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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　　百闻不如一见
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　　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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/ `, ]1 D8 [3 t, p　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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; c3 ]4 j2 b+ V0 c; @　　笨鸟先飞
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( h, J7 K% k' b1 O* Q2 o. n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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+ K! S* G1 t9 ^1 i　　不遗余力

8 T' |: ^0 }/ }3 A1 \　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

3 c( w# X/ V6 l7 v, h　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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  m- r. }* c1 B% t) o! S! j2 u+ F　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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/ y  t0 h( d4 V6 ]8 W/ U# C9 j+ l　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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4 i/ D* |; k4 z& U3 G　　大事化小，小事化了

7 p( @, Z' H- J1 C! T) c　　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

9 |. _3 h( X4 B　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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/ V7 y  _  L5 G8 O4 \9 i0 b　　国泰民安
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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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! Z3 k- j1 f% j6 j: y  |! g! Z　　好了伤疤忘了疼

6 B! E( j$ T- \) W9 e　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

: u4 B2 {. b# i, u9 B　　Bad news travels fast.

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" |: _3 E# j6 U, N, X# _0 k4 y　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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% D# Q- c" L5 ^/ |. B1 d　　活到老学到老

- t1 P4 U* V# B9 r  F$ O( Q　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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, F' d' U2 _' r" L　　let bygones be bygones

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7 Z0 m$ |: o; H3 w/ N: W　　金无足赤，人无完人

' t) u1 {8 K) v% 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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　　脚踏实地

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9 B8 G( i$ u9 u. X: O# o, w　　脚踩两只船
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. E; V! u  t. O2 T9 b　　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

1 f% ^0 b6 r0 w　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 a: G" r, G, U$ }' U" q" G0 y　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

/ }" R! m* x: w8 w2 G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& a: |/ O2 r) m# G9 m+ c　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 ^3 |% e( d: E& _　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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. e! @5 y/ G/ R+ A7 S2 f; d$ Q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  v* j0 Z' t2 n* X　　名利双收
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9 i: D4 _1 o* J' \　　gain both fame and wealth
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9 ]0 K% |$ F/ O3 w　　茅塞顿开

9 w3 H) j3 R$ W4 o8 E/ y7 u$ O　　be suddenly enlightened
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7 x) n3 h& d5 H' I4 o　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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0 f: }, P% T% P0 V; q: E, S　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: _  u. S5 r8 p$ u　　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

　　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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' @1 k7 g) q) E0 E/ q. ?# h$ C　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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' |. K( w6 F3 j　　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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/ h# |8 Z: r1 g9 @5 o: e4 j) M　　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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5 Y% J. e7 S4 k# x　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: f3 a& A1 F2 ]" y. X$ o　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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" D* @4 n* E! \' ?% X, U　　千里之行始于足下

) a/ {! c) R: u3 J7 @3 T1 H5 J　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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1 W1 I3 `2 A6 e! z% ~% C. R6 L( ]　　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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! `& K$ x- R- `$ A% {　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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  K; g  I) h* j2 c+ M3 x. [　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

, o9 Q. z: Z! ^, Q/ l　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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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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　　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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( u5 i7 i- }( L- A6 i　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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' P! Y# k1 t) {" w+ l+ s　　人之初，性本善

. E) c; T; g: W9 T* s' h! K7 ~+ x2 F　　Humans are born good.

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/ C9 b7 i, Y6 y7 r4 Y5 J　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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. X; t5 h0 X% K% G7 s9 z　　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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　　水涨船高
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4 c7 R9 o* y' z- Q% f# j. o　　A ship rises with the tide

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; u8 Q' J" X* n5 H. i　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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7 W" f2 R+ Q1 v2 n2 U6 I7 T　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. ?& \2 k$ k- N2 v( `, G6 [) l　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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0 `7 {+ V% L/ L/ t' B　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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) b8 ]9 ?) h* [% J. L　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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8 g2 g3 X. H0 m4 Z9 i  |1 z　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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  ?0 e, U6 m* d2 B5 O8 \. s0 j$ O　　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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. K. P) m$ L1 B2 P　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; T, ]* G; o/ v  {" v　　糖衣炮弹
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) D. \" x6 K# l3 k9 P) S　　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
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

/ B& l! s; L: Q6 W: y/ v　　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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& B& j) S4 c' J　　歪风邪气

9 W: [. s2 ?) X) m' p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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5 o0 Q3 a+ _( O) {0 P5 H; p. Z1 Z/ Q, e　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

" H3 l9 ~( h4 \" B2 `/ }　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

% G/ I( e7 M& B, l: Q　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

' E; v- }) u: P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. m. a9 S2 T) w. b, V　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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$ n1 y3 v+ f) M6 ?- u( T4 y) i8 `　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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: u1 }1 T5 a4 w5 }5 h　　心想事成

! ~. k+ c4 d* g　　May all your wish come true
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6 V; A% D% k3 V) j& c6 }　　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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: j( @1 w  a+ `( Z6 U6 Y% R0 x　　先入为主

0 H( L$ |5 A( g9 _  y& ^- E  _　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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　　现身说法

  h7 S& D9 {2 C' e* b　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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6 _8 }9 k: ]4 n9 @. L% w% y　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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/ p% P: q$ _7 {　　严以律己，宽以待人
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  @6 D- l" {! a; {0 A; `# M　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

! D6 M- V" v+ @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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/ C# p3 R$ O5 r7 g& R- m0 X　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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+ S4 [+ _6 W# Z+ `6 J　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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7 d1 c/ v  ?6 B, A$ ^　　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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6 V( N3 j+ }. G& ~- W　　More haste, less speed.
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( b3 ^8 D( a9 h+ K9 F1 x　　优胜劣汰
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, Y' R$ [; p* q　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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* v4 ^$ B& ]4 Q- r+ a& J3 n. t0 d　　冤家宜解不宜结
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' {4 O" ~; ]  L6 z, Y4 f" V　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

% \9 D, l; v6 K" U4 e& s　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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) e# P; m2 T2 A7 U0 d　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

- F: S1 B6 U- A　　target of public criticism

4 S- O' Q7 ?* b7 ]  I! K- o　　98

　　纸上谈兵

- o0 W/ w6 F; o　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

( X6 \7 b4 a/ K/ e　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  v0 |1 C- d5 e; K　　What's done by night appears by day.
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& x8 E/ b# t# _7 g; P　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。