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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3 J; _9 L4 z& p　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 x. ^: e/ E! P$ e/ Y3 z  V$ G　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

+ N; {, @! ]# \' N　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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  l/ K' X0 @9 f　　不遗余力
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* T. B0 \0 m9 o9 v4 r  o' T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& @& x2 L. j1 m0 Q) z0 e　　不打不成交

0 P( d* X6 Q9 {% b2 z　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

. P$ `. k" E1 T2 f6 T: g! c+ C　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

; F. P9 x4 o% G& K! [" B" t　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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; N/ W5 T1 V( }( }& Y; B　　大事化小，小事化了
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  R& _# ?- G7 c; l. S　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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+ R, [# ?7 B1 o6 o. t+ W% ^　　大开眼界

6 d8 |$ c" n3 e) \' i6 M7 S9 Z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

" {% e  O$ a  Z- Y* N0 B　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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- }+ {$ b! q' T1 o; N0 N% N6 r, O　　过犹不及

) y& S# \* m0 m( u　　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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% ]' W/ W9 ]) E! c: b　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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6 l+ ]6 k/ I* x8 G　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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* Z2 K! j" \1 l+ ]. r. C　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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$ V" o/ U. _; Y% _, t　　let bygones be bygones
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: r+ T, h- a5 E9 K) [8 w　　金无足赤，人无完人

( u+ Y! S; u! H- y% f, i　　There are spots even on the sun.

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+ ]# M4 L4 C# U1 ]# r　　金玉满堂
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) \5 k2 {5 M9 @　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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/ |$ W4 T7 W9 d3 _　　脚踩两只船
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& ?0 @. {0 b& t6 X2 N　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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9 Q* N( H9 f- O5 K7 L# \+ p) v- A8 C　　君子之交淡如水
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- X* }/ M9 U+ Y" Y2 E　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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) }5 r* i: i: i) U8 |/ ?　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' v: V; S5 B+ p- |7 w　　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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2 D6 M# s& J! u( c　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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$ |' q( R& P6 k! S　　gain both fame and wealth

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: v, |$ q0 ?5 R' M; r　　茅塞顿开
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9 \( V8 d& {$ |　　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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" x$ N) g. T! Q; T# q- o+ T  c* D　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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
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8 s0 t9 J* `8 y　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ k8 Q1 {! ~& ?7 _% p2 e/ M! |' ]　　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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　　抛砖引玉

7 M4 l) B* c0 u2 k1 q) p　　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

( D1 M9 C" p5 N  X: X  ]* ~　　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
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; u. |: o  ^. g, N( [" C# v8 c　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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+ x; E2 H5 l' l0 j2 q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　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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- h) r7 N6 b) Q6 p# ^　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' T2 s9 h; A* ^0 j5 P9 k　　瑞雪兆丰年

: d0 {2 Q0 c7 x' \. _* m6 ?　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

! i9 [+ S6 q+ a5 W　　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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9 o7 O0 k+ g: M7 a! U+ V　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; I  I# l- p" z/ C; g　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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& v5 h+ L) B. h; D　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! t5 _' l, |8 o; `9 a/ z　　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 L$ _1 v* p; u% H3 Q$ w  Z　　a blessing in disguise;
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, M5 C( r5 Z+ \' Q1 N　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 `" w5 k, L) F0 `' {　　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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- @, g# j2 g$ O' G　　水涨船高
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' ?3 X% H5 W0 e' h- v7 f6 c2 D　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

& p7 F* c" p: V' M& n　　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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' o- K- T! J$ m+ C, Y4 B　　说曹操，曹操到

8 Q; A- L: e6 K. K* v　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

& y* \, m" z. z+ F2 r. u8 ?　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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1 M5 |" p. A2 n, O　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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) `/ v' Y+ W, M　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& E: x) u3 y7 H5 P. ^0 l　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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  a& R% q% A9 E6 \　　跳进黄河洗不清

! ?+ K9 G8 W; G# @　　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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# X3 \( P. X8 k% ~. n( J7 R　　歪风邪气
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8 q/ q: M7 u+ l. g( ^' u3 E　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ l7 R5 g6 p4 I; C! `* R8 T　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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5 P) K4 T  n; |1 S* u  J% |* e　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

. K" \! `  K+ }' ?　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　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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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 i1 G" l* R8 y# o, o# h3 j# z% \　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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, g2 Y3 d: `; q　　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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- C0 i. f$ t. k. @　　先入为主
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; ?/ Y4 Q. r( V. E& m5 f　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

# y1 q& \) [) H' y; m& F: B　　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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7 o- b4 b0 D0 l8 `　　ants on a hot pan

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( |7 g- O! [6 y' y: X3 q　　现身说法

5 N# f0 J) X4 A: I- G3 t; H, ]+ D4 `　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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8 @% m, e( ?: _　　息事宁人

2 T/ ~7 v: W7 E8 L; l4 W  u2 s　　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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/ W2 i9 j! }' b+ y( H/ v3 w8 ^　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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8 v( U+ i3 Y! c/ }　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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: P: r5 k0 D( T! R! W　　a man of insight83
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* o& D8 j# }, e　　bold but not crafty84
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3 ?4 @, d; L# m& s　　有缘千里来相会
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( A. n7 B! T4 H9 y& p! f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

7 g) Y2 q) O! q, d9 ^6 Y* N  w　　与时俱进

% V) Y5 f0 |  y& [2 g+ n　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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1 Q( D8 X! c( e6 k  J0 T1 T3 R2 u　　因材施教
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3 X* ?8 H; A5 i, e　　teach students according to their aptitude

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% j1 g6 w6 v; I. U* n) Q8 B1 ?4 B　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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' R& q: i; E# r. N& g- x" ^/ |　　欲速则不达
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7 M* ]8 @7 J6 Q　　Haste makes waste.
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" Q2 X2 K6 S4 h5 ?) Q/ q6 F; W! H　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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3 p4 [& a8 a/ i* A　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　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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1 U" @" Y2 \* ]9 t* j　　冤假错案

3 l8 o& I# n3 ~" s* b+ Q) [7 R　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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( ]4 {6 k( i& }　　bring in wealth and treasure

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- C" e* G% j' j, V8 |　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

. b( T6 b6 c' z/ ?; @1 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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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。