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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

! \  s3 G3 i& H2 e& a; ^4 j$ U　　One look is worth a thousand words.

. {+ O" U# e3 v  |9 \　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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4 s! x( U6 v9 N- p# u5 u6 O　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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0 `" M, |) h. e　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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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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5 \6 Y% _1 h! d8 K　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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# W& W  R7 A1 I8 _# z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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( u- g/ Z5 c5 X* w* \　　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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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

6 U; k& w" Q! |8 `/ I  a% q& `4 |/ [　　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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7 h5 @% Q8 f9 s( t2 z5 f0 k　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 a3 ^5 F' X3 y+ H: s' j0 T3 ?( ^7 `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

3 V6 p$ f! N  p2 v8 y% ?& G　　Bad news travels fast.
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. ^: g: Y& k7 {# U. i1 B* M　　和气生财
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5 S& @3 f! d. S# {; c　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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: }8 D- b  P: W8 U# v+ V  Z' p; X　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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7 q1 n4 A! m( }2 J　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 B3 z2 ?- J7 R0 a　　There are spots even on the sun.

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. @) y! |6 R7 D; g, R% V. I　　金玉满堂

- n2 t- j7 `9 f" i/ z　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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3 c5 `5 e! _( }　　君子之交淡如水
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$ T3 s- `+ a0 _# x3 t$ ~' n) ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

1 f' y9 V3 [8 u1 N4 j* A0 G! [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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( {4 ~, a& P4 L, d( ?7 R. o　　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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

. K3 ]7 F( `8 x$ U6 H　　be suddenly enlightened
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/ \  p2 o3 z; K. V4 p　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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; \3 \5 _& U8 L3 a/ J. {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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+ D  |9 J' D* T' t' E5 T　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 R" T) x+ @$ ?' E9 o　　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
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0 f- o! T+ K& J4 b　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- B$ u' p5 D' }3 R4 j5 ^　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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# A; Z0 }: E& Q  z* @　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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" I  K8 m- [7 j/ M" n! n　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! C, o0 \2 |8 \! a4 B　　破釜沉舟

　　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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# U$ v$ F+ F) R" N9 J　　抢得先机
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% |/ {& m9 Q2 [　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) [! d+ W# i# Q: ]5 P3 A, W　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

& y" W! ^7 P4 l' t' u　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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0 u& c( u% P# a7 c　　前怕狼，后怕虎

; k# E; Z& b1 {; G　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

" x# u8 j5 Y$ V* K& E$ g- d: ?　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! F3 F: p( f* `. I5 C% g0 L　　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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& d" R' Q5 {$ E# N( F) W9 p: o　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

2 r  _0 J; g( f2 H. b4 w7 J% P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) M5 \# ?" [0 _+ U" D# e　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( Y6 s# J6 L2 n　　人之初，性本善

; X3 d4 B- V: z) H2 s( K　　Humans are born good.

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　　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
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! Z! L  b3 V9 o　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 I* _8 k. Z4 ^: k+ b7 k1 r　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

) [6 J* o, Q& Z/ v$ m/ q% Y1 d　　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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+ H/ m8 _  b( I1 K　　水涨船高

/ m% J& }' P7 r/ n$ c; I　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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: r, _: B7 B* m" I( P' @　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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) l/ g- p  X; T% e1 I  [, k% z1 y　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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! G/ \% z5 X* r, v" J& j3 F　　实事求是
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' I0 {. T$ s% [　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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1 r1 V1 E; J5 Z& Y　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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6 P) K. u, e! ?　　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

" ~5 @# `& P# T1 r6 C% m　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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- W+ J. w' W# U2 I9 R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  Y6 q* T- X8 R4 P5 ]* }* }8 Z/ w　　糖衣炮弹
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0 m# p2 w5 n! Y* W  w' |4 U' A　　sugar-coated bullets59

' [. S2 P, V5 n+ O4 q) J- A! k" O　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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/ u. W+ W" f: J, d4 q8 S　　Unity is strength.

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" E8 R2 B# \9 E1 P. ^& v2 F$ G　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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4 }' ?" X# a; a; I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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. A1 w; D- X" O( |7 L9 p　　物以类聚，人以群分

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$ R* C1 s, ]  D3 l+ ?5 R5 B　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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% G$ H5 \% y/ f7 G$ T　　无中生有

/ ?4 q4 J: t" `6 n　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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" {. a5 r+ s2 A　　无风不起浪

. d1 C4 p9 I" B0 s　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: E  R) M: U2 C5 s　　徇私枉法
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- W7 x) p. c+ c# d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ r8 N/ g) q7 E3 D, ^　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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+ I1 \8 x% |: f4 K　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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3 ]. ~# x( \5 o　　心照不宣
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7 M/ @4 p6 g* I1 \+ H) J　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! L+ ^5 b9 G9 u, w　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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2 @$ G" F1 ~! D4 \0 E+ C3 G　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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5 i7 w! C% h. S2 e/ ^  _　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( Y7 v$ c! t9 m: x& N　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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- ?6 s9 ~* u" \$ _, T7 g* ]　　循序渐进
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+ L# s& {; [/ y/ y  ~( k) o3 x　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, k( ]5 Q! |! c; X# Z# z　　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
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　　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

) D1 V" b, t# K/ u　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

, U2 S3 H) I; |2 w　　bold but not crafty84
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# j+ p# K: ^7 O$ `( t( m1 s　　有缘千里来相会
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+ o5 W- K/ \4 s　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86
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$ g- |; `- c+ R, 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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$ a0 A" Z4 ]% Q& N3 W0 e7 L) J　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 A- k, O' o0 I1 I! Y) M7 p- V　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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, U9 {' v1 ]* ?* x- `　　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

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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0 [4 P" j, @. e$ k( b( f% c　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

0 b$ e$ l6 ~0 r& ~1 g/ Z　　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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" s6 a1 B, F0 ]& l　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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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; n, a/ n9 \, a+ Z　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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9 w+ M) n( c$ ~& b　　纸上谈兵
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! _2 p& R* G6 Z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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3 B: y( u; r+ |# g0 \* @2 ]6 p　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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: X8 A7 b  W/ q3 G' j$ i+ g　　左右为难
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　　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。