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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6 e6 c! B# R. k% E　　爱屋及乌

5 |( q; F% G5 C0 y　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ z% g' I- L+ T　　百闻不如一见

* R; E9 j  v3 P5 ?" Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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, {) {7 V( t2 ]: N　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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& S; |# M/ Q, [% i　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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. m6 |4 Y1 r9 @( i. o' `; l% T　　不打不成交
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; q1 m& \' ~% R" P# r2 Q* f( t　　No discord, no concord.
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+ N* O0 A3 u! K2 l  w　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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# J% M8 p- `* J" R+ Q　　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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　　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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& U1 z! D1 d8 B　　过犹不及

  t. u" d! y. n6 C" ^　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

9 b% @% e# k1 E. ^　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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# j: o. o  Z  U# @; m/ I1 s　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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5 r# i9 k$ ?/ Y* u7 _( A　　既往不咎
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9 P6 J, U( q6 G2 [+ U( S- ^- I　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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% q2 Y+ v+ w, H% J9 V0 a* J　　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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* K4 w: C0 M0 Q　　be down-to-earth
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+ T/ L  x) W$ }7 M& E1 O　　脚踩两只船

! @. K2 o$ \6 n, l! \" _0 M- ]8 @) @　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 k8 I' [, W7 ~: I' \  {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 Z% X1 Y& Q0 ~' c3 O) T　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ l0 f; X0 Q0 B. {) _8 o& H' i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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  \- {7 q# z4 `3 |5 F　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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* n, Y/ u) D( [5 x' s　　马到成功

5 E1 ^2 Z, N' \0 E　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 E1 D" b" t2 b7 b　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 ]+ }: o! x1 K# v  E& }0 @7 W- C% s　　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
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　　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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) O) W) P% Z6 v6 x　　赔了夫人又折兵
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# y* B/ C; w. R# R3 r　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

) g6 g) @" o5 E" X　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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0 b8 d' p: h2 m8 R+ ~+ l0 U0 m　　破釜沉舟

' Z( `- n7 g. @5 ^& ?7 ?9 H　　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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6 l. h6 r' Q. ^0 \2 \% |　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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( C! x9 q0 s, c　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 w; s2 p# _/ W' K% {5 J　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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: i" q$ \, }3 ^% H4 \　　前事不忘，后事之师

- Q' s4 I, F$ ~　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 f; ^( {: i. Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 R! w+ l  e; s7 ?/ M& \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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4 P# V+ [9 V% p1 E5 G) X. z* `　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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# V' [, _! K, b- M　　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

% ?5 ?) c+ i5 f% w! {! d) P, e　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

- Z7 O) ]7 o9 U+ T  v　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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' R, j; n1 ]* D& D$ J9 t　　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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7 e$ O8 j, j1 q3 {) J5 Z) t　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ t( r' U$ e1 `( p" T　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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/ Q' E# l6 ?$ i9 B　　杀鸡用牛刀

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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& M* ?! f1 G( i, v7 ?# Q　　说曹操，曹操到
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' k8 r, r5 J5 B/ A1 V2 A4 a, Q　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

8 E, R8 W( H0 @　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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% g# ^" @& H! F　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

* v6 F5 X% A% Z/ u　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

! f8 R4 R* M* r- I$ E　　韬光养晦
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3 ]6 K1 R5 i9 }) D, ~& D- M　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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! s4 a  g0 A. G3 |$ R! p　　糖衣炮弹
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( ^- y6 j. V1 M/ j1 ^8 u, O　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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' x* @3 t8 k: K) B) {5 }) k3 H$ l0 N　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

9 ^( L$ m3 T; ^6 z1 t+ Y　　Unity is strength.
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* G- K9 l7 }2 X" P9 ^& x; N( U1 ]　　跳进黄河洗不清
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$ s6 y5 L* \8 \( i; v  _　　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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4 K% D' j/ m3 l+ p2 i( ]& ]　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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/ k: K  a" v  p$ @　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

  `% f8 k9 F7 K# r8 O& i2 ~" I6 g　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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4 G  D0 n9 m) t0 E# p　　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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2 |% f2 g2 @) @% L1 D　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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, i3 t0 M, g1 h+ x3 d! n　　无风不起浪

1 F4 h9 q) r( u" j8 Z, `; G& H　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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# ], A% ~% }! J2 c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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0 L+ D) L4 U+ G: k0 \0 T0 |5 R4 a　　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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% X( x& |# C3 s　　心想事成
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8 n/ G3 K9 A' ]9 i& a) e　　May all your wish come true
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6 I9 _& a0 |& _. a9 g　　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
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9 V1 d5 U/ e4 E5 m- s　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

9 Y7 J' z# Y5 C& j. x# G, f　　The best defense is offense.

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, M( B- o; W" Y: C# Y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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  G3 j* L1 }1 L　　现身说法

% L% r; r# t6 Y  a　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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  ]" Y$ ^" s3 k9 i0 C- u) X% Z5 ]　　息事宁人

- Z  h9 O# Q( ]1 n　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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- `. A6 A# I6 Q　　有情人终成眷属
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1 j: T/ J4 V# V, |　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 t# x. B+ v- j8 J0 Q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

* V( f8 y7 P3 \3 {) T6 Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　bold but not crafty84
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) m; L; ?' x7 {; F. E8 Z　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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* \. t1 p6 a0 `. ]2 I+ |　　与时俱进

; ^$ h: E( L. |4 G4 r; R) J; R　　keep pace with the times86
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8 w' Y2 S4 d" g$ R* F6 l4 X( o% C　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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# b4 G% ^. K/ L, k% z# E! F　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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4 }- L/ }1 J$ V# q! Y5 [　　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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0 ?; x3 |  g( n2 P! J　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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5 E4 O7 d& w9 q/ K/ w# Z# j# i' V　　More haste, less speed.
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( L' g2 ]2 a8 i! d" n4 I　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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: |; r# x4 @  F3 o/ _8 x3 p9 V5 k7 U　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

9 d4 |5 @9 z. I/ {6 ^4 f' ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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4 G1 M5 n. F; U　　冤假错案

4 \7 g9 R+ ?0 `* s/ @  z　　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
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4 c# P& J& _% h7 m1 c6 Q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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  Y, F4 H4 o+ N: ?! A4 Y; O　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden
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) H. t, M8 B: N3 U) e' b　　众矢之的

' d0 H  B! c- d2 V* |$ \　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

' Y- T/ _' Z( R# a; a; b　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难
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　　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。