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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# D2 Q) G: \; {0 k$ c　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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; w; W( |& P8 w) y3 G! m5 \) ~; w　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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& F. c, |) \" h. w　　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 d4 C! A' \& s- `( V　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, w/ a+ {% x% x3 Z* B　　不遗余力
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7 C3 w9 z* k; E: h: `  G　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* b% V! D) [, m1 t( L/ i　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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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

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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% y3 z! a6 p1 D; w' Y; |/ o9 ~* Y　　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

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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4 f3 u! u+ q. w: J2 M; E8 M　　too much is as bad as too little

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$ M8 Y9 O& E8 B% k4 J& {3 v　　好了伤疤忘了疼

& H8 J! D% w! a0 Z4 ^1 k% N* _& U* W& M　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! z; V# P' W% m! v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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5 J  Y7 a& H" U6 k　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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3 m8 I6 j. A' B) u! @1 Y　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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1 k$ ^; h9 F. {" q7 t　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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3 y  f) ?9 i/ K　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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& f+ O# T9 E- q. p8 F5 X8 N* s　　金玉满堂
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" B  j7 i$ h" b; [　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth
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( z3 M. g, b5 P* I　　脚踩两只船

! G" d5 n, w9 A% |　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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; u) y, k: H1 @% M6 f8 L  \% E) I0 \　　君子之交淡如水

$ P6 h2 Q9 T7 {9 S* a9 N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 S" B3 N3 m- ], r! u9 t. R3 W6 \　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

8 C- n" i( K$ T5 ?* i　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 K# e* v6 U" G5 a1 [　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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! v( y; w, h: J! F/ K+ k2 e& \　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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# G3 i( c' C0 C4 t% v' \7 ^　　gain both fame and wealth
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: R5 r! O+ x: K8 G0 p3 D" r5 ^　　茅塞顿开
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5 k( |* ?- N/ r" B% [　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' a& q  W' X) S$ l: U% S8 G  t1 v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( X- m. `$ I" s  N　　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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  a% D" D% t4 S! l" Z8 x0 \% E+ e+ @% F　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

6 m7 ]  X( ]" m' q, I* c　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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. C6 ~% P7 W6 }　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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& ]& w1 |7 k6 G8 v& H6 H　　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

4 w* y7 _0 }% M# c7 ~% R2 C　　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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( `: Q2 G$ l$ j# a( V7 O8 a; r, h　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- Q- Z2 Z5 H7 _9 {( B　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) ~# _# v. K0 W% ^& p3 `* Q* K　　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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3 W% L5 o, p, A( }; ^, K) r7 q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 @$ h4 ~% @# L　　瑞雪兆丰年

( ~3 ~3 ^: X1 n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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( t" G) P( `) \: s. _0 f　　人逢喜事精神爽
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3 D4 d2 v0 _: C. x; K　　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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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ M7 V% T  Z2 L5 L: f　　人之初，性本善
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1 X% o' O+ }) X/ L6 m& q$ i　　Humans are born good.
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" U2 a6 ~1 b0 s　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! K6 R- `5 s* I　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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2 M8 q2 o7 s3 H5 ^( N　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

& p: X! x) A+ T! U+ L* Q  v! p　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" r- O* v9 R# E! \; H& R7 w/ l* f　　三十而立
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　　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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. o% U7 ~" Q+ l9 M　　水涨船高

7 `3 B) H3 H6 j　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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! T( ]5 h( ~/ Y- X3 l- d　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　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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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

! F4 _& Q: Y8 F% T; F: A1 k　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 Z2 a# U9 Y8 [　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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0 M% a- Q" f3 a* q8 |2 j  A4 Y　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　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

1 b1 W: E7 }& [' z' S' v　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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) L5 ]2 g. O/ a: m* d! R4 k　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* v6 A1 @+ b" v* A/ O' ~& m" J　　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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4 a  ?* _) T6 d) X6 @6 d　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 Y# _5 w* S/ m9 [　　物以类聚，人以群分

" G# m5 c! _" M/ N　　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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0 J3 i. M: A, u4 S' P( O  s　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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! I% R( G4 V! B2 ]1 u5 f( w　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- y3 `& y6 H) ?6 Y+ y　　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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 U# f& B5 `7 f7 d5 S　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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0 T+ |* d2 [9 [. M! t6 B　　心想事成

　　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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/ _, m* d7 M- a/ k9 ]　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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- T6 k8 b* g3 k' M+ x  \　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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2 m  B" A* v8 h4 W* X6 ^) ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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! v9 c: W3 J7 I+ M- p) b　　ants on a hot pan

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8 l5 l6 w% k0 c  v4 w" o- Q) A, j  ~　　现身说法

* x& q7 H( `# f0 O0 D- B　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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5 k+ r* o) V. r& _9 G1 \* Z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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6 V5 h$ l  j& Q" N　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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6 ]6 P3 y2 C& T: x) P8 ]: [　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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$ ^4 k" U; l& I9 E5 H" O# l1 L　　有情人终成眷属

$ A# ]2 Y8 ~  }7 I! I5 t　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

7 t5 L, n; g: N　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 `/ A9 H- ~9 @　　有识之士
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& n* K' w  p2 ]　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

" S8 b3 x( a) M6 O6 l: d) e　　有缘千里来相会
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" T( u2 `2 U+ Q# r; F8 d6 E+ |3 d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( E4 D7 _8 \& x　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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# T& h0 Y. n' d; W$ X5 R4 f　　因材施教

# @6 d# U* A. o! `. P　　teach students according to their aptitude
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- l" ]8 k- G* `+ U, Z　　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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　　欲速则不达
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* I% w$ A; y/ o- E! y  f1 l6 Y4 ]　　Haste makes waste.

0 R# R# [: h+ ?8 @) ~) l% X5 h　　More haste, less speed.
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2 @& g$ ?& f4 L4 u( R　　优胜劣汰

0 I! @, Q' f* w　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

" I/ I# x5 M3 a: Q+ S4 e　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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2 n4 z( {: j9 G　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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" j( r  h0 y$ ~6 L9 n% L8 d　　众矢之的

8 F. b! b# R# j# K3 n　　target of public criticism
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0 S& ]. i* @5 L3 s" q& l4 y　　be an armchair strategist
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- W& x* F! {3 @8 k& Y　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。