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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4 F' ?/ @9 C1 S& ]8 J9 d　　爱屋及乌

! D3 B7 p: t; j, O+ ?3 V3 h　　Love me, love my dog.

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6 d, @  W, b  n  G" L0 t' I　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

) g! U0 z; \- [9 m4 y/ o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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( m. n& Z( s  ^2 D3 T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& `/ r6 [2 ^4 z* e　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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- v" ?: u9 G1 Y　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ L' H: }! d6 U7 _& F　　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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7 E4 r3 J4 B1 r( a　　大开眼界
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1 M# V6 @; j1 s  Z! L, H　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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6 e" A- g0 Q' s4 g　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" @" X% z& o  V# F! i& o' H2 o: P　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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1 A" S0 @2 {% p　　和气生财
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0 e9 \7 q+ s, Q$ F1 u　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- }1 X+ J& q- h4 J, e8 K　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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' {! e" ~. j3 d3 A) S! d- U* J　　既往不咎
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1 d5 C# o& q; d6 f　　let bygones be bygones
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' c* L3 N5 s7 G- b& S, i　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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+ _$ E7 t2 o, f7 g　　Treasures fill the home.

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, b9 f4 l" K5 y( z( D　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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  M. C: v+ F& C* E6 g& |- K+ }　　君子之交淡如水

4 z1 `2 j# G) _/ [: z# a4 P　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! L' S. S: ?+ x& V　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 m% U$ f6 Z6 [　　cut and dried; cliché

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7 P3 p8 ]8 L6 r6 U" P8 \　　礼尚往来
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0 V; _' x7 n6 c0 P　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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( _7 n* h& k1 A4 X　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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0 C0 }  i. l" D+ j6 B- o4 ]　　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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2 v/ T; }) V9 z. ?. M0 b' B　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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' \$ h* i0 n9 l/ H7 x. v: c8 b2 Y% f, e　　弄巧成拙

　　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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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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1 J" O2 s; j# ~. I0 G: G  K　　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

% B0 i9 @* m3 |7 Y* f9 x　　take the preemptive opportunities
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8 h' m2 c/ {- O0 b& A( Z9 H- u　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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" S' d- Q6 q+ R0 ^1 U& N6 R4 S　　千里之行始于足下
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+ n" h! p/ w9 s. Z3 ~5 G　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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; P' K" `1 e& P1 \2 i　　前事不忘，后事之师

( ^, ~6 _0 N# O4 H8 Z" D　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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$ h8 {% _8 u( q) F6 T　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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5 B; t: ~! x; [! a0 t　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

9 Y) }$ U8 j6 U' w$ P　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( U4 S& \& ~7 I. B! a　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, P6 O+ D: ^2 r2 j: }" R9 I5 ?　　人之初，性本善

& b5 u0 D5 E8 `3 B　　Humans are born good.

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5 ^+ G6 D* k8 {" P, o$ l　　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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* N3 W, K' t- C! s+ T. X8 R% Q" g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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; x* `* X" M; S, s　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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# K) u4 C, {' \; 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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9 l" u9 ~1 P( s5 v　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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4 Y' b/ m& N5 ~+ j& e# v3 Q　　时不我待
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; d+ R+ _5 f8 ]9 g4 B* k% C　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ t: B, R8 }. |3 y* o% c/ H8 W0 q$ {　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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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8 Y8 Y9 N! X) O- d. W5 d　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

% ]8 Y6 R' l2 x7 C　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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3 X% P8 {! ]/ h2 C' {. ~　　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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$ M6 z9 i6 M- f' ]; d. z5 p　　韬光养晦

" a. a6 x/ V& y  }* t( J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　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

　　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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( Q( i( L. i; a3 v1 a% S　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　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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4 H5 w8 ^% H- |+ d　　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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　　无中生有

, l  T" r6 I% ~6 K: c　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

/ h, A+ g  M% G! ?, F9 N- b; J　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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1 c+ N" Y- O5 D" S. u　　徇私枉法
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7 J; Q2 j; |  a& {( x! A　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# w' V7 T- W: _5 T& o9 c2 w　　新官上任三把火
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6 H3 L8 ^. w# W; ~0 m　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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; k) N  i, Y3 M4 r' J7 M1 _6 N　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

9 C+ Y7 ~. B7 m' T9 d　　May all your wish come true

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: c9 h1 P6 C1 o# @: Y　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

. s% f" W# k: k5 s4 d9 ]- E' u　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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& i) q6 v3 m+ T& B2 e( n$ h　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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7 L8 |$ ~9 P8 Z　　息事宁人
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$ A/ `( b, s& N6 r  e& t1 G　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

5 {2 U4 S0 V  K* ~. ^# n　　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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2 B. i$ p- a7 v2 b8 r, {' v　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! V6 F( v3 Y9 |　　有情人终成眷属

" m% y9 F8 m6 |" n5 P) O6 I7 U　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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8 C4 g( `7 c. _　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

( z6 ^) r9 X: V' }2 S　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

# D$ Q+ I2 r( x6 k　　与时俱进
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( M- y5 m, f* C6 O% R　　keep pace with the times86

% _: p+ K+ F$ j# S( E　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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2 I, I5 B/ M4 ^4 I7 v. {1 n　　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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$ O. C0 u  I( i　　欲速则不达

( X" x* V# u0 O. t　　Haste makes waste.

# o, C: k; o5 }　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

+ T5 N( Q  C+ @1 e) T% }　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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/ ^+ `9 T3 y, U9 ~. Q, w# n5 k　　冤家宜解不宜结

- C0 B/ M  F6 Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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" ~7 \( L! N2 g, d: m5 E　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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, m. p; E4 m; v! T# ?% i　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

  B( `# o- C. I8 I% F" h* F) L/ u　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# X) s! f. n3 ]# ?) U1 Q: \2 ^　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

/ V1 `+ R5 f" C  I　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

3 L+ t% O2 A- C; P　　纸包不住火

9 v+ v! O* [3 M/ k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

2 d% S! |( d" ^/ J/ G3 @　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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2 p6 N$ {8 u6 L: v6 i: v　　左右为难
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7 V! B# O! o' u$ P) M" p. K) V! \　　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。