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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. e# _; u5 }3 F" O) Z+ J　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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8 P- D- j% j' z" f. J　　百闻不如一见
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+ D  e# B' A5 H) r3 E: Z; O　　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

. D( G5 U3 X' F% |" A　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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: s# O; N$ |' ^2 X4 F/ b4 O　　笨鸟先飞
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8 u; W( s5 p6 ~　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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6 d' e" v0 X+ W4 b7 @4 D　　不遗余力

  O, i) e/ r: s  F) B　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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) |& b4 n' `7 y　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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1 O! Q' e+ H, K) v: c5 t　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- |: |. c7 N  P0 M　　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

2 F, m( R: p- w+ j1 [4 ^　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 o4 ]  |$ @" [1 b2 @　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

& G, r3 f5 e$ ~/ h* Y0 b　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* a8 e) @) D  _6 c# ~0 F　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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" F% s3 g6 K( V: m　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 z3 h% Z3 U5 w8 Y. N: H　　活到老学到老

4 {& [* O* Q+ p2 @9 M, K　　never too old to learn

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0 a% p9 e& D, Z; ?　　既往不咎

5 d! S# i& G6 t0 \0 ], ]3 E　　let bygones be bygones
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3 ~- n/ Q: b" y　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地
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5 d, y# P# N9 B3 F; L( ?" o　　be down-to-earth

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- I5 C1 \" e0 _1 j2 `　　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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0 e" V: |3 y+ G" z5 |4 x　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: P, h! d0 {  L) K　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ ?; B5 G& g3 y: k. i- b% v5 D2 V　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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" L4 [+ D6 V1 O$ c! x3 Y4 ~+ s& z　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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3 _9 r/ A- S: \　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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6 r# a# Z7 ~; H( `0 f/ l　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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! F: k4 c& e" F4 R/ }: w8 }: T　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

# [9 N4 R4 [9 E8 W　　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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& @% U" H  T9 C* ]　　谋事在人，成事在天

" X. O8 y2 x% |1 J- J　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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2 L+ l* W# T# H- Y　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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' E! O: r1 l' C1 p. S% L3 ~% G1 B0 r　　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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+ P% ^5 \3 ~! r( c　　抢得先机
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0 f7 V  n1 d6 I　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 w' x; U# N4 h　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

- ^# W' T" {8 s( i# A" S/ e: e3 |* m　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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4 j( Q" b# V9 c4 w2 y　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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" O* |6 z7 }- X/ Z7 s2 i　　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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% t3 x3 @4 M5 |" h　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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, J7 D- q5 R2 g5 p4 o　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, R0 ^$ t; [4 `8 q7 v) L　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 v0 y% c! |- D2 S% W& _7 U1 f　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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3 G# f  |3 K+ _$ i5 v2 S) z8 N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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3 x) c, U( v1 [+ s' A6 [9 x　　人之初，性本善
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# F5 F8 C" |) d; F9 U9 |) y' n3 k　　Humans are born good.
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; x) x' _( e! o% w' J　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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# h: k! V3 c; ?3 j; M　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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5 {: T) L4 a+ q8 J+ A　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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- D1 ?6 k& _/ d4 B0 ^　　a blessing in disguise;

. R+ h  L& `! D/ U6 N: @$ |: S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 u% U  T% E  q　　三十而立

5 q7 G) Y- t4 ?0 o. u: x; ?. X$ @0 ~　　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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0 g7 z1 C3 g, U/ ]4 j　　时不我待
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2 ?* ]$ q' _; A2 u3 z9 |( t. g0 N　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* e6 e: J) Z; p+ f9 P　　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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# Z2 j: W3 b/ h& J' Q1 M; ~! O　　说曹操，曹操到
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5 }  s3 B5 D8 F5 d2 j　　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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% e; n3 j4 N. ]; \& f1 ~1 c　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

; z+ o: J; e" n　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" r7 j5 O1 u( Q　　韬光养晦

# r6 \' g8 S; l) V8 e, F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

! F) s7 u4 A  L; h3 Z9 I　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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. U; C/ |7 K! U1 o0 m6 R; P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: ?2 v# N7 j% p/ d, f+ j& I　　团结就是力量
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2 z3 [0 d2 r4 C7 C3 h7 @# ~% U　　Unity is strength.
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  a' e8 o0 `5 E: X  q　　跳进黄河洗不清

. ^( C  m+ o1 t0 t. F& 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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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" n  L6 C4 b  t0 J( L/ @　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

( T4 Y6 A" R3 {　　hold high hopes for one's child

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- q8 x/ e) @2 a6 s- r7 u2 d, n　　唯利是图
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/ E  w" K+ X' `& r, D; o　　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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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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: n, p" F) M( r/ ~- r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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. L! p, B) u/ m0 Y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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2 o: R/ S+ f0 a0 z& P: ]# v　　心照不宣

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

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3 Q* Q. e" a5 n# S5 r$ v) {' Q　　先入为主

　　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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/ U# N  P6 |% J/ b　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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( p7 U: u  ?; z6 l( e* D　　现身说法
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/ u1 M, e1 q, H　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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0 x( K5 D; p8 e8 @4 j9 f6 r% b+ |　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

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9 u  }* W/ S3 R8 ]+ j4 t# W9 p& e　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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  ?; T7 a" K$ u) I　　有情人终成眷属

% F4 ^& `5 N* K& U7 b4 s6 j　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

: ^1 _5 _$ ]$ P. w" \　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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　　a man of insight83
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+ J6 k6 N! ~0 A( P6 D* w　　有勇无谋

( I: I0 S! o/ s( [% n8 Q  B　　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
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　　与时俱进
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  Q# p* h. z. u$ Q* A  y/ R　　keep pace with the times86

1 m$ d% A* b  v4 I　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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5 ^% t: p. X# p. b　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 d! A) X5 ?/ C" S+ h　　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

; J0 Z8 I  H* f6 O$ ]. p' z　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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8 N7 `( D1 A9 e6 X　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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; O5 Q* O! c8 T5 ]　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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4 p5 L. j6 b; U* k　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95
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' [7 T% r6 K/ R  [　　招财进宝
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/ E8 m  A/ o. a( D# R0 E　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

, [( w9 i1 S$ s# o% [1 J　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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, \- f1 z' z6 y2 s　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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7 H5 a/ u4 d+ x( Q* L% [9 ~2 {　　纸包不住火
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# r: B, K; R* @# V! O　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( u/ u+ k" O) S# D, |, Q6 I5 i　　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。