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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, a, r( e8 I) M& S  J　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

0 r% B8 C- ]2 W, h# p9 {　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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4 Y" z1 m  r4 F6 _$ ~　　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
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# v6 n$ Q. K1 Z! h+ Y　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" u) x5 I/ R4 m* w$ a1 [　　大事化小，小事化了
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" C# J: i3 x  `  }　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) i% V/ k, f! m0 _　　过犹不及

　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, {- Y2 p6 \, [9 U- x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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  R. ~7 f- e. e; e2 {8 r6 _* B, m　　和气生财
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( s+ X/ v+ B0 J- R! q, K  a: K- N　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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6 Q) {# \/ ~/ q# |0 J$ V　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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& U9 I* o' L9 Q0 `" S: n0 \2 i% B　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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$ n8 A( t% N( B　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' Q+ W0 ~* L/ ^" `+ m# g　　金玉满堂
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1 n' O. i5 z/ n  t) f6 R+ p　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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2 C" h: H% M. x# p% @. e0 j+ h　　脚踩两只船
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  s: ^4 A) c4 g# `& |　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% a& [5 m, _" i/ \$ Q. Q2 a' v　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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5 d. i/ Z7 u- [: M0 y　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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. i) ^% V% w' q　　礼尚往来
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, O  O" |  e% G% S4 T1 U5 b6 D. L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

: M' o8 ~" Q5 R2 A- L　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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! I3 N0 f/ o0 r　　马到成功

/ F0 J! U7 Z* L+ N' |　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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& K  N: z7 o% _% o, n( R* `4 i/ |　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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9 D9 a5 P/ ]4 X$ k　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- U' h0 c: Y/ O　　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 c2 O! k2 T; ?4 G' i! g5 [  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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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6 {; k9 `7 ^( }. n　　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

5 m) \% {3 S$ r7 f　　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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" i& B: S0 S- P8 @  P- G　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 k- w# ^4 ~! ^4 |9 f+ h/ u$ s0 B　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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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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" E+ v; A  l) O" r7 q) l9 p1 S3 W　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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' J: d" |1 m5 t. n' n  }2 Z: ?) s　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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$ p3 ^/ t/ F, t+ e2 V　　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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% A! x- ]& ]1 U5 L9 ~7 f　　瑞雪兆丰年

+ g; N" A8 M" t! L　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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) [/ r# ]. d  `8 G2 A　　人逢喜事精神爽
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2 {; x  c; @: K7 A$ ?/ g　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( q: {5 `+ a4 i0 ~) |; r' H( y0 b! W　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 K# ]2 S# Q7 a* t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 P/ K# a1 P. ?; v+ O5 c) T　　世外桃源

& I% o7 T. I  s0 P: P* n　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, ^9 |0 z  Y* F* b% g　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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
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6 q. T1 Q+ q0 l; A0 a$ s0 @8 P. w　　a blessing in disguise;

, ?  Z: {3 r' I9 R+ _- l: f$ L　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ e" v3 R5 _" V1 L6 _# L　　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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　　水涨船高

　　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

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

; K; k( E6 u, H$ z" h& A　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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0 `: }' V5 \. R. L) J8 X  E　　说曹操，曹操到
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4 q9 R  b. t/ L7 y2 x9 M! a　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

" d" [# U& @. R9 h( Z& P4 F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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9 f; K# z0 S& h0 K! M5 A　　糖衣炮弹
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3 A; L) |) u$ K3 }" |( O0 m  x　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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5 a3 z2 z) _& M; C7 \2 M3 z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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3 z& ?7 }% ^4 B' Z　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( q# Q. g4 z$ E( ~5 F　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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. Y. |0 _# i  J( k# l　　望子成龙

5 g2 @: R* d  G' S3 W( t3 ?- l　　hold high hopes for one's child
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3 s2 o/ ?/ M$ u" C! R　　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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' {3 n& Q, f& `* @, Y+ f8 k8 O　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' `# `, ]" A7 I$ D　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 s5 R9 C' G6 L$ W　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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* ^' |! L& P; \0 D1 a　　心想事成

! G' F9 S* n, I& L% f　　May all your wish come true
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1 l1 K* Y( ]0 c0 ^" _0 P　　心照不宣

5 m* S- }* v# r6 a0 `4 |4 \　　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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2 y/ e. N, G5 O/ v　　先下手为强
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# O$ r  E# J  Y+ W) f　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* ~# R$ ]* ~5 s# p6 f1 x8 U　　The best defense is offense.
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2 I/ L, _1 V! m5 a/ e　　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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! }/ V! `/ ]# K2 {　　息事宁人

9 I5 h4 f# s" J$ {5 w  i. E% j- v　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 l  [! c( u# f4 v　　循序渐进
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9 S8 d& W! C8 N5 `　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　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

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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2 b! I& R0 H2 X% R( Y( h2 H　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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3 |# y7 T8 g( ~5 T" Q; A　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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$ x5 r- C7 ~1 v9 ]　　与时俱进
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3 u# ^( W$ ~$ {1 p* ~2 R9 ~　　keep pace with the times86
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5 x% N9 A/ A" \5 T& i3 E　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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6 ?( z5 u/ U4 J$ q2 v; }. K　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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( I# Y  C+ x5 I! E　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

" X$ V5 _0 ^+ G# r! ?　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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4 }8 g$ u0 ?2 ]! B4 r* I　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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8 J; P3 {6 o) d　　冤假错案
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; A, A( E/ }, V4 U- F　　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 promise is a promise.
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　　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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　　债台高筑

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+ k& ^( N  C9 W, {8 e0 j　　众矢之的

3 k! @9 J% K' \/ k7 Y! T9 E& I8 d　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

% U: s0 J; z  i& c" x4 I　　纸包不住火

( |5 C9 P4 j7 g1 }" D% M% Z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 h+ G, A+ Z( U/ ~+ X$ p' o* p1 D2 M　　What's done by night appears by day.
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9 f# L: ~$ l/ I　　100
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　　左右为难

, ?( C* z9 A: N( H* u　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。