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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1 v4 {8 E0 h! w, R　　百闻不如一见

' g  G! G3 O& t0 I3 r2 c　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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# A4 l7 P5 C# S# n) x8 B　　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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5 |" d, m8 `) q: [5 B　　不遗余力
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3 `' h  M$ Q7 F　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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  p5 t. w+ S: J# s) v: s　　不打不成交

' I2 l) A( F, S# Z$ W　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　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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, M& S0 q4 Z' I# H0 b6 j　　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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' O, B& I) c2 C: q! t　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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0 B4 K7 j. L* s　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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/ V0 n/ l/ r0 t: \0 q" l# X　　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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) q1 Y+ l# _! w3 H7 H　　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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( M# d$ A3 g8 t& D0 A6 x　　harmony brings wealth;
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+ g( A7 q  V2 P　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! E' F: j# A- I5 x; ~: a　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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$ k# h/ v2 l( v3 ?% T　　既往不咎
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' H) G$ Z7 G& d+ H7 a8 c　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

5 t$ ~( X, o+ r3 X5 _　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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! d' `0 [( I3 L$ }# |6 H8 @- F　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ R; b0 a+ t" n3 r. S7 V# j　　脚踏实地
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1 w2 a, k: z" k3 {　　be down-to-earth

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% @: @" K) a4 e5 ~+ Y; _1 A- G　　脚踩两只船

0 V5 j  W$ ~6 m* T$ w" F  f: F2 U　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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; O. }- _, x& ?! g! c4 o　　君子之交淡如水

/ e  L! E' k% e# T　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& u. H% d5 W$ @3 Z5 s+ ~. C( f  I3 x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& x( V3 d3 p* k; V- [　　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
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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0 K8 e' |+ @& Z/ j8 S+ Y　　弄巧成拙
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/ e# Q! i+ X" E　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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9 y" d' z& W* e) \% Q　　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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; k" `  q$ x, e3 n# R* T7 \: A2 M　　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
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' H6 c$ d8 U/ G9 R+ B　　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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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/ Y( J' }' e- v' L( [" ?4 {　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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& [7 h, K+ {. c4 z. i　　千里之行始于足下
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% {7 `9 A  D% ~& B7 H% B　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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3 d3 d3 I) Z; ^- r　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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) R+ b, }' t# D' @& q+ W　　前怕狼，后怕虎

/ {/ v; q, S. `  _, {" N　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

9 }% K# r" h. X8 E; x% e& N　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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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
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6 n; f/ `5 ~; }$ p$ O　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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( v- N, S# ?3 a! T　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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4 j( ]6 j2 [3 P% N2 v　　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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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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9 i0 s% M& O8 h' E4 T- E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

$ H: J: G. ~# V% \' F6 M　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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$ b8 j+ v$ y6 V( y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

  B$ g4 w0 @4 S! ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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5 A* B6 D( z$ P6 C9 B6 g　　三十而立
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' S7 F) \+ ?+ |( Z　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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9 s% }, p& w) U' N$ E  q- X* D9 X& X　　时不我待

! o5 G. D' Q1 W9 Z( ~5 C　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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  q' g) U: X+ h. S2 W, V; `　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 J4 ~+ x4 m( A& N4 p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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6 n/ ]; t& G/ V' I1 I　　实事求是
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+ u) g1 P$ b2 U8 ?　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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3 R0 [% W$ ~0 ?1 @7 a0 N　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ u5 `6 ]. I! d7 @% O. u7 D　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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6 k2 p7 {& v0 k　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　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
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　　糖衣炮弹

7 c4 H2 M( F1 P' F0 F　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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: f& k% `. m( E# T& p　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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5 d% m& y2 K9 z  m3 M# l6 Q　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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9 ^2 t+ K* G& J5 D  v　　物以类聚，人以群分
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7 B9 \/ T( T2 d" Q' M　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 W5 q+ B- V; t　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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7 G8 a6 x# N- k7 v　　无中生有
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, F: [  C$ T1 L8 o& i　　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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) ^6 P8 H7 X' X8 t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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, ~" G3 Y$ \6 p　　徇私枉法

  _6 ~( @, z, S5 b: i, f　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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9 U, `, G) r& A+ f　　新官上任三把火

* e0 q- j/ Y6 b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 m9 D# ^* r$ F8 c- d6 S5 p; N　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

  S4 {, J/ T# Z; ^　　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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/ y2 Q: n3 q; J- v! v　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

/ ~. u4 v% w' a) c& C5 P1 }$ J　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 H5 O' v- o0 B/ o　　The best defense is offense.

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# I# J- L0 c1 e' R( @: i  d　　热锅上的蚂蚁

8 \; H( m% G; k: f+ d( Q. N' C　　ants on a hot pan

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: ~/ |, c+ G  o5 i5 C* X7 v  z　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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( z6 m! Y+ b6 W+ H　　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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8 {, i! Q) r4 p! o　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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) }5 t1 i2 t1 u　　有情人终成眷属
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　　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

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

8 r( _* y& \8 Y, q7 o　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

$ D( b. {% e- K' l' T  N: n　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

1 X$ F) I2 e" S3 C: @; x3 ^　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

+ Z' q, }4 \+ X9 ~9 l7 H　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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4 q5 [/ C  O: \+ C3 T' O9 `　　欲速则不达

/ G4 L) o( @7 P) V" L; s" E) b　　Haste makes waste.

* W8 _4 ^4 L& Y+ j" S! k$ I　　More haste, less speed.

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9 s4 g5 i8 L4 `; _' d7 r; `$ l　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　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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& M! Z$ s0 ?  R9 X　　冤假错案
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3 z5 g  T: b) S  B- e: X　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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, g3 D, A0 q  q" C" X: K/ G4 W- X3 o　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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3 v8 _' f9 y- ^5 N2 r　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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0 y3 Q0 E/ D2 I' I; M, D4 F　　bring in wealth and treasure
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9 G4 q/ m  C7 A1 W* B! N　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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  c0 E5 ^0 G, q+ d　　纸包不住火
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/ b, h' h$ D& e! {+ _# ^" |　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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& u! K9 I+ D2 H3 `% p) {: }　　左右为难
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" Q9 }- p, P$ m, q　　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。