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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, U- q5 C8 A8 U* w( |　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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$ o+ N7 \! @3 s) @: K　　百闻不如一见

% N# C& t& n7 }　　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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" o7 M$ `/ b5 C9 `& N　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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6 U9 j4 A, W- [2 ~* i1 T　　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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% h% W( K' ^) t7 [$ f　　不打不成交
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　　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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1 k+ `" k! |" U" t. B　　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

! f7 R' l6 J( O7 [# _# 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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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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5 a, S. W# K. S1 y, N　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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" n* L1 Q6 m6 Y5 ~) `6 U0 \$ x  p' p　　和气生财

' z" b/ U! z3 I! r* c　　harmony brings wealth;
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- [5 N8 ?8 W$ \- O6 |' Q# {　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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1 w4 Y" M$ @; l( F- }　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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  K, J4 a! ]# `　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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, h  |* V. ]: i5 P$ D- C　　脚踏实地

! b$ R6 a" n0 x1 e　　be down-to-earth

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, R$ b# h$ W/ N5 K3 [　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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  C4 ~. N5 Y% q2 e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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7 p2 S1 ^! n+ H- F+ _2 \/ a　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' d4 @5 Z+ d# P3 {+ Q5 L　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# O8 u- x5 _2 y( v- I　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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8 V' \$ |% n7 @6 a; Q  [$ U　　名利双收
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% r( ~! N" Z& l4 V- H$ Q# b& U　　gain both fame and wealth

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% P$ i6 |1 s2 s# w　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

6 [* R  N% i, \; A　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* A* V- G* P5 u　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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+ ?: D( R/ p3 m- g8 Q1 a  S& f　　弄巧成拙

; V2 p/ b/ s- L2 G4 x& j" y6 r' ]　　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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: Z2 f& b2 o7 @$ y　　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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　　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

8 V  ^  F' j/ V/ D" ^　　take the preemptive opportunities
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/ L( x9 L( S+ E7 S$ K7 U! J2 o* ^　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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" z) Y0 K& p5 }7 b　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; }+ q8 j9 n; }& u' \2 c　　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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. X" @7 l% J9 d9 ]+ }　　前事不忘，后事之师

  D# R8 G* o2 u4 m8 U' I　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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7 l) ]  O4 o4 H- u8 E4 [　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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: u! G2 U* a" d6 Y" @　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( M+ h% i6 b8 s- O, \) f　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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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6 A$ O: i; V/ p9 Z, ?　　世外桃源
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) y3 J/ q6 D6 m　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　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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+ T* Y/ B. v4 f- t- b5 M1 R0 |　　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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8 k, O4 b8 F2 i# m- o% Q　　a blessing in disguise;
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: }+ \% w7 u0 G　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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) b9 l8 b; d3 T. H7 _　　三十而立
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5 N" A8 |9 z. S　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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$ Q, I) [! p9 S; q5 ?　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

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* }7 d0 ?* E% B; a) @　　实事求是

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

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　　说曹操，曹操到

  l2 f8 p8 O7 v# ]# z. \5 S& ?　　speak of the devil
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" x) y) i2 J! r  Z2 ^　　实话实说
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　　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

. m. `/ O- k+ `7 M% r, y! j　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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7 }, C3 A  ?2 S  O　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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/ j- z' M, c, w( c, \% m0 O  z! [4 A　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

5 s4 y6 A8 p8 B& n: ]3 z　　团结就是力量
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, z/ x: \* P  W　　Unity is strength.
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9 K" K6 M# \3 n: l4 Y( n4 p　　跳进黄河洗不清
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. K* k- \: f" [# ^　　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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' f# I+ N2 J2 A' L3 F) Y　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 P( A8 Y, E/ w8 i, U　　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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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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/ [  b6 k( [, Y, \( T4 ]4 r/ {* u8 g　　无中生有

! U/ ^, _& J: D! `( W　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　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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( O0 v0 H# |8 w* K& F/ H. {( W　　新官上任三把火
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0 h4 j- p% N5 M1 q/ P- k: z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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, Q5 ]" C! V. d　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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- v# P$ a5 U5 Z& n/ a& N　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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# J% _& L! D4 O$ Q  j　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 Z7 g& d. ~' L& K5 V- L　　先入为主
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) f! L2 g/ b; l% h, V$ r6 |　　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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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% w% O5 g9 y' C1 }　　息事宁人

% Q8 w) b8 o& f　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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2 D, ?1 V* |- k2 O' ?　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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# L3 }& S) {: ?7 Z9 V　　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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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

2 R0 T* V& u4 ^　　a man of insight83
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# C, B+ A% l( B' }% I1 X9 F　　有勇无谋
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  W) h4 W1 M: p% E& Z# [　　bold but not crafty84
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$ R- t( t. c/ B+ V! j) Z- f　　有缘千里来相会
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# n! a, R  W1 l4 U6 l+ R　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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3 L; |6 ]' n9 S0 Y　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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0 B$ j' M1 g; ?+ j7 k　　因材施教

* e3 j" }7 P7 o+ f0 D　　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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. w0 Z' y) j6 o  n8 r7 i　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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4 ?$ P4 Y6 a% J: T5 y9 @　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 W/ h. v- \& R- ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　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

, \( x% n- i- f- G9 |7 Z　　A promise is a promise.
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6 D/ e. _; Y; b: o　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( A" ?; T2 [  U& C1 }( Q　　招财进宝
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# s$ r9 W+ o5 [: P- ]9 J/ A　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ [, K; p* ?8 S4 F- W) k& A　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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6 o; N( \7 b9 e1 y7 |/ z　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。