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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3 W# ^3 Z5 c9 {3 C. U9 P. Y; J　　爱屋及乌

: R/ {. w0 O0 m& t/ V$ y8 k* j　　Love me, love my dog.

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$ W) {' n" F! X5 N　　百闻不如一见

$ S1 k2 G  p# q) l: A8 h　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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/ Q' I, s: s$ G5 t' g  k　　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
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5 L8 t$ Z- m  N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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! K: o8 ^+ U, D& o# K' }* `# C　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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' `6 j- N* J5 I　　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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% _; S# \; q2 C3 m5 F' ^5 [1 k+ k　　辞旧迎新

& J+ x: ]! N0 P* Y8 S' U　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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% Q9 _3 K* }( F. k9 [3 U　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 p/ y6 F$ l; h8 ^, z　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" V# S3 T) _5 c2 p　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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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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6 V* i- @3 D, o　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

+ g; H- k* B9 u( d. d) i3 L　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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: a" z: N" V2 N- r; n9 q) ]　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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+ G+ }' @  w& o/ B3 M) E+ y6 l　　既往不咎
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# p& }9 }$ A1 K' N( Q0 f　　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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& a7 l7 _+ }; D　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地

4 a7 I* p  g1 G' ~% _1 ?& O　　be down-to-earth

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8 q1 o) `6 F8 C2 w　　脚踩两只船

6 ~3 b. ~7 U* K  i- B+ R- B" O) [, u　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水
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4 @! q/ v- e! ~7 }- y0 K　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　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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  B5 j# f6 G5 |　　马到成功
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5 U* L4 ]9 Y' L+ u; e7 B　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

! K3 q. j4 J+ h" ~+ g" p　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　be suddenly enlightened
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+ T6 X0 y! q! W9 W" H& V' F9 o　　没有规矩，不成方圆

, L- m% `  i( E　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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# s9 \8 d5 _  z. F　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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; ]7 G9 w( v7 G  Z7 i3 c  Q6 {　　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

9 x, }, N# y3 N7 K　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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& F) f; _+ k$ Z7 M. @　　弄巧成拙
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1 v5 _, H+ t9 A- a　　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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9 y' g8 }2 Y+ d. m　　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
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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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1 w) f5 D$ d' m　　抢得先机
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$ \# t2 z( Q/ e9 v' X) a2 w　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 L* Y5 S* @# b+ P- L" P0 _1 ^3 }* v　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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! X! q1 ?) O# u/ \+ c% Y　　千里之行始于足下
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3 D/ N% p/ z! \& U- s　　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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# {0 `/ v2 l: n3 x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; i$ C5 V2 b2 ?/ Y! d　　前怕狼，后怕虎

& H4 q; S; F9 A7 D2 ~! K　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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' k3 z9 r  W# O$ \　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ A+ H9 b+ N( I8 [　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

# L/ D; _& e* Y3 I* Q  l# |; ?　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 W: R1 m( q+ Q# l. Y2 ]& a　　人之初，性本善

) n. F/ m* w9 m, ?" Y　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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3 p* G& G2 g2 m% W/ M8 w; E7 U　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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- ^  q  k+ K5 P　　三十而立

; q% b$ |$ g$ F8 M& Q1 S　　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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4 P0 \8 U6 v- m, N  p　　水涨船高

& ]! b/ P/ r4 O* f$ |　　A ship rises with the tide

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9 x) S( C% F* D1 A# P- ]　　时不我待
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' s7 h  g! ~. p5 ]+ H4 D0 M　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ ]. a7 a. u; V# k2 r0 c! q  I6 I　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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0 k. j3 D( @- m( O7 {4 Q9 m8 @8 m　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

1 Z  {. O0 Q1 F: L9 A　　speak of the devil

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- u0 r; l" ~  n) V4 ]　　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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5 M7 ^7 ?. E" `# o6 `　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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) r# N- P2 R# Z. C2 _: \* P! c3 a+ w　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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' ~, C9 s4 C5 f( X7 E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

/ I8 Y% @  h# Y! a% a1 O# Y　　糖衣炮弹
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* s) c1 Z8 @: g) J　　sugar-coated bullets59
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( N- h7 d4 L- h1 Q　　天有不测风云

4 F6 O) a1 |1 Y2 h2 a　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) P) i7 W' ^( P  ]# z　　团结就是力量
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, s( x$ ^5 h. @& N& U0 ]　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 o' |, |5 {" J# S; T* K2 o　　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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: `5 K4 W9 k9 h! P　　物以类聚，人以群分
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0 n$ f# j! f6 V& t$ r　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

# C- x& n8 Z' q+ t　　hold high hopes for one's child
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: y$ V/ E$ K4 T6 T) L' l　　唯利是图
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& b3 N3 g+ N4 V0 c: S　　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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+ g! x: J* u* i. q) g! H5 v　　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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. a) L- U0 H  K8 C$ [7 f　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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5 [: Z6 w$ U& a! i% K, A# X) |　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 u0 B( L0 d! ~/ O　　新官上任三把火
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) B) e+ r" p9 b/ N( [　　a new broom sweeps clean

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: B- U/ b: i! W( G　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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3 Q# D2 z8 ^4 `% |+ s　　心想事成

" d. T; |+ f: l% `6 P0 \8 z　　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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　　先入为主

6 U" C( s; @# S) @8 ?) _: M" _; ]& D/ Z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 s8 g  e4 ?6 }6 F　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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# }6 H4 t& {) `; I, O　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 b9 q" W# V" V+ _7 P6 [9 S- g　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

, {/ A9 A1 w: r  I5 Y3 n) ?0 q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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7 J. q+ n! n& ]8 ~: j　　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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( c5 O) y: M4 O　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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8 w/ b# D+ K/ r　　有情人终成眷属

) `  j; z+ J+ B% @$ H* ]　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士
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5 Q3 w3 X* u: ?4 P6 G; I" V; A0 I　　a man of insight83
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3 ^: Z* Q* C8 E, Q7 {, ?1 G" a　　有勇无谋
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) X! D& Z2 R: m2 B4 C　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

2 D! C3 s2 C; [2 e2 H: L' K" G6 @　　people-oriented
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( ?( v! A/ H+ r, n8 n7 O6 u& z　　因材施教
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  O- J$ {8 M7 z+ r: z　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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+ z  [3 U2 f8 Q; ?1 _　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

6 x/ W. S3 a( S% r$ E( }) P% V8 g　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　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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　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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4 I2 w7 q( V3 l　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝
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% q+ l% X3 m! R8 W1 R　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% n& h) I/ U3 U. L　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

" T2 M( M4 T8 g( c& \* _6 M　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

+ ?& [( ~- L2 X) }5 l　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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/ n! L$ ^) _6 X  ~) U7 b　　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。