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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& g5 \5 P3 z; e　　爱屋及乌
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# }+ B% l9 l0 k6 r% e# [2 H  ?　　Love me, love my dog.
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, ^: b* W- D6 Z% A( P- j/ @　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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& ^' v8 y1 @: S7 B　　比上不足，比下有余
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+ u" l9 M; v& `2 a8 T5 |5 }　　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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# y* G; f6 O5 d: q/ \. W8 s　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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　　大开眼界

　　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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　　过犹不及
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3 t$ J& K; v7 M' i- j　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

1 ^8 Q- g$ K' Y: B　　too much is as bad as too little
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+ C4 ]. `1 u( N　　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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( a# S# i+ i) K1 t3 ?　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

! r7 z8 t2 G) j0 ~) |2 ?　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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# c' G' @: z8 f8 x7 k: F　　活到老学到老
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" b4 b+ w+ y- O1 d& U1 I0 E, _& z　　never too old to learn
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2 N; h) O3 F3 ?0 ]5 |- ]- t　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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6 T7 K5 Q3 U, m" A3 V( A　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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' W$ w% c' V1 ~- ^$ \0 g0 K0 J　　脚踏实地
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　　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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　　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
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0 F- E6 L# m$ k　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　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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' O# Y, u+ Q2 V) n' ]　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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1 T* s% O" R7 f4 {* r* W1 g' d; }　　be suddenly enlightened
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9 v  q, @4 u" v6 e4 I3 O　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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  H  B5 _. C& i/ G　　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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: u" {  \4 D- f　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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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: f5 u/ d3 Q3 v" q( D　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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+ n9 f" v' a* k$ f6 a, |8 u' A　　抛砖引玉

　　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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! f3 l' z) n6 @$ H8 G! e3 b& r! O　　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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) x& G; |+ g+ u" z+ f　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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: M0 K: O% z$ T' ^" G. q' b5 c　　千里之行始于足下

; L# P7 |! V( ?: h　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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' w; X) h( V  s9 p　　前事不忘，后事之师
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, z3 a/ R1 W8 ~' a　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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1 {) O% p' U# F　　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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3 z2 i$ [5 E( }" x  K) {8 e　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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2 \) T( D: A& V" Z* U# R　　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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; M0 i$ O* ?7 W2 j6 t2 G! {　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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! ?3 X0 E9 W; U! r　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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5 h; d8 j4 C/ y6 l0 [9 @" N. B　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

( ^+ s8 M' A1 d4 v　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

- Y& j6 m0 q2 e" 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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 x- L$ A; p/ a　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 Z- ~  f$ ]& ^0 u3 Q' B　　实事求是
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: m2 f$ F# v5 p0 _* \. s8 |: ?　　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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! j9 U, W: L- f9 D+ W% @6 b　　speak of the devil

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0 p. q6 L1 Z& C: y: s　　实话实说
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! l# w5 Z+ N7 F2 X  B　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( D8 a# E+ H* P: E9 b" v* @  O/ `% I　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

# W9 |8 M( v' o　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

8 ?/ y, `# W, ?3 d. ]　　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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4 o0 q  T$ J4 C/ `% h　　Unity is strength.
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' Q3 G/ z/ b' ~; k3 l2 N　　跳进黄河洗不清
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  B' v2 C6 E* y! `2 q4 \' P　　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

. L  e" _, e" T. b% u　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

( J' q  ?" _2 H- Y* A1 V5 I8 e) Q, D　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　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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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ d4 N5 e: ^7 V  ?+ i　　无风不起浪
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$ C1 n3 o+ t$ b. b( j' {. i# c　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

' a5 u9 |) m! o6 t" g+ }　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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% {" E) ^% \( b" _' x　　新官上任三把火

: U0 h0 j, v' Q4 E3 v: T4 h　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

6 T- Z9 a) L' b4 Q" t3 ]+ L' Q　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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3 E: X5 Z" ]7 [8 j3 _4 R7 W# P  Q- C; }　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% N: O. R! x, _; q) p　　先入为主

6 M/ \& M+ `& \　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

: T8 M2 ?4 r$ v! m3 }9 p$ y( ?4 D　　ants on a hot pan
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, W. n, F' t+ ~　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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/ y" I. u. y9 s, L9 m　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

6 O. n3 y% J) X　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

) i3 Q, L, ^# U( `( Q) x　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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2 l  W0 p% {, I1 M　　有勇无谋

9 ~3 B) v- `5 |; ?" j  s3 w, A* m　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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# L! R" q: E; q4 Q$ ]　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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  d. g  l( N) B+ W- y; Z% t　　与时俱进

# ?" c1 q0 q" f: [　　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
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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. G2 J5 d1 S3 ]' R) r8 t0 V　　欲速则不达
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6 G1 g) u6 ?; J5 [　　Haste makes waste.

& w0 f5 q  a, E2 D) R　　More haste, less speed.
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" Y" ?6 g3 d4 V0 }& k　　优胜劣汰

" s. g3 p/ x$ u# C- B　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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1 S; ~# }  p5 l- E1 |　　冤假错案

. ]5 H& |- p) M7 }, e　　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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, J* ], C% _6 x& |0 c　　招财进宝

; n' J# P7 H* `; m6 L# T　　bring in wealth and treasure

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4 p4 Y$ {3 x8 A2 ^" F　　债台高筑

' Z. b7 t% }: }: Q　　become debt-ridden

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7 H5 n, e( K1 l　　众矢之的

: {8 m: N2 A2 Y  B　　target of public criticism

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% X  ~7 h* g7 Y8 m: u　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& R9 o. P2 D5 W! o$ V& k- ~' a. |　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。