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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5 t! e; Y3 a9 b3 {) _7 p* T/ @　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ |! N( I/ j7 F　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 H- J! s- B: b: b# C, |6 y　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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5 \# Y  ~# Z$ o9 q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

; `) K9 M6 H6 f4 H/ M6 [! Y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

* ^/ |, i1 P4 X- ^: w2 x* D　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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" D2 Q; d1 y5 f' a& l　　辞旧迎新

# y* Q% x2 O. Z/ G! |3 h9 Z# k　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 ?* R. {9 t  l, x1 U4 t9 N　　大事化小，小事化了
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# {/ j* ]' A) G( ~0 v" G( x. K* `　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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6 ^  V, o& Q0 C$ F9 Z　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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2 p2 ^. W/ \- e: D- C　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  t0 ~) O3 u8 Z, g　　过犹不及

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

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: F* ^' W7 P" s; L1 k　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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; s# E; S" V3 R0 D- {8 w: G　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 G2 g1 e! p7 N: P; A　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

1 }2 V8 h* P5 K2 R1 i# |; f　　never too old to learn

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, ]& J8 g7 [- d9 I$ l' m% V9 M　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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6 O) n7 G) @3 U9 Y. Q7 G* s　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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# G& N2 n/ e# h* W+ S0 r4 B; E8 G　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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& t' ~1 L. M& U　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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4 q0 C5 Q9 k6 k, \6 O& J　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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& l4 ?/ e1 ^# c1 U5 L$ E( e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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* v. A" D' ^7 Z2 A$ h; f3 R8 R7 M; K　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 j' u! a8 k5 {& o　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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7 `0 h. o+ F! B- l3 ]& B9 G　　马到成功

/ ]8 V4 H6 g; Q( e  _6 i2 z4 p# Y  j　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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3 ^1 ?6 W2 l' h9 g1 I! o1 N6 Q3 t　　名利双收
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* q! ~; j* x' E( E* Y　　gain both fame and wealth

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" n8 K* r, S4 S' z9 j) C; P　　茅塞顿开
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  s5 d/ V" ?' q( o4 S! S　　be suddenly enlightened
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9 a! x& r$ W& g/ x& n7 k. Y; b　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 M$ D5 g" g% A" `& @' R/ ~; V　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* O2 _2 ^( V7 e) X　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ M( N) X* U/ M　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# d1 v4 n1 c9 R& H$ ~% S　　弄巧成拙
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% B) a5 P7 t0 m4 p　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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+ w7 v8 K: g7 y# O7 j　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" v/ u3 t/ s  \! d* W5 o　　抛砖引玉

　　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

) m7 ^$ n. l. c8 c" O2 _5 Z8 z　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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/ r# p7 N3 E- n9 i7 ]; v　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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4 Y, s# P$ W; b9 F　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ \+ k( {9 H2 V5 I( L& I5 K: T2 ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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, m5 J9 m9 H! E7 I! k; p* r　　强龙难压地头蛇
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5 m# d8 X& c* \( a4 H+ L　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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$ p9 J( k; U( ~/ R: B* f( c　　瑞雪兆丰年
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) k  N0 a1 O# x! g+ D5 R, w5 m　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, Z" a3 P9 O: {, Q+ q# H& n　　人逢喜事精神爽
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) u) d; {% P& E6 o! G( _7 @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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( m4 v# G& k. B3 }. n- M　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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4 E2 W2 g2 H- L; {7 J5 g% l　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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0 m8 b+ ?7 z& B5 Y  \5 S/ ~　　世外桃源

& c( h2 Z' X6 D3 n; |/ f　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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1 R" |* {/ Z7 g3 j: |5 F# C　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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! d; @+ X9 D! N# u9 Y　　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;

# o% L$ G6 z- k) f, X* j4 O. Z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 O+ c) B6 V" ?: J, w/ a　　三十而立

- t! ~8 a! W7 u/ p; C* G' Y+ 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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　　水涨船高

0 {0 L: [0 z6 |+ M　　A ship rises with the tide

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. F7 ?  B1 H) d　　时不我待

# B: r8 |! @" O# u  O　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 P6 C& ~4 Y' V& @% ~! f  m　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" B4 V& I# d) Z+ M  l) @. Q$ I　　实事求是
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1 I1 I* @! a8 q7 \　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

9 u# l1 ^4 R4 \+ d. l3 Q( M　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

1 `6 R! @( _2 V, s) m　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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* `1 d: _/ S9 P! U' y3 t% j　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

- h* d) n+ C  c+ D$ x　　韬光养晦

, o: k* V% a- A) y/ z　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; |& C$ G" ~9 m# B+ T　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 a, q: l1 ?+ z$ O. l7 J" A( `　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 U# X- a3 Y% O% Y2 {# w) l# k　　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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2 v) m. q4 s7 F$ I* V/ Q　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

( u( N* n$ X+ C! Z+ a　　hold high hopes for one's child

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5 H3 ]% b7 i6 q　　唯利是图
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0 g7 K' [8 u4 e6 j- y- X　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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) V' ]. S! K" Q5 b  ]# a3 B' V) n　　无中生有

2 V5 ~) }5 }- S6 x, x& v5 X　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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% H/ _8 a. g7 e5 F2 }2 N  n　　无风不起浪
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4 H+ o3 L4 ?% ]- B% X: k　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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6 P  V5 B7 h! h8 D/ o1 A0 _　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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% }  Y3 n6 Q; c( W; y　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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2 J6 v) j& r5 r/ R　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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( X' c5 _/ c5 u& E* f2 k$ M　　May all your wish come true
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7 y( w! b" t+ P5 l9 Z　　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
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$ w+ ]2 X; p1 y, h' \, P# S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

9 V8 j  b# V7 q+ [+ s5 p4 N% d　　The best defense is offense.

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/ Q  T+ w, g' X5 X# D　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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; x6 H  I2 n% d# q+ L: D　　现身说法

7 D* [0 u( p6 X( Y$ P+ [　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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0 I$ ?( @) Q! [' {　　循序渐进

　　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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4 P, k5 A- p# c3 u( a. ~( |　　有情人终成眷属
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; j4 q) j, T- J, U　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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% t6 d$ M( j: r- C# x9 [1 q　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- ~) R/ E: `0 m& u0 D6 _　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

: f! h( {2 ^8 C3 W* ]3 k& N　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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1 P/ ~  m2 u6 x  [" w3 ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

1 n. |. W4 E5 P9 V　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

! u" C7 }) {9 ]% L" G　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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

% m" a) L  U# O. |　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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! C0 Y% z; I1 ~' v  a　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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& V6 g* G& C$ l　　冤假错案

& H! t5 B% x& l: D/ w　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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( C4 t6 }4 N3 n+ L3 M5 K) F" |　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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5 |+ A% X+ I, x' S: J6 f　　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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! Z8 k% U$ ?! D  z+ D# B/ ~　　众矢之的

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' T# O0 x: ~( ?' J7 j+ C5 q　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

4 p0 z( a+ y; Q+ Z- G8 s( c　　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
, U4 {3 w+ g/ U4 u1 C; n; p
　　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。