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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

2 `# R! N* f2 t2 d, c& h$ O5 h+ }　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* p9 v7 x' `9 w2 b" a  g　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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4 X6 g8 [! V: d5 p' E3 n　　笨鸟先飞
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( N8 y) J4 X; g! j, T! }　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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2 n( F" L3 Z+ Y$ H, ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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6 G. l# V: N" N; `7 A　　No discord, no concord.
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. u& w5 B/ `3 Y% f& z: A　　拆东墙补西墙
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0 m: q3 ]3 [0 w　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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. L* Z9 f% c7 ]6 r" r7 }: U( j2 ^　　辞旧迎新

; H! [+ m$ ~' W* Z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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& [; K1 L' ]* W* ^$ X# t　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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1 C4 E2 W* V7 h; @2 ^9 x* r$ F　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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1 C$ d! I- ^0 b　　过犹不及
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; h& G6 p; ^2 X% o　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

, J+ r/ Q( A3 r  S7 ^% W　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 T; `) _$ ^! G4 i3 A　　once on shore, one prays no more
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  J/ e% s. ~; X　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

/ z3 y6 V0 Z% X1 q2 T　　never too old to learn

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6 z4 F! e7 q& |$ M2 M$ f　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

" r+ n4 T2 P* H& f8 i　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ H" y9 l& Y4 D  L& \　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船

8 u* P; V8 W/ |; E" w　　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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- R- H+ }2 U6 o; e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

3 t. C7 s( \0 E& Z5 c% p  M　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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( Q2 s, G2 r% |; m　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( J1 H/ v% L0 h% r　　马到成功
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! Z. n) Z- c3 B2 }7 n( P　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 w; R0 f% S& q" I　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

9 l. V1 r7 b: m8 f　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( r: D/ y  w3 ^& g, G4 F　　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

0 S3 n, S! T4 F9 X# l0 W) j　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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/ N: s0 H* `! Y' N　　弄巧成拙

' u* ], t4 I8 e2 d　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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  J2 a  r5 D: t7 m# _& O　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

' ~! v7 L9 J0 w$ U  _( J　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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) r, H( M0 g  h6 u6 m# c- Q" y　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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2 {, }. n6 J. M7 E! l/ p9 b　　抢得先机

$ u" |8 F. W) {　　take the preemptive opportunities

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% t5 @# s. T6 N0 G/ ^9 K0 u$ P- k　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

- z; X1 ~4 z4 J8 H9 p. s　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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' K. ?# {& ]8 N! I& l7 c( S; n2 p/ u. d5 E　　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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4 z, P, h' q8 _$ p" @　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ m$ H3 Z5 b$ q- S8 N# f% h　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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! @: f6 n( D. y0 }# ^　　人逢喜事精神爽
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$ Z. ~5 Q5 @; B* w, l3 e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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- N1 u. t9 |$ r- y　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　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

8 h% h2 V6 N4 P5 p1 {3 @/ r4 `　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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3 f3 O' E/ z0 l9 M! c. n　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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8 I9 j/ h. L6 p! C: ~  _$ K. N: g　　a blessing in disguise;
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% U3 j5 B4 v5 t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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1 [  d* Q: y% p. x( d　　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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% O0 S* k8 Y$ {2 H1 f' f& {  c　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

$ X' h( w0 J! o0 S4 P" }　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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) |" v$ B* d9 s7 X+ k　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 a5 Q! |3 f+ e: t6 `　　实事求是

　　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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0 \4 X# L/ r6 N  J/ j+ E　　speak of the devil

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4 T8 A0 ?- x/ h) F* d$ N0 ^　　实话实说

/ A2 B$ p4 a7 `5 K5 q　　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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4 `# B4 @! t& h0 J' a4 H" t4 N　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

: f# x6 }# m1 A/ x　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

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4 U+ _' F6 ~# ~; b* n6 m# z% M　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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! O3 l9 X# \  C9 p4 a- E. }5 [　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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! |6 E. V+ G* h; q' R9 [　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

; B' q; i/ N6 @; Y* L　　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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1 F0 R/ a% ^4 e　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: o5 b4 {; h1 c0 {2 _: {* M% J　　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
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3 Q9 p+ z3 q# g+ V　　hold high hopes for one's child

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- \6 s2 y% x3 E8 E　　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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; [  g' F' O- j: Q. Z　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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% `0 L/ |9 H+ e3 F　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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5 H! T' T6 U9 o* b, I/ P# @　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! E6 |2 N! o/ ^! Y　　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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/ R# n/ ?4 h0 @; ], o0 H# ?' C　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

; F) ]- {! m7 o' D# w　　May all your wish come true

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　　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

' C: {8 g" S4 v# d5 y) f　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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" P& i9 ]0 I& V* _$ w- @' V　　先下手为强
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　　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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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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& r8 i/ K, `$ [# a　　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

3 I- e* W4 j9 @7 ?　　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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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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/ L/ i: S+ x! X　　有勇无谋
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3 D8 ~$ A/ n3 d- l  e% W' c- c　　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
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- k3 C8 G- b) u# h& @* H7 X5 w　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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3 H% b0 z7 \- `5 {　　因材施教
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$ b7 z5 r" _/ t: T! q; l. }/ C　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 m5 `  s$ E7 m# w5 ~9 \　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

6 F5 Z! f- [7 e' m+ A　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

) D+ U) ]1 C( `1 a$ Y, v　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% j& H* c- f$ ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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. I7 S# m' N% J: k* X( x! }　　冤假错案
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  k) O, ?$ D3 n+ N" 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
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6 L5 C' b$ Q& k) H( e$ u　　A promise is a promise.
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7 }2 c) C" f+ Z& V5 z! B5 Q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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) t% W6 P1 k5 p5 P: `　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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1 g2 k$ S$ ]3 L8 T3 H! J　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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. b/ J0 a& z3 i! X, a2 V9 l  V　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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7 `. j- K8 T# D: Q　　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。