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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6 g9 `% O8 f0 [, x; q% U! a4 k　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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" M3 i3 T1 G+ Q1 T8 i　　百闻不如一见
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" o3 V3 H; i: b* z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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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　　No discord, no concord.
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9 i6 {* X9 @9 W　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 }. o, \' ]! w/ O& F　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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; S0 e% y1 n$ j　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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3 s/ w8 I" d& Y! A7 B, U' W3 p　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 C, T# ^& Z4 J9 a2 Q* v% B　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: D1 e* V  e! k9 k1 x* j" ^( C: m, U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 R: P- v! K, [; h0 H) N0 F　　活到老学到老
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$ W4 f6 {7 p" ?* @　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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: N4 l4 z4 U  w. O　　金无足赤，人无完人
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, r8 [' G5 p* `; C, B0 K2 F& L　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地
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: ]; R( k, y1 C9 m　　be down-to-earth

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* Q& _# v3 G1 l! E' U　　脚踩两只船
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6 P1 D' d; T: A( Z- W; J　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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% ]2 U- C4 l3 O: ^( G　　君子之交淡如水
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; E% x' r5 |3 |, V8 h& U　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  V+ {4 R( f# D" |: G1 s, G: e6 t# c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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/ Y% k: x- L3 K, H* y5 [6 V3 m　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ m# E. a! ?: ^( ~5 V  g4 q/ F8 Y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　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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　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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' m/ ^) W3 r: Q　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 n  \/ R/ |/ w2 G# t1 P/ J　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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) x8 M8 ~& B( Q* W( y" a+ x　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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" S9 X5 }, s( U9 j6 Y% o　　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
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6 Y1 e: u3 Z3 Z2 X& G- ?! {: L: M$ @　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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  a: S# q2 U0 {. C3 P' u　　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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" ]& b" C+ f5 i- L& ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' J  j. P; s: h　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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- I, V& g6 P7 b9 b　　千里之行始于足下

7 R- `4 E) ~# z, U　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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+ f: X" M; x  u/ \! j% h. o( n　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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6 A* J; O! W* w. l7 |% T6 y+ w　　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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  @; H) c6 J2 X1 y) u　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  K1 [; n+ Z8 @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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: m  U% `" a( t/ {　　人逢喜事精神爽
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$ g$ R+ N* f5 s, l% k0 T& 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
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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' C1 W! K6 y4 n- V　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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  ~3 f0 F% r' F8 s　　三十而立

  r/ V0 W- m' [& h$ Y- D　　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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, r. H8 [4 V6 p1 \  u　　水涨船高

: J- L- O2 p; D4 M　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ [! d; d# Y2 q7 u' {9 L, c$ W　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

" h* y. n' C2 ]5 ~: ]) d7 y　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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# e9 ^5 J  W2 E$ U# e　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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9 s# [  x3 Y8 V* L6 {8 X+ h2 t　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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- j* m! n  V/ @* k  x$ Q7 w　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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; y2 p8 D6 e6 A2 N7 L5 x　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 w" Y: l2 Y4 f) p. {　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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- B& B5 e) t2 d8 |; G　　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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, D4 y4 n4 _8 h' T) o5 e/ R$ G　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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9 v' S, q* T2 E7 k3 m* b; z　　物以类聚，人以群分

. q! X$ l$ J# H. i% W　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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8 U+ `) u+ Y: z3 f+ Z$ v6 i5 o　　望子成龙
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' e& V8 ?, n; Y4 C& e　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) v, r. p' D. e+ I1 S  B# _/ b* N　　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
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; U/ Q1 H4 S. J; _　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

2 t( _6 n3 s( c　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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) b8 c6 Q' b0 F) G( W! v) E  T2 [　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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- e; a3 J, P3 v: {( _- n　　蓄势待发

4 p3 ^6 B+ X; w: D* P( ]' H" E　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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' q6 _7 F7 b, v1 h$ K　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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% x5 W: q: a' p, M2 R. U+ O) e- y　　先下手为强

$ x: m6 ?% `' l8 o$ j& n4 n　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 `- ~* K) J- U+ \6 W. d　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

- A1 x' L1 M  [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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+ n* G3 D% F. h0 w6 ^5 o2 f+ v" L　　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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+ J9 u3 \( t% `1 q　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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/ p$ l# C0 s  L3 e# Y　　有情人终成眷属

: P' G6 t( V6 u7 [" a+ D　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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4 V  z% k) I" p. x+ v5 o5 @8 O　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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  J- r3 O: L6 I/ V5 q7 a　　bold but not crafty84
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  |, i0 |+ C* A" [. o- P5 x+ M　　有缘千里来相会
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# @5 [4 M' X! |9 E; W( j) T# r  d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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2 k- Y" [# s( r6 E　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

5 _+ P  q& p/ ]( G　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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: H8 [# Z4 V+ J5 b& T& H9 B) A) Z9 Q　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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( o4 z, J4 u( V0 o+ j5 g" I( K! t4 {! t　　优胜劣汰
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/ I% w2 c; z1 i! q% j　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

: E2 l8 S: O, ~( k4 C( ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; d+ }; }. D- _. w! \　　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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/ d+ A) w) A+ C* c8 }　　一言既出，驷马难追

- X* F$ E5 B, S　　A promise is a promise.

0 V2 D% b$ i' F; Q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　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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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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& r2 F; J$ v' O0 {) L. D　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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2 y0 h2 r! W, a0 y　　纸包不住火
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5 Z- J' J# s2 \+ ?) x, Q% U, ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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. E2 T: W' I# t* \. S4 V　　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。