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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8 A! T! m2 R: B　　Love me, love my dog.
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" j5 c1 G4 T0 o( g8 F# t　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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8 ?% V2 F- |, h; R" c; M$ N, w　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

8 b( z8 [3 a6 c' W3 ^　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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2 l; J3 ~- w1 U' q# P3 J8 Q5 s6 [+ w/ x　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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* S- o7 A$ W( p7 U　　不遗余力
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# n) H# V* b; Y/ |  Y' z4 J/ N  H　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

3 ^  k: b5 @3 f9 o　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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+ g: N, w+ ?* U5 S　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ }/ }' u. [5 t$ S$ W　　大事化小，小事化了
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# z) k# O1 l. q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 a7 i) P4 |, H) |　　大开眼界

- b$ V# ]4 _8 L# A% i　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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+ z7 ^5 Z5 D1 N- i$ s. R4 V　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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7 }, b1 ]5 J) `# N$ \: I7 ~3 j  E  a　　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

: \# N4 m3 a4 `& d6 |　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ y6 q# T  m) }: R0 ]% ~　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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& ^. ?$ h+ ^0 b0 }, L- @* w' T　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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# I+ C) x$ Y3 @0 ?* \　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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0 Z' R/ N" I" c) Y( b' u5 a0 O9 M　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

" z9 o$ F' Q; ~0 ?　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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- e+ Z' w, ]9 A. X6 y　　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

- {6 [5 p  c! F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& F, I' I( h3 m% X$ e+ t　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 D4 c+ e) q$ d: X" y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

  P5 @: R- P* u　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ P' ~# t! V0 o　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! r: K6 H) G( h$ c' ~" H　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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% v0 n7 g, W: A" N  e: C. {　　茅塞顿开
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1 X# x" H4 g7 ?" c4 ?　　be suddenly enlightened
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8 l! w  D9 o9 V% [! t# L- u: W* [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ ?% W! ]  F/ Y9 s+ H/ _$ }　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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; M, Z2 \* V! X3 _! x/ U　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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5 D3 Y# Y- V7 y　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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; x! u9 O, ]2 O- }/ O0 Y　　弄巧成拙
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, u8 ^( v' l4 S1 n4 k- }+ M9 F　　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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- K3 h$ f+ a. F; D4 m　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( W$ A7 a( C1 e7 x, F　　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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. }) }2 C1 p& ^: j7 H　　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

# v3 E. [% u, i0 U# l　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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! q; h; C9 d; W! _  T　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ Q$ r( Q2 J( P+ }* X$ x4 o' M　　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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+ B; F) S7 ~2 P3 E& o　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　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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; j4 g. D2 _( P& ^: z# d8 J- h/ O　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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/ n, O  W( m8 z& c, [& L1 X& y/ y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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5 F" ?, `; R4 k$ m: S  t, M　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: Y4 @/ u: \- C4 i　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

5 t* @7 s- {; P9 R+ d# q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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9 l0 R8 U' |$ p9 ?; m# J6 P2 m　　人之初，性本善
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9 I! ^9 {) y0 z) j) N# z7 g, d8 p7 m; O　　Humans are born good.

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" J+ }) ]. W5 g# \" }　　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

8 m' a: K! _. R: I　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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: J* K* \0 }/ r, k& Z; f　　水涨船高
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) E1 d: f" p0 K+ {　　A ship rises with the tide

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6 ]. H+ s3 m& w* ^8 o/ X! k. g　　时不我待
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6 j1 H% J. f( k; I$ o, t5 k　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 B) C& o8 e2 g　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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; b7 r3 F9 u9 o& M; }3 h5 w　　实话实说

$ h. U* ]' X8 q; v# g# d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& U/ G$ v7 Q' g　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 Y8 ^" ^0 l& ^1 r　　韬光养晦
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6 `3 W9 R5 d! A3 x3 e( J+ |  a　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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  k, R0 ?4 f& j' O　　糖衣炮弹
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& U4 }6 f3 K% x: i　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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5 J8 y, ~4 [6 U. _& q4 r9 |! U　　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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  ~+ d9 T7 f: |* a3 U　　歪风邪气
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' v* \: A, C% x9 o5 n　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

8 `  s0 U/ o1 x+ k' C  U, I9 G　　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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7 D$ f# {1 c, |. A- Y0 w9 b　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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6 m. C9 E1 D7 U; Z% g% a* v9 G  e　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) ^; h+ \' o4 X% v　　新官上任三把火

/ D4 d( }4 P' k# |# C# F9 }　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ P+ `4 ?8 R8 p+ y* f8 w/ h5 M　　心想事成
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: K, h9 Y- }/ q: i$ e! y　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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! W: z- R# |$ S  e6 A# V; d　　先入为主
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* S& z; _! c5 {0 a& F1 J+ g　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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7 T4 X# e; I( R# i; R: a　　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

3 K/ h9 m6 a: v. D. f* x8 V- g　　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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3 a: v% s: y. q6 x　　息事宁人

7 {# N& P# X& [　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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# \; O, Z  ]3 Z  B; g/ w* \/ _' T　　循序渐进
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4 @% S6 V. y" Y( x0 H　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

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' y; r) x' Z( Z! W2 p( S( t9 X　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

) E8 I" U! i6 T3 i7 c　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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4 Q6 G0 i$ h: a0 t9 n　　bold but not crafty84

. A0 ^3 t4 v) p- q; P5 h; k　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, v/ C6 H5 h' `- R　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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: V9 V/ ~' u1 {- e* H- d　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

! J- w$ T7 q( Z6 j# ]　　teach students according to their aptitude
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( `: o" X3 b1 e8 Y+ G7 M　　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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8 w4 C+ Z8 Y! a, `) i+ C8 @　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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0 I9 }' n% G8 C! p$ @0 {　　survival of the fittest

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% s, o: V& P0 e% E　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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) _8 D/ B* X4 j, h) j4 I& u　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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3 m9 T: T  V! Q" c/ M　　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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% Z7 L4 k: y: V+ b　　A promise is a promise.
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0 b2 [! o/ N3 p& `/ J6 ^7 y; [　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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/ y! u1 W. ?0 y　　招财进宝

7 _" y% g- S  V/ R' n　　bring in wealth and treasure
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/ g5 y, V. b, j  Z$ C2 C% }　　96
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　　债台高筑

0 X( R, T. \: k+ m& @  l# x9 e　　become debt-ridden

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0 x: d: S$ G1 P' n. ?; d4 ~　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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  U9 M8 F8 z0 s& _5 t8 d- p9 _( r　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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. V/ R$ R4 B  ?& w6 Q) |　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

4 d  l6 ~0 Q3 }: D　　100

　　左右为难

　　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。