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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" A, X/ X8 p7 C, n/ Z9 X3 j" v: x　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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& K/ r+ i6 ]. F1 Y+ @' \- m　　百闻不如一见

) o9 H) Z: P8 l, @7 O+ {　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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' ?0 |/ }2 N; J5 z  ^; {　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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, |( ^. X3 P5 j  A　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 i" r; L) v5 g8 G& r　　笨鸟先飞
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8 V7 [  A2 Q+ _5 S+ P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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, E/ o. Z: _2 b　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 U; G/ @" o) M, a. Q2 i　　不打不成交
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: c+ N" K6 ^1 x' D* 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

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

( p& W2 |2 ~8 T' ~7 C; ]4 C9 v- o　　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

　　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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0 j4 X+ v; K* `0 r0 v0 ?　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ Y( f5 a; ~( R7 w* v) C( C# k3 \　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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! N5 E9 V' N" B9 c* l　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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. U3 q6 x+ l- J　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 y% a# x* y0 y0 @0 O　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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' W: `6 x+ y/ Q　　既往不咎

# X* P4 K8 K$ y　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

& b8 J+ ^7 D& A1 v: v) N2 k　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  o' C6 N# @* V# h, m8 y8 k　　金玉满堂
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2 r. e; W2 }2 r$ w$ Z6 j　　Treasures fill the home.
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$ O9 A, G7 D1 o' Z. x! J! c　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

8 ?$ R8 Y' N7 I0 G! u. s　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 M( t' B: t  a$ `5 a5 p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

( Y6 e# @6 z; G  J$ F　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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( ]: I4 l' i4 }/ ~) s2 C; ?% n0 e6 [　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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" ]% ?! o3 m% D* z0 _$ P　　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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  i7 d/ ?3 k  V' e8 b, F　　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

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

1 f6 ~, p+ f7 A/ h+ H# s0 C　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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5 g1 Q2 ^# R+ `# o$ ^　　谋事在人，成事在天

" s# x3 V/ _. f: K  [$ j# ~: n　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 V$ A- _2 C8 V: _( k0 u* V+ \1 x　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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9 L; C/ j% R$ I( E. C2 m　　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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+ S/ s9 X) _( i; O, O　　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
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4 w: M& f' E0 Z( w, 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
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4 o6 q- A( `5 W# @9 W. M% w; j　　take the preemptive opportunities
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( y$ ~$ Y+ o4 {& j9 Y8 R1 B　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% r, `% A0 {7 P+ |& V7 p" z1 a6 j8 V　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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' g- E( R2 b" D$ R　　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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2 H$ E+ r5 x7 F( h, ^  z3 }/ 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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" ?% @2 f, G/ \% Y0 W+ ?8 d7 @　　前怕狼，后怕虎

- `$ l/ u- h& t) T. _2 Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 B$ Z5 D, O1 g$ k- G* n　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

# e9 E( w9 [* ^　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ ~0 l) C7 X+ W( x; R) W; ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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$ @% D$ g/ Q9 w3 E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

3 A& {3 L' R' p　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 f" q8 ]+ N+ a: S. U# p1 S; V6 B　　人之初，性本善

7 S& J8 G8 l) R+ r: }4 a8 v* Z7 G* x　　Humans are born good.
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　　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;

; M& k0 {9 H/ Y& s+ t, }6 h: N　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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4 {; c% u) @" ]9 ^　　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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4 J3 p4 Q6 V) X" g# r1 I　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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, T) X, D# ~  k+ h& s　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ l' Z# A) T2 r3 G+ T　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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6 V0 W/ l. v5 |% B  C$ O4 t　　实事求是
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' G6 [9 S1 q% q　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 l3 j  r8 f4 Y% h　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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8 B& M$ f: M- c: V+ x　　实话实说
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7 ?  }* s* y& z: }　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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; w! w  |- M/ n$ _　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, q4 A, F9 s9 t2 B3 y% m　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

( K1 f% }- p# A　　天有不测风云

3 z9 E  W- _6 z, G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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8 b; w1 Y  k4 I! t　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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. _; Y) w$ t/ k/ 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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9 d: E! S8 P' ?8 q% O& P4 u; G$ D　　歪风邪气
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! n4 @, Z/ _8 P" i9 I5 s+ J( v+ y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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3 u$ N+ @) p2 r4 A8 g6 g　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　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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+ m; o6 G1 \$ y, Z! Q, b　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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2 h$ n! A/ j+ z3 C6 @$ z　　无中生有

' J3 Z, O3 t& ^7 A# h: p' j　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 c& V# K4 ^9 z3 E! N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) R) d* z  d5 h. j　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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8 f* q# C$ n( c  ?　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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) f9 G; Y7 [$ A3 u; u6 o4 }0 z　　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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2 r0 }0 W4 |. _4 `$ c( ]8 T　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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& o5 s5 f6 g' }' l* r" v7 l　　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

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3 B; }& V* b* h; l' j: Q　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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/ {/ d) ]7 w  ]) H' G( B  B; {　　循序渐进

3 s% z$ u0 i9 B6 x$ {) M! H　　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

5 m; U* z3 Q' H% S+ c- ?6 y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

7 }5 U  z$ e2 b7 j) k: M( Y+ t　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

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　　有勇无谋
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3 T: j& N( _6 {' I4 ?　　bold but not crafty84

( S8 c. u4 K$ z, x6 h+ n　　有缘千里来相会

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

  k3 s+ `0 m4 c: n& G　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

2 Y# ?) _, o% X　　以人为本

1 X! p0 Q% M9 P, w$ ^0 i# l" c　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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( C, V% \# j8 r0 R) o8 F# u　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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% Q! g' d% G& E0 r1 }" _# C0 Q　　More haste, less speed.

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* v4 K% ?) W7 I4 P　　优胜劣汰

% E5 p# H$ q" Z; l" D$ e; v　　survival of the fittest

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& U2 ?3 W9 e; t( M3 G! o　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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' Z1 o$ p$ H! L2 ], x0 T　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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3 k+ H% t8 a4 E8 L, U　　冤假错案

% o, ~: ^+ w' K　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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$ |* m* Z, G( \2 l9 q2 M; A4 F　　一言既出，驷马难追

: p( J4 Z+ i/ L3 c0 D　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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5 K/ \- g6 d  T9 c$ O! v0 G　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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. B' l& H  g- W　　纸包不住火
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7 ~; Q( W  R$ S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

5 p* N+ o7 ]2 F　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

% A9 ]0 r' p' [" d( d$ s: Q, P　　左右为难
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! m! I) r# O& T7 W　　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。