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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! @: J: m" l- p$ M' p. a　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

( b$ A( |0 H6 ^* K0 p　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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% S, r/ I/ s( f. V, r* G  M. y6 L　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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* i: U( h' f# m　　不遗余力

- ^- T7 `, ?' b& R4 m, n5 N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

/ T4 |0 v) f+ v6 i　　No discord, no concord.

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- @! }2 f7 g. L　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ a* M5 V% S) l, Q. S/ s6 W　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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* s/ R  g  L, @+ r　　大事化小，小事化了
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6 r' t' j# r. m+ F3 N, X/ o/ X* m　　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

) x( O, L8 y% c# P0 V; k　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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' F6 C6 a  I1 ~# i: c　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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6 I. R# s# ~0 v9 B　　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
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" Z3 m8 w, Q. U1 |+ A　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- w) U2 Z% S. B6 p  p$ ~" y% x: O　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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5 M# ]' V3 L* e9 w　　既往不咎
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  v2 E! B2 N/ x+ A% f+ R) u8 }　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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2 S) T& [* ]" r* D7 g5 N6 _　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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& P* t4 C# A- n; c　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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5 o* c9 H/ Z- S) x3 `8 X) L　　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

1 V! t6 b2 r0 l; }　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) a: x! n' a9 F: ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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  x5 a2 G' S2 b, g# K' H2 b/ Q* V　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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# ?+ m" m7 S( w　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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* z9 c2 i& D6 ?7 c7 T　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 s' x' D# C# t　　茅塞顿开
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) w! M( O8 F$ F# O. d# a* N; V　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

$ Y: O$ @$ {6 c; ^1 H　　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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7 N. q9 k. I8 {: l　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. d% Y& B( \8 n! x　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

! t/ H# @) K$ p. R& K/ S* P　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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! U; Q8 n) S' Y4 {8 h' t7 K% {　　抛砖引玉
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& n9 o6 }% D  a* w- n" n9 v　　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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9 Y/ {" z0 |9 f　　抢得先机
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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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　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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6 j- P5 `2 U3 g! q1 S　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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  \  U) _  `- g% Y9 R　　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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1 Y6 g% @8 `3 u6 y! c) O; c; a　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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) Z- s/ i6 M- B) O1 T　　人逢喜事精神爽
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. M( U# p4 `* C# f3 [3 O　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: H3 A; e9 l8 \( j　　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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　　世外桃源
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; p# o' `. s2 o' q- C4 {　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- m& [. L7 o- [8 Y　　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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7 m4 L; @) x  y. \& q" A　　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;

- K* w: b& N6 {& A! g) F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 L. p; `& R, S3 ^" Z3 ?: O　　三十而立

　　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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+ S$ c* I- s+ Y0 t1 u+ K　　时不我待
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+ F' n8 F. F6 t) a% s% P  B　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

: m5 q1 c) X  |, n1 N　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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  |! b& D  D* t' U( T　　实事求是
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　　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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9 M6 u" ?5 ]# ]& H5 ]　　speak of the devil

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( z. v# L7 ~2 X* [" S　　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
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  I& i& j) ?+ {: X( B8 V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

2 _# B0 [  e5 h6 ^　　韬光养晦
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7 [+ [. P0 d& |　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) i' D7 r/ K! J　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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/ p2 T4 |: [5 t/ R' v* t3 y) l  B" Q　　歪风邪气
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, I+ h+ C! P+ G. p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 }8 _. e/ X3 m, k　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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9 \6 x. G# t( V& z. }7 l　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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9 x! d$ t/ D8 c. |; O. O% J1 M　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# w# Q) l; W7 \- E$ L" U　　无中生有
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5 q6 b+ j7 b7 D: Y, |4 n) I  w! @. v* H　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

/ ^. U: E: m* k' k　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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4 ~0 o$ B5 t) ?; r　　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

; v7 F3 A: O) m, v" B4 n* g! s　　a new broom sweeps clean

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" K+ K; J! H3 d. C/ X$ ^　　蓄势待发

0 ]% T) Q$ A9 S4 R8 |/ n/ k　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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7 [- `+ a) U. L/ W7 d! n　　心想事成
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$ o6 H9 a) g7 K0 |　　May all your wish come true
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- E: ^+ @/ {+ p  ^　　心照不宣

$ R8 \+ i0 N! S( I# C: G　　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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　　先下手为强

　　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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& t3 Q! _) d, w　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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, H0 z, M2 Q: i  u0 |　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

+ h- C( ]$ @" g# G7 O" P　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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( N- e% X  R2 e　　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

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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/ X8 @" ~. i& B　　a man of insight83

6 x/ p( _8 X7 S+ r# h　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

' n6 m$ m, E4 P　　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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. ]* [" }, z1 G9 G) K9 H　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

5 V. N) k0 A- C2 b- C' R5 n" o* a　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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! ~3 B( Y; a6 C  Q. G& t1 k5 q6 b　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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7 l' Z- ~$ b6 |* S& M1 C　　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
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% @9 m" b; N5 F, O7 H; `　　Haste makes waste.

% z  O8 n/ i# p6 L8 o$ f5 T　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

5 N7 D# m4 W6 R1 ?+ |9 w　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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& X1 q, x* c: y2 c　　冤家宜解不宜结
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9 X+ {  f5 e( B　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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) n9 u% D( A# c　　冤假错案
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: |( c% k# C6 r4 h- {　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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　　A promise is a promise.

! w2 w. t3 p8 E　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  e* i8 ?% a5 O! I' V　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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/ m1 L( l$ {7 G' P( s6 n　　become debt-ridden
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( J% g; A) f- {1 h' F* _7 H4 u　　众矢之的
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$ E# {* b# Z' u# e* w+ R  i% U　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　左右为难
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　　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。