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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" h! B  X9 x4 s/ j; B# X, J　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 D0 j3 t/ c# n　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 T  H! M0 A3 L) l% \/ q' F　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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: }% P$ T& c! d6 N　　不遗余力
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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7 T! E* E6 d  k7 e* S9 G8 w3 K　　拆东墙补西墙

2 h5 J. ]: |4 j) w% v" L　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( J9 o: m: H7 c4 q9 P3 w! A3 d' w　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 Y% L+ u2 v! l0 f, T( G1 I　　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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- {$ k9 u# \: A9 D+ l8 `+ t　　大开眼界
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9 a+ F+ x( j/ S8 o" I  k" V　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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" K& P$ o; y1 |' f' W: X　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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' N2 R; O3 A: P# @　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

3 A# E3 T) g  k% O. ^　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, @4 s! M- x; z　　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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, z' R( y: U1 N, L8 q3 _: _　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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+ I4 Z% Q5 x# }9 T' \　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人

; b( n: P4 |- Y0 u6 g2 P* S7 l1 x　　There are spots even on the sun.
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$ P. [& I) ~# S; ^8 z8 M7 q　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

! ?" ]; ~  x2 X" J5 U0 O! N　　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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$ k0 m' o; o8 m+ p- C% L" H- |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

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& V/ O& _* H8 P$ Q% E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

! d) \, ^9 r& q, Q. S　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 |) G2 x0 l9 N% Q; W/ I% Z7 V　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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: E' z# @) ^: @; F　　名利双收

7 E  F, Q2 T" w8 K9 X. a　　gain both fame and wealth

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5 Y- v0 ?* C: l  v9 z; O0 J: V& M  e　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

8 G7 I" ]7 I# C* [6 [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: y& V4 a6 |4 e% ^% @; d+ ~　　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
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. G4 Y, @7 R, B- P, k& @　　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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　　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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/ N3 U' f5 |, Z/ h7 ?4 Z　　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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! n& Q  L. j3 e7 m　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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, l1 g/ c! B8 I' L* w　　千里之行始于足下
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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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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8 F- C1 z6 q6 E$ q. `　　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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( Q" p; Q: X7 s0 j& N　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 p( {+ Z2 ^* Y( G- N9 g　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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0 C. E5 H. h( l6 b. p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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$ }" K" y# D0 I( ]2 S4 W5 g　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

$ ?" O- d$ O+ h% N* x  [6 V　　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 blessing in disguise;

　　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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# Z% t4 V5 `0 d　　水涨船高

" q' v, V% k; m: C5 e　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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  I7 F( t  ~; M/ E& ^　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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- j' q; S1 o/ T5 E( a  L7 t) q　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. s8 C1 `$ ]. E: h　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

: i$ X- J# {0 h5 F! x/ m　　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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5 t3 `/ J" H3 q  B/ 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
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　　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

* j5 E! z: m5 R# C! q　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: D9 ]1 c7 J  ]' k　　天有不测风云

  k8 p, c% `- t. y) @　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 }3 u3 b; i3 b* ?　　团结就是力量
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% {3 a) M0 n+ a　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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) d6 m& y# b1 D% p* k　　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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, E, H& Z  k4 g( I　　歪风邪气
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- c/ q8 |( A/ {4 A- e# B　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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& F! V2 w) t4 A4 c$ {　　物以类聚，人以群分
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7 j" J& D8 T# l" x- E　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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) Z; g9 w+ k7 z' ]" C1 Y9 @　　hold high hopes for one's child

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, w( O2 o% R9 T7 B  f5 u* x. j　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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4 @" c# K: `5 j1 I3 Z　　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
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3 F' Q2 v. |9 _: Y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　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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1 n2 ?3 F) r; E* K& Q　　蓄势待发
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- E+ D4 e# l3 J4 e3 O+ p- `　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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9 |5 X  \( P4 Q# i3 T　　心想事成
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( P0 a# ^7 X4 H: q9 {　　May all your wish come true

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3 g9 L. A% V( r0 g5 ~& a5 x( Y  o" m　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ y6 x/ i  H5 p: J% L$ D　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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, H, i4 h, Z: D  y% K) I　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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9 @* _0 X  N% ~  z" ~/ ~　　The best defense is offense.
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7 _) F7 C+ n3 P+ i2 i　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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' ^8 }) I4 ~2 t6 D$ g　　ants on a hot pan
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3 D7 e0 h' V5 ~$ V* e　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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  [# F% D. N' b6 ?; [& U, p　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 j! C; j+ _8 C3 L6 ?& g　　循序渐进

& m" V2 ]3 o& l! u" \　　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
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, ?5 O9 Q' x) Z' r　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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  g2 A' k2 n) L6 J0 u( W% f7 u" M　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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: {( g2 B* E  V! i6 F" t　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

3 r) F, S- o. N3 g+ F　　有识之士

3 i9 `6 \8 L0 s" P; H6 e　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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9 k$ E0 ~7 j6 U. v) l$ X2 s$ z　　bold but not crafty84

4 \) J; R& b+ S, `# `) H, r4 f　　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

+ e, V8 ]0 m6 L' U5 {6 c　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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9 K. b! l$ i3 b4 |+ L* y9 m% L! d　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

% J5 H3 L" M  `　　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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　　欲速则不达
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' t3 [* f( d' F) H* @& K　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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5 [! O, }9 m; l: u4 k  r% {　　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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8 ~( P# ^  V% d& W1 X% \# x7 y　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! f1 Q, C6 @1 Q; G# j7 G$ m" F! O! e　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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1 g; ^/ O" x. ~. F; ]　　bring in wealth and treasure
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" b% a% W8 u! ^4 |4 `% g( ]0 k　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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2 `# R! G- o4 i4 ?. ?3 r　　众矢之的

* u0 C7 s3 s" V7 t; ~9 I　　target of public criticism

　　98
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& k0 X, p/ r; v　　纸上谈兵
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6 C. g+ V# J" A0 v5 R　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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; H0 W" e, q# m" u0 D; D　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

) ^0 x* |" t! J% \9 N　　100

" }9 u2 v, d& z( F　　左右为难
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　　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。