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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* c9 t. n9 j  E8 x3 v. ^0 a" b　　爱屋及乌

　　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.

! V9 f6 J( p+ E; K( i　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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( T! h, r; s: r  c+ Y　　笨鸟先飞
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; k  r  {8 |2 \% {" @" ]9 s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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) N3 ^/ x* A3 M8 D  N; n0 T　　不遗余力
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( k' C: d1 Z1 I; m) v( S( s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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" Q1 u8 \2 c4 m3 y6 M; d4 {  W　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

5 v. j+ Y/ e( v2 o7 Y) ~0 [; n　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

8 G' p' {* O# I+ d* j　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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( B! W2 ~# y  F( q- e- Q, [$ x　　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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5 c' w. i% r: B  p　　大开眼界
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) [8 E( {2 i5 q+ J4 \　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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; U" X+ R/ b0 w5 [( ?; G3 X　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

% t" b) ^: a0 y　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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2 ~2 ?/ z) t) s, Y) D' s- O; }: w　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

* z$ u" g. I1 s( _, f　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: r/ v- z' _+ l: h6 T　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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5 e% ]4 t4 P7 ]1 y　　既往不咎
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1 J2 L/ Z2 c" B& t* P8 P1 \　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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' `8 N9 D$ n2 L) r  |0 }　　脚踏实地

" q) W) h* m% z' `; b7 G* d' n3 d4 b' P　　be down-to-earth

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; p8 b9 c% {" n# a: M- i* V. f　　脚踩两只船
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+ v$ F; \0 s" I5 v! I0 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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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8 Y% y$ W" F' G; S4 [. h. S( X　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

" \  [6 l0 k0 r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: P2 u4 ?2 C& R  l- F# m. K　　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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0 M1 u! f# b5 g; I, Q% k　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. l' x6 F" `8 T　　名利双收

( s8 D5 Q/ X( f2 z　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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0 p8 P# t6 R, P' Q1 Q& p　　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

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

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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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! D8 V3 ?9 C$ D5 v　　弄巧成拙
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: `6 P/ i# }0 q$ |6 b　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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# l* s0 _2 [  h7 _. _1 \　　赔了夫人又折兵
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$ s0 m) L1 v8 z6 F+ V　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  i8 d' v' j( d2 v9 \% e　　抛砖引玉
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0 M( n) f: A1 t1 O( N% Z　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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& Y) ^5 c7 P/ [1 d　　破釜沉舟

4 Z) _" _! S# s　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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4 r) h( k& d2 V　　前怕狼，后怕虎

# K; `1 t9 X6 K( h6 J) u1 V& t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 d9 t; I! u% a. V3 @, a: U　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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5 A& s* n2 T8 Q* i6 W: T: _1 z6 i- H　　瑞雪兆丰年
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& F- R0 W3 C+ n( q: ~　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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; a/ e8 J. D3 v' W　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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4 x2 c$ w9 k8 w& R! z4 f* ~  Q　　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
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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
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+ I; [# y$ Z. F　　a blessing in disguise;
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. w) @0 a6 _" [$ p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

8 z- z6 W( r8 @) [) n5 ^/ V6 @- Z　　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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2 b- k# w+ F$ G　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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; z! n; D) ~) R! D& g& K. j; N　　实事求是
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) ?) W3 a% Y9 Y4 v7 Z$ U2 c% S3 d" W　　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
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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, ~+ s& i! u7 e. @　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, Y& d6 f7 ~" k% L8 _) N( L　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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- U" Y" l! U) Y/ m- O& Y! p  L; M. |　　天有不测风云

9 T( M5 z  E. }　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

' `# a) M$ l- E; \　　Unity is strength.

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+ S& p: }$ C1 U$ t( X　　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

$ j, Z+ {! ?1 B; F　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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2 J/ ]6 z* J9 p2 X1 g! ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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' e; c8 G+ O: E% u5 }　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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3 v* Y' p8 J1 x$ R4 p　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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0 k; ~- T/ ^2 A& I1 ]2 e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; {4 q5 i' F0 c0 C4 M　　无风不起浪
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7 O: @, w2 f) Q2 G( _　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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6 u. v- p5 z6 l* U: ^( |, G* {/ ~　　徇私枉法
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! m' w/ B6 `* u　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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6 j2 F" M$ e6 r0 i5 h4 m  o　　a new broom sweeps clean

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& I/ x3 l! u" G/ U0 |( B- T6 P　　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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1 o. h! W" o# K3 h& M+ t5 ^　　May all your wish come true

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' z- ?( V$ S% z+ ?　　心照不宣

5 p4 \6 B! k+ \1 C# H9 q　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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# n( ?( V4 n+ q, W- i' ^! S　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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5 f8 o4 E2 Y& ]+ o4 G　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; H% E- ]# a% U　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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$ n' n/ l. R" ]- Z: ?　　息事宁人
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! W0 ?4 C4 ]8 \1 i4 E　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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" i5 z9 `2 ~4 q1 q2 d　　严以律己，宽以待人
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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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83

* w* v/ I* Z& v% \- W) `) z　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

- l$ J" |. R4 o( a　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

1 [) |4 D9 ^, E. S/ B　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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7 w; j$ Y8 r: ^) p# y3 M' w　　优胜劣汰

5 b& v* `$ U6 `) V7 y( j- V　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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, y0 u5 F8 L1 t7 d　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 i; o: A! U8 }* S9 {　　冤假错案

1 q) \  S: z3 A- U5 i' x　　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.
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　　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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9 q; \3 N* [- _9 J' e　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

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0 w* C' L" d4 R: A0 A0 `6 o　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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- E% V2 m, I* y6 F　　左右为难

0 D; T! u/ [- h" \# y　　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。