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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, O" g. k! I, D/ o- i  ^( h　　爱屋及乌

" @1 D3 k. W+ R+ [& {- L　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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. w$ [  c3 v( X! I! S  M. a　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 s- a! Y5 e, S0 B  V, w　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; K: y: z2 u6 p4 J3 N% Y! x　　不遗余力

6 F2 P( f5 A7 b. \6 v5 m" B　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 n5 ]  p5 f; W　　不打不成交
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9 e( w+ L/ `; I9 T　　No discord, no concord.

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0 P* Z3 |: t" Q: R. \　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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6 `8 B, r2 H) G1 W; D$ S' B　　大开眼界

/ d+ S3 K+ g" o5 p/ t( Q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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0 t# v( ], |, Q7 s. n　　过犹不及

7 t, F5 x4 h; h) |+ Z% p/ q; N4 \　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ P- C& h, K9 s. m8 ]2 J5 J　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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# [4 }1 N0 s: Z　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 Z: ]" T" Z9 d+ {' ~/ n* R　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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9 u/ }! i0 u5 p3 L- H% u　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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$ \! Q4 q+ j- I* R  c　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% n2 Z9 B  m$ L: X　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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5 B1 t3 |/ w5 F$ [% ?2 \: T+ V　　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

6 k" Z7 _/ f: K' u1 i　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

2 w! [' j7 J8 U5 ^3 {　　cut and dried; cliché
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% f: m9 G" v, X　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% |, D& ?4 x. t; ?$ H. b  Y8 C% l8 s　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

) [/ {' J; \% f/ Y　　be suddenly enlightened
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, G0 H" V" o$ I& a/ h  d　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' y% t5 W. k$ _　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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2 S! ~" v0 s& u. O　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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# f! {7 d5 ~. d5 l　　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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- B' j2 @3 F8 r2 t7 ?4 j2 r　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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( u: S1 E  o3 S8 F( u　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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& \" q% m% x& ^2 X- ~/ V　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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' t6 e; v2 G0 Z% W& a; {0 K; W　　抛砖引玉
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, q. }5 u. ~0 a, o7 I! |* i　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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3 r$ O; K$ N8 C! a* }　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. x2 P! _0 \. f, Y/ y　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 h% B7 E- H( ^1 V1 b　　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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" w9 j$ I4 s! i+ C　　前事不忘，后事之师

2 Y, F+ g) j" @　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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( \0 `/ L: I; V5 D1 b　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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& w3 ?+ [  h: Z3 r% R　　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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4 }  @, S; a4 b" ^& `( g$ ~; \　　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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: U. r" X& {' A. v2 h. G- v8 Q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. @+ _% j! a. o$ Q. G% _　　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

  ?+ R6 G- y4 B4 }　　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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1 }* z0 e% c9 I& q+ r) q　　a blessing in disguise;
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) ^+ y- B# N: L+ x+ i) p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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, h6 r; }1 D' x　　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

+ Y9 f: c8 `2 R' @% I3 i+ v　　A ship rises with the tide
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& K! }: m2 q' [8 t　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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) g/ H. d" z  i　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 P# V5 b$ F7 ?* s5 n$ X　　实事求是
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3 p4 a( ~, Y6 q7 E/ w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 A0 l1 {1 J! Z8 U& H0 R. G2 m　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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# L) S: K' N& F! w0 e　　实话实说
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% G) H. X$ f% \; e　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

# T- r% @( Q- A" i7 {9 R0 A2 ?　　韬光养晦

4 I& y0 v  t$ F" X　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

) m- T9 |# @9 C% o　　糖衣炮弹
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$ i# C! ?( O, @" q　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　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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3 K6 r/ Q. R& l1 A# B8 I* F　　跳进黄河洗不清
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& A  s4 P! B# @' R　　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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% Z3 g$ d6 e0 V8 R4 m　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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3 t* Y$ H% A0 K' ~9 b2 W) J　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! A& E/ F, K. \# j; D/ y　　望子成龙
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  w6 N5 Y2 W9 n1 q& ~　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) C% Z  Z! X0 g' N/ T8 @$ A! W# i　　唯利是图

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

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  ~% `, C, o( \7 ?$ I6 f% Z　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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( O  Z# I  e+ g0 b　　无风不起浪
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: N% o2 C: {. s$ _! [# b　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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: g, M+ a$ ~" f　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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* u) I7 z. W6 ?; v0 d4 v　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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9 K! @# e% W' p9 s　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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& p; V% e+ J# X) Z% ~& I　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

: E# ^* m7 q6 N0 e0 E! M) B　　The best defense is offense.

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3 a+ u+ W: X- ~* s　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ Y6 K' ?3 w4 |9 y" L! _4 g　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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# ~6 X7 P& b* X% e) k3 ~0 N$ {0 L　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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6 f4 d, b  f2 ]2 d& ?# a　　严以律己，宽以待人
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/ f  j6 h* C6 o/ X, G+ z　　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

1 W: q% ]. ]  @/ C6 Y' j　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

6 k7 a& @# u( ?6 a) g" Z' ^8 W　　有勇无谋

% e( L7 r* `7 Q& E　　bold but not crafty84
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- b, f0 y3 m) {1 w" [+ H　　有缘千里来相会
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) Y, V" S# ^4 I& d" W　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　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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5 j& \( n/ G* J) v  x3 c　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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# Z, O# E8 M2 X& ^7 a　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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4 E2 e: @& C0 w  k) e$ Z　　Great minds think alike.

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0 r' K6 W7 A- Q$ A9 B# Z　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ {* @( y; l* n# O- t) Z8 r　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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& ^# l0 M) d0 M) e　　冤假错案

; B7 W+ y% D: s　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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7 t$ C- F; K) m3 H+ m7 i　　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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　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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+ r- E" A: v1 @# e/ `　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。