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

0 y( w% N9 a: m+ w. E　　Love me, love my dog.

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- I( I/ @; @: e4 U) z　　百闻不如一见
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7 E8 U# D1 s* \3 y+ s# b+ v" _　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 S* V5 V+ n8 h8 y　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

  J2 l! A. s8 R: d! s0 a　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' t: C' k# p  R6 v7 W- A　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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+ B0 R9 {' d) l: C　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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" k+ _% u( R' h+ E$ Z　　不打不成交
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# S, p9 |% J0 H: D3 k* a9 v. z# C　　No discord, no concord.
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/ _" I* Z8 d) h. H　　拆东墙补西墙
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) \4 @; T" _/ L  p  i, D% j& Q　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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- h# v% w4 |' m; g4 V# m　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' {' X) e- r4 S$ ^, a0 {　　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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　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

6 D4 n% F5 q8 v　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

2 i# o+ a% E$ x, M　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

3 P; @5 x4 V5 A% F$ t　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ Y8 A3 e2 C9 _! W+ n3 L# ~　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 o) N8 q$ B3 d0 n' Q; d" U　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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' Q( q5 L6 B& X/ L　　既往不咎

+ G7 N. o: M6 q3 k　　let bygones be bygones

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% T( E, k% g; v, L) e+ g, a　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 y- N7 K: W' d3 u# ~　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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/ T6 j! Z, |. C7 |, u; ~* E; b2 Q; k　　脚踩两只船
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. Y+ M9 r2 |6 `9 o( v　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& H" S) O: g2 e4 P. ~　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

* d1 k  b$ B8 D# Y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% q" Z. b) S1 _; @) L　　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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　　马到成功
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/ k6 m$ g4 z$ n& T. m' j/ B　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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* a% b8 _& h& \# O- G' r　　名利双收

: q, j4 Y/ U5 s, J　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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. y8 ^1 x- o  @1 q　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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0 |+ R  h6 P/ g0 K5 @2 t7 Y. i　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

3 w3 u$ c" T% w- ?2 i　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　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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% T7 M2 c; V% g( t; b; |　　抛砖引玉

1 K* |0 J( }( X1 H' V' v　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ h3 O% @( W+ f/ f! X# E　　破釜沉舟

# X+ `  s4 G; t; W' t　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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$ j6 v' d$ k) ^  I  z* Q4 T) ?　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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, u% @5 A6 d% ?' p0 P% \& d4 S; ^0 E( }　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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' e: |8 O" }( H* Y. g1 p　　前事不忘，后事之师

) |$ R( t1 x% N　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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; n4 g1 d5 L- O( V, u7 Y　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) f% k: o; [  Z. O　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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5 n/ U& v/ ?: Z" J. r1 }* C　　瑞雪兆丰年

: s& j$ U: W9 V" E8 A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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/ m& ^. L& m" u. R( y) z4 W) w　　人逢喜事精神爽
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( s( E" B* e4 `: K　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

8 I8 c" r% g5 S4 s$ S3 N　　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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( R+ [' M4 d# ~* C, T' C6 L　　人之初，性本善
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. [( \4 c7 X/ @" i　　Humans are born good.

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0 x# _; D. X6 r% l' E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

+ Q! {. K1 L8 x- d1 {　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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6 _( `1 K# b* q　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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" Z  X, d! S% u$ i1 n8 }& ?　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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2 l& C" b3 M+ Q　　杀鸡用牛刀
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/ P+ ~+ J5 Y) q9 S1 Y6 }" Y　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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! k! [6 F3 U: S* e/ o　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  a$ _3 k+ y- N, n. k6 D  ^/ ^　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

- u2 A. ~4 R- C) Y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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5 V$ |4 Y3 w. R' U( S- }8 p8 N　　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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2 A( ?8 m1 Z# ~1 ?3 U$ W* a　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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5 y7 }1 Y0 h1 ?: F　　糖衣炮弹
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+ ?0 c- Q8 h5 |+ y2 [+ h# z6 N　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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* N+ ~. A: {5 r　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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5 z! I, f) l8 ~3 {, p　　Unity is strength.

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0 J0 Y$ Q" k1 d: f* k　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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' a7 Q  z3 H0 F  y: z" ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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% q) P" N% o' H; V0 x　　唯利是图
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/ y# {% H1 p& _- M; a: r: D6 b# T! O　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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: v% C: M5 |8 ?1 Q" h" _　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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9 V# k1 z; ]: I9 P　　无风不起浪

　　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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　　心想事成

' Q, C7 e* _4 x# m4 h) k　　May all your wish come true

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: m6 g1 D/ y: {( P1 z　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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! b' ]7 S$ X' p9 E　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. w6 _% x/ }' y3 l2 ~　　先下手为强
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4 f0 h; Z( F5 }" Y! O# ]　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

% \2 W- P# `1 i  a2 P$ ]　　The best defense is offense.

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$ N* O8 T$ T& z0 Q　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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0 q. S+ L: j7 T( C. s( j　　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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  y( M7 ]$ V9 S$ y, G( X　　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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2 C+ A" t; w! }% z  y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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1 _( ~* q# j  L+ l0 c　　严以律己，宽以待人

9 i) T5 _% F% N0 x9 B: U1 m& }) v　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

9 f# h7 ~( _( W& [　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

2 H* `* X! R7 ~: X8 r- f　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

$ r' X1 Q! F7 E0 [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& t5 D1 U$ s% m8 R( v' |  M7 N　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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  B5 ^' g7 Y$ P/ ~! r　　因材施教

( i: d7 W7 d/ C2 X6 Y$ F( F( `　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

: l$ n; Z/ f4 y. o: i& T" q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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; j: Q( |. y- M; c: L6 F　　Haste makes waste.

7 ?  P. U1 v% i. b: ]- r　　More haste, less speed.

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! n8 f3 w, v: z! t5 v/ `, A　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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- i8 ~1 _1 O9 b+ Q* r　　冤家宜解不宜结

* P- }% j; {, b* k　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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& j4 L$ a6 @* Z　　冤假错案
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! ^. M  D$ {" V' Q. p( N3 }# }　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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/ p; g4 K: k; f8 U: a  h3 R6 b　　招财进宝

' Z! L3 f* k5 N　　bring in wealth and treasure
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, c4 g" B# B7 d( H2 b# B: K　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　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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6 @: ]; d2 ?7 _　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

6 i8 H" }! E9 }- o8 r; X　　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。