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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* t. w/ s2 F) b) U　　Love me, love my dog.
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4 b5 z: a; @+ V# y　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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8 i) H) a$ z" }% O& w　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' Q7 B! C9 u! H- P　　笨鸟先飞

* ~5 |0 H! r9 p: }　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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; p% x) w2 N/ ?$ H3 t' o0 S  R　　No discord, no concord.

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9 Z: L8 }' g) e2 I' k3 o9 @6 N　　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

　　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

9 V+ I; B* Z/ G# k9 D" e2 O. b0 n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　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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! a" @% o! @. }% Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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) b. c7 u! x% V# K　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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' T0 n9 I* H- C( r% Z　　和气生财

+ H9 K1 L6 t! e　　harmony brings wealth;
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% c! Z2 e. N# q! v# p# L$ X, N　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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  q' a( o$ J) x1 [$ Z: T9 l0 ]　　never too old to learn
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& y: e; r1 V$ {. {6 q+ l) f　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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' c, m) B6 R- a5 y  C' w0 D0 y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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& F3 B5 \) K. v1 U　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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2 x0 q6 a0 o' A; {- h　　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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+ z6 [8 O' F; [' m　　君子之交淡如水
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! N5 T+ w; K. |8 M' Z, Q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 Z/ D" S+ V# G; R) A　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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% K! V- q9 v5 O1 E8 O' ^　　礼尚往来

2 q/ U( U9 @  I6 v, I# v　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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1 o2 B4 c+ v+ S6 g. ~/ c　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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8 \& T/ V% i; a1 Z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" [0 `) Q7 T" W0 d# l　　名利双收
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+ k& x/ M4 ~4 Z8 g1 a. W+ U8 b9 h& P　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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* m& a: L& G& q* o7 R4 c+ k9 }　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 b* j5 s$ {% s) w　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 r9 w, E6 }1 Y5 p　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

! t& e# h( y6 |8 l2 b* f  [　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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% q9 A+ W9 Z" {( Q' b* ^　　抛砖引玉
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" V# j3 x; `# ?2 ?/ J( c9 a: L3 R　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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! b+ C# [! o4 @$ V0 L/ w/ T$ \- |) }　　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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3 e5 a% D! X9 _- }% H( N　　抢得先机
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5 w: P2 Z# K% u# _+ h; Q6 {6 ^, n" I　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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+ G( R# y$ F, I5 t' `" r: E　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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5 o" x, l4 }, E9 }0 f　　前事不忘，后事之师

3 b6 y/ t* [' H# f5 N, \　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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1 ^3 M8 \5 Q: G/ e6 b8 o　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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/ Z# H/ w( f) S　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 [5 v$ M' I7 \- v' H　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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$ G+ e1 V; z' ~1 Q* h# C/ M8 m　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 V5 ?8 m8 n# U8 H2 W* t8 v) f: N) E　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

! n* \7 e) _7 ]0 U3 a' [& g5 u　　Humans are born good.
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0 |% D4 @# [) e. o% y5 d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 K1 ~0 o% h+ g) @  T$ m& c1 v　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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, c8 d1 ^' T$ Y' n　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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+ L0 z2 ~/ m, i2 S2 s/ ]. ]　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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, O! ?* K8 d* ~. O, d/ a' Q　　时不我待

1 Y) c% @0 i. A# y0 g9 ~, V0 ]4 H　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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8 [) I; r, q" |& P　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

8 t( w/ y& I# m$ \+ o3 t( z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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; {5 k' C9 W' k) _) S1 b　　说曹操，曹操到
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0 c" i' r2 z) x) `8 h8 q　　speak of the devil

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　　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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! A1 F! z- B1 c3 r' _　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 \$ n  {5 ~& s! R3 C6 A; k　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

. e8 p6 {% Q5 f3 k3 u- U$ N　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

$ F* L9 c" b" e& l　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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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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# E7 M! F0 F: H8 Y. O/ d　　歪风邪气

5 f+ G4 t6 X" k4 |  O1 l1 X) r$ Q- m　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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" W  L, Q  S+ w　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

# q8 c! W& u' E" E) D/ H　　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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　　无风不起浪
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& m9 ]9 Y9 ^* G　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 r6 L/ E" L5 o" h" K) f4 W6 I　　徇私枉法
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3 m2 o* _  ~! {! a+ C　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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9 B( c$ c' ]5 Z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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) D3 s, j) v# ?. p" D! o. g% d　　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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　　心照不宣

( ^0 `' V% D; |　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 k! z$ J3 I3 l& j5 z6 c　　先入为主
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* o  L; O& x* A- }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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0 v7 C% f1 s) ~3 z! V' z7 z0 |9 [4 u　　先下手为强
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% a" Y, q2 h8 C6 I6 @6 t　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. q" h9 C& A' H& c! u　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

* M! h+ h4 C0 V　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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% A4 C. h- k# m& @　　息事宁人

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

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1 K$ \8 l. K  @　　循序渐进

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

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) e7 C; }, L6 \- M　　严以律己，宽以待人

7 g, H+ A( G! V& ^4 k0 {7 P+ A; ]　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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1 m1 l9 G7 f- s　　有情人终成眷属

. I, [, d. g% M9 N　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! _7 L8 B: d& D' k" s　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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% u# a/ a5 v# J4 \( P- o7 m　　有识之士

( m+ \6 `" F% ?+ v　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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  P0 P% U+ |& u6 w, d6 }) Y　　bold but not crafty84

& I; e- u! M8 O: Y( R) f: M: Q　　有缘千里来相会
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2 _$ a1 Y% A/ q. `　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

( A' v# ^% C& J8 k4 G　　people-oriented

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, B/ c4 J7 a* j6 y　　因材施教

# b  z) N9 f: ]/ t/ R! N　　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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' t9 B7 o" p1 L6 d4 c　　欲速则不达

: e# G; c9 l) g* x0 X& l　　Haste makes waste.
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8 r6 f/ U7 j4 P/ h0 x; C　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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( M& @  t. b. R; h) ]; z, ]8 I　　冤家宜解不宜结

  Q0 g; A) y1 `0 s1 d- x　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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7 z& l" q" C% y) X7 }　　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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2 H0 f0 @2 L6 v4 @! d2 X　　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

3 |. B3 E) l4 I, e! n　　bring in wealth and treasure

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# E! S# L/ T) F　　债台高筑

  Z! ~- C& q( v% |( m0 \& E　　become debt-ridden
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/ ?/ @$ _1 o/ l' |% [# h　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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1 E- _/ c; c7 X$ ~- m　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。