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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' w, J9 j9 Y; J. ?' _* s　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

3 P2 v4 v4 E9 G7 z+ a5 p　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

2 {" P* w8 ^0 r, @5 A3 i! Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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+ x5 a9 x5 T; ?3 C　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

1 W3 t4 ~6 e* o. a" K: i+ e% ]　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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, u! E# d& m% I. }: @* S, ]& I, U　　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
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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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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& M9 T7 C$ ]! V: D　　国泰民安
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# u$ n  Y0 O6 T* d* B6 Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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8 l1 `# @5 q2 _0 b, @. h; V　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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) X& l  H6 ]& X1 v" m+ d　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 }. r5 j$ `& u$ Q, {& _7 i　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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1 O- u% ~' \" Q1 V# U  A　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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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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* V2 i  p  D6 F, y7 O　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: V/ i3 a# h& z( y4 _6 n* W　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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) a4 }# K7 G: U　　cut and dried; cliché

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% I0 L4 W4 L1 a0 s1 q, [" y. [7 m　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

( G9 l) J/ R/ E, O　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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/ @( _' w, k6 D8 n& n- D4 @( _. y　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

& C6 O# M; ?) D$ U* {% r　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　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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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

* ], Q4 r0 B' c. w/ n8 b6 s3 `# F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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8 K- u  J  T! s+ S4 A: \; i+ s) j　　赔了夫人又折兵
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+ K1 R3 d0 H/ G7 ], R8 i' i　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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# X2 Q. J7 H6 v　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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; E6 p9 V/ D6 v8 n6 i- ^: ?. U/ A　　破釜沉舟
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6 b- x- q& |- ~5 r% U　　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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7 Q1 x; q& L# m. q　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" w; U' H0 }$ S7 Z　　巧妇难为无米之炊

3 Q3 X; ]. j- U7 V　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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/ C4 D3 P2 M6 A1 {/ \) M/ E　　前事不忘，后事之师
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& f2 {! w1 x/ n　　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

/ k0 z- s$ h0 l5 z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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+ t5 N- T; S% l) h, i( _( L6 `　　瑞雪兆丰年

( @( ~7 x2 J0 R8 Q* \/ H　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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# m% L. K5 e5 ~4 l0 P1 s: u) p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

4 O; Q) b/ N7 }: H0 M0 i, B9 [% _8 s　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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/ Z% d& ?7 @9 _　　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

6 t/ D3 C8 b* K　　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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9 c4 d/ w0 t6 _& Y. h$ P　　a blessing in disguise;
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( a7 c+ I2 z% o1 [' _; L　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 C- t, G+ @: |　　三十而立
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. i: t  o0 H' v　　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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) Z8 p8 }0 t. I$ c  I, W' E! r　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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; o6 E$ h0 ~" F1 g6 t" J　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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9 |7 ?$ `) P4 b' B% l　　杀鸡用牛刀
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! B6 k5 D8 n1 q8 b4 k/ |5 U　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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: I' D8 ?! c& y4 {　　实事求是

8 P$ |2 u6 U* W　　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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　　speak of the devil

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' k! G9 m5 `' ^6 _　　实话实说

, a* w" d8 c5 ?' t$ r　　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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  h& m# {! m8 c- M9 `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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2 z' x$ T* F/ i+ v* K# W2 M3 {　　韬光养晦
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4 Y+ ]. S9 B# q2 C$ B6 p" b  i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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* P0 g1 v& l# \& M　　糖衣炮弹
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9 t/ e6 ^; K7 Y$ |' a/ O! j! b) P0 R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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  |. P, j$ W& @" s. C( ~5 N6 O　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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9 O  e7 Z4 _& _; _% f6 ?" {: b　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

& k; ]3 [/ Z" Z0 g　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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* L* {" N9 t2 [5 m) x. L　　物以类聚，人以群分

( n4 j0 E, l1 D5 M; s　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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# q6 g* f  s3 R4 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

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

; R9 m+ @, ^0 r" O+ ^; ^& G/ }8 J3 c　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' }' I  K1 S7 ]4 V　　徇私枉法
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6 `4 R7 L, m* [　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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/ ^3 x( T) a4 P8 U8 I　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- T9 K0 Q) d  M6 K4 S# N# t　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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% L8 m& K6 k; X! j& h/ [　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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& j( \1 r3 D* W) E+ N4 [　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: g9 M7 j& y! ]6 F( N, G* d　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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+ f5 x) r0 ?; @　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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7 n- X5 a% L/ M% z4 ^/ e% ^　　ants on a hot pan

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6 ?; e% g8 \/ G' S3 @* n, N* {　　现身说法
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6 Y: _3 Z% K# m6 X' T1 W, ^" z　　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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1 d9 O0 O) X7 H　　循序渐进

" J  x1 {# h3 S* a' l+ \! M　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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) W9 J7 Q  t, c$ j　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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8 R5 m/ b5 ?2 f1 y7 I3 S　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

0 l! @5 K; ^, N& e# s, c, N+ F　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

" a; ?% `# Y) X: p- f' q　　与时俱进
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2 s$ j' s5 i' i$ r' K: \  l　　以人为本

; h, |3 p5 v/ B8 }: x: S7 c　　people-oriented
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& V2 Z- e: `( J5 I3 |2 T　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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/ M/ D+ z: R- B$ T) E( T" q+ N2 y　　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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* I$ U5 X9 C& m1 i3 Q* p. V6 e7 }　　欲速则不达

1 n! O& B  S8 i- U! L/ H　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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- l! O$ o7 q- Z) z% L- l' P  H　　Great minds think alike.

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' |. G2 {4 S$ B6 s9 z& M& K  B& K　　冤家宜解不宜结

% {) ^  [% l* P' M- D, g( X- j　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

5 v$ G0 n4 e6 S) Q1 S' x( r& z　　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

# ~" c* f. l0 `  e1 R9 }/ k& I1 c　　A promise is a promise.
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) D) c6 n4 M+ l3 t- g# z　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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) Y) C! E8 i* U8 v) }) W& L　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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! v* V; c. t6 x) P　　债台高筑
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& ]# M4 Q4 j; V+ t2 T　　become debt-ridden

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6 c% {: W: X# ?) z0 Q　　众矢之的
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0 S* L' b. d- G6 G$ x2 F# U　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

" q7 p; m1 w- [　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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) o4 Q8 |+ h/ J  g　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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/ a8 q/ |1 W& i  H8 H　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。