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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

* I1 b. M- C# w　　One look is worth a thousand words.

& R7 o: h  ?" C$ E% L　　Seeing is believing.

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8 K% I$ n+ ?' f7 }) `　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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7 V7 j* O  ^/ ?6 U/ A( m) V' F　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

- r; s! E( x9 f* M9 N+ |- r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ ?2 m) H' e7 }7 u! i$ i: T　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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6 T- A6 U4 G7 y1 |) N　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; B2 i" {9 J) B1 W1 W　　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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& u8 i2 w8 L  `  V  u% L' X8 u　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% N: n4 R) G- w　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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6 |6 Q3 L) `. b8 h5 a　　过犹不及

% B* Y$ s! s) z9 _　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

; `: x: E4 Q. h　　too much is as bad as too little

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) }5 p! c( c( e8 Z% t8 e6 Z　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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. G; \8 n2 _! U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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  W: [) }) t, ]0 V$ T# i/ p　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 x) B% L4 Q1 Z6 G& _  r　　活到老学到老

7 ]3 K; g* M, h! O　　never too old to learn

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3 s8 j2 f" a2 ?5 t　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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" G: {! @1 d* y) b* c3 J) j# \0 P　　There are spots even on the sun.
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$ C* G& r) V/ ~; C, r# @8 I; B　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

3 d# C9 Y) L5 Z* \9 j, ?1 p　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% V# Q+ ~: V+ b3 I6 G　　君子之交淡如水
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0 E5 ^  {$ {$ o1 E/ w9 n　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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2 |4 b- w$ e& d) N　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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0 p* K9 D: Y, }8 s　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% @% {' c# v' j. z0 y" V6 K　　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

6 f7 i) Y# [' a1 N# \4 |" W7 ~　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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3 f4 K" A. X4 z% m& H. j( @　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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! ]2 i, ^9 x/ j4 v6 s5 e* u; B　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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# P0 t- `& c! b6 P4 L6 ?4 d　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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. f8 @  H+ r! \3 K0 q0 }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 \6 _1 Q! J9 b　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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9 g2 _7 N; X  l. ?8 {. z0 G　　弄巧成拙
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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

# s. j0 B1 ~& ^. o( n  h. a　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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7 _5 t$ L7 o5 s+ D2 _　　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

2 E. Q! G9 X  \- @, ?. D　　take the preemptive opportunities
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2 [6 _& D, e& Y$ f　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 ^& Z0 ]8 R( o( L) l# Y0 ~　　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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0 L& ]. A7 N6 S: P: a　　前事不忘，后事之师

9 _9 K! f1 @: I2 t: X7 l% i/ V* D　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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5 ^( k% J3 l" P. B　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* L- w# r  {, ]0 v. p! Q* S( x　　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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+ V. M8 S6 ]/ C7 Y* I# T　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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- d6 q8 M& j0 \9 M2 ~. _　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 z! o4 g* K# }: t  W+ W7 I　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# F. K7 r  l# M! ^) Z　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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  h1 N! S! T8 E3 C/ y: H　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# ?: P) R1 z; U* |0 B& {8 b0 _: K　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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% n' H6 M( T' _* [　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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* h% s& }+ R, F! @+ O) _' o　　a blessing in disguise;
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0 o0 B9 B3 M7 l) j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 H9 o2 d, R. n　　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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* K( [; {. }0 W- m% V　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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7 n" h# F3 w7 m" }- c! O  l( l　　时不我待
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: P6 S: j0 G2 T, i　　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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" [4 A2 ]' `. C3 x1 F* h& j　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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7 e1 J2 \& @0 I* ~　　说曹操，曹操到

% L- x. c/ h+ G% @+ s8 i8 V: [1 X　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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) N8 b5 R. ]. o0 N7 ?9 r# V# P　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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2 [) s: o8 E$ X5 D　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

8 _) ^0 S, T5 v+ k1 t& H0 `7 S　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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( m$ {1 [* t% K! ?　　糖衣炮弹

  J; S& C# w, v, R7 o  O　　sugar-coated bullets59

% Y  d" F; B3 `2 d2 c" k) N) U+ _　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

5 h. q6 f5 o7 C( m　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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" S6 }+ G& ~5 {% r; z6 ?/ E5 A) E　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　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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# C0 y- u$ S+ q2 t' b　　徇私枉法
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! n9 ?. d% z9 g+ V　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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% \1 R. Z. Q& M0 i9 ~: O# m! g　　新官上任三把火
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) R$ l/ W" d+ O& r7 G' K' B　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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, s# o2 ^3 \; z! u8 V/ ?　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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) ^# w+ f; `8 M; z. {: s　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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0 F' f/ e+ W! i* Z　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

2 o( b/ A+ K- W6 u) N) o1 K$ [　　The best defense is offense.

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& r0 T! Z/ B! }0 l　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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7 i, ?9 u% V4 l0 K) K7 ?% G! M5 v　　ants on a hot pan

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$ E0 k" M! D$ B" t7 m　　现身说法
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1 p( D8 v# U% a& M5 r+ r$ O　　息事宁人
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1 @5 |, v. L0 l* C6 [$ ?　　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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" a& q. H8 f4 \0 l/ {9 ^0 B1 o. E　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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. C6 j; J* C1 u　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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# `. y$ M. O6 R7 H　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 i7 [: Q% X( i, t- Y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

* \& U$ e, |$ o- ~( u' V& `　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ k0 e0 a# i& p. l5 M* H. p　　与时俱进

$ ^5 n3 C* D6 H7 k& [0 o# G　　keep pace with the times86

, {- e, f$ Q+ E　　以人为本

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" y8 o& Y% J$ z- F! z　　因材施教

! y8 w) H) g* x! h6 c4 o4 y" \　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) M! n! W% A- K% G" m　　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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1 q3 t+ h  H0 U　　欲速则不达
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1 l( e7 w( p# D# U' B) v　　Haste makes waste.

* L) u1 }1 [; X) T3 L　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　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

" F; _% W4 h8 \4 _  v$ V9 N* g+ E　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

$ n" u+ f+ J: p" h5 e$ \& j2 F　　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

% X1 ~- a, F( e! l* `+ t　　A promise is a promise.

　　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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8 b" o+ A! p) u; z; o　　债台高筑

. z0 k3 |3 A/ n. a0 V' X8 s　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

% `' R9 ]) P! Q% W; r2 S, d　　众矢之的
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  L' A2 F, q  }　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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  r% \! N: i( B) `2 H! h5 C　　be an armchair strategist
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3 `- w7 u; L/ @& |　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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6 P+ {& B8 u0 T. G4 ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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9 M! h7 j# T7 v2 ?5 z$ P  {: ?* f　　What's done by night appears by day.
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' p. a) J* f) T: w　　100

　　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。