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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! E: g, v  @7 V6 F, ]　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

2 `( w  s+ q9 @+ ~! ?　　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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; r. Y' D6 i; {, h　　笨鸟先飞
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, f* n' o% G  T" L- m　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

+ c/ a, l9 a0 j) |5 U8 m　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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9 M3 S& P$ m" h$ _- S, l% v' U+ \　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

3 D) x+ N. e+ L4 ?; {% }: ~5 H9 W　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

4 e! Q% W6 V) h% m4 n+ B* h# z　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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( y/ c' N4 C6 f# {) V　　国泰民安

9 Z4 l& r4 g- u, \" ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* B# y' x* @) z0 x4 ^9 v　　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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$ ]. E- M. C2 P　　too much is as bad as too little
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' N+ Z- x- h- t9 ]　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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/ Y! ^8 F" m- E* ?! E- T　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 D3 _/ J5 e0 m5 J3 H2 Q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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3 A; v9 ^" S/ j, e/ ?8 j- A　　和气生财
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2 \( B$ W  h+ Z9 p: h$ e0 n! C1 O$ F　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 I$ {: j; K: s8 }　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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7 \/ V6 J' p9 K9 X8 x1 X7 F　　活到老学到老
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) v1 s3 v  v% h% w! G　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

  Z$ K8 I5 M) }+ t　　let bygones be bygones
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% ~/ B4 {# i" H* f: p　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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/ o, Q/ s1 }# l& C7 v. a0 }　　金玉满堂

0 q, K6 [# @4 G1 ~% {' J　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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+ H4 z. ?+ f9 g　　脚踩两只船

. B, Z8 \0 }$ [4 o( F. _  K, X　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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0 u( V4 x2 C$ ]. K　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) j, [4 m% ]. Q; _6 `$ N- q( U　　名利双收
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5 G0 X( _( }# s　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

% m' z/ H& A2 B' B　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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2 ?2 Q+ f- ?( K/ Z  {: O  u+ \　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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8 H( q( s4 |& D　　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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' e4 \1 l  |! k' ]( N　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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- q2 o* H5 d1 k8 }　　弄巧成拙
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: a- }9 n/ |5 }8 U5 r- i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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8 h1 p8 k8 V+ D9 S7 K/ w! O' x' o. T: n　　赔了夫人又折兵
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% K- T# q. |$ V4 A( l' i　　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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& L, \: B! Z) J- j6 D- S$ K0 [　　破釜沉舟
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7 v, _- C- {, \* i3 w' \　　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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6 q* \6 S3 N1 O' \# k! e0 r( H　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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4 M1 |+ v! t; h　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

  w% z1 s* `. {4 S2 D　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

$ b! y2 ^' Z& x" Y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! ]; `- k9 u) l9 j& O　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

+ n9 _7 s: U& g  x6 g( q& L　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 {" D; C+ O) p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

! T/ u7 T0 H' C$ B　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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. t2 j; q$ J' N7 B3 E) H　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 a* `7 U. o1 P2 p% ^　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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0 o/ S, H/ @  c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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0 u! Q% f0 k% q  t/ Y3 Q　　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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, p/ \! v2 |/ z5 T6 b% D! t　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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3 r0 _3 x+ m4 P( V　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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& C6 Z; L3 ~, g; E5 _　　时不我待

4 y9 k  o* q* V2 t1 @　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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

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$ k6 n# I- u2 }" O0 u. n+ Q; M5 _　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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' b8 d* y  w# F$ l+ F$ M　　实话实说
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% K5 Y+ R4 d7 p2 o　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

: Y/ C( i2 Y6 q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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1 g2 U) r- {8 U, P' }　　韬光养晦

' c' E) q/ ~( J" D! H　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

( M: f) m+ _% ~, Q3 J3 o　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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5 |0 k/ n; }$ |( b/ t, _　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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( o' o( r$ ]7 K  D3 V. V" q　　歪风邪气
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0 n+ ^1 l8 u9 z& ~* q　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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" u, c6 q) I0 c2 f　　物以类聚，人以群分
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* P4 r, Z! N7 u( d  v7 z　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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( F$ r/ E7 C3 l, Z4 }, Y　　无中生有
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. ~7 I$ L- p* `　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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3 t5 Z$ Z. E0 ]& Q　　无风不起浪

$ m" L$ ?3 V( D　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% a8 b5 g  k* e/ G0 @4 C　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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' d" M% o1 k" `# H  C2 t/ u0 O　　新官上任三把火
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2 `! U# y6 ^3 w; p　　a new broom sweeps clean
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" z9 M( \: Z0 I2 y　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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( @" w- C3 p- X$ z6 A* D　　May all your wish come true

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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
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; J7 N4 ^1 i4 j6 f$ p! Z) |+ v1 F　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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# Y& q) j+ a- L5 g. P, G　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

0 {: ^# J  ]: g! N. x+ T" h6 e　　The best defense is offense.
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/ ^9 ?& K& N0 n! T* ?' [　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) K6 J; [2 e! y1 q, ~　　ants on a hot pan

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　　息事宁人
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7 Y+ Z, a& C4 ~　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 R( A& u6 U' h; a　　严以律己，宽以待人

, ]+ c0 {  x( ?) u; q& a, \9 q: C　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( Q. B2 J* M' x7 e1 r' U3 H　　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

: w& Z0 B2 V4 p　　bold but not crafty84

& D5 W) W( P- t, p9 \: q　　有缘千里来相会

: V/ I" T& x- c6 Q  ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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8 @5 F! r- k6 j0 Y　　因材施教
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　　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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. [, D1 \9 v: j) f3 ~6 M　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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% X9 d7 T8 s5 W: E. X5 F　　优胜劣汰

4 L' ]2 c6 T! Y9 c7 O4 U0 @　　survival of the fittest
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3 L( Y- ]; |2 o3 Y' E- v　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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/ v# ?  Z7 f3 q; I' G# A　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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1 p* T7 ]3 ]% f! |3 B+ J　　一言既出，驷马难追
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: b3 r% s% ]7 ^; O, V　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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% z1 ^) J. A* h$ h7 L2 X　　招财进宝
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. o9 i% x, `# A, q9 y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

' d% u; @- Z( h7 g5 O$ }* s% T　　become debt-ridden

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) e. v4 z7 V1 t: q2 Y& v　　众矢之的
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5 Z) d* l5 I; V* T' d/ U　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

# _+ X0 ^- k2 p/ R& V  Z8 P　　What's done by night appears by day.

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; |$ [7 m! e- R' }2 {7 g　　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。