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

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. T' O. P- f7 v9 ]$ _+ S　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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+ c: [5 h8 k3 S5 q5 _　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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3 J8 _. p; P; y1 s  a　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

& f* C6 e8 p. a5 v: L8 F　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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: P4 K3 V. N: A* L- Z. h　　不打不成交

! L# u8 I  u6 ~) Z) q9 q# O' ^　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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% o. @7 ~/ l. M& z  ]* V　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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+ S2 A' S6 E, c4 p. x, ~　　辞旧迎新

　　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

$ O9 L4 @: h+ c0 U; B　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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# \+ K/ \) c" Q$ S! s0 \( G7 U7 g* b　　国泰民安

1 `3 c0 z) w) B# Q4 x　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 o9 n" S6 ]5 m$ i  f. F" g2 n　　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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: g6 f: G) k* y5 N　　too much is as bad as too little

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8 |8 M% a% ~& S　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! ?! h, i9 j9 F　　once on shore, one prays no more
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% u$ M0 u6 k7 p9 W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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0 t7 A( _, {$ ?2 }* k; r8 o! S　　和气生财

+ W- B. ~0 j3 t" b　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' P( d9 q; N& p　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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' W8 ~) A7 x0 s, D+ A　　let bygones be bygones

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7 i- r) Y; o3 I　　金无足赤，人无完人
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, N# {+ J8 S! a0 ]* r　　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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, j' e1 `' N& `  D# F( |3 ~9 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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! q8 R$ u7 `6 ~; B" s# Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  Z1 a+ ]) x1 k2 p! U3 r, Z& Y　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 k! U# w# e8 c. z　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ ]% q- l, z- a1 V! `. i; _　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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+ j% E3 C1 m  _, @　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

# j6 ~, s3 u! @, Q5 m　　gain both fame and wealth
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$ F$ T" l1 c% ~' M3 B" ]: b　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ x  [$ e& C" ^& A9 Z　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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9 Y; p+ H1 z1 K4 [, x　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 ], i7 U( \5 i+ J+ m- J　　赔了夫人又折兵

2 V5 ]8 C- d* }; i; v　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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

. D8 W- ?+ {8 _2 B& H) N: B　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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' L- o. E4 C! J  ~6 q" D2 X　　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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) R% Y9 ]0 K( u$ F　　前事不忘，后事之师

. J9 Q" v- H. j7 P( ~　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

2 E, K' U  ?& A4 G6 U' g( j　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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; L! C; K$ l6 K. x　　强龙难压地头蛇

+ ]& S% f9 W) e7 p　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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7 {$ e) Z- `3 P1 x6 ?3 d+ w　　瑞雪兆丰年

5 L* U$ g4 {5 q# p; ]　　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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0 S5 m- z8 Y- a. l　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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; I1 @, N) G6 y  u2 }　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% v5 Y& F8 b! Z+ ?# b4 M　　人之初，性本善
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9 d0 c6 ^  ~, O　　Humans are born good.

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$ ~# R  N$ k& H8 b6 D　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' s- a  B0 z3 @3 I　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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) o: _' D7 b1 T/ t" b; I* l( Q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

) s5 `; G+ f1 s, i* j* k　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 e% u  U  z7 S2 E　　时不我待
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: C3 `1 l' j$ s" b+ K　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" P* I& ~0 E" H　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 b6 j9 R) Z- Z; p6 v+ b  }- L　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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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' |) J4 [9 S7 j3 U) D* d6 h　　实话实说

* {2 ~" D1 q2 @0 i0 D5 n4 P　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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. E" b1 Q& V' |: C8 R　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

8 P) o; X$ ]9 h　　韬光养晦

1 I, s( l0 ~4 `* @, T9 ?6 A. E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

2 @9 k  |, ?) N　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

* S7 f4 Q+ Y& Z- V9 B　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) W! y, h, E4 _  j2 N! j9 ^- x% G　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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8 B4 ?* a; o6 o8 n　　跳进黄河洗不清

% K" q# ?( i" e　　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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' ?! o; J: E% M& s# n  |: Y! G1 {5 h　　物以类聚，人以群分
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" g; m4 O* P4 e9 P2 d　　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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# J  s% F+ q' \2 d5 {: J2 T　　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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% q( u2 A9 P  j　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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% p" |$ U5 O/ k; F- B　　无风不起浪

6 U0 d7 k7 f2 t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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1 a7 R% T' `) v& _7 l1 O- O) F$ X7 B　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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% g6 M3 f: }/ |! T. W% k) n. o3 y　　新官上任三把火

' |' M5 y% R* z5 {. q& ~% N5 E　　a new broom sweeps clean
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8 a) o! N: X* r) m. Y　　蓄势待发

. b9 d) ]' }# C1 w. j　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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4 [* @/ d. G& S& T+ }* d' l　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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' a$ D0 I/ V/ y9 ~, D2 \5 `7 v　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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% C. \" l6 [* p; v# ~+ X) D　　现身说法
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! F2 D, h2 G* z; ?; R2 ^; O　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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5 t& T* d6 k- `* u: n  H, Z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

% y. {3 ?  T9 D$ n* s' t! r  W) }　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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/ S- Y- w' K* v2 R8 {2 p; m　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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6 _4 }8 z$ z7 g　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# Q! I  b; Q' W+ {- f　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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+ X  m8 ?8 ]4 x9 b5 _  ]0 p　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

# a$ U2 y2 T1 B" E7 e0 o2 S　　有缘千里来相会
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/ J3 b2 q, }6 l$ X　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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. [+ @4 D# E8 G4 g3 j; m　　与时俱进
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' r$ d/ f% @5 t% m3 W+ v6 K　　keep pace with the times86

6 V, {' e" E+ ~4 E+ Q* W0 n; v3 ~; S　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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' h1 ]- N- H" @$ v! @1 f　　teach students according to their aptitude

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" j2 z$ l1 D9 {( V: Q% _0 q. D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

7 i6 c8 t2 x" s5 F　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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2 f% k: z" u8 c$ p　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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" m. ?5 W. p. ^) G　　Great minds think alike.

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; _6 l, B( R6 o# B5 w% S　　冤家宜解不宜结

+ c5 x  V2 W9 ]　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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& V, s8 d* Z3 P1 A% t& D9 j　　一言既出，驷马难追
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) j" J7 w7 Z3 F9 n, [+ L　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( D3 G- i" `& ]: O  M　　招财进宝

! m1 B, c. n, Z& h* W1 N　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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: M8 x. F, K# r! h+ f/ U4 q( h　　纸上谈兵

8 h# w3 Y, `( n. P; y　　be an armchair strategist
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( w$ z% e2 z' n: \7 {9 \　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: y. W" F) E' R4 d　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

4 k# s$ F" p8 X$ U　　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。