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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; v8 `. N% z1 e. J# H　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ E( O* _6 I( |: N1 N　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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- u! k9 {6 u: ]  i" {. p( ~- K　　笨鸟先飞

* C7 {. j8 `9 d7 `7 b　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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9 t9 Z% G. A% m7 w! ]: p　　不遗余力
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$ a/ h: a& f% p8 l　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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  y" X9 J" N- j% c$ o* {& [　　拆东墙补西墙
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; Y+ K  U4 X) L% l9 p: g* f　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- X5 [; a- D3 g0 ?) u! w　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

$ y2 J; o$ w- @- R5 W8 K( ]　　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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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

& W1 I. w/ o' N' h　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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& |4 k0 r; c* D8 L: U$ Z0 k　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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% E; S! n; d0 s: R) O1 d9 Q　　once on shore, one prays no more
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. s, u) u7 R$ ?  P# W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

/ _. {; X% e1 s3 a( ?　　Bad news travels fast.
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& M+ K1 W/ Q0 ?+ b/ a　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 y) X& n3 V1 L/ A+ \　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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- {# q% T$ ^. a　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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: W, t; X4 o$ T% m; n　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ i( j" D. j( v, J4 D& b　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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' A3 B& w3 N1 b. ^　　Treasures fill the home.

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& d3 R- n# ^' ^: }5 c　　脚踏实地
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  E- w/ J/ ~+ b　　be down-to-earth
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) R" a. P" C, [+ U6 }　　脚踩两只船

* W; P+ Q8 `6 y0 P" s　　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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, x8 s+ Z& O. R  V7 z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 F! |$ A- @; G$ l9 t　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

; W* {) r9 g" x! D$ O* S- k% r; K　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

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  o( N0 Z5 c4 U3 ~0 I! A　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

6 z* n: P! h' ^　　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

7 K1 b" f% Q( O& W3 d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 {7 R6 k! Y+ V3 {6 C2 a( ?' {　　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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1 U7 B- T/ @- t8 H　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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& w' b& P& X5 z2 B7 d3 w& X: e+ \　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

; l- \+ ?! G' V& N4 C0 _% N6 O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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1 A+ t) C# U% A( @- k8 ]　　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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% i1 J+ I0 `4 t! `) C　　破釜沉舟

　　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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* O( d5 L! h- a　　抢得先机
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) y% D) f7 R( ^  O　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

, @; X% o) h5 o7 X! b2 j2 m9 d　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) c- O) ^/ A( n: A　　强龙难压地头蛇
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  i- N9 P; n7 M& V3 r5 i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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& n6 `4 D- N; a　　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

: _7 {( h) z/ `$ H; H0 C& G# w0 p8 o　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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0 [( ?9 U8 O; j' D# z$ C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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7 P) U) r4 {9 W7 V8 {  c7 r  Y　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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7 u* r7 e1 j" s: D　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

" R0 Z5 v# ^6 r5 A. g2 T　　Humans are born good.
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' f" b1 o$ \4 c  j" v3 A' N1 J, g　　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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3 [% z. k0 F  I" S& t　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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  ~! g' A; t# Q4 E; g　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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$ r2 @$ E: e# u/ 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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+ b; |9 J9 U! U$ i' p　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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; P0 x3 n/ r! P% }% x+ r  v5 ~" P　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

$ r* @/ r" o* c& p7 X　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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8 I, H  W/ ?# E4 q' i. ~; O# D4 l　　实事求是

% d# q4 i+ D6 w4 X7 T4 \+ d3 n　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

) G: A8 I* L! e) j: Q　　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

7 E- f  R# |6 @5 i& {3 \　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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2 Z1 ~' I% d# {1 [. K2 B　　韬光养晦
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: B& ^1 o) P& [* \: C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ k1 b" n4 _4 ^　　糖衣炮弹
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  j0 i( Z% C' b( {7 ?　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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& n5 x8 \- ^- W' Y- v　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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, E- W3 h. b$ L- d" c　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ S( D4 v, ?1 H/ _　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 J$ \# K( }1 d5 j0 ]( M5 A　　望子成龙
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) R: d; w9 m/ P0 |+ \: f& k　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 t+ D5 y$ [4 |# W　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! }1 D8 H7 Z: r- q+ P　　徇私枉法
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0 J$ E' g3 B4 h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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0 u9 ?: e9 a9 A$ X+ c　　新官上任三把火

  O4 Z. E# s2 k1 J8 [( @6 P# \8 Z7 G　　a new broom sweeps clean

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$ v5 [0 |* F, _3 H! T9 W* u9 ]　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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, k9 X' L( @5 b( ?　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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　　先入为主

( o0 Z. `" c( S. T. ^" U( c5 B; d, V　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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2 F/ M% j$ b( v5 S* T　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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% N. |) h& J. K( x　　现身说法
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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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0 D7 ~6 i# s3 }8 ^7 I! c　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# Y1 I9 {. {! Q" L　　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
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5 {; `' H8 a% Y3 }4 Y  Y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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. }+ L3 x% U* v6 w　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

5 n) d8 g. H/ ?, i4 ?5 C; H8 m　　bold but not crafty84

3 g' L. d. G' `　　有缘千里来相会
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: U: F0 K0 ~7 v& X0 }# M( |( {　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

! m% d$ L5 q1 j/ W* g　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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+ p, i& ?- q9 [　　以人为本
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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

: [+ Y: b0 r" Y2 B' {, N, ^　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

4 p1 ~! @" ?7 x& p# u  F; C　　survival of the fittest

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& ~& q/ k7 `( o! d　　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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8 Q0 g: x0 T; F　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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  @9 f8 T4 n( h0 p5 |9 L7 a　　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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) ^: L: c6 Z  G' S8 x　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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. Z5 A' G3 n3 h' ^1 v' z　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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: z/ g. T8 G4 O4 |: ^6 w. @　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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+ |) U/ c* u- ?0 ?1 p! t0 g　　众矢之的

, x( `) ~4 w; {8 e/ J　　target of public criticism

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" y# t/ P5 G8 V* {6 i5 {# w, ~8 Y　　纸上谈兵

9 X4 W- ?2 s6 u; J& B+ [　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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1 o0 r7 |% e# O8 F9 ]1 t　　What's done by night appears by day.

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6 u; M2 F, u9 J! r( S6 L! q; k5 w　　左右为难
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) L  j1 M( N2 f5 h6 L2 L　　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。