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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4 F0 G0 M+ k4 N! ^6 V$ W  D　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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" @! L! e7 f( c% H7 w2 |　　比上不足，比下有余

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

5 `# b( ?' q; w# v　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　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
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% g) [+ b( P  ]  H　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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( n( a9 N$ ]5 @( M# f* ?+ H1 V( l　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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' Z* `/ s& J9 Z' a& g9 d1 P6 h　　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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: e- e' h) X+ V- b　　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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* `0 W! g+ K5 `/ S& U7 {4 K2 U　　国泰民安
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) B" ]! X: w; v. Z# V2 a　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

6 _& Q! ~. I5 h5 S　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ {" {6 o/ ^  E# r" O　　too much is as bad as too little

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1 z4 m' y7 h' N" z; W4 }( C　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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. o9 d+ t& }" N0 s　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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# o0 G/ |+ v* ~  N5 \( V　　和气生财

% K; i, j( _: Z: c+ g- r3 b　　harmony brings wealth;
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% X. }: F8 C$ N3 Q. G: E9 t　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

: w- c. T# c0 k. n5 g% q　　never too old to learn

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  m9 k0 T* ]0 R; p　　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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　　金玉满堂
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4 n7 S; `% X4 m　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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+ \" ]- v' [/ U& p1 J' j. z( }! q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

0 @4 |; o8 R5 V1 B/ v3 X　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

8 }( L7 a* ]  ^+ C　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

4 Z0 q+ w$ Y5 R/ R　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 \5 X' `6 u& x% ~1 h　　没有规矩，不成方圆

9 k1 U: _, c# M1 I5 a　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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/ t* t/ t$ a" _# V, ]1 h　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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2 o7 F" k0 [; p4 w; k0 x" W　　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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" q- {$ D6 G' G. B2 }- [　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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1 S" e3 A. ^: A) D5 }+ v　　抛砖引玉
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/ z# z/ z9 R* ^) \# [" V" R5 g1 ]; f) w　　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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　　抢得先机
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# l" R5 _* p- y6 ^" e9 H　　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  S9 @* W" r# f) j; H　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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" K0 B8 C! @" S4 Y& ?* K1 Z　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. W3 e: {$ k  n% E　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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1 j( @7 ^) j% X6 A　　强龙难压地头蛇

) ?2 O; d0 Q5 u9 w! G　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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) {% i1 \4 o, ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

/ d* X5 b/ M7 z+ J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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" i6 m1 N0 u3 h9 t　　人之初，性本善

1 u5 V2 L8 V. n) H　　Humans are born good.
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9 b0 q3 U( s- ~" c! v  }- x　　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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0 p6 o, K. l6 P6 O  f' g+ s' I　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

3 ~) J  E7 V% r0 v3 t* _/ O　　a blessing in disguise;
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) r; b7 y% @5 A# I5 p: H" R9 s0 \8 G　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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& ]7 K# l* q' f( }2 m, }　　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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2 e+ j$ k% ^& @* R7 ^, d　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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+ e9 s( Q; n0 E8 x2 U　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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/ I! s; P! X: e, G) I　　实事求是

" x4 e# P' H% r5 S7 l$ m　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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% }5 n4 Y: t+ \　　说曹操，曹操到

" s  x! f, k4 Z7 _$ u# a. y　　speak of the devil

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3 _9 N* G2 ?9 q- S* |7 T　　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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* o& ?" ]! _" Y+ K7 U# U+ h  s　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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! ^8 Y5 y- C' w4 G3 U* Y　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" d: f% c! }2 @8 ]5 g! u　　韬光养晦
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/ b; i( D- L/ p# M/ q! ?: S. m% k# \　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ A7 }& q$ `$ u! z0 S: Y7 M+ O8 K　　糖衣炮弹

$ g6 E0 t% N0 [, m8 |, w  p# z　　sugar-coated bullets59

! A6 H2 O3 |: \$ n; X+ C, m　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ L- K. ]& z3 ?  b/ H5 ]! Q) f　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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; y: C- q1 R1 z- s9 S　　跳进黄河洗不清

) }. {0 y' ~3 [( I8 ?7 L　　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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5 U( D8 s. B. V/ V8 T$ y  ]  S; y+ {/ S　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

# M" p6 Q; D6 l! c4 x0 b- G　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

; h: l! l( N' D7 K+ r5 a, C　　hold high hopes for one's child

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7 q4 Z9 ^2 x! J1 C6 P( P3 m　　唯利是图
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5 T0 I9 L0 X) H  ^　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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) x4 O  `1 W4 }8 A　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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& p% i6 C# ]& ~; `8 y5 D　　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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! M5 T) h, u: T- Y　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

* i  f# p! D5 @+ w* y2 j( P; e' ~　　May all your wish come true
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$ m; R4 q9 F  Z0 s　　心照不宣
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0 o( l2 ]) W3 @3 S! S: W, {　　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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* ^8 X, S( O. p4 m  ^4 Q& y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

2 x6 l; [" O: B5 c: z9 l# T6 J　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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) K7 ~9 {7 l& F" t3 z8 x* R　　热锅上的蚂蚁

) V  e( W$ E" l* z: A$ K" q　　ants on a hot pan
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9 J( w$ @2 i# D; `　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. k% L$ x# E! T3 v　　息事宁人

! _4 t: s* j$ d" ^' O# F　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

. a8 ?$ n4 J7 f8 C　　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

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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7 j) k  Q* `% ^8 n　　有缘千里来相会
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' [, M! `5 a) x9 v6 t1 [7 w　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

1 i1 H: b7 F  K4 @, m3 [+ B2 S　　与时俱进
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: |) o0 o6 C- k　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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, D7 B9 r! v, U. j; K7 {　　因材施教

8 x+ r# }* e( Q- Y$ C, J( |　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 H0 y0 {" `+ C5 D( \9 B" b0 G4 D　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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* K: \+ z. f8 x' J/ I0 w　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

' I4 a+ c! U! F/ m3 U( R# I　　More haste, less speed.

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3 S& G  c" c4 W$ X% }　　优胜劣汰
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5 l& C+ X, g  R7 I$ R9 \6 Z: a　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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+ n+ ~# d2 R$ d6 _　　冤家宜解不宜结

, T$ J% x: f9 u5 P! T) \- p　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　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
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! Q& E! ^6 ]9 h! ]: T) {- A1 Z　　A promise is a promise.

( z; V# z6 s0 ]- y" w; i　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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# M: ^5 P: e, Z, z# L　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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3 k* r6 u8 U0 ~& G　　be an armchair strategist

* e4 k4 e# v! ]) }　　99
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0 J; ^  Y* v: @　　纸包不住火
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; f/ Q7 `4 @9 K! p+ G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

7 C+ T, M3 I0 X& v; e　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

. E+ \( o/ K6 o0 b3 }　　左右为难

( X" w+ A" i3 O8 P/ |) n7 I: y　　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。