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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; }& y4 x) Y: B　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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* F9 [9 h% v' @$ C: H/ k　　百闻不如一见

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

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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) o& `9 b+ z; D9 M4 J1 n) l4 Q1 ^% w　　笨鸟先飞

9 j/ H; _) ^- E/ U8 Q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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- S' L6 [! x9 n: D" S4 d: y　　不遗余力

  h6 H' Z# i  I2 n) }6 ?3 y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

  E6 i4 r; Y$ i( P2 L　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

8 W0 a" O' \5 U6 B7 `/ `7 ]/ I　　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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1 A: ]5 x9 J1 H; b! c5 k　　大事化小，小事化了
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( c/ x7 f" b( M% x　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

% p* V6 g# R" d- K6 c4 i　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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5 D6 f- `! f, f% g　　过犹不及
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7 N& r( e' p8 Q* S, D- s0 ~0 k# R　　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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" _8 [( x9 ]3 T/ g2 `7 c　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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7 [4 t, N9 D/ O$ H　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

: R4 J% k$ Q. I0 B) s　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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4 w% `% B0 X) c) X5 J' x　　活到老学到老

; Z& q" |3 A7 o0 s　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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. S4 X# P' M* J" y# G. q: Q　　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

　　Treasures fill the home.

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4 I& `# C% E5 t& e2 x5 V. x　　脚踏实地

: h; ]+ q0 z# ^$ ~8 |7 F; a　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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/ z! N2 ~3 \  H& t0 f　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( M) e, [! _, b( x　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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- F& \9 ~* O! u! |6 x) {( s　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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1 w$ \6 [0 ?4 m　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

& S% [  H& K! R' T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 u& O. y+ b; W$ D　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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  \& I+ H- v5 A  Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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: J9 g3 }2 o  p% k1 c2 z2 K　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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, H9 k% i2 D1 R  F　　gain both fame and wealth
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8 a9 D3 O. u& j" \* O' T* _; Y　　茅塞顿开
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: S6 }/ m2 f  \6 ^* [　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ p9 ~+ R# t8 u8 Z　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 v: r/ R/ G5 F. Q- w0 H& O　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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5 j7 K* e7 m/ j( W　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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7 Z8 ]: Z8 w& p7 ^' A6 q　　谋事在人，成事在天

$ q7 |5 h) D7 _6 g9 q7 O　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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! P  [0 n6 I3 A8 ~4 u1 ~" i　　弄巧成拙
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3 W! N- t# z; e7 B8 Y, F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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, d, V+ x9 \  _' p- E　　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

6 g% A4 D( F# V+ O　　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

* I2 P( r3 D8 K- M+ }4 o0 l　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 H: H& ]/ {/ `/ `" |　　千里之行始于足下

　　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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& a( J9 `7 s2 V" N) }　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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! n% t8 a) T% s$ s  X* j8 x3 A9 c2 c　　前怕狼，后怕虎

0 [$ x( s& U; M　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

0 F$ k0 V1 q* F& N* [　　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

" v9 e5 l+ {, _% }　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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  ~3 ~' U- I6 }; ~5 m2 N% g, i7 S7 i　　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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　　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

　　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

1 h7 Z! Q6 A0 X) ]4 A5 e1 S8 k　　a blessing in disguise;

& N* C" l6 ]* V　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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1 C0 B% D! s6 e; k% N( q* E6 z( W& u　　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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" x8 x8 t$ ~& V( p9 W　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

; C$ o! w- U1 q& p9 k# ^6 C　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# |, T* U+ q/ X1 m/ G: F, l7 s  O　　杀鸡用牛刀

5 F8 f& L! s3 |2 U* N　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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, k8 I$ c9 X! x5 f$ G3 J7 G　　实事求是

0 Y: I# ]3 t- g* K　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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8 b7 n! r( c2 y- w; W0 e3 k　　说曹操，曹操到
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: q* B- T8 P7 s( @　　speak of the devil

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8 J" ~/ ~! V" ^+ O, N3 o　　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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+ v' E6 h6 Z5 j( P　　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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4 S8 i+ Q9 @8 d! _% c　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

  Y1 I0 L. ~% z6 X　　sugar-coated bullets59

, h9 x  @" U% Q& u- l% s　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

7 q0 h' t2 M6 n　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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6 ?4 p$ y+ {5 e( B4 i1 z" n2 f/ k　　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

* p5 ~- d6 j' C/ `# i- y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! Q' n9 @5 J0 w9 n　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 W5 f% z$ D; J& o　　望子成龙
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* [5 m% u: Z! ?4 ]　　hold high hopes for one's child
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$ C6 C; ~' B- o3 U* c: J+ r　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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$ M) ~6 f% V4 c2 ^　　无中生有
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) d- u( W7 n% }+ s/ t( v　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 h9 Z/ Y# `9 q8 X　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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* |% y. U. H2 t. C3 I2 j8 E　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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. y( ?4 V3 D2 i2 ]　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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4 q+ [* A* j& w. y2 a$ x& `/ Y　　心想事成

: c6 _; m- m( b. F　　May all your wish come true

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7 {1 o$ m9 T  S% j　　心照不宣

, E) H) ?' a+ {& g- E! A4 c! z　　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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　　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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5 ?; n, H3 R% C1 s/ T　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ Y  `4 w3 v) N, s/ f5 u+ r　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( A$ G+ l$ _+ q　　息事宁人
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, a) E  M8 N* P3 w8 V　　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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3 A3 A7 |2 T# d! c% }: J) r+ O2 d　　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

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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0 V( x7 y+ l+ H1 ~; z) D- w　　a man of insight83

4 L9 [7 F& G7 h9 v. C# _　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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$ V, v" l) ^( X/ Z* ]　　people-oriented

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. s, R0 w! k: c: T　　因材施教

3 A! E8 Y, c# N3 B8 O7 a' n　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 H  }# [5 W4 P  s) O　　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

. \: I/ i. Q2 c4 B. [# C　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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: y1 v; t3 E7 S1 f$ U5 H　　优胜劣汰

  d9 V' W  x7 g! y　　survival of the fittest

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2 a: q  v+ `- ^7 o. u. Q9 |　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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3 c( e! I# A0 z( C: D# T& g　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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7 @8 H. A5 l' O' H! A　　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. m2 L) {( a! G　　一言既出，驷马难追
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/ v: a) \( S6 o, @- {( i" ]　　A promise is a promise.

! ~/ d' q* I. j1 W　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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: P! S6 ^' q7 W　　招财进宝
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  X) q' D; {( [9 s9 y5 c　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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  Z: A; W" V. x" E0 {' x3 v　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

1 M# j3 _5 P5 z+ g　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

# t2 M* R0 s! M- k0 R2 r5 D% ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

4 y# T' `* D( Z4 E- a$ W' W) W　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　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。