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+ }( `1 g- D6 D+ F　　爱屋及乌

5 W+ I1 @+ z& E, r% o9 r# C( r　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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' C+ p  x+ y/ Y# Y$ ?　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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+ n* {" w* X, d2 `　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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2 N" l& J$ p' R9 ^　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

% p) J1 |( v" E2 s　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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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

) K2 y* C: ^( [# W* V  w　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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' `+ S- p6 X5 r) T/ |% y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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6 ]: e! G  s) ^' t　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  W6 P/ G9 U8 S, J, Q+ n6 j# H3 P　　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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6 n  M% W& t0 m* j　　和气生财
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- n" |7 a+ e/ A% @( Y' s; k$ G　　harmony brings wealth;

# ?, I5 F3 ?* p" w6 w9 T) e　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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1 J' o2 h5 m. B/ x! ^  s- W1 I　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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1 j/ t% n7 ^! Y6 C* |* p% u　　脚踏实地

　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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. d) h/ S- S) a; `, a, l　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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* u# t8 m* D$ k3 S　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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, `1 ^  c/ E/ r3 {  N　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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) \% ^8 s: p2 g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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+ R& _$ V# K6 V- x; [  A  A8 `　　马到成功
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. o+ Z9 a/ j" n/ F. q+ e0 w+ S+ ?2 U　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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* h; T) @# b9 O9 i+ A　　名利双收

& u3 @9 o) x: e+ \( A　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ f6 \+ |8 ^, T　　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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  T1 H' U3 y8 {& y1 \: ~" q5 H* @' w　　谋事在人，成事在天

( p2 l0 Y6 N& z8 s　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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$ _  c1 b' F' Y. a' R) Q2 m, y- H　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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　　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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0 n( w( p3 C; J; z　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! a1 m3 e* X5 W5 g$ Y! ~　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' m, k( v0 _, J! _+ \　　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

' U& C) r! ]! C! ^) o$ A, P　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. X8 [1 X, v6 L7 x; f2 n3 w) q( \　　强龙难压地头蛇

6 y' E! j; g7 w　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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% X0 i5 W6 t4 @9 P　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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* X+ d/ z1 g# D% A6 o6 i9 Y　　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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0 d% v2 U0 b! i" Y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: M7 N  c8 W0 [4 q. i" ~8 x4 v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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7 x1 H6 |- ?0 H5 l% z+ b　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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- y9 d9 i8 d: h3 D2 w4 B) r. G　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

, q+ y, x% A6 C( H* M' V　　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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2 a6 ?7 ]2 L& q0 W  u8 o0 e3 @　　a blessing in disguise;
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( H% D4 m1 n) @2 z/ l, o! z- z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

1 ?) F& K5 l6 [( |5 }' P# a　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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; D% _9 p0 ~# T% R/ L　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ X. [" Q( L* A& l　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ |8 J: a. `6 H1 O4 b　　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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+ h5 j0 N* j0 p. p1 r1 m　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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# ?' P2 i4 R  U5 b) r　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ M# `/ k6 l+ i1 v　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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: g2 ~( b0 ~1 z: h+ h% E/ Y, H, K　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: g4 X+ ?# C% z) x: ]) k! g8 E　　天有不测风云

! i# j$ h( y: T" r4 A  s　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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; _" _% s5 x( `9 j8 w, E6 P3 w" P0 d　　Unity is strength.
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3 p. v' ?& c/ S9 V2 m( z! E　　跳进黄河洗不清

, k2 g$ E: y  h( _; Q! v& a　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　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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　　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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: u4 t; V3 [( n* b　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; ~* b6 T8 D; k　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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0 k8 n( r1 X+ @) R" c( B( t　　蓄势待发
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4 a8 m# ^5 [0 p# x* G, u  V　　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

7 y% `8 X3 S- i, v5 \  J9 z9 |　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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* C/ \# n: S( Y  B( u7 f　　先入为主

, W. b6 [7 @4 s/ p　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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, M( {9 b9 _8 R" j　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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* K' ~  f* ?5 q　　The best defense is offense.

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; U4 y/ s6 t; |2 W& l+ ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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" h& o1 F6 ~) \, [/ s　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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' T" R; Z- c7 \8 V% R　　息事宁人

　　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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3 x. K" l, X3 j9 K　　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

: I) @& T+ W; [. i7 P9 }* ^　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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8 t. m$ |. g/ m$ |+ I　　有情人终成眷属

, e) n$ E/ `- y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

8 Y; M5 t! B3 X9 @　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( T6 R/ z6 m  W) L　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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) h" C, B7 G! {" b1 ^　　有勇无谋
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5 V6 z5 `+ Y! W. m, v　　bold but not crafty84
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1 Y4 o7 V' z1 o% l　　有缘千里来相会
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2 K  |8 Q3 @6 o( N　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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4 {  `% \! O5 U' D　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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/ Z6 B6 \) l7 G4 z! O0 M' G* M　　因材施教

3 |1 N& ?% _4 B. g9 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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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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7 t: n9 O, ~7 }- |　　欲速则不达
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8 W& c0 Z* }. j: g/ _5 H　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

* {, f, U8 X: @7 V4 J5 y9 b% K　　survival of the fittest

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) V2 Z7 b' z/ l! |　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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8 ?5 r& X: j( b; S- u0 ^0 ~3 j　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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. _2 b0 F5 y$ d1 x　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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# N" Z  G0 y5 T4 e3 [4 T　　一言既出，驷马难追
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- Q$ b7 J. @+ Y" U, u- I　　A promise is a promise.

: E6 @2 ]2 ]' `0 k　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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, e! ?" r) y+ w/ a( A　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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! ]4 ^2 C3 q# c* X　　债台高筑
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1 A4 V2 `& g3 d; m+ S$ l　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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5 `  [4 g+ m/ W/ }: D　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

( J& M6 R; b$ _1 S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* V# y' S+ W2 Z' z1 K/ y　　左右为难

6 L+ z5 _- T/ C/ U4 q. c- k9 v　　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。