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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, r( B& g! a7 k+ I　　Love me, love my dog.
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$ q$ A* ]/ V6 b1 l- |6 I8 W　　百闻不如一见
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- a& E' i- d+ Z: r; v　　One look is worth a thousand words.

8 U$ x, o6 E1 t4 l　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 g" g0 `2 v: `( G3 s' S* _0 e　　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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# [9 O. E4 g- j& J1 A/ J　　不打不成交

9 J* Z9 c# B1 g, i　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 y2 m) k% Y2 R: o+ F　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 ~. \# p1 h  V; x  P　　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
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" c- @) _  p& X; ~, N9 Z3 }0 R# w　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 j! S* S# O5 j% _1 Y  n4 U　　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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　　和气生财
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) f- z- `; q+ ^- L　　harmony brings wealth;

- v2 |9 r" P# \5 R& G! x* x$ w　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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9 a* E4 e; \, E. ]9 i　　活到老学到老
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0 C' c1 Z- b7 a3 ]4 J) h  _　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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4 N0 L3 i( b8 K. P, r4 L: c　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

9 c" D9 Z9 _: m1 F; [. o% _' B　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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, p8 J  \4 k! I+ T　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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+ s) V& ]* ?1 \* F　　脚踩两只船

1 _& ?5 f8 S0 R　　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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: Q# I) ~  b7 i　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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& F9 N. Y9 A- x, m& a: q! H$ T: e　　马到成功

* y. J3 y: u1 R6 C) P0 }; J+ r' ~* R　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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# y; O; H7 v1 X; [　　gain both fame and wealth

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( v  Z" ~5 A+ E* S　　茅塞顿开

3 J2 l# Z8 K  P: m2 h1 `' \　　be suddenly enlightened
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5 D7 v: L( j0 n+ Z0 @) m　　没有规矩，不成方圆

; C6 F7 T2 I. d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( K( }2 E$ x/ H6 Y9 K# u$ y$ e# a) j* Y　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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1 S% h% P, Q' h# N+ P" n　　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

( v- Q; ?2 A  K' T( ~; t. }* K# O　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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- i* I& a: n, V! N9 i  \. |# Y　　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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0 ^. g- f2 @  S" c. {　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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0 S4 w1 {  {6 \/ y2 X　　抛砖引玉

5 C* y! o7 W& a$ c4 d　　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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　　抢得先机
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* T/ s' a* `" P+ j　　take the preemptive opportunities

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" m7 p# }3 Q) ?9 @6 f　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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' {3 }3 z7 }/ c. I9 }　　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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5 F3 f3 F; h; D0 D8 U  o8 V　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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9 w* i0 I5 Y2 V: v1 ~2 D& A　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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7 {) w/ I5 I1 w  i* X: t/ o: R　　强龙难压地头蛇
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6 P1 g2 l- q, Y& X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 t+ y# @6 r. j* e( X9 w　　瑞雪兆丰年

* F' j% P5 T9 l　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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3 L: b( ^9 s) S6 W' i5 f' H0 A, H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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' d# m! B: G6 b, v0 Y+ N　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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7 n  K# ]3 s8 a  v* E" c　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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. X" Y. u6 W& w) u! ]　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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9 A( f, Q# f* w　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

9 W1 W/ y' r; l5 I/ x　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 p4 n7 s/ A9 g, u' F　　三十而立
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. b7 p3 N) l  s( J+ m　　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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' W( Z# |. R& x　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 B( Y( ^" W( n　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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9 ]# y( C4 N0 Q# }　　杀鸡用牛刀
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  ~3 Q# i4 V2 I/ v0 i) o( d* U　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( F# w2 M: |. K, M& |' _　　实事求是
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2 C! T2 h3 \3 r- U8 P　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) s$ ?0 L  k% j　　说曹操，曹操到

+ j* J6 m; o1 U& G* {8 g　　speak of the devil

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1 z- V. _- S0 G2 f% d0 [/ F7 Z2 z　　实话实说

6 H1 l' G* j1 J0 ~/ @　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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8 B; P9 D- v, m& R+ K4 {. h2 w* W- K　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 V5 O* Y9 V) s4 c　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

1 ?/ [% X: B! M) r( m& V　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　团结就是力量

  J' A' A* O1 B+ P& a3 n　　Unity is strength.

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+ q1 {0 J+ R7 ?6 C' Q' x　　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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6 Y" `* o/ D9 o* ~. @　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! I, L% |4 r. F! j3 U0 v　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! w! B# ~: S' q5 }4 F# h: i# S　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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" ?/ Q; h, s$ q, [　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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0 b; i# S2 }1 ~6 ^  y" r　　无中生有

4 t) J8 n9 c6 D! ^　　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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　　徇私枉法

　　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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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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' R) T9 f1 G: L8 c1 r　　心想事成

& f( S/ k' S6 L+ M6 S) _　　May all your wish come true

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; p) S# d2 N: }! @5 y　　心照不宣

　　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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# ^* D& j3 y- L% w8 n　　先下手为强
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/ N/ X. j0 {0 Q! w　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 K) M  _  m3 c! E# a　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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$ D& h# [+ j+ }5 _/ p# H3 {* C　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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" Y; F8 L9 t' p7 |- y　　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

" ~. @2 C+ |5 F- L/ W! d  [　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ I4 N4 q% u2 D　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

7 U( z9 v  r* {, r　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 L" w) N) h1 }6 {* M2 q8 a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! |/ x9 o* ^9 ]0 q　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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; W" h( f/ b; v; N, i& ~& M　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

5 L9 v2 r  f8 r: {) f* d　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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1 C, F& e# [/ \1 k　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) A: U5 M) K: q5 N　　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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3 `# |/ j4 r8 F　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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) s- x/ v$ K( N) A, E　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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& \/ j7 m; m# t0 }1 Q0 m6 Y　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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6 q6 H! n# o: `4 K1 {) R2 {　　冤假错案

8 H) p2 N8 u0 r4 }( \% A5 P　　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

. q$ ^5 l% Z8 e2 U0 a# y# b* {　　A promise is a promise.
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: U; M! E3 q9 r# ~1 E　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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) a  \; |& P7 i+ c' Q　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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- x* s2 z; I& n9 L　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

! l' A. W2 I, r4 k4 V1 N- D( J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。