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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) M, {8 j& k3 s, K　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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3 p8 ?1 _, e8 p# W& Q3 M5 X+ h　　百闻不如一见
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: |1 e' c8 \7 a0 ]　　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

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　　笨鸟先飞
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9 f  ^6 R! L* p% j　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

/ w/ o, L, u3 E8 }　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

/ ?8 o! U# B: E5 Z" ^; C1 A: n# B　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ G# _  w' z6 @  ?5 u　　辞旧迎新
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4 r& b$ @$ |4 d　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 ^+ }. M9 H5 ^3 S% E1 A　　大事化小，小事化了

* X% q1 D* G+ A　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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) ]* |) l- g/ s9 |　　大开眼界

. B( S  k4 T7 m; J8 r' P　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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8 B# {  {$ A! z* @4 C8 g　　国泰民安

2 a  L$ x5 e& P　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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. t& w" z" C; k& w' t; y4 c　　过犹不及
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6 L, h; O  q# @4 K: ^- R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

/ z; o( @$ Q$ n+ S　　too much is as bad as too little
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7 z& n& h1 r" d, V( ?4 a# Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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% ?& t7 l* W4 |& h5 C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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; a- P, l% u5 J. g1 W& `　　和气生财

2 g1 e# u( g8 z" L* K  c2 _3 X　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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5 i$ v6 L  h; `" B4 v　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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7 U2 j+ v9 G& u6 _& R6 T　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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& c5 D& V7 X+ K7 a! _　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; y* N# o- x* ~4 f6 P0 F& F　　金玉满堂

; I. ?, p$ h0 R2 _1 v　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

7 o( p* {' c; P7 u. e　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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- d4 v( e0 |+ l8 t# J: ?8 f　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ I/ K$ ?: N4 \& u9 X- h7 E* {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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! c/ H& h, g# v% T* w$ q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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! U" l* b# p1 T" m# A3 O　　马到成功
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1 e5 @, C1 W- k! p- ~. {& S　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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/ I" q4 ~# _  i6 p- ?　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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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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/ k& H8 s, z. ?6 C# ~+ R# ]1 _  w1 v　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* w+ O3 s! s9 o* z/ X　　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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" h6 c$ ]7 n2 f& D+ t/ c5 K, X# G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

9 S& n0 f" Q) o$ _　　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
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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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) q: P6 O/ v2 F　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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! i/ [% E" q8 s% U8 T+ P, [- u　　前事不忘，后事之师
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" P: W3 H! K! ?" g/ I/ ]3 e/ t& _3 I0 P　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* j1 {* b( P! ?4 q" @　　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

9 [: }2 ~. c) z* A6 K　　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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( y5 T0 c4 R# i& E2 B( v　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

' A. Y$ W! n0 V% h　　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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! K7 a' m% T8 p　　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

, ?  @' e9 [0 S+ ]& u　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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$ T9 f2 q1 W. g" X% X　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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/ X3 \4 |9 o+ Q' A2 R/ ~* J# A　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ g- N# `- y: U1 o  u' e　　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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% M) w! ?) u. U; Q　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ G6 a0 H% ^# o9 q4 n& E　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' {+ }' _( D6 ^% U　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 ^' k7 P/ M3 o+ E  _% {8 W　　实事求是

　　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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8 X; B% a5 q8 q" C1 w　　实话实说

0 O" \) z$ b/ f" l　　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

& j! s) Y! ]/ a1 H. ^　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

$ Q- t! A  J# G1 J9 Y/ K  e, Z　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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6 e; j  \/ n+ m8 p6 O" p3 ^4 s　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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& D$ |0 s/ ]( Y! ^　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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- B: f8 `8 N0 [9 V$ b: f　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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/ a* d/ X8 F# }/ d: C　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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* `1 Y0 x# l# w  `$ ?　　无中生有

　　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

: k2 }8 s# l4 b1 P" c/ T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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5 a3 V) k" i8 p- n　　新官上任三把火

: X, `6 r2 B  R% O" @' d　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

& o7 Z8 g4 K5 d9 @8 v8 H- z　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ N1 d+ n; d# \3 h' |( O" m　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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# L8 m6 C' h8 s4 U7 g9 `　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% V( P, G' u% U4 M( e　　先入为主
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4 K4 ?% n7 h! U/ K　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( Y  f+ n% C9 w! U! n7 ^6 t" f　　先下手为强

7 b- n4 r% O  i: M" j　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: e' c8 @7 P2 w1 H* K4 k　　The best defense is offense.
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& ^! b5 {* _) ?2 W) r　　热锅上的蚂蚁

* j3 e- H1 z/ I/ G7 `  ^( r　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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/ {0 c) W+ Y2 t$ l　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: w; @0 N/ ]2 }  }8 i- ~8 t" w9 ?$ `　　循序渐进
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% }- \- i1 i. C9 U7 }! Q3 d  o　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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2 Q+ ^8 B, i, ^　　严以律己，宽以待人
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+ t! s3 |/ k* s" u　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* E9 S5 K" P" F6 s- T8 J5 M　　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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, h: v0 d5 X; ~# K　　有勇无谋
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) ]+ h! A9 |& e3 a　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

9 [; T" \6 E1 g7 N& g, Z6 P+ C% V1 h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

# v3 i' V) _  o) T9 w　　与时俱进
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1 }. R1 @1 K  @　　以人为本

3 k& P5 q2 D4 L/ {　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

/ J! I: N7 v, f. {8 u　　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

3 O7 R1 r  y& Z; E$ l( O　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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# z9 Q! k; T8 s# Z$ t6 a  R3 m% O　　优胜劣汰

- G  w- r  z0 r( R9 \/ A8 T　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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7 S- a% m) q1 U　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

( ^, B6 p, K, O9 c　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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, {2 ^0 p8 v* i' ?* g& X5 n/ _* ?: t　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

+ ^( b  D& m, c. m　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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" Z! y0 r4 {$ D　　招财进宝

! X* q4 V" b8 j　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ M0 X/ v7 K% H! O4 j　　债台高筑

4 d" t3 \. ^$ N* _6 |1 `　　become debt-ridden
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　　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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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。