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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3 V$ v; u2 w  n" T9 a　　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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: ~9 ^5 ^) H. G　　比上不足，比下有余
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& n' ^7 E( a* d( m' n　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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7 y  o* U$ A2 [5 F  _" P$ ~' N　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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! z+ L; h  S/ N　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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, j4 ], {8 l- O4 L! I  L　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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) W0 O" Z' |* j* k  K" D1 O　　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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3 i+ B# g: s! x2 K　　大开眼界
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2 O$ j: p4 z5 }& h4 V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- ^$ o( C* N7 [- n) P! r　　国泰民安
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0 M) m3 C8 j6 f& G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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/ T5 l- U/ m, ~/ P2 n6 A2 O% Z　　过犹不及

! ~8 V% ^4 s) H4 u　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- i7 @3 ?+ x! f( q5 V% ^: p! ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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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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　　活到老学到老

　　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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; t: B' \6 o# q% u5 q　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ Y  Z6 S% ]) q& G　　There are spots even on the sun.

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# _  x5 ]4 R, T9 w　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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# D6 _' ^- Q; r0 `8 }& O　　脚踏实地

$ |, s! u8 z$ L) M- O# t! ]　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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$ [% x3 t* e) N' d, P　　cut and dried; cliché

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2 W! m& _" C% G" k$ j　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# V" S4 w, G# y: s　　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

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, t7 P3 X; _  @. E　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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0 }1 W% H3 b  v0 K2 l# {　　茅塞顿开
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1 ^$ U* x  _* h% X( b( i/ x# C- t　　be suddenly enlightened

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. @1 X; O0 k& }, c) r+ x　　没有规矩，不成方圆

) g. J4 P7 }$ e  W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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- }* f7 b/ P& i: ]4 ~& c　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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0 F; ^7 ?3 i  ~1 N  T1 `　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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/ D% {  b6 ?" l" w　　弄巧成拙

4 f% S. i) A' i+ z% \　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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/ e! ]8 [0 M/ P　　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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5 k2 A9 h6 H7 t  E/ A　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# p# `) M; o1 u# q　　巧妇难为无米之炊

9 A) z" @2 J0 O' C　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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4 x; E) k( M  u　　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

　　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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9 p$ l; ~' Q$ T' F4 x; r　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 }; O% X9 b, Y6 Q% E: i　　强龙难压地头蛇

  q* H; i2 L4 i# e  b! }8 q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. A. M" f" i. ~　　瑞雪兆丰年

8 t$ a/ F8 c( B, R　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 d: `. b8 Z* E　　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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5 |0 ?! g8 G5 W& \$ u0 C　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 m+ u. A1 P$ y% i' H! J- a　　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

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

$ f+ s+ g5 x  J　　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

( Y1 H: j) C0 j% a　　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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0 n: P2 a( a+ p3 {　　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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- U3 Y8 y' g( z5 m. s　　水涨船高
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　　时不我待

, \6 l* D' w# K- h8 E0 L　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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0 I: L2 j4 k+ ]　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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$ ]. g- Q( }; @0 y9 R+ Z　　实事求是
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　　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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; E( n& X2 q: m　　实话实说
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　　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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) R# O  ~& }- z# ~& T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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. c3 N/ |  y1 S- ~* Q( O1 T2 T　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ w" O1 N0 e/ a7 E9 p　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

, w  G* _5 Q$ f　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 E: }# R- a  x) Z( i6 A* H) [　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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0 i- u, z* a9 l& s　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 W$ R' z4 |2 P  t) r# _8 I5 G! 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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/ M* r! }! E! b! p9 I' E　　歪风邪气

1 T- ^( G; U  `" R8 @0 p  s0 O8 R　　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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; D+ ?2 B( U8 r6 P: f. w! a　　望子成龙

8 m3 c! b% H1 Q$ }& ]( A0 g　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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  N- ?1 i- l- Y/ ]. B' ^　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

+ W* Q1 u8 M& I　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  J9 ?4 W* U* u( h3 ~　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# @- }1 G# A) i! f　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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* G1 V* W8 p' U1 h; L　　新官上任三把火

& Y3 l) a9 i3 V  Y　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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+ u8 ]" Q8 _* }+ E$ g8 b. ?/ q% ]　　心想事成

) f, Q! Z' k! @0 \. T7 ~7 Z　　May all your wish come true
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5 P" R% t4 f; p' r　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

& K* W" h1 j( V" w5 R1 m) U7 g- o: S　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: M7 b9 y( W; @9 p. K  H　　The best defense is offense.

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, R( n  D8 X( i. r6 H7 R( a& d　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 N- i- @6 U/ I! n　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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! n- h% k7 w, b- r5 \' M: X　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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5 z, |! T) }' z! N6 _+ Q# ~' W. X　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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0 B5 {6 e1 K( D8 r# K  s* z7 \, V　　循序渐进

9 t' i# Z  p* j' S　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 j7 r7 G) G5 `  W. l　　严以律己，宽以待人

0 V" a* w7 B1 l/ Q/ K3 V' o　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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9 U5 o8 Z+ y7 {/ i! h  Q, j　　有情人终成眷属
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5 ?: y% W; U  {. K　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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1 _, t6 ]  M! ^2 f- J  X; K　　有钱能使鬼推磨

0 k" {2 I6 P" M& c8 }　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

" d! K, Z, m% x$ V* l* `3 v　　有识之士

& n& a+ C/ L7 H& i' |4 h　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

! M, }" [) ~8 D; B4 w0 l0 T6 c: Q% f　　有缘千里来相会
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# C3 @5 Q- \+ D# _　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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1 t& Z+ O1 m4 ?& X" [2 a) A: A/ P4 j　　与时俱进
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  w+ ~, G  D' r3 V# q. e　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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$ S" ~3 u0 C# ]) F8 V　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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- Q- U, E0 J9 H3 }1 x+ e　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

( {$ O! n9 p3 ^5 L& K: t　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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1 ?* W+ o& f4 I1 }+ L/ ]　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, q" ]5 w' x& M" J2 l+ t　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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6 i2 m2 o& T. v. A9 Q　　冤假错案
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8 S6 H- Z: y3 v' C6 k' l$ W2 A　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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" a# e1 q1 ]/ q; y- s$ y　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96
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　　债台高筑

6 T0 n* @; z/ M, ?: S. R　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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　　众矢之的
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. l! k* B$ k- m　　target of public criticism
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3 b! }/ f& J: }: X% e　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　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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　　左右为难

　　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。