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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" b5 m; D0 E6 x; }) k! `7 H3 q　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ A- V# e" c0 f: Z" ^4 D　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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" K" ~5 M; i$ L; }　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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& f2 h( v+ g* A+ l& ?& q$ X' A/ ]　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 ?% h; P7 u9 m　　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
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7 \! C5 n; V# ~! v- U+ ~　　No discord, no concord.

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/ t1 s3 ~; I) C" ?* Q+ _  M5 w4 m　　拆东墙补西墙

5 \2 p8 Y: {& E1 {( L8 e& ?& B　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

5 @5 }8 g% |. ]$ z* ^7 I2 z8 C　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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' @( @  `. j" g1 Z  C　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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2 c3 c5 l* Z; u& i　　国泰民安
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0 O2 `- T7 r- _! ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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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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　　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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6 L- F4 n. I$ J" z! c2 R　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

; {8 K& s$ e% f4 D　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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- [, h- X# d  x) H$ M0 @　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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1 D! w3 o+ ^; Y. L3 e) J　　金无足赤，人无完人

! V. t; E3 c- l, n* ?" a6 z, V　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! a" @# ?& B3 e: s　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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2 p2 |( \8 E2 X2 o) T* t2 P+ H+ M　　脚踩两只船
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, [3 N9 u. L5 C+ W　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' G8 l, u! ?; R$ ]( c5 i1 w　　君子之交淡如水
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# E- j3 Y  o. f% q+ `　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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9 M! t  L* J+ V: K+ J8 q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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0 u. B- [% @: o　　cut and dried; cliché

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: Z' z6 {: P) d9 ^: M7 e  O  u　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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$ Q; ?8 s* u  J7 ]　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; {0 r' W4 J6 z　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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/ \& n* B* _# M; v( [/ c4 e, ?+ v　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 o0 g* W- W! M7 M7 N3 e　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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, m4 r# d* E' ]7 X. u" B% ~　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ ]2 H" h* h1 I4 j4 w# f　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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( t1 t* ^- N2 T/ E' E" O, X3 L　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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0 e5 n  q, X( Z　　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
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" Z: }# G# |2 |# {　　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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+ w; O9 R1 j" @1 X$ v　　千里之行始于足下
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. e9 B( E. C1 K) @　　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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　　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
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  m' {. U, s" r　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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) k: Z3 D3 L8 k! }- b# f; k　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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& h4 i3 A7 O/ F　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　世外桃源
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3 b% }1 q0 r: [7 ^5 p# P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- P0 Z! c; c* g' A, ]　　人之初，性本善
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, d! V3 t# u. t　　Humans are born good.
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8 N" x, C7 `3 r* a* C/ [　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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

) Z$ }4 K' A- r! Y　　a blessing in disguise;

0 p! i" p* t. F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ i$ [0 h6 y! s+ s　　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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2 n# j! e+ {1 H) ]' n; e　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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  j8 w& }9 x# \. V1 c　　时不我待
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! M- o( e# N; \! [! Z　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: t9 F( k8 G: m6 \0 U　　杀鸡用牛刀
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( G- t$ \* O: b　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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2 u0 x# r" a6 i6 i. y　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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, L; i1 o/ N  j3 i$ }/ [  _　　实话实说
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8 S+ G/ j; C$ G- ~　　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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6 j2 z  {. b& t$ j  L) `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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- L' B# H( a7 R8 y3 C: S　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  @% i5 o* H1 Z8 i6 l) G　　糖衣炮弹

0 r, P* z6 t7 F, {% j# w+ r" S* l　　sugar-coated bullets59

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

　　团结就是力量
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: x  }# K! ]4 ^9 |' O　　Unity is strength.

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/ g( i) [* I1 k　　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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6 J2 j6 H: k  L0 A$ k　　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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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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7 ?4 k8 |3 z" i5 k; Y3 Z　　唯利是图

8 F$ l1 b: N- U( F, y9 l　　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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* j! `: N6 ^0 ]" f8 I! K3 s' h9 ~　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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+ ^5 x3 @% o0 B" z) I6 W　　无风不起浪
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) i- f2 C! f7 [2 Z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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/ p9 Y/ c& I. A4 y　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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0 X3 a  a# U/ \3 ?$ [　　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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3 \) G& Q& [8 r. j& v; _$ H- [　　心照不宣
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" ]& R6 g3 k; E  K: V　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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# e  X- z0 K  I) p7 J　　先入为主

0 j5 i" v+ G! P　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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, j$ m# n% `' I# h' N　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- u# @+ g" Z- |$ M　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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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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　　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
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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

6 o* w' Q3 M2 p  |　　有钱能使鬼推磨

$ K* @0 H5 f1 a7 e# D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

6 J" q8 o- `3 V  o% B. f  B　　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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: f% r( ?1 E1 b　　与时俱进

. {" {3 C0 W# O+ n% B　　keep pace with the times86
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/ u; p/ Q! f/ t; C0 ^; m　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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; d6 j. u! L" d2 _　　teach students according to their aptitude
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! P8 C9 p: i' h) C0 p　　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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* J. O2 X$ z$ s& N" c5 c$ o　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

/ @% h7 H* |6 F$ l3 M* z　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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" a5 [8 x5 l3 p$ q4 M　　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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. a& V% A, ~% F: r/ ]　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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: g8 B# A: ?3 \: S　　冤假错案
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& |' N* ?' h( J　　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.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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1 D: W% c$ X5 T9 U. M　　招财进宝

4 ]; L" a  t2 i6 \# I! d　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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0 Q+ z+ Z  E' i$ G$ m, c　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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; A& l# k# b" p5 k) x+ B* u　　众矢之的

2 D  O( v# y4 Z1 V　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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4 n! c5 \( s# i' B5 s　　纸包不住火
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- A: a$ K' ~1 O) G. L; t# D$ A　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。