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

　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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5 v( ~; H$ x- w2 t# a# j8 T6 r　　比上不足，比下有余

( ?4 j) L3 E  V. h7 X　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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, A# I- r( O6 j8 j8 ]4 S　　不遗余力
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# ]* G4 z9 S1 f( l5 k　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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- U4 R' b+ L7 ^4 E　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

! M( j+ W2 L5 t) M1 b7 n1 y8 Q　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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$ s) L" V2 {3 G# N4 X　　辞旧迎新
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. m: w1 k( K. e' h' n9 F! S, z* C4 ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

4 [. F+ c7 ^  N  Y8 w1 m　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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; h. q/ e" z% }# V　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% _4 M! |8 e5 P" _# F3 S　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

* w) t( n  p; o+ f　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, G$ k  Z1 g' J  S  ~　　too much is as bad as too little

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, [( P) H, D4 z4 M9 @　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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+ o) }% ]" F  F6 U- i; b, g　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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( e! Y: }. m& p/ A　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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  c7 T& R& B% ^1 F# Z4 c　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

4 Y' W) U$ p- P　　be down-to-earth
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6 m, j" w8 i3 J) m- p' s7 D! Y　　脚踩两只船
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% I; P# q+ X3 [6 V* K9 S- t　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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: A( F  S% Y. c* B) P5 ^　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　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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$ s. |' n( s# q( K, ]( |1 I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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) n- Y, ?# S$ a3 F, I( G5 T0 R/ H　　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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　　茅塞顿开

/ r# W; V& i3 Y/ [% B4 O+ n: P　　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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/ m7 p) j9 J5 E9 Q　　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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+ w: V6 m1 O( S) K7 u　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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' \: P3 |. p$ j4 ]　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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6 n, m# O- T. I" H　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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) ^; h: R) ]% ]. }$ t: o4 _　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; a6 |  Y$ p' N5 |) b" G0 m5 g　　破釜沉舟
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8 T3 I8 u4 R9 J' ~% ?0 C3 Q8 B　　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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! ~& t' B+ F$ R' u' }- C　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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! J8 C" A# ^& s- s/ w9 d( M　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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1 ]; G' j1 g8 T+ ^" S$ ]6 ~) Y　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

% ~/ v2 c; {  \: E, i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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5 ?- Y0 `0 b1 G/ Y1 z9 |　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

: w. D8 c) a0 m7 E. y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  k+ y. A/ E7 M, W　　人之初，性本善

; {5 q( k7 n% D, Z. c1 Z( |$ V' n　　Humans are born good.
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, I" @$ Y% O( Q! E( M' u# m. G　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

1 K  F6 _* u6 W& v( @9 g7 q  u　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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" G* z0 m# ?. D1 b　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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1 K" q- B6 E; \2 M　　三十而立
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* R/ M( z6 @& ]6 `4 Z. G　　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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5 i! @- w& }: Y9 @3 t* A0 _- E! ^　　水涨船高
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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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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' i% m" E0 g- y6 N) w  g2 T　　实事求是
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/ S6 Y$ ~. }& K1 Y" J5 C) g# w) p: Z　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# ]2 D& K  ]. p9 V4 O　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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  \( t5 q9 \5 V/ \　　实话实说

; I/ i( Q/ I+ ?* F' V  ?& \　　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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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

, P! p+ n/ u( x1 H% h　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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" w  \1 W% s) R7 g　　跳进黄河洗不清
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0 B/ g4 ~! @! p6 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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' _; Z+ C/ X1 Z  G8 _　　歪风邪气
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* q; l2 J4 ?( }- \　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

3 y4 y" w+ r, V4 s　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 H7 U1 Y- O% n( K: @$ H; [　　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
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9 c- [: x& i1 G　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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: z2 F! c7 q" m　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- u- l5 ^* G0 d9 [: n  f　　徇私枉法
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5 d4 N* e# Y* k2 B0 W! r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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. e9 ~/ i4 s, f2 f, Y# C% |$ V　　a new broom sweeps clean

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3 |" ]' @; n( |' |+ t& Y　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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0 ~4 d0 w7 ?# |/ G　　心想事成

  p9 F0 d* U- T6 \7 D. {. |( u% v　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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- c9 D5 \7 Y- q4 i  G  S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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, N9 O+ F# t/ _& k　　先入为主
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& F  y8 Y, }! q. a　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 F: F9 [- R% q+ Z: @' @& [　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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

2 ]) M8 O$ n$ R- U/ ]2 c　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. ^- J; j& G& N2 P　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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# b# l% `, X. j6 R; c# E　　严以律己，宽以待人

: O. P6 D* B! O: j) Q2 b　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

; x( `% }! h1 a, g: ?　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

1 B5 A6 C- z/ \( S0 U0 ^　　有识之士
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4 M) i" i0 m2 q) n% ?7 d　　a man of insight83

0 S( Y1 c( T6 W% `' q　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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6 g; {" D5 H, Z; ]' c, \7 G　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ g4 J0 i2 f4 [6 |# [: u　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! @+ w( {& V! i0 O" M0 {9 x　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

7 N( r! E. L- g8 e　　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.

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2 [& H' G* v. }4 g9 G  D2 ~/ M　　优胜劣汰

% Z4 ~5 h" F# ^; ?( _　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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8 F" f' h7 W9 Z8 X* j9 V5 T　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案
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; v6 s" r# G  O: `8 W7 {8 T4 X　　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

# b0 W$ G& S) x, P6 |7 F6 \- o% {) O　　A promise is a promise.

' u: P1 q* J% Q6 w" I　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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' j$ C0 A  L! t( a0 G8 R　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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! _/ b( I; M/ L  N! d% k! ^　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist
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  L6 {& H, K: f8 z6 p7 q( V　　纸包不住火
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1 C: c1 y  r" z/ }  s# s' ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

2 T! a" `8 m: o3 ~1 T- ]  U. \$ F" G, X　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。