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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4 i4 T1 ^* ]7 }8 k　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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$ x& B& G3 s0 E　　百闻不如一见
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1 c3 ?& w% f: B8 I9 z" w7 u* B　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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( z- K- l0 b$ }- L) _4 Z# R' y　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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* E' y7 J" @4 o9 p　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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/ D4 c+ N: [1 R　　不遗余力
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7 b- E; m- w$ F+ g4 V' ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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3 f. I  o# c2 L' E" S: Y4 B) [　　不打不成交

' C" w/ P" Q) S  a& z# S+ }8 z　　No discord, no concord.
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$ g) ?) t$ }6 E6 j) l& h　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

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　　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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3 f. H! P& O: V  I/ \- H$ t& e2 c  A　　大开眼界

! V; G- W1 r1 y, A# a　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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, k& N+ {3 @; P/ W8 Z　　国泰民安

; R- r7 j/ f; t. q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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2 N2 s: b3 m. k: }　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  w- h" h$ V; g, P1 @　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 m% G7 j  W4 A  O# q. ^, v　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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' }4 p5 s. b9 n5 _! v! t! v　　和气生财

6 S) }% D/ ~" `5 _! t# J　　harmony brings wealth;

3 B+ ~; J) Q) w; J　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

! q; Z0 y% h* O& e1 a5 o. l9 T' k　　never too old to learn

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9 }3 \) o3 {6 D9 k　　既往不咎
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4 c3 `; x6 M! Q$ \% Y　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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% U: x! Q* w. ^  U　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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# T! _, _# \. W1 f5 n, H7 E　　脚踩两只船

; ^$ a4 `3 U$ p5 k　　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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* H& V1 i( e  n" d& X# H　　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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6 t+ l3 S, ?, p2 }$ H, I- i　　礼尚往来
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  i/ E$ L9 ]! \# \' H! Y8 F& t　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! M. e( n1 b3 d　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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0 V* _. X0 w$ g9 q$ e/ a: D! v　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( H4 \/ B2 ?. w0 ~$ `* a. f　　马到成功
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　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened

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5 u3 Z: t( Q1 ~　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 G) W7 R) c7 s. Y% ^, n0 W$ a. r　　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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　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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3 I" i7 g  W" t6 N' h　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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3 ^, m7 y" u9 K7 B　　破釜沉舟
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- z' Z8 ^- N9 F' a* t+ O/ F　　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

. N3 `) _5 _2 g9 D* E　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# f( J' \  K/ \# y( S  u: ]3 m　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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) F( t2 w$ ]5 @: |1 U　　千里之行始于足下

! C, H4 g3 M. b: S# S' [7 [8 K　　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

! D6 \, B: H. n/ U; Z; j　　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

1 o7 ]+ V% ?: l# Q% x" Y& W　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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3 H5 e3 G) b7 W5 q5 Y% w　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

# C/ h6 r+ N5 t　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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" @# P  Z: e/ l1 i0 \　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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& Y* E# H# E% }, Q2 [, p　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

! U6 Z, {* a" \　　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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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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: U. f8 l8 Q$ h/ h- j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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$ m9 d5 q9 z* o5 }- o/ Y% h　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) Q7 q* b0 c' e　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ s3 l. x5 ^/ j+ K2 i　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　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
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' ~7 {. _" t5 s/ h% l- `3 n8 p. q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

, l* m( }- }, {7 M' o) ^: z　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

, @" C+ k2 j7 m　　糖衣炮弹
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% B9 l0 u$ r: Y9 j7 }& x　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

. E' P& n3 i; c+ I* D: x* C* M9 h　　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

5 ]* y$ ^( L5 m; \2 p& ]　　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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　　望子成龙
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% l+ g4 T# @( G1 P& p　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) x7 a! x1 Z0 q) Y% w0 ?  T; n" g　　唯利是图

　　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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: G3 K3 l' N7 F8 a& p　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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& B5 d5 z9 i6 Q8 j; |. z* T　　无风不起浪

7 A( U2 \1 H9 d. [9 ~' D* ]: q$ r　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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( A/ i. u, X7 M* v　　徇私枉法
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$ h4 F  V7 [: i% ]/ q, w　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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" n. s3 `  x2 x　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

1 J' ^- h& I% X: ^　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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0 s/ ^8 n  y! f* x# |2 [　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

- h$ w6 X7 B  ^( K/ V8 Z+ H; h& o　　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

　　ants on a hot pan

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9 ~4 F9 Z, b( M/ O- E　　现身说法

) h" a! }6 I1 l6 e; O6 W/ E$ c　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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: o9 c% `8 H" F% ^9 q1 ^5 |5 x　　息事宁人
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, ]6 ^* W$ |, A- N$ Z" e: P, R4 H　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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

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- m% ]( ]9 G0 `; I$ r& l. v6 D; R) M　　严以律己，宽以待人

4 M: C& p3 x" h* T2 [/ y' t　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, ?$ @+ g+ h% k7 @　　有情人终成眷属
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! Q. A" k* R/ W　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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* f( V! [9 E. z　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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* w9 S6 ~% T4 l# F　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

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% u3 O. ?6 j0 n6 F$ Z　　有缘千里来相会
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9 x" s9 s9 e/ W! t　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

/ F% Y# j  R4 t: d　　与时俱进
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: t" x' s9 B8 X+ ?0 z: k' K/ W　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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6 z$ O' p& x* k3 M$ L　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 B3 E/ P: J: h" F6 ~. {　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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9 i! A: k, N$ `5 b2 R) ~& _. F6 T　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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1 n& e: L, E* _2 d2 V# M# j5 Z$ t) v6 U　　英雄所见略同
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( d: f) K# c9 e　　Great minds think alike.
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* i: _+ V# n9 U0 l5 p1 k/ J　　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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/ q8 y5 z# \3 ]' X. R2 [9 j8 S* \　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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; S) q2 L1 J4 X1 n# ?　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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- ^0 o# K! k5 N% Q# Z; M　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

. ~% B' M3 ~3 B( _　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

# b$ c2 W- J4 k  y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

6 }4 I8 }) _7 ?3 X　　左右为难

　　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。