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 }$ o( w7 g8 V6 C% |* \　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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) t9 `  }2 ?+ U& W: v* O3 u　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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, b" {9 E' i: c1 y8 T　　比上不足，比下有余

3 ?7 R3 t4 S5 H) z1 R" j　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

# S; H5 d. J- [1 G　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ D5 ~: K6 N1 Z9 e, X( _　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 }; H% Z! ^1 \4 s6 c1 ]4 m　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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' J3 {- x: K( s2 r0 ~　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ d2 k7 l" S0 C1 [% K& [- R　　辞旧迎新

+ p8 M1 W9 N' |3 B! @  c　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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　　大开眼界
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! s: R# c' j* i! x: v　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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) r9 I! G: X! I　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

1 i5 |# ?' H% w* h" O8 E　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; z7 Q; R$ N8 D9 c' ~# Q$ h$ M　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

1 a0 W, }1 g# d! p- N, q　　harmony brings wealth;

7 g- T" D! v! F* W　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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  Q; i" q  t% z# u7 P9 g3 f　　活到老学到老
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* N1 j$ {* m2 I$ d5 Z! A　　never too old to learn

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" ^6 ^$ g* }# W0 z, ^　　既往不咎

# f0 z6 c6 m; z- s  J8 P1 R4 X6 S6 v4 N　　let bygones be bygones

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- M/ c( r7 J* ~7 S  S　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* D8 ^+ e* {. C8 `4 k: a5 M　　There are spots even on the sun.

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( }7 N/ h3 ^* b  J7 E7 M! a" _　　金玉满堂
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, y5 T3 ?$ T& n% q, V: H$ b　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

7 h9 h3 \0 \: j5 s　　be down-to-earth

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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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- |, o- @1 S% X/ C# F　　君子之交淡如水

% q' Q4 o9 b9 Q　　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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　　礼尚往来
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/ p. i. H- k9 H1 y) v# A　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" N% d1 N/ c* G, n　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ O7 b5 H. ]$ I0 `" Q2 X; g　　马到成功

, }7 [& g  C0 z+ V( l　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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- l& M: p2 P7 Z0 Q0 Z　　名利双收

) N! ?) @! N% s& q5 |. B0 A　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

1 a8 H' Y' K8 Y' e+ O( A　　be suddenly enlightened
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6 w, R% r2 H* Z+ }5 u* Z　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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6 Z! ~5 \/ j% \8 _　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

& k' l, x9 W4 x) |; @+ X　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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9 N, `$ j2 |. I: @0 v# o　　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

: W7 h4 |2 ?% I) @9 R& Y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　破釜沉舟
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& p$ |5 O/ H! `8 T; W　　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

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

4 D, `- A! K" B. K/ u' V6 B% ^$ i　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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4 y9 y% m2 g" T5 Q" P$ O, T4 l8 A　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: u7 {0 U9 j4 q4 B! S. Y　　瑞雪兆丰年
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$ E8 k) D2 m+ [3 k　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 H. c, f3 r" u+ D　　人逢喜事精神爽
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) E, Y9 v9 V8 u0 h% p5 N　　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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9 H# g8 P& W$ F5 u* z　　世外桃源

+ Z9 M+ `* d+ M/ {5 K" D. @4 s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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& S- e4 }7 [6 G. V8 B9 P: ]1 ?　　人之初，性本善
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2 W5 W2 B2 L1 p- w9 O' u　　Humans are born good.
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) e7 @- w# s4 j# g! R& Q! @　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

) {& s% \* e* K7 {0 r2 h1 e& O　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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: d5 G8 M$ _4 ]3 d: h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

. C8 G* u4 J7 z5 [　　a blessing in disguise;

  o* X: h3 B6 Z, N5 M. X9 Q$ D　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

# u+ q8 m* t/ H8 C( L% @+ A- n　　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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9 U5 n; r# Q+ _　　时不我待
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% j& x' D$ o5 b　　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

! @( }6 }  o% F0 }; z4 l3 k　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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& D& e1 l4 b& ^8 M, ~( U　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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% A. r+ v" B+ ~- n7 N. i9 w　　实话实说

/ y+ w4 k3 D) K　　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

; b; ^- t& O; `  Z; r　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) D6 e+ S$ `6 ~4 s　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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! M# `0 x+ e1 e, i( {! I& @7 D  b* A& k+ K　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

! {# w! T2 U+ z' z3 {) S　　团结就是力量

4 i6 U0 A  K/ D* z/ A& s4 s　　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 }! L6 @; Z* Z7 Z　　歪风邪气

+ S8 c' M* V: L$ G) D5 D　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

, b' w" v7 j. e; K$ Y! g! o' \' a　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

: r: w4 e. u* d* `2 z" q) |　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

7 Y" |* _7 |6 l8 T* b9 X　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 Q% O" `4 [0 a4 d　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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1 M! W; t% `: {  ~, x8 n　　新官上任三把火

  t' D( o. y( P& g% M　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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0 U: c3 }- v4 I6 A2 Q　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ ^6 ^+ I6 X' d6 ?1 b: y9 `　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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4 O2 x  J4 \4 D. y) |% E( F　　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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6 `4 A; I- i; J6 [( l$ B6 {! ?　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

9 J$ Y/ _) Q7 o" }  L4 n: E　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- T, u& M% k0 }) g( u　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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  I6 F; z1 b9 n8 j1 ]　　现身说法

! \3 K9 K: U' P8 ]1 o　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( ~2 H3 j4 G- V: o8 L6 L　　息事宁人
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" c. N5 ^! R* m/ W5 e# m　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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, v3 \* q( f9 S+ [, z　　循序渐进

8 ~  M2 z$ \; m# H　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( S* a8 [1 V4 u# H2 b6 K　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 p/ B5 v3 |" ?& q! u4 W3 g/ u4 \　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

" Z. \6 V1 z  p( g4 Q8 Y　　有勇无谋

- ?1 B6 P1 S+ y) P' O　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

9 J! ?% ~  Y$ V* A, b0 [9 V5 ^　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 V+ W  @- j. ^3 Z8 d3 ~　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* v0 F6 |9 c. C4 o: M. N% Y3 m) j　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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1 Q" M3 `0 L  I1 K2 p% P% E　　欲速则不达

) u6 ?! G2 [- x* H* R1 X　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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. N% k+ G4 d1 o/ G" ?　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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: z7 p8 ^3 x5 I1 l　　英雄所见略同
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/ ^* t  L' l9 G3 P# |　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

. [7 P+ }4 F' E　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

3 p1 l( _6 k7 d' o6 a# }8 T5 a　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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0 G! E' M* P5 x7 J. J/ r　　一言既出，驷马难追

/ {4 F' g6 Z! t+ d  ^2 B! G+ v& J　　A promise is a promise.
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& z$ D! u# A+ p9 ^' _6 ?1 s　　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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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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2 v) E2 F4 Y' y- }: L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

* h4 R3 U, P  \; P, a/ O　　What's done by night appears by day.

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9 @! P! R  @& q5 |6 E: G# A) K　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。