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

4 I  o$ u+ W  x" Z1 p　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; a5 c% [0 ~% i3 K　　Seeing is believing.

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3 T; }3 a# ^7 Y: C　　比上不足，比下有余
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: C; ]2 j! c% d, B3 [* n0 d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 H9 P5 z) ^( S4 c) @1 }! O　　No discord, no concord.

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& ~* c" O  M' M  q  ?3 R9 l　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 o) Q/ K7 X* B2 B　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# s7 h; Y+ v- }/ w" F, `; o　　辞旧迎新
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/ W3 ~' I1 g7 Y3 A1 z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! u( [$ E$ L* C: B　　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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) N2 _: I2 V: ?) M5 l* T6 A# m　　大开眼界
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# e3 o1 O0 @% G1 m. ~　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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. p; O* |. e$ O, z8 u2 N9 d5 ?　　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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7 T0 n( r0 m; r" A　　too much is as bad as too little
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# s: N1 p9 y$ h! K& @　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

2 Z# ^$ `; y8 H, x& r　　Bad news travels fast.

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" a/ b5 P7 u. Q8 Y; d' ^　　和气生财

+ d# m& F3 T5 S7 k1 _, W( e( x　　harmony brings wealth;
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  [! u; o- K$ ?. L+ `" g  G　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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0 U- v: Y/ U, j. s　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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; t' n+ ?" L6 G1 f) `6 g7 `　　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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' x8 J8 J6 B8 T　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* O! k. ~8 A& H# S: k8 {. B! x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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) p  ?* n4 X' @. ^7 f& a; {　　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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& j3 O$ ]- C1 Z% N　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

; d% G( \) F- S7 |0 O　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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$ h0 i) Z2 A5 i+ n$ t* S- s6 j　　be suddenly enlightened
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5 Y# \5 Z! J' p2 ?2 ]　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 N+ Y: d% `& [0 _　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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) M# i6 X/ ]2 }0 K1 r. [' f　　谋事在人，成事在天

! Q. M/ {, s9 m) D9 d* r# `　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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( b3 s. d+ v9 K5 x3 X: U) a　　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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4 r, f% F5 U" [# R& r　　破釜沉舟

5 y9 I, c% S' @+ H5 h　　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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2 K! V. F. }  q. r- v! T9 j　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% r3 e5 {8 O  v( F. S　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 q) c- E( q" T% z& U& i2 _0 E1 P) D　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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8 \5 D: j( d9 S: r1 G　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

' q* F5 F) {: N. k- A# P　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

6 b7 T+ Y0 e5 w( V( K% e　　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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8 {7 ^+ m0 c! z- a6 r: t　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 T" @& `, h( ~  k' n" @: I6 }4 t　　人之初，性本善
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　　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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" {" M2 X$ X6 F0 J3 r) ]' |　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

2 ]4 @, h; ?. Q3 g2 ~' L! Z　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 s% e% S) `/ H9 q8 V% V" y$ J　　三十而立
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　　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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4 e0 p4 c3 H7 h* `1 j! O( k　　水涨船高
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3 J% T' l" W( t% }! V; t　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

; h/ A  c* Z+ E　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* X, p( U, t1 ^% _% R　　实事求是

3 y; P9 M4 h" ?2 I+ a/ Q　　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

　　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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# f. ~( q  j. e3 m4 ^% E: s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; G+ m0 z% m' f& k0 G　　韬光养晦

: I" ~$ R; k1 g. M- l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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/ I: G" y- j0 y+ a　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, t7 I" U7 O  `3 M5 k9 r' K; a  A7 {- ?　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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2 e; b7 T; V- ~　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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9 ^. B/ B$ W0 Q1 f4 _7 u8 Q3 v　　歪风邪气
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; W& I9 l0 f8 D, k$ \4 |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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8 D' p. q8 h3 r　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 r1 V  D. o! v! ?9 T　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

6 H8 M4 b; C2 M" X　　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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; {6 L( a% U0 V  F, |6 e) r　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

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

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　　徇私枉法
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8 w; E, P6 p- i　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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4 V& X' v& N! E& z　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

6 R' P- w" l) F; V* ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

! M6 Q" ?( u+ ]" j4 C4 m8 J2 K　　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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3 O4 ?( N/ Z7 d2 `5 B6 T% u　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

: k: Y& l2 z- a" [( l0 f　　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

; L" u, {  I( a0 D# }　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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' P9 L# e/ q+ G0 p! L! g3 e　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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, c$ p6 M% s& m  @' i　　息事宁人

' x) ?  i2 f; H$ ?( e3 O9 P　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ Q2 y$ `) A% u! B6 p　　循序渐进
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; h) r( X# A) J6 v3 W- \% J' H　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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# ]- O9 p7 X2 `- D) P　　严以律己，宽以待人
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# _3 d$ j. h! W: ~　　有情人终成眷属
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6 u* f+ U. H5 p) p  H　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( B% h# p* U- v! a% T　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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% D% ~" u8 I' O　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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0 U& w, {+ k4 r  H& I* K　　bold but not crafty84
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0 e) t& \4 z! ]  b　　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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$ T$ U- A6 T, X& u* w2 _　　与时俱进

; I" E1 l) h, S2 d% M! b* I　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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0 D/ R6 D  T; d0 X　　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

* z- [& ]; ]  U: j$ u  W6 W/ N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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8 S: n; }/ t4 e# Y6 S　　欲速则不达
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; Q: B; F% T' _3 s# |. M9 y　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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, n& w6 t: H  m) A* c6 ~: d9 S: I. ?　　优胜劣汰
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. Y2 b9 M9 }$ {( l5 C　　survival of the fittest
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& E" e; ~! p. C　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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1 f# j7 {) }' r( G9 [0 e　　冤家宜解不宜结
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. |" J$ w8 X( g6 b4 ^" l/ J　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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5 |! w& y* C0 q, a2 t. \4 c& u　　一言既出，驷马难追

- }: n5 |) K; E8 q$ K1 ]! c" n　　A promise is a promise.
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2 k* k* z5 j8 U　　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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: E- ^" q/ j6 B2 M　　become debt-ridden
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: D- p7 _9 y& u) J; P4 K　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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, a- o3 y# n! G$ O, j5 j　　纸上谈兵
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* V6 u2 w6 W: _7 h5 f　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

5 A( @0 _* e- c/ E4 S　　左右为难

2 R, D% m8 O* M/ c4 P" P& d　　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。