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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  a6 @# r/ _. `% t& R# C6 a　　爱屋及乌

5 r8 ?' S; O2 R& L0 z7 C　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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: \- V8 j- ?1 z5 O　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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* A+ J# I" M& T1 c( k7 K　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

. X7 R8 x; z5 ?. o- C　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

  Y6 [  b% W. ~* H9 Z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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0 L9 r3 t  \, m　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ d( @& a0 H( K) C: L6 T　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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/ c# R- i- {4 d4 ?　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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3 U9 K( d( i* Y1 A0 f　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 Z0 B' g/ c) }( z$ 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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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- R1 y- Q: ?. a' u　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 O8 E0 q* m# i( a0 [% N1 j% k7 J0 G　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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9 _% T4 E$ V$ W) U% S+ J　　活到老学到老
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) p2 S+ @9 M. X  }! ~# F; [　　never too old to learn

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$ j5 c) w1 [0 P$ S3 b! s+ l　　既往不咎
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　　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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- o3 A$ j4 v9 W4 R! T　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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7 N! T# l$ C7 X( S/ C: @# D2 `　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　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
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7 t* u/ U  O) U9 d- O2 c1 ~　　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
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  x1 Y0 L5 R+ B; L: `* _　　gain both fame and wealth
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8 p( m5 ]/ r$ J- H* B$ p5 V　　茅塞顿开
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7 Z( x: w% {9 H8 d3 X1 d　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

% _" @% u* l' f2 W, [4 g6 w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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% L4 U* f0 Q6 Z" F7 Q: H& I　　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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- ~/ j% n! H, R5 k: W4 c7 p& o　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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; e4 R2 e9 N" y: p/ s8 r8 z* j　　弄巧成拙
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: y3 {1 p4 i5 T8 t; F. a/ L　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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3 A* Q5 L5 t7 a$ Z3 A, l* ?　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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- @9 K) }6 I3 l3 d/ _, a　　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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( Q# J4 S6 F- N) S# f6 W　　抢得先机
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. E* w" C9 z! ^: ~　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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& u9 P% V9 F5 |- t  ^- r　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

, C5 t2 A, P- s8 [　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 d+ i, m8 d% ?' @& T, Y5 o  J　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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$ M# b" M7 X+ Y0 I9 D; \; ?　　瑞雪兆丰年
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$ `9 i% m+ Y6 r- B3 k; Z5 r　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 G; T0 d9 m7 j) I　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' l9 F: p# \9 q8 `7 h$ E　　世外桃源
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' r( d2 u0 o9 l! y" q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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, p& a8 f, O( r8 |; C* ?" c　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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" z4 E' A& q6 e9 [7 r7 Z　　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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　　三十而立
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2 X6 Z7 `+ b: E% P% 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

7 {% Z6 H, E! ]) `6 Z　　A ship rises with the tide
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; S2 J+ t1 `: y9 O& F　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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& X5 N7 @, J# V9 i* P) Z. h! s　　杀鸡用牛刀

1 B1 ?# o7 J+ I$ S- j+ s+ ?, o　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- e9 B) u! V) t& _7 G　　实事求是

+ Z9 d, ?  Q& d  X: J- C　　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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% v5 f6 P4 p. I4 U! q9 b6 R　　实话实说
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! P8 \! z  v$ C3 x# C! R3 x　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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8 b/ _! U( [  Z. v8 m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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0 U# u" P. j$ k1 @" N* Y! ~　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

- ?' _  R, g  A5 j3 M! X　　sugar-coated bullets59

7 ?/ Z2 K& [* C. }& {　　天有不测风云
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2 S. a) f8 S% _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

' R3 |. W. F/ N0 n　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

7 A7 ~/ V; Q- g% Z) o0 \　　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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2 F1 z3 ^+ Z$ b: U7 V/ x　　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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+ s0 S' P% b: B/ w1 J. ~& L, D　　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

4 d" [9 i& t, M: s( e" |. j　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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  P/ @1 U0 ^) F& G7 D　　无中生有
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! [1 P6 M4 z# Q2 _* B" D, q　　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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, l/ V, u5 ]+ Y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% ^4 x% |1 C4 ^. M0 j% ?  e$ U　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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; z6 s/ P+ \# M　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 t, X, I2 O; N/ v2 j2 p　　蓄势待发

& y. ^2 h' O4 Y　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

. P- n" U5 I+ D- e  }　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 j0 Y8 A/ o' r, s- t) U2 ?　　先入为主
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) r3 E2 g1 E9 O$ t, Z  Z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ K  H0 a5 W( ~. l" v) M　　先下手为强
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7 d- V6 a1 I: M. s　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' T7 Q4 e0 z/ B( h# l　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 l5 b, c" x" ^　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

" K8 m5 ]! q5 Q. ?' `7 N* T　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) Z" m" x# U9 U/ e  h　　息事宁人
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　　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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3 k& O, T* |; y( W6 `4 i　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: u1 ?0 @2 Y: p" F: G7 K　　严以律己，宽以待人
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! F$ j' [. I/ T4 b9 V: W　　有情人终成眷属

) k2 S  I. y* p　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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+ O/ |- u% @. ^* y9 R　　有钱能使鬼推磨

  r: e/ n; W0 `; ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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4 {$ `) C$ g9 Z　　a man of insight83
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: E- [2 {8 x  Q9 c" z( L　　有勇无谋

) b8 J6 I+ r2 j( b* c+ T　　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
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5 T0 |' A0 @( F( R: |* \8 G7 d　　与时俱进
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) D0 b1 [+ \4 P0 [　　keep pace with the times86
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& K( i# a, F( V# [- a　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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& k& K  S1 T2 y/ M: n- K　　因材施教
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8 L$ y& @& |$ E3 u　　teach students according to their aptitude

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& Q: u/ P5 [4 V% y　　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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　　欲速则不达

, G3 h1 C% ]( f7 F$ B　　Haste makes waste.

. q( i  e5 N% D9 e! j　　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

0 ?' y$ J0 t% b) e% F2 _8 |　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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. K4 y) g, e$ G/ G　　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

4 {% `, \' D5 [　　A promise is a promise.

+ M0 W  {! p: _9 x　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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; x- C% F. ^! h0 b/ u- p* F$ D　　招财进宝

2 y; {( j2 G7 J( T4 L) d  ~　　bring in wealth and treasure
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3 @4 @' a; h3 k( R+ C7 f7 ]3 q4 J　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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* j! r3 I/ J& Q# R7 b' m　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

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　　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。