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

6 N8 ]! J, ~. d+ ]0 G, L　　Love me, love my dog.
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% `, {4 }" a" d4 K　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 I  K. }# W  V  J　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

, U$ {0 T% w. L　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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7 y1 M  q$ n& Z' {$ v　　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

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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# n8 @4 A2 O7 d; O% x* M　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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( |1 _- S$ T2 Z$ l　　辞旧迎新

- L; Q! D4 I+ a　　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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- E8 R. K* F) ~2 m3 Z　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 K# r" ~. M7 B　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

. I* O; d5 o* I& K5 d　　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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& o; ?9 d: K# \" e& `5 M　　好了伤疤忘了疼

& p8 R# ~# G& X　　once on shore, one prays no more
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8 M7 `5 L% h. `1 ~/ X& ^* s2 J　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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4 f: @( b6 {, H( E: e+ m　　Bad news travels fast.

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2 {9 l: F  ?" h6 ?6 B/ y　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

; v, Y# E* N" P6 O　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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9 h5 z: g* q6 v; H* }　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& f2 H! x$ t+ _　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

/ E+ E- V/ N4 i0 t9 ~　　be down-to-earth

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; k2 C- D8 y8 |, G1 [　　脚踩两只船

, i) g0 w/ q2 Q9 F5 K) ]1 g　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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- u: [) L9 H4 B& y　　君子之交淡如水
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; j: n( M; s- I3 ?　　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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. s$ Y7 t( }- D1 N! N$ c$ I　　礼尚往来
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' I/ W8 P& i- {- y/ J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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" v. N' {: I) {4 m5 J! r. n　　马到成功

　　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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　　茅塞顿开
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( z5 L  D. q; y' I: s% ~! U, @2 {0 H　　be suddenly enlightened

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- M7 n6 E4 s/ X6 j　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 [7 G. b" |. _% N　　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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' w% Y- L$ y$ A　　谋事在人，成事在天

& n9 Z1 D+ O. }　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, z9 {; O1 O  Y( @, M2 L; M  Y　　赔了夫人又折兵
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( W* J+ T" ?+ l. y　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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/ }1 t3 {7 {( J9 q1 j　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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　　破釜沉舟

( ?/ l& s: G# j& J　　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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1 e0 _: E9 y" X' p, {　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& l  e6 K: a8 c* `7 y/ c: \　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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3 F0 Z. N1 @0 o( y2 F　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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( c3 c: o3 ]9 u7 N  Z- n9 X$ I　　千里之行始于足下
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! F1 M/ {; B) u% ]6 Z: ^　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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# v/ A# R) P( Z  t  M7 p, f& Q# g5 N! B　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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; r8 t* h9 X( h3 D　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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  g7 b$ ?. ]# X* O; x　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 j( |  {, D- P6 g　　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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7 K/ @/ x7 n' y- P　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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; b$ a% f" A% b/ y! S6 |　　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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" K! o( K; l& W* l- n1 E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" A" ]5 Y: ?: X( B0 m　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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  }6 r# V$ v0 J9 R　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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- E# ?* x3 W; Y5 q3 h3 B) e, X' u　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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6 F. t5 ]( @% Z6 x" u( n$ H6 y7 C3 V　　三十而立

4 p7 q. z9 Q% A# k. H' O. h　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 g$ y% `5 R0 U9 Y　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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
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( F& T3 S! G% j1 N' l8 u　　speak of the devil

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2 ^, x8 h7 G' m1 B% }$ D3 u$ 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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3 ?- o' ]/ G$ G. r　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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9 \* O1 a& H0 \9 U; C: G# m. d# U% N1 h　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

' [6 k. e  S* z6 q6 B5 n/ @　　糖衣炮弹

) P% b9 J1 Z6 z3 }: ~8 H　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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. M7 u0 t6 A# Y, g% ]　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: P' j; t& E+ h7 ?  d& U　　团结就是力量
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( ?0 {, y, X! A& m　　Unity is strength.

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0 p' b% F" E( D6 N　　跳进黄河洗不清
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6 n6 e/ {+ C- k) H　　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
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　　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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3 M! ]0 G  `+ H, f　　望子成龙

( I1 i  k1 b' M( Z- ~, i3 g　　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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' v+ T2 H. U# e3 v! C1 T" r0 h, w　　无中生有
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5 c1 P( h/ Q/ a* W　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

, C4 y8 C9 l9 t! p8 d- D7 m. T: _　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

8 L, Q2 D9 \! C$ l2 n( Y+ |( }' u　　a new broom sweeps clean

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$ `+ t( t  E$ x  @/ G　　蓄势待发

, w8 O# J8 V, W7 i" R　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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$ O  z( l: j! Y- Q9 B　　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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" I$ R! N) W1 ^4 |( s( D　　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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. @/ S/ u3 |3 l4 Y- _3 O; b# h4 e　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

9 [; |  T, _9 Z7 a- t( H; W" a* h5 v　　The best defense is offense.
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4 [& r# S9 S' N5 w　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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! d' s6 }( U: |( U* o9 N　　ants on a hot pan

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% c& H3 j) r6 M　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

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

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. d* J( P( N  C7 y　　循序渐进
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! s# a: @, H9 e- h# f( F; z5 Q. k+ ?% m" I　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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% @/ \: }& O+ v9 G　　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

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! s2 l0 m4 _) ~% g: Z1 h7 k3 Z- g! U7 e　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有勇无谋
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1 w1 E0 ^# }7 d) ~1 M" V　　bold but not crafty84
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7 r$ A4 L$ F& T' Y) W　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

/ C2 Z9 ^  Y, e  x% O0 D6 y　　keep pace with the times86
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' S/ c6 O* g( B' Q/ W" I  Z　　people-oriented
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- Q1 `, `3 ?( L3 d: m  d　　因材施教
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: b6 ~! _1 R6 y1 p7 q. b　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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# Q  H1 |+ k7 A- n3 F. n　　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
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1 ^: y4 r: _4 q7 N1 d& Z* C" x' D　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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! U8 G% u+ R' E6 t) R! _# y  H5 E; u　　优胜劣汰

/ t7 s' P, [* k: B　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　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

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) |, Z* ?5 M% p- F7 X7 M　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

7 w# c% Y( W/ p　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  m  f5 U1 ^% M　　招财进宝
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& ]9 X. I" q8 y9 h( o" }　　bring in wealth and treasure

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1 L7 y0 [8 i9 K　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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* _* S2 M4 P2 \) k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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  \( U) ?+ @+ H% x　　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。