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: P3 q9 d2 f7 N9 u9 Q　　爱屋及乌
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- C5 l# v- H, o& Z, U" r3 ^8 }; O　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 M7 ?! A% R! c2 o/ v; A　　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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% J6 v% Y7 Y# j5 C- i: I　　比上不足，比下有余
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1 S9 m0 L5 g# a　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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* c4 d0 z8 M- J( X( O　　笨鸟先飞

; ~4 A# `- k2 ]1 f* I* J# \" K　　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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# n0 h4 g2 }1 l$ \　　No discord, no concord.
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/ J2 U" z" C2 {5 H. Z; x　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　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
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　　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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/ X/ [3 x4 n2 B- P6 j　　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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! \) [/ f3 N  L1 W, s# B, g3 X+ `　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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' e# u2 v" y' i　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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1 ^7 u& M& |- X/ R$ H" B( H9 f  u　　once on shore, one prays no more

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& K2 b* ~/ h, G' \4 n: I  H　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

: N0 p2 I/ n  a* b　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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- B! ~6 D( n0 P0 H9 M　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

  H! y. W% A% x8 Y5 |+ l　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

- g; Z& Q/ k/ `% n$ v　　let bygones be bygones
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# K4 B8 ?- J! m1 C: z+ V6 b- I　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 _$ h3 i# Z1 R5 Q, d1 o: E　　金玉满堂
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( o; ?1 Z" o, x+ M" v/ A) O　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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9 g5 _- J( j/ x9 v7 T. l% E　　be down-to-earth

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( L* O4 S! X$ K" ]: A2 N9 D　　脚踩两只船

3 h& v6 s0 e# {# f9 E- ^　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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- B# y2 s/ N- {0 }" d9 J　　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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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# }. s3 K% v. C9 C　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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$ s/ L% L; ?% h: s+ M" P, X　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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/ f5 ~& ~. a! a. Q, ?( [" T# z　　名利双收

- _% \4 C& ^, p- \( I8 R　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

/ i. w/ V1 }& X7 v; @  o7 v　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" p7 l! O. u' ^- w　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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" `  [! _1 q/ l. A" S) r4 `! p　　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
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　　弄巧成拙

; G/ @! ]. K* w　　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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  a) E  W: X/ i" x7 \) {　　抛砖引玉
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5 e  D8 v1 r8 J0 l6 M　　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

( N) w. M$ m' k* N# m" c3 `　　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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" ^5 L( d, ~! m# O* Z　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 q2 m$ q" @7 H　　千里之行始于足下
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; \2 g! d% x3 A2 z+ w6 L2 X/ g　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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) ]- O! K( G9 M. L% p　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ @' R- h) S+ E" ]7 y8 P% e0 [　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

& W6 k3 Q- Q3 K- \% b, T　　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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* {' \2 e7 w/ U, h9 E5 ^　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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% h3 a5 D' A. h& A; Q1 O9 I( i2 W! K　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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  f0 d! L3 l  E9 {　　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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9 S4 p( \3 z- m3 l" S7 C　　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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8 C$ [6 O2 m, E, F0 g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

& ^; B  T' ?+ N  A( z  y　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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. u) o( v% Y$ s; [; X) J) _　　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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# p2 m% r. e0 q! O) I　　时不我待

! ^8 [. g5 o6 p; g　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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' l, E3 k6 t# c5 \! L　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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& E( ]. o+ g1 h: X0 ]. s　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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; \! D. {; J* V4 J0 n3 r　　说曹操，曹操到

; q& J) S* q4 g2 T) Y$ b, A, b　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

9 x1 c2 F) w6 z: l0 c! M　　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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; A, I3 c/ h6 ?　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

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　　糖衣炮弹

9 q* D( v- S3 p　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 z' D) p7 t* ^0 q; ~7 h0 T　　天有不测风云

& G8 `; N' W  S8 ^" I6 @  K2 N　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  M+ N  y* u9 q( q' j3 Y　　团结就是力量
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8 L8 W( J) f5 K# J7 U/ H9 x5 Z　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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& R- K2 ^+ x6 Q( x5 P% H9 d　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 ?( h  u1 J& Y! L# W　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 Q5 ~' L3 Z3 V　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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* O8 @. z( ?9 |+ t& v　　无中生有

' r5 D% O, D. A9 K) O　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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/ o0 \1 ?( t! J1 [- Q　　无风不起浪

2 H" ^* W+ O$ b. p# a) G　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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9 W. `: {* m# B　　新官上任三把火
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& y7 s9 t: o9 j: R% i/ Q　　a new broom sweeps clean
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' t: `/ S1 q  A% h/ G! O/ o　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　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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2 x" E0 V2 y& ^7 U( v　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

  ?7 e. m; j* u" s: x  e, O　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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! _0 Z, B* g) \2 s7 `4 D$ B; y　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

2 Q  o* \" C1 g; P' g" l　　ants on a hot pan
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6 F% A1 Y$ R% x! ?. _& [　　现身说法
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+ o" d# F) M- P8 y7 e　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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5 E' f' y  ~4 I  T. ]* q1 Q2 l　　息事宁人

, c& ^# W$ ^5 r0 M7 ^( s$ N　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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8 Q/ f8 z5 i8 i　　循序渐进
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+ e! s4 ]# R1 ~2 R: j8 {4 b; V　　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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5 T7 Y$ K/ Y2 J; c& X4 P　　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
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　　有识之士

3 E: P, t- B; a3 |3 T5 n　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

( U- g7 B8 @( P& L' j, v" j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

' [0 J1 d8 O; f8 D+ e2 c* n　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

) i5 J) Z5 f: m* v9 R　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! f# H- Z$ ~1 i8 u  m　　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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$ |6 J  }7 \- i( E2 m5 u1 E　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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+ ]6 r) z8 z5 L3 ~& ]/ @1 \　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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  @; T5 L$ G$ ?- i& s8 B　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, C6 q, G, u# F　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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9 |. v% a# F1 G* b6 d3 U- x　　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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& o9 ?" s) E5 j' z' C" j) ~　　A promise is a promise.

2 e( X* w. x+ {6 m: r' q　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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5 k# ], }$ V: G' S: b　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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! b8 m9 }1 @! l! A, t　　96
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, |5 i  U2 ~6 K7 l( J" s1 }　　债台高筑
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  j7 s" Q9 s. L5 p　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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　　众矢之的
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* X; n. o7 a  K6 M: ~, u　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

/ o3 z; v6 Y0 Y- y4 X0 O/ g+ s　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

" Q5 H1 h, B! c6 ]  i4 c　　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。