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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: S; I' m0 V" y( ]' G( P　　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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" y1 H7 b. @8 {, C: w　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 ]9 O+ V* k& L4 A0 B; S5 ?* ?　　笨鸟先飞
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/ N) e/ ]! ]2 H　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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, n: i, R& [$ ^　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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7 Y* ]2 X) }. {  O　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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# L( B/ n  z0 x4 I% }% b/ D　　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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6 r. J3 @# A; p　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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( j/ G+ E  K% B2 s* j　　国泰民安
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' d2 v3 E4 g8 q9 ^7 _% |9 b　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

1 L8 d9 B) S/ Q- f$ T　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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8 x: {! N. _. V# x$ N% S! c2 F　　too much is as bad as too little
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! W8 y$ b; `( Q8 L. |　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; [: Y* I6 R  R# G: q4 [2 w$ c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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$ m, z" S% q7 [7 t  p　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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! u  k1 I1 H5 Z' N* s　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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" {$ i( ]4 b$ D* a7 N0 H2 R　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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3 x  y2 s9 o+ V4 U* R* Y  \　　let bygones be bygones

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1 K% G7 b  @4 k( F& O) ~1 K( b. T0 C　　金无足赤，人无完人
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5 \. }9 K7 R6 D　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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' f( x0 N4 Z% O5 _' `: t　　脚踏实地

) b# M4 N7 h' r; ^' @　　be down-to-earth

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  H6 \& \) ]+ x# }0 b. j　　脚踩两只船

　　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

7 _) ?4 J9 W9 ?% R2 L$ u　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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1 F( k1 C9 ?! `* g7 {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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$ O- z# W$ G. K3 ^　　cut and dried; cliché

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' g5 y0 |  X: u( p& \　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

& W! N, V7 _: U" G) x　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- Q3 D) L; r6 K4 ]　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' E! F! n# c3 a& |; W　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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% X/ _# E" ]8 }- F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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" i( c& I; `9 `; N1 C+ T　　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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　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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' s0 _# c  f: T$ e　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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3 H/ y5 I2 O  F+ u- B　　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

/ ~# u2 k+ O- A' n$ O4 w2 ^　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

0 F  t; e: e+ b2 x& D/ L　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

  m- A% F. K# K& e0 C; G4 Z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

1 ~1 ?2 b5 D5 ^. N　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# b. y9 @# ]& v- H3 I5 w　　人逢喜事精神爽

. w2 S5 Y' k" o- @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

5 O' @$ s" j3 q( o: |　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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" ~+ Z+ b% X6 A; x% d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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1 r6 k6 e* I! T* l　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

; Y  X9 t& i1 i3 q( s" T　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 ?# o8 t" S: f% s　　三十而立
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6 e; y8 C1 m: t8 J  A　　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

" m7 ^  K0 L: R　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 x5 ]8 U; v# ^9 P　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

. R7 y' A* r7 i" J$ 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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# w2 c3 s0 q% A　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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- j7 S2 B3 S8 B' I, M, E　　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

& s- T" ?3 C+ s# L; F" R  O" k# T　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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; m6 H$ O8 b& @0 e　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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5 {, Y7 a) r6 D  Y. s　　糖衣炮弹

) Q4 C0 U& P$ N3 P　　sugar-coated bullets59
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" b1 z5 X$ H" T2 [　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 @: p) W  I7 R0 s# j4 o　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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$ Y5 S4 k( s& r( B: N1 f; V: C　　跳进黄河洗不清

# [) C2 z8 U3 T7 g, I. z- K7 x" m　　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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0 g& c  I& Z; v! f1 Q+ I8 q　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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/ G( ]: j1 j3 R8 j* ]1 @, i8 M　　物以类聚，人以群分
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0 ^5 T, ^) n( B! v; n) c　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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, A3 R% {) Y8 G3 E' \　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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1 x* P, Y+ I6 k6 g3 A$ e# C; n  R　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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$ J, L! m4 [8 J) |$ v; M　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# o  R; s  d( O$ k- m- V3 q( K　　无风不起浪

9 `  c9 q" z- N1 R9 y" y1 X　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& Y6 N8 o0 }, v5 n　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ e0 }5 c( d. Z9 w　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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5 G! r* Z4 c& R7 L7 c　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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, s- b4 c9 Y0 A. t  L$ Y0 _　　May all your wish come true
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4 G, P7 Q9 {+ i　　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
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* m4 f# F9 d) T$ W& j! x: Z, }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# D7 p1 k, h- V( d, ^/ Y　　先下手为强

& l7 y9 k8 k5 t, e% H6 K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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. ?$ A; V9 s& P: b+ n* m　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 x+ ~9 M* ], q　　ants on a hot pan
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7 U8 U4 F( w9 D  e7 j& x9 K　　现身说法
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. t% m/ j# C4 ~　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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8 P# y- b/ U; B8 D, c6 v. P1 }+ j　　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

　　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
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% @1 _; B. _/ Z　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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! ^  m4 b( W) [9 n1 d1 Y　　有情人终成眷属

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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

) l- B: g9 b; H  U" P+ `　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

  V! K8 H% i9 ]4 x/ B3 x% i3 B　　a man of insight83
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' s- I: r' g+ O3 h　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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$ _  W- }8 W8 R5 o" D+ B　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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; u6 M2 i% J7 {( L/ J* ~: n　　与时俱进
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% `' T5 r% A) f: [# ?　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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* N% _3 K. w& C! b　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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4 ]$ c0 P" u/ t3 C/ L　　More haste, less speed.
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: A7 q/ C& @4 {, p" k　　优胜劣汰
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/ v9 m" [5 H# M' u' V& i; _　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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; A  @: d* v) {+ o　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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0 U2 ~2 [& k* f( ?- @' r$ F! H　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.
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( F( `( [" q+ |8 ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 A% |; V' a7 j/ Z　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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( o' b$ A! O  E* m　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

1 B8 s/ h7 D- k　　target of public criticism

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4 }9 J, {( L7 h7 G, L3 q　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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2 w0 C9 ^# Y7 {* u. W; h　　纸包不住火

5 T- \) o  d& A" P/ m' w　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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9 S5 }/ y+ {+ }　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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0 D! J5 ~( w3 j! h　　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。