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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) y0 x/ q9 K, A1 Z　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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) u, [: ~. g1 @6 s$ I　　比上不足，比下有余

: K6 G2 ^) Z7 o% T! e6 c* J　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 ~4 K$ ]) y5 }6 P7 }　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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! }& b7 Q% R' Z' D+ X　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 Y' e: _% r5 r0 P　　不打不成交

/ D& D1 t) f. l' @6 m　　No discord, no concord.
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% x$ h5 T; f% U　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 H& P5 ^. c# A# ^+ i9 q　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: ?0 F* n2 f' n　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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  Z* H2 }2 N' A/ q$ D% v　　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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　　大开眼界

1 ]8 H! a* s' o- O9 \) U9 g6 c　　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

# ?$ g* k6 U% E1 T  N& f, Q　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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8 j6 Y. {! J  @1 r　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  w* h; v0 x* k　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! t0 k! [# X4 k+ o' S　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 R! _8 K% L4 j: k　　活到老学到老

/ i0 n4 u( u! C3 p+ [　　never too old to learn

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7 W5 t6 ~' T' y" V4 x　　既往不咎

+ `+ x3 e$ N$ w9 ?8 z6 S　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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. V1 J' R; K/ Q　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 A3 }7 |/ K  Q) O8 F% l　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

! G  d* Z$ V, |4 a% T　　be down-to-earth

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( d/ ]/ |0 J6 A0 I5 o2 [* v　　脚踩两只船

6 q: l) |. D1 w. O0 n- ?4 R6 F　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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5 Q" s# q7 z1 Y' B% I　　君子之交淡如水
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5 ]+ @8 J% Y8 U$ q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 F  J: g1 S6 f2 d1 `: O　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! s7 p( J8 @, V. Q8 V5 z2 a  S! S　　cut and dried; cliché
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6 ~' S; g5 b2 U' J" e　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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* {3 ^7 E( S& I+ ~) R3 m7 j　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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: P' \3 |5 S8 L9 L; C- r1 a2 t　　名利双收
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' ^% h( H2 }: ?7 Z/ T! Q- Q　　茅塞顿开
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( e( v& T8 P$ a2 @6 r　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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& ?# r3 ~7 R7 @, D　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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6 p" u* x$ J6 o6 n　　每逢佳节倍思亲

  `' c0 g( `2 h! }- M+ s0 l　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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+ J. j& h( N" B) Q) j/ {* \　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

3 U+ \# a. X: o/ W　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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6 X$ h  {" I' k$ j: N/ o1 \　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

0 R4 c$ @5 C' R: O8 |8 F8 c　　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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/ g( B* @* E6 j+ i7 P/ T$ T' n* V" c　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 k$ X+ O1 f! Q2 q+ T' L; R9 U　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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' @6 N; N: c  X& ^0 w/ W　　千里之行始于足下
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0 G/ z$ v+ m+ g　　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

2 o. z& s3 w5 Z4 \3 P9 s+ n6 `8 R　　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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6 p1 p8 n$ n# h' Y$ ^' }8 b& h* {1 v　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: ]  p# h/ A& i- g5 `　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

0 c  G( I- j4 u$ _7 _5 ~+ 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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

& m- i1 q+ ]) z8 s# @* C8 h  X　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 w/ c+ f: o, e2 T　　三十而立

　　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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　　时不我待

6 P+ j( G5 t$ |4 K% N　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 p7 U; o# g3 s) z1 N- z8 a; y* x　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 \; G7 D0 A/ [. s# a! D& X  c　　实事求是

' }) j2 t- D- _3 t- h  A　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

+ Q2 B3 l$ m  s0 |8 o8 W- T　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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: J. n, @9 J) H- s' c9 t" n　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) \9 \2 i5 Y" ]3 w$ v　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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) P9 h! i2 Q& n0 y$ |6 [! U　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: B/ p& I' g  @$ R" ~$ f　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

/ z! d/ }- O6 q* c* [　　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
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8 n% y/ Z* t- v; X5 ~/ x; W3 @+ Z# F　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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- C! r" i" ]. a　　望子成龙

' V9 C" Q( j& D% z4 I" P　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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- @6 e1 F+ O7 b+ c　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

6 b$ q3 i2 q) z& L　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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, k! }2 |8 e5 x* q% m- h　　a new broom sweeps clean
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8 H! J2 z; y3 F1 ^% x1 }　　蓄势待发

! L9 C& s5 z- h6 M& X% F0 E) n　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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. W2 N8 f5 ^& J7 z( e+ `　　May all your wish come true

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; Q! G! V# G& F; Q9 l( _) h) Q7 I　　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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- \4 k) y) U( ]. b　　先入为主

' r4 O! Q7 ^8 p7 z# b　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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9 F& g! B6 v9 k1 s" |- V　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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9 o8 a* S/ r8 E. l& R# r: W　　ants on a hot pan

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, t2 F1 Z( b' Z5 v9 j" p) V　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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2 _( {9 v5 y  c" c& N  S　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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& c& H: H; M# C0 ?9 d; c& V　　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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; Y4 t9 w; G- V. z. [　　有情人终成眷属

0 ?4 s0 }/ F2 b9 [1 _, @7 W8 Y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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: l% u1 B$ q9 I5 ]9 V9 R　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

+ C5 [0 ^" W2 S. @　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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9 t% q; z1 b  t　　bold but not crafty84

* i$ N2 r  h) W1 l% n! {) U1 D　　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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　　与时俱进

: t* X% y- v! L6 w　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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6 \# V% ]% a2 S+ V; s3 h; ~　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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2 y( h6 j! Z* F3 t　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, `  h$ Q& c' ?6 S$ [1 ?0 Y5 R　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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. G5 M( q7 p5 N# k4 ~  g3 Z1 }　　优胜劣汰
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5 C& `5 b% i. v- Z* D# i3 Z' F/ K　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

- t, O& J* a6 X* Q& c9 m( H; O% ?　　Great minds think alike.
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, [7 b3 [1 ]$ a9 c( k　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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! e' T3 Z- Z9 q6 P* m2 d　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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0 e6 h4 x! B2 @7 x6 e5 |' v: `　　一言既出，驷马难追

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# f; i" a1 A2 ?4 d$ Y' _　　招财进宝
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& c# e% T! o7 Y1 s, v, B$ C　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96

, P2 B/ x3 E$ E+ t: p　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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2 z" m6 b6 W# E1 b0 a  e　　97

9 w- Q* s' @1 @) @9 S　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

# A7 Q$ }$ a+ F/ c; d　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

& y  w3 @/ j; I! q　　be an armchair strategist
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% D! B, u7 H; i　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

4 o' f, r1 ~  {. s' E　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

/ X9 \3 K9 N5 S- U2 ^9 K  A2 n　　左右为难

5 _; a; p% O  @7 y& [  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。