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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" e# S- [! T1 H3 g+ p7 ~7 `　　Love me, love my dog.
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0 o9 A  ]' w" H1 K1 i# [; v: X3 E  N4 z　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% S- J9 b3 v) b1 S　　Seeing is believing.

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" Q$ Y, g* s  {9 S6 V+ W　　比上不足，比下有余
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8 x$ s. J% D3 |　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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; L/ R4 {1 V, _9 k2 V　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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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7 n. [0 G; U6 T: d  c　　No discord, no concord.

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( H3 F' G: h; |　　拆东墙补西墙

0 Y( `4 p: O) ~　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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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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9 C2 b6 u+ R) z1 e) Q3 i7 y' e/ T& I　　大开眼界
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! R2 A4 b: d  r5 J3 \3 [　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 L# G9 V' m3 \4 Q3 T3 ]　　国泰民安
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　　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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8 w; k) J) }4 ^. c5 i　　too much is as bad as too little
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  Z* c! V# H) z　　好了伤疤忘了疼

7 J5 b3 i7 r: f  ~! w　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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% \' z' `# Q5 |3 l* ~: X+ Z: v　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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' Z# y! h" i5 x　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 Q8 Y: v/ Q* I7 P$ }　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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- |' p3 l6 L, P5 `　　既往不咎
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9 [+ u7 @6 R0 z/ {3 T　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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* e8 l# j8 e9 V( A4 W9 m9 p6 q; t' v　　There are spots even on the sun.

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9 u, n. f" T0 `2 e; H" w* r2 [　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 h: O: O3 g5 e% ~　　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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: J7 N6 r7 H. h$ ?　　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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* ]3 P+ \' Q4 y; E　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# d( e+ e  Q- s8 O! ?6 t0 F　　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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' d; X9 ~# N4 C7 \　　茅塞顿开

- x! ~( a) [3 p( H+ E6 S' j　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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2 T5 G' T5 K! S8 ?; Y　　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

　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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, }0 v& r+ ?: A5 Q　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: @! U( y4 O2 j; R( u' Z$ m　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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6 i+ ]$ o- r; T* y　　千里之行始于足下

7 ~0 _. c' F2 m2 |( }　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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7 G" I7 H4 K3 H1 N) Q& F4 y! g* E　　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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6 Y/ W7 M0 [! k2 C" V　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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9 ~) _6 P) }. L　　人逢喜事精神爽
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" R! q* A. W5 p; Z. l　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 [$ k3 i9 f8 D) m, L" |: h　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 H9 s$ B" C. ~# @+ _　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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: v) |) \- ]  n  Y/ u　　世外桃源
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1 Y" t7 {2 M* n3 R　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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& J; I* x$ n- k0 N6 O% }/ o　　人之初，性本善

6 R- L2 M3 V4 o% z* m, V' ^1 Y　　Humans are born good.
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  n. e" P# Y: o　　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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  u# p( {1 l8 g# d  \! F8 [1 i" `　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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' h$ h: f8 P+ e: W' i/ u　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 O- ^" g7 M' a; [0 b$ ]　　杀鸡用牛刀
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9 w$ {: \& m8 q) q4 \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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) T6 H6 G( }2 `　　说曹操，曹操到
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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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( ~5 c7 a# {, h( t: A4 z　　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

1 [0 @- u& I" }8 ]" N* [　　韬光养晦
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: R# n. w, ?9 A! P4 O  k: |3 F　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

, z( _3 ^* X% |2 L* E　　糖衣炮弹
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/ b3 k& C  `& D- J9 k　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

& O' W, u1 z+ S7 r# W3 D' m　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 V3 A( V0 O  w0 h　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 P+ k' Y$ V) n9 w　　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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$ }$ Z$ d  P: [　　歪风邪气

  ^8 w8 F. g  A; i2 c　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ _& l* c& y5 c- G* j5 l　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ i+ E# w5 }1 O# ?! K　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

  h( A, K: `+ P! K8 u4 r2 k　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

6 C# U$ j0 r/ z; J: K! w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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; W0 i! w1 y2 Y, t2 a　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: N5 u" k7 Y2 M2 T, b$ S　　徇私枉法
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9 f7 O/ U" ]* x# C& s　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 }+ @* ]. N9 P　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% y  T6 E% g5 E& {　　蓄势待发
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+ _5 n5 K/ z& g7 \　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

% u! F6 t8 ]3 A2 Z, e　　May all your wish come true
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* L) C, I8 j4 D- M7 w- _　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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  c7 y% l4 @2 e" A: Z! i　　先下手为强

2 B* V4 u# T2 y8 X0 k4 Y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

, E' t. ^+ Z5 [　　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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2 B: b0 _' ?  V7 h) I1 J6 P　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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. B& i, y/ L& V6 ]　　循序渐进
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! Y- }1 I  c: ^, C  q) f6 @. `4 Q　　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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: T; M' C7 t7 a' @: A  @　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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2 f8 S! f) c# r! p　　有情人终成眷属

# ]+ |7 C  j0 ^$ L　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

) g0 b" N9 i; Y7 W* N1 A9 U　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 a( D( l7 \7 x　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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( V2 z  ~0 M& W  v" y: {8 B　　bold but not crafty84

- Q: H, A; K. o, j　　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

　　people-oriented

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6 x- h6 b6 [  q1 a: Q: x0 W　　因材施教

　　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
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6 Q( D  `4 _0 t# f; R7 O- o　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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# Y6 i  t$ q. `( L7 }" o1 ^　　优胜劣汰
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, l, n( {7 p( M1 T4 c/ |2 }　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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3 w6 t! \" Y* ?# Y! O) k　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

% y9 k4 }, W5 k7 X3 t2 H) V# U　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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' |7 [/ V  `3 [2 e" \　　bring in wealth and treasure
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1 l* N- Q. y! Y- b; X' l4 w　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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; ]$ w5 l, g0 W5 O　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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6 e& C0 I. e4 ^8 C7 K+ b' h　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

: |/ c/ j$ ~0 n6 \7 o7 w　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

; m; O. u+ @2 b% X( N5 [　　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。