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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! F# B% c. l  ^+ e7 h1 V　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

/ Q) P/ x. J/ m' R& k　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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* W) j; L% h. y6 c0 @5 `  j7 M　　比上不足，比下有余
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8 E6 H4 P/ I( @0 _1 i% x- m　　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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9 c1 e! u9 X! d　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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! L1 m/ R: _: X2 [+ J' x　　不打不成交
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$ T* |3 ^! O: a/ R" [& Z4 n7 W　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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. W9 H/ ]9 e( A! I+ E) H1 N# b5 G　　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

1 B: w2 n  a7 O# @9 b# {' l　　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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( i, |5 {0 s3 g2 l$ F　　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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4 {$ o( q4 ?  n6 r　　过犹不及

' U% z8 K' f; o& u5 c　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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2 |' H1 n% X# }9 w. C6 p　　too much is as bad as too little

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4 D/ @$ d, i9 G/ ]4 P　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 K6 g9 d! n/ R- J2 a　　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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# \0 Y$ o& Z8 \6 _　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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( ~0 x) Y- w& g# N' q* Y/ |　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ G. e. ~2 M* J7 l8 i2 ^- M　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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. i+ a1 Q5 s( q( S9 }, Q# `　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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# V, \, R' e- z3 |  }0 _　　金玉满堂
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) T7 j$ f0 H5 P; B# H9 t8 F　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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; ?+ N& M$ B7 _; N: z% n　　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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! j) M. ^) r( u3 G　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 H1 |: n8 ^- w: P5 D　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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9 L% H5 T& e8 S: M+ V' O  O　　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$ j6 B9 Z( u* E: g　　马到成功
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. R2 R: Y7 ]) @" \) b　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 j* f; u) H! Q9 L  M' V　　茅塞顿开

) \5 k# f( g, F, z+ Z; o　　be suddenly enlightened

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4 ~7 c8 b( h! s/ F; M8 r　　没有规矩，不成方圆

7 ^; \# M; V  x/ W$ s3 p; V　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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  m, s: w9 t, i* u, z9 x* I　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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6 @/ k' d" `5 ]. q5 m5 L8 C　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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0 S, H2 }" M- W# ~, ]+ a  d　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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6 h9 ^% S: y4 w3 j9 h2 P1 X; S! I　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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6 h$ G- X, ^) `- C: S5 E: P: T　　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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3 F6 W% }, a$ Q/ q8 M2 m# W　　破釜沉舟

3 X. R5 E: U. y1 |, D# _# U& A　　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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' b" V/ e0 W  a4 H) q　　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

$ j0 H3 _" I: r/ W　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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% O0 r8 S# y" J* w9 P0 |　　强龙难压地头蛇

% ^7 ^# d1 [$ w3 t7 M! j　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 m! y- z3 E3 c2 P3 H- @　　瑞雪兆丰年

6 w6 m6 {5 w9 n! s2 e0 I　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

% v$ [4 D: L& \4 I+ W# A　　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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9 ?3 `. I$ C* |7 B% O1 ]! `　　世外桃源
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, V6 F: z6 o, }　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( [1 B  G, Z& K+ ~　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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2 z& q# `. _. K! ?　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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$ C4 F/ f: J' c7 U! \　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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+ T8 h+ k- J+ I% N& z$ E　　a blessing in disguise;

5 q. d7 C! m8 |　　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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* }6 `3 {, `+ V　　时不我待

+ _0 N  ^) [; g; a9 N' f　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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& A* C7 U6 {1 O　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ D0 n# t! V! {* d) q- u9 |( V　　实事求是
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% X; Y% Q2 h+ a0 G! S% R1 W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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9 O3 z4 Q5 W- T8 j, G　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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  o9 b9 x, ~" O7 G" Z1 M　　实话实说

　　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
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  F, m8 p: P( Z' e$ x1 c* |% C　　sugar-coated bullets59
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. A! ~& D  E' H　　天有不测风云
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9 a, v& W% E& F8 @8 y7 s2 ]9 P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

. X; _7 y$ [2 ~1 I& {, U2 Z　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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1 E- U+ V8 B; K: V  k/ w　　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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& K- s7 A( D+ I9 z- w, O) l4 r& u　　歪风邪气
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0 Y4 r% s) L5 c4 U　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

& j5 ^. J) N1 x1 ?6 I　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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- j: Z& X+ N. j8 N5 d7 [4 I0 N　　望子成龙
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3 L0 S! C3 H  y　　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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　　无中生有

9 H! U- D7 ~7 T' S! g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 n& _6 ?" u- v2 J' s. g' P9 o. f　　无风不起浪

$ k7 ]3 z0 T2 H8 J  H6 u# D　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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. ?1 v# D9 b# j3 B2 \* ?# Z3 r　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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* P# r# K; [& P& l: i& U& s) U- b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

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' s1 w: r8 T1 r　　心想事成
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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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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7 n0 O; ~* p4 ?2 }1 m( H　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　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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　　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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2 A* H) ?# I- R　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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& G2 R( U- [. o' j' _　　a man of insight83

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: J3 s4 h+ p7 @% H% W9 r  W　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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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: K# L/ n% O6 h　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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; e7 s* p! v2 ^1 ]! P3 A　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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5 c  X7 ~# W( g4 L/ Y　　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  P1 B# g4 p2 D9 t5 D　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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; b' ]1 q# }5 a1 B　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

/ \6 K* _2 a; r& x' c　　survival of the fittest
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1 n& B* G, b1 k; Y; M* N7 y* b! `1 t　　英雄所见略同
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4 e3 q6 G2 F' i　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

# L. e- O% K2 x8 \. {- ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

" f- X/ R! B  K" o　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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; N8 _. y3 ~$ T4 E8 c  B- W# M　　A promise is a promise.
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8 T3 r. }8 d/ u' a　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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0 N  ^3 S9 J- a; u6 {2 _　　招财进宝

/ s% `6 O  C0 z0 e　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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+ {1 a8 e" @* e, ^8 _　　纸包不住火
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, H" u* e! P9 @/ n　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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* w4 H8 W' w+ f  N) ^: V　　What's done by night appears by day.

. x! P, {( [0 }8 C' K" D4 j　　100

　　左右为难
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& X* `' j- ]7 \1 W, g6 E9 X　　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。