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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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

5 E" m. j6 S7 n! i$ A6 F8 n　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

) w* s9 |7 e( k. F, s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; z( _& C" A! r　　不遗余力
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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6 t" n$ n6 Q) j* y0 R7 ~　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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7 t) U6 e0 ~/ J) F* g& q　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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5 C% {" v( |, r; z　　大事化小，小事化了

6 A" S! _) L3 @: Y) l' r+ l　　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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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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9 i1 X$ X' n2 Y　　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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* ]  a. A: T7 c- F2 h　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 |+ a  j  y& e8 k3 S2 C) G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 _- ~+ M6 l% ]  y/ V/ Z　　Bad news travels fast.

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7 P, s2 U5 T# K' V7 c5 s& p　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

1 j  r  ?) J" r( |5 P% G, g& u　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. F* S$ k& S) K3 r1 @　　活到老学到老

' H( q8 b% N$ Q' z7 P  i　　never too old to learn

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1 b, h8 \  }2 [4 n. h　　既往不咎
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& S* @4 K3 _  G+ f1 N　　let bygones be bygones

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. _2 `& o2 n1 B4 l6 K4 k) K: g% t　　金无足赤，人无完人
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5 B" u1 y- ]6 l/ X　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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4 ^# s) ~4 W3 p. r  v4 O4 f　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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5 k* R7 j9 X2 c2 X5 O6 }　　脚踩两只船
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  m5 k" c/ ]+ F5 i　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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3 n; i% |, T) }" t/ z) h: s# |2 B　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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" Y# J1 D* m) k& @　　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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+ @& q' S# V" I, M7 f+ q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 C' F2 b* t9 U' C" q: _7 e　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

3 U. N% M& M0 l& p( @' g　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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7 v: i' T( I" h& j　　名利双收

; g( x) u5 h. Q3 `" q8 t0 V  T! p　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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5 ~$ z+ o4 {) e/ D; p6 A　　be suddenly enlightened

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, O& l$ ~/ B& q  D3 v3 O) i9 u　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* d! c* D4 u! v* C5 F　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

. ~9 r1 ^5 E: @! @　　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

$ M# }* z  S0 Y7 O1 B7 G　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

. y) r8 d# f- O7 e0 U5 G　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

- K2 N0 W1 y4 T7 A/ U) p4 n　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 M0 S5 D+ _& _　　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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% r5 J* A9 J6 V  U　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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: a8 [) h; q& |, \5 T3 L/ l5 M$ \　　抢得先机
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: R- J* |& K2 q2 p/ X0 V: G　　take the preemptive opportunities

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# N1 T4 ~+ S# v$ G3 @　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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+ B7 O5 I; x% v2 K　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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4 B( ]. E0 S0 T4 n& v4 x. R+ d　　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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- J( w% @+ X3 s- _3 [( ^2 [$ w　　前事不忘，后事之师
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+ N& Z3 r: l" n; k% G　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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8 C  ]9 d" {! r+ Q0 R8 r6 i$ L　　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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' P- y! l( Q% B5 d8 @5 I　　瑞雪兆丰年

( G1 n+ X# n; A( \8 v: }, Q6 Z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* U) v; G6 S5 X/ o, E　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

+ `% b/ `) l& b4 H$ w　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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, |! {4 @  h5 Y, ~% o  ~% J　　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

- K% b2 ~: J$ _# D　　Humans are born good.
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  @; t7 s2 v+ j: Z0 F3 c% a/ l) X3 ^　　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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$ I% l' u! Y" D: s　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

/ L2 J  F7 M' D$ \! E% X, t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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/ C2 y) w' }9 M8 K　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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% x7 s' k2 h( C) r　　杀鸡用牛刀
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, a- o% {1 l5 h3 a1 i1 Q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# F" i5 v  E* M* p  g　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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, Q, p3 m7 |, ?- U# S7 H* R) }　　实话实说
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3 F" E& ?- w$ P5 y% `% g　　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

　　韬光养晦
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; `+ h# ~8 T/ a3 o. q9 g8 R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

/ f; T1 B* h; @3 c6 y　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& c: x$ V0 B4 M7 M& N9 b　　团结就是力量

  e/ |5 y8 Q* X/ j, X$ s! d　　Unity is strength.

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. o2 n1 {5 \4 @. X　　跳进黄河洗不清

0 t) k$ v; J; s　　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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, S2 K8 ]; E. {( z, X3 L3 [　　歪风邪气
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( ~5 ?7 T  G/ O8 V2 m; T　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 J5 W8 d7 n1 I, _: ~6 t8 `7 f1 }5 \　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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6 m; k' e9 L3 ^9 Q) I. _1 f) ^) @　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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. c% k  w5 t( {3 n　　无中生有
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　　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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7 u# z, K: c3 A9 g4 h6 m　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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6 u; }$ M& o. j　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# E6 a6 }3 q9 V. S　　新官上任三把火

) Q, }0 z* Z$ V7 |. F" L( R6 l" @　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) r5 e# j; v) t1 Q1 d　　蓄势待发

; e  o0 V$ e1 B　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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( h. H3 X" @( _$ A) X　　心照不宣
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; Q8 y3 m+ ?  T9 O0 R4 ^　　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

, s+ R) u9 \( Y2 z" z' z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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+ e1 N" y3 v+ S; ~; ~　　The best defense is offense.

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- K6 _7 @! q# }1 ~' F. H- y0 ]' L) E, w　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 U0 g% H1 P6 x9 V　　ants on a hot pan

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  o  _0 e/ f5 [( f　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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& p6 n5 Z) B% A: c' I* H  O8 u　　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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, u( s9 A& Z. Q　　循序渐进
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1 }& s! \8 O/ M6 R; K# D" `, d2 o　　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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: |# T- y5 S) k0 Y8 J7 q* n　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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# D! k: A/ U$ o: D, @　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

- C" e5 }2 Z3 I. j" t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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4 n, _# u; |# _/ s- A4 M　　有识之士

( }% z7 ?9 v' [3 F4 n- N　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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( k* Q" p( }$ l+ x　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

7 b9 P, \. r$ a) G2 \6 Q5 b9 \　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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5 c5 I1 s8 f! a& l: Z　　people-oriented
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1 d- x: }5 M, [" |% x　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ G$ o# V  D" I/ C6 t) i! \% F" o　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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6 b/ Q' p$ D8 R% w: C5 P8 V　　优胜劣汰

/ {7 Q9 J( {8 X1 c% h　　survival of the fittest

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$ G, Q( e- Z1 l6 S9 |( F　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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) [+ e' [! q' p　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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, n3 M3 ]' S; M  u" I　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

! R3 k" ^9 I& _　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

9 A& S) d& K( _; p　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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. W  i5 S+ r- W$ M% y' q　　become debt-ridden

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- d! u: ]% `  f8 c+ C2 S　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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6 D" j: Q6 i' z7 K1 C, r* M+ H7 U　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火
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" E' _, ]- ~6 A4 X! E3 T　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 A1 i3 Z' {' y  m　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

" E( U5 A9 c7 E4 ?9 c1 @/ s　　左右为难
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7 F( [: _8 h# F$ j( ~! U　　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。