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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9 \4 a' \  c9 Y: F　　Love me, love my dog.

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% n4 W6 ]  ~% k7 z　　百闻不如一见

2 r4 f4 d+ ~" i* ^( |! x　　One look is worth a thousand words.

8 b( R: {4 J4 @# r2 Q　　Seeing is believing.
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% u2 f% X; T% S　　比上不足，比下有余

3 Y- H  \( ~9 o. [% ?1 V　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 s- h. l# Z- ^+ e5 Q; E　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

) @: m* |1 m; D) _3 {　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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3 y' {2 A. D; o  P7 {　　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

' V' ^/ W  q9 e4 l　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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4 v  a, d1 {3 L　　大事化小，小事化了
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6 @- e3 u# e4 t) h6 h$ M　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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) z9 N9 x- Y3 e( D& j+ w+ Y6 k　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  Q4 q/ r/ \! H% k( B) |　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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0 b. M& V+ n. O1 P+ X& E" P　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% Q+ ~  f: z$ H% H' E5 q5 ?　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 f/ ~4 j0 N# O* U7 l　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

0 g) E- x6 j. m& Y0 l  Z8 U5 G　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ ?: X$ @. J1 U# U1 U) a　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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3 o5 X' [' r% t　　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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$ u! t# ?8 e0 g1 a- l  O6 g3 W0 m　　There are spots even on the sun.
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; x4 A9 F3 r& L9 ?　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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7 X8 B, r6 R' d% |　　be down-to-earth
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4 n: Q8 M/ d% \" f/ ~　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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; ~4 m; A) N3 A7 z6 d3 Y　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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: X! E2 \4 {# j　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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! V8 o, u7 M7 I( b( o' h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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. E' t( f, ]8 E6 E　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; ?. T  D- ^; }: {　　马到成功

3 H* x2 ~2 H$ F6 g' @) P　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

0 A5 D6 b5 z. k9 b/ z　　gain both fame and wealth

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* F9 G1 p8 c  y! \7 ~　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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# j/ G8 v% b. Q, p; E　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 m/ z0 D/ q; |% G! ~; ?+ B, g% O- G　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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1 z& k4 D* [. Q　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' c7 B9 O; x- G  z8 Z　　弄巧成拙

! ^+ n1 w" F# _1 Y% D  ^; m　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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/ y$ Z% }  r3 h9 R5 z　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 z. ~5 Q( d7 w; f: C6 d　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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  W) i: ~# W# d" Z　　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
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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ R8 t0 [) a5 d9 o2 s　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

, l2 d' k5 @- Q4 t( L　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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) `, A/ I. A1 S7 e# U" K6 z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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8 H4 _9 y8 T) G* z( _　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 E4 {6 Q5 N- k5 @　　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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  U! X+ n+ L9 F+ Z& D1 C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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2 F* m$ N4 ~" b, b/ n* J  _6 ]& F, j　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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& d, _3 E! m5 _, I: Q; b! X" [. _　　Humans are born good.

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" w" A( V6 q' O" ]9 h8 j8 n8 E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

# a6 O1 j& M* V. O% H5 o- ?　　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;

  T7 a  \' f6 x　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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% a* z9 P7 r8 }# J! d8 Y' L6 f　　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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0 V" c2 P* ~: `( Q; ^. f0 T　　水涨船高

, |" Z5 x1 k% }/ D　　A ship rises with the tide

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4 X+ X* \6 v9 K8 S; G! ]' L　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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9 V8 f3 |; ]! F; S/ ]　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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$ G2 [1 N6 Z0 [# v6 \　　实事求是

: C* C  l5 S8 r5 `* x$ ~/ A　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  f  [% |6 B- v3 c- y5 ]" v1 T! G　　说曹操，曹操到
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" j; e3 V- y, d& t2 K8 q　　speak of the devil

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3 X8 A% B8 ?: n0 `' K+ m　　实话实说

