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. t0 r4 V; ^. m, b　　爱屋及乌

* P' F. {) F* I　　Love me, love my dog.
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& `& l/ t+ C9 A  m9 e　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

  _0 z) |9 K2 {$ C　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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$ y8 ?  ?! q4 F- z2 D　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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. H9 x4 O! C$ N! Q3 n7 U- ~& }9 W4 Q　　不遗余力
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5 W! h' L4 b" p1 N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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6 ]' y) @7 T# W3 F# @1 y" ?. D　　不打不成交

% z3 g- B1 x* b; d3 S5 L6 h　　No discord, no concord.
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/ ?9 j- S& {+ C2 \　　拆东墙补西墙
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9 q: Q6 N* `% l& B. y　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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8 n2 d- i% O: I6 ?: w　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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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8 n/ S2 o" h: H5 }; e　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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) b/ f3 y3 \2 A; Z, Y$ k3 u　　国泰民安
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1 p, I% b5 n) v" i' S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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" i; e7 @4 t8 ~  c; @$ k: y6 a　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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5 x0 Q5 o# Z* h8 {! z　　too much is as bad as too little
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0 v- i- K! j/ E. ^2 w5 n. G; ]　　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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( e2 |1 z5 ^9 S" G) ]0 B+ I　　和气生财

& f. v& b3 r; T6 m3 ^9 y　　harmony brings wealth;

1 Y" D# v  X4 r% V( ]3 I% a　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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; E) ]. \! i4 l( F( T( p　　活到老学到老

2 D% S' u: u4 o, G7 H5 x　　never too old to learn

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+ }5 N- B8 P, p" L* E　　既往不咎

$ o; m) e  W  f, B8 t6 ]　　let bygones be bygones
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3 `3 @/ O6 U& w* L' m/ m　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ B3 F+ C' {2 m( q0 D　　金玉满堂

/ V* @/ S* P5 u; F  H! x# i　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

  y* q' O3 }8 w5 Y4 b　　be down-to-earth
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3 [/ c, H+ ^* |4 S2 {1 N9 c9 E　　脚踩两只船

' e( R; K, i# l# S) g, W" ]' \　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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. s* l! |: J# k　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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% w, G( B8 x! |; e0 y) J& w- z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

$ P* W( D: @2 }/ V: t- b　　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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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# H: O* B  z: D; ~; H* O; U　　马到成功

/ A! A0 G$ B' N- q# P( `; {7 s　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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, W) T8 G, j9 v　　名利双收

" C$ f  r8 S% M  e0 G8 ]　　gain both fame and wealth

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; f9 F+ A0 A2 z3 ~: f　　茅塞顿开

) c5 h' |$ O1 h/ H' Z' z* O0 h  G　　be suddenly enlightened

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0 B3 R: N% }) K7 Z9 X) U8 P　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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# r, g, a8 ^7 U- f- n4 Y5 J" S　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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! w/ p9 {4 b3 d6 h　　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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! Y, n9 H% x. w" p; r1 B　　弄巧成拙

# B$ N" C' |! }% T* }: d1 E　　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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　　抛砖引玉
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! J+ R" X3 X8 K5 b3 N5 i4 x* m& M　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& E$ q2 z' c8 a; ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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( u$ S4 z! l: G7 @　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; X/ T! w$ m% D　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( [( ]$ m' o: b/ p1 s　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

/ M6 p( U( f, a　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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& L8 W' i) w2 a% M$ [　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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. a) J6 F) V/ [3 g/ N) D　　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;

! ~' G( J  u9 L. _1 o2 z6 ^　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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1 m6 o" l) Q' b　　三十而立
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% A0 D+ y+ o' E6 e　　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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- \/ m- W: N# |5 e　　水涨船高
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/ e% d! R1 P" b: V2 x　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. P5 B9 {+ x) O/ W2 F& m　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; |0 X9 R! O9 R. w5 ]: c8 a5 i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* R# Y( a8 E) ?, R) y# E7 |) e　　实事求是

' U: C0 m/ x+ o. s* C' S3 G6 }　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 l7 h  U, [  P! F0 D2 D0 P$ _! h　　说曹操，曹操到
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" G! o' a* Z2 v0 K　　speak of the devil

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1 [' O4 {9 c; h5 n, V9 L6 F　　实话实说

( ^2 p! W; R8 H6 @% |: p　　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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* P. R1 k9 d3 H　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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5 c; w' |- a, L$ c' s! a　　韬光养晦

* g$ s; o- z+ i, V1 ]　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

0 H2 O; N& M  [) L　　糖衣炮弹

6 D8 X. q1 ?+ t* J3 f9 ~* k5 T, l　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: s8 ^% q$ l8 P/ K　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  x+ e+ m" S6 z　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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+ ^9 [" e) T+ P　　跳进黄河洗不清
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- U5 [4 \/ _7 H% N# @　　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

8 L0 j7 q4 \/ o, Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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* h- Z' v8 L, |1 C　　望子成龙

% s8 A7 q) j- c/ Q: t　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 n9 K' @. {9 |8 k) b　　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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& q5 e5 M/ p1 b: x& V) E/ m　　无中生有
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; v6 b- ^, Y0 T1 U! N　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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2 |4 V/ ~6 M+ g7 N* |' B9 e! G0 `　　无风不起浪

9 j9 ^; w4 F! U: G　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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6 k& J) s: g1 N- P0 D# u　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

# A7 i( I5 |4 [3 s( u　　a new broom sweeps clean

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4 v# _2 w6 b) ?2 L　　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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　　May all your wish come true
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% i: d: e! x5 a' _　　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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　　先入为主
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- @, O8 P. w1 I% v, j　　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.
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+ X( K5 {) O5 ^: P　　The best defense is offense.
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4 j. v2 s9 j' s( C/ C2 Z　　ants on a hot pan

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* E# ^3 M) L" d+ e6 V& r; E( r" P　　现身说法

0 L: x3 f% h! ?# ]: ^6 z2 [　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, v& I( o; Y* M　　息事宁人
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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

, Q2 A/ }! @7 n; b　　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

1 R8 N, V8 t; }/ z. _# d+ N/ @　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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; r8 L: d+ B  H, P. A  m5 \4 C　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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% d! ~# N( ]4 j  p; x$ c　　有识之士
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8 _" `7 S) {; U$ ^& F- z3 _( i7 S　　a man of insight83

5 I- V% c7 R# A5 \  R( Q  \　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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- f6 X4 X! D6 |/ p/ @  g* t　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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" G% ^" D! m, Q2 `& Y　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　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

" c  g; E& \1 |) X6 r/ G) q% L　　Great minds think alike.
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8 q8 |5 I' E8 c0 e　　冤家宜解不宜结
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$ y. X+ g) z5 p& t. O+ q7 @　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　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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  |3 W- I+ w9 z6 N" E　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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! L6 C- F6 G6 {6 \' q: h" n　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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; M5 @* `: {- r1 A# Z7 @; g3 `　　纸包不住火
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8 z) K* r  `2 h  |0 v, j9 Y0 B5 ]7 o　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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% O7 f0 V* E' S- a' o　　What's done by night appears by day.

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; I" {4 z) ?% U7 W' g　　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。