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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

+ ^- C0 I; K0 K. z　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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8 }, ?0 S% \& J6 v' s　　比上不足，比下有余
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7 R4 ]- }: `: z4 S　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ i+ K8 X/ P. _; z/ [) _4 B　　不遗余力
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* V+ F8 w) `9 T; |# @　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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* w5 H1 \; R! |# |- k+ K7 |1 j+ X2 V　　No discord, no concord.

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/ i; x7 m7 c: |- n' R　　拆东墙补西墙

: t( P! m. ^6 l, `1 a　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了

4 L& X& P6 a" q/ e0 B* \1 R. J+ [　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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0 r2 w- i- v4 D/ O- k　　大开眼界

/ g4 r  E8 J- |; N　　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

　　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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5 y: l8 A  j# P. ]& q　　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
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" U8 ?- y: x. @: y9 U　　Bad news travels fast.
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* g' m  |' ~9 h7 \　　和气生财

6 m& z9 o, E0 q0 K$ W　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 H+ m! B. I# d% O+ x2 m: b　　活到老学到老

; j* P. T* I0 q9 Z+ M$ {　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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. ^1 r" F' V7 P　　金无足赤，人无完人

" I6 G9 E9 U3 l2 I* t1 |1 t　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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) j3 Y+ ^  F8 d　　Treasures fill the home.

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2 Q2 j$ d. i2 \" Y: Z8 c6 Z8 R, q　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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, N$ w! Q0 y3 p4 \　　脚踩两只船
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( |* ]6 N! J* J6 x# Q  j+ k) y　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 T/ S/ R. ^& n8 F　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 {6 M8 K9 C; I7 k　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

1 Y+ U* c5 n$ [0 J2 e　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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5 q$ {3 O, a/ S4 Q$ \　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 f% s4 W: Z6 q2 g1 L$ w　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( P" O0 d, `: k& z+ e　　马到成功

; I: K6 @3 `4 j8 c! I+ t' a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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: Z  C- i- D  s　　gain both fame and wealth
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8 o' E& I' X3 b' L* n: L  O) Q　　茅塞顿开
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/ l/ K) S& y, h( b　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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' w! e3 Q. @$ U, e1 w& G: m( G: ^# `4 U　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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4 }2 z* w- r# y  V0 y( P) |/ }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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/ J2 u# e1 i: E! @　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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( d0 l  T/ G8 ]: l( s  h　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 \- B, t4 x# r6 R4 c* t　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% d4 E6 [3 H% j3 }3 M+ W! ^1 I) x" K　　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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* V3 h' [4 X% U6 Y3 D　　破釜沉舟
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8 |* F) ^( o! D4 i/ L" `4 G: d9 s　　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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" ]( Y( w) e2 v, _　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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. O) x6 H8 \2 \% P' P　　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
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% M/ U# W6 d" G! R, N# k　　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

　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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3 J* O4 S* w% j　　强龙难压地头蛇
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0 `/ B2 r. `" T* S; c# }( Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

1 ]4 L& c+ J4 S  I0 F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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

( q, o" P! W# T+ V. d9 m, b　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  U1 j- b  M) C　　人之初，性本善

' |; _: R9 v& u3 _1 O0 C　　Humans are born good.
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　　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

# A+ C1 Y/ k% n$ g9 C+ L9 |* C　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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; \6 B2 x4 f) H% u0 V; }　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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% U, R, M& N  o* F　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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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* O& Y$ q8 ?+ h  n! ?8 U　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

# G0 Q  P: g! m& C+ }! z6 {* l　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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6 I: ]8 |# {' ]- H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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2 w1 W2 E# k! ^+ @　　糖衣炮弹

0 a' G* v, S& C1 Z( w; z　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% [! c) B4 F& ^; w　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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( D6 U, |9 k$ ]4 F5 E　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

1 _! f( Z7 [! w& Z0 ?　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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: ~7 |2 ?. ]5 Q0 p" {$ V+ s3 ~$ I　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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  Y; k/ T. d0 X' h) d' z　　望子成龙

5 J* d& S+ _  m9 K　　hold high hopes for one's child

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. A) H( [+ i, ?$ L　　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

3 |9 l* L3 G3 X7 W, K/ b　　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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　　徇私枉法
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- K; W3 F: l' t6 U* u& I# U　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- y0 c( ?; t2 R" C2 A　　蓄势待发

' P: H- P- e$ R4 Y6 u　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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8 q! }* y+ |5 i% @/ [2 N　　心照不宣
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3 S2 n( T) t* G8 s" P) Y　　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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( E  o% R" ^: j* a　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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8 M8 F! T( A# M, S- i; \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 [2 Z, p7 s; [# c. ~: s　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

+ {% a9 _. W3 H1 g　　ants on a hot pan
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# d( a% H- H% y, L　　现身说法

, }& z: x0 ~7 s# {  L! W　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

* `, Y1 k5 O6 u* V( r7 ]5 C( {　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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4 _* y$ }3 o8 ?  M" I( b4 Z　　循序渐进

( K$ T1 X  ~' ]+ A0 S　　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

9 @: N* ^( e- r( m( _0 Q2 j　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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2 d: q, s4 _$ }: Y/ J5 t3 Z' X( x　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

8 {3 S6 u7 W5 Q/ E( ?" O　　有缘千里来相会
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7 P7 L. s* R& M　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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3 J8 q3 u# P6 E. k9 H0 t' y7 R- X　　因材施教
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0 ?# S9 n3 a0 r4 Z# S3 E6 {　　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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4 j- R' Q  H0 j8 V: P8 p　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

( p! p, }$ \8 ^& @　　More haste, less speed.
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& m6 V" ?- {, n　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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; Y0 [1 T* z5 z. X7 s　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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& I, F# O- U8 b/ i' z　　冤假错案

$ y/ t9 E. w) `　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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$ C( ?. o/ s2 V0 u: w4 ]: n　　一言既出，驷马难追

! P# v) W* f, M/ _6 ]' P　　A promise is a promise.

5 u" d9 f0 a, ~# ^3 O& N　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 M+ w0 x+ J" N1 a0 H　　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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　　众矢之的

$ b' y/ y" k, n! T　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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$ }; X, I* p( `* @$ ?　　纸包不住火

5 p) w" X. B9 b　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

# Q/ n) l+ `" C9 l　　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。