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

' B( u0 P5 _/ p: c　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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  P+ R+ _6 n; [8 U. ]; a) U# |　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 D( B% [2 E* [- ]: j　　Seeing is believing.
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6 L' b* o" `# {　　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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$ s* g% S# v' X: h, p% J/ e　　笨鸟先飞
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7 e1 h# v& U7 R4 T$ R　　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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% E! H" Y+ Z! S% G$ z2 m　　不打不成交
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# ^) B$ t: X6 N/ B8 P　　No discord, no concord.
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' e( X. h7 m$ f  ~' i% m3 P　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ l3 I& R2 G& |; |0 P　　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
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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

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　　国泰民安
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　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little

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. E; {* Y* [# K  o5 Q' ~8 }　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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/ `3 s  ?7 `+ y6 G　　活到老学到老
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, x9 J  h) s, _　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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5 f7 j) E9 r9 h" }8 t　　let bygones be bygones

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- m8 y0 ^  G& u$ X3 w  K　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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7 M7 B) Z  H+ S4 |9 J　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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7 M- l. i& |! M! P) P4 N　　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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9 Q. B) Z1 X* l. _5 @* t+ y; f　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ |  x6 k: H4 N4 T/ F6 X6 ]　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

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4 |  h# G' H! u5 I) [7 E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

; J; h9 a7 D1 S9 C3 {　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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- G) \; ~  \, G- m! F9 k, S' ]　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

, g4 P; ]3 E% V　　gain both fame and wealth
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+ W4 H8 G& W0 V6 ]9 ?: W　　茅塞顿开
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5 _$ e: u- z5 v; q, V7 a' {　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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2 b3 |7 B5 J! ]# x3 \7 m　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ J* S: e0 C8 h6 |4 }% ?: \　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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8 i4 f' l5 N8 Y' |4 B$ G% G　　弄巧成拙
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, M( L* q% H! X  a" b- M/ \　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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' h2 H0 R; v# u　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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& k2 P! g2 |% q9 Y* C　　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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* [, T2 m. `7 p! N  ~　　破釜沉舟

　　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

) s0 r2 v0 O; ^　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　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
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/ A- Q& C+ t; H5 M1 H　　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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) o, ?! e- L0 g: U　　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

8 Y1 A1 C$ G* N! t　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. T+ L! J3 c: U6 ?" t8 d7 Z. ^0 |' L　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 g' h9 g+ X; N  `- R- y& ]/ _　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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$ x% C2 O+ x: c+ f8 K- [　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 `6 W5 x1 n* P+ H　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; S: p4 o" z( y" B0 p' A# a　　世外桃源
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5 x+ K2 A+ J0 S　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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' r  c. |9 [8 e1 z　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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: L5 D/ E- O  Y4 [　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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3 d# T; r# U6 w, {' d　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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- @7 e- \" R4 K+ t% x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ P* y3 a) Q) L) q　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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6 _  h* J8 J$ ~, h7 I! Y　　实事求是
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9 S5 v2 k3 c5 Y+ Y- ~2 V( }　　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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- q( m+ l( m: O! c0 z- ?. c　　实话实说

0 i  @" q1 I' r& A4 h　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& {7 y9 H, Q$ `1 p0 e$ Y  C　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, x0 {  b9 @% V　　韬光养晦
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  r' [& M* w1 O3 d2 l0 J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

3 N; G' w8 d6 X, E　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 l( H$ F! V" F) L( ~' ^　　天有不测风云
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7 x$ v! E) Z/ K4 N+ u% Q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, n6 z6 t: q- q- E　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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: q) t, e, `0 `, V7 y　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( o9 W" r' p3 w& O' o　　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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% d1 t- v& w( i$ q4 T1 U　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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1 U9 j) V# A  A4 ?/ I　　hold high hopes for one's child

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. q$ O1 }- ?3 Z　　唯利是图
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* e) f  I) U) y- L" r　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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' m, v9 u4 \1 }( w% @1 t0 E% O# n　　无中生有

5 q! `- L8 ?. n6 U0 g6 @5 K　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 D. \+ Y$ X( n　　无风不起浪
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4 l* D( w$ t: o　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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6 y# \  B. Z% e! {7 C9 z　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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2 F/ a# _- h% t0 l) S　　新官上任三把火
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( [2 h. W, e) [* y9 f, x6 ?　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

* T0 r7 q/ u6 C  b2 S' v0 G　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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* r% r/ X( q* X) z- K, Q! L　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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  ^' C/ U9 \' U1 j: J! {5 {* s( r) l$ m- D　　心照不宣
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% i! Y$ k5 l5 S) j0 j　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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4 v" \1 a2 [$ w  A　　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

$ j& l* c: J/ U4 K" _  I- H: D2 K　　ants on a hot pan

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9 ~, e% y8 l0 u; N6 B; r3 }( Z% N　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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0 f) ?) T( g! [1 C8 N$ P　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　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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/ f9 W4 e/ J1 F　　有情人终成眷属
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1 v, D1 m* X- o　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

( H& u8 {$ i3 }　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

* E, {9 u) x  P8 O9 {　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

9 l1 b! a5 @- a5 G# m7 ~/ b　　keep pace with the times86

* P" D, Y6 t* T$ R5 n! }8 S　　以人为本

/ D- T& P  ?7 H5 i: ^* c0 W+ R　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

4 T' J  z% B* B1 E9 O　　teach students according to their aptitude
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2 L( N$ f" U$ F　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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% {& G" _( o) j% i　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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6 w( U! P1 D& D, [- C8 A7 x　　欲速则不达

) Q% L; O) g5 h. j1 m% N( Y　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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! h# m( B1 g2 M3 s! J, N' U, R1 c　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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* q- i% H/ T; e# v9 |　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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- i0 e/ B% |% [/ k# ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; W6 N4 {% }7 H/ {" D　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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- n) x9 u; D1 D# q7 D/ p0 l　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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* f: n2 O' i0 c) L9 K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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/ |9 N5 c9 ]0 h7 f　　招财进宝
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　　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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+ ?( M) Y' Z- m& W/ ]! U. p2 j( C　　be an armchair strategist

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/ x% R8 k4 \6 P　　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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　　左右为难
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　　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。