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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4 V% M. J& F# l9 I　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

1 x4 Y. d; {  L4 L" \( s7 P　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

! a3 z3 c- h5 R3 j　　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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　　不遗余力

, M' d8 b2 _/ `. [　　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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% T% }! }' B8 s# s　　拆东墙补西墙
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* v" p7 b5 m% k/ f0 p. |% j　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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- L+ t, y: k* Q. s5 g) C2 ^: @+ {　　辞旧迎新
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6 p$ K( v  l2 \* X3 p1 K; ?1 P　　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
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7 y" d$ K/ B6 D0 \. |% h* S2 E　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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8 H8 V" [" x2 I2 ~1 V" g* P　　国泰民安

4 p/ ^6 V: C( J+ s) J2 a6 A* e　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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0 b% M) G7 D# O9 B　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

% w& q" M, l% Q3 v. u2 l" a　　too much is as bad as too little
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- ?. T( B5 `( f$ l( U　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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$ Z9 `, [4 t# T* p( I　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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" V8 T' t( A7 q　　和气生财

. [! z  f  c3 X- W! D' d7 s　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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  x9 G) Z" M2 M　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- K& I9 y) v- x) y' f　　There are spots even on the sun.

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# U4 Q2 @7 }6 K, E: P8 X　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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- f, }9 e; x' C　　脚踏实地
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* P! j$ e1 Q8 R. Y* M. o　　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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3 |6 d- F) ]& j　　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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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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+ d5 q: [" N' T" }7 s　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

+ r% G1 D# s' ~+ k8 ?8 u　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( d4 L' A$ n) L* q+ p　　马到成功
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% X0 O( t( l# n) |　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

4 r6 i7 L3 Q1 X# H　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( S% K/ c3 q! J) X- L　　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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$ ]! h2 ]0 a/ {8 y7 n: r　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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) S1 z/ j' O& ]  G+ U　　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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9 c* q) t3 \2 P4 [; P! q% l　　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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　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

; f- I- B- i. r) B% i* t　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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; \  {/ X% e2 f; f　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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% _& W0 e, B  n- m9 i8 e　　前怕狼，后怕虎

! s. \5 C: R( ]4 l　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 X, |# K: _. i' x1 _　　强龙难压地头蛇
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/ T+ i. }6 J, ^6 M$ k2 W" d　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

  F& O1 ^. J- l% }　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ B7 j4 ?  f8 j/ g　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: W0 c9 z5 c: t( O4 I　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

* V& [  o2 Z  A1 P" K+ g　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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4 n' I! f4 h6 U　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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5 Y' ~/ m. p  N) N$ b5 Q　　Humans are born good.
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4 I* }# V9 ?2 k5 O3 u1 v# ^　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: T* C7 s- r4 O6 p　　三十而立

( X  R! |9 Y# W% {　　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
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# W3 f; W8 I# B! |( I& Y+ J　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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* f6 N4 o8 m" b6 ]; V; J　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

" _/ L  ], o& ?% S0 H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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. E) x2 O# \2 z2 c- S! C　　说曹操，曹操到

5 U% F. J6 B% s) ^  v9 _! |, O　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

: c4 y( l9 ~: t# i5 x& Q' c7 K　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, j. }- u( @6 f0 R% |" o　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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; `1 S7 P5 w/ j; d　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

% H! _6 ]7 t/ M$ y7 q3 G& W# r　　韬光养晦

$ T5 S  Q5 q$ ?  a  O" Q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

* m5 O( b" N. F　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

. R: p2 M$ ^/ J& T) m+ D" i3 ?　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

- B5 i% x5 W: N. m2 U, ?. M* j; b　　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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  \. T9 k& N/ k　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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  D% H  k1 E7 P/ a; ~　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

! U0 h4 k( M% Q% }4 V) o& w　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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& {( }$ |' u1 I2 w5 c　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. Y  Y  D$ x0 s( q0 Z2 L' h8 Z( H　　徇私枉法

6 w4 C: R! a8 W% ]3 Z　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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! }7 l  s/ ^# ?& d! p/ S; u! W　　蓄势待发
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  E2 a4 J, M' K- I' o  p1 x6 X/ G" q% y　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ _2 H$ R7 P9 p3 ]8 Q　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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, C8 w, ~2 a$ T/ g) Y3 S　　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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9 c# J: h% w. b; @2 o) o9 ^+ D　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 H6 k4 y( W  S& I* h# G2 B　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

  F: ?7 |5 ?& a' K8 N　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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8 b$ x, ^% S( r　　循序渐进

  t  R' K8 G3 W, w/ c6 E( O　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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2 ]8 J! T4 ]5 m" Y　　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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　　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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　　有勇无谋

! j" p- Q# O7 V# X" e4 ^* o  P　　bold but not crafty84
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: ?: _, O0 G& g/ g% a　　有缘千里来相会

, L, N" n8 M# M# \　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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" p  {, ?* I( y& a; v　　与时俱进
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3 g- [, H5 q0 b: z　　keep pace with the times86

( Z: X# ?5 f: V! ]　　以人为本

7 B0 b3 v6 t4 ~/ _7 o  s　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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; j. l; C6 q# Q( x3 u4 n　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 g) F( `+ ?2 i3 Y$ ^　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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2 ?  c+ V5 }0 O$ l　　欲速则不达
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$ C5 v& v. p7 r4 r" m. J3 ^" e" W, _　　Haste makes waste.
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& v2 H/ w  g3 x　　More haste, less speed.

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1 i: O6 b1 m& I/ _, _　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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; Q7 v/ m/ r7 R0 l5 j! N　　英雄所见略同
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, g& P- n+ ~( B5 Z  O+ ]: G　　Great minds think alike.
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# G: C" \8 O/ ?# t# r- n  M　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ q' E# M0 n, q( l( `9 Y& O6 A　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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  F$ }( k6 V0 W　　冤假错案

5 a. f4 Z5 t4 z5 N5 G+ G4 x　　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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

# Y: p0 |9 p1 _　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 V) e5 a# y1 r* R. p7 C　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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4 [- L+ ^! ~( v4 j$ t. u$ m　　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。