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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7 P) z: v& {! B0 |9 s. @　　爱屋及乌

! w4 j' Z0 M9 ]. N　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

1 Z  K: K% k2 }7 v9 v0 t; p) Z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 X* o' H9 \! I' u# V1 k4 f　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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+ U- Q' h/ D" N0 `  G  r) S+ h　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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$ ?0 ?8 l- e6 R　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

9 y' Q' g( a7 H. s" R( C　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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. U, Q7 V; M% y5 j) p1 ~6 F　　辞旧迎新

" j$ C0 r+ b  ?1 N5 @/ `　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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& A6 q0 n5 _5 H' _. L　　大事化小，小事化了

1 Y( K: G# Z0 ^1 a( ?5 q3 O　　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

$ W) [' }1 T& Q7 l　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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2 S7 u& M1 S& Z( A6 g# E　　国泰民安

" B. s/ `% n; @4 ?5 t1 \5 o　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

9 [) e0 O' k) {7 Z5 R1 @　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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& I& w; n/ c; s4 R6 H  ?9 y　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) c) x* ?4 u6 k4 T' L　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' k) }. Y6 d! q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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; W: ^/ M# H# ~' k( U3 ?　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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. M2 @9 ^6 C; n, {& I% E4 H　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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, A% z! ?9 U. ?3 Z8 K　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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0 E3 y& P# s$ r) K7 I　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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9 u) [6 h, o% P& [( R1 q　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) h2 y3 ?2 j# ^! g　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 B2 i2 Y, \0 i& |% x# |　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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. q' \+ |9 J, c　　脚踏实地

6 ]: @% X' i3 n) K9 X　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

6 P0 A' `0 X; V　　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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7 u9 R) \: E/ o' a" M　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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7 r4 \2 Y1 j  F6 z2 P; }9 v$ Z　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　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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* v, c# `! u  y( `$ X& s　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

$ K' K8 n6 h9 x　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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/ s+ \; x. N/ Z, w8 L  H　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 o) O/ @  s# V+ Q2 Z4 \( T　　茅塞顿开

" n1 c0 z% n3 D% R' [5 L8 b) {1 F　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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7 ?4 m! d) X* D0 V9 ~) N5 h! D. e# [　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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2 L$ y5 G& Z4 O8 Y) C; w# l* J2 {　　谋事在人，成事在天

" q) F& P% ^2 e+ m% J　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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5 X! L, y: u; E" \* q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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2 G5 p7 J  Y) b: \9 x- H# k　　抛砖引玉

. U$ v0 N0 q$ j/ U3 ^: f　　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

4 Q4 h9 N- P' x  c# y- f- ]" Z6 u' J2 Z　　take the preemptive opportunities

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' q3 T) B$ u* W' K7 F+ J5 i' d$ U/ O　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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2 S: u9 K- y9 w# u% W/ F　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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, I& X& m0 Z; j, _. m　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% I! e0 i& m3 L+ W6 A* G3 z　　前怕狼，后怕虎

% a) h1 N* ]! Q$ @　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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1 ?# [* C+ D6 O. T0 F, z" z　　人之初，性本善

$ p; R5 m6 s- d& e5 E& U8 a( ^　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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- g4 E7 R3 x8 j　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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8 @0 h# W; r9 [! P　　a blessing in disguise;
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& W/ K- K  [& P7 U% l# J3 r　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

+ K( q1 t) g3 k% t0 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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3 h6 U" Z; f  F) [# y4 `7 G　　水涨船高

! G- h( w0 p: i: _. P6 S; ~　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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+ Y, f) u0 ?9 u, K; i　　说曹操，曹操到

1 z" G/ ~- `( x  W5 m/ x. O　　speak of the devil
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. ~1 i. g; G3 {+ E　　实话实说

& B2 b  P' o3 q7 {  T' V　　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

, z- U. @% l/ q4 L; m2 g　　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

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

5 M! i0 X# V2 A' C  v' l$ L　　团结就是力量
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1 J# ~! `2 K( d. S. ~% Z- @　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 a/ ]2 Z6 ^3 T/ i& n7 q　　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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% o6 M7 c6 n% w# u2 F' x7 ^　　歪风邪气
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/ f- x5 s/ [( {; G! _  d　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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% V6 ]* r( D" K0 b9 q: s　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ m( T/ |$ c2 n　　望子成龙

# f, j6 ~- Z' P& _0 T. Z　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: L: V' m5 Z+ H9 s: G- a　　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
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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2 ^, [+ v/ y. m) q, J, X7 j　　无风不起浪

　　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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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2 ~- u5 Y, y- p  H) {& \6 `　　蓄势待发

: I  q* V% s8 U( Z& h7 c　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

3 h2 }" v2 [: y9 w* A5 b　　May all your wish come true

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0 V- o3 a  n& r4 R5 \$ ]　　心照不宣
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6 |8 J3 `) |0 ~　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

9 \* O! Q9 r& @2 H( V3 i　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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5 {& C% s0 l( H3 E　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 d, t% A6 f3 C+ S: }　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

: R9 c+ K4 u1 A6 `4 A　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

# R' K2 F* |" j( O　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

6 h! O( f4 O  ^# E2 F0 R) j/ h　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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3 P2 w7 X9 {4 D, c6 d( Q) l　　严以律己，宽以待人

; w% E2 h- Z3 U/ T' w　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

5 A* ^5 \. f( L- ~$ ?! l1 W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 r, b  i# t6 \, t& M* @0 p5 y　　有识之士

# g$ K. F% o9 [; h' f- }　　a man of insight83
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3 q3 d( Y2 E- H" D　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

2 I4 S+ Q' X+ Q* n* Y0 c　　与时俱进

* C% S+ u, H/ W+ ^3 o　　keep pace with the times86
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4 p3 p0 N9 }+ J: m2 I9 ~　　以人为本

3 N+ m) m, ?* I+ C( D1 r! T　　people-oriented

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* T9 [- r6 v1 p9 R　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 h3 j' Z1 X' E$ o　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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7 Y- N* U3 a8 E; q0 v　　欲速则不达

0 g8 H6 m- Z: C- Y: _' t% j　　Haste makes waste.
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8 T* P/ y0 ~6 q! s  P$ o8 A/ B) u　　More haste, less speed.

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3 a% ~; g. M5 g　　优胜劣汰

" `; v" V# e1 c$ F: ~　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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: U  |/ u* B# @- U; @　　冤家宜解不宜结

( }# E0 U8 T7 z$ g8 d　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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7 O! k/ W: x  L. J" r; Z　　冤假错案
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! S0 I# @* X7 ?; l. r6 F# a5 W　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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1 J" C/ I7 M: \& B) J. n　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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( k* h  y: |! x" g! e  Q　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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: m# c: V, ]$ Z, D4 K, G　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

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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。