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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1 A9 b, Q- \+ s　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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2 N2 W2 E* G2 H( m9 b1 o9 E+ R4 H　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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! H' J, X6 f& m5 ]　　Seeing is believing.

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' _1 b1 Q$ T* ^  f8 u. \! s. X　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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% c- V3 [! d% J2 M8 A5 u8 `3 l　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

3 }" u% j/ f1 H2 t) r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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/ t, V- Q/ R2 N& P　　No discord, no concord.
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: ~. J( s  y/ u  U/ P　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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7 e+ F; c* ~$ b. a# n4 D3 X: z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

. ^8 }% ^( W3 h4 J. S0 k$ F7 v　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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8 v: L/ c& {4 L　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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; g+ U3 `% @* L  v1 J7 h1 v　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

& c# e2 A. B9 p, M! w) u% I9 @　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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' e* ?; k7 q, w7 u4 X　　too much is as bad as too little
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- o% U2 Q/ F( \4 P# D9 n　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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6 w) p1 v; E1 ]0 E6 ]! Z+ {　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

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* I0 L) e5 N3 v6 [; \　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! i4 U' k2 W$ Z" |　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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% V  T+ B" P7 M1 Y) [* S! E- R% ^　　脚踩两只船

) k+ i0 G7 P' q' c) @- o　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

  h( E1 s  j$ {" \- E; @8 j# h　　cut and dried; cliché
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( ?3 k5 s9 [- g$ r3 G　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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* W2 v$ _# U, k- e) w/ z! b! K$ T* L　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　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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* @5 C" }$ r6 K  b/ B2 W5 N$ @2 [' m　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ C* Z$ [& |& e1 F1 p5 d　　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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- O. \1 [' k$ o5 ?　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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  x, @" k$ L# p8 H: _" t　　抛砖引玉
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6 \+ f9 F6 H" b: H　　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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- {- I* K: ]) }4 Q; Y9 ]　　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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0 V. r" S5 U& {, Z　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 \' S  Z/ h# e　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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, a: e; Z9 Q8 X1 l2 ]; V　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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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. E+ [: g) w3 M6 f% q　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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5 W, l: f5 D( m　　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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1 I" w8 t3 U: p& G! O　　瑞雪兆丰年
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9 \4 l8 m! d4 J/ `9 X　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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  \) A# A" D6 K+ h" k$ q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 a" A3 r6 p/ Y& g( e( j" _* H, a　　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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% j0 _1 s4 G, M7 I1 X　　人之初，性本善
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7 r/ t; ?6 c9 p7 i　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

/ T1 c2 V; K6 [9 I' x9 M　　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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5 ?" Y7 I  |0 F+ U8 i* J　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 p& j! L' \! R" G　　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

; @; q9 m: k3 F2 h　　A ship rises with the tide
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! K3 w+ z7 u2 D5 A6 d6 g* F: N; _　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ L' ^) [8 T' f  Z3 M　　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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9 ]% J7 C; K( V$ Q& B8 q/ @　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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) K6 c" y" a9 L　　实话实说
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7 D$ R( X; P1 m# j: l　　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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5 I, N" c3 U3 C; |/ f# _. y% x5 `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ k  j, G' X- T- X' V0 H0 S　　韬光养晦

( q7 \7 u3 H1 w/ F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

; C1 u2 }! B/ u. D5 Q; |　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% L2 h1 a+ M( C( P% t: k8 h　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ x! H* I0 U# R2 ]  B' q1 w% ]　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

% j) v- l5 k+ P, g1 j! |  ^　　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

+ G: k- O0 H  g　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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  |2 B: N7 ?7 `+ \& T' O8 d3 w　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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  Q, V  D7 q7 J  t+ d　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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0 R( j( l% k8 A! ]! d" G9 S　　唯利是图

9 Z4 w' l, ^8 J$ f8 K　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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( u3 s  j7 g+ d6 s. k8 h　　无风不起浪

- O* @% S* @4 R　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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4 V$ }/ i5 ?2 m1 Q+ e6 _　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 i2 r! |! M, m$ ?: t8 U4 d　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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6 {% X: g8 x8 r: v) X7 v　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

; U4 G( ^! C8 m+ R4 e　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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' W) r  o4 U1 ^4 r/ `　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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2 s' t: U+ `0 U9 f4 J2 u2 Z3 W　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

5 L7 S" o( e; p. H　　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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: \$ l" ?) }8 ]. ?& |　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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) l9 S* r6 o/ q) v4 O: ]　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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4 ]& r9 Z& D: b7 J4 a9 [. V: m+ [　　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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　　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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6 f, a+ ?( r. ~　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

" n1 v8 Q% o5 c2 C$ G　　bold but not crafty84
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' O  W1 M% D; z0 c　　有缘千里来相会

2 `$ ~/ z$ V" r  S' v　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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0 G8 h" N! q1 @$ K　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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7 f" A5 v. I' T. n) t6 o4 j　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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& b9 r; C! i6 d　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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* {& Z) P3 j9 ^* i　　欲速则不达
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8 q: P0 G" K; [6 {" ?! B; P! s　　Haste makes waste.
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# G$ U0 B. O% g3 W# h& |, _. M$ ]　　More haste, less speed.

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+ L+ u8 r/ b" x. s+ P　　survival of the fittest

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  S+ V) S! Z& h3 E& f+ S　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　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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% h, v$ c" w2 K5 o* [( T$ H　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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$ o8 A5 S% c: W5 B  p　　招财进宝

% k. x- ?6 W: q8 x　　bring in wealth and treasure
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9 L1 K1 l/ O; {. Z7 E　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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7 x: X: B0 S5 t( F3 B( E0 J　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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) w7 X7 u& c# k9 r　　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
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9 Y; P$ \- ]5 ~( E$ x5 q( q5 ]　　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。