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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# y0 A2 [8 o# V& ^. J: E　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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3 o0 s* X  L6 b7 z; j0 F/ H" i　　比上不足，比下有余

- ~6 f+ }, X( p, h　　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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$ A0 f- \$ H2 T# J　　不遗余力
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: T6 H; B) _$ O* B  k; ~- Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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( B6 Q7 c. w3 n6 o9 E　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# T- ^+ z# S' t! o& ^/ i, |　　辞旧迎新

5 `, ]4 v' {- g( m2 X( c/ h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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# L) b5 y& F* N4 T. D" {　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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* \# p4 Z: {7 F" l4 h2 {- M& U6 d　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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: x' I# `  t. m. A# C) a　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

1 d3 b- v# f+ Q. D/ D/ b3 D　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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7 @" r7 r: f, _2 d　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. P# [8 |( G- l# C$ [; X1 }8 [: o　　Bad news travels fast.

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" G; R6 c+ w  K, [4 ^1 V　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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+ V9 f9 I- v' i' d3 a　　活到老学到老

5 T1 F. d0 M6 c, Y　　never too old to learn

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% P$ f' ^' P- _1 C5 p2 o　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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; X: E* ^, u% R# c+ ?　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 o1 T; \  D2 f% [2 a  \* z9 {7 K　　金玉满堂
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5 a& N& q$ B& w7 r5 G　　Treasures fill the home.

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# u3 J! ], q) y3 P% `. g; h! F　　脚踏实地
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) S  B/ b& d2 Y! A. U9 [　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

* S6 |1 |- X) c+ R) \! u7 X! K　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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" n" q8 G3 t$ E' l" e& ~　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　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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1 o/ h3 m8 ~# f( T. r) P- P0 V　　茅塞顿开

. S3 x( l0 q4 e; f2 E$ S' X* j　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

3 k7 |, L( I1 A8 u/ ~. o9 ^8 y　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

& C1 J. w8 [# r　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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# F- \" s& \( W2 @+ j( |7 b6 l　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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& @+ ]! }) M9 j  R! f　　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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! G0 _9 r3 P+ c- h0 ~4 J, k  T　　抛砖引玉

$ Y8 c! A& J+ O  {' n( P　　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

9 a' e2 z4 U: m  |/ R- x* b! T1 n+ K　　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 J) u$ o( A2 ~　　抢得先机
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5 R' B4 l8 y5 `! K! O　　take the preemptive opportunities
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7 [1 T& y0 l4 c. J　　巧妇难为无米之炊

; T% F+ D. v  \! G1 [! |　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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% |  v. `% S( @　　千里之行始于足下
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/ l# _2 h" J) {$ R7 d. m' 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

0 ~) b  h1 Q$ g, [) o8 K　　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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/ M0 h; f& p1 W9 i& r: z: z　　强龙难压地头蛇

0 }# S2 m+ I' f　　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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  |, V  X; ]0 l2 D6 z　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: c! S) P+ g3 d) O　　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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7 s$ y! p0 |5 k3 Y( W2 ^　　世外桃源

) U1 Z$ C* z/ U% c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

3 }; p( U1 R& v7 b# l; O& c( b. X　　Humans are born good.
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: a  J6 _9 E+ t2 Y* Z　　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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: V1 @) d5 {8 v! x" h5 q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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9 ~- n0 m' _7 i: P5 P9 I6 y　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: |8 |: O1 z5 }- C: S% m% z　　三十而立

　　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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% K" k! Y4 P) L: O# m% d& ^　　水涨船高

' z( y0 ^# z" ~# [　　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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4 }' M3 m* k; A4 q　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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. p5 z9 N* m' B　　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

. c5 \8 t1 Q; [! x. W/ B　　speak of the devil

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# J, W& X2 e/ o; ^& m' W# e% h# b　　实话实说

/ q7 f% z5 e! C　　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

2 x; u% m; g9 e) x& v　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, F4 @: d# y8 @- X　　糖衣炮弹
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9 l7 Q- u( z* t: [  r) T, K! U　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

* Z8 [! _' ]# K3 t" S- X" W* [　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, z2 A% E4 q# G　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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0 c3 G5 D! ?  O) s( B% b　　跳进黄河洗不清

* g; y: k) a8 B　　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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3 n' |, [% S( `4 s8 _: `( B　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 O' Y- m& E( i* Q0 l% Z　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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, I3 Z$ l4 d( L2 R# E　　hold high hopes for one's child

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1 X/ E  _; m/ ^" \5 x2 `5 O, p( y　　唯利是图
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, H/ n- `% S. b* j6 [　　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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3 I  I. Z/ t. i, q% a　　无风不起浪
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( c2 o+ f0 Q! W: g, H3 g) u　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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$ i, L, ?5 |9 Q. B1 n- w　　徇私枉法

9 x0 e+ R! o! ]% y( P　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ A9 \5 I- t, g$ Z9 H6 X; L　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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! }8 X2 q4 D, B, N　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

. m6 r7 o) k) y4 F8 a, m　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

: `6 ^# {9 K: J7 w　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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' M, |8 S; D) |8 ]8 a' r　　先入为主

: H" k  h7 \6 _4 E* f) {　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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3 i- m% R" w( b　　热锅上的蚂蚁

7 L5 Q* A1 U# G7 K' ^& ~! W% c　　ants on a hot pan

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* W" x9 G* y. P5 ^! p- w  ]4 I% H" N　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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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5 i- R( ^1 {1 y　　循序渐进

, @" t" Y- U9 A+ ]: b　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. R2 k' C, n- B. C　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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) y8 w( A& F) v! ?　　有情人终成眷属

) x  s6 I9 I1 `( x! {" D2 o　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

# T5 N1 Z1 U8 |0 q　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

* l" x6 G% Y+ q1 h1 \: ~- S/ n　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

' S" `( I! e( I; [) Y　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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

8 |' |( W3 B+ H+ q5 z( K% \' e　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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" Y% [  M8 [( w* _5 \6 t　　优胜劣汰
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# Q$ ]+ P! ]- i: V& Z　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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) n6 {. a4 _* l; h' v+ T9 e　　冤家宜解不宜结
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3 f5 m* v, Z3 r! [  b  G& e$ c7 S　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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% l8 f9 _2 ?* t) x+ @　　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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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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, B8 d5 e/ \5 {, |1 g　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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2 [8 {8 g5 O( f$ J3 y　　众矢之的
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3 ?, T* @6 _6 E% ~+ O. y4 n　　target of public criticism
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: E7 s& Q' C; y　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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- L6 }) k/ D3 }5 W　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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+ c  C. S: v( I& f, ]7 B　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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+ J0 o8 K# D0 e! l" l0 x8 G　　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。