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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- F% K; O# Z9 I  Q　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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/ j# r9 p$ o2 l5 T% k9 a　　比上不足，比下有余

! a8 D$ X' G( D5 |/ C3 W) O　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

7 N$ A8 |9 z8 ]$ ~- p2 d( t! v% g　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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  ?0 ~8 x0 T" B( i% |　　不遗余力

# S" t# k( P6 c. U　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( P! h4 V. I8 m/ c　　不打不成交
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2 B. A: c2 r& l　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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' p( k+ I+ k# C! g2 j8 F　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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. W: w* r& |+ p6 l' G6 H　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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# s' q+ H  M- D; T1 A# e, n: a　　大事化小，小事化了

( D7 `" g7 w1 g9 e# `( @% Q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# a. o. Y' Z2 g& N; d( {5 [　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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- c$ S2 y0 C. g) ]& Z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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　　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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9 h* `) x. p6 Y, w　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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1 t/ T. ~4 k0 x6 A　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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7 o& v2 f0 h! F- ]　　金无足赤，人无完人
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8 U( |( ^6 M& z/ f　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% D  b( ^: m" b: D8 ]　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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) k+ z0 l% X8 P6 P* r8 ~/ ?　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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& m6 m2 j1 h4 I! L1 W. n　　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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　　礼尚往来
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. {: m, g2 ~* Y/ O　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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; ?! k# {, `5 c　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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' }. |$ ^1 x" }　　茅塞顿开

5 o! B" m! ?5 F8 f　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 j. O; J; ~! K/ Z# [' r* t! I　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 R- {9 U, K6 N7 {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  r( L3 Q/ a3 Q% r2 l　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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( w0 t- f# c0 r! u( F　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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7 _6 c, A4 ]/ L! |3 J4 e　　弄巧成拙

1 C" M) D# Z- M, q, }! ~( b4 F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

7 O! _3 Q) s: n3 w9 r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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9 `+ j- a6 Z: B$ Q! C% m6 }　　抛砖引玉
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$ U% l* N4 k) I　　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

& r) m/ H( D; q, U, W　　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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( ]$ r: l  \8 O　　抢得先机

; \; u5 y. D0 e& B/ c( i  @  x! ~　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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$ s- a8 D1 n" N" n　　前事不忘，后事之师
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3 [! p& l- W; v　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 N1 [$ z; \7 t7 \2 R: q4 ^　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

6 s3 m8 u; `# s" Y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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' `) H5 ]8 c. _( J9 j　　人逢喜事精神爽
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1 B% W( W$ j$ l2 n( d, F+ w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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" Q, \4 p" x0 H　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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) s7 u# q( K" M8 M7 M  \$ }0 y　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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8 ^+ ^: M1 e9 u7 {' p6 A　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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* }9 d6 @( y6 H, N" M+ r; j  A7 L6 l# \　　Humans are born good.

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/ x3 r2 d0 m: A) Y% d. M　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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4 T6 ~) H5 l7 G- O　　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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5 C3 z& s) B/ ^2 t* n! O! H$ M% |　　三十而立

0 Q% Q8 W2 Q) i: x& i3 i% H　　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

  k2 Z: M, T8 u0 a+ C. z8 R　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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* H# d/ h( g1 K1 ^: x4 g9 e' E% B* i　　杀鸡用牛刀
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! c! ~5 f" I7 g2 T  D1 Z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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. e0 K' C( P7 {1 q2 a' v　　实事求是

( K& J* I9 k+ H! w6 j; t　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# U5 C/ O, v8 |7 ~  Q　　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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+ y  H( g- l! 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
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/ Z3 u# W! F  f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

3 P8 P: V, K$ ^% e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

' W7 _# f0 X& f　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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% U1 @6 I; f4 D$ [7 O/ g. Y; H　　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

5 ~% Y4 [' A7 ]! m  q2 H( J2 Q　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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8 g* M: O- o) C/ ?+ }　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 y, F  C$ o( u; U　　望子成龙
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  m8 p: p2 p+ e- Z, f　　hold high hopes for one's child
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, F# w6 c& C2 T. |　　唯利是图

　　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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: L3 \. v7 @9 w0 z: o# \, P( Y　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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, N& v4 f8 e" I0 s! @9 M　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　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) G& @" }6 Q( e) q　　a new broom sweeps clean

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0 A! u! Z1 p0 K3 T- n$ d* T& a　　蓄势待发

0 o  n3 Q( {% E3 t　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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% ]5 ^" o' r* t　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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; A% h4 k7 Y. \  n" j) p) O$ l　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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4 P8 o+ Y# [8 ~: f6 {8 ~) W) E5 v2 f　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

2 \+ p% D2 q% u' H7 b% a8 y2 O- Z　　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

6 _3 O8 A' X! m6 d( X- M* _9 V　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

5 _+ W% x0 E1 t6 |; _& H: V　　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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8 j3 i2 a0 v& X# X　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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( Z+ w1 ]- [) j( C( Z% k! r! A8 ^" r　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, g# c% T1 R7 f3 T* v　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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+ H/ o- k0 ^' y: A5 Z3 e* T　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

2 V( m5 c$ V* y: B+ w. H9 r7 S　　有勇无谋
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9 f$ T2 \* l& A7 _7 o# r& j　　bold but not crafty84

* @$ d1 k: m8 k. P1 j, l　　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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3 m6 c; M: e  X  I　　与时俱进

3 b  A& }! K0 b! b　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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7 P# h/ `+ t5 q; h% T0 o　　因材施教
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! f6 p' V2 D0 k- O: p1 a( O; Z3 C　　teach students according to their aptitude

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$ g0 M, l/ t: ^" t6 I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

2 f, z/ _, H  S* s- ^. I　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' h% G% }2 E9 J' g. B# g( O　　欲速则不达

, w; O! \7 n  r7 U8 Z0 e　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰

8 B0 h5 W' ~% U1 z4 s　　survival of the fittest

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7 j: ^: A' {8 H/ I　　英雄所见略同
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& m$ f* [- ~( H1 i　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

+ P, z+ c- l2 a; p1 }: c/ S　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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/ R3 C( x1 x& L- ]4 L# p6 o5 d　　一言既出，驷马难追
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7 `- n2 H; ~0 O3 M% |　　A promise is a promise.

( D9 k; c" P7 |' b" `　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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, R% t1 p% G8 o9 ]) _: V! C　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* `, ^0 E8 K3 x8 N# d　　债台高筑

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* `  X" @2 g% y0 g& V1 M　　众矢之的
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8 ]# L' t0 k0 }* s! @/ V/ o　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　99

　　纸包不住火
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。