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

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ ?. ?3 Q. v$ x  t% _7 t　　Seeing is believing.
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6 R. `* a' y$ R8 P/ I1 N　　比上不足，比下有余
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- T$ R# x4 a  ?! j' g　　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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  m+ f" |: k5 l  n　　不遗余力
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　　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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; b' c# z0 ~& g6 r( M/ Y　　拆东墙补西墙

5 Y4 z. Z" ~& g. O$ O' V　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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* t- V- ?  Q9 A　　辞旧迎新
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* L% e3 A& b4 L9 s7 p2 x/ W0 t- K/ w　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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3 a1 {  ^3 B$ i6 L3 P6 T5 N　　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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* N- ?" L' o( [5 F1 E8 e* B; b7 p　　大开眼界

2 s! @* w( Y6 y& o　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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" e( Y* `# f, s& n　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) ~, p, n1 c; r  T% M+ f　　过犹不及
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' T( B; S& H0 l# _# K$ f0 c　　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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% `* |* {, J. s; d6 ]& e　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ {$ _+ v0 D0 N6 I6 d3 e- e　　once on shore, one prays no more
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5 u+ v* E( j* o4 Q2 C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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; ^# ~" }2 o. A　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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2 I( M/ A4 q7 l( ]7 d) U　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 }: k* |! @* h% k) b　　脚踏实地

　　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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' `' _& j: e1 W6 L, D. j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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! [9 ]% s- A4 U% a* q- \　　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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+ q# I2 B) {3 J: T　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% R2 |! @, U. |6 N' ?* y　　名利双收

) {* ]" n8 m4 X" |. q" @　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ H) h$ e! ?5 K- o( o' z' J　　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

- P2 k& [' q8 p! h4 H　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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+ a" y$ X3 P3 O0 f3 q　　弄巧成拙
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- e) k5 s" {; S7 _! ?' J& i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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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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% x% r; c0 S. F6 _' |5 Z# n　　抛砖引玉
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5 f: c7 j$ d# `! F6 P　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, \+ |0 s! o& Q5 J- f　　破釜沉舟
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, D5 k3 k/ U; S5 u; D6 c/ q　　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

1 N% V$ @# g% G+ Z5 h　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ B/ `, C" [' w" x  L3 K* j5 I2 s　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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6 _  z( D0 j3 f* g9 K( q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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+ T8 P' A8 ~, j. S/ i　　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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1 P& O, {$ S* B" v　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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1 s! e3 b1 O+ v' s8 T! j, X# x　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

; y- N. M4 P5 D　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 U( U3 w* d" j. `6 D0 U/ i　　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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- Y( Z9 z; Q( V* s: a0 ?2 E% c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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: U8 f$ s7 K, m5 A+ ?" W　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　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
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& H1 C  S9 Y* {　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: a8 a8 r8 f. ]5 {4 g; r　　a blessing in disguise;
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- Y' X8 A7 |" o( H　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

9 I2 H1 y6 [( {2 g2 [* q　　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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2 h2 A) f; j; j7 q0 c　　水涨船高
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8 c, y2 M3 f( |/ p) z( c　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

/ w. Z. `& q9 n8 n　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) c8 e" Z' j( I% T* l　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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& ]% j: ?4 f1 h3 W& x8 @; h　　实事求是
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$ y" \) o8 q" q5 Z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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3 _; p5 X% Z( F2 _4 P: r  L　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  G& {  L5 f4 J: B3 H6 C. A& Q　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

9 x+ b8 Q' V+ V3 T% v8 S9 m, O　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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& b9 a/ `) M) V" _" h4 M  w　　韬光养晦

  b: x/ r. }0 \1 e+ M7 l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

  C9 I1 V: O8 _$ |" f' u% M　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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& S! }6 d  Y( p- Y; D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 G) S' [! p0 R) ~( \1 l/ ^　　团结就是力量
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. p- q9 u  s1 A# Q7 L　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

( m5 \5 k' [/ j" v) b% Q5 b3 p　　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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& Y4 V3 b) V+ x, r+ }" J　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

. V& i7 A- S1 v* x6 `6 ]9 z　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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: Q  `, W& a) r. f  }　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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( W3 p  m) J- y) @7 e  M$ }) }' ]　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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# U. }, j; V) h; y+ v. y　　无中生有
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　　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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# P, D! i  d& ^; K( n& R$ M( v　　徇私枉法

" k6 V& O2 h% }; I* s: w　　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
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

* @( W- t5 O, o5 ], b　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% y6 L" v0 O5 C9 u+ o& B　　先下手为强
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( c- q  b* c$ P3 u　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- S& X* k9 f$ {3 o! Q' l　　The best defense is offense.

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( M- }+ d- v+ Y- x+ A) H3 [　　热锅上的蚂蚁

# ]1 X# L5 M( t( I! t. {7 E　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& F9 V0 T3 J' D2 H5 ~  Y* E　　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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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9 i0 m6 F4 M, A3 g! {& X　　严以律己，宽以待人
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1 k" f5 U6 j* a5 L5 S　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

3 H6 @( E; g' \) Y7 i, J　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

. d. M  |/ h' l/ M/ l　　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

% o7 W& H8 p( A　　Haste makes waste.

- {: W/ N) `% q& Y' f　　More haste, less speed.

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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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# g/ {( s0 w" F　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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" J6 i1 Z1 V" b) c) ?　　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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! R& y. h9 ^4 Y+ S3 Z) Z" v　　A promise is a promise.
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* x8 P+ I0 g5 K& w　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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8 F4 G3 o9 ?! H　　招财进宝
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1 F' z2 p5 Y' _- {5 H+ D　　债台高筑
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3 w1 d% Y% h7 c　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。