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
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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% W) S+ q6 i  f# D# q1 T1 W2 T　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" P9 N0 b9 e! A" g* [' a9 a　　Seeing is believing.

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1 i" z) |' h8 L* q$ p　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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　　不打不成交
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6 D5 U3 J5 w5 s& d　　No discord, no concord.
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+ M2 F, |0 m7 {) @　　拆东墙补西墙

/ Q" W# Y0 s' F, G% h, O8 r　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 [, E! A9 O9 ^2 l' |& ^# M, a　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% i' R# N+ }; f5 ]0 K/ k　　大事化小，小事化了

, L& ~$ o  ?% v4 F2 m- [4 o　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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3 A) s# Z; v. P' t　　大开眼界

+ R/ o7 e% N: f" Q( ]7 h/ y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ p1 f# V8 \2 n+ x( _! ~　　国泰民安

  w; ~: d" R2 L7 Z; w+ V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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; L8 i$ H0 H. i　　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
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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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  u  }7 j8 j/ Y( X' z# L0 i　　Bad news travels fast.
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* B3 }  i( R$ d- A　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' f) G" o8 W5 w, @8 R　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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0 m) q4 G+ a- c( @+ R& n　　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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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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) c: f8 i4 _0 L) r! l4 `# b/ h* w　　be down-to-earth
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8 J) T% h7 D% p) ?　　脚踩两只船
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$ R9 u8 y! s( |% r3 h; j8 L　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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" S- S; V1 C7 z+ A) ^　　君子之交淡如水

6 F) ]3 k5 D% k) A　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- F" G7 [/ o8 f* l2 B7 n　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

# `7 N% B9 x- T/ ], J' z　　cut and dried; cliché
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  [  D: |! W% |, N2 R" y　　礼尚往来

# Q" O0 O+ e6 L" U　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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1 h) b5 x9 O5 G　　名利双收

! ]" R; f2 r+ [5 V$ e: [$ L) ~5 L; J　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 J8 U8 B3 l. C$ k  D2 P　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 a3 Y& q2 X" I# @: x　　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

  {& ~* _6 d) R3 p) d  g　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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* V9 E# d  b  ?9 M. Y, A9 ?　　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
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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. z6 p3 @  Y8 |" B5 {: V　　抛砖引玉
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2 S8 v+ |/ T; P0 L　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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2 v9 P9 H4 `" j9 ]　　破釜沉舟

　　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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$ S1 \3 A9 l% x5 v　　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
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8 N$ @+ N2 x4 g+ C4 U　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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# R6 {2 Y- v0 g　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: }% [( C3 p6 W2 f　　强龙难压地头蛇

# q9 l$ h! o+ E: Y3 X+ v; f　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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. s0 E8 K  F: L3 b; u　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* {5 m0 y  Q8 v4 {& T9 `1 E1 W　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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% C$ c" O/ E4 D+ W( K6 h+ o/ |, p( p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

7 M$ e: L( O& x3 V4 B" q; ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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# S! V9 l& ^& r* @3 m7 A) U　　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

/ l$ z6 A( `2 c4 t2 @3 l　　a blessing in disguise;
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2 J& \0 s* }: r& v* @　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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% d% q6 ]& o- A, m　　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
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8 p+ U8 e- j& ~) }7 F　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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" H+ M& @$ O/ S/ p" W$ w　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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, _* X- ^$ E$ G5 _8 y7 @, W6 p* X　　杀鸡用牛刀

- t8 M3 U. e) v( S　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" z5 |5 `- @5 r" n& K8 o6 O　　实事求是
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6 s- @) B8 f( _9 E. q5 i　　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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8 ]& K, j# z% J) H- }* f　　实话实说

　　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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) R, z5 O0 \( T. U5 U9 A/ l　　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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; }0 D: ~2 l7 p% s　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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! o/ j3 u/ f& \+ t3 E1 }　　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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　　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

. `( P( q% r/ K' f　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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# u' Z( i& f& \7 |6 W) Y　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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  h! ]$ N/ Y# y6 n  e　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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

* p( z# B0 `8 g　　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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# F9 E4 `/ c8 _8 d, G3 y4 T+ E　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 C. @1 N6 e) r! @　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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1 V! S  z* s7 U3 ^　　心想事成

3 q$ J& j$ ^7 D% E- ^% K. S& t* v$ L　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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0 ]& o! M7 r/ G　　先入为主
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6 Q5 N2 V! t8 V  T( k+ @  z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& ~' b& I( j! ]4 j; h/ q8 d1 e( L　　先下手为强

$ U5 b+ f1 G7 w* M  }# m* c1 ^　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 d5 A8 |, V8 C　　The best defense is offense.
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- }6 I* p4 W" r! `! A　　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 s! D: H! Y2 a0 q　　息事宁人
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* Y3 y9 B6 B* W2 ^! o7 C; ~& |$ d　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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7 o  n( G) |6 j( N　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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) o) j/ z9 Q7 X0 p4 M$ _$ x　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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% F( e2 u. f  E& K, I- I　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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6 H- w. J# ~: g6 p; v, P  Q' W　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, a! ~6 B8 d5 H# |5 N- y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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# \$ U8 ]+ s! S　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

6 V$ K* }6 g0 a' C　　与时俱进

+ ?; z7 q5 i* s" R, R' f3 R  Z　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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+ J1 Q" w& Q& |　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 l, b/ z' \+ y: X& ^  h　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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" R; J8 _3 P0 b* Q　　More haste, less speed.
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( E4 h. J* z! ]# W: m! v# j　　优胜劣汰

0 m$ m0 h/ J' M; m+ D" Q0 X" a$ D　　survival of the fittest

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" r1 m( N: v5 V2 O　　英雄所见略同

1 R8 i9 g; ?/ P5 J7 k: _5 V　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 j8 g7 f6 ^3 C( F6 b- i　　冤假错案
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$ g. I8 w* o8 {" U/ t　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

9 @) i3 L1 j) j; H　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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+ ^  `( O3 d& {1 _. l$ {! k1 l　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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% \2 V' L5 `) u2 n1 W　　众矢之的

; s/ k/ a* F; Y) f. m( K2 k　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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% C7 ~) A* A$ G8 ?( L0 h　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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6 j+ w" F8 w7 I5 j* ^6 {/ g, ^　　100

% R4 m: ^& S7 J+ s- K( n　　左右为难

( y/ G* N; n  v' F" 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。