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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  j/ w# p' p2 M+ Y- j　　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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　　Seeing is believing.

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/ ~+ U, O( G+ \1 Y　　比上不足，比下有余

. ^# {5 K" h8 U: ]1 J7 l9 j2 ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

3 W# Z( V( _5 s) v　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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/ h' \, s; p# S( B2 Y$ x　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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( @6 f- I5 \2 w6 s　　不打不成交
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+ p- \6 L2 A* n, g# x　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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( e2 W8 ?3 |! u) x　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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) N# A& [9 ^2 z0 ?# i  R- ]- l　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ j: e+ l6 O2 N$ P　　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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  u8 X: z' b* K2 M- [- h& Y6 q　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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/ |" `5 I  U8 e　　国泰民安

  f: g$ G, u$ q" Z& B% i1 b- O　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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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$ I' ?% }( K4 W6 f  j+ T/ P　　too much is as bad as too little

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- y' }, C+ N3 O　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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& Z0 C0 @; z& l3 T" m1 U　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

, W& P1 g& e3 r, D0 S2 v% j　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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4 a- c& u3 H4 |　　金无足赤，人无完人

8 _  y2 e+ N8 L  o　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 @/ q* P8 m& v$ j5 r$ G　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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, T4 ]1 ]1 _8 F; y% L; I1 a　　脚踏实地

2 m: \" H( `7 h. U( E2 f　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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( O5 n& M* ?8 a9 S% b) Q6 H　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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- m! H3 v6 k3 p* t: f! t　　礼尚往来

: q& F* s0 \5 B. d2 [5 e　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ t0 x$ W2 L1 l6 x9 a4 I" o% d& e　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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. b. U% b5 V, n1 o) O& h5 e　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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: R/ \: M1 T8 ~! _" U　　名利双收
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: Y! m( C: C. H% k　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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% j( O" ~; l3 Y+ V5 x　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ a8 G) z: p' s　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' V, r- A& o* x) a4 b　　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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- B" N4 ]( t, S, P3 J　　弄巧成拙
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! P5 R3 I% x, Z: f' r　　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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　　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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$ s5 Z" D4 y4 I3 p, V' \　　破釜沉舟
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3 a( A* f3 \! o　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

  g9 M2 f4 m& ?) {# h7 R" p  ~　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* v/ |+ _" }- ]: `; y, @! Q　　千里之行始于足下
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$ c' k- R+ F" r6 c( `8 V' I& T$ n　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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/ ?7 u; \4 r/ Y　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇

$ T5 q* L2 J' V9 B0 Y2 N9 E3 W, h　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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- F! N6 `9 ]* I4 R3 z5 R　　瑞雪兆丰年

% K' E$ [( K+ h. C　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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4 R/ f! T" h% e" P! d( H　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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$ Y, P6 G- a9 M& @+ f# F  I3 @$ s( E　　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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7 n# X/ n7 A3 s* A9 ?, Z　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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; M! G4 y1 R2 ?  R- b　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 G& Z( W) i9 Q* \% |8 K  ?% v- b　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! ^& p' a: X: v: ~　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

, T. q1 T. U: N0 D! N3 \　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' w% q: M/ c# E　　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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& X  i/ A) j3 x; }9 c4 y, x　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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, Z4 K( d# i+ x4 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　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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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

& X& T% n3 O  ?- e) [8 Z5 j" C　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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- y% g, g0 B1 F& _　　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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1 q( y. d2 F6 h; P- m% G　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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( K2 L6 A2 z5 I6 e  N. a　　天有不测风云
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- }5 x% ~( N  v　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 K4 p/ N: d& `　　团结就是力量

　　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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6 ?9 U$ b, {: H% c  o　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% s9 P# ?3 H, v0 D% j: K: j9 H　　物以类聚，人以群分

$ y* R( C2 ^! u- D! b; h9 H3 v  I5 x% J( h　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

4 g/ y2 r& ?4 G( q　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 s# {$ j! i% F: A$ {4 e  y　　唯利是图

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7 ?* G6 y  Y, d) o* x5 A9 M* v　　无中生有
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) G& F1 ]* c4 U) S' n5 ^　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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; O) t: Q# Q4 ^( o# i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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9 w  k: Q( L; g, _( r2 T　　新官上任三把火
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* ~0 r7 C6 \, w& r0 e# F　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

5 v! l% c, ?: m7 J' a1 n　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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( [  z) Y& P/ S3 g* X( @　　心想事成
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8 T5 s0 G9 o$ R9 ?1 A' g　　May all your wish come true
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) \7 \6 Q. j  N5 z7 Z8 v　　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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　　先下手为强

% t! h! h2 E8 n$ g2 y9 M# Y+ t　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

9 D1 I2 {+ A- t0 [1 G- v1 p　　The best defense is offense.
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5 Z1 w3 q; Y/ e; f　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

6 j8 R, \* }" X" f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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

5 o( y0 h7 H) G) I& w　　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

, }' u- ~+ D, W$ y. _" U: ?　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

5 I+ g) g) i/ h8 R　　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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( `9 r( L( v3 Z9 ?" U　　有识之士

% l$ ~& Q) D8 n5 `4 K+ M　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

; k+ e& {: M8 F8 Q　　bold but not crafty84
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6 b0 M, m0 w+ s* A* q; u! J　　有缘千里来相会
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- m/ U4 }6 Q  k* C　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

6 r1 k# q1 N  d, Y+ j" r( n+ x　　与时俱进
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. E! ?. R2 l& b( C* [1 x: Y5 S, L　　keep pace with the times86

9 Q2 ]- U/ E! @$ i( e' W　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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) p" @; o  p) M4 C" M　　因材施教
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& E; m  t# d1 a# g' W　　teach students according to their aptitude

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3 n# {5 H1 t5 W8 V  C8 Z% M　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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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- B/ O* r" |3 V1 y+ X　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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1 y- l5 S5 a! S) l$ H' g4 v) E( s　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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% G' J# {1 T# f: Y% z　　英雄所见略同
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+ d- y  f8 W# b0 P　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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7 u5 p% r: n+ h) S! i2 b' ?* r2 b　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

& B: ]1 @6 q% ]  ~+ S　　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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) q, D* @  [/ u　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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' E; d% A: Z% [" }% t# Y　　纸上谈兵

5 w( \6 C- J  Z& ~; v　　be an armchair strategist

! Q( b5 A' d7 I+ h　　99

　　纸包不住火

2 n6 L0 C$ N- b/ t& e' G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

, N  E& F5 M1 K4 D　　100
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　　左右为难

( F- r3 m7 x& Q4 v: j　　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。