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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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3 l0 }, o7 P$ x, e　　百闻不如一见

) o8 W. o: w1 s8 y; L( k; E0 _　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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( h# K" T, m; R# v9 n　　比上不足，比下有余
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# p2 @1 o4 w: [' S/ Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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  T) o4 T7 @( y+ B　　笨鸟先飞

, T; p3 m4 r) a) ~# t7 q  D6 c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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' @8 z/ H1 ?# T# P3 |8 d; i" ?　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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" J, ^2 j& Y# V9 [0 T+ o　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 q: l! y/ ^( g1 b; ~( `% k4 j　　大事化小，小事化了

- O) c; V2 l7 H  w' ?$ b+ S　　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

4 R5 m* x2 n3 Z/ f0 Y　　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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3 s" V' h, W7 V　　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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. m! W" ^( A: j1 t7 z/ ^2 c/ E　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 t9 y( B( ]0 w. b# r　　once on shore, one prays no more

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0 @; n: k8 l; _: N% i　　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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; R! X7 ^6 P, z' ]" U' h8 y　　harmony brings wealth;

5 z8 U) P) N- u9 D　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

: k3 k  _5 e2 U　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

7 @& s, I$ d7 _9 }: E　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* t- \5 N) A5 q4 ~/ X- ~+ F　　There are spots even on the sun.

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) O' P7 n8 N- |; m, Q9 u　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ U5 i: M4 I2 b3 x  @　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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  o  t# _/ F% y0 H　　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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$ t" y4 @! o7 m# v& c　　君子之交淡如水
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5 ~' o7 [: T+ H1 b1 B　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 v. q* O8 \+ b/ y# |8 f　　cut and dried; cliché
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* e( |% L+ S$ D; y) _　　礼尚往来

7 K2 J8 M% `5 Y/ h/ T6 B! b. T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" Z, ~+ t, u9 B) f1 E) }　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( M" b1 [& t6 Q" n　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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9 W6 i3 J7 g2 B) r3 m* v　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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1 E% `& X; b( b' J4 U　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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7 S4 x2 f# V& L+ R　　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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# b. c2 Z: b# v1 k( I3 D- o　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ @' |& i5 o( k  D　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

' [' O5 H; E% B- w! o  \6 I* R! `　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

4 q- q; u% ~1 T( i$ H' O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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4 w/ M+ X" W& c( }' D0 V2 G　　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

& T- q4 |# {$ }' o　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

2 U0 d4 q* l1 s% E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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2 Y* d0 y$ U  o. |$ t　　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

" N3 M' o- f& K　　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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; f' b% w/ Q# S$ t) D% U' o' G　　强龙难压地头蛇
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9 b% Z7 u/ f$ v% Y6 y0 K　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　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

! F* `+ \' A& f2 ]& B　　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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　　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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" N5 o  G5 q+ m! d! h; G. w　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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) J# I- F' y: b5 J4 d　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

3 Q. f7 w5 ^! u7 T/ S　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 w: y( V1 Y' O2 F: O; ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: \/ `& g. f. i" n( T　　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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0 M8 F  ]3 `0 |! A　　A ship rises with the tide

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& O4 ~/ u- n7 `; }; q+ i" S  [, m　　时不我待

1 e* o% y  z  p　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 c1 e2 E6 U" |6 ^　　杀鸡用牛刀
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8 S0 j- `) o' n; v: m9 n, k3 j4 X# L' h　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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  j9 \% p' `1 }. ]% D3 P　　实事求是
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. l+ t: Y' X6 f* E$ y  c2 d2 e　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

" C# S! |7 v5 `! T4 z& l- R( I　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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+ \3 ]+ T5 @  u& m4 g! a3 H5 {　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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$ l9 t$ M6 E( N8 F　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

4 i% F+ A$ L) p( F& Y0 [　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

# H0 C9 G) N1 h) W( H! _( v3 i8 R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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; N5 o& |6 o( ?" O* H) E8 H+ S　　天有不测风云

, _5 D6 G$ G$ P4 Z8 A/ p　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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+ z6 Z1 {6 I, b) I6 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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, F8 O; z6 `5 _' R　　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

, k. D# W; F+ l* S$ N) g　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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8 l8 j) t4 U6 A' a. B/ \: B+ P　　望子成龙
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5 t* z4 q" S& U% S　　hold high hopes for one's child
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  w7 S2 N- C& t: A  x1 y　　唯利是图

* c4 [# q: {1 D　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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, S3 E( p+ `9 o3 Z' F) p& |) n　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 w( \$ l6 V% A　　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
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　　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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. g! i- ^) M; y; A　　心想事成

# f0 t/ J) Q3 ?　　May all your wish come true
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　　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
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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; j" ~, A$ l! Z- ^5 c9 R　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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: W  L, c# A* t# h& N3 h# d　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 k/ t. l0 m$ F　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

% V* j& i1 _: \" |( N, X+ _　　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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　　循序渐进
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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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0 }% A2 S; n- \  S　　有情人终成眷属

' I" ], T: K9 c  `' q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

6 g4 ?: d( ]3 \1 l. ]　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- a; q& J( K8 R1 _! i3 j　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

( c7 b. A  W8 Y+ C　　有勇无谋
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" C  \3 V% H8 t; K% M/ w5 b; i: y　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

, k: I: a: ]# I# C6 b# H　　keep pace with the times86
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" H2 N. R6 V+ S" g* g: D　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

% Y$ ?1 j7 z% x) e+ ~% i7 _& @　　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

6 t& P& w' @; }! C　　Haste makes waste.
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. \5 C- L& O' ?- J3 A  W% }" @　　More haste, less speed.
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: S0 H) W2 U/ V" e+ u# u　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

5 r- Z0 S, t8 ~, l8 K　　Great minds think alike.

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; M" h8 s2 T1 H. w1 s( m$ I　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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. y/ w; W9 @3 c2 O& a+ j　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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' D. G; ~) C; {  t2 z　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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' W! o5 U& J. v　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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! i' j  J) v8 J2 ^1 q! g# C　　be an armchair strategist

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6 X& ^7 c8 Y. |! `　　纸包不住火

0 g: i( o2 O( c+ m　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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9 ?. {' A$ F! D2 l　　左右为难
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$ t4 X8 j: _4 T- ], L# }1 P/ n/ `+ V7 Y　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。