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

2 H( A" q" l  M　　Love me, love my dog.

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$ V  W0 \8 x) M( B　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* T% u( v* Q: H' S$ M7 H# R　　Seeing is believing.
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* r; V$ w: K5 E7 u　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

2 K5 S* w, L3 u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

! }9 B9 A1 M4 p. K1 H5 G　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ U* y* V% x; c* y- ^　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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4 ^9 c6 E# o* E3 ^3 \- D　　拆东墙补西墙

6 E) x& C3 _. r% }( T  {　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ ?. E  `/ O* _, q. M& J　　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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　　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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0 q5 x- a3 u" `6 H7 H. V　　过犹不及
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" ~! d( W2 c) U) e　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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, }! p0 `, j9 I( u1 \# W　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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. q% b$ p0 [: Y& }) ?　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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" i" z5 C% X* A# [5 _1 S( `8 I) z　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

# Y- f& U; D. Z. C9 G　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

! P! J: c! B: |& t8 t% ~　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

, i( x1 B: M/ [( @8 T3 [/ f　　let bygones be bygones

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+ ~5 c/ T; b$ y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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0 {& {) m4 y) t+ }3 `9 f　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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  M$ w* |5 k  S　　be down-to-earth
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5 b0 d' A  E0 o7 ]/ R3 H　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" k. G' x% ?" w　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

+ Y1 C  o% z- l2 ^9 X0 k　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

0 S3 o2 V0 T$ f　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 b& i) l2 d, C- f& k　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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" O, q- O# r8 j$ c1 y  {/ A  T　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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0 z0 F. p$ p9 w8 @/ T　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' S( F" j1 d- ?" X/ Q　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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. s5 I& K, x$ O+ e7 E　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　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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, b, m/ s% k% n8 J6 S- f$ a7 }* I　　赔了夫人又折兵

+ T( E; O: ]. j% U: X0 X% t　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 U2 \2 y5 n! R# _6 w3 `　　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
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# i6 ]3 x: ]. m2 z6 a9 @9 d　　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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9 {2 T! P" l. |+ z　　抢得先机
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* p; D4 f, S/ R% q　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. X- n* ^- ?; q: ~4 B- q6 l4 F6 ^　　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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* F2 F3 G6 x- ?8 f) Y! p' m- \4 x6 q# M　　前事不忘，后事之师
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) v, B& v- u# H$ k3 V- {　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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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$ P& I  n( E' J　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

! u4 U) ?' }# D2 X　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 F3 [) A5 |, x# t　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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6 q0 A3 z6 ~9 p3 k! O0 w2 p. H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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& n1 l- `5 n" g& Q, t' ^　　世外桃源
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" J2 s- o3 W; W+ R0 V! I　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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! w0 i2 K+ }4 v/ E　　Humans are born good.
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5 I* z/ n" N- S" T+ M! r& `  I　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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) }+ o/ S6 ?+ u2 v0 K　　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

3 R9 U4 [9 B1 p% X　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

3 f" `* r# J; ^3 w　　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

0 F/ H2 c- l! Y9 w9 a* ?. h& l1 w. k0 L　　A ship rises with the tide

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% h0 p3 u# A( f; s' [9 E　　时不我待
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9 H4 {$ q! ^1 ^　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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  Y% n" G& b) M" a6 I, x) G" x　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 B( Y$ y6 @2 B3 d　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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$ x9 Y" Z+ b& X5 [; q  A) s7 o9 Z7 H　　实话实说

! u/ N/ Z2 _( H　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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; d$ e- c. L# I, l　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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% \6 J: n, w6 Z4 ~# j/ s; s6 I) E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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# `  w  h  N: }　　sugar-coated bullets59
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$ y, R& E% G1 G. w* i4 B　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

( `- x( u3 \- z! `$ E　　团结就是力量
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5 L9 ^8 c, X4 Z8 L. v+ N* ]8 e　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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$ }0 L  }5 ^: e, T7 `; v9 Z8 o　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 S% {% D- h6 W7 Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 M$ ~1 `: C- Z/ @1 |# t　　望子成龙

& m0 P, {5 ]5 L& C0 T, H1 S　　hold high hopes for one's child
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5 x2 T& V, d5 f( i( P+ [　　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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) _& F( `6 f8 m　　无中生有

: F2 ^  ~3 @3 U7 n7 Y　　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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; [7 X( H: `. H0 ]- a' W* ^　　徇私枉法
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% K" U, O  j  c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

: Y+ Y; ^. ^4 s0 }+ V: }7 `　　a new broom sweeps clean
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4 i3 f" h8 Q1 Z: P' z$ j5 A　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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( \9 Q8 I  s2 h# a9 G　　心想事成
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: G+ K) q4 Q4 o% |+ {　　May all your wish come true

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9 D, O, V4 y) N4 s# B　　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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" x/ X$ n" k0 d- q+ H- i9 q/ J& u　　先入为主

. {$ d$ m) b7 t　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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3 ~! H% f0 T+ Y6 b9 e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

9 j5 E8 H+ r7 p　　The best defense is offense.
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$ k$ J* E; v( _: S/ b　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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. a+ K, O( [9 m　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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6 X0 I! _! _8 W　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 {  f/ X/ t, W: ^" n9 Q9 s　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

* P, ]6 Y& ]0 X, I7 x　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

0 R# C3 A0 R9 f' `4 c1 ?　　bold but not crafty84
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, t5 e+ g# T. e　　有缘千里来相会

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

( o) c% D7 D! S  z2 ]! X　　与时俱进

  N+ h  W( W2 T) m# ~( _$ o0 J　　keep pace with the times86
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3 P: V% d+ }( x# {6 n　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ j5 g& e: ~7 c8 H3 E" H! r8 c　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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& k( F# D' Q. N7 Q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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/ k$ x  x5 A% g　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

' k* u+ i# L, M* ~! M. j" a5 _) e　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

3 j7 Z' x' R& U2 w　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

: |4 r# v' ^8 b) K& q  k' \　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

# E+ F* v; k  a2 R2 z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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0 r( G! D9 b: k0 W# L6 L7 d　　一言既出，驷马难追
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( q# r% v0 p6 Y5 [8 y% z　　A promise is a promise.
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) V- `! G8 E9 {8 s) y7 X7 v  N( U4 r$ X, h　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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5 P7 L3 ^0 |2 j2 }# J& u　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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% J! p9 h. _, \  M　　众矢之的

" [/ B6 B+ ?4 g# a1 r; |' u　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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/ \2 E( f9 {* x. G* X9 W　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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7 j  \% j; F6 j# B6 \( d  C7 r6 ]　　100
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' O( G# D  X) [$ i　　左右为难

　　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。