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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7 e9 D5 N: R( _: r$ M( _7 I8 G　　百闻不如一见

  f. \+ D8 q# y- x6 t& u　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

! M' C4 K1 ~  b  t1 ^, r6 h　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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2 t4 k8 g) H- D& i& P" N! R　　不打不成交

* R+ w1 i" O7 [: ]/ q. G$ Z* `　　No discord, no concord.
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! q! R7 ^6 w9 Q; \　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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5 ~% l. |* B2 I　　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
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; j& W) @$ r6 p. }5 K! q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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; ?" O7 u2 A( z  a1 ~　　国泰民安
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　　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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" L; ~# o8 T% R0 y, d- I　　too much is as bad as too little
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6 P7 Q/ N/ o$ T  L) T+ o$ k5 H, s5 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

　　Bad news travels fast.
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5 N9 |8 i* j. A　　和气生财

6 a; d- i* E. r) _. m% i2 I0 n　　harmony brings wealth;
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/ V/ I, e% U% H# ^  L　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. f; @  m: s5 y* m8 H　　活到老学到老
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3 N# f8 S8 P: E" I$ d) K3 I　　never too old to learn
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2 |: y) y0 h7 d% e! Z; L: W' T　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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3 e$ l! t1 Q9 J5 s$ s6 ?% L. r4 d0 |　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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3 V( Y! g0 @. H8 F5 g* D4 K1 u　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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: t$ u2 j( R  y4 q　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( r1 {4 U8 P( [' T( t8 p% q　　君子之交淡如水
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  e! w. o# i- [8 q- O6 Z. R7 k, v　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 G- L1 X- I* O/ m' c- i: z# I- ]　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

' H0 T1 z6 J, |' T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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7 B+ N9 b; @" f# X　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' O+ ?2 {, f4 B　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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8 P; g- U6 C/ a; K+ w& `　　马到成功
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! \; a) k0 A, n/ n9 a# e! [" V$ h　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 ^6 M7 Y, _+ h+ R  v& y* d2 B0 P　　每逢佳节倍思亲

% R3 w8 K% G% P. \" D; M! c　　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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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) A% `) I( L1 R- o  C3 A* z/ T　　赔了夫人又折兵

: N& k( e0 _6 Y( g- B4 K: H　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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' B9 x, i7 d0 B　　破釜沉舟
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' C9 ~  a; b1 q  |　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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: g1 V% H1 m  G1 B9 `　　千里之行始于足下
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! x5 S. G. Q9 X) e4 i4 d' l　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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) S' Y2 K5 D2 Z2 I: S$ k: U　　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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4 s( h6 c& y. Q$ w: l2 J' z% A　　强龙难压地头蛇

( K) ]- j$ ]9 m1 w5 Y" i" M　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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8 m" Z* q% l5 v$ y; l$ x　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 C( y1 [9 x% y9 ^　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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1 g4 M+ V* [8 H5 O　　世外桃源

/ P% [/ r! ~( O( ^4 ^2 v# M　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  |7 U! F% }" n　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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+ G* P- z' {( K3 O# m' Q& E4 G　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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3 W# N! V1 P; x2 A& j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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# R* b+ m% e' c! S. q$ R* c' ]　　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

; S8 W7 r0 G* F/ z/ h　　A ship rises with the tide
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6 N9 R- P3 o. Q7 B' R  x　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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! k. \" [3 f. g) d# e　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　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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  o: b4 ^& q: V1 Q+ ^　　speak of the devil
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8 H# b% q% N9 R( x( T7 b　　实话实说

% d4 B0 j+ y# D0 N0 t; ], b  }# ^　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 P1 v# O# _/ o  i2 d7 o; M　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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; p6 X. f7 N# ?6 g) _. D7 X　　sugar-coated bullets59

+ R5 E# h# G8 N+ _  \1 C　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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3 P' ~% ^- L, s+ E0 A2 N: v1 k　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

7 m$ O. M: z; U2 j6 ?0 K　　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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5 a- {- H* m" M. |7 f0 o6 @　　歪风邪气
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7 a& |5 J1 X! S' r9 {& K　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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- k) O$ \( {, n7 a3 k5 B6 x　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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( }9 N3 g, p7 C5 \5 j( y$ j: G　　唯利是图

4 e9 n# g8 ]+ T2 a$ D　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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! }0 |8 V. e2 _* p$ x/ G　　无中生有

9 x. |& n  e6 b9 }; u3 j　　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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8 ], y5 X% l: ]; m  B7 g2 ?0 a　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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: W: A0 f: u1 P2 y　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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  K& U( d' X; ]# e5 O1 E9 I- ^　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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3 j8 |* G5 u. I4 @　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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1 m( f$ V, I7 N9 v) {2 Y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

6 c9 \/ G; U* K8 d3 Q* Z　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 ]! V( ?/ w( A$ H: K9 R2 ]　　ants on a hot pan

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; G: ]' w, L$ ^% ~+ S　　现身说法

) N+ z6 ~8 x- G; o) b　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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# T  {) S9 P" e) E( G　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

  B  M3 C* F+ o+ J; @6 B　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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7 K; i4 W7 c& `2 x2 h9 x　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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# M* S. f1 I/ G+ w: ]　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, n9 ^4 ^5 f& K0 S5 S% r+ w　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

, y' @. N/ ^* F# T2 l4 M' m0 m　　a man of insight83

( r7 F9 }4 \2 Y　　有勇无谋

' r! c9 O8 R9 Z# O　　bold but not crafty84
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7 i5 I8 ~6 \3 E　　有缘千里来相会

* ]2 C; q" V5 M# d5 @9 ^# B　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

0 a3 o( z5 S8 y: z　　keep pace with the times86

& a, p' n; J/ X, M　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

) j7 C% c2 ^8 {- ?" c　　teach students according to their aptitude
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4 _% Z5 j  u) t" A4 m　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

6 j6 E+ N! \6 D+ E" S　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

0 p& K, `  Z& W$ m　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

9 N7 m" W( c7 N/ M% O& A　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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* s0 h# k. p9 n　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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' U8 s7 N: D$ a5 Q% }) W　　招财进宝
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# ~7 o! z. q; ?　　bring in wealth and treasure
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# s" |* I, c* \& ^2 W　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

/ {; e1 U- K: c4 w4 ]4 f　　target of public criticism

　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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" O# w+ |: z2 M, t　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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. c) H7 y5 n+ G# W0 L　　左右为难
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8 \2 q8 }$ g  m6 a/ n% T5 c4 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。