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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- u7 |. E4 W* x7 l' I3 F　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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. M. e5 I5 t3 c5 L& _$ }3 J8 g7 t% _　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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6 Q7 A( N0 w: j& [3 Y0 V3 m% D9 N　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

& S) E6 ^- }2 A3 x- @6 G  d9 Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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3 H  `  i3 N7 ?　　笨鸟先飞

1 y! v, i: Z3 a& }. k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

5 M* b- f2 s2 ~# W　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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& P8 H! y& I$ d+ C2 ?& {& z; s　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　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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, C( S2 f3 R. Y　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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: y; n  {" h" T2 J2 c　　大开眼界

+ J, C3 N4 S( q2 w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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# L& q- q  k" O6 t& n' O  C) p& e& z　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;

6 z2 {6 o+ v6 \# q3 H　　too much is as bad as too little
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  O* u9 M! S7 v3 ^/ g6 E　　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 a  m6 q; Z+ W4 f, Y( o+ k; z+ s　　Bad news travels fast.
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3 ~  I: @9 \) a' a$ S& v! @$ v　　和气生财
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8 H7 @, j6 _1 I/ z5 z, u. [　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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" Y& B5 |- `. c　　既往不咎
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" R* O4 ]; p; d. k! ]/ @　　let bygones be bygones
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; l3 \4 K2 |5 b4 j　　金无足赤，人无完人
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: P2 Y$ y4 E7 ]# C　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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" T, O+ `+ v' v8 ]　　脚踏实地
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, e  _- i8 @9 u( Z3 B: Y　　be down-to-earth

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  p5 Y7 \$ ]- |/ y　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水

; E& i# j8 b7 ~4 I1 k9 D　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 X7 u: y4 }! {$ S1 \- y1 Y& g　　cut and dried; cliché

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# t. h8 X1 N- _( J　　礼尚往来
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　　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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$ r5 k* ?- z9 w/ C1 ~0 ^0 u& N7 N: P　　名利双收

% H8 y3 v! \, d/ N4 L# f　　gain both fame and wealth

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% j" q5 l$ Y* p　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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7 _" E: l+ G+ [　　弄巧成拙

& O  y5 F4 y4 e5 I　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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+ I5 |3 Q4 J$ W2 ~4 K! f/ k! G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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& B  M( D" S/ h) p) h0 ?　　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
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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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" \4 g+ }0 V  d" R7 s9 ~　　抢得先机
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8 C1 y! T& A- S( O! I6 W- I9 ~　　take the preemptive opportunities

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+ u4 b1 }% k/ \! }4 D& {, E　　巧妇难为无米之炊

; Z: H4 j5 F5 K! d9 w9 c2 K5 _　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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- t5 v; v0 ]1 x0 ^　　千里之行始于足下
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: T4 d% X) G( a1 r; r　　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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- J: n0 a: d2 s　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

7 }8 A0 {. {: \0 a7 ]/ B: m+ c　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 x! d% h* g/ z  [' b　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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4 D# \$ B7 v" e( m　　人之初，性本善
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) `  B1 h* \$ d　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ U; h! R0 Q* [: P3 k) {　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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9 L6 q3 e! `- w" ]8 h6 Q/ y: W  _　　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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　　实事求是

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

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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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! j' X3 ~6 w4 a& T9 g5 o7 f　　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
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　　韬光养晦
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: B4 k, w8 t5 b9 D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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8 p& J$ u4 q* c3 T　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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) z% ?5 z: o( L: |$ D; V: h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

% C/ r' m7 ^/ d" h+ l* K　　Unity is strength.

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7 i5 \3 u% M  o# j- d5 H7 @, B　　跳进黄河洗不清
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" Q0 Q, p" N4 t4 e　　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
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! Y, \( a; L4 B　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

, }9 [, i/ L, i6 a8 P% Y2 Y' I4 ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 T. P: {; V3 I　　望子成龙

1 P- A7 y# r3 _  ^  p　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) J. D% W/ e2 a　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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7 I# Y9 X) p+ ~3 A% i  M" C　　无中生有
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5 _4 u+ O6 C' B8 k! w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ _: @* b# e& j& Z　　无风不起浪

6 E1 T' h# g+ A8 \; l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

4 D/ s. t% Z/ q　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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: p3 k' V4 ~$ R$ m, {" p　　心照不宣
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5 k1 h" f' a; C' S, l2 \  [　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% g- R7 E1 |8 q3 Z& N　　先入为主

# g! _. S- z) z2 P$ K  R' e　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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0 K8 i0 a  u9 k8 R2 e5 A" W　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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* K5 b" S/ m, N( V1 n; `, S4 o　　循序渐进
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; T/ ]  U8 B( C& x- [5 j　　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

! I: `) J+ B4 C3 E7 E8 ^　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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( N& d( f$ p# `) Y　　有情人终成眷属
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. b" l4 {- s! X　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

( u7 {! @6 r  m! A( p* V　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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/ h8 n9 N9 I0 Y- D. R: j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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, y8 \7 R4 A" q　　people-oriented
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* ^- h: l5 b& R, H　　因材施教

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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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# Z* F# }4 t3 h* h( g: a　　欲速则不达
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7 {8 a6 R7 W' T　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

' I& ?( P1 s+ L( E4 A; C5 |　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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# u' z$ L% S7 n* E# I　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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; m1 K3 d& O+ F5 D' @: z0 l　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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; o3 l+ ^' j3 _, j2 E" {+ A　　招财进宝
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" v* u: K! H/ B; g0 N　　bring in wealth and treasure
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$ E9 e9 n: ]2 F, g* B/ ^　　债台高筑

  L) |9 e6 Y7 r　　become debt-ridden
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  t9 w; N& U2 `5 a# `* Y　　众矢之的
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5 l! }$ w" A  T$ q' W　　target of public criticism
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5 |1 a9 z( q% P) k6 d　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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6 e8 `# q* N& ]$ Y; H- t. v　　纸包不住火
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7 s, D9 W& a- J) g0 `　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 E' S7 x$ A. D; J　　What's done by night appears by day.

' U0 H4 Y# I! l　　100
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. H  J4 p( n: w. ]5 a$ R0 n0 W　　左右为难
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! l5 U2 I+ y7 P6 s/ I　　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。