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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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! K( w3 X, N6 P- P  f; x- s1 C: w+ k　　百闻不如一见
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　　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

5 v9 y! n- c* t1 |6 a) r+ K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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  j/ l( B$ y3 U/ g# v　　笨鸟先飞

3 c3 Y2 c/ g. E8 {) D　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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) B, f# L, w9 p+ y$ h# L+ N　　不遗余力

. V$ f  b6 ^& f3 F　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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) B6 u1 v" \- a! K, u, ?6 o　　不打不成交

% z$ w" L5 A, ~& W+ k) T4 U& y& W3 H　　No discord, no concord.

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5 q. N! d4 ?5 x* o- e　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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# L% F! L) g  D, n　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ t8 t- R1 V: k- S　　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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1 U/ Z3 V& Y- o+ m3 N　　国泰民安
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; @/ h1 R  j6 I/ O+ i& d　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

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4 }! i* }0 W7 u- o# S　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* [" F6 ]1 q& m* L! A8 g　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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& Y# P- m8 l2 G5 k: t+ D0 e, w　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 S- V% N: {9 r( L　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- a1 R3 E0 U9 C' M, X( K1 d' c6 [- c　　never too old to learn
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* G" b" K3 J! n8 s# {　　let bygones be bygones

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$ H3 k2 C3 Z1 v" q　　金无足赤，人无完人
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( K" r" W# v$ e4 F2 v+ C: ^　　There are spots even on the sun.
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( U) y; U" k" K# Z0 I8 j　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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6 q3 ?7 v4 h1 G& R  J　　脚踏实地

- i! Q1 R6 Y2 N8 U2 B4 o" ~. ?　　be down-to-earth

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5 l! s# y4 ?$ {/ D　　脚踩两只船
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0 T/ v: `$ ?8 M7 ^　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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7 {( b5 ^5 L2 U6 Z5 G8 @/ ]　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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; [# V5 c* O4 c! S3 x0 ?, f　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

9 a, u3 s, x) H  O4 S% Y　　cut and dried; cliché

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% Q( l6 R) m! S0 m( X　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 i/ V6 H! L. l1 X7 L5 |　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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, `$ N2 h4 t' {, _8 D　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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  i& O7 V* ^8 b6 `; E2 x$ X　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 ]& h+ t% W( L- w$ K3 r2 e　　茅塞顿开

2 q5 a$ ^, [. i　　be suddenly enlightened

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& G/ t; y- ~) A5 g; i　　没有规矩，不成方圆

# D& @3 v2 R$ v% t8 w: H0 T$ `　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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5 d9 f3 h; \- A+ r" M: W　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: O4 }# @. n' |9 I2 v　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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! O4 ^$ t1 E1 W　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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  t: T0 T7 P5 O/ k　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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4 ~, H" o  b( P" \) a  D2 i　　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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　　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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' v" m& u' b! P# t1 _. ]　　千里之行始于足下
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1 @4 \$ C7 M) K4 y4 M, y4 g1 [　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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7 W+ l; B. u$ m! B$ n  F4 U　　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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　　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

: C, j/ n, d9 Y6 ]; U. G　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 Z. J2 j  @; M/ p' E9 @* c( d5 h　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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, a: u' l2 B& N- J　　人逢喜事精神爽
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% M+ P5 Z5 q2 d& z& T　　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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: S+ O3 X5 m5 i! Q% B6 D　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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: j8 R3 q; C0 C8 ~5 f　　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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　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 l$ p; C( w# p3 }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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7 i2 Q3 |6 V% p: |+ P) M　　三十而立
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' y/ `+ ]5 W& O8 b( X1 T　　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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　　时不我待
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* t# k9 y5 {+ c* z. d　　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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. o7 e7 M9 k& `3 A( I+ G! |　　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

* j( q1 R$ w3 s" ^　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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. }9 n1 v0 I) f9 n. }( F　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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1 W' A4 c  b  m' Z) e( }　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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* C! a1 b/ _, ~) H# H$ Q, z　　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
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

. J! W, X5 a8 l2 \; M9 B5 P- t　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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3 v) r0 ]; u' I　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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: _* c9 d  ~1 L+ c) o4 w( n  q　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

4 E6 C' {5 \2 p5 ~0 `　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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1 a" P( _1 R3 R- [2 A# N# m6 ^　　物以类聚，人以群分

3 x  Q) q/ l- I$ z' c* R% l　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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, E0 a$ P6 ]& f　　望子成龙
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4 w, o! K2 w( {9 ]* G; P: ^' Y　　唯利是图
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2 f2 t6 D2 c2 {# c. G　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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7 G0 c; U4 I9 u　　无中生有
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. M; g1 h0 t) Q　　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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3 z+ _5 r  C4 ?7 e: t　　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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! W: g, p' T( S( m% B　　a new broom sweeps clean

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4 L, o" s6 a( d# Y( J# r' t　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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1 J5 J( m, \! W$ q1 G1 M　　May all your wish come true
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& Z( j2 X. P7 @; K$ K7 K; Y　　心照不宣

& X1 m8 U/ v+ Y! t7 o2 V　　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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/ I1 \) d6 F; L- d0 C　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* a1 D7 I3 J4 Q9 n% ]- S% D　　The best defense is offense.

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6 {8 N, \, Q* m/ V　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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* l5 l' v# i7 |  Q0 c& r* Y- t　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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* C0 [7 h9 K+ \% J2 x　　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

+ r0 K4 ^# m$ t+ E; x9 Q! @　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　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
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0 d: i) t. Y7 N6 B4 M5 O　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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9 L5 I. \3 V+ k6 g! }& }" K2 p$ d　　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

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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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! w  U+ A" B  s　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

; X3 i7 a5 F6 e　　survival of the fittest
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0 W8 a$ @: B) L' ^* z% c" `　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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" V* F; r5 l5 P( W: v% [  b$ C　　冤假错案

# T" Z/ E: D& F8 O　　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

& @. N: m2 [$ N( S4 Y  U　　A promise is a promise.
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/ z& C/ r/ l( Z' k6 k　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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4 C4 A( Y+ }2 _! \. i; _　　纸上谈兵
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# x# \+ {( ]4 h9 l$ v　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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1 A' n" u- g/ g　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

+ s+ B% s* f% b$ j  z　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　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。