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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. q! J7 M2 l# ?) K" P　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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2 t5 [: z6 @+ `1 G: u# ?0 b　　比上不足，比下有余
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) `) C/ W& h) j1 C: q& m　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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  `8 N8 W  N7 V* k: b　　笨鸟先飞
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% ~* g2 x3 J8 `　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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) l9 w; a' d+ N8 s1 D　　不遗余力
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% u: N# v4 W, |4 R　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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) k& i- F6 p7 x0 q) e% i　　不打不成交

　　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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0 f$ \) ^% s# y7 ?' s: `　　辞旧迎新
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& w4 A% k2 e$ Q! L5 R% w7 M　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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) \5 s& K* H( F, P7 F  \　　大事化小，小事化了
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) o' O9 W2 ]) T　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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7 B/ t% W! P2 c$ w' l　　大开眼界
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" \% P5 g3 {( A- {) E2 u/ `　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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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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% H' o$ b- _" M　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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& E7 w& }# u# k# _8 z　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 P7 P8 i. W" ~; |　　never too old to learn
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1 F# O# Y! _; ]: W4 o3 v) |, _　　既往不咎
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) z2 v# j" B6 z- X　　let bygones be bygones

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( Z1 g  s- X7 W5 Y6 ^7 g& b. i　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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7 \9 L" x* }. L　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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  K4 [7 s2 X! P3 `6 C　　脚踩两只船
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4 {" l/ z0 q6 s$ V. R8 F) l6 L　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 i( l, ~) s' Z' N. q5 f; e& a7 ~　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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. c+ |4 u4 z* a  N2 n　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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6 w4 `7 d2 e7 W4 B/ _7 i　　cut and dried; cliché
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3 f2 F. Q. Y  D　　礼尚往来

9 Y0 X  e! t0 [* Z- g　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 X+ R. U" g) u3 v　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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% D3 l! F' V- O7 O9 S　　马到成功

# M& f1 N& y( q: N　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) S7 Y4 I" K+ T1 u* r# }　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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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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　　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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# }8 _1 C, Q- _　　谋事在人，成事在天
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0 _" e# r- r+ a& Y　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 K) R: b- o7 r　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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7 Q" C# M  u* M3 H　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

) A+ L5 P8 `- _　　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

　　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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3 X  w) h9 \. |: Z; n- ~　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 Q/ U4 q( x) z2 W$ x( Z　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ b9 R7 d0 j- E9 _. b/ Z5 x4 h　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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5 c% U1 s; ]% x. [　　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

3 E& u& t% a6 R5 f: L, P　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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3 Z2 W, u9 g4 Z( {" B7 }( W9 D" u( V. L/ n　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

! J+ i4 C: Z" B: u6 E7 O+ i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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2 i0 M; f( D5 l6 \# X9 ~  m8 S　　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
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8 `. n5 ~( x9 ]1 y9 a4 i! M　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

& [9 I7 c  l# Y1 S# g　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. i* `& n; G2 R( u. w3 f% n* E　　世外桃源
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9 i0 n& @9 v- H　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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! N% S$ Z* j' o( w9 x　　人之初，性本善

) K3 v5 Y6 c8 F　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

( x3 V* m+ q2 y% w9 Q8 {　　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
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0 }7 a' Z3 O$ [: J* n) I　　a blessing in disguise;

) [* C9 @* C; M! f  b/ I. b* f8 d　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 r4 O5 i8 P; K+ j7 y2 ?　　三十而立

　　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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6 [* P  r" L0 i8 E! v. y" u　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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6 J. d, N) @  H/ ~　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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& s' s- T& L# H" I& C　　杀鸡用牛刀
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3 a/ K0 g- K3 s0 M# K　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% K/ W0 L2 I$ y0 z5 x8 E　　实事求是
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7 A: r9 }2 Q9 N2 T1 b3 N　　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
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! ]$ X5 x6 q" r! F　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. W4 z. a1 e5 p! e5 S: l3 d　　韬光养晦

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

% d6 d6 G/ @# _1 O, i7 N4 {　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

+ N: o& k1 G8 r- H6 b' @" B　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) s& N" M1 h0 F" b" a0 m0 l; Y6 |: p　　团结就是力量

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ ~% J. H, ?" l8 Y9 k　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 V( h, w" i0 ~: t' T  H% ^" j　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% d( l/ T" ]9 j6 C- [3 `2 E　　望子成龙

3 e$ d" ~, Q2 @( K, v/ ?, t' j& C　　hold high hopes for one's child
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$ m) p9 s( r* M9 a" g　　唯利是图

- I8 S& _. f4 v. J. f　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" B" f; S1 I- Y: l4 n1 P+ G" _5 N　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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# U) v$ D( X/ `% W　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

" \8 D/ |$ W+ i　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

" X% ^$ z0 l2 K( {5 e! a* a　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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3 ]7 S' a; b& O- c, Y# T$ p# B/ K( C　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% A2 L. @4 Q8 u& Y　　先入为主
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  N$ V  s& V! ~$ I7 o# D　　先下手为强

+ N* T- b- y  q! @5 K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

% I9 n$ G! D- o) N, a　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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; w: _8 t* j0 F$ D+ T" n: ?　　现身说法

' T2 H( N) A8 t' O' \　　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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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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# k$ M/ p4 `, |. h% X$ V3 H　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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( G. s( J) ^4 N  P3 ?  i/ Q　　a man of insight83

* t0 K0 N( e; ?, g1 l　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

　　与时俱进
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" Y% m. V7 s) o　　keep pace with the times86

) C+ i) Y7 T- }6 F0 e+ B% A7 Q/ |　　以人为本
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. A- l) {5 L& T1 S　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

6 v, j% L% j3 z2 K　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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0 s* r  k7 Z5 y$ `" A% M3 {; P/ _" _　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

' ?/ O% x2 h& {& J& ?& b　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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; G4 P( ^# g3 H. c　　survival of the fittest

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. C0 w6 _, _' l% M  q　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

( A3 q5 \, H8 x$ t7 t- m; s& ^* B$ d　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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. L6 r% _* d, E( W" J　　冤假错案

* f( Q" f0 K# w2 p　　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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: I/ W6 N6 p, K, Q) H* T0 L$ W　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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9 n' l) T. |4 g3 C　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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2 S% w" [0 V9 b6 c" K　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( e8 T6 A! K% i　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

, J+ B- c6 V) `* x0 `: C　　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。