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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6 d( z5 {5 U* E2 M; E　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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+ [0 T0 v& r/ I! v9 V& A　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% a" Y# |& g* z) ~0 H　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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1 B8 l. \8 x5 {0 Q1 ?3 E' L　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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- g2 w) Y* [: _3 a9 M: _) m　　笨鸟先飞
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- L, B4 j! X9 b& z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

/ G' U8 t8 |6 j( C　　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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: Q" g& w) R) b! V" z　　拆东墙补西墙
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6 h# x3 C  ^! j3 L, F　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 T& O; i: N, t7 K　　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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　　大开眼界
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  b1 T+ T7 C2 E$ a6 j$ e# r+ ~) [# E　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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+ S* I  B/ Y/ h4 l  H　　国泰民安

! g" N* C! ~' n0 W& |　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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( a6 N0 f6 n( b5 @0 B+ Z　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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2 ^4 a3 t+ j6 ]/ u1 B' A　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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$ ~: h3 H( l0 ~6 A; x. F" z' g　　和气生财
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' r0 @6 L! J5 |. |  Z　　harmony brings wealth;
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* s, ~$ L' @1 L8 r　　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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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 w/ a4 ~6 z+ F　　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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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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$ z' P: j$ V3 V! M0 B% p  Q3 i　　君子之交淡如水
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/ ^# \: [  ?) 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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2 V! e, i  F& b$ D5 g3 F6 t　　礼尚往来
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5 P: |- X0 X4 d0 _2 K0 C　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: e! X7 P3 d6 X8 v7 }  p　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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! E& `+ m+ Q; w) _* J2 D# Y　　马到成功
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4 g# _" y9 \2 f) }( w6 R0 c　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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+ ?7 n8 Z" E1 x　　名利双收

9 f* C- M& M; ]8 R2 j( D　　gain both fame and wealth

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9 `3 K: [5 ~& }  T$ i: W　　茅塞顿开
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% x& E1 B; z% |　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

5 d$ a, m, I) s3 t" `　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

6 P6 I/ s, q3 r7 @3 N　　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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　　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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8 k# ]5 P8 J( _8 a6 ?' }1 ^　　赔了夫人又折兵
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8 K; m& d) V3 U" t( z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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/ i- Q9 Z7 @$ O8 y' x- q6 h7 N　　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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　　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

* m# L9 U. \. O4 M　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# E% W6 {: x8 E$ Y9 t$ `　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 x3 A6 p! u5 j" Z　　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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) p! J* O. Q; `6 |) a8 s1 Z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

( \( |$ q$ o/ w7 J7 q: Q$ ^7 d　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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4 y: P; F# E' Z$ A. j　　人逢喜事精神爽

  f, ?: b1 O0 }- z8 I1 B9 ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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4 i7 H; O1 C# E4 I: v  ^; h2 `　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 s! D8 W, a  ^3 O; @/ S4 L　　人之初，性本善
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7 C3 i% k5 k3 s0 m　　Humans are born good.
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0 O! P) X4 q( o0 s　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 M, k& ^7 c7 r5 [/ b5 ^　　三十而立

　　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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8 N) R( Q1 s0 Y3 R# W　　水涨船高
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5 B+ q: S  Y2 n, b; s3 ^6 C0 y　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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, W) b# i6 g9 d0 s, Y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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, d( F, D/ m# L$ J+ p  y- M0 N# N　　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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　　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

' ^+ a0 k5 |) b  \2 q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

$ h: P1 ~$ m  D6 F4 M+ z3 U　　sugar-coated bullets59

/ b3 K" O* A& E( u　　天有不测风云
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- D: n+ {$ p( f7 V7 z5 d! O4 k　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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/ b+ j) e" v: n9 l5 k4 Y$ |8 I　　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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5 _- R4 ?1 Z- u) W　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, Q7 j* L, W1 m" L: i5 O, Q* I$ J　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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( A- l) u; L8 n0 t- H* S　　望子成龙

2 h0 E$ w, Z# Q! h/ z* }+ o　　hold high hopes for one's child

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2 Q1 p  e: s/ H8 t　　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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　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　新官上任三把火
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; g& E. _' K* u1 |/ F- }. p8 v　　a new broom sweeps clean
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; o3 S: {1 T0 X" n　　蓄势待发
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　　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

! j3 s+ \4 P! |  w* f　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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1 O# u. {* {) P　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& I3 {( F4 H/ t, p+ ?  `　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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) g: E" @. j: G/ T　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 a4 b6 {( P% y: q# ~　　ants on a hot pan

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1 }) G" H) [1 h( Y　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% B! W8 k/ P. l/ t  R& D　　息事宁人

; w' j3 D! f& F# B6 s　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ U+ V1 e: ]1 H+ M- T　　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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- A, e+ p/ [3 z8 B% x! z, x( j8 q　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　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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0 B  J& j+ E6 X8 {, G6 Z- ?3 ~　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, k3 g5 T. D0 v8 q1 t3 [0 D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

' w1 ?4 E% |2 I0 B　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

5 Z: {1 x5 l0 x  i% f& J+ L　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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& \, Q  ~+ {$ u: x0 s$ m　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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6 E3 s3 f) }: S; G% H　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

3 x! e6 U% B2 i( R2 C　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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1 Y1 O0 P- h+ m' n　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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- d# j9 h; |' q3 X- O! r% H8 f　　More haste, less speed.
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5 E% d3 c/ S2 z0 l' G8 q　　优胜劣汰

$ W: g; Y3 j% ~　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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5 x2 t' k# b' s* c　　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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$ @0 e% X% K$ M　　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

/ K6 m' q' [+ b; V5 k　　A promise is a promise.
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) \4 e. L! q$ J$ S# c　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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- U, }7 b8 |. V　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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) {& K1 Q7 f/ X  f# p　　纸上谈兵

5 R. b4 P; f; V　　be an armchair strategist

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* q" q& J" _& \/ {　　纸包不住火
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1 X% Q+ g7 ^) f6 ]0 p3 c& g　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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% _7 c" E8 \# t" G' R; Y　　左右为难
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1 ?2 r) H$ |  b　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。