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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4 S  C! E/ i3 {8 i% ^- R3 I) n　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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0 {7 @$ M8 n" S" u　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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# Q" G  J/ r" \　　Seeing is believing.
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( W: M, X4 c6 V( Z　　比上不足，比下有余

5 U( X5 r* S* ?0 O$ K: c　　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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' W$ I% g- n3 V. I8 A9 g" I. ~　　不遗余力

: z6 w" ~- L) J8 l! ~　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

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2 T. ]$ o4 K# M　　拆东墙补西墙
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2 W5 [8 h) E" i% }　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 {& m: {% U- e& ~; E/ W　　辞旧迎新

7 }/ k: g. m# _4 t　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- B* P% _9 t" f8 `) w7 \3 U　　大事化小，小事化了
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1 S- Z  |  ]: w) y7 x6 n- W　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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2 l7 Y. ]5 v, |* w1 h  T　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

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7 I- r0 Q4 S4 `8 ~　　过犹不及
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　　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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1 S6 K( q) Q2 g- S5 J　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ p4 r+ o1 n9 ]* y5 b+ g0 W　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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9 r# }5 ~; V6 ]# J* v; r2 Y　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

- ~& m; _- m- h; c, g; d9 j　　never too old to learn
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4 S4 w: u* n5 o2 p　　既往不咎
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0 g. w3 F4 R; n0 l　　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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+ ~+ J/ [/ x6 k" O9 x2 o　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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+ H; G4 V1 g; h　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 @/ I! |* t9 B# G　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

  |2 t0 O& B4 V' M　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　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

' C# {* ^" L$ D4 B* w) W& ]　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 E2 w- G5 E5 }1 O6 g. Z$ S- U　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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# d& q! h$ |/ [' t　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 r* d5 S; w6 ~6 X7 N　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ e% U4 J2 p$ H( i) W0 x　　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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+ U% o% l6 q6 [　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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8 b8 E! o" t$ J( R1 V7 ~　　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
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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

　　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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, s3 V2 x- W* S- U; L- {8 V' c　　抢得先机

5 d- |" a- Z+ D$ H　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　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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& W' I9 ]! k2 m. d: @! A　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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! n. `2 u# k0 W" X) J, {- B# I　　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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' E# h" s& w7 ^. t8 [6 [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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/ a0 O# g. M; k+ W. K0 _' H6 @% F. G　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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' q. I+ u  ~' \' r8 ~　　人逢喜事精神爽

/ n- v1 u: v# \" G+ c　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% b! k+ _  a8 g' w# e( R　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. f% r  J, G# x$ G" E7 Y& b% m　　世外桃源

5 C1 ~# }) Q6 d  y: \　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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" K0 Y( _" w+ T- b- Q　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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1 V4 P+ m# [) H! b9 g8 ?　　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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1 u3 Q" G7 ]6 F7 E　　a blessing in disguise;
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& Y' S! c" b% L　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 E9 u/ Z; _% v+ @8 I  C& d- G  E　　三十而立
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; q! y  o5 d8 E' }" T/ ?* m3 I* f　　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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% O- x/ t5 H' S) X　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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! |2 K' d6 J1 S4 w+ l+ j* K　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; [& K- y( e( Z% b　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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  b( U3 Q6 s* V! H4 ]　　实事求是

　　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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/ D8 Z. o/ h9 D' r1 t　　speak of the devil

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　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, }3 f  I4 w7 N　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, `1 a+ j# a0 h8 a　　糖衣炮弹

* k) q0 V& s; q( j: P+ [　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 Q5 V& K6 B3 U% \1 X( ~1 n/ x　　天有不测风云
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# E& {" n6 c* x3 `, E+ @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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" ~6 h$ z: F1 R5 ~/ c　　团结就是力量

7 u: [# f2 k9 g: w8 ^9 ^; T8 m　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

6 E, _2 I& f/ J; a, 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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. h1 U1 O- x3 |, X. F* N　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, x8 K% k. D9 y# n9 h　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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' k' O1 g4 T' r, C. w& o1 R　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& p- r# }# ]! r: t7 g! \/ _' H　　唯利是图
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1 \( n; C/ u3 s* V　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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( G  x7 `( }: V% w1 F　　无中生有
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# o( z3 h6 Z. ]- x2 R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　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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& @4 h3 [' w- Y　　新官上任三把火

; z, C7 A7 E# U1 [, A1 G" i　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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; [% c9 B0 C7 H' v0 \2 w; v　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

7 U5 M& Q7 j/ C$ G& s' Q　　May all your wish come true

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9 H4 P2 M: o  {/ F: p. w　　心照不宣

( k2 z0 r( t& W- A$ j　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ N' h) D6 l2 m7 T　　先入为主

. u. m9 d$ g! |0 s+ q　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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( A& M0 k2 J" Y* H/ P1 \, |5 [　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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* A/ {8 ]5 t7 |/ c3 z0 q6 s　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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2 S' H2 H# ]. x0 V' _7 f　　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
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8 W1 T+ ]  g6 M# ^" K! i/ ]　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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% }; {+ U/ \$ e& V  @　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( [( v' m5 m6 J/ d/ i　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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+ Q0 v9 L* A+ v　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

% J! Q* V& e- A! l; w　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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/ w: S/ d0 z- D, u8 O　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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" E# t8 k3 W& A! Z4 B　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 R5 f3 q2 |) j8 O( V6 x　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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/ [0 [; g+ o4 {% y　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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: f5 [* U" O/ W5 \6 ?& Q　　冤家宜解不宜结
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+ z, o( |( P3 q) c　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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+ `+ d& T) g( A6 j1 `% |$ @　　冤假错案
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　　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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! a4 d! P" m/ k9 q* K2 o$ ?+ |　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 N) T7 }, z  m* @, a- N　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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# u1 a# `6 Z  P2 w; I8 `" H& F6 s　　纸上谈兵

3 Y" R; v" m7 Z/ E9 Q! z+ S/ J3 P　　be an armchair strategist
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5 |7 |* ~0 _9 L, S- x  t; J　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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1 |* E' L5 S+ I7 _( I　　左右为难
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　　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。