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

# X6 z; U8 F$ C' Z8 G. D　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

5 x( t  E  k" s% [) A9 b  w3 D3 P　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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' v% G# @% E7 W& S. K2 e- K  V　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

2 T, |4 v% x/ `+ I" D7 y& `- o6 w　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 v8 E  b1 y+ E　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

9 E& F7 B7 [2 p　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 b& O! N$ X. n1 n: ^  R' G　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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- e) R/ d% t6 C9 t　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- q. S% O6 `1 a- r6 |, Q: e　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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) S! S4 U! n0 `7 y( U4 q+ Z6 F　　大开眼界

0 b6 Z  y  Z: J4 h* f1 y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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% d8 m& r2 y/ y; Z. D2 W$ }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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* Z( a, `" j+ k3 W' p' u　　过犹不及

　　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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1 |6 \1 w8 m, [8 u) x( s5 \　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ H) ~. h' Q/ k7 B! u* w2 Z9 R# ?# L　　once on shore, one prays no more
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, S( q! C5 ^* g; Z$ ~　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

0 j# n$ g7 [  X1 w+ i# i　　Bad news travels fast.

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# I  [  j  B, P　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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- M* e2 l9 H2 }% \" \+ y　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　never too old to learn
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  w' Z/ W6 {# W9 k　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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* U2 w9 z; a9 V- C　　脚踏实地
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. v/ i) m0 ?+ _　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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' w0 ?0 {, N$ S3 B/ A! Q  _　　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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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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  e, p& r) b( Q  z) I  s& r4 _　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. n$ k6 }+ W4 g, |$ j( z1 G3 b7 h( }　　名利双收
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　　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
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ f( `$ L( K$ ^; j9 ~  r' P　　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

9 M4 s! {" Z& B　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 c% S# V+ ^0 y1 d# Y' Y" Z1 y# T7 p　　弄巧成拙

: b! [& y+ X: g8 c　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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' u7 D* U5 F5 @7 Y! Q) r9 Q　　赔了夫人又折兵
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6 c; V+ M7 u& Q* D' p　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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0 E: g! D* D" ?" j3 F- X　　破釜沉舟

" q  E9 B5 n5 M+ R9 v　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

. A) y5 K1 ]; p- ]) J6 q) L　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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& b" b6 h* t2 @; |/ l% _5 P9 M9 s% F　　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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/ {/ U- L5 X* B　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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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: i' T2 k! S; j# _# `　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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& ?4 b- Z1 O: Q8 \6 [% U　　人逢喜事精神爽

5 y# ]3 d/ _, Y' [- s+ w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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# ^+ M( \% M5 [% Q5 }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

; g+ `% l# v+ l2 i　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 C; T+ n" D- Y1 G; c　　世外桃源

) A# L  I3 Y+ N  v* w6 x2 h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# p/ G. `3 m9 L4 q6 `- W, u  x　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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( w8 K! |0 c6 y( g3 }' C* I　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* N+ Q' j! o' q3 {7 H( T1 [　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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1 a9 c" ?. s4 e! @, e　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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6 t0 m* W" C  ?  K　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- y. W( H& v" A, M9 s　　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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# M4 F& p9 d) z/ n: R　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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, h: p7 O3 x- ]$ i" M9 _; S: x　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

" o5 ?) g2 v) f　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- e1 R8 c3 R9 j, L　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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4 ^, _9 }- V% _: w" |! ?% P$ a) r　　实话实说

# p& k! E) F' m$ K8 q9 C- J5 b9 a　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 Q% H5 c$ z% Y% t　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 m" _+ ^  \. o: p　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

% R. x6 ?# m$ r* O8 R- ^/ B2 L　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

# B) g. G$ F/ D　　团结就是力量

; @) D* q' c( f　　Unity is strength.

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7 e4 m# H% f: }4 K6 n& \　　跳进黄河洗不清

- A2 b9 s/ ~) @, W- W5 O　　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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% z" c$ s6 e0 l& ^: r) i　　歪风邪气

1 ^6 g+ S- C# d' o+ t! g4 }0 R5 H) N3 T) q　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ q$ ^+ S6 V; R- G; n/ X5 C3 V　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ z, F/ L. ?2 i: h2 ^/ ^- W　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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8 `% N! d2 L) O2 Y9 h# ~; J4 c　　唯利是图
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( L* }- R  Z3 K. `& h+ s6 M. k( A　　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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& G& ^$ d' f* i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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" y: b% S; ~8 y, r5 q7 \　　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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" y1 H3 \4 G: ]　　新官上任三把火

: M. ], H- g" T0 G# p* g　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

" {2 L4 d" o* \0 Y　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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( U4 \: ^: M. t5 q8 z5 l/ ^3 v9 u　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ @( V+ p, u7 A　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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7 M0 u3 f; s4 O- B% e9 ^( C; w　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

( G8 D8 i: m( d　　The best defense is offense.
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$ e8 r& v+ p5 h' R/ Q0 ~$ P　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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- K' Y9 k& a9 j; N　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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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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) P; i% L/ K2 F; U" L　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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, h0 Q3 L/ v5 u. J　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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! F! r: j: ^$ N　　有缘千里来相会
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6 M! o% @2 O( h- t* _% h' |# b: j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

# z1 Q* X: K% H* H9 |　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　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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2 D( T9 x+ |) Y( B; x　　欲速则不达

: z% T% H2 N4 k  ^) C　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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4 t( O8 n# F& F5 ^& [9 ]　　优胜劣汰
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6 o! [( v& x- Q3 P7 o　　survival of the fittest
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3 ?9 l3 [0 F, `, i7 I9 i: f2 m8 q& r　　英雄所见略同
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: r+ K' L4 _7 w" D7 v3 `, S9 G: l　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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# U) i7 p- r" Q! n% }, @　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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. |2 ~% w7 ], T/ K2 [4 j　　冤假错案
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7 i" y7 p3 e8 q" \1 K5 |2 J5 [* T　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) O1 I; `- K# y: `/ f　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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, v9 \. k0 O9 {! }: j　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 Y" {' o- ]2 m8 s4 i　　债台高筑

0 ^% ~- A, i# G9 B5 d# W2 b6 j　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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$ E' e* w3 z* I　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

$ J* Q* u7 s5 v! X　　99
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" v' |3 O. {$ y* `  C6 Y! a! p　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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: ~- U5 l6 |$ N- \# M. w* t　　左右为难
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　　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。