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

  t( u0 j7 R* N  J　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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/ ^4 H( O$ @. P& ^2 Z# ~$ U　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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2 j; v& ^0 W1 j* y; B+ P　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 m! c) s% X( V" f, I/ R7 H　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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; j/ h" L1 m9 p0 a) t3 p2 Q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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& {9 p2 f  A; }- C8 t/ y　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

0 d) T: }5 W# Q0 V: F. u　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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

. @; |6 [+ ?, w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% ^1 G' s. t5 s" q4 W- H5 S' G　　过犹不及

* C* q0 T8 S" `: B3 X; e　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" b/ Y) X2 e. Y　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! J1 b- K- S/ p9 T. O　　once on shore, one prays no more

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2 p! \2 d6 O& m# S, G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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* }6 h" a4 L0 \7 `$ j& s  g" G　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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. a- M1 M5 x2 ?- s! p  |　　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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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! W/ g, x# W% t7 c9 v; _( y　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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+ v2 t# M& Q2 e3 v$ i　　脚踏实地

' d; U/ C  H. @' E/ l, \) U& N　　be down-to-earth

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+ S. R3 s2 \) a4 X) F2 Q　　脚踩两只船
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1 x; a/ c& _& Y0 N( T: F3 N/ Q* b7 \6 F　　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

/ Q# Q8 R0 M# i: b0 I6 E% G　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ a3 e% h2 \8 T4 O2 z$ ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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; |+ T; n7 B9 ]- t　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) N/ m4 h% t2 x6 [" \6 J: v7 Y1 X6 n　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

$ _- e& h$ s; E9 ~1 |1 J* v　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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1 P3 q7 e) C2 y2 _1 j　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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% e- s% ^! X. q$ ]! r$ }# f/ d6 ]　　be suddenly enlightened
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" j1 ^5 Z2 n& {/ v" d7 j. }& n　　没有规矩，不成方圆

8 [8 m: B& U/ l　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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

& \# A  k6 j4 o3 u# _　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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  G$ s1 S& M/ L* E) K* {9 s' f　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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( g7 t2 }9 |% b  T5 q/ z! t: m9 G　　赔了夫人又折兵
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' i6 ?3 Y# f8 r4 F7 R　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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　　破釜沉舟

: l$ p, i2 l, Z6 R4 Q6 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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1 a; ?5 s! I% y' c4 o- ]　　抢得先机
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4 w0 S8 j  W- O, D' @7 ]2 I　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

3 D0 s0 ^! n6 U( ~: e8 }% S　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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5 [, G) E5 U8 k7 y) z% ]/ F% @　　千里之行始于足下
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0 @- d4 z& @6 X/ P% ^　　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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. F  L- ]1 z, |2 ~　　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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' c- w; E  ^, N- D! Z　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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4 T% h! d5 U6 |　　瑞雪兆丰年
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- A! P( l) q! T0 R; Z# K5 T　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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, z: H& T( J+ B, q( J, ^* Y　　人逢喜事精神爽

4 ?, Q2 w/ [4 B& c7 k! o" o　　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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2 {8 U1 A, `6 x: n  E" {; C　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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9 J2 I, r- q0 m- R0 l3 c0 c3 r　　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

　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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/ Z6 B2 r7 H! Q4 v　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

' _9 e7 \/ @& E/ e. J' K　　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

$ r6 l  y& r4 u　　A ship rises with the tide

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( t( H" U; s2 G, y* i# v' n　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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' U; @4 C9 |8 Q8 u  h9 T7 e　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ R+ O0 p/ M( p3 a8 [! N8 s! ~1 M　　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

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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# q5 @. y0 B0 `9 u, k　　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

　　韬光养晦

: Y& g. w* B! C$ M: B　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

6 e+ x9 l0 H  A5 e! S8 L　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* j, A$ {8 c$ L3 p1 N, S$ I4 v　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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# e# j& |9 ~' a　　跳进黄河洗不清
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8 `  t( T$ R4 ]8 {+ b; o! G. Y　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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" b2 S9 ~, G4 l: ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　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

% E2 U0 }8 b. v: l, I　　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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, B8 t( r% i* w0 Z/ K0 _! G) o　　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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' d& {: ^9 c( U  c　　a new broom sweeps clean
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9 O8 a1 x4 P3 }) I" {　　蓄势待发
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" p+ J! H( _: o8 _　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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" ~3 K/ B8 H) G% W& ]" L' @! O, g　　心想事成
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& D* X" R  w: \6 b　　May all your wish come true

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! @% [( l% d$ O/ S' ~' N4 Q+ c　　心照不宣

0 }3 `% D; n: a8 a$ p5 @8 E　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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# D6 y8 N& E4 C0 o6 r+ N6 F　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 w, U+ d0 ~7 V! k7 i* ~　　先下手为强
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" H0 `. L7 }) {, h! i9 k. D　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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" i7 C! X; W3 N; ^" F5 R) a　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) `8 P& k0 D' X$ m1 _3 O" N　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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- R" B3 ]9 Q: a6 ^1 E+ C　　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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$ \3 T- ~: w; t$ J& L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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, i5 m" w0 `+ n　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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* y) c( l% e& F) S, r& d- Q　　bold but not crafty84

( M4 N7 I* S9 j; {　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

6 }" O) ~8 F. }5 O7 w　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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  C! ^3 P8 g, T& v　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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" ]# I2 N) T( @# R* x　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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; U/ M( |& y! b; g　　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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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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, ^! Q0 A- q' ]1 a# R. ]　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

$ @7 J, j  b: k0 l1 c4 e　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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3 P1 H* J+ F5 Z1 q2 O* [- d　　招财进宝

+ |' ^9 N, G! i, R6 |* ~2 {  C8 K　　bring in wealth and treasure

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1 l7 C( y: v- K3 M; V　　债台高筑
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- q7 {5 E6 W! p' d& h8 Y( c, j　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　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

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 \! ?4 h  K8 _' W　　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。