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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7 J1 G& h  c) q7 \' m5 q　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

; Z4 k* N/ b; X8 ~( F/ X9 w　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 `8 U+ b8 {7 z. `. c　　Seeing is believing.
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: U' f3 w* g! d3 {, S　　比上不足，比下有余

1 |4 S9 _- o! S2 O2 S　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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0 Z* t7 b3 x% v6 m3 n$ w　　笨鸟先飞

　　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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* G4 [1 w' w) ^1 O　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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7 c- ]% i0 K  ]# K" z8 Q! H. [: i8 t　　拆东墙补西墙

6 _6 a2 _4 X$ m! l5 _& j5 b　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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1 Y; W& n; A6 D& }0 ]1 g　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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1 O- a6 Q- Y3 N　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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

8 t7 c, t( [( E" v- j3 P0 \　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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9 ~1 c- J' B9 F! ~+ i4 k　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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. e) z6 Z- {! R. I+ f- ^# s8 H4 X　　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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: {0 f, M# b( U, U　　too much is as bad as too little
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& x  x0 K9 m- l; c　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 U# v- b" s8 p% A) T6 D; x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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& S2 E$ b& P% i0 O　　和气生财

! x8 S+ r' t# @0 L" ?1 D9 f  A　　harmony brings wealth;
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3 M/ R8 q# ]0 V4 d　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 q- y6 b& X9 _5 y, |　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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3 v/ a5 c- ^, g' d  n9 }* |　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; k# q* A/ K5 c* d& K, Z　　金玉满堂
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9 @9 y! ?( x8 B/ X/ `　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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; n! \9 p: A( i7 L5 J　　脚踩两只船

) p: w2 a5 r: T# I/ @) x( ^( A/ C　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　礼尚往来
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# G% U7 I" P6 n) t, Z$ p2 B9 _! d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 P3 h1 ~) r" O6 k! q　　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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5 m/ P6 R( \4 J+ b4 E" T　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened
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, X! s: k8 a$ i$ B& I　　没有规矩，不成方圆

! \4 {, V# W6 a+ P　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 R* B: S, E, g" M& n7 g- K6 Z, W; U) h　　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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- O4 B1 v' m' l) B! r* W4 I　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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/ X) t5 E* {& [3 s7 ~0 l4 Q　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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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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" f# Q+ n" I% \4 t- z. ~) D　　破釜沉舟

- D; n- J0 G; H2 n, ]) f& y/ @- Z　　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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9 f  G8 Z4 _1 X* z( Q, i　　take the preemptive opportunities
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) ^* j- i2 e  H" t5 e　　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

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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8 k" v" N  z+ K8 O: e# s　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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: K2 v% }5 @0 N- C' S　　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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/ V, y, [* G9 a0 f　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 V- [$ C7 d# E, v　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 B; c# P& N: T. A0 ^　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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1 L: ?- p2 f, j$ {　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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8 C4 f2 O* a3 H7 W6 l9 W+ ?! Z5 R  a7 z　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　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

& w& t0 l9 [" j; _; R　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- j4 @5 ~( }" m; M+ e　　三十而立
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+ F: i0 f1 M/ e1 C　　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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! j  B; ^4 O' B6 ?' Y3 e. R　　水涨船高
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2 F( V  e" N1 c& Y# _' V7 c. @　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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- M+ Y0 k! ^) @　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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5 I  c0 D5 U  }　　实事求是
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2 N2 f  P; z- Z) ^, S　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

8 r3 R- q. M! r9 _1 C' `3 V* q" V　　speak of the devil

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* o% g/ ~! X3 [6 S　　实话实说

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

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. U3 ^6 B3 m5 f% b# \　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; _7 f! q7 [( m7 D0 ^' w' [! c　　韬光养晦

0 f4 H2 e% t- r! G7 Z' Q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

8 I; x3 Q3 Q6 f! f　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 ?3 Y: I4 [4 W  J8 V; u　　天有不测风云
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% S# L! d. [% X' S! q+ h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

6 P* r% S- _  f2 P　　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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, s0 U/ Y; _2 I7 R: h0 ^　　歪风邪气
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0 `! {: \$ Q9 E　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ Z; E7 G# s/ h% W$ ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

& h  Z' O4 c4 z2 H　　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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6 b* O) i; R* `( l* o　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 G& W8 F) D1 p4 ?! K1 c/ S　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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' Y0 _: g% W: l' m( S　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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% r0 I( W/ u! B& q　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　心想事成
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　　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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. j+ q4 [9 t1 T; o; X+ {* g　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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7 l* |" {  B$ T. ^- \' j　　先下手为强
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% Z  g' [+ X5 j( F* ]# ?　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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3 [3 \! @$ m  e2 l9 a" \2 O　　The best defense is offense.

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7 x' [0 b8 `/ O) M+ ~, @# b$ F　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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" j8 j" k0 i$ @) ~　　现身说法

+ i; ~* W5 N: J. [$ A  {　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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! G7 [; w( }4 o2 Q　　循序渐进
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　　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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　　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

6 D" N' y! \+ ]5 n6 A　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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: _' k$ R. R2 E, _$ Z　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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3 {; D: e, |% |) C( o1 J5 r　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. x4 l$ \! }# O  v　　与时俱进
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/ u( ?! f  J: N　　keep pace with the times86
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* \2 i! i: {. y$ _! S　　以人为本
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; @' _( c- @( ^4 k; G) C  x) j; T0 G　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! M" U' S* L* ~6 d/ |2 T+ y% Q( L! c　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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$ k" }$ y: P6 f% }6 G　　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

/ s# F" t+ O) _* `7 G1 q- N7 v　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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; V2 Y" W- o$ v, o' j$ s5 C6 ^　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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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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! i, B- x. v1 j+ e) _  _* R　　冤假错案
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　　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

2 J6 O8 N. g2 M, \% C# A　　A promise is a promise.

" Q* ~: ^  [. x. x　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 M0 t2 u; X' e/ l$ ]3 P% F+ t　　招财进宝
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) Z3 G# T6 p0 x" C　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96

　　债台高筑

7 ~% g2 v7 ]0 G　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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$ H4 O3 c( Z" U8 T" V　　target of public criticism
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( n0 J+ U/ h7 a% |　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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* D6 ~0 Z! t8 G, }. u9 T　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

: C6 h. C7 k# F4 n; u; Q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  `2 g( x; b7 I5 g0 y" V1 g' Q1 q　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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# b5 o) W0 K! m5 Q+ g0 U7 p　　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。