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

　　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.
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1 M* b+ [2 b) e5 V/ X　　Seeing is believing.

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/ {1 E% Y4 j4 Q7 I0 q　　比上不足，比下有余

$ w7 S- u. S3 [3 g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

1 b( W$ W; h: @& o0 D4 t* j: @7 Q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ [7 v4 M2 Z, R9 ~9 B" F6 ], f　　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

　　No discord, no concord.

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7 D/ r% a) o5 a$ O& h$ u2 q) G　　拆东墙补西墙
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. H8 s& q* Y+ j( c0 b0 T　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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) Q6 l9 c5 v: H/ K　　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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　　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

5 \- _( h( W0 G$ I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

1 q/ f8 H* L. u6 o$ ]# i, H) ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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8 S8 @8 ?7 }: W' B8 D- }　　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;

/ A5 ~" T9 i5 Q) i7 N8 B　　too much is as bad as too little

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6 S- r$ w8 w. M2 ^　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% Q  Q& P8 K/ _　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! Q5 D9 o4 n" q% b　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 y) z# a9 o, Q9 y　　和气生财
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) n& i; N( V$ Q9 y0 x; K　　harmony brings wealth;

9 m" p  d0 Y3 X- f/ V" c1 \5 c　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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8 A. W) d, B5 a2 ]  ^) p　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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0 x) F: `8 P- J5 x0 C  G$ \8 L　　既往不咎
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+ B; k$ X$ [+ Q2 O0 K1 j( n　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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: a% t& y1 B" T: k9 f5 W　　金玉满堂

: s8 x* W/ b4 G# x4 Q, U  E　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

- o4 h' ~) w/ p0 M% M2 F5 i　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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" b! M8 o, {7 V  i　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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. v+ S/ L/ z! r" F3 ?1 h6 u　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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, g4 ~; A) l8 q" a- x. p　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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7 F1 ^7 Q7 Z% \! N- ^　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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* T5 |( G: u6 U+ ^6 Y　　名利双收

' _; A' _( m0 B: \　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 ]+ z. ~& A, N+ D- r7 j4 @+ u- @　　茅塞顿开
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! @( A% M9 t/ F9 v8 `: h　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

4 _( h/ F3 c% _4 v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

4 v/ S/ z; L$ u2 S, p/ `, ]7 Z　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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% F& e7 x. Q' |& D4 m; o% X; }　　谋事在人，成事在天
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8 \) H$ ^$ T$ C8 s4 L+ k9 N　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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7 f0 c' n" y0 M3 E　　弄巧成拙
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* l" u3 ?) H& u! d$ Y　　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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2 s" k: N2 A7 }　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

4 Z6 H4 f+ e! v" n　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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1 E: {  o" g, Y, \1 i& C　　破釜沉舟
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　　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

7 t. e0 r2 S) ^7 ]　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 d, ]) H0 y/ q; ?* G) n9 R. `1 v　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' }& w7 A6 S( X% J; m; s2 r$ ]　　千里之行始于足下

) z& k7 z9 N) N  {1 A- X　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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" m1 w; Z+ R- V2 I% }　　前事不忘，后事之师
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7 |) z! G2 Q9 q" s　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( j5 N/ S" D8 P5 D# }　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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3 J; c2 t5 ?2 X6 h7 }　　强龙难压地头蛇
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" U4 f3 I' [- h2 l4 O" F　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( q( M, r( B6 I' q  C) x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, l! P6 h" e* C$ x6 X: m  }　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

( g/ Y. a) D. z: A! T　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

+ r, O5 F/ x1 V) h5 O0 o　　Humans are born good.
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! m" u$ C5 K1 H) q1 w　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; P; D- H4 |* g　　三十而立

! e% _7 z2 Z1 t* u, ?6 X8 u　　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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8 K! W% g+ B  N　　水涨船高
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; I& ^: U% V0 k/ E# }. b& s　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

% w9 _4 ?1 l4 P　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

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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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　　说曹操，曹操到

+ h% L! Y- b: A2 T, c! L　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

2 a0 W  ?1 l4 @4 m　　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

  L/ d6 p  g/ R% M( @6 {　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ k9 X: K! T) R0 r* W　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 ?! q1 V# s" r1 d+ @　　天有不测风云
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. T( ^: U; ?+ c- E4 L' f　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 s; v- U- {, B4 s　　团结就是力量
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　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; ]; Y+ k" {! t# H4 g' S, {! K5 K. H　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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: \4 K: I4 B; [6 [) Q　　无中生有
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  a9 ~' M# }' k+ _　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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. l' k. a+ f) `9 {5 @; \　　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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3 {! `7 A' J( l+ m4 ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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" u, v! @' C1 `. I. r　　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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1 j) v( p; v5 A; H: W　　心想事成

0 m) p- ]) P" Q9 I5 u& n8 o　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

6 @- N5 p" m: F1 y/ Y　　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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( W% w0 D6 R2 t* }3 H, t　　先下手为强

4 Y$ p" K$ u4 \8 `. W2 ?　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* @* m/ P9 @: }6 U. m. o　　The best defense is offense.
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! t5 Q6 K5 k0 n9 R　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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8 J! g5 P" E9 J% N　　息事宁人
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& x& t% x9 n" E( ^9 E% f( L　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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4 ]9 @2 [1 p6 i2 H5 d' \9 @$ L　　循序渐进

$ U6 V# _+ v: G　　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

. g$ }% A, O$ Z) d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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: |4 O/ i" w7 ?: t* ^4 ^* U0 \　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

# O+ F  Y+ |; B& u3 Q% D& e　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

! ^5 R3 L6 i# P7 @- j+ E6 m　　有识之士

& |! l, q! M9 a7 V4 e　　a man of insight83
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- w' v' n9 {( A5 x1 y　　有勇无谋
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- j: g5 K( c3 }3 c. N　　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

　　与时俱进
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' `! I0 h1 S6 ]8 B* a　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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4 I- O( M7 H2 R- \　　因材施教
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0 K- M5 O9 w0 I+ ]3 W" a; n　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! V% t# b! V" q　　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

: E7 Z9 A7 t' [) k. J　　Haste makes waste.
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& A; `/ z/ S0 ~/ \( b8 ^　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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; V" f5 H" m& O　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

9 R& P) S! I7 A$ \, `　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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) z7 q* \$ J5 }+ |. g　　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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　　become debt-ridden
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: j" t4 J3 v7 E/ S+ C3 W, e　　众矢之的
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5 P. r# ~0 w& n3 k0 d# j, l. M9 g- M　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

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' Y6 l5 w( d; g' P0 F3 S　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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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。