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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* l2 Y3 g  Q. }2 k　　爱屋及乌

" J- H* a& \' n, O/ }8 E　　Love me, love my dog.

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' C4 W5 o* n: l" k　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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9 u$ v  D; P% N- ~" ?% }9 i( R　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

" y7 ]$ t9 W; w0 d　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

: ^0 }* j2 j2 u( G  S/ i　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

+ {6 F5 C. ]) i* g. g　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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9 }8 n+ @3 p. T　　辞旧迎新

9 Q: K$ `: W2 [0 W6 Z3 K* e　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 t4 J# t. u4 |+ W: L# H　　大事化小，小事化了

' d% Z8 u3 |  K) B! o+ V- S　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 ^. l+ q3 D" d, a　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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5 u$ @- V7 |& H% ~: c- \0 d　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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　　和气生财

8 h% l! [& O8 `5 s5 a& `8 B　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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, ~& o2 F6 _8 l- D2 C　　活到老学到老

) t/ q4 k* g9 ^* W- Y" i* V6 _　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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" K- Y1 f6 q" d　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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# W) X" u7 P5 L- Q5 s) x　　脚踏实地
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0 y9 V( w: Q, d2 }　　be down-to-earth

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' R( P4 F6 i1 q4 z, E) w; r  f　　脚踩两只船
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6 S7 w& z# s. ~; Z/ \　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

. i5 b! h0 u& ^# n  `0 {　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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* D  b$ _4 o4 u! ~- f. V8 u　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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! }. d% I" M- o! N/ Y* h　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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6 b' O8 M# d$ P- i6 O# M　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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& g! @4 P9 E2 j2 W6 p8 u) [) U　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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8 p8 x4 Q. N) o& h　　谋事在人，成事在天

  h' f4 s5 V% Y0 m8 e( x% h　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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- E6 d- S! ]) @# M, [, d) E　　弄巧成拙
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! \7 s1 a4 ]$ l" Y# I3 p0 k7 Z) h　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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5 w" B/ r; V" G1 {3 c　　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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　　抛砖引玉
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8 m% {) e3 W  Z2 g  l0 }- B: @0 R5 X　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& i) C" O) f+ i* g5 L; w; i　　巧妇难为无米之炊

5 v% T& |8 ]  x. Z1 k0 W5 c% r3 j& ~　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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% U% A1 ?) _+ r: j　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! k- n2 I% U  v8 ^: V　　前事不忘，后事之师

8 c$ z+ `8 e2 R　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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+ j0 J& ?9 P6 N# @" u　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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5 ^7 R6 u# n1 X) b　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

: }" o9 a# u! x+ L+ W/ X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 H4 Z* S2 I; T# x0 b. s; {　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

. g! c$ o' ~. ^6 b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 h8 g% `# S+ d% U) q　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# A1 W! K9 c2 Z- \( J7 q　　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;

8 K* W2 H6 }2 e2 n4 h' N& a) k4 g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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& x6 b+ D/ }0 R# N' u: l7 }$ [- P　　三十而立

, ~: G. K' d/ I$ E# s　　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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, W  o6 `2 w3 z0 s& ?- o5 v　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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/ _% z$ k2 Y  `0 r　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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0 [  b# G$ K/ E( ~% @- }　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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  W# M* I' p# p: C; u2 y' p　　speak of the devil

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+ G% O* ~, a. K　　实话实说

& k! m2 m( t# \0 F9 J1 j　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

9 H( j. j  R( d; w/ F　　韬光养晦

2 I" S+ {" K% l" Z/ j( ^7 ]　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

  R; y1 W+ x6 R, H+ ]　　糖衣炮弹

) x) J" r* }: U6 k　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

' b. m# S, G9 G8 O) i　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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! `  O' o$ T2 B6 m$ Q) y* ?: z　　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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+ w  G( f) U& Z0 `  b' N8 B3 M　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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# Y; @3 B+ m7 h' C5 v　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% `8 [6 U6 \. r" O% ?　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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* ^2 b( [# E+ u) d0 K- r4 @　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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) w3 [8 R5 A! X　　无中生有
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% z$ F4 h2 n* b! X+ y# E) Q$ ?- L　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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; |' W# ]: h5 b5 k# N1 K) ]6 `　　无风不起浪

* D$ @+ g/ c: ]/ D0 x4 n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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) C0 S5 N8 {% A! i5 ]8 L, u　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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0 z2 a- a  }3 V$ T& O　　心想事成
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2 V+ k$ z& \4 g. T4 P& r　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　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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) R1 t# Q9 S, O1 b/ S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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0 `% `+ E9 k4 L. `" n* I  f; w0 {　　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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6 ]2 O+ X( d7 b6 ~　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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. \0 ]5 z$ o; X　　ants on a hot pan

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( q* x  F+ v1 C* B$ S　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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# x4 y3 v( z' u　　息事宁人
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  G4 I7 z. z4 w2 ]　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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* K2 w& ?8 G8 |0 p* P' I　　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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* w% d. n- U6 t  q# F$ X/ P+ f　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

, l& o! t0 ?7 x6 ~* H+ f　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

" A- I) W) Q4 F4 h　　有勇无谋
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2 d0 M- f! @3 h  l/ F& c　　bold but not crafty84

# f/ B) r  M6 _( b2 \9 s; ]　　有缘千里来相会
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　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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' t5 a3 m4 T! p- f+ ?9 F" D5 [0 r　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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; M8 R/ ?7 q! u; Z/ N7 a, |7 `　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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; k. o& j- B2 R; d4 k. g5 t　　欲速则不达
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! t! S) e# i. r# M7 w% B　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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9 z  o3 e9 G+ v* c" L; B) \9 f; U6 [　　优胜劣汰

4 J3 e& i+ c: [4 X8 B9 D　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

4 ~% N9 H' C' ^; z　　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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' Q, G1 T4 B3 H! g　　冤假错案

; v+ Q% e( M+ q# G　　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

9 u3 [9 v) y. h4 n　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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2 G2 y: Y, N! ^7 i! @　　招财进宝

* x  @' i* l! t3 w3 W% k4 M. j% r　　bring in wealth and treasure

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* T' P8 G" r' s" s; v2 s　　债台高筑

: Z0 j/ u. E/ I: ]/ x& u6 h　　become debt-ridden

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; ?) ]0 L  f8 e9 q! @. R% R　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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5 A2 A7 b. @8 R+ t3 _* ]　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。