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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　　爱屋及乌

* E! {3 q9 r$ ?　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

/ Y8 R% S' T: N/ C. I　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, y/ B% ?6 @+ v　　Seeing is believing.

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9 Q/ ]4 c/ m. H+ n　　比上不足，比下有余
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; |7 N( ?3 L8 _0 }# P1 `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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) G2 r+ O5 C! i+ L7 Q; |" k# L( f　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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1 i& M7 I) u) ^( g8 Q　　No discord, no concord.
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, w+ d0 [- a9 @0 h# i　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 l4 w- t" N7 ]/ W! j5 E9 x, Q　　辞旧迎新
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/ u6 V$ O/ m6 ^) {0 _, f　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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7 j2 }1 X+ \1 r& j; _* F　　大事化小，小事化了
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. }: Q4 Y: r; @, r# b4 ]　　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

# Y  Z" S) j1 F　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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  Y% m3 p4 H3 c　　国泰民安
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. J% D! j8 {' q: P　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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) b4 D( q- k6 f* r# G. r　　过犹不及

　　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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3 C8 d3 t) N4 h" L1 Q3 u5 v% G! `$ D　　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

; S& X+ n! R6 O- _　　Bad news travels fast.
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* g+ Y) {( |* d) x5 J; o& M　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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* n0 T2 N0 f/ @3 U6 \8 n　　活到老学到老

! G" F2 O9 l0 K; d" d. J, p　　never too old to learn

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8 i4 _" i$ t. C; i4 \5 h8 d　　既往不咎
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　　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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# I  ^& U8 u$ p- L! i" Y' x　　金玉满堂

# S; s7 ?4 L) ]　　Treasures fill the home.

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2 i9 O* Y( v* K( V　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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. _" ~: T& v( w　　脚踩两只船

. S2 M) S, H3 f6 q　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

; q6 l$ Q6 w. S* l　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

' v: e% e, o8 ~% T# o; b6 _0 I　　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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　　马到成功

* n& i  j* B3 f- E$ H2 S　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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1 p- R9 ]8 \8 L9 R# ]& K2 w　　名利双收

+ J" [( Y% S) y2 j% G2 w2 I　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ T2 I9 N) V' Z* N8 D& [　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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9 v! I8 Y9 b3 t% s+ F4 v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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5 w, u' N. R+ ]/ d% e　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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" ^8 E7 F  Z6 g6 g　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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, M& W8 O4 @- Z　　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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. v! y3 p; @+ q& I$ L) N- M2 k　　抢得先机

0 K  V; e6 ]0 r# g　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 `& E" Y9 D% J8 }& `　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ s0 ~3 f7 Q) \% C1 u7 l　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

6 O1 v3 U* \8 B& ~9 |9 S　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! Y+ U* i. r9 ]- K, F0 t( x0 ~" t　　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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+ `  e# z! K& C, q" ]$ C) [! p& Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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, V$ O. P" i. z" k# A8 H1 ^　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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, V0 U' j- B. _　　强龙难压地头蛇

& H; C' v2 l. N, Z1 }+ p& D; L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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) P, b; S: H, J9 u　　人逢喜事精神爽
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5 n5 o# W, q  @* e& q  t$ c　　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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; i+ b$ S% T# Q8 U0 k　　世外桃源

7 ^0 r& |, `' X7 u: }  Q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  ?& i( W- ~& `　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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5 k) b% w/ C( w8 {　　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;

$ X) \+ [+ \, {: L　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

9 f* q4 c% y" z" s. E9 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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　　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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/ `2 f) W& o3 G- N4 F　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 p% v: X7 O: b" i# J) ~$ W1 ^: u' m　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

) g+ z% U6 b: U  [8 K: O: l　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 ~3 x8 N/ M5 x# I) r- g) Q( m　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ C2 U% j) u' r$ ~" _' O　　实话实说

9 _7 `% o7 X1 i　　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

" J9 A/ m9 U7 {6 l9 A; i$ V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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& S. I5 X3 E# ]) E8 ~3 u) r　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

) _5 U8 t7 B8 ~: J' G9 E9 `　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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' }* R- i  K+ L' M0 e; w$ y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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# I! q$ b) C) E. m+ |/ I　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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7 z6 n1 ~1 [* m( Y- F　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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4 |5 _- h! z) w6 s  k0 K- u　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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5 s3 M: x' g. U　　无中生有
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5 |& d, k7 i2 E( }- T　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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) [6 N* {4 e' @# J/ o; y; _　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

4 T6 W! @- `4 o　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

- {: q0 P! F  a+ {# t: X( O6 M) ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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; M: Y; @% X4 O8 B7 l: R　　心想事成

3 q1 n/ e" z& B7 y& p3 w6 ?- }　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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2 h8 M, `& z3 }" ^. w　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( X5 O  W  q+ t+ N　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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4 R- a: ^8 S) z6 w　　息事宁人
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" j. @4 K- G4 @　　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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7 o2 _- ]; s1 s, c4 |　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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2 x1 Z8 m" _/ R　　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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, b* T/ l6 X7 s+ O! b0 y3 F　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

+ `6 `( d  d; ?8 C5 i; B　　a man of insight83
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& U! E( i. q7 P% z$ p: R　　有勇无谋
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' ]& Q% x) v* j% H! B4 I4 {3 o　　有缘千里来相会

& X9 N2 r7 G" s  @5 [$ f, V) q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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( ~3 ]4 o1 E: Q* A' ^5 x　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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1 y4 A  q/ w7 d* V' E. e+ P　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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2 q0 Z+ z& \/ I9 H4 R　　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.

4 u7 a6 ?! A" p% Y　　More haste, less speed.

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, b1 M& b5 |6 C. G4 r- D% \2 U/ T　　优胜劣汰
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- T6 f$ u, Z0 |　　survival of the fittest

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; p  b6 g# ~1 m2 i9 w: i! s　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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( T$ C" `8 W  J4 V0 H, Q2 @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

+ P- j6 s. Q) n4 `+ |　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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0 T7 R7 A) |7 K- M/ S　　一言既出，驷马难追

+ }% b  o3 n7 ]3 g  t5 m8 ]5 D　　A promise is a promise.

4 E/ O1 q5 R8 j( G　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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& p# ]! E* k1 U( C2 o7 N　　bring in wealth and treasure

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1 C: x; `- S# q+ B　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

" @- e& M4 Q" U! {8 G. g　　纸上谈兵
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　　99

+ j* j9 c+ z# {5 F% F# S; [! a! c. U5 P　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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+ {# u  G4 z/ x3 j. H( p　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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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。