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

7 e; j1 L% \* i, w: ~　　Love me, love my dog.
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1 }# r0 W( @7 _4 W7 P& m2 P　　百闻不如一见

8 x& ?# v4 ^7 @3 _　　One look is worth a thousand words.

' i( ^/ L8 I- M' |6 n9 O2 ?　　Seeing is believing.

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4 h# U' z  j2 w2 p1 i6 U3 k　　比上不足，比下有余
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# D8 M+ I6 Q4 m4 C/ V0 C　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; W$ `/ i! a: S, r" W; _　　笨鸟先飞
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; u) T+ E/ F; B# l) C% [　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ @/ d  T4 h, F, g& z' K0 h" ?　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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  x- O, W2 D& R6 `　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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" J8 b4 v- O3 M$ F8 ]) s  P9 C　　拆东墙补西墙
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0 u( X: B+ G  p) z　　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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3 p( ]' \( k6 b- C; A* U9 C　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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0 N% o5 n% T. V& l" Y! Q　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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$ J  B) d& I4 ~  T2 P+ {" ]+ p　　过犹不及

: H  @6 _# O0 O- T' h+ T. u　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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3 Q0 R/ ~4 r& t+ e　　too much is as bad as too little

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8 \- Y" c3 Y/ N( B3 k1 B& p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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7 C4 D4 H0 F+ {- ^% i: y　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

6 ~3 G, F2 k/ R0 o2 G2 z　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

5 X/ A0 T2 w8 d' p　　harmony brings wealth;

9 Z2 c; H4 [: R( h/ {! Y. c- p　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

1 H$ T& Q( q0 u9 v9 o　　never too old to learn
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8 `! s' D+ n# p' h　　let bygones be bygones

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& p1 E& x/ d8 X/ f# a0 t7 x- }　　金无足赤，人无完人
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6 H- ~3 ~- u4 h9 Q　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

( M  _9 e( f* x9 L1 E! T　　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
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8 R; V/ N! H7 @# c8 V　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( @& S3 t1 A- j! X3 K# U　　君子之交淡如水
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* p# Z5 h8 k5 c: j8 h& ^4 @　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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+ R0 B+ g! E' V) a　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

" a6 o/ o$ c# ~- X" q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& ]* d8 n& [* }$ t- L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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: |5 T, @- h( j+ L　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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4 b+ |# z) q4 s6 U　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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/ n$ e" S( R2 ]8 T/ X　　名利双收
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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; j: J9 {. L) W: l9 f　　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  y9 b0 G% p% b　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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* {2 _# U8 E* R1 I$ k　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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  y. O8 l8 n+ s　　赔了夫人又折兵

- m- F; W4 S, x" o' \　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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* q1 E) H, F* p) h8 u　　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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! X- P( P/ G$ p* C. L$ C　　破釜沉舟

( d# W- z. |4 n9 v8 b　　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

6 ~/ t! L$ Q* `+ P7 O2 c　　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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　　千里之行始于足下

! o1 @% m1 `+ Z. G1 V* Y　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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7 V7 H* m/ X5 p- l3 W7 [& |" @　　前事不忘，后事之师

3 o# M( d; Y* f+ G6 j0 n( b　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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: j3 p3 m* M1 o　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 M9 R& U: u  z( \( D7 T' I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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5 s4 \+ ~+ `+ t! c' n$ }　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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1 U$ J. g9 V, P( W　　人之初，性本善

　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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0 ^* b5 D2 V% ]  d4 S& V　　a blessing in disguise;

$ ]9 [1 J& i3 q; Q. @* G; h　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 ~+ [9 _0 G  F4 A( v+ b  h　　三十而立
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4 @) u* h9 N6 {2 E　　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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6 \* b. }- w8 q7 t; ?% L& C　　时不我待
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" d4 P# u2 c9 z  X) F/ H+ ?$ J. a　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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5 i$ Y# k# r4 }9 {　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

- j. T& A1 s% i　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

# `& H2 \6 A/ b( B+ c# U　　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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2 q8 y% K$ @9 M1 O9 X5 i0 H　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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$ b0 l2 n* v, R* a　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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! z$ M# P* i6 L, y/ e　　韬光养晦

7 s* L' c, D* L4 E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

, r6 \  `. C+ `8 H　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 w5 D5 N7 n7 _, S( Y　　团结就是力量
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. Q* v( [5 X, s* a: g+ |　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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, A5 ^* r( v0 i' {　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

/ h9 f  {: c# W0 B9 C( X, Q5 Q　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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" k; s" h# s$ R% N2 Y$ V) g　　望子成龙

# Z  G( Z9 j9 F5 z& }9 {　　hold high hopes for one's child

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5 ~) o( e7 q1 c0 R' B, x0 \　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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$ ?9 g+ Q( P4 E# Q　　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

9 X+ l7 v8 E: M7 \: R, e1 z1 n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

1 m; d- N, t9 u- ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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" o5 p' `9 V! k' n　　蓄势待发
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0 |: Q2 q) A  G6 y; |　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

' u7 m* e% I. I　　May all your wish come true

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$ ]3 K$ h# m5 W. `　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" }0 ?0 N! c5 U5 {3 ?, H6 ]  q　　先入为主
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( X# x% O& m4 V2 k* y$ [) T0 T5 x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% C; O, I; W$ i2 M- h# D# y　　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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" J) [! h( k' F( U  z2 ]8 H　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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, N: g. n; {7 S# ]　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

! W8 `8 \5 L4 U8 ~9 w　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

# O2 o* h) S( Z# g　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

6 \# N: Y' E% f　　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

! c1 k6 [3 p0 R0 ~( s1 G# A1 K　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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1 b* r9 p2 k( z) b4 @# ^2 |/ R/ J9 r　　有情人终成眷属

0 c, ^; K0 O0 q3 n  z' i& d! l　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( X; n0 w. N8 B; K3 S　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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& e) M0 C) Z) v# z　　有识之士
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; a. W! {) x" ]$ j5 N' R& o　　有勇无谋

' r* P. G/ L# M& q; M( I　　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
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# h* b: k6 i$ D* ~* A1 `. d1 s　　与时俱进
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* f) C  j7 h* U8 N9 E　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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, J& W- z' M0 m　　因材施教

8 O5 H' Y5 O1 k　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 N  c) `5 e3 g5 e' A) p　　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

/ e$ y# b' K: F" w: k5 e5 C　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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2 j# K! \$ H5 N7 E) v4 L　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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$ c9 k( h% V9 \8 S; \$ M3 k$ J4 X　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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6 _& o7 y/ y( S3 W　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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# y$ C1 g# e# q& L4 n5 D* ^　　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.

0 p: P$ L7 X, Z6 }　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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6 B, f, i" ~. @5 X2 U/ S/ T　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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2 T6 f6 X1 v$ I: y2 Q　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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6 E3 X. y, k) B! J4 t　　众矢之的
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5 p8 r2 o0 X) n9 U　　target of public criticism

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9 @: J6 h$ a% W　　纸上谈兵
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& S7 s1 c- q  {　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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' M# [8 A* a+ o8 R　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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( z4 w: q3 K9 J- C$ N　　左右为难

　　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。