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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4 p: [6 _2 e# g' W0 `. |　　爱屋及乌
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# n2 C9 w' r3 u. g- q　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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8 o+ `) |% ^8 ]) j2 h) Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* W; a: S: x/ y5 o: }　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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$ H# y* ~! G3 Z9 o% z# y　　笨鸟先飞
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+ [% A4 E' e6 Y1 i! Y+ |* g8 v6 _　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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! C: D  `4 ?# s" _3 {$ ~# V　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

0 J7 t' `- |8 ?3 s" n3 ]8 |5 f9 \　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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6 L3 \8 l) b& W& Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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8 ^3 e* ~2 ]7 m; H# s- [* [　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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% r. S( ]2 |; H9 R* d' z　　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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# g' W8 E2 D' [' e6 {7 R　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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' ~/ u5 N7 B. Z% N! r6 e　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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) L0 p+ ?0 B3 T3 I" s- K. w) e　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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7 o- J7 a/ `/ Y) @8 @　　harmony brings wealth;

! K6 t9 P7 [( W4 `1 Y6 O　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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) R- K0 a% N7 j% H$ x　　活到老学到老
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8 t' b9 w/ W# t% Z7 k/ t& x　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 r$ g# b& L/ N0 Y! c9 ~　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

. a5 P* B; ?9 F- @　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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% j3 O  t% M* U; y5 X6 c) i8 _　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 _: D( N# E$ Y- U　　cut and dried; cliché
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7 y4 m+ o$ M# l/ {' C' z7 C1 D; A　　礼尚往来

% b$ c' F( `" H. X/ l2 b# W  F　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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6 K" o! N, A( L+ X　　马到成功
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! ^0 M7 m' l; \) y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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4 l+ j3 U8 r+ ~3 c  o　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ k9 R- L: M6 h/ j. m& k+ R: f　　没有规矩，不成方圆

" C$ {) o# ]0 |5 M) K, y2 o　　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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. r0 ?" u( k. u8 n$ A7 f1 J9 j　　谋事在人，成事在天

3 d0 a' x3 k& _! ]" B2 x3 Y　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

1 G5 Q. _5 W0 D) `" \　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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" K" U* ^, s  C( x　　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
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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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. @: B, q  m: @% R, m( Z0 O　　巧妇难为无米之炊

6 l& Q* ?( a8 I$ J: S　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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" O8 c( j7 r  g7 G$ ?5 L　　千里之行始于足下

8 X: ^2 j9 C2 B　　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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5 B2 r! B- c  I0 G　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* U; p; Z" F4 s0 |) u　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

9 N2 G) V; G. g  x/ h3 t- Y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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  J7 \8 y4 b  A- g& t5 a$ M　　人逢喜事精神爽
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9 |2 [  j3 Q8 K　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( |" r& J# Z3 G, I6 M  z- U5 @& G　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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) N2 F3 e% e+ s2 l/ w　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 Z1 T: e0 `' ?1 |' f, G　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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) x" `- J/ v& y( S1 t# M/ [0 N　　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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9 h  I( J) ^7 p* h( N　　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

7 [; M: d2 x# c( ?( m- K; G! {　　A ship rises with the tide

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( S+ t1 q: @- [8 x8 E1 g" j& {　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 k" S& m* c  v; g$ q　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 B- d0 U' g7 F4 x8 A0 J8 |2 Q　　实事求是
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* n5 V! f9 Z% [9 f% n( s. U4 V/ p　　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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2 ?; q+ Q9 H" \' l　　实话实说

# U- A$ O" z% |1 S: C3 J　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　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

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

' L2 P  w$ n$ [5 [9 S! q　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 |8 A& }  U6 I1 W　　天有不测风云

6 R  _9 O" t* H) c5 n　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

. }+ Q: r0 i. I0 M9 u, M7 x8 C- W% K　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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% x0 @* T8 w; |' s　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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% x1 o& t; V' N, p; K3 v. ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ y4 h# h, _( R　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% @$ a" W4 W+ ]0 B6 ?# K　　望子成龙

: K9 p; l8 A/ D% Q) q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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: x' M1 w3 K) b  `8 m　　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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: s. m& O; p: B0 k　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, F4 A8 L: v8 s. P/ t　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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+ }9 c% C. ?! C　　徇私枉法

6 v0 H6 w: j# Y' Z4 u　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 U, I, r; e9 C. g: H　　新官上任三把火
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' ]9 Y" j7 ?9 L( ]* D　　a new broom sweeps clean

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, E0 F7 M2 g& y2 @. z3 G2 G　　蓄势待发

3 K4 B: t4 j" g1 f　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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- m4 L, t; j' Q. D3 W　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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$ h2 ^* Q& s' ~% A2 \　　心照不宣

( u& ^3 H, R" e8 D8 @3 r7 X　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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$ M& f' {" j" H% v9 h6 S　　先入为主

4 Q( B3 C2 ^* w$ K8 V　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% H; Q6 J% m' V; v8 Q# |　　先下手为强
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　　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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6 u: Q' _3 v3 }% j0 y　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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" \! n9 b( X$ Y1 T- k( C5 ^& J　　息事宁人

- O# i* ~* W: k: R; o6 M  F　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ \8 I* B4 i* v( t- T　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, _. u, ]* s8 `3 G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

9 T% Y7 I! t( y　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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+ e# g% x6 I. W& k+ q2 m　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进

. \" L5 Q3 t; ]: m8 U4 s. e　　keep pace with the times86
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5 C  v# n* g# O% m　　以人为本

6 k4 ^4 W: T3 g1 H1 \! g　　people-oriented

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1 d$ ^0 Q8 J6 N# X' r. C. o　　因材施教

; T) X& w6 @" F  o: e( ?2 t　　teach students according to their aptitude
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( I* A+ n, B5 K( s* Q7 k% Y/ a　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

$ t; M; x7 Z% j; k% A　　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

  J- d# M5 `( p' _" N' d, [/ C* Z　　Haste makes waste.

  G2 ~- \9 v& @1 \1 w7 a　　More haste, less speed.
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2 l& b( v6 V3 U　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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2 Q$ h. ?8 w' ]: R　　英雄所见略同

3 r5 b( o+ i/ f9 P) t/ E　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

: F  G; q: [7 A) }　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

. I" g6 E- t4 S- V! b# 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

0 }) E" O1 M! L& x4 t8 ^! W+ m& v　　A promise is a promise.
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$ ]* u: a  H' i- }- q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 l; j3 ^2 X* f: u3 G　　招财进宝
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  Q- {" ]' e  X3 V　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

; o0 u. X  g; a6 r& V# N! z0 l　　become debt-ridden
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9 g- ]4 j0 j, R' @( ?　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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" [- R2 A2 j1 E7 F; T" j) ~1 ?# T2 A! b　　纸包不住火

/ M9 v0 p# s$ }* z, W  R　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。