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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! G0 I. w! J8 g. l( y% D1 K　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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$ X8 ]6 f1 J' S$ n% r7 m9 @3 B/ w, C4 ~　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; x, G3 m( e& P　　Seeing is believing.

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( S* ?7 n: H3 R7 y' C- y* K4 j8 @　　比上不足，比下有余
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) F: ?" ]% y# X/ }3 n! ]　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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" Q6 ~8 ]! W+ U$ v& i- D3 x　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙

8 }% S9 z1 C3 O% W; b7 J! h　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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& o4 ]# h  j* P　　辞旧迎新
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8 {% {. J6 p& [  T　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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( D. h  p+ {9 Y! ]  K9 U( ^$ B  ~　　大事化小，小事化了
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5 B4 r/ @: i% K　　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

, w5 l! [) I4 z% Q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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+ J7 d! s$ @* Z+ H. m5 h( [　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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( }. ], e$ N$ g+ f; A6 A' t　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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# L5 |' \" z+ o) B# R　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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' V6 \( `. m: E+ f; @3 z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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) q; i+ \; [( a/ L( A( @  B　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

9 \) A* T  _' j( r, ?! r　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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) ~1 C- M, }; r　　既往不咎

8 c7 d4 H& ?+ @8 ^　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, h; O9 Z/ z% `　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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- y! B% e. a$ O# Q; x" x' H' C5 e　　脚踩两只船
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　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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' r5 M, X' L( A# e　　礼尚往来
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* f6 y9 C) ?, {+ G; V4 s" C/ S　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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, s) @4 N) {+ H8 y　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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- j6 Y8 z  g  E- H% K% E1 q& K- x% j( N　　马到成功

. z+ S" C" {0 n7 W) ^3 u7 s; L　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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& I. K8 b$ X& U. S, g* X  Z+ J　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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  U" Q" |/ z" f, N& _　　be suddenly enlightened

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: h! w/ @" W% W4 [' v" w　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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, r4 ~7 A' m+ h1 A( v+ b- H7 l　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 m9 D$ n" n7 w4 S7 ^6 _" z+ S　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( z6 r+ o; p, T　　抛砖引玉
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( I! u3 Z$ E: A! m6 i, r　　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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　　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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$ X2 o- o! O7 `2 j: u　　巧妇难为无米之炊

# i+ u% |. v3 E5 Z4 y　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

! `! A& \3 H$ [/ E' 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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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1 p; ~, t' [4 a4 y1 |1 A; }　　前怕狼，后怕虎

8 R7 e- \  M5 B. x: f1 S3 o* ~　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 [- Q$ J5 H9 K3 U0 G5 F0 a　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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1 B+ _" E  Z3 M　　瑞雪兆丰年

& [$ K: ^( v+ U9 L+ x' }　　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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: {% q$ }3 n" ]9 _　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! D" b5 h  n" R4 M2 a/ H　　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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- I3 s! t* ]# u& _  o1 i　　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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% w" t7 B6 D- q# h) A, {2 K- x　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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) r+ H8 d9 c+ C% r1 D　　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;

& p. l  f: O; q( p% }5 U" i　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

8 s8 b! w2 Q) C% G5 j; A2 x; {　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ }4 j! \. q0 h/ p/ \4 X' H6 ?　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　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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! s4 g% U1 `2 F# X; G　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& R9 S3 U0 i+ ^$ J4 M　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

! H! S0 I9 v& Z+ q: F　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

( `$ j2 p5 }1 a' G! e8 Q* Z; B  ^1 f　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

( v1 X8 f+ I; |! l& g  |　　sugar-coated bullets59
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5 P9 a& C  L/ i, i0 X; _1 U　　天有不测风云
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1 J4 Y6 ~! ?8 _1 s0 ^2 y3 D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

0 M- Y, l- M: ~　　Unity is strength.
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# w  ^' \% B8 P5 G5 q) @: G9 e% W　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 T( \/ x* D6 n" S2 I　　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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　　歪风邪气

) F7 j# s# O  p; H# I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; n6 j, z; X. n6 j$ {2 n2 d　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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

3 V1 R7 y  D" I3 o/ L! W0 {　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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7 E% ~) a" ?- M2 y) j4 F# \　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 }4 H  M4 G7 A; [  \　　无风不起浪

8 j7 a* U. s5 D& B　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

! _- }7 i& K$ `: S- x% t' F4 S　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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0 e+ A5 [5 O; B9 U; _' G, m1 R　　新官上任三把火

! k. R: Y8 Z: ]% y. U　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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' b, x  l- W2 _- d　　心想事成

4 x7 \! Q: L* p% l/ l　　May all your wish come true

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3 s( R1 y( _6 x4 h/ [1 E# F　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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, t* |" f' K' B- Q　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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+ K# s- S) _+ u9 X  I6 p　　现身说法

( [& M/ z. _; J6 ^% n+ U! R* n　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( ^: F2 j, l+ ^1 v3 L" [# Z  J　　息事宁人
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1 V# H, k$ g+ y; O& V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 J4 ?! ^: ~8 q- J" M% e0 H　　循序渐进
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# r$ F3 n9 c1 ~, R/ y' F  [  L　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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9 e9 k' i5 f. Z  l' A, @3 g8 Q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

- \1 m* r+ r& _, W　　bold but not crafty84
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' B+ \' ^, d8 }8 |2 }3 d  e; I　　有缘千里来相会

　　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
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　　以人为本
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% G6 M, x; C9 j　　people-oriented
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

/ T' c( i- g: |+ B　　survival of the fittest

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  f+ c; y& v9 [　　英雄所见略同
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' M0 G: B1 T- I5 Y1 X　　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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　　冤假错案
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2 D$ K  j4 [4 |. s$ {- E+ G  U. y　　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.
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. n( f1 ?% N: |　　招财进宝
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. L' t# \6 Y( i) _% l/ p　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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# ]# P0 ?$ H- V　　众矢之的
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9 t3 ~; L; E6 u2 Q) m6 ?; ~9 F　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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; A" w5 g: e0 j8 N) S1 E) ^　　be an armchair strategist
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6 h: S1 y# |8 A/ Y- I　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

5 `* b2 ~" l7 c, G8 ^　　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。