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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! R8 E. |) [5 T9 \/ p　　爱屋及乌

6 I/ b+ c6 X. ~6 W' m　　Love me, love my dog.

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- `( ^7 W. ?  W2 `8 E, C3 L. z9 V　　百闻不如一见

6 X  r; `& u1 _" J% o　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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& L" {! D; e5 u+ h　　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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$ N+ i  B7 g' i) \, L　　笨鸟先飞
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5 i2 x8 d6 h1 {　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

0 D* R' Q# u0 F4 ^( Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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3 s1 _2 |& V) v: v' g" q6 O　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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' T' X2 o: H; V! I. V7 {　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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7 v$ O7 s; s7 [0 E6 U# y7 G　　辞旧迎新
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! }) D- t3 y: f: r( ]　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 ]) F4 J* z0 J　　大事化小，小事化了
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8 K4 T! `/ Z9 g- ]　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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% v7 ^/ E" v3 P, x# i* E　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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( n- K4 |) F# Q1 C　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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8 r' h  A1 |! [0 @2 {　　过犹不及
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7 n% ]" ?" `8 U0 c' q2 L0 k. t  x　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" F1 \5 n& O6 K+ D) x  d　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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* g: D9 ~8 l" x/ t9 c# ?　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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/ P. c7 T' K: u) d* g5 A　　和气生财

0 v0 t) I- ], I1 |* C- s8 ?　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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9 x) {, k+ v- q( [# m　　活到老学到老
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1 |4 n: U+ V' g　　never too old to learn

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$ J( [( h& X+ ^　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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( a! u$ K$ A1 `' x7 x　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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
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4 i2 h9 [$ |; f) G1 D# m  v+ N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! U" g( R# T4 z0 S5 L　　cut and dried; cliché

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: }8 z0 C+ t' v- s　　礼尚往来

9 m7 j  u1 x7 f　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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$ F& ]7 z" u8 r7 h6 w$ N, a- b　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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) N& B2 E. c5 p9 H& C　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

4 [; _3 ]# d# n9 A　　be suddenly enlightened

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+ q* H# t1 S+ I: [& h5 l2 f　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 Y! @" \! m9 S, w- i: S　　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

& I6 Y" {9 C+ R! o0 V$ `　　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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$ L- r$ I" ~: k: v. W5 X+ t　　赔了夫人又折兵

$ h2 Q% ~/ T$ @! W$ M　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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9 @' ^- H" h: s' ]% _8 q" h6 X　　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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* Q2 S4 A9 d2 M: e. d! I- |/ Y- l　　破釜沉舟

　　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

9 M! Y; L/ ?; D  r' m　　take the preemptive opportunities

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) Z& l+ s7 o1 A9 o1 u2 m( a　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 F+ H# V  K# i　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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! ^& Q$ v8 f2 w　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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$ T, H" B! ]5 Z. r# q' \　　前事不忘，后事之师

! H1 M2 g& |" B% F　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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' r4 h9 R, o$ I' S　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 C6 U  k0 g$ L$ 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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% S0 x1 A) x, n0 s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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0 G2 ?* j2 F! X0 k. k, J/ V　　人之初，性本善

# Z+ ~3 Q8 q0 g　　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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- p! J+ }+ y& B5 @" j　　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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7 {+ ?& V/ ?6 z6 h  q　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

! c* K9 p1 V8 ]1 l, v0 j9 F& O8 Q3 D　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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( V; _3 d$ t0 I- S　　杀鸡用牛刀
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! P2 m9 a! n4 P0 j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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: L' R  r$ s  j) z8 j1 Q　　实事求是

! @- @- n, s+ H2 b0 K( Y) j　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

5 v6 c2 Q2 m: O' Z; j- S　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　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

+ |& S; P7 G) E　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  P. @3 H$ ]# G3 w9 Y　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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2 [: k$ G; D  l- p+ w! z3 M1 O4 t　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

$ ~& L$ s4 v* v4 Y/ f　　天有不测风云
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( q0 w6 G, q$ b! e  Q1 s　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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/ O. s# {+ e- ?8 w9 @( A　　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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1 g3 h7 v" W5 U　　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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# K2 u# ^* K: s( S　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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* b  F5 A' C  q2 B8 O) S3 o% c　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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7 M* y8 U5 \7 M5 U9 j& s: i) L  G　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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

+ Y7 @4 b6 f7 @: w2 Y9 u+ t! B, C: r　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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% u) \- n' w. Y0 K/ h　　徇私枉法
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7 b6 |. K: }! v. k　　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

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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) X3 q; Q. i. |- r1 {$ f9 M　　May all your wish come true

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% _8 E, x" P* v% O8 ?　　心照不宣
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! A2 i0 x* U& o/ A( ?　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# z. p$ ?! F3 |# d+ a6 L( g0 k6 `　　先下手为强

0 y! f) l, z; h' Q0 d　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

& ~+ T1 M4 I5 X, m; x　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　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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* V9 N8 K3 Y" j! s4 ~  _　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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) M) ?( S5 }* ^7 F　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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5 k+ ^4 h4 o/ Y' @0 N: ]　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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1 B+ {0 Z* ^6 v$ y4 Q' v* e9 s8 O& _　　有勇无谋

: w) |* o0 a" G& R6 }　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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6 R; r: ~9 \# M3 Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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: R& O# z/ R' E3 C; q5 d8 k* z2 X　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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. u- N4 s5 F" d+ Z' @& A　　因材施教
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! _1 V: U! E1 D　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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　　Haste makes waste.

0 v$ k) e' g1 y* l　　More haste, less speed.
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8 U8 Q" e( n* X6 I, `2 y　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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1 @  M- J5 h' I　　英雄所见略同
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6 k8 \2 \7 c8 w4 S　　Great minds think alike.
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" u  A( g- ^# A+ z* a: i& @　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

* A! i8 e$ l; z" ~: U* `$ i8 J1 ?1 I　　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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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2 z, [3 H( }  c! Y/ a　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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) V" j! Y, z4 j- ~6 n2 I　　众矢之的
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) Z8 `9 X+ n. e" K; s' \　　target of public criticism
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5 h6 _* w4 L$ \! B* A( l, G　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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7 y* f/ R4 B, J% S/ a　　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。