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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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9 |( _, ?* q; M: ^: g0 q5 Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

5 |& ], c. r6 r$ F0 k6 }　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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1 J: d, B/ p8 S' r　　不打不成交
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1 W% s4 E& r& I: R　　No discord, no concord.

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& L! q7 t& m# G* z! @  j7 v　　拆东墙补西墙

4 U; H- B8 ^- g/ S　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

' ^  B9 e+ |2 o1 Q　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

- n2 w: G) T3 B$ k　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: R* p) ]" d' e4 j　　大开眼界
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/ B$ s. y4 }9 {( ]# O1 m　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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. O: v5 ~' D, k- I　　国泰民安

, L/ K* X% o! p　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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( {' s! M0 H6 |6 f/ l　　过犹不及

" C7 a6 B4 m5 @! D( P7 c　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* K6 c# W% d& V9 L' K0 L　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

; d* ^* s2 w8 o( {/ E. ?! T- ?　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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. y( I* X& ]! j" G# H9 j　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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/ L- `# v* V0 ~) H　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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$ a( ~& m$ }6 T+ k　　既往不咎
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# @4 v1 T  j" r. q: k6 Z　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

2 F5 d) A! D+ l& f* q  b　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* t; R0 u7 N) r8 Z" E7 `　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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( |) q1 \6 p0 _# C. H% }8 s6 }) D/ U5 `: {　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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2 u$ ~& i" t. n/ Z! Y$ A　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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, i  i1 h8 P% u" D7 ~　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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' a: |# G& T. V' X, `8 f　　be suddenly enlightened
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+ H% `+ z8 u3 K9 L. ]　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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. ]/ k2 _3 z  K9 d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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( t! Y% N# E' n/ w$ l1 V! R- l, H　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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2 g. {  [: I* a! J- T6 A　　谋事在人，成事在天
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- ^% G& ^, X+ L0 V" ~/ h　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　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

  o9 @, e, k$ v( l　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! Q  y& ~3 Y( i2 \7 G2 ?　　破釜沉舟

/ m4 @4 U; H& o, \$ a* Q5 T' C6 a! g6 s　　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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0 }0 r$ w' S% K# N　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 Y; c" t% A7 x; P) E& h3 N! v" B　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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! @" b6 X# |! a7 X, j　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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& ~* H$ V$ y' y# W$ A( Q2 Y# O　　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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$ |/ ?+ E/ ^3 u: D　　强龙难压地头蛇
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) [8 Y; J/ A! o! P　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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5 o! r6 l2 h  ^8 T6 C7 J: i: G　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 i9 _( r4 U  _. I- c" ]. `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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/ c3 ^! w9 _* l; X　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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3 i9 e& ?/ A. F+ X/ M5 C; r7 I( L; x　　人之初，性本善
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" j! O8 K+ m, m* z% M; j* C6 h; F　　Humans are born good.

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. Z  Q7 F* ?) ?3 w　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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; @0 _; ]/ Y7 Y/ ?( C　　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

. _8 N6 H; V# l# ]0 t　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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: Z/ G7 x" X6 T+ x) U! K& R　　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
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! u' e" r6 ^2 E/ W0 t- Y8 {  ]　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

" A5 f' B) x7 P* h. e- k　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* ]( M% o' _1 _0 _　　说曹操，曹操到
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# U7 K- W1 f! l8 O9 Q　　speak of the devil

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# B: R7 B. D8 L, d　　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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; p/ F: e6 A% x# _; W! |% `; P　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

0 S3 Y/ t1 {% V) I8 L* R! f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

' r% y6 \0 z, V: V　　糖衣炮弹

4 I* G. U0 N/ G- I4 o　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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, y( x  q( I/ D' D! `　　团结就是力量

8 O6 L; E+ ?3 P0 z, z+ D$ w1 z3 i　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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　　歪风邪气

2 s* n6 y5 O6 O# \- ?( ~8 U　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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! b  t) e9 E# M　　hold high hopes for one's child

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

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 |! `9 i# l6 N- [% D　　无风不起浪

" V/ L! }( t% H　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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9 [- _( B4 l) e8 Y& 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
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

# D- H) h- U7 h2 n　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ y! s3 i1 u7 |　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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; b; F7 L3 r9 ^　　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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- Z" `7 L7 F! m# j; L* M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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+ ?$ [3 B2 J* X0 @　　The best defense is offense.
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3 p8 ~2 @5 Z1 {8 [　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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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

! {1 Y% O! h& A: R! T　　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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2 S" T/ `4 r, p5 X　　有钱能使鬼推磨

  r+ S9 L# ^& _7 C　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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! K' _' K' H" g; J; a　　a man of insight83
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  i7 ]3 R7 T6 X/ r5 K　　有勇无谋
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9 A" n6 Y7 C! _. d6 V　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

) [! Z- z* p% [: }　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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" P: H. X- Z8 r: J　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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/ h" x2 i2 G( q6 W$ v! a　　survival of the fittest

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% y& G, {1 A9 Y$ `# V, I　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

: ]7 x6 k  J* s: J4 ^' |: T, ]1 H　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 `% I* ^- e$ X6 B& }　　一言既出，驷马难追
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7 y' B% A9 P4 U- P　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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9 |- L5 T! U, t+ F% }" W1 `　　债台高筑
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/ {# m5 T9 a+ l4 ^- B+ N- v　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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. A% z8 s  n, ?' n9 J, c# z　　纸上谈兵

4 e+ v6 G! p0 _% O8 m　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。