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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" h0 s( O) k7 g6 s: X: i　　百闻不如一见
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0 u' W1 \" T; T# N4 w. Q8 r　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% K. o+ ~: x/ C% H! R8 W　　Seeing is believing.

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8 |) r1 @  p, I% x　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 q  M: p" U3 i' J* o　　不遗余力

& H- d% }, \6 ]3 }; m1 L( ?2 B　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 ]/ \3 \4 ^+ E, C2 Y( N7 J7 k　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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  Z" b: G) ^2 W. x/ V% \( z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

$ u3 g. t" s, w, ~9 n　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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& i+ s: l# l  w4 E# r　　大开眼界
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5 M1 Y9 W: Z: m　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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. ?* y! n4 Q" n2 y- n& N7 Q, }　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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- l" r  }. G' y) ^. G　　过犹不及
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) U9 t% n. R# E' o2 E. P　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 |/ {: K- n% Q8 U7 R3 S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

* s2 K1 y# [: A& o* @, s  D( G　　Bad news travels fast.
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8 u6 ~! X( r/ Q( j: G　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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, o7 U+ J5 _* l. F7 L. ]　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 l0 v* b, w4 ~　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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/ q/ \; l7 s6 |$ M( {$ w6 L5 ?　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* }4 I- }: h; {　　There are spots even on the sun.
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9 U$ R7 d) w. I9 O7 F" s5 C6 O5 U　　金玉满堂

; Z5 q6 Y, G% C1 u. e　　Treasures fill the home.
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9 |4 `! g( @. E) z　　脚踏实地
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: l5 ^% {8 @) P% q　　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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# C$ S- g$ i8 i, f8 Y  ^7 M  H　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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8 a: I6 l) p) F* i9 n: j4 g　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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2 z4 b  v4 F8 z5 r7 A0 _! h) a　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. i' l5 a$ `8 z' R/ @+ ^8 y　　马到成功
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( @& P8 `! O. _+ j) @" @　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ s8 K6 X4 z% Y  j2 o　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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  Z$ n* W5 q: v8 v3 o　　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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+ K3 d, g4 d. A　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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# Q) n( `1 {) Q　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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, ~% I- \, ^- y3 _& b4 Y3 G2 x　　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

9 ]/ R& Z4 K% C( B4 z& @　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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6 a$ l" U0 ]: P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  F: t- r0 L3 o  _* l, U/ d　　抛砖引玉
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% t& W! ~1 U' \' `　　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

　　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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5 {3 E" e0 W* ?$ C4 |　　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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- H6 J  g4 \, L$ I; c; b2 r' D　　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
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# D" g  x' d9 o: a: @7 U　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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; Q3 }$ [# j' j7 a2 H) I　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  x, h6 R0 {: c) O  c0 ?　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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* C/ Z$ q" F  }& G- M, r　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

% f$ E# l' g& j* D  q; Z9 \　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% X1 D4 `9 }9 G　　人之初，性本善

5 q' J* y* A" d　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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/ u+ f! b/ r5 N& D: ?% q# z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

4 k; S1 [) m( V8 m0 D　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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) W0 C" p; k- ^& n% l: S　　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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　　水涨船高

0 P; L0 y% d& ]* n3 b　　A ship rises with the tide
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$ @8 b; o& l! o4 m" c9 L　　时不我待

" i* o# p+ V( l& v　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 R# ]* P" G2 ~- E/ u　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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! z- o6 d( S2 c3 R9 t4 z6 @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 Q0 R% `  a. G$ g: ?8 V　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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; X. V9 O% w3 ?& Z, B: o+ K　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 a. q% f/ x% R( K0 }4 p　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

, m4 ^  w$ M8 O1 k8 E6 |" ?5 e　　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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4 l! }5 x: z7 `/ k! \$ V　　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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$ d* B6 B% J; |1 c3 M) N: r　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

  J- p6 d( L3 B7 G1 d2 Z　　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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1 g% O& w2 D! A+ h- k7 b　　唯利是图
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+ t; o1 k6 |9 _2 i　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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' f1 K$ E  Z& `4 c- b. L　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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& {9 A/ }. j7 ~/ m- U　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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# v9 Z3 d! k& N* C* J　　徇私枉法

8 g+ d. V/ r1 V　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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, c3 P" o" [1 b2 z+ f　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

% S8 X  d, }) N( j2 \+ k% K0 x　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

! \$ C& a" b% x- X, a5 A* D6 {　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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4 I8 j$ z9 Y  v5 S" {. ]　　先入为主

. w' R/ Y! l& C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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' D7 s, `3 U3 {  H% c- s6 E　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. V4 t6 n( @, D: K- @　　The best defense is offense.

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0 O; e% J: b8 e1 C　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. O6 q  Y+ E- x' g7 r0 @1 G) O4 ~2 E　　循序渐进
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  V) i# i# |4 b　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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) z# K9 g- y$ W: A* D　　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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" V4 N. ^8 N& R! i' P2 L# |- Y, q　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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- K1 l3 g) S9 H: x; D/ s　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

- |+ C4 S$ B4 E- f, g* ?　　bold but not crafty84

8 g7 G& {! E9 e+ v8 B! p　　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

" u$ L$ o/ D) R. y* ?0 C- H3 @  u　　与时俱进
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# V# z) w; Z5 Z0 X1 H　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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/ C2 |9 `: ~: ?$ ^' S1 ?　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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: N+ z4 B' n! N6 `( U　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

' d) y% _$ b( S* }3 T% Q6 }) Z　　Great minds think alike.

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+ S4 p' l9 [! [　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

7 C% f6 _$ Y% f4 _: v　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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( n* u; @% T2 ~　　招财进宝
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& g8 K. |9 U7 ]8 {0 Z　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ G" |! ]8 `2 F) o　　债台高筑

+ o! N3 O0 P" n$ e! P' u　　become debt-ridden

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/ E. j! R$ o  q7 p! J2 p& F　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。