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
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: M2 j" g4 o; T2 t. h; z. U　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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1 K+ [9 |7 b9 Q! l% f4 O: j# c　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 |$ Y6 }+ b5 ~% ]' o' M3 O& }　　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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3 z, T/ K" |7 x　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

" n; g  n! P! f5 X" K　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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% L6 Y/ D/ a) o+ G* F0 p　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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" O' A/ F- B4 C& F. V' M# o　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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. m2 K$ |; j, {' @6 ~1 |5 k  d& m　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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9 M6 `" m0 t7 G' Z6 t+ Y　　过犹不及

6 P( A& q1 |- p8 y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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7 {8 i9 B; G% H; y" J2 L" Y1 n　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

( P* @8 z# O! B% W+ }4 Q3 @! T　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! R) L' @. Y1 G# d　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ H+ A! \% ^. O+ |　　Bad news travels fast.

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$ z( b+ q+ x9 u　　和气生财

1 O  v: a) {4 S: }  Q- L: s3 o: c0 d) N　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

7 A7 j  J4 m" o9 R" d) E  g　　never too old to learn
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4 J8 @& e% _1 f9 d0 W" R4 q　　既往不咎
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1 n; v9 d" {7 I# h  h　　let bygones be bygones
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5 i9 P+ c3 B5 _1 P! E, n; K, w7 U　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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. u1 N' k$ d6 d. K6 b　　金玉满堂

5 U/ L! p* \" m7 E6 }# o) _　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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& A9 e; w8 z! {% M) U+ B; v: n. q　　脚踩两只船
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2 c. {. ?, f! D3 y7 j　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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4 P. g7 `& U6 J. [0 R4 d$ x　　君子之交淡如水

+ X9 I; w6 ?0 P; K　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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1 H7 H- r' n; ~7 m6 \! |. W1 W, p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

# B6 H, J$ Z" v　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% `3 U% E3 P) \) b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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8 Q& D, Y2 M5 X% P0 o7 e2 m1 W4 T; ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 l2 ~" s  m( ?　　马到成功

, z4 y5 D" q1 r+ K: H  X　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) h( l7 _0 u' W# G　　名利双收
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) n0 Q0 @: W4 E　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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# A* I5 s  {( j! ~6 D; ~　　没有规矩，不成方圆

# o+ i# z: l/ J: |5 I2 Y0 ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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% t. i+ c& r: y2 c  ~　　谋事在人，成事在天
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) X$ H( ?9 J! U5 u　　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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3 v1 H7 \# J$ T# h8 Y　　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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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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7 G7 D( O" d+ o$ a0 g2 Z　　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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/ K, b+ s4 }# `+ a& a2 s　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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* c8 X$ N) J& ?' ]' a0 a5 e  }* Q　　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

5 [" g+ I! E( F! i& T# R$ a5 x8 l　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% [8 w1 Q4 w; \　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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6 Y" [8 h7 j3 W# r  B9 f# b　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 Q/ K5 Q$ E' l/ K; x1 N　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 b$ B$ X5 A( }5 D6 N$ F　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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+ u/ l5 A, }) |" C& {% W　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, e, H, J; R6 d% C" e* Y0 D8 K　　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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! {, g3 K& ?" }: m* e/ Q　　世外桃源
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　　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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1 C* b; q- z: Q% G4 c! S1 I# @: V　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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0 Q) |) I1 j) c& ^　　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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2 p0 q' [' l* D- S$ w4 C　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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3 C) M  |) ~3 P- Y' g9 R　　三十而立

* w3 Y9 @5 S3 Q4 M+ ^: 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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4 L# f& i) h. E* i　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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& L0 T2 C$ q. \7 }4 z1 [　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 A4 W( z( R8 E0 J　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ d0 E  P& q9 `* h: }" V1 \& A# q: s$ b　　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

0 ]" l6 p  ^  L& Y　　speak of the devil
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, s: I- \0 W. ?! Q% P　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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; z3 t) j3 k( `) Q6 G; M7 W, v　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 [4 N3 y  {% t/ j+ `　　天有不测风云
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$ }: Z$ E+ c$ u, Z% l" J5 ^$ ?4 d　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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- E1 }0 r/ Y: c6 T5 o, Z& l　　团结就是力量
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- q- l( H, B+ b5 Z, Y　　Unity is strength.
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. m3 a; ?4 Z' U. c　　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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　　歪风邪气
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$ b$ Q0 `! ?( X- U7 `! h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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# K1 c% `. q$ J0 {# U　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

　　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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. M+ ~. w' k- k2 i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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( J- w! \. H2 i( B0 _# n8 R　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成
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　　心照不宣
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. [1 N# M- e( Z6 X9 @. a　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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0 s$ A$ H+ u' ^( D, Z* z; k5 }　　先入为主
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0 _6 Y/ G4 N8 s: U+ h( W! B7 N　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

8 Z2 d# y' S# `1 a" J　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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8 n+ u8 }5 A/ ^& M% z% K8 L/ f　　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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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

, m# S! g5 v, t7 r% V　　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

! T0 a5 i( H; L5 ~& T　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 W9 w/ |/ I4 e& ]2 [& `$ v　　有情人终成眷属

( J( @0 m, z- a* W: ~% ^; ]　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

3 b2 H9 C4 @, ^5 L$ d　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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2 A: P/ S. X5 U+ j4 F, ?　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84
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- |1 g2 ]5 e  y! `$ a　　有缘千里来相会

+ V' ~6 ?* V6 e- m; |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

7 \! j( J" r/ B& g; {6 }) g) K8 q　　以人为本

* ?) `) e/ H2 y4 e6 h$ _  B- B6 u　　people-oriented

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* F; b9 g% c. s5 l　　因材施教
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7 |0 E( k& X: t% X　　teach students according to their aptitude

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, s  m3 \' m) O　　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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( z  u4 a2 e6 Z& `- d1 W5 Y( ?　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

7 p0 m; [; i7 t" H- e, J8 t5 b% \0 x　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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. u& ]7 t$ o6 b7 `6 p+ S. J　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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: v1 N0 k# ]4 M; \　　冤假错案
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　　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

) _1 |! M# q: i9 S3 y6 i8 f　　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

# I6 ^6 v4 ?2 B, y　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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6 o) ?" m) i' q8 ]* x3 N　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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0 r6 D* f8 S0 ^# G& E" x1 m　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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, G& D8 C/ q$ U: X- e! G　　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。