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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! M/ @! I+ a5 p0 ?+ f　　爱屋及乌
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! Y+ n+ b0 B% w# f, m) ]: n6 O8 `　　Love me, love my dog.

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% ^( Z$ P0 ?- U5 v: L7 T/ K, f/ [　　百闻不如一见
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6 ^* `$ e6 h! t& W  J# B4 {1 ]　　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

9 X! }% w) y) p- {  p" c　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　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

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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+ W$ ?( [* g% `* X# i　　辞旧迎新

6 i1 U- d) i$ k- Z9 S　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' a# N# C  q) Z6 O% D　　大事化小，小事化了

' J" u- G) I# e　　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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' f5 b5 Z3 L9 g# Z+ E! R　　国泰民安
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! y% k. W: h* g6 h　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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# q1 B/ {, E, v; H6 k! l　　过犹不及

" k% k! N: t) i& D. }9 ~　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 x1 X# e) B7 e' M/ i　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

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3 C4 u) F& H3 f, ?% R  {　　let bygones be bygones

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% S# f( r; N4 L( y! v. _　　金无足赤，人无完人

) L0 ?" \: j/ d& b　　There are spots even on the sun.
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$ Z" J$ e' ?. r　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 B* v+ H: P8 ]　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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' R$ w% W  ^' x4 s　　马到成功

# i5 {( K$ |5 }0 Y) u1 @% m; j$ S　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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  D0 `+ d5 J8 ^7 |& {0 U4 }. W　　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
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' W, i* k+ t' s! G　　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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& }* T( d* ?& g) O7 o% W　　谋事在人，成事在天

% E5 j9 v3 [" N5 G" }+ @　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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& m" U* p% |2 p  ]( `! _　　弄巧成拙
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% K1 h" L" p% ]. e& D& U　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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! J- _/ Y9 X$ g( x* D1 C3 m; X' C　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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% w6 L9 m9 b( N& T' j　　破釜沉舟
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4 h+ j& H5 i# g" l. J: c  \3 }' \　　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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" x5 b% T' c1 X5 s& S& p7 R- Z　　抢得先机
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$ G9 c5 m1 u! c( B4 b/ r　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 a2 x) M( g8 {- \1 L: [　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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- V6 a7 o' d! G" u' o# s　　千里之行始于足下
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' L( s3 L# ]2 K2 T( r　　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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$ E5 S7 |9 ?9 v2 G1 p0 m　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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2 t: l5 ~( Z6 C" S1 O$ o7 W　　前怕狼，后怕虎

: F8 m7 J6 Q8 `, g3 o　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  _! h# d( M, v9 q! J+ a% k　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ X1 U( Q5 y. E4 c0 Q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

4 T& c8 t+ Q7 j) y　　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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# e6 |& }: n; R- ~　　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
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9 c9 E9 B0 ]/ q! t3 i; P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 m" E8 q; h  N' i" T　　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

+ u9 E$ K, c6 a2 z　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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( }% U2 O9 K% c! a/ t0 l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

# e( T2 P! d  _% d9 X. {　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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- ~8 K7 n$ ^9 ?# b8 t　　三十而立
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　　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  |$ ^3 a' Z. V　　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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, `  r/ F& }1 Y& S7 B4 `　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 }' c- V2 I( I% Y2 s　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

0 u* \; v0 ^7 x) X$ I　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 R, M9 M, `6 @　　说曹操，曹操到
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" k: Z; m' N$ h" y5 B& y　　speak of the devil
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1 i% N4 W3 |+ i/ Z　　实话实说

- `) y( h) i9 N; ]* l　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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. X" |! [/ @; g2 _: x　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 c) ]( H5 W7 G1 ^) C　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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' ^7 K/ ?. d/ w2 B8 k  |　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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! |" ~- o9 U+ _# R0 Y　　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
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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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1 [5 L& N2 K+ X4 A! w8 q& z　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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$ u4 l$ n$ q! q, r　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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

" W" c/ n6 x8 f, M4 a  p& f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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. ^: s* t9 D; x* U2 Q4 I　　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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' Q, k7 [7 N& H. }　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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# a" o) c0 H- j　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" {4 I3 q* p% @5 _! }　　心想事成
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/ ^) m6 Q; l/ n% g9 v/ c: H　　May all your wish come true

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) P* ?" K0 x# q, W* `* A, V　　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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  t0 l/ o) d/ B. a' m& S- l% q　　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.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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& ~! }5 c4 A# ^, L& T/ T% Z　　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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/ k' M7 J4 s' `* ~3 _5 s/ j　　循序渐进

) s  p3 V# N/ e( Y% y  e) n　　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
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, |/ e5 [& P/ j+ g" \　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　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

* Q6 \7 h2 [7 g0 M0 V1 U　　有识之士
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. L! ^, {8 U) B) w# z/ M/ E$ q　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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- m8 {. c& D# b# F8 H+ M, y% {# A　　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
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. N4 N: N& b( u* p　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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* o, x$ }) g% N: W5 f4 _8 ~6 x/ G　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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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4 z2 x9 \  ]- g' ~" ^0 }　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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: R! S/ o7 Q0 [* {　　优胜劣汰
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' S  Y( k. q6 \; v　　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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; @3 L2 X1 B( W( ?% `0 @' V' v5 a' B　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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+ k/ K# x1 g' m! J- `0 x7 L　　冤假错案
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+ l  Q, }+ P, W% p$ k　　A promise is a promise.

: o$ r' I, a% s* Y7 h% }　　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
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

4 Z6 Y- a" b7 J! ?　　be an armchair strategist

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: L2 i5 v  ]( c7 m9 D$ H　　纸包不住火

7 U( T% M7 Z$ F% u! a! ^- x　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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* ?  F& k  V! `7 D　　What's done by night appears by day.
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& |7 d) f  k9 M9 x7 z2 k- ~　　左右为难

% Z% Q. d9 O: D! t% o$ t4 B　　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。