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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# H8 y  ^# B3 q3 G  Y　　爱屋及乌
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  G$ `9 r; Y' ]: R: ?. E　　Love me, love my dog.

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: z' g" ]% ]& n# y) \5 q3 t- j; T　　百闻不如一见

7 k/ ?2 `. ?& l! H+ k　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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 o3 D. U& U6 ?　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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+ h. y: ^2 e8 ]　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 w6 u2 u. F2 Y& j; f+ |0 ]+ _- B2 u/ \　　不打不成交
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; \1 e3 l9 Z; D　　No discord, no concord.
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* J6 X/ _3 N) F/ W8 ~2 P6 o% m　　拆东墙补西墙

3 }* _0 b3 A7 G  o- ^/ G: N　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ S2 w8 s0 R0 ~, F　　辞旧迎新
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9 l/ h: g# U7 I2 ^1 w9 o　　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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8 b  Y* M7 c; _* I, H8 q. E* A2 B　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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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
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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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7 @  @* P+ ]1 O7 J7 `! h( ^　　too much is as bad as too little
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6 G. C; ^, Z# X7 F　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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8 u) ]8 I) L4 r; v　　和气生财
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  k  D) [& y: [& P3 S& R; P　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 l; b& T6 V1 n' T0 D　　活到老学到老

' t/ c2 w! p+ `  a0 W& |　　never too old to learn
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) I& L0 m; T3 g1 R& W　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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0 d& i/ X# `8 r9 x& ^1 A　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- c! J/ ]  ^4 f1 N　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

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+ Q( }. O0 J2 s/ i( q. H　　脚踏实地
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7 L) ~9 N9 f2 w  }　　be down-to-earth
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6 P5 t% ?4 i* b4 x! ]3 s  G　　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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6 |- J; O7 b, I　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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+ ]' P0 v% T! Y, W5 N1 _　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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3 U) T- |- F' p, b) c# U　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

9 g$ `$ P' f7 P5 D+ E　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  {2 {1 {2 @4 N) D; F! Z　　名利双收

' U( E* N/ f4 {4 j- ?　　gain both fame and wealth

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9 O4 H6 h# f- H* [. p　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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: o9 a$ p2 {: X- W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 E! G0 F1 ]+ k" [　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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( e! i3 A, g0 f- O" B　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

% Y* J' z7 p- W" `　　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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5 L8 l/ K! l; f. f  x& ^. j0 S( X　　破釜沉舟
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! h8 q4 V* z2 V( i9 _　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ W% Q4 Q8 v+ Q% d# Y5 U" m　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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! Q, f& h$ B6 `! x) L　　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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$ n7 B9 i  {- u+ g$ g+ G% X) g　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 V8 R6 T$ s( X+ f　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 y7 m- d; l/ O　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

% |( C$ ?4 f9 o* S9 B　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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6 `# R  c2 C: @/ U　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 ]% v# `3 ?' I' C$ Q　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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/ x& u( N3 _$ H( M7 ]　　世外桃源
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6 ]) {  T: L) V' z* }　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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/ @7 N( q% S& _1 x( d" [　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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6 K. _: r+ z5 ?7 t: E( K8 v9 S　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# V% A/ b; |) [　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

9 s/ a/ e) I* Z: Q* K% \) t　　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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( r( I6 Y  T0 G' D! ~　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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5 {# Q& z& z2 d# o　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* J/ T" ?) }, A4 j: T　　实事求是

# e5 ~9 w/ C% [9 [　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　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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0 P" i& `" q8 Y- L　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

: l  k7 K" s0 H0 f/ u, t　　糖衣炮弹
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+ h+ y  G6 R8 E2 S7 `3 R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 U7 N& c7 j' R　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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& h# @0 {% m  c& W0 m　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　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 T5 x' W, \: ?+ ^　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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) Q4 |5 {  G1 X) u) M0 s　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ _) ~: _+ k% k& n! I& l& d　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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- b  c# s0 |* ?+ ^- I* l& z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

. [3 W0 H7 @" B8 c  E! H, M　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　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

3 q1 S1 t* M' e3 |　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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7 p8 H+ h3 Z0 ?. ?　　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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: d: R- w, i$ P: z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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8 H7 G& U' G. J- \# u　　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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　　ants on a hot pan
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; k+ q* j6 g6 v% C　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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. J* ?* Q/ v# ^$ `. ]9 t* i　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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3 b+ ?# u9 x& ~9 y% ]/ i　　循序渐进

　　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
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　　有情人终成眷属
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4 ^1 i5 i0 j8 B4 T, Y8 Y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* a$ k, q3 s3 H' B  v　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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2 t' f& ^0 H; F: v6 e0 A　　有识之士
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9 Q, ~. S4 ^; ?# u" b　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

5 g9 v; Q9 j: y8 Q: C　　bold but not crafty84
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9 }% H& t' o5 `3 H8 ?  N　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　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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/ o' w; r8 I, W9 b6 I　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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! ]9 ^" t6 g+ p　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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) F& a( A  a$ Y' }8 y& b) N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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0 k* @  h/ h* c, c! Y　　欲速则不达
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* o2 e/ h. `" o; K　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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5 ^3 f0 f! ]! o  s$ E　　优胜劣汰

3 }. e1 ?6 M9 q  N1 W9 s　　survival of the fittest
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1 j; w8 K9 f7 l8 D, T8 n　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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' L6 L, S4 b2 a" x9 I　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

7 m1 F1 P$ t; G9 c& A　　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
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& g% K4 F2 Z9 X  v. \5 H　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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3 d5 [) `$ k) U# H8 H. c" [% X　　众矢之的
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) B* t: C8 R- r/ i8 U) G) A* z5 @　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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  v- g1 u5 G1 U) {　　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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1 @; I# h, Q9 |8 b. g: Q　　左右为难
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# T9 S2 W6 h; ?, s* P　　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。