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

% P" c0 s# V4 ^  i& p　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

% m8 m. d, \5 @4 H) e3 h　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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+ n: E; F* r! s4 r' o+ p　　比上不足，比下有余

* _# C5 Z; C0 K2 _( D　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　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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0 [" h; E' s! w+ Y9 T　　No discord, no concord.

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/ Y0 F8 x" \9 e# x' V　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" Y6 K$ ^: T0 v5 N: f$ ^% t　　辞旧迎新

" }6 g0 ]) {; A9 T; z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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1 k7 o! O( U* i, G5 g2 ~　　大事化小，小事化了

; S) \' p8 a- e8 m1 T( J* U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 ^- o% }% I6 w8 l/ [% j' N. F　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

! }2 i( H  q! g5 o6 H1 z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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. D' a9 ~4 Y( A2 }8 W　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; }; K4 o3 N, [$ G+ t2 _5 X8 K　　too much is as bad as too little
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% ?) o$ p" M5 U　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) r& M% q2 O2 E. J" V　　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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/ a) r7 v( r; z) Y% X# Z　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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" N8 n5 ~4 o- Z. D8 N% n　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

5 j2 D4 c( Z0 p  ^" q　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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+ T. S3 s& z- n　　Treasures fill the home.
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5 |/ U" h9 M$ D; }; \　　脚踏实地
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$ D/ @# p; ~; r. H& B( M　　be down-to-earth

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/ ~8 B. U( H& |7 I7 J　　脚踩两只船
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2 x1 y/ Q$ A9 F- s% i5 V$ l$ a, D　　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 @* H: x7 M8 D3 P　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 G" m( Q" E, Q4 h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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2 |8 D+ ^" f6 X$ g7 U! k　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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/ m+ n9 J) f/ @% X* U) ~5 M$ `8 K　　名利双收

: R" Z+ W5 ^) `& n6 `　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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4 J  D5 M  `* r. F4 t　　没有规矩，不成方圆

! W# V) E, F. p- s2 S3 y　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* T! x! Z; G/ ?* ~% {　　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

  }# r' d! }+ f; Q　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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$ z5 V# S! T& G* I　　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

　　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

* Z# x: T. [  `- [( E　　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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3 \: S6 C* w, J　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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/ V1 J# Y- P% _# ^/ r　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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/ W' q8 o' v( W9 {　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' N: V! T+ D  X" Y, _　　千里之行始于足下
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5 T7 S1 U  X2 w6 b. P4 e　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' U' z1 F1 t+ W- z/ \　　前事不忘，后事之师

' G8 D" u& w" @0 k( _0 @. X" Z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 b9 ~9 O( f" k+ V+ O　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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4 Y! Y0 z; x1 \/ k　　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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0 f1 y& D. n8 E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

. m# i. N/ c  S, R" b+ `　　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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　　人之初，性本善

$ z' S- z3 n) H0 ]4 B8 [　　Humans are born good.

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- ^* V2 L# K+ O* g3 F, Z- c　　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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　　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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2 k& D1 ~8 _1 m: ^　　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

, o0 C1 i7 X" c) r: o3 W7 Q　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

# L: ?  r9 M, B5 `: B! l. p　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ B' ?) d" V4 V+ z  ~9 F, G3 J3 `　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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8 ^, Z6 }7 g- T( j: K+ H$ j* V　　实事求是
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　　说曹操，曹操到

; l+ |% `* M2 `& j, m　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

. S% N3 x4 U/ R; A' i8 R0 A　　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
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8 P( R" k" ~0 l; L( @8 T4 v　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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/ p/ g$ l# a% n% V! A　　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
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

+ U; @' }* z* U( _# ^# e　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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6 P. W0 m6 N. G" ?8 r) h7 J  _　　Unity is strength.
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$ \) X- ^2 E: \; S; B/ P  C　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 S, e' w& y$ f7 V3 t  v　　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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# ?1 y# |0 n& o+ G0 l　　歪风邪气
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5 G# `! N; b% e# g* {: y9 ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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6 [7 l: H8 M  ?* g" @* T　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 O5 a6 q% c3 s5 @( e4 p6 M　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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, e6 {' u4 E2 C1 H) x. A& _　　望子成龙

: p* Y/ B8 J. J( ?4 w) }　　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

6 j, D2 Q6 L1 \9 Y* i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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6 a2 r9 n( q; f! ^+ A) j* |& y　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　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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7 @' {; E5 F: M& W' X8 ?, ^　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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  m; i( x7 ^( G9 X　　May all your wish come true

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) [. J. x; n" p. L　　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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8 R* q" q6 T% n" G" i　　先下手为强

3 h/ j% I3 n( S　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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, T( T9 q& N: R7 ?1 b$ z　　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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0 J1 X( m$ t$ u7 V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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4 u9 I5 ]7 A4 @9 S/ W7 L5 r9 f0 I　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. P( [7 n% A! e; `9 P' X: Q1 d  J　　严以律己，宽以待人
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0 K1 ~5 d0 \( g7 _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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! ?, M; P# R4 W. z( F　　有情人终成眷属

7 [* S6 @; |0 L/ T　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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7 r5 g1 X: _* k% v/ [　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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- ]( d) o, N) _7 Q' h　　bold but not crafty84

  z8 H3 F& A( ^8 L　　有缘千里来相会

( N; z5 ~$ k, P: w* |  F6 ]　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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3 h' N6 D+ x  n. b1 ?+ y　　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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　　欲速则不达
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' E1 W" u  K, T4 w　　Haste makes waste.
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! ?; [* c" S' b/ Z6 B1 V　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

2 k/ A8 [2 z9 m! i  k7 C! f　　Great minds think alike.

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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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6 a4 h3 n# Q' s! e( B' [9 c　　一言既出，驷马难追
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9 j6 A% u3 I) v4 v% D' T! P　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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* X3 k1 |2 F; s( {$ t0 U　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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5 ~5 `: V1 `( `2 q- v$ c　　众矢之的
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% Y. H: d/ N! y# p3 f　　target of public criticism
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0 _8 H' D+ V! @; `　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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8 n6 Q6 o$ d  h  G* X/ i9 m0 `　　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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　　100
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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。