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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- _2 A3 L/ W8 t& W6 Z2 V　　百闻不如一见
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. M+ g: J( V7 R5 l* ~* K( l+ R　　One look is worth a thousand words.

% B6 c4 ^7 }  E4 j　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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! T; g, Y2 w% D; Y3 @' H  R- t　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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) t" s! ?) ]4 x. V- ^　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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- [6 e& w" L3 g' G: f　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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* U$ l' i) H3 R　　大事化小，小事化了

: {7 S- |* _+ ^, i9 Q　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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/ s5 h! |0 }  i6 h9 Z- J　　大开眼界

2 X  ~. ?# ]" W2 K　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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5 ?. H! p- Y4 `4 C　　国泰民安
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) ]7 N- \9 c2 }: q" l8 l　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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' r& f6 d6 Z- ~+ R* N　　过犹不及
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　　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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' Q; i) t( D, d' |　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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, p: g4 {, A* W9 i5 j# p　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

6 u) Z6 y+ t5 E  }) K　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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* v, A- z2 s* m0 f　　活到老学到老

& ?: W% h1 [7 E+ E　　never too old to learn
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! y$ Y- n. ?' q　　既往不咎
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! d; `! N  x% |$ k　　let bygones be bygones

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. C/ [3 N* f1 g! n　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% H9 A# l; X5 q4 K) @2 X  I- ^% B　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 h3 p9 y  n# I' `　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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- ^( T. J4 l% e& E1 O" X　　脚踩两只船

1 j5 K' d& p( ?& C* g8 \$ l+ ^1 [　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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3 `$ m* S6 w- f4 k# c9 r* p　　君子之交淡如水
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0 h$ `7 e. [# n- }" R1 o1 S　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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' V3 o& M2 ~/ o8 S3 P　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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" z5 X) M( p) Q. p　　礼尚往来

* Z4 S8 S+ n0 Q/ p: G　　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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! E& T" ]% c/ ^- Y  g- r0 k　　马到成功
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; V0 j7 @" g  I3 u7 a! u　　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

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

, ]' a4 ]. U2 B' U2 p" C　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 {/ F0 w$ X. C　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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- `, K& Y. C; o+ 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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; n2 Z, A# M% T. L1 _; N　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

, _6 ]0 h6 r& [( c& T　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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+ k4 v& k0 O: X0 \/ |　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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$ l9 |6 T0 ]0 D3 m* N0 }( S　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

) n/ N% v0 \1 a$ E( z, `　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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  N. L5 z& Q$ \: O　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ C; _0 X1 p6 G7 q　　强龙难压地头蛇
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( q$ [2 s( @2 [3 }　　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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) x) M& z( Y# X, f+ q/ |. _　　人逢喜事精神爽
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$ l1 F5 Y4 I, M$ i: o$ m, L% {　　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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( r, z4 h+ v: N% m　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

3 s# ~7 V& W2 \) d! f　　Humans are born good.

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& @9 w5 P) s& }+ G* ^  O: X  U6 N　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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2 A" k, L7 m. x3 U! I+ T　　水涨船高

3 d( ?" e/ \( Q% j　　A ship rises with the tide

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* E( j  [" }: B/ X4 ]　　时不我待

" }" D9 }- J9 }7 [& ?8 g　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ U* x% W9 V7 ~: A　　杀鸡用牛刀
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# R- X4 {/ T0 @  h+ h　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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+ U+ \0 u  A, q. x　　实事求是
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0 ?) L. D8 v! C3 C/ W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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, v" \5 K- q9 M4 `　　实话实说

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

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: Z/ b6 r/ \  P　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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% A+ Q1 ~3 c4 j　　韬光养晦
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9 Z# @' E# E! P# y+ n0 \% h: @2 a2 D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 H" v& p% _+ P7 w　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

* r5 X, f# p& K1 A, w- n　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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, d" X4 K/ t% l- T0 o* Q0 k　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) {1 s. f3 i0 d% U! {. {; @+ }7 W　　唯利是图

2 A8 \- K# e# {% y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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1 b9 K/ u- u- _, M. ?, Y　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ d$ t7 r, y& T5 x1 s% ^　　无风不起浪
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! f9 n8 {1 z5 k* R  o　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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: l% M" ~) Z% Z0 o+ [　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

. O6 i: V! E1 G8 l　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

: ~1 G& v* R& g+ U　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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' a1 }9 [% `1 V1 Z8 [7 q　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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& Y6 V( P0 a! @　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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; y2 U; Z8 b( A" J. H5 ~　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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. B' r/ s& D: s  m. E7 Q# j( i　　严以律己，宽以待人

0 f5 G6 X4 B& S" e) w/ }　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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- [- V8 z2 ?1 Z5 |' e+ @( R　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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- A6 B) X' ?9 d2 P/ D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

$ E% X- m" m9 H) N1 g: H+ x　　有识之士

; H% m! J0 O' p2 T( O; j9 @* i　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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) @- |, ?- T! ]　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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, y5 U8 ?8 n4 q/ l+ z9 D2 T# G$ L　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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0 F' [9 W; N/ d8 u6 Q2 z3 V　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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+ b0 Y# s# P; F+ d" m8 S　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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( B, K! _9 |, R  R" v' b　　欲速则不达
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& W" K9 |/ Y! f" S0 u+ b2 W5 q　　Haste makes waste.

3 t3 h# ^3 G$ A" f　　More haste, less speed.

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+ x" p; z( W6 u4 K　　优胜劣汰
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3 m/ m, _# L3 ]# W+ M　　survival of the fittest
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2 s  @% D# P" \2 I　　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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" g5 d1 W: j. b; B0 m0 y　　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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! A) M, U6 \, l. g/ P　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

- ?) m9 Z6 P3 x+ y  q2 A1 d, J0 T　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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* r1 B* ~: c4 j' D　　招财进宝
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1 d; u, G% V/ j* O　　bring in wealth and treasure
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- ^% d: z  }$ h6 g$ U% T0 m! x　　债台高筑
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# V% P0 G5 ~, s% R　　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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2 B. G) s% l' j　　纸包不住火

" H, S1 a) s% J$ T+ l　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& J! Z7 Z1 n: m( a: X　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。