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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( Y' P& X  s& m& P: W　　爱屋及乌

9 N& f! w0 C) }! H　　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.

　　Seeing is believing.

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3 ?  h8 J' l3 N! a　　比上不足，比下有余
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4 A0 }% o: A$ h) s2 F0 a　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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" T; x9 F( k9 H9 ]　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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' b8 ?% S- b. k% g3 y# S　　不打不成交

　　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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/ Y5 W4 g5 V& E! Y) e　　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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6 {" g' ~/ W. o4 f- O- w+ y　　国泰民安
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. e9 [% R" b  U9 [- X　　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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+ d" Q# T. P2 s2 p, l　　too much is as bad as too little

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6 d5 B: |7 h& d6 g) d　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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4 R& Q" i. s* C% e4 @% L# R% @  q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

" f. E( p  x$ L& u0 b5 m. z　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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6 {& P  V: s7 L# B5 k7 A8 e　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ W! v9 i0 Y5 L　　金玉满堂

4 X3 K, ]8 e7 L2 R6 L& w' U& V! p　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

$ I5 Q& u; o6 H& Y8 Q- O5 X7 {' `　　be down-to-earth

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  Z, Z/ B0 F8 M　　脚踩两只船

# s0 A2 y+ X2 d0 H# V8 N8 y　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% w4 T) i! x. O1 ?5 W　　君子之交淡如水

: S( }5 o+ N, I0 y% [# @2 t　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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* M0 [/ r2 E- Z7 {& e; i, a. M4 ?9 m　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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3 d2 }6 o. Z. I0 ]/ e  `  P　　礼尚往来
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, s8 l) t0 k! v0 W$ i) \8 o# S　　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

　　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
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ `2 M6 n! E9 M" _( i- u$ m  e2 p　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 @  i+ N- t$ O　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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3 K: m3 J$ K% {/ n! A0 E　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; Q' D8 V% e3 H5 w% r7 E　　赔了夫人又折兵

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

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) u% t  S( T8 z; O6 F+ r! k1 I　　抛砖引玉
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( K+ y) ^+ D9 f( n$ w. ^! Z. I　　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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　　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

7 k- Q$ R$ T( ^* [　　take the preemptive opportunities

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: c- S8 n* M$ q　　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

4 b- O* I9 k5 R　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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4 H* d  ~, w/ A+ o, d　　前事不忘，后事之师

1 l, {+ F: `: U) |　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

+ M5 J6 n* Y0 m& ~" r　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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- V8 M: J( S% A7 k4 y# O　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 v9 w4 H& e( q　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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: D4 A; T/ q8 \; c* [8 i& |　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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7 D* a( N' l$ G: O　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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7 h  C9 y& q( a7 z# |3 u6 k4 i3 _　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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$ \) J: o1 h" R, c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* ^$ l) b4 p- O0 I$ W. v+ g　　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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  R8 H! P3 c: ~7 m4 d: N0 w9 u! m　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

) y/ M# c+ L# m# g6 R4 Q　　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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$ e  P6 V6 c1 \0 ?  R9 b" f3 d9 J　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

5 A2 {' A+ ]9 X　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' E9 z/ f2 G6 I! D8 w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

1 L" ]- {; E3 z# q2 O% D6 o　　speak of the devil
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6 s4 M% S6 b  {3 S- r4 i% R　　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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1 o& v2 ^; O, e, p- l8 I　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

9 a; W+ \+ v8 g$ [; D　　韬光养晦

+ z+ {4 S7 b: l# M8 @3 C4 N0 ?" Y; Y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

# t" d& h# c. `% @  N( p/ H　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　Unity is strength.

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7 Q3 ]) R  U" B' \1 h/ a( c+ H& k　　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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9 p! B! I7 E9 _　　歪风邪气
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8 D3 r! G' c9 W/ w　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 O  K' v: d8 T　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

# i" N7 b& ^2 S! Z$ k　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 a1 E9 V/ `) {) T+ n　　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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# I3 x: {* R" B8 y. i) T3 L3 P　　无中生有
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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

; c  X4 D& S- @$ k5 R' N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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# q3 T- X) P6 ?" b' t8 ^: q+ f　　徇私枉法

, [: o1 a& N/ ~3 H% h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

5 V# u; V* `7 D0 ^& ?2 L　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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7 I. B  j, Y0 g  d# M+ o" B　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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9 {* \6 F2 X' o& n" \0 {0 D6 j　　May all your wish come true
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0 T$ ~; k% d2 E! Q! B$ v　　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

# n1 n; n; M, }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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8 N1 a. M& N4 _* w) B+ y2 D0 T　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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' W$ H* [- T' P1 H! W3 w　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) `  ^: l) `( k2 O　　ants on a hot pan
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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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" p. P( F7 n- I' I　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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0 C2 P2 I" r' K- Y" A9 S- Q6 M　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

% K. ^; o0 J1 N) E9 K4 r, X　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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5 P3 d8 W5 ^2 K2 b　　有缘千里来相会
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7 E# Y. @1 w; @. h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! O$ q# O" x2 R; A& |+ e　　与时俱进
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: C; _6 V* y# Y　　keep pace with the times86

( s3 y9 G' h+ y) ~　　以人为本

/ _$ Q: d! I; C' `$ h1 V  k+ Y- P　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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/ y$ q; n1 I- i+ ]* }/ o　　teach students according to their aptitude
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2 O+ ?. J* Y1 ~7 g8 E　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

0 m! i2 Y( J2 C, l& d) Z$ L　　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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/ w( ?; M$ U/ z- g! k3 [! A　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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4 z$ p8 J8 |! t* d7 l; A　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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" U+ q5 `& G# \1 v# ]/ y　　Great minds think alike.
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  X) `: O" d2 w& B  l　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( k( ]/ I6 \  F8 ]5 ]　　冤假错案

! h' z; [) l  I  Z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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9 C; k4 Y8 ~4 u8 y) G6 x9 _　　一言既出，驷马难追
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4 d2 V0 b' Z. ?; ?! k　　A promise is a promise.

5 ^. a( K! n! w+ e　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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' ?! G0 A, _$ w: i2 i& p& ]　　债台高筑
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  K+ D% c( ^+ [: A, A　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

9 r1 u- S5 V, M: n$ n  x　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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5 r* y# U- [6 g$ G$ b/ ?　　99

, o( U" s& G4 J9 t# |7 f　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

. t, N4 C* K: \3 c8 }# m# X　　100

　　左右为难
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4 C& _; A3 K; }' T0 x7 q3 Z　　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。