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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* g  A/ t7 s: m/ l5 `4 q　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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1 L7 c  c# E9 V5 t3 i　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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$ {$ o* V2 [2 {( I  m　　比上不足，比下有余

* {$ @3 [! O0 \/ e: I　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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- n5 [1 H9 R- C　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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0 F9 e( g0 T  W* Z+ ~% q　　不遗余力
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1 {! x, q' p- T1 F" ]2 j& d5 k6 Z  D　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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7 |/ _% q# g2 H! m) y$ M　　不打不成交
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; y- }8 r/ b' P, p　　No discord, no concord.
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; p1 K4 U2 B! g7 H' a　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 s- q9 O2 ]6 z$ J6 k* k! M. _% R9 Q　　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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% z/ E3 A5 q$ b- T; t$ f1 }1 [　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' r8 Y! \) u0 T; T7 {* \　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

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) _% o. s: @. P7 V　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

* l2 M# }/ S1 _2 c4 B3 l　　Bad news travels fast.

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: k$ K5 \5 B+ x( @　　和气生财

9 s: q$ N5 P" {8 E6 }* L　　harmony brings wealth;

# s" G) a$ |6 `5 j　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

! @  Q6 j1 r- O　　There are spots even on the sun.

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+ j. e( X+ ~$ U　　金玉满堂

5 ]( H3 G5 k% a　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ w+ R, u# b4 W) _' c" S　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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/ d2 c* e4 e( Y4 `6 N1 }5 a　　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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7 j0 T: c8 I4 e# f% Q: @) X: R+ i. I　　君子之交淡如水
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/ a9 t' j$ P2 L9 c　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

- ]6 f+ A, K; \6 Z& Z8 x- ]$ M8 j　　cut and dried; cliché

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- ?& T) P( {5 @　　礼尚往来

$ F# p- b1 P# }4 H! `( a　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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9 ~( o% n% [: H/ Q7 w　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" I3 ?# t" z6 t- c- u) N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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  l4 c% B, l7 c　　马到成功

. @' ?# {% x; B1 p　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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) X' w) d0 X, N- T  D( a　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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  T* f$ k+ m) x　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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" ?; \2 N  P& I% r　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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4 W  p( d. Z0 x$ r! _5 ]' H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 `4 c" K4 ?8 j+ g/ D　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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) i3 B: y) F) _　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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- @( U' b/ r: G6 ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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' M( m% R* S* ]) f6 ~& j　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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; c" @7 b( U* A' Y　　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
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8 N# C$ I- A* m8 I　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

2 z& Y0 N, V) x　　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

2 b! `2 n+ u4 j6 a: {　　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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) b8 W4 d/ o3 g6 |　　抢得先机

8 V- ], v2 M& `  r" @　　take the preemptive opportunities

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, U$ z) i# \4 S: G, a( u　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% I' D; {2 y7 l/ E6 ^8 j" R　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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" u6 w* W4 Q6 T9 t4 X; g　　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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5 y5 }2 {  x2 i: F' _5 W! L3 `　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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4 ?, V: k! u/ ?1 C; U1 j$ ?　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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- b) l% U0 t0 J* ?2 K. j% a　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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( P/ \# R. i. T9 S1 ^- k, y　　强龙难压地头蛇

- K6 ]: K& G$ `　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

8 Z* A( k+ c% f, J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 J, w, {  s) o1 B; S, w: `　　人逢喜事精神爽

+ d1 N' T9 R  |& U% K. c　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! Z# K+ ~6 a: ]! i9 v" [　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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  i0 W7 @, {, v6 E; e- h　　世外桃源

9 c: [, P4 s9 J! H7 g3 x6 L! s) ?( h　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) ^8 {2 h4 `4 w3 A0 }　　人之初，性本善

' W, T3 u: x3 l$ m7 a$ F4 ]　　Humans are born good.

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+ I0 i" a/ F5 {5 q; s. f: U% t% U　　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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　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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1 Q( y* l* B0 M6 e0 a6 e! H　　时不我待
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) I% \: h' J! c1 ~# F" @( {　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* E4 G- j1 s8 R0 B　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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3 e- c2 ~: A# _/ G  H$ {　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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* C9 @# h3 W- H0 b) `9 G　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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2 j+ e# t1 g. T( ~' j) N! z　　糖衣炮弹

- ?5 l6 B3 }5 {  J! c　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

- f/ K5 E2 q+ c( A) `　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 G- }! O/ A" z0 e- b( A5 N# `　　团结就是力量

( g8 a5 B/ ^# B1 Y5 l0 m) u　　Unity is strength.
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. |5 s. w9 X  ?( Z+ C2 G　　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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　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, {& L0 u# X6 w- ]8 g, G# Z. I3 k　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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7 y1 \& L& \/ E( g* o4 }　　望子成龙

5 G/ B! I; T6 ^: p* u2 R　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

3 B6 O- S; ]6 a' f　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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0 r1 d; ^  o9 E　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- H: {9 N, i! g) A$ ?0 K6 N　　无风不起浪

; T! V8 \2 y) Q  Q) S　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& P; t$ `  `  k6 R0 x9 U　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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$ e/ P% O$ U! Q$ i4 ?' l+ f/ a　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& \* ], V4 B& B8 \+ C/ G# N　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ Z0 D1 l* f0 w! N; e' N　　心想事成

7 w3 O5 T% k6 g/ a　　May all your wish come true

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0 x7 a$ n7 u  I( P7 i1 [, [) p! m　　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.

0 C. `9 G9 ~+ ^' J4 s8 V  v　　The best defense is offense.
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  I) ]) p. h% _8 U' p+ ?7 N　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 f" ^9 b( ]1 c5 H9 D　　ants on a hot pan

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/ q* O3 A9 M7 {* a4 F  }! B) y- ~　　现身说法
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# a) P7 X/ H, B" {- K' D( o　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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1 N: s" ]  E0 ^* M/ P1 ?, }　　息事宁人
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　　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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　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

# j+ l# e  A# M. I* w　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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# t& ?7 d" p" |3 l3 ?　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会
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$ E! y0 H3 ]9 r9 |9 f2 S　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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" i5 H: F" E( k- e( O　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

, R' X: Z" f; H$ ?* F　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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! ]9 |$ o2 P3 Y* v$ |- G% x; ^　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! P7 J8 b% I2 K& p) ^5 m/ J2 A2 ^　　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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/ N/ W. S2 l, i) }　　Haste makes waste.

3 H3 a& G) M9 M3 N( l/ h$ V# S0 b　　More haste, less speed.
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8 u9 p; E1 z% Y　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

5 {* i+ S' T6 l& ^* r　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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" d, F: Z0 y, _5 j　　冤假错案
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# t+ |' a4 ]8 A2 r　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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3 F$ J' D0 o/ _4 ?) Y　　一言既出，驷马难追
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" q$ T7 ~0 m" L3 v( x　　A promise is a promise.
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3 c$ c, l. o+ Q! M. y% Y- Y. i% D　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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' M8 k  Z+ G9 c' W　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 U; p, b) ^2 l5 j/ l7 _( \　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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; X4 y" |# v9 C# f) A* ^　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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- A3 e7 z' d& ?4 P" j　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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4 ~; [; F# Y( z& ]  a& g　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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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。