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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! p- v" V  g3 [% n' u8 Y　　Love me, love my dog.
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, u3 ~6 [' U- W% z5 k4 l  w& s- V　　百闻不如一见
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( I5 M5 V; j. A　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 t9 a% A7 b. H# K2 w# I# z　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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4 b9 H) M  t0 r. C8 V　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 j6 g& Q; u7 {4 \% J9 U　　不遗余力

  F& L+ p* B9 A# E9 F　　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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8 ?' a5 H' Q" T　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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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
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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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( ^/ K) P( Y4 y1 Q) L　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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) X' h. g  Y) X$ j　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" w$ B, D/ T( E9 {　　once on shore, one prays no more
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, k( I; @% p+ t9 U. m/ c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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2 ~2 l, A% s7 y! {$ @) V% t: a7 L3 C　　Bad news travels fast.
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7 N% q& n! i! a: Y3 D　　和气生财

# G3 A: ?7 g! A; x$ D　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

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　　既往不咎
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1 d) U5 f& a. m. k  @8 I　　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

2 j( u" b5 \7 f& h+ a! x　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

! @7 n* W' I& o8 e　　be down-to-earth
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: Y5 j, ]1 i. G( N, U　　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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: k1 Q- L5 m/ W6 P8 r　　君子之交淡如水
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  e% t. b+ s& w) h( x9 }　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; _) j4 L1 d- b　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, u1 S9 r* o( M% u　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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$ N( A9 P* h3 _　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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; A! f: o0 K( c) e  z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

2 i, D# }5 P$ B! U　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

0 e" z& J" K" C　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ |8 W% K4 ~# C2 ^/ Q　　没有规矩，不成方圆

3 z' Q; L5 [1 E- d# U, y　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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2 p5 f+ s6 U* w8 H6 O　　谋事在人，成事在天

( r3 \" Y# j& s6 j" |! m6 ~; A　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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2 E) V8 y1 ^% K  w　　弄巧成拙

　　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
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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
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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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& i/ f0 X/ a% q4 e% ^2 Y　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

5 A6 }' X+ G9 N) O: s' d　　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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/ s* W; i$ _, _' R% p( ~* x2 o. G　　强龙难压地头蛇

9 {/ e! x- r9 a8 L　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 L5 Z, ?5 i( I% v) k" A　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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& a- @9 Z, O3 X. L3 P" m. V　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

) |  R8 Y8 b' b2 c; A　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 i4 P* S- M5 j# ?7 e, H　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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. s, G  q  z- Z" U' y' k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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% Q7 w. P0 \+ i+ S9 X% @$ E0 q　　a blessing in disguise;
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. h, V2 r( i- Z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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) Y! H; }# y6 j3 Z# L　　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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  t+ J& B7 p/ F/ N) t3 ]　　水涨船高

3 T& Y- k, l: C  K' \) D: C7 i　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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- \# D, }, F6 X( C　　杀鸡用牛刀

* h. n& ]8 F) G5 X' o  ~　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　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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6 w* }0 g9 q5 [　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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) a/ \3 T" t7 t: h  @　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 |! N. x: M( z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" W9 Y0 U# U0 W; J  R$ N　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& c; @+ B; h7 I$ q　　糖衣炮弹
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7 i! b3 a" \+ ^7 a9 p　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! q1 [" u+ q4 b1 l　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

& x! W. S- @  y  V  V2 P2 `　　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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$ d9 B& w; Z- G2 _" A+ ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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) M/ y$ W. ]* g7 q　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ o7 u5 E! B" X7 p' _' }% X　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 f$ G  Q) y# b# G　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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　　无中生有
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2 g- ~/ x1 p$ o$ r　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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* ?5 R7 |  @1 ]$ y9 M" M) H　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　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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1 f. x5 N% [: q  `( ?　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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9 n1 b) y" q5 D　　心照不宣

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

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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! l/ ~2 Q: B( o8 U) t　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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( s9 b; n* o" T7 C0 t　　热锅上的蚂蚁

. i0 i9 @& Y) p. |) |# F2 A5 F9 z　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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5 Q( V7 A, E3 B% W　　有情人终成眷属
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3 V+ z! ^! }6 _/ K# ]　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

% Q, r) G3 M7 h" U' X, G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

: U& R' W" f7 i. H& B2 K' x　　有识之士

- a) L+ [8 ~4 F# C　　a man of insight83
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- \' {4 w& P- l9 q6 \$ Z　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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( ]: i- c6 n! O  t　　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

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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　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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8 s$ y8 {9 y$ m, ~; E9 V8 |: L- d　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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% S. ?* T$ O& j1 C6 A1 E- T' x# n　　survival of the fittest

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7 {2 |; x- _; E% P  Y3 ]　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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6 v% a( \' |, Q7 s  }! H　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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8 d, f. e9 w! ]5 `/ G　　A promise is a promise.

4 D) S5 V; G! P# q　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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  k6 R* {% R/ i- n$ q/ C/ q　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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4 J0 U7 b7 K% Z+ j　　become debt-ridden
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- m# f' `& @% h5 j! ]) y- K　　众矢之的

! M3 v6 p9 `1 ^　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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+ W4 Q1 h$ M* |6 A4 D9 J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。