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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% F/ i5 \( G+ i: p　　爱屋及乌

# L. H! B* q2 ], c　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! S# K0 b* P$ {% x% V' y9 C　　不遗余力
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, v' s1 F% n7 h- T! ~3 {% [　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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* b' r  D  N6 |( w' z　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

" X' ^  x( @/ R0 h　　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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1 y* J1 t) D# Z　　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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& L8 U, |* }1 I# p/ Z, _. k　　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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4 K2 J8 b# h* u6 T& n; o- A　　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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6 ^. E% }6 F' t3 E: I　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; G) l) J! W/ {0 F% D$ A　　once on shore, one prays no more
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+ R6 e; l: c1 U, K& D: J　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

2 V2 |3 f1 A2 }1 a/ h　　Bad news travels fast.

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. @9 k7 U, `( G4 v; x  |　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

( j* L: R5 s9 G1 V1 _$ R　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ |8 A4 }3 t, |4 w: V. A: D4 Q　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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6 T3 E. Z6 c# M　　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

% E" u& M! |1 Q7 T. T. S" _　　be down-to-earth

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; G) ^2 S4 b) z' j! r9 H( k　　脚踩两只船
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) P- f$ h: N4 d　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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" U$ S' n$ N3 N: |9 t$ l　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ {. d# q( c; w1 z  h　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

' \2 u" O1 l0 V* R　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

5 v3 W4 @, @2 ]& u; j1 }　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! c. |( s* Q( M9 t7 F　　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

( }9 t7 ~% b4 U( q! w; E5 U　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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" Q4 w: Z( i! g7 [* F3 r' ?0 k　　名利双收

7 P% E. Y5 f: l3 N( ]- \+ a3 e$ S$ i　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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; H3 l' o- d8 b　　be suddenly enlightened

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. @0 r. Q! ?0 M! C% J　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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0 u! y, m# f7 C, ~- K8 V　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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. M7 r, Z% f& C9 k$ s$ ^2 [　　弄巧成拙

& v3 x5 |1 ~7 `　　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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　　抛砖引玉

5 ~# b7 M, T" n　　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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- ]6 `& d6 |$ B' w% T　　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 t8 S5 Z& @( A+ Z8 O. _　　take the preemptive opportunities

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- }* U! m/ u# G( i0 k8 C& Q　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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/ R* z" W% J7 B' ^; {　　千里之行始于足下
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4 j& m" A4 _/ ^　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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5 B; \/ W2 ~5 N# c  B" t1 ~' _　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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& }4 w. Y. U7 z  U( `2 u　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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: {3 Q6 ~3 E& u4 E, v2 O　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

. Y8 o' Q0 p# ]# F　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

1 F/ G1 t6 z' W3 ~% J6 G' m　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

' x7 X8 [# R* z6 _2 F4 g# L/ l0 ?  s　　Humans are born good.

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5 ^+ |4 ~9 G/ D　　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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0 e" B: T" P5 x( v5 g' K　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

5 @: W! z% o; {8 S　　a blessing in disguise;
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  J/ a( f% X7 x, `& U6 V$ ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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) }& b& n) l- S0 R　　三十而立

　　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

/ Y) M9 ]: w% p1 K- _　　A ship rises with the tide
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! S# b2 s# h, N+ [8 S　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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3 Q& S+ K; l# _& x$ J. i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- L% Q) J" l* O1 {9 z' p　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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
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: h2 s% m' `- w2 Q　　韬光养晦
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+ a* \/ e3 O4 |7 ]% ~! g; |9 r3 }6 V　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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8 g2 s, O) l# s8 I　　糖衣炮弹
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0 j; M2 c5 W) ~. D　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 E: Y. \! Y0 N; q/ q! Z3 \　　天有不测风云
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/ p2 I, U! \2 V' `( @. Z! y　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 h9 k+ `9 |4 u2 \　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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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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3 a9 _- U7 H. }. H　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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# Y( S/ [, S  f; H( d6 o' P% A+ S　　望子成龙
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  u( G. m* h% l% @. C　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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. D. Q1 \7 l5 U) d7 S/ [　　无中生有

& p; H7 o/ q- |" j9 O　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# o6 L+ i( ~8 ~+ N) r& E　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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  r& V% x; {* U  g9 H　　徇私枉法
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" A+ G( ^+ ?8 S/ T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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1 X; F8 N8 b+ Z7 s1 i　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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- H& b+ t3 J2 x1 Y　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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: A. T9 j7 r8 t; e6 Y　　心想事成
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3 h' m, M& u5 ]# ~8 _* ]- H　　May all your wish come true

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  a( c' n/ E, P2 J6 M% E. P　　心照不宣

5 o# E* W! o6 D　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　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.

8 t/ v& J3 H+ S% `& A) u　　The best defense is offense.

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( q7 t! P2 m+ G8 g7 |/ b% F8 {' t　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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' ?5 `6 I7 {: s9 h* i　　ants on a hot pan
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# a' \1 Z  }6 i6 w; }$ a3 K; ?/ `　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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# P8 E- G5 g- f5 C" d　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 w! t& j8 l5 p4 e" C* E: q+ Q7 O　　有情人终成眷属
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. ?9 G; U1 G% w& F9 V　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

: R  C& f2 d3 g　　有识之士
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1 a0 c2 B* f5 R4 ]　　a man of insight83
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% {" K1 S$ A/ X: v0 r* i　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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. X+ a$ p+ R4 M0 {% D　　与时俱进

, G: Y; }0 D, E　　keep pace with the times86

$ ~! G8 p+ [: D$ ]　　以人为本
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' w. L5 h  a: ?" o6 d% N! u　　people-oriented

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& u. q7 y, ]7 o- Q  y) j　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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* i) R$ I" V1 [" \4 K7 k　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& L6 X5 ^. L/ v3 y9 C: Z5 f　　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

: |+ s  G* F! _# D　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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1 t* ~# j% t% ]9 \. L/ C% R4 ~　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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& O* M7 t3 x6 `& R5 N　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

　　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 promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# P, ]2 E2 M! d4 y7 O- x　　招财进宝
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4 o7 Y9 k, ?5 ~% F0 h9 ?( P　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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( s3 w7 S5 [( P6 E　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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1 R# }: K) y* r7 `! d/ p* G　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难
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  z7 M# h/ i4 e1 B* J) U. `　　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。