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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　　百闻不如一见
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; ]! v, p. u! n　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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( Y! Q1 |# C7 l7 P4 E+ [　　Seeing is believing.
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/ x- \' A; k' J9 p- t- _; C& o　　比上不足，比下有余

5 s( _' y4 z) `( s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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; q! r8 p  s/ b　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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4 d# f; }9 c/ [4 f4 L# L* E　　不遗余力
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. {! |. N$ e! ~* ?: Q9 b　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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- w5 B6 m) o: L, f; }　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( G; X* [8 {6 @6 H% _7 \- o. u7 Q　　辞旧迎新

1 K+ G0 V2 Y( E8 v3 w7 a; i　　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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% w7 O5 d4 d- A- Y- l　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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9 k5 R7 u( ]. G4 b9 S" V4 f　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- R0 q% \7 Q, L/ n　　国泰民安
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4 y! S2 X5 I1 T1 M/ V- z& Q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

5 e7 y- L- c* G! s+ D9 m8 j, u/ |$ Q　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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. T( P$ G) i& ^. B9 G9 Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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8 @0 c0 ~' E3 p+ f% `' ^- t4 E　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

9 L# ~; Z9 O. ^8 d) b  x5 ~　　Bad news travels fast.
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4 m! v! |; e& r! t* p; f　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 B  [" n; c* `1 Z　　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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$ e( P! y: ~" a5 b% C　　既往不咎

- a9 D- f! [- M　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

+ [  \) x1 E) X! C( [# u　　There are spots even on the sun.
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6 @( A$ U/ q% f3 M; L4 B' ^　　金玉满堂
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/ N6 i: @- w) m' h8 @! G( [5 I- y　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 z6 c9 E5 a; m3 b6 t　　脚踏实地

  v' k4 z& b2 k9 C  w　　be down-to-earth

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6 G0 Y: m- H" ~; k8 l　　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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　　cut and dried; cliché
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$ g& o+ s" Z( C$ _* q+ L2 _　　礼尚往来
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# [# {" e. m' l1 A　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

: `, p) v! R( t: b/ m4 V　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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. T& r* Q1 j6 _/ z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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$ U4 e$ K1 V: T. o7 b  i9 o　　名利双收

2 m  o3 j2 o, q4 f　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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' V1 [, J: \% [& O　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 B/ C' M$ t6 P$ v　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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0 c1 @. ^0 Q% P, R+ K　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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( i- z2 n% ^: F% K: o　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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( c! R7 Q# e* t, p- x　　赔了夫人又折兵

" q: v  J% g0 V9 B1 g& T　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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8 s* b9 M, ?# D3 c# Z　　破釜沉舟

; t  c) @4 T, ?1 ]5 V9 X9 X+ m) ]4 L　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" C1 ]; m; X! }5 u$ @1 n% C　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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* ^8 F5 ^( f( U5 F8 W: |+ q　　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
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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

3 R7 ]4 \/ K( t6 m% h( M( t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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; E$ W, R6 T: q$ {3 W% V& J, ^0 g　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

# u- Z& \: w7 v# E7 I7 g" X　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

" K$ y) l- x1 e! w* l　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

. S+ z8 |. N, l; I0 p! d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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) H0 j8 L+ U9 K. e+ @& E7 S$ r, w　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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2 J# d) X0 ^( a2 c% w　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ x4 B2 e/ ?! l4 u' M5 `# G　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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7 n; R8 @+ A" d& p8 a. h2 K/ m　　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

3 z2 t  ~; j. W4 W. L　　A ship rises with the tide
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9 x8 ~, N8 L; Y2 U: [5 E　　时不我待
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0 ]4 M1 }8 `8 `3 K　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

; h- r* @$ |# f. M+ ?$ v9 H　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 ]! S8 w" g1 }( k; g- g2 ]6 L　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# n: J3 U# \/ D" ^, e　　说曹操，曹操到
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9 L: h  l, Y: i: m& W/ K+ ^4 B　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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' b% W, \* p1 ~( N9 }8 H8 l- ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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4 U2 x* _$ c' p' h9 w6 s　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

5 ~: L5 R; q; z- ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

. p) c$ B/ V5 Z3 u- ]7 Q" ?　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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* f$ k* `' N) J) Q7 o) u　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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# _. y& l9 s$ F; u- g　　天有不测风云
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2 H0 _" j/ v2 L+ u/ R# F　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

  }4 O$ ^, w& p' |　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

  `8 {& i9 @$ }! t+ I　　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

, z6 m9 i% }8 o& l" B　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

7 {- G8 g- D  s% ^. X. S' H+ e* a　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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' |: o# b' E  U4 k& G' y+ |　　望子成龙
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4 V0 _/ V0 W$ R" s" C　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) W, B7 y. X' W　　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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　　无中生有
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8 P- d/ u# [3 i1 s5 w) C　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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. J+ E7 ?: V2 z1 v# m3 J  A) I7 F　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ K  B; h9 s0 N1 e　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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2 i2 G- q5 {9 N: Z　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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4 I6 I& H/ a) j# v　　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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9 O/ }' ~! X8 [( T2 h8 u- M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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. V. q0 v' W7 w6 x8 M' I　　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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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

" O* n7 G4 ]+ e7 g' ]. p5 G" D　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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5 |# B$ p6 p7 B  E; P' x　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. b3 E7 \; {& l7 M. i' p6 J　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

2 @2 t8 J6 z0 d% ~. B　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

# E/ C/ |& ?6 H" J+ f( \$ J　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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# j, ?9 X+ x, l" y! d　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

9 x" n3 \, w. D) h　　bold but not crafty84

" [7 A/ W, }: x3 I　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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# p+ a: E! y) A& T5 a' Q, E　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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" W# l% a0 E& h/ y1 m　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& U+ q* a5 f" S/ e; i0 ^　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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6 @& I0 T4 ~9 |# E  a　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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. [& n( x8 a- h4 y　　优胜劣汰
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5 i: w1 y8 M. M0 [' f6 v2 L　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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# p- {+ U: C9 I' `% g* Y6 F6 v　　冤家宜解不宜结

( y/ y5 U" c3 N0 h5 d4 U# f( U　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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2 A2 J9 p4 h+ i' _& W　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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( Z7 B% b+ w7 |4 v4 e　　纸包不住火

/ T- J0 f) R$ P( e! @6 e* s　　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

  m: B3 }: E( P' o　　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。