2 V6 m/ q* _/ d# v2 Y　　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

- W; K$ a: ^  K  b$ J3 E　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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" E) |3 D! |0 m) K　　韬光养晦

. I) x6 g: m- g　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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! G6 @2 E& @* l- ]5 V1 V8 W* @　　sugar-coated bullets59

. g6 P; d! o! A　　天有不测风云
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/ `5 o8 a3 K' p( `/ J( ^　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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6 {; H6 o; U! j4 E7 |* ?　　Unity is strength.
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3 N9 k( B! b1 X2 o' F' s) z9 d! a　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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& k, T7 m* A" W5 O) ~! T# D　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' f" a% ]- D& @9 W6 A0 R　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 K& I8 R! a4 C) v: c. N" |　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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' N8 s) V0 F, |" M: w) ?　　望子成龙
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! s3 T- S* a) u　　hold high hopes for one's child

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- x: Q5 p, z+ M9 c: n* j8 F　　唯利是图
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' N. W7 A( e' n& l  ]; y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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; F7 c8 v1 z: l+ r% @$ @6 N　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- T6 W- S+ B) B* v　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

$ _, s+ B6 g! n4 K/ C" @　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

4 X$ ?9 U3 a6 e1 m　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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1 r3 a! J) w, p* Z9 a# p　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　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

　　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
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6 ]' ^8 J* {8 M* Z- c　　ants on a hot pan

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6 g/ E# X8 ?+ _1 |0 H/ i5 D　　现身说法

8 C- r) M1 p% R8 P1 D6 [4 H0 _　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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& }/ l' n# m7 ~6 M. h$ O8 F　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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( x- J; c3 R- v/ U: d% K+ X* H　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 {$ O' n; y. M5 ?　　严以律己，宽以待人
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  _% g: ^5 t8 o9 f; z6 R2 N( x. l　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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8 t5 I2 }) j/ L1 O　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 a/ x5 _- y7 Y8 g2 I6 h7 F+ I; V- k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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  i+ p1 _3 e) N& ]$ A: {+ V　　有识之士
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5 Y8 `4 ?& P) ?& Y　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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# n" A" P. v) N$ ], h" `) x　　有缘千里来相会

; P0 u/ }  W/ w" D  i9 y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% \$ y! d3 _% p$ ^! h% \# ^　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

/ [) u# K" _2 _' i" C　　以人为本

, {7 _, W; m1 U" p　　people-oriented
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( u% J8 F4 J9 f　　因材施教
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. N9 H! A2 A8 k) F0 M　　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

  g; O+ m% L0 \　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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2 |! N3 _: K! B$ g　　survival of the fittest

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* d7 V+ J$ K8 ?2 ]' T! J% l　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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" S) N, m7 [4 T4 U9 b6 F　　冤家宜解不宜结
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2 n6 Q( J% o' I( x7 x: X1 o) B2 Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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8 K0 w3 g8 ?/ S+ R8 \% N1 w& F　　冤假错案
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4 t2 Z; \" b/ I! ?　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) D- m3 Z) v8 f" G　　一言既出，驷马难追

; n' o, l, u) d, g- t+ f- f　　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

1 P3 R2 c9 t$ r" S7 z8 `) H' _" F　　96

) ?9 E+ v' x% C2 V" x3 l　　债台高筑

* ]+ I: ^% G/ A! g- {+ X% o　　become debt-ridden
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' {' X9 F. F/ i7 Z, a　　97
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# n8 s6 k: Y  G! K　　众矢之的
. p1 J4 G' r  ^$ @
  \2 u  ?) \2 F+ c4 T　　target of public criticism
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　　98

2 W5 e& ~9 q$ a2 `　　纸上谈兵
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) v$ X  p, Q/ e& g. u( l8 f　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火

5 z2 {* P* X$ Z6 l6 n" L; S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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6 d4 q; D, v8 a. s% F: C　　What's done by night appears by day.
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& D5 H8 J' }! j2 ^5 ^　　100

　　左右为难

. i: G6 p4 v* `/ ]/ N　　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。