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

% m  a' k3 }( S. a2 ~1 ~6 d　　Love me, love my dog.

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2 Y( |) l7 |. c; [　　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

8 O0 W  q# w7 d: p) j) j2 s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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! Z" `! z* O. e& }% \　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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" m8 e) C& K: j+ a7 p& G2 k　　不遗余力
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$ X2 @; q2 X! L% o　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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( {7 K8 |* V4 U　　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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" ?% L8 V# I. n5 T8 u　　辞旧迎新
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: i( q' \9 |7 j　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 [4 B7 p+ C8 {- {: M　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- B7 N# ^: U3 q- w% j; |7 ^( e  ?) U　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

/ I5 I' R# G4 K1 ~7 i　　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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" D( z$ W. R' Q. _# z( k5 a3 s　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" z; L8 k# t! p　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 [  I3 I8 W7 V( t　　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

) I7 h# f5 f) K  P7 V9 {9 y/ J　　never too old to learn
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' l# A6 w1 e( ~7 s" d/ @. ?8 q　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ i$ \, i; ]) \) m5 v/ l　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

3 ?% u  R  [% u　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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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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# X4 m" J0 R. z. p' Q　　君子之交淡如水

; c$ L8 K, B! n5 j# v& D8 V　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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0 o+ a- Z" z# d% M6 A2 W3 A% [　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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+ K+ c* k6 R' l+ K  n5 v　　cut and dried; cliché
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8 q- P* C' T  I& j　　礼尚往来

　　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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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  }; v4 i/ U, H( y  a' `0 ]0 l3 v　　名利双收

$ C) }3 J4 ^3 i1 w) B$ n　　gain both fame and wealth
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, a; S% p1 S5 c: @: T5 f- J　　茅塞顿开

' e7 P2 H6 t' e/ N' }# [- e% \　　be suddenly enlightened
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* b1 x$ [4 f9 B+ d' z" Y　　没有规矩，不成方圆

1 L' ^2 `/ [, c- v　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, g9 Q+ {' N6 e1 b8 k) o# u$ G　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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6 d7 ^7 d7 P; T! l% x　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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" v( Z. l; w9 |# f　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* x* Y5 F2 t& |& F8 J7 o8 s- |. E　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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8 {' p7 l4 e( w2 c0 D& j) q　　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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1 I$ ]4 \( F2 {7 g* ]; C5 s5 P( o　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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" E% [- D; }5 ?) @　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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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  u0 J1 {! ~  X9 c' |' X, M　　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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　　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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# H! Q  v4 s/ L4 z　　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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; T5 v/ R/ Z$ H$ @& }　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

# n4 b" \0 n$ L4 r; B　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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' r6 e" H$ ^. r) Y　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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9 O7 g8 Q1 ^9 y$ f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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! `+ p3 h  }, a3 N2 [! m4 `7 f　　三十而立
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　　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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3 D( D6 I. ^5 l　　水涨船高
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7 r" r) T+ z0 P; Y9 [　　A ship rises with the tide

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0 s( M8 W) j. b- j8 j+ e　　时不我待
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6 p. _, N9 F+ v/ \+ o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 O! d7 D# _/ k8 J& a* x　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  {8 J+ U* c6 A- y, o0 u; M　　说曹操，曹操到

9 t: u. E, S; k) `5 g9 |  Y. W, J　　speak of the devil
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　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 O# Q$ X  L' y0 n　　韬光养晦

; O0 X& [% }! {) U6 |: P9 \# j# [　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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* {/ }9 C! D" c5 ~　　糖衣炮弹
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: D4 f: _4 G$ y, v　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ p: G) A0 v7 u. z  m　　团结就是力量
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! O! w; F( J" F+ l3 G　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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: g; ~8 D1 w5 ^7 g  a  r* A. 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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4 |: H5 }' V3 W. _* K: ^/ f　　歪风邪气

3 {; n, c( I, B; p7 N　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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+ @$ y' m- \6 x4 T' R( Q3 a　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! f7 K. W) J+ k4 M　　望子成龙

9 q) D! _- x# Y- x+ @4 R$ U　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 i2 C4 H9 C0 u　　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

, k( ~+ S9 x; A　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

. c, l5 l8 W6 {$ M* ]　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 W+ s6 I9 n  Z# o　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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: e  l! k' A" v, @. k　　蓄势待发
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2 h) j* \) T2 x" J, t' \　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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; L2 X, v- I; y" Z　　心想事成

8 g/ h$ k! A* I3 q, V　　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

+ X! I+ X3 J$ {- r: X3 ]　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　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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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; c4 [7 }; G6 j7 ~7 O' U　　ants on a hot pan
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+ G1 q! B& \! P) Y　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

5 k- I- f4 I7 N9 t4 l- w　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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" @1 n5 B6 @0 l4 M+ k; D　　循序渐进

4 y4 z5 Q1 K* _/ k. g　　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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# x1 c* K# F" K　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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3 s' H5 s: a- i$ s　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 i& n) i0 |& N( O  @" x6 a　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

! j9 b  C# q5 N9 O7 b3 x! h　　有勇无谋
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3 o! [) D8 l3 h( o　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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0 @7 D9 h) v( k0 X  H　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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2 N1 D# L3 \0 i& y0 I% h- d　　people-oriented

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" S) Y* o: B7 n: \　　因材施教
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6 B7 `8 u, F4 g8 r! V: b& [# G　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: S. u$ T2 S; }* Y8 b1 z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! w" o3 W4 M0 E0 ]/ |2 G6 H) I　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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- A$ z7 B# Y% i　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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. K  ~; t6 q% b' d# g, d　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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: A* g; ?2 t8 N9 z" a　　Great minds think alike.

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4 D( F. w, V5 \2 A　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; u! s# u/ q5 d3 R5 h6 o　　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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0 y7 S/ M9 D& Z　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

9 D* G  W, `+ d( ^  l3 Q　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

9 n3 R2 F" ~7 Z6 k4 d' v' Y& b. ?　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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2 u. Y' H% o. w* |　　众矢之的
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$ d3 B3 J/ k/ q5 }; E　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

' q- \! C& r6 h　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 L. `8 w! n. a3 _, P　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

+ [7 j: x3 y4 G2 ?6 t2 B) r　　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。