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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4 `% h+ x* C" b: S) k; N　　Love me, love my dog.

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! |9 z( q5 o1 o6 o　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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% a0 ^& x1 _# _$ A　　比上不足，比下有余
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1 q: `8 @5 ^* l5 p, B　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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8 Q& o0 D4 P( T1 o9 l( \　　笨鸟先飞
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, F' t- ~# q7 O　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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  ^9 N. |3 Z+ N* [　　不遗余力

) F/ F- w# q8 ^+ R  `  m8 o+ V: O　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* }0 I7 K2 Y' A$ _1 a! S　　不打不成交
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* Y$ K; P5 K! H1 J　　No discord, no concord.

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5 }8 Z% {' Z0 T5 W) W. _; P+ U　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 L, F# B7 c' w1 Q. h　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- ^& ^4 u: a1 s+ V) D　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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2 v" S( a7 Y* n　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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. c) v8 Z" A* ?9 \. v# |　　大开眼界

% b. h% ^9 U: X, [4 v% r. B　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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+ n' ?4 T# Y9 `2 v4 F" J　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 \* e6 J, @' A9 y7 k# J) W- \! l　　过犹不及
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/ ?: U0 p, k+ E　　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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4 K2 }- x) E- v, k% H　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

( E  |( u) e7 H- D　　never too old to learn
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- E" U8 ?+ x8 f( K! M　　既往不咎
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$ N2 e/ W/ k7 K2 [0 K2 Z　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 `  I9 ^8 k6 w3 a: A. Y　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% Q* _0 a0 q$ ?; ], j　　金玉满堂
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6 F( s9 n, j4 w) X　　Treasures fill the home.
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: [8 h& q* E1 B, y3 B% Z　　脚踏实地
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& Z( i  S' l+ Q0 S　　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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. ~+ A' e5 @" x6 V　　君子之交淡如水
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　　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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" D5 A" p2 d# R: s+ R　　礼尚往来

( F( `; A! T! z4 m　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' v, m8 @, x" g0 j　　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

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　　名利双收
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& {  |' ?- c$ `* |　　gain both fame and wealth
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! k$ L% l; s  Z- W8 S' m: M　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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9 l/ `" K/ A0 F　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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. V1 c- Z6 K/ I9 \0 g　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

; |# N6 S# ~6 L" A0 k. Z　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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- D) v4 r5 i9 b  ^$ G4 n  S　　赔了夫人又折兵

. i8 n9 M7 V# J) Z% A  \6 a* P　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 `$ _/ |! G  Y/ c+ V　　抛砖引玉
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+ i" U" t( A% f% k( b( ~　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 C# j/ m/ B+ l8 ]; ]3 q　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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* ~/ j/ L3 p: \- p7 b　　千里之行始于足下
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( x0 |" v- f  A( _　　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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( l9 H& s) |% d( _6 G# E3 I( {　　前怕狼，后怕虎

- P! n+ m+ i( S　　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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/ Y% m; i& K: o" i　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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. `1 k1 E1 @2 i5 X　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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8 A& }. C% G1 S+ k, e; E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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8 F) h7 P+ h/ W3 l- g+ u6 v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  e3 G2 `5 [$ N% S( F0 \  t. e　　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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5 z, a/ p" L* E5 v( `4 C0 L8 y　　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

% {: D" o9 `$ Q" p- u1 `/ M3 |　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' @8 a3 D& o$ a! T" \! t( d　　三十而立

! u/ G3 [* R- R, z' [3 I2 G　　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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0 g9 @3 I  W4 h5 p" R5 X　　水涨船高

　　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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% J! J+ L; O) k! h7 O　　杀鸡用牛刀
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9 E, p) h- f# ~) l, z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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( O1 _( `! g: l( S& k) A　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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. K/ f# z+ W8 n% s5 s; _1 W　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

! ~2 w6 ~- ?6 t　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- n3 b# o! ^& i1 T3 Y; v# ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

+ Q! P! X" l- C2 w, ?+ N$ E　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

  \2 `$ \1 r: h  {3 `) L; T6 y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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& F* h3 m& s& r  ?8 ?　　Unity is strength.

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4 y& ~8 d. r( j* T　　跳进黄河洗不清

% b' o8 C# r7 y6 I* h3 R　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

1 _- V4 Y4 w& s　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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8 }6 r5 ]) l6 I5 X　　hold high hopes for one's child
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& D2 u  t1 G2 s+ }9 z) S5 ^% x  t　　唯利是图

% t5 q( B9 u1 z9 n7 C( \$ m　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

+ p$ p  E& h6 k4 p; h　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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8 D- z3 E4 m7 Y5 c　　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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　　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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6 p+ [* j. k& c4 q, m6 y" }0 S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( j( ]/ H; \9 a- f& {* t7 x　　先下手为强

. Z! h: L1 K; x( ^3 Q7 f　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: j* z) o7 G4 b. h; _　　The best defense is offense.
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1 Z* q' }0 O( a, ^1 ?2 r1 _3 `　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) G9 G; b0 [5 V' {4 m　　ants on a hot pan
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* J7 D. Y# a% ]　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

, w* \% {, i7 A　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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' V! s. J* o& y; e+ b0 |0 o　　循序渐进
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( m; H0 O7 @( n5 [　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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5 C3 O- K; p, {7 W4 p8 u　　严以律己，宽以待人
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) ]  I$ h! s- ?8 W" i　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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; a. h; n  e# w+ h( W! O9 e　　有情人终成眷属

8 x/ m: S* T' t+ }' S1 {) ?% s+ F　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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- m* w8 |0 a1 A6 y8 |　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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$ I6 e6 q3 Z0 ?; G　　有缘千里来相会
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9 z. H, Z; {7 @/ ]- ^" i　　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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　　people-oriented

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6 l1 c, ]  a4 ^. f1 {　　teach students according to their aptitude

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5 y0 s! h- x. h" }9 f　　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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9 K: U9 Y# n( W4 }5 C6 N- r　　欲速则不达

' Z  H# H1 x- ?3 t5 p* y; l　　Haste makes waste.
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5 [' r1 t- H1 j! {　　More haste, less speed.
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1 r) x8 d, Y  h& s0 r　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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' h! w6 K9 G6 e2 e: d- d. j; t　　英雄所见略同
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案

　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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& G( e: s3 l' t7 @　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

( S8 m4 p% k  l9 w0 K　　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。