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: M# w' i" X　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 V! Y8 j# g1 q* J" W# l　　百闻不如一见
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2 d6 o2 V2 E# H4 g　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 g) c# W* k" G" `! F% M　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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' D& G9 [9 g  ?& Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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! s8 k6 z" F0 D: s5 ]　　笨鸟先飞

" l! s! x# F& y- ?# P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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6 h7 J! Z( m0 \" z9 _; I# f, E　　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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* [( y0 |* L! W8 W# ^　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. ]) C( W$ c( P: R9 [　　大事化小，小事化了

# R4 X7 e6 d$ K- V& Q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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, x$ M- p1 X' ^: c1 J, _5 P. ~0 o　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 T* q4 u( |) F  k9 `2 C, f　　国泰民安
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( ?& }+ t% e/ e5 K* J5 A　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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2 U1 G0 t9 y" r$ z! r  B　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" w+ Y. Q% J+ D( v9 b　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 t1 Y( \# E+ O  X　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

7 U% V) E# g, C" g　　harmony brings wealth;

: q; v8 h6 p7 P　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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, B0 N+ _) E% b5 n8 ?　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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1 \4 l) c( d; A- Q+ l3 K4 m　　金无足赤，人无完人

( v7 Y5 O# \& f; n- h" I, L　　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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& B" ?' G6 M9 O　　脚踏实地
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% [4 X' L9 r. W# Q2 e　　be down-to-earth

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6 p1 }6 X/ \# T' R! R* j　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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* b8 v  v" F, p5 u　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

- L3 y: M% A# g' c7 j　　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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　　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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, b& }6 V! Y" V/ Y4 e) A' j, n　　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 T/ N: A0 I/ N3 B　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 V3 @7 U; B' E8 p) z+ u; \6 w1 B　　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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: ^: c# c$ ~8 G- X) a1 f- B　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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! D. k, y5 `9 l　　赔了夫人又折兵
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) H+ t/ R( l8 G2 S% O/ m　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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& [. N8 v; v# u% f# O& t7 @　　抛砖引玉

; ~, Y2 W* g" g9 o8 K% @0 O　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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5 T" ]7 Q7 @# t7 X6 c& x/ _　　千里之行始于足下
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0 r; K5 R6 n: c* f, X# I　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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8 Z+ T( B# M$ k, V  A　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ i  \: T' ~3 Y; |　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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" c- [; M  H! [, F* ^　　强龙难压地头蛇
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- F1 |( r3 q$ @2 N0 J- W! R　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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5 F. m8 Q# _( ]/ E9 J　　瑞雪兆丰年

# F1 w$ S, Q5 k$ s+ B; {6 K% _3 z　　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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+ x  D- h  C' l6 `2 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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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( N! m- Y& ]1 \6 t) o　　世外桃源
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$ E8 N! c( o! ^7 O* w, y9 m　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  F# r4 X8 l7 C6 x: P3 `% e　　人之初，性本善
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7 e9 @0 P" s0 W) M0 _6 }　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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2 g; E$ Z% G3 L$ H3 `2 E4 o　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

( A) h* `  u1 X$ G) W: n. ^) Q　　a blessing in disguise;
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# m. w6 O9 I6 r: c0 E- F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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" _4 \# M! M7 ?- V# F7 g" f+ y7 e$ v　　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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  P% _: v: [7 n: z! G, K7 y9 ]　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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; A/ {8 y  `- J. C2 K! m) Z　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

* }% d0 B6 N/ \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

4 x/ B4 C  V( Q- _4 e　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# L7 R( [6 y6 ~+ L# X& s　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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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3 ^# t/ e/ y2 [* Y% t7 |! [# o7 f　　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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8 z! c+ \* c5 c& f  z　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

$ A  ~" _. }5 x　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 @7 U- _4 ]3 h; D1 v: T: F　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# B% F% t* V& o7 B, f　　团结就是力量

8 y/ J4 _2 B5 N: ?　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分

. H! X4 S, k2 @3 l) Q- w- X　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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$ U2 Z9 q9 f3 C% t! M　　望子成龙
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6 N! G/ G& B1 F' U7 C: M1 [　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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$ `6 o1 w; U- i3 K0 `　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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: _! q6 {9 U$ N- D7 d　　无中生有
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& n# l/ ^" ~/ V. H+ `　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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& G% l8 v5 F! S; h- t1 d" p　　无风不起浪

7 S' `/ H$ O1 J0 |, o8 j1 s　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# j* v3 b$ \* H7 k　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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6 Z! x) y" O; z( L3 Q! E　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

) [- m2 c  G1 @! S/ v1 D0 W" X$ T　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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3 u. G! \8 n: B, C6 @% _　　先入为主

3 T/ [/ G- S* T1 I　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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. f  S) F) I0 J% j7 R; i. C　　先下手为强

( f7 s0 y$ V, ~& o* A% E　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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( l1 p" |, u$ I% i% z　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

, J  X$ |2 d" f! |+ @  U& N+ x　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, G7 K' Q' @5 ^7 e　　息事宁人

' o% c2 ]. G: i6 M4 a+ w. r) P8 h　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

　　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

- k1 Z* f! s2 j5 }: p7 @8 b　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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+ ~, W, u9 b" B+ M( Q- Y" u' X0 e　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

/ ], z3 h( h4 P! V2 d& p2 x　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! |( X7 d2 ^) |+ R' X) g　　有识之士
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+ B/ |$ \" s" i( q1 ]* l　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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3 @# I3 U' T" a0 R( b& A3 [5 I( p　　有缘千里来相会

+ a4 l' `/ [) j! {' `! d/ b- o6 ~7 L2 q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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# C+ F, D3 c: S2 e* X2 m　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

' y, }1 Y* d# J- t, Y9 J; S　　teach students according to their aptitude

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- a% W& s& i) S# u% M　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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

2 R4 t# o  g) _7 J6 H' [　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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  U# p% ~8 ^" o! J( N7 g　　优胜劣汰

! q" k" h' S8 ]3 k　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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" j& P: _: d0 j4 Y4 p% p8 b　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

* [" W+ F2 q- m3 D0 E5 a# }( r　　bring in wealth and treasure

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. V/ M; E3 Q+ X  a, G　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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! q- m! \! e2 Q! ?: ^5 q　　纸上谈兵

, l, k/ Z; o9 p: l8 |0 f　　be an armchair strategist
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8 a- i6 J( b/ g3 S/ B- d　　纸包不住火
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; N0 {' E& Z4 U& d, Y6 D) O, Z# `0 o2 P　　What's done by night appears by day.
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& X' e1 t% @  R, J　　左右为难
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5 X# S3 m" X& B" a( G" f　　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。