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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: L/ L4 a3 A, F, c, R　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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# _* E$ I4 k& ~, C. \& i% p: x　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 n+ l. Q& L6 a  A. p. M0 V6 v$ X　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　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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6 o2 ?, `" ~# m& }/ Z　　不打不成交
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1 _8 x* M: o) Q2 I% z* h　　No discord, no concord.
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1 k7 @6 d' L! c; b/ @+ s" \  f　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 B& {; W5 u2 `$ l5 [5 P5 N3 R9 }; [　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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1 F  K5 n4 u% y3 Z　　辞旧迎新
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) N4 C* O+ x0 }8 p& b" y4 s- T　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

6 Y% H4 U% Z& P& T　　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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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

1 V* O9 r* D6 U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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+ F7 [6 a) _" H( p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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6 n9 I" _4 E, Z& f　　once on shore, one prays no more

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5 m" ]/ f& O" \; n+ l/ F' Z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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, r, u4 K' D% }/ t, \3 \, s　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

& d7 c8 B9 R( I' J　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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3 R/ z$ _7 }( ?　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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1 B2 E8 V4 ^7 k" U( Q' ?　　金玉满堂

# d0 j& P# d! a0 M$ ?& g7 M　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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  f+ s7 l" a' J/ T　　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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9 [, Q* @/ ]2 n3 a　　君子之交淡如水

0 v8 A' }8 Z- o0 T# H: B4 L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 M1 }" B( e2 o. [' S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

9 D$ J: `/ e* I* J1 `　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" B+ D9 v$ F) F+ j/ j　　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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/ U7 }% n7 N7 q4 x! D4 a3 ^% y　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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/ `7 D7 |9 X/ k: F　　名利双收
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- @5 s( P: s: `　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' \$ {8 }; {5 B: K　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

& z; X! [' S* ?3 J  _$ m: h　　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

　　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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& A8 E1 s  O$ T6 f6 ]　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 x3 p% o/ N9 ^& o4 n　　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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　　破釜沉舟

7 m3 K" ?) E* \: H! D) u　　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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# z$ |0 V( F: i/ m7 r' ~  i4 o　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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4 F6 \# J# Q# y+ H　　前事不忘，后事之师

4 |3 o  K0 |+ _8 N; U+ s; B1 @　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ C. [* |% t- h7 N　　前怕狼，后怕虎

& O( X+ A' b7 ^8 J, I6 Q　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

& \# z# d  G" h. l+ u　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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9 H% h6 K. F) ^/ P7 E! a# F+ t　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 p) N( Z8 @$ e. `, c　　人逢喜事精神爽

3 u: i8 U  f" m, D" n* k) o7 C1 _" I　　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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6 w1 j" r1 H, n$ }/ d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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  s0 u- c! _# L% b9 W* J6 w　　世外桃源
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% f9 v4 k0 I: b% K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; z& ^/ W$ h3 m- u; F　　人之初，性本善

) S: \9 Y; P6 A0 {& T# X　　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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1 `: s( ~% s  X9 h5 Q0 X7 [　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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, D) s& v) i% X8 m　　a blessing in disguise;

+ C1 B5 y2 ~0 P* g! Z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ I+ ]) G8 q; [2 B$ c　　三十而立
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　　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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2 n1 W: w& J1 e  Q　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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+ w. k. T5 x* @  ^0 s　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

) W2 R& H9 p( _　　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

　　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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4 t3 s( [: u4 \1 O% {" h　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

- E& r4 X5 ^) R: |　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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4 C4 C2 ^$ k# a. ~　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　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

2 F" v, v9 q) R! e$ \9 C/ \　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

2 i& v0 }  R* Z0 r9 M! c　　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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　　歪风邪气
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1 U: `9 a2 s! ~$ Z+ V　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

% X7 l& r$ t4 z( f# O% k　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 V/ L3 d  y( G( s; n9 H+ x　　望子成龙
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2 m$ x% f/ h! I: ]) I　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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$ f. C% Y& |) e9 S; R　　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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# w# c# ~" d/ B* _9 F1 R　　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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" F0 D& E* l5 h5 j, B$ b　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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+ k' _7 g; n* M+ i8 ]5 ]　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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5 n/ g' }% w: j% J' @( w7 S　　新官上任三把火
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) G7 |- ?& [! P, T0 _, ]　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% x1 `4 Z& H8 H; _　　蓄势待发

6 d% _& `5 C% q: h6 \3 o　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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, o- H) Z% E8 k" B2 K6 l' t$ c* Q　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

1 g/ Y2 I9 g; H" p" I8 B8 m  _; _0 b　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

/ p( r0 d, `; q- A0 E" d　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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, C5 e2 y1 X" c: i+ ^0 B$ H' d5 U　　先下手为强

- s3 U7 _4 H( }8 a+ t　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 i) e" ?8 n/ Q1 ]' N3 o　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

4 z7 Q. C0 F- l　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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- k7 |3 y9 C3 q+ V# p　　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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* l' M1 `* c% \# I1 z) o- R% s$ m　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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& Y" `0 \' c4 X% }2 I9 C　　严以律己，宽以待人

" U: A1 |6 s0 |4 ]& e) m　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

- Y6 u5 J7 L  {+ u, S# k　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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. }$ u$ c4 N# s- J  A9 Y; M* U( x　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

& z( n" ?3 z9 c* ~& @- f+ l. d　　有缘千里来相会
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* r& l+ z* N" R　　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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$ c3 Y; |$ ]3 O9 i( G8 }　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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- i2 G3 s( |+ v　　因材施教

+ V$ J2 @- M2 c3 q4 i' L1 o　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: d: |7 n" m# o# [) n$ U2 M$ I1 J9 w　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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. B, P8 M& e3 m% p: ~* b　　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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& z# z0 I6 Z9 W　　Haste makes waste.

6 T4 t2 C) e3 d; K. x　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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  o# c* q6 |4 R  q　　Great minds think alike.

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: N6 X7 b# m+ p) d/ z　　冤家宜解不宜结

% T3 D" ]+ N' K5 c# S3 F$ s& V　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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6 K& W- M5 d$ u8 Z7 `5 g; j　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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1 h; |2 l8 l0 R9 O& K- S' W　　一言既出，驷马难追
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' C' r" A5 U; {. j9 Q! N: ?　　A promise is a promise.
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+ B# z, s$ d- G　　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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　　债台高筑

7 n$ o0 L7 z; n1 m. s　　become debt-ridden
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( ?8 x" I: z$ h2 O; B8 E+ k　　众矢之的
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' p1 ?0 |4 |' |　　target of public criticism

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$ Z: B  R2 \* |2 w! t4 \; j7 ~　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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/ U( u7 u. F! J# _6 d( s+ f　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

# K, |, w8 v. _7 l/ {. t　　左右为难
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　　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。