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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2 K2 u6 v2 O' Q& ~' D5 k$ `　　爱屋及乌

! M2 w3 r8 H3 t* n1 x　　Love me, love my dog.

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& m7 z' {) ~( G7 K" E2 |　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* Z3 M0 `5 j4 x4 m　　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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; F# z1 w6 m  R　　笨鸟先飞
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$ ]1 k. Z! l6 R6 ]　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　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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0 M: E& l" v; ?/ H　　拆东墙补西墙

, S* `2 l, d0 Z$ Y# x　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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. D* n" X* o5 x9 n3 p　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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# a$ w* z" ^6 @/ r　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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  \: O' S6 \3 p" C1 P. j: H( Q　　大开眼界
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- w$ c& \% F7 k  e7 Q' P　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- G3 b+ ?( D% z/ i% m3 ~5 m6 ^6 M　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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( _/ ?/ ?9 R4 G4 z　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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1 r  V) ]. R. a7 u" Y　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ r* e! Y  J7 c. \　　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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8 I% I$ w/ ]5 M' z/ j- O' g　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

) i' X7 S3 ~. P7 r% L# E1 K6 K　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　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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7 M0 l" P- m7 u% q. z- V, c　　脚踏实地
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3 e  h" c* ?( p: A4 c; y　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

; M7 y5 }# C; Z# _- F9 o$ o　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' l/ s& C2 s+ Z* F　　君子之交淡如水

8 I/ c; V& ^4 r/ i" x　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) x: n) [# W" Z1 |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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% U  i7 L, ~4 L, \3 c; @; g　　cut and dried; cliché
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3 a" H$ ^9 E( V& I　　礼尚往来

　　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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( i+ ]7 B& K/ h! J　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  P( L3 Y2 c7 S+ n  V8 u　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

& D6 U& R# E* z2 s! d0 Z　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* d! x( L  w9 k; W; V　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ \! \0 y2 d  L4 r" C9 p　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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$ {, k7 s0 t  J/ t　　谋事在人，成事在天

$ F- J' t, i2 o$ ?. J; Z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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9 q( n, }* k# C7 T* X　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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* |1 \4 ]5 i" J" h. w, L. f　　赔了夫人又折兵

: K4 s5 V  h* s2 v　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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6 U7 K) g# q* j% Q6 J9 s　　抛砖引玉
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. I" |) j: m+ i" O. M　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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/ D" G; _6 t" |  u8 E　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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6 }1 ~, ^! N& i) Y9 @! K! S　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. K; q  V. p' |4 |. U+ E  `　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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) L. H* L7 {1 z8 }- A$ j: e　　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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$ X5 v# B$ V+ n& C& H  |　　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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' s4 T6 {4 m: R- H* K! E; y& l9 w　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

% \6 c6 K' }# L- c5 F5 Y8 m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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0 o0 x  e" ]3 J, ?5 ~9 Q2 n# V　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 R$ ?$ v: o( z, S' ^　　人逢喜事精神爽

' H2 N) H* }6 m5 M' |- R　　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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  H: M- K2 M( M, l" E　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

. K, h! f4 o- `* Y& g# E) f　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 x/ g% o" S: W2 y% P/ E　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- d. {4 S. q: A　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& [1 Q5 F! {/ ^. s- N　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) Z3 d5 B& ^6 d! \. [# {1 `　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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, {* x$ f9 k' D; R( [5 W　　三十而立

8 h& Y; `3 f! _+ y$ @6 S　　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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3 Z" c$ k! r- [  a4 \0 \3 ?/ a　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 [, m2 g& c7 m: {# a　　杀鸡用牛刀
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6 Z- s1 n2 h, K( C: `* L4 E　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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, Z$ h; h0 T( b  A) k+ V　　实事求是
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, {3 j6 U2 Y/ d　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

: I. I7 ^  p$ `- P5 H　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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8 X+ b. s% P) B) \　　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

+ N, D- h9 f0 p& Y2 A　　韬光养晦

! }) ]5 U- y! X, Z/ n3 [- {4 h　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

8 j+ T3 ]5 V2 H: }- n　　糖衣炮弹
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; S! ^, D( x3 X, O: |　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

" {& ^9 U# ]; U7 _: o! {5 h　　团结就是力量

; M, {3 l5 I4 }& R1 u/ l/ T　　Unity is strength.

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/ Q4 j- c7 y5 F# Y, K: u　　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
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# {- D0 r) `" h+ H/ H# B  t  c# {　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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. T$ R; K! M9 J! j6 d- ]　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

4 J/ M+ S% @- _　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# m' e4 _- W8 B0 b　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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6 ^! }. A7 u' X; X) T　　无风不起浪

4 z7 z4 U6 w- }' x9 v6 e# m8 N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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% \! y  t% X- |　　a new broom sweeps clean

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! e5 @( X  ~" q) n3 y2 d  D4 R　　蓄势待发
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5 X" t& x) C9 R$ M( ~# }2 _8 q　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

6 ?7 U8 ]6 j/ U( b4 U  M- @　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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7 D. z3 x4 \4 S2 r) w2 V　　先入为主
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　　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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1 a  }) k8 O5 T. r2 S9 V　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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/ a+ I* Z; e2 m( E　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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5 F) N# K2 G" Q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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9 H7 W$ W+ s0 w　　息事宁人

　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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+ B5 }! }8 _2 Y　　有勇无谋

* ?3 i0 y+ W; ?　　bold but not crafty84
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/ W9 q" b' W! U2 ?　　有缘千里来相会
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* j. ?( ]0 I, H8 b- o9 N! P0 v　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

3 p: X8 i, N  I# R　　people-oriented

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' e9 }0 K5 H' p, B; m　　因材施教

3 z  a' O3 V& t# Y9 v: ?1 Y　　teach students according to their aptitude

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9 {' y( T. Z2 w# k: X( o. Q　　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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% X: i5 h. U1 ~! O5 W" {　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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  ~9 N, r. [- |4 u( `　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

7 r1 U1 W1 D( R5 q8 W　　survival of the fittest
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: F+ s8 M9 a, e$ k9 g& H7 L8 W3 P# Z　　英雄所见略同

" N% T- U  ~4 S+ P* [　　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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　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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3 ~( f% L* y5 r1 w- `8 r　　招财进宝
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4 P7 X1 M) g; G+ n" l* f3 N　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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+ y! K9 t1 b" e: I8 ~6 }* Y　　纸上谈兵

$ l0 d1 G1 ]: }! {' n　　be an armchair strategist
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+ h0 P% F: C. Z" B　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

. ~4 W! P  \( n& k　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。