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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( D) g3 v* x  x9 H8 Q: b　　Love me, love my dog.

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; _2 v( `6 O; L( h* m0 \% l2 J" A　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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9 R; V" I+ N: ^2 L3 \! |4 ~0 t; ]　　比上不足，比下有余
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: s1 |) Q+ v2 \! V　　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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$ I# e) m) w/ A　　不遗余力

　　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

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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% B5 O  R2 k0 I3 A! h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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  ?( ^5 S7 b# I0 \　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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$ L% g8 P( e  K, _* k　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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$ v+ v" P! t# h0 \1 }& h  i　　国泰民安

! Z) `9 R+ w: S' }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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7 p+ d( S9 K% l  o0 Z9 l　　过犹不及

; i' l* a$ T7 S9 Y0 v　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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# p2 P! A- n0 T4 P6 U　　too much is as bad as too little

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% b" r$ O+ J: r2 o; M　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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　　和气生财

" U) _% I  X0 w, ?" k/ i! B6 X　　harmony brings wealth;
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' a0 Y! K) c$ ]  h$ D- N2 U　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ _4 v- H1 I) [3 o0 T3 I　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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/ E( _8 y8 \( M% U　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- U: u/ Z$ F: k0 w　　金玉满堂
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8 Z4 a( U" u4 S( i　　Treasures fill the home.
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* @% m# M( D; w0 d- V7 m( d　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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1 U& H5 `3 L/ g; [: Q% \; Q) f* E　　脚踩两只船

1 J$ {6 E; N. L- v　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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7 [. w  q) X3 e% f8 Q# o　　君子之交淡如水

, h) l) Y% K0 x" Y4 z# R　　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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5 m8 _2 ~0 B" }1 ^! C6 B- u) P　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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7 Y+ U. f& a4 U" m3 d6 Y+ `% L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ H( B0 e. |  B% P　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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2 T* E5 g" i( A　　马到成功
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, V; Z+ A% Y/ V5 a& ~　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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3 D$ c1 {. D3 ~3 S3 p2 Z: Z9 Z3 ~　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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) T1 P2 `$ Q% @. S　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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  J- q# i9 x' ~. [; U　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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3 y! f4 r' T( [! z- B8 f　　每逢佳节倍思亲

/ ~- F; I: b0 J4 I　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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3 x/ \: h0 X. h$ `5 E( B+ l　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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1 x4 y) x2 [7 K0 W3 j　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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& Z" B* ~" q6 [　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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1 X  q7 D/ `: L7 E6 j　　破釜沉舟
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% G/ ?* G% _( d% X. r+ {　　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

* M; p4 ?8 M1 `3 `5 O- N  R　　take the preemptive opportunities

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" y1 K' x4 |8 H2 L# @9 C　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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! T+ n( W) f9 G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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6 p: e, P5 D: t' X, {1 u, s　　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

: C# l! S2 r: |+ A- 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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) ~$ d3 w# _: x+ F: w　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

  }( L; O; }! @  X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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" [3 C" h7 b/ [6 r7 b0 e　　瑞雪兆丰年

5 a3 c2 I( E2 A9 _& _6 x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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' s# R( G- @+ I% x+ Y. f　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% p2 _5 q$ O! I0 X　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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; z7 h! I. d  B- c$ q3 J8 O　　世外桃源

& B; }4 F4 r& a- i/ L: g2 w　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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/ t1 ~: e; X( M. T  n8 n　　三十而立
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' ]; t: |9 [, N/ w$ L% n+ P　　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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% a) v1 v0 B3 {3 r- g　　水涨船高

% ?; Y& H# F+ z4 Z- u; Q　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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; U/ b5 `* Q0 i　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ `" t( F0 M6 w3 i) N　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

! Q1 G/ q+ s. ]4 ^4 h; |　　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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$ r, E6 F: o4 H" A6 k9 [' s　　speak of the devil
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( J* ~5 J5 @2 w2 H; x　　实话实说
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  z1 x) @3 o9 {, t8 j3 j$ Q$ ?　　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

! n: I" h6 }9 t% @3 p( z% x　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

! c- v" `) g$ [* E　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ ]: u2 X- H, d- X/ V' d  j　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

5 j2 E: n) B9 m% S　　天有不测风云

) E' E7 t5 w4 l* p% M　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 T7 d' p1 Y5 C; ~) M8 F　　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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) e7 F! `  L# {7 ]3 V　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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, c/ k# p: m5 i. p　　物以类聚，人以群分

9 l, K% u* l% p; }8 w　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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; ^3 X6 _0 m& Z8 j, F0 o: f　　hold high hopes for one's child

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* D4 X  S: T* P0 I6 V3 C# [0 s3 M　　唯利是图

; {1 k: W7 r  ^　　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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. z7 a9 E1 C0 W+ k3 m- y2 E　　无风不起浪
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, s9 l: K2 N: h' w3 g# I" S. C, Z6 t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

2 T/ q" _' L+ Y6 }& ^5 D　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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( |, ~$ Z& R4 N# u" v6 n/ s　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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" }3 z/ ^/ G) Z5 k3 {2 d　　心想事成

* W' m( X! B% l' l1 E' E5 m1 r　　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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, k- q" B. \# n$ G2 L7 d6 _: ^　　先入为主

' n. w! F5 J( j6 T+ R2 U7 Y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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" {$ S, F$ ^, Y4 F: n　　现身说法

& z/ E* ?& q" Z7 p5 }3 H　　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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　　循序渐进
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8 q6 w0 ]: D9 e  C2 z+ o　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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; ?; z" \# {5 o8 c: A　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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4 S, H- O# F% G' j# {　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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. @5 k9 x( g* N. L8 x　　有识之士

, O" B8 p4 d6 ]　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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, O$ p6 C( C+ U! Y" U　　bold but not crafty84
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* ], c+ R5 P8 o# w, F( }$ g　　有缘千里来相会
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; C! I, `( [; \+ V* Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

" I; A( A+ }: M1 ?7 V　　与时俱进
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' C# k% T! g$ [9 N　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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! H  K: z/ \8 F9 L　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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
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! ^9 w# v% W% r, ~　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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% H" D# ^& q8 F( v　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　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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" b; J7 @: g" D$ W　　冤假错案

' S) j" _& J0 e% P% E　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

: `1 a* K/ z6 m　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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* }& ^" D9 f9 D3 J" M　　bring in wealth and treasure

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. ^# Z( F* I8 Q3 E6 p$ X　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

　　97

　　众矢之的

( a1 Q: Y: l+ y% D9 Q4 [　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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; b! {! g2 O; l% l　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　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。