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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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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. X" F8 K; A: o6 e　　比上不足，比下有余
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8 H5 b4 J0 h8 c. O  o  x  x6 o　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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4 b1 w7 h8 d" Z$ u! t' a* y; l9 {　　不遗余力

1 D6 n1 a3 t# f5 J' j$ g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

* s$ b$ ?  b# M5 M9 `　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

) [6 {' @1 |3 _- C4 o# J　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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3 O# Q4 F. \/ u5 I" p& H　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: Y% Z$ E) z4 M　　大开眼界
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$ B$ ]7 i0 Z4 l, V  W- H# r. E　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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* Q2 c7 M7 e/ o4 n　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! p. i+ R7 S" b$ Y, N% f　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ i( i/ Q* h: T: D! R9 M: D' Y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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+ n! [8 n8 F$ P　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

! w7 R( ^( b' ]/ T　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- B9 ~( T% X. }　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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1 ^2 S( L* j6 v, O) O3 h& q　　既往不咎
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; `5 z" d  a: x6 R: d+ e6 q2 {　　let bygones be bygones
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9 X+ L0 \7 }; l/ B　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.

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; Q2 q6 `4 p2 [4 l) \　　脚踏实地
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# k6 ]1 b; ?1 H4 l7 x+ p　　be down-to-earth

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　　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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% W( H$ q( Q8 C　　君子之交淡如水
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( K* v, k. g" F& R% t　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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1 q* @  _$ @4 l; X. ^5 Z* G　　cut and dried; cliché
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+ i3 W2 ]  |( r0 G& o- ]　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　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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: R1 E+ K% ?5 V  R: z0 G　　名利双收
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; N; v% Q1 K9 b　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 {5 q. W; m- C/ B: K　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 e# n" h, M' b+ q8 y/ i　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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0 X( z# H5 ^8 d4 ~$ v　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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5 R" \# i  w, Q& S　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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: c' V- V( J, R/ s- G　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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6 O5 m! x" ?* w& C; T　　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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% r1 `6 m9 e# `! S* B: m　　破釜沉舟

& ]* F( d& o- j' t, C! ?　　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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, R6 k1 p" W; v# F2 C　　抢得先机
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( x+ l6 g4 G0 y* @6 M3 p　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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　　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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2 A4 N' m- ?2 |7 \　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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: @0 h( f+ Z) ^# e3 D# v$ p　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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& b. g7 P) D4 R# ?" l, s: X% x- o　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 [: X1 y. A+ v, {7 x+ O　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　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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! H& R) ~* s! a# g# _. ?　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 g+ s1 {, c  j8 q3 U7 Y　　世外桃源
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7 c9 u8 {& t* r　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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% U+ @/ J, N  O: ~' y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

1 j" |6 D& V% y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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8 c: U; l2 _' Q. O2 z# J1 z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

, H. X& n! p, B　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

6 [9 w5 B# w; r4 M! i9 K/ z　　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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3 _- f1 w& I3 [! @　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

# F3 M6 u" u( Z# m3 p! u　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 ?0 O3 k3 Q# [* `2 v& H$ K　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 {0 `: C4 V" G2 o+ F: K　　实事求是

2 c$ }/ h) {7 u$ f+ c/ B　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ m4 J) ~# \- W. P" n1 E　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　韬光养晦

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6 G' h3 ], r. z9 h　　糖衣炮弹
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) y3 E% X- n) U" M3 V3 C( W1 f! g　　sugar-coated bullets59
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6 \& e7 x! ]0 e　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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; q* W" a+ e! t, G　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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6 ?0 r7 K" |. o4 N0 e% k7 W　　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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: d5 x0 q4 P( U# E* y　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; a. L9 k; T1 W# V　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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　　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

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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* v" w# b* L. d　　a new broom sweeps clean

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: m3 B% c, V7 u　　蓄势待发
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7 K6 P1 n6 m* N　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ A. C- k; h5 L　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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1 Y$ ~# u4 m8 C6 B　　心照不宣
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8 N9 |' T0 h; a$ ^2 Z% Z. T　　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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. Q1 `: H% `( L7 {' e( W　　先下手为强

! O3 y$ j$ q0 D: W　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; u( D8 v9 o% g9 g7 e　　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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$ q9 D2 V0 E& t( k3 K　　息事宁人

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

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5 p) ^; ]' L" v, P& {% l- f　　循序渐进
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) o. O' k* n' l/ U　　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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. g/ G& h4 a- d0 H4 O　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* y0 S8 g: Z6 A  P　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

7 ^5 [! j& G6 ~* W6 r/ E8 `　　a man of insight83

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　　bold but not crafty84

0 D2 R" U, l% B. s. f8 v　　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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) ?/ h, C5 E8 U0 C- m  L　　以人为本

9 }( U8 e& o* C3 F3 @　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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, f/ E* c( a2 b# {/ |　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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+ f' Z( q  U& t3 c$ _　　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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3 O! {# J& z% x$ Q; V　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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  l: S+ J5 Z# z. i+ i5 r' @　　优胜劣汰
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# c! o3 N2 J* c: e　　survival of the fittest
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; w- Z8 k+ n) h% J　　Great minds think alike.

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2 V1 n+ K4 V6 \　　冤家宜解不宜结

; n0 q+ A- l! K8 l; p- T& q　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

* i- _' l- G# s+ ~/ ^( D/ l7 `) }　　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

　　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
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. H  I7 w' B% F  f& W　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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, q  o3 a* f7 S" d9 G5 Z! g　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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; k+ j  @2 b8 m- ^& m7 ?( W7 k　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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4 [3 Q: z: f4 P7 V5 u　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

! x! @( }  t$ n　　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。