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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, B' i5 a0 J/ Y+ C　　Love me, love my dog.
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$ T; @* s  P4 |! Y6 v　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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( Q, L4 y" C$ `/ B; D; o7 G1 K( q% c2 F　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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" Z, Z7 [% r) A- ^0 j　　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

　　No discord, no concord.
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" E3 |$ u* P. _% @　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- R7 q' e% }9 g& C# J　　辞旧迎新
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, c# R# |0 X! x9 W　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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( h4 h7 M' m- h　　大事化小，小事化了
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) f6 }' B! A8 _0 l　　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

2 Q) ]' n7 v# Z3 J, i" D　　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

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* O( m; G+ Q4 U" i　　too much is as bad as too little

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5 R( C. O- T+ W% Q6 n3 J/ [　　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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　　和气生财
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3 d# R) ]2 o" v% P" Z0 g. {7 F　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn

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# x1 v7 u* i2 ]5 {　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, P; N9 l- B- ^( x8 x　　金玉满堂
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/ @; R5 p" _/ X' ^& W% S　　Treasures fill the home.
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, t  ^- D+ H& ~4 O0 v　　脚踏实地

5 ^7 [& H- o0 `: P　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

6 y& Q( c! U. L. P/ m　　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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$ y* U# m1 p* x& B6 C5 Z: G　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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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

9 o  C# n( u$ V3 X" I$ F　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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2 `) O! l- X3 d1 t* p2 q9 r　　gain both fame and wealth
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$ g5 C' b- z& p4 T* l6 |　　茅塞顿开

3 e' y- e% _& n* Z) }　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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7 k/ V, u3 l9 C1 }　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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6 S' X8 Y" P( F0 ?; {　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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2 M# a$ n$ N8 W3 ]9 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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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) `5 H: \. L* }3 w; B$ Y: w　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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' P2 \! b  f1 m  Y/ a　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  ~8 H+ M- S8 m& o* F6 O　　抛砖引玉
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$ Q& t# `- }' m. U　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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) l* C' s+ {3 M+ c$ f　　破釜沉舟
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6 [/ Z) y% `1 Y　　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

4 C6 N2 @- r2 `) \9 y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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" x% ~" B4 d' D0 N( }% N  u　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' E+ U7 F' G5 }& ~* W3 M2 j* r/ J　　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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0 F% n5 N  k/ @& V' y8 B4 d　　前事不忘，后事之师
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) m: \2 K: X+ P( \" e　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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$ R9 ^5 q( n5 y7 I$ e) y$ W+ Y- ]　　瑞雪兆丰年

6 _( W( {* w$ L4 x+ ^1 D& V; m7 C　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

  P9 p. k1 X4 @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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" ~1 w$ g- V1 f; ?　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

/ p+ Y! ^7 M3 B& l　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 |: R8 F9 t7 c, v: l: Z( F+ W1 k" w3 \　　世外桃源

; `5 t# v% P4 @* `　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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0 |1 ~- c% X# S　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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4 e/ e& |1 q5 d2 N9 P# ^　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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/ S# D9 }3 v/ r" U+ C　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ R) [+ A: V+ e6 O# q) W5 K% y　　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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8 U" I; D+ M5 X0 L5 r　　说曹操，曹操到

. z1 f6 S; K4 o* M' n, N　　speak of the devil

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4 M. O- {' o& ?' ?, N5 g　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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: [7 m( V* |* Y7 {　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

8 J6 S  P4 ?& z% B% [　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

) r8 i* O# k  R. E0 v7 O( G9 ]　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; F  K# _* n0 @0 s" h! A; L0 I　　糖衣炮弹
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% n) b" v: P0 z/ d　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

( y0 l5 H- i. e; [　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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+ R2 E" D$ {7 f( k' n1 A　　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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

0 t) a8 Q1 z0 U' d' c. r1 z　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

  Y7 p9 ^; C( d% g" ?8 @　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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7 S2 x9 X! `; H. f* y+ ?1 Y　　无中生有

4 q' i. `* J/ ^0 B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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8 Y: ?: }7 D" |1 w; m　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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' i: g& T6 J% G2 ^6 c+ ~　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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0 K9 m$ C) k- O8 S0 V　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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" W4 t+ ~* P7 `5 k  D/ w3 k　　心想事成

$ K0 k$ Z! K3 O/ D' c& Q　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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8 N: L$ a- q/ W. Q: u0 y. C　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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: A7 _6 `# u2 N; ?　　先入为主

7 z7 k" O/ J; F; z) J9 A　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　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

2 @: Y, M4 _7 K; E9 o. W　　ants on a hot pan

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6 f7 i3 `% J2 J. o　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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　　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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5 Z: p. R9 n0 _% Z2 ^( z/ t4 _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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- z" z3 M3 I- n) Z6 X5 `7 U- J　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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* U+ b) E; I+ H! D+ p　　有勇无谋
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1 J; T: s2 t) [$ J2 u& R　　bold but not crafty84
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8 n$ N6 G; b0 ?　　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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7 g1 Z2 C7 A& E% h1 p) F/ M: ?　　people-oriented

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# M( K  O5 x9 p2 I6 V5 {* e　　因材施教
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! |! B) t9 H% _" O( |1 Q/ P% I7 ^1 X' D　　teach students according to their aptitude

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) g& _8 o* O/ n3 ~! ?7 l+ T　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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4 l7 S# ^; S$ ]　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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7 E- }# q2 T5 t- {+ g) I　　Great minds think alike.

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; |2 x+ C4 w1 k　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 p9 c) H- ~( H　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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2 S$ f3 Z$ {, ]9 e6 v- O2 p5 f　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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$ h/ x3 t8 a2 V1 L; U# a% |　　招财进宝

5 o4 k# N* @3 c　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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8 x$ r9 o: N) D9 i- M8 J　　97
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, ]' y9 n- c4 _& E* M2 K  u' a% Y, B4 a& W　　众矢之的

! E8 v8 [( F! b5 h　　target of public criticism
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  \9 z5 R6 t5 p3 e: c6 z4 ~　　98

　　纸上谈兵

3 }7 A, Y4 v' s2 w( v* P　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

/ U. Q' R1 ^9 y/ k) w0 I3 I　　纸包不住火
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+ W: a9 J. d6 a2 ?. v1 W# t- S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

9 n4 s+ M2 X9 A  i6 x, }　　100

　　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。