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 U/ d' V5 o# J- S, R　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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5 X' j3 S& D/ o3 O* H　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 |- _& P" V2 T' n& [/ i) _1 g　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

. @5 q  a" @' \2 _　　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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- {* P: ~. Y9 o! L# `# [" g　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.

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  K' \. D( Q# _5 y2 W7 @　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! k7 D! s6 D( G/ }! E　　辞旧迎新

; X" L' p1 E8 U6 b　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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( L7 |# V+ H% Q　　大事化小，小事化了
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6 O9 X1 y6 y2 X: i2 i9 a1 H　　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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& C" v: k' n# S/ e, c　　国泰民安
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$ ^0 h" Q) N- t0 }5 h4 F: ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　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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4 f! }1 K8 J% U' U8 I7 b4 n9 ?　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 n6 o8 j+ Z0 Z$ c' f　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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& {6 K1 f5 ~0 C　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 i! N: E2 Z& M- j0 B# j) j　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

8 x! O# A" y0 J3 X" L2 x　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

/ l& W0 s, k1 |& P. ~　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 S/ Q  R" W8 R  W　　脚踏实地

# y# J7 E5 i8 K+ R　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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5 g- w; L9 H1 h( Z6 O4 g- S8 k　　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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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: B- T3 [1 V, Z0 y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 b8 Q1 v( T3 V# K% b- a( l  ^' `　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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+ V4 _. U" D! [　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. I, A4 X( X  N: H　　gain both fame and wealth

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3 q  v0 C5 A, t+ ]) Q1 I. z　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　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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( K+ M" O' V0 p5 ?$ C& p　　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

2 J+ c* X* u4 d6 u　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

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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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/ p% C2 [0 s+ ]  ~　　抛砖引玉

) p" K9 {" _3 B$ A: F　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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0 i4 B! T) [$ l; g+ N+ {　　破釜沉舟
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2 {8 B% g4 p9 O  `- m  @( c1 d　　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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2 }+ [$ ?: V% `8 u; l; O  P9 N' \　　抢得先机
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7 q8 v* A) ^" Z3 \& t7 F　　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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) w) }$ q7 P1 @  n" p　　千里之行始于足下

4 Y3 T: b' ?' [7 d5 a8 |1 E6 W　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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. Y. B- Q; I) |- l　　前事不忘，后事之师
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$ p2 ~% g3 p. S1 u, w　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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/ Y  C' t& o9 f+ E, R; J2 U/ E7 c- P　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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1 S" z+ `6 Q6 E: B/ ]* `, f　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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- g, l9 |. _8 W1 d3 `3 p, Y　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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/ p' M5 E8 S' n; w7 P　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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0 K* B- d0 w, q% M　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* U  H0 h  g8 c: ^0 ~$ Z  c　　世外桃源
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) [. \# Q5 V" v( o9 `　　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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) j1 z6 f2 x2 T0 c* H+ v　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% i/ ^" h2 e5 P* d  P6 _" x. Y　　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

! r0 s7 e! C- X　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 v" L" G  H9 X0 _7 _　　三十而立

% `8 ~! l. @  [5 `* }! O4 X. `1 N* ?/ a　　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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# H; S4 z4 i1 q& q　　水涨船高

& E8 Q! e/ v  L　　A ship rises with the tide

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- d; o' v  _3 v$ ?7 w　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ }* d9 |9 z7 o4 X1 a+ D　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　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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0 z3 V7 I# q+ m. l　　speak of the devil
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3 H1 R2 i( Z) L/ g9 p8 D/ z　　实话实说
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/ X! e  J! o! ?8 |% t8 p　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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' }% L0 E" p4 s　　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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7 ?6 U0 l' E8 j; k4 K  W　　韬光养晦
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: P: Y* H: u, O- F. p: Z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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' w) h4 I. Q: y  z" ]4 b　　糖衣炮弹

- `/ X' E$ C% W, M: m5 [3 `　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

( r# ]  O9 E- s# v# {4 |　　Unity is strength.
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# `4 m' h- T* F# J& u4 i　　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
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- X3 }: b6 K; K  W2 x　　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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　　望子成龙
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. L; G9 O: k/ k3 g$ m　　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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% N4 H5 h: M( D, l1 z1 E% C　　无中生有
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　　无风不起浪

' e8 m; v  U8 ]/ c) |: @　　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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: l! {1 u: i, o. ?4 ^　　新官上任三把火
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: |. w- w5 {8 j; F　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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4 P, ~9 k& m5 [" f2 @　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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3 j$ `  c- y1 S　　心照不宣
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3 H5 V4 P  S, J- d8 }6 a" O, b8 }　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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6 C7 t! u5 \/ V7 j/ f　　先入为主
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　　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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7 Z" [# s0 I) x7 D/ S$ I1 Y- W+ W　　The best defense is offense.

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" ?& z% T0 Q+ w3 ^: [$ z　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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; P: z( m5 v: m, ]( C, y$ l6 ]& J　　息事宁人

% B2 p# C: a. B' A/ h6 L2 V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: }! m2 Q2 t8 t　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

1 `+ c7 S" c/ G& _# i　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 V3 |; o, v# j5 U; m　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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, O& v! E, B+ k' N3 [/ f9 s　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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. J  x% p" d8 r" S" Z" ?' v　　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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3 P3 g6 l+ B; N　　与时俱进
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5 c. {) f- g2 X7 E　　keep pace with the times86
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) m5 i5 q3 k2 K( W+ U　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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5 P* j" c6 U2 o　　因材施教

; Z& `) ~" Y$ i: a" |4 Q6 [　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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2 k/ i2 E% s8 i5 D" X# t# J　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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( ^. ^& h/ u& i) o　　冤家宜解不宜结
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3 b1 V2 i7 T( t1 w　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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1 m: U! u7 E7 I# E5 v, z　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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+ m/ d- _3 ?% t8 d, W0 t　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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: O8 C3 n1 _4 W8 Q7 U: V3 F　　债台高筑
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* D8 j& y0 V& J$ w2 e　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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  W$ O2 e6 R. u( e" R　　纸包不住火

+ x2 Z. h& P1 P8 K. E　　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

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。