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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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! f' t7 k! g  O+ d0 n5 R+ v　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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8 ^  P1 m+ g& T; Q: ^　　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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* U- |  b$ G" g' b0 M3 e　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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' }" L7 V. N/ N2 B/ a# _0 y　　辞旧迎新
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/ B. O( N- b( u. b* f　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ m0 w  F" `0 T4 j9 ^, `9 N+ ?4 [　　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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0 Y3 |, N1 G5 g1 D% q2 }0 s1 Y　　大开眼界

- E$ h& E. j1 d8 Q( P. B9 I- m. Q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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1 [+ j) ?* l; q$ E+ O$ p" [9 w) H　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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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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* e' A$ u7 }# k1 D　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ }/ W2 ~9 c0 @　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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  l& |! v/ ]  k/ C2 S$ h' e$ J* v　　和气生财
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7 L7 C& O1 `) q1 A& ]- ]7 C& m　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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# A* V) J4 C/ p. _( ?" O' d5 c　　活到老学到老
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2 ?4 n: v; R; X　　never too old to learn

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" M" @: u) z7 A$ {/ U6 Y　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 w9 J: r+ u8 M9 s* g0 T　　脚踏实地
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/ Q* [7 @+ Y3 l8 c　　be down-to-earth

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$ F+ j2 P6 d/ p　　脚踩两只船

3 x1 o5 E  @9 ]( \) i! T8 w　　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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* Y, s! A/ _" O* ^( I7 s3 y8 A7 z　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: z" ]) |0 H6 J: `2 p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ a8 B8 @/ }; s9 A; ?　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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. [6 R5 r2 O( b. i+ U+ H' N: ^　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" T3 q# I6 h5 `1 F3 S　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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: L1 Y- H3 R9 |6 F  @　　马到成功

; R2 t0 M/ N$ Q# }2 o　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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+ h7 I# t4 |( h" d; J9 B　　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

1 U/ x% k1 S7 q( C+ i: C　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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4 V/ b9 D1 h; R/ A0 g　　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

0 y! t4 y' x6 d　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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0 Z0 C* Z  T! n9 b% f　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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/ [% F" A" V3 A  q7 V　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 s6 y; s8 b" V/ R) u　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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( S" C: v0 U& N' E" D　　抛砖引玉

5 B! L, X7 ?8 S. e9 {. \　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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5 r( i  {* v) J　　破釜沉舟
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  ^, `  x3 z' i! ?$ E2 U　　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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2 ^& P6 |* O, S; G  b4 L& g1 Q0 B　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: A" d: `8 w( B% f3 ~　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

: q% Y+ N" K) c; e4 q* f; 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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　　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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  B, s% X# {- t8 w- h( F* V　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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! d5 D+ C' U3 K! {　　人逢喜事精神爽
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- l) x) r6 r* S5 D, n: Z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 h9 F4 Y; d# d, q  N* j" M  e( R　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 V; R( B# B3 I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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* s+ {! g  q3 r! C; X! l　　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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4 f$ k9 l$ ?; {　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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/ k5 _' T2 y5 k8 @. }4 k　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 M2 r* v- ^# R0 F% `, _6 B4 P　　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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  r$ v: f$ i( T( ]9 x　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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! ^7 k3 q, K5 G) U2 ~# ~' j　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' |1 K2 P, G# S8 A　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

4 |, k2 _  J4 u　　speak of the devil

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4 W1 V* S! R& [% V4 N/ J& v　　实话实说

+ e8 E( \6 v" d) l! {& n# x4 B/ Q　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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! B9 O4 @* o9 K; o. ]4 v4 V　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# J7 s* T: |/ f9 X3 R% _# h5 w　　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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　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 k- m& p1 s, |2 j/ S. w. K　　天有不测风云
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/ K/ M5 W9 d4 _2 }( }5 [/ t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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8 p1 h! [; K8 y0 p' Z　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

7 x" q" O! j! r1 u8 j5 C0 ]* Y　　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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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

7 Z+ V0 r' y: R/ r& v1 n0 ]　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! m" c2 Z3 k- O3 N) Z! i　　新官上任三把火
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2 w, I- j! F$ I( a2 J7 @　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 Q9 a9 k" ^' X' W* B　　蓄势待发
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; p. [# f9 l2 `  v; g0 o4 N　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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  d& T) D; t8 U; P! J4 l2 U　　心想事成
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' ~+ T6 J# {9 P/ j- b　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

1 N  H7 j# l0 i/ c5 Z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ E7 F9 t; r" e　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

2 K1 X# u8 a) Y9 {　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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1 U: N# h3 F& ]4 G6 @) r　　ants on a hot pan
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  y4 f9 Z' j& U1 }% j! Z9 A　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

7 C5 m) v3 D& ]3 A0 [( `　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. y9 j# [4 d; ~, m, N1 {　　循序渐进
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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9 t! h/ t/ t2 {$ S, C& w# ]0 E$ R　　有情人终成眷属

4 z2 f/ N0 n' B+ D. _+ X　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

3 p9 j6 r" c+ x2 A& r1 p　　有钱能使鬼推磨

1 s; k$ s) j, R, a( d" [* y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

/ R2 o& j9 T* |; C. C8 q$ b! F　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

7 d8 ]+ `2 `4 L' `( M' p3 y1 F　　有缘千里来相会
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+ @: c. N% t2 \2 f8 m$ J' J0 f4 \6 I　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

0 o  |- W& ~4 L) k! G0 P　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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6 P3 P' {( n8 o5 g# e0 `' Q　　teach students according to their aptitude
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6 h. k$ P) m! D8 K- K; j5 g5 A　　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

+ _- x, l6 ~9 w3 w$ u7 {* k* W　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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; K6 ^5 B) V- P　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　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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9 h- i0 E4 d  x　　bring in wealth and treasure

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$ k& {& t! i) n) Y3 @7 z" U　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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8 r% K9 c( o! g! R" H  J　　target of public criticism

8 u. x4 t* S6 S$ F# [3 `3 X　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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! t, G/ ~, q- U/ k; N　　纸包不住火
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8 y& F0 K# A; O* K3 i　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

5 O6 d) Z4 j8 s, y　　What's done by night appears by day.
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. m% K& x3 D: r2 `$ S　　左右为难
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7 M/ W, T, [- N" \* B' l　　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。