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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/ m9 y' ^" v# n% E. B* R; F　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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3 J6 F9 z% R% v3 `9 \& [9 t　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ a, `3 l7 |' U2 ]) I, u( M8 b# e　　Seeing is believing.
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1 ]5 H* h3 e; _: }2 b2 o. ]0 }　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

6 d- m- a0 z/ [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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$ u2 j: V5 b* y# }　　不打不成交

7 A9 w: R0 K, f( s8 Y/ D4 X3 d# e　　No discord, no concord.
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" l. _# m; {# E, j' z( C　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

+ I9 D8 f3 D1 i+ U3 p* v. z　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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- h3 M2 G2 s3 d9 s, p4 A- p　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, z  F9 y' Y8 a+ o3 \$ f　　国泰民安
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* E& i  T2 `' Z) w( `　　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;

. ?( N  e' Y2 k　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

! _( c- j3 Z1 d# u* F( D' l　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 z; K, j! f% G9 f4 O. ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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- @& W% q6 q$ |) i  ]　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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  O  Y; S/ \+ f3 |) Y　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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* @1 e* R: Z9 m9 s3 i　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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- ]7 L& h# C0 v% K( n4 }5 Y　　金无足赤，人无完人

# ^7 t) z) }. H  j7 ]　　There are spots even on the sun.

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- @6 p" w9 l* \' o9 S! y　　Treasures fill the home.

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; S! r+ r1 f: j+ @: S6 t% a8 n, p　　脚踏实地
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1 T, s( [7 g% x4 \　　be down-to-earth

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4 B0 d% h% L% ^1 [. X　　脚踩两只船
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　　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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0 [- r: G, D8 j  `% ]　　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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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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! S9 v0 P) K1 W( a* e4 z　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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) V9 Z, Z+ f2 k) q: ]2 \9 ~　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 o$ r& S* Q% s. x! [" G　　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

/ M' }" g1 k: ]- C　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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* X1 v: j" I5 T# N- K; [　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 `, X) Z; W9 [　　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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; n( M: d$ v* |4 W  s  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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( }" L" |$ c; `1 `　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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6 o2 [8 i3 F1 N1 c　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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  Z! Q4 z, i/ N: P, U1 H; F　　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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4 L- ^* b# S$ T9 l/ h　　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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" V5 n+ W/ ~4 U- e# {# k" \1 p　　强龙难压地头蛇

) m) J- h5 o9 B# |　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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) R9 p+ E1 P1 G4 Q& z　　瑞雪兆丰年

# X3 ^5 R8 Q! n1 G0 |　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( @5 I  M% r0 J　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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/ l. u$ L- O; W+ a" n$ n9 a+ A$ M　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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7 o) T( m# L2 Y2 i　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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
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& g+ `# q6 H& g/ D9 z3 |. p* t6 G5 _9 {　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ T9 M* x3 S8 K9 a/ u& P　　三十而立

" u5 ~+ w) G& @* D7 K4 g　　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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2 N; R  q1 m4 q" R+ P  V　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

7 n+ ~# _0 V# A$ W' o5 |　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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/ X1 Y- G# ?' l+ R　　杀鸡用牛刀
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% N7 B! w2 q1 m% B+ `　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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: |5 j! z5 T6 ]　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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: s7 L; j( _+ d# `0 v% B4 i　　实话实说

$ g, V  h: p2 S, F　　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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& a+ `: i: C: |/ j+ h, S　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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% l. ^% C% ^# \1 M4 u　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

: X' j4 E8 X/ h6 d/ u　　糖衣炮弹
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+ f7 M& B# t9 G. v0 ~　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, e% P/ Q; z. c( {7 l8 e9 n' N　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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" x9 w) ]& s. c6 D7 |! x　　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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0 q  Y. z1 U7 u7 }) _8 P* _/ H　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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0 j& F9 @! Y) ]7 X　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

$ ]* z7 c9 z2 O- U+ V8 G　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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1 w$ w! v' ?" G7 G* F( \- s- E　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

" a9 N6 h5 t9 |　　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
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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0 p) c0 X* b. i# Q- ]8 C　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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( z  J- P8 y4 J, o' i! @0 q; _　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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: _2 K9 ~! ?0 N　　心照不宣
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　　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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1 {) }1 Z& N/ V　　先下手为强

$ ~+ G3 Y, e4 y8 Y3 j! |4 q' q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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% M2 h4 E0 c7 i7 e8 y　　ants on a hot pan

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/ p" l( }5 _' [1 {) l　　现身说法

: ?3 l; S5 Y+ X4 Q! @　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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! V" D) K. v' ?8 I0 z9 y' y* l0 N+ B　　息事宁人
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+ ~* N" O) U( _* R　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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) T5 ~1 V9 g. q. M5 k　　循序渐进

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

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

' y$ m/ j$ X. A  n% v% `7 L& P　　有识之士

& x: R; h& o2 ^  n( q　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

0 B5 @/ Z6 b0 g! ]9 h9 z  O2 F- G2 [　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

6 k+ J& L5 v4 U  R8 i2 h3 _2 X: [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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3 p5 \" i$ Z: g- m% t' _0 J9 t! X　　keep pace with the times86

) O. n8 \* n8 i9 R　　以人为本
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/ e$ i4 |3 @7 q; S　　people-oriented
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3 ]. Y6 T# {) L) n1 n" D　　teach students according to their aptitude

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6 y; G+ x$ |& w& Y; m% e" P+ V　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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- `$ p+ t# V4 W) @　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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# j8 P, H/ [0 ?, E& M; t6 g' V　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

: W' x2 z6 x! w/ o; A　　Great minds think alike.
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6 u, m( }4 ?1 }/ V& J' W8 i8 `% b　　冤家宜解不宜结

2 S8 V6 A6 n! k4 \　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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7 v5 Z" N) g. \) K5 e　　冤假错案
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2 L8 b2 I- e4 B4 k$ e) K　　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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( _) \$ k( u# K　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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/ c2 w" |% c/ M2 d% O8 M' U　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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- ?4 i! S& r) B! ]2 A& s( D0 C　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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0 o, n: L3 x. Z% N1 G. N. V　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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2 F7 D+ X! L' H4 k3 s3 z' r　　be an armchair strategist

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3 S- g' j4 p9 O3 H　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

0 L7 K8 a2 R. v: p$ H6 o% `- z; [, Z  p　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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* `3 {" T$ x  T% z! n! ^1 L　　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。