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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; U1 q  Q! \- g　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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* B' o% J- E# x% ]. k+ ]　　百闻不如一见

* h% N" y( z$ I% j8 p　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

8 g0 H6 x8 C/ H6 F　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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/ N' I- @/ t; b# x　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; ^+ y* I. S- }; p. \, @5 o+ Y! J! |　　不遗余力

+ D. a5 {- l2 [0 H　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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* s4 U) h" {9 ]$ A% o　　No discord, no concord.
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  _! a# c- V) G( Y　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

# P) t3 u6 u" Q% Y3 I& @　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ ]2 D* K( P2 C/ k7 Y1 _　　大事化小，小事化了

' d6 P3 u  E2 |/ b( p+ C$ a　　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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$ [. j- d7 E6 V  K  c6 b: _　　国泰民安

6 `7 J) _5 u/ V/ z7 }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

8 z: v. {& Z( h: s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

0 X4 I9 v' q! Y' w. r( p  k6 r　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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4 Q  q4 r1 h: [% S/ _. X' o5 [　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

5 J$ }8 ]/ K. t0 l- `　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 \) g/ ~! R3 n  T　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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# |8 A% ^* j5 F: g% O) y　　活到老学到老
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, h4 B4 V* c9 b  ^, r' F  d& Z' l5 d　　never too old to learn
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/ E/ \; V$ Q9 W　　既往不咎
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+ p! y6 x" O/ h* u　　let bygones be bygones
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9 ?9 X( @& \/ I$ _0 x　　金无足赤，人无完人

% D6 Q4 M( f# k! b( G" c　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

9 ~. a) E; J7 v/ _; x8 M　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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' G) q* z' z. n9 Y3 c/ D　　脚踩两只船
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& s: A! N2 E. j$ C1 e　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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5 {( N7 d+ |) I7 H" Z　　君子之交淡如水
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$ F) R3 ]/ G4 _2 H8 z2 P　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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0 C8 w+ }% ~" }0 x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 x! g% {# W9 ~/ h, U　　cut and dried; cliché

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7 q* e) e6 n5 \6 C　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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9 p6 B( B3 w- v8 x8 |　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 F. ]! \- w" M　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

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  a- L9 y& t5 s7 I1 o　　茅塞顿开

0 c/ |& Q' V3 R' _7 _　　be suddenly enlightened
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2 U8 m2 I" H$ I　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* {) l  V: r, O- D$ S　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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3 A: ^1 h  S3 t　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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* O+ q( J9 o/ _/ G/ n. K" G  J　　谋事在人，成事在天
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) B' l8 O& p$ S- |; N7 S- h　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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% |. x* S/ @6 S　　弄巧成拙

* B+ e) h: K; [1 h5 q　　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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　　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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* a2 D9 v8 C0 S" Q) Y7 n9 X9 @4 @( ^　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

0 T0 X! O3 q6 V　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

1 m* T5 J- |- I$ R: X. U- ]5 N　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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% ?. {9 Y$ B6 @8 q& [% W$ b6 V　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) V% `7 H! Y" Y* t* m! x　　前怕狼，后怕虎

  n" |' |2 j, p% x$ J3 ^4 t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 b' D6 Y; X. f9 c0 {" X! J9 n7 B" b　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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" g( W& v2 O$ R; L1 k9 S　　瑞雪兆丰年
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9 ~5 D) V; d3 C1 s3 d6 J/ s+ A　　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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　　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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' u$ U- U) F# D　　世外桃源

　　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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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

8 G) n% W4 X% x3 D　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 q1 r/ s& s! l- i) u: X& `　　三十而立

8 s/ P" R7 j1 g& e6 ^4 Y　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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0 P+ p8 ^0 g; q, M: F: X" }　　时不我待

) m! N& q& v& A- C　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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% `, P7 b5 n1 c0 n' X9 n  k* P　　杀鸡用牛刀

8 J/ j! m; c- L2 d( I# ~+ L　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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1 a2 g; F9 e4 Q. b5 ^/ L) t7 \　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 @) `: d* o. T4 `* i. Y　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

+ s8 V( w* }" l; w　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 y: w: B1 s2 N% |2 d4 W　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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* H$ l# X4 U: u* c* E- x　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

: `. ]3 R% B/ o- ^　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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5 D: `7 G; q9 M" D# |　　团结就是力量
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5 k# _+ h. B( E* ]　　Unity is strength.

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  {7 ?0 \. a$ ]　　跳进黄河洗不清

( Q  D) g' p( r3 K- H　　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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1 h9 g1 H3 W8 Z2 S6 y$ o　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( {& C$ t) W& ~: s. F　　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

7 Y% w6 V( C+ s- x　　hold high hopes for one's child
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% V  i. l( ^8 P. ]  h# X% v  B　　唯利是图

# c9 ~7 O8 |; E% `* G% \9 q5 B　　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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/ R8 Q3 e  i0 g- L/ m1 s- f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

& [, Q/ N9 W! f- R" t6 A. p　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- C! K# t* ^3 E0 c  b( c　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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0 ?; A" q: l( x- Y2 S　　新官上任三把火
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( v9 k7 X) L: D' P　　a new broom sweeps clean

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, O* Z. y0 s, Y1 f/ W' f　　蓄势待发
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　　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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$ H; D0 V: R! x# w　　心照不宣

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

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2 P. ~4 @: _* N% _5 u　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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& b5 W. J% h# I1 S6 g　　先下手为强
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: e4 `7 @) e" h1 O　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

5 g' o) M; S/ [  t9 b　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

7 L0 _9 {7 ]( x. [$ Y* c　　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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　　循序渐进
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* Q  R! k  H4 J9 L3 _　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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& ]7 G' ~. p3 ?0 A& Q　　严以律己，宽以待人

3 E4 E$ D. @1 L: u- `9 N　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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; v% O+ a! h' ?4 o4 J  l/ D　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ d2 U& T- [4 M. M4 {( u　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 N7 \' s/ l- E3 F　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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; \# n' X& g! ^3 U$ Z　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

$ E# W, b0 C( z) |　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

  c( S) C; c* q& @　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

, [2 r8 y- Z/ W5 X, z! h( {) [　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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. s' p0 E6 R. }( q8 f% O　　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

3 j$ a: s+ L" v3 G9 j( a( @2 N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ `% V! B8 F% g3 g6 J　　欲速则不达

  g* X, X8 ?/ D9 m: U" M　　Haste makes waste.

% `& v' Z) i- j8 Z　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

1 u: V8 p/ S; W6 W4 b0 C　　survival of the fittest

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　　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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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; R9 D( F% ]' i6 i　　冤假错案

! K- f$ L# a" Y, Z* E  m9 I! Z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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; h8 r9 h9 N4 p% e, f9 f- ^　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

: G9 |8 }! U/ k! d) [　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 G' ^* z1 X* C" Q　　招财进宝
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! k6 N3 K, R! Z0 v+ O7 U　　债台高筑

6 H" a, h: _5 E6 Z( ]# u　　become debt-ridden

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7 u' P& |7 t  b! S; y8 L2 X/ y　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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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

Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。