b7 W) R" \　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　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。