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
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) j( A  k5 V9 M8 h　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 p) g% T7 Q3 ]7 {2 V. F! ?　　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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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

1 Y" b0 p3 b; l6 N+ a* ?: c　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

1 q4 v3 y2 \8 D# S" f" O# B0 y) q" q　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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) }$ ^7 N8 T1 D& i0 i　　国泰民安

$ U4 p6 }/ m% I& e4 F! I　　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;
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$ W: [8 `, m# b* v  ^; c　　too much is as bad as too little

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8 v, C$ e7 V9 ?+ W) |　　好了伤疤忘了疼

( b2 D& }/ q2 K& y' U, H* u　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- ]% I, g$ s6 t; `- t# k( P( E　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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, D) l1 e' n& I( I  v9 t7 {　　Bad news travels fast.

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9 T! H7 J5 _6 F. j4 \( L　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' t' V' G9 O2 t, d( f9 ~2 i$ `　　活到老学到老
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: ]& S9 v  \" g6 r( @' M7 T　　never too old to learn

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" L2 F1 j. ?* K8 D4 w0 [　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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6 t6 y0 F8 J, {5 p6 [8 y0 a　　金无足赤，人无完人
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% J6 x0 ]9 M, |( G& P　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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, q6 b5 P, F0 ~2 m. h3 w　　be down-to-earth
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2 U3 ]7 V' ]+ b% i, e! Y4 H$ x　　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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　　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

6 [0 _  M/ V9 [% x/ P4 A5 R5 q　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

3 o# `6 g  x: o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 J& \- \+ U7 j% |# L% r　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

. M' a9 K+ P  x$ r  ~# E1 ?　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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. s( R. G; _# K. P6 T* `　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 b$ {) c; Z6 e3 C1 p　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 i- O0 g' O. T4 u/ @* L4 \　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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' i+ v2 f6 F2 |% W' q& x; F　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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) X8 `5 @4 R8 L) j2 q4 G　　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

% A0 q+ Y% `  H( p6 F' v) Q　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

; k! T* |: r6 Z( }　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" D+ J% N7 M8 ~7 f! u( s  |! d3 `　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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7 u! S) i  R: ~# n& Q7 M　　破釜沉舟

/ S: D$ w: m: a8 K7 t! B" L( y　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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4 V1 c9 v( Z0 O7 |1 ~　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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  E! [% c% q( v5 v+ W　　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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  f  P! G: M! b' Z　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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0 z- @( f3 [9 @" K　　强龙难压地头蛇
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. m6 p/ \5 C/ l# y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ m6 `* `5 E& w' {2 o  x. m# @5 `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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% e; b; D* U# b  C　　人逢喜事精神爽
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! M1 u/ B, g" E- {" C" j$ a( e　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, m; U+ h  V/ G; t　　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

　　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

0 b3 a: Y* Y8 z: }　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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* C$ W# }* z3 l; G　　三十而立
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: s& }  H/ {8 p8 o/ o　　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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% U( {  \: q8 f$ j6 E5 S1 g6 b4 w　　水涨船高
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! }4 ~, o+ ^. s5 s0 Z+ `) v0 [　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

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$ F0 O5 W% \' F0 N9 s/ E: @　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; m" z0 S# O2 O0 u, y& P　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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7 C- q/ X8 a3 C7 n1 n' [　　实事求是
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% h' R7 y  [4 ~+ b. K# _　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* X# f* {, U. q6 X; w8 |7 P　　说曹操，曹操到

) R$ F) y" L# q' A& H$ M  \7 s　　speak of the devil

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4 Y! _8 I, A4 n3 ?+ a　　实话实说

+ `. _. C4 M% r　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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+ X6 _% [8 r5 v2 l　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

2 D6 C1 P+ Z9 J　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

  ^: Q  _8 v) U* U( _' ]　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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8 ^3 m+ t# T5 }5 M( @6 y4 t( y　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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; G0 F$ y4 H& s- Q, I% h　　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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# Y! v9 H9 K& j3 t　　歪风邪气
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6 P( t* k( Q" M4 x4 q9 |/ l% X　　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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& B3 Z9 P: D3 H) q" Q4 U　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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" e& c* N. a7 U6 @9 t7 N7 y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, l' g9 |& E' U) o0 A" f　　无中生有

, q6 [# H9 A3 w6 N  n6 [  j" t( G　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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. B! S3 v5 U: V& J' E6 }7 n& W　　无风不起浪

8 W. V7 p* p; q) [. X. M　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 V! o" k  o, c$ p" f　　徇私枉法
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( T1 O, T2 Z, R! r; g　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

; m# ^+ `( y8 y- A! b5 B  b+ k　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

; A/ b& N/ m4 n, n0 `% s　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　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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　　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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  v2 U; _4 i: y- v0 P4 \　　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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　　息事宁人

! Z! m) f9 a; n4 d* M$ g5 C" g! H　　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 Y0 i8 ]- G& P9 X0 r  z: G* P　　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

　　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
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

4 H8 X' m# _2 y; ?7 n" `　　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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　　与时俱进

  w0 H/ Q  O0 j# b$ ~& }- x　　keep pace with the times86
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# ^6 b4 v! Y/ ]0 C$ C6 `$ S( N　　以人为本

, R0 n3 U2 i% w7 C/ U　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

9 P; ]5 G& t8 ?　　teach students according to their aptitude
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. r* ?8 Q7 z# z4 O# F3 g& [　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

, D, Z( q. L0 q1 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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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8 w5 P0 d* J( G8 k) n1 I! l  U　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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0 _, Y: z2 l9 P+ W# k! X9 b6 ]　　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
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. d  o8 M9 p' j* v. i　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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9 V; X4 \- l+ B& R　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

  S) C% w9 a" R　　become debt-ridden

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9 d+ |% m: Y6 V! \9 o2 z' J( ^8 u　　众矢之的

! R. d  L& {6 M! Q2 a  t1 q　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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1 C4 t- x. m/ l* V" O, m' P　　纸包不住火

2 _" p) l4 D3 x! S5 w# Q! x& e: K/ w2 T　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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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。