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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5 M. P  f. y. f& g$ J/ d1 H2 Y　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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* Y; l2 o7 Z; @9 b! X　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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( a9 X  w4 h: x　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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) X. h( P( y: s$ D- l$ L　　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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2 t$ b% m2 [" J; E- e- q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

1 [8 @9 C. \! z  b  M& \7 s　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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. b* e2 z7 r4 e. |3 M6 t( Z　　大事化小，小事化了
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' d& A3 m) t9 v, T  c　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: W/ O! z& a  k: o　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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( U# Q: r# \  t; Q3 U: z　　国泰民安

9 e: K; N) K% }7 e! k　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; w( s7 ~: z' `) E6 ^8 [! \　　过犹不及

  Q7 d0 G3 r0 M0 o4 p; C　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

  m: i) i9 ^* k, E0 s0 O( l; I1 H　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" {6 V. R7 ~! ~4 _4 ]6 ~( s　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( E# p6 g) k3 F. b6 ^3 W3 _, \" K　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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& F9 g6 i0 O: w# e, c- L3 ?　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

9 w" Q2 Z2 x) x$ k　　harmony brings wealth;
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) N" z2 \# W& T, a9 F" }* d　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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8 J3 Z! G! K3 d" L7 M1 X　　既往不咎

9 j6 N. d. n" z; S　　let bygones be bygones
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' J* O4 p: r: z2 h+ E' l$ @- ~　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　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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7 C9 T0 f. o6 k9 s2 I% R7 N　　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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: [# j7 Z$ I, U+ M　　君子之交淡如水

) I2 h  ]; Y! V7 o, p! ^! J　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& `8 J& u2 I+ |2 @　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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1 d, c# O9 a8 N5 ^2 p& o0 I2 I　　礼尚往来

　　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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　　马到成功
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' i3 Y3 F" {1 c: ~, [2 d6 b　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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2 K% w9 l' P( [$ _, h! I6 a　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& e3 _4 o" `' ~5 C/ t　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

4 g, H3 V) Q2 `. C' W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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$ t. J5 j. G' w　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) m  G& Q: Y& L1 h% u- \5 F# t　　弄巧成拙

# J* T; m- I6 G: m/ N　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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/ {5 u0 r: D/ J* h: `5 p4 c　　破釜沉舟

. a( ~6 F- w  {8 E3 L" G　　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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; o2 a6 t0 ?( u/ B5 [! c　　巧妇难为无米之炊

- }& P% r  Q' b　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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* d: b; W% ^+ L5 a　　千里之行始于足下

2 T1 C1 N5 U- A- r2 [　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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1 R, \# W+ Z$ X5 s+ m　　前事不忘，后事之师

/ c- h7 `3 K. x* _  g　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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! T8 X! {  U( |& S; I, k　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; V; T1 `# A# L, Q* I5 q　　强龙难压地头蛇

  b. i% @1 [8 S6 f) n! K. [: n( g　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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  a  Z4 F3 c) O! M  @1 d+ ~! ]　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ o0 Y$ j# X; m: h0 f6 c　　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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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) f5 e: u/ c0 @% M% K% c# `5 }5 D. W　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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* D& u4 {  s, A! l$ V% z- _3 O　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

/ f- q+ U( s; d$ R$ k3 ^0 j　　a blessing in disguise;

  U" d9 z: ^/ i　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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0 T5 o$ c" k" s" W- j0 Y　　三十而立

　　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

; n( z" B5 V$ r5 K　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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+ {# X- g  Z# R　　杀鸡用牛刀
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1 e7 u7 N. j- c' ?! }　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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  R, t, h: l" w) E9 A. Y  b4 Q　　实事求是

: y* u1 i. Y: Y  M6 c, `0 D　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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7 Z$ N# a% A/ p+ M: s　　实话实说

8 b+ k# x" ^8 ~! o" D2 |! `　　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

( I9 Q$ D) D) S; w' I" X3 g& w　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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; x( l" }" W% M# G9 J　　天有不测风云

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2 [2 {* }2 h1 J# x3 c8 S2 L　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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9 o  I5 U* Z) u/ n+ I2 X& V2 R  R　　跳进黄河洗不清
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0 a) g& P3 D( c" b  J8 n( R% G5 }9 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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% o9 e" F2 X- W1 A, C; K　　歪风邪气
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. I/ A9 |. x$ F" D2 h. {" o$ s  z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

7 M1 P9 d6 G. Y0 ^  W$ ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! W- {0 L# ?! G, a" N$ [　　望子成龙
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　　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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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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2 J2 d1 ?2 _5 e　　无风不起浪

* R4 ~8 s6 |- R# E4 s' a2 U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　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
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% I7 `1 c. J; B" W　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ i5 h4 e. c# s2 P" o. }　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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! [: u6 r1 o' b1 X4 {) [　　心想事成

- ]) b* @$ ~# @% b& m　　May all your wish come true

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8 F( Q' g) ^/ x2 E# N# V　　心照不宣
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& A0 v* q+ h6 b, k; j　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

5 V% ~4 J4 }) L  N8 \/ F" `' B* |- s　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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3 W3 Q6 I5 M% g9 L3 i3 ^2 ^+ ~& ~　　现身说法

( X$ B$ X' _1 f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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* ]/ F2 Z* [5 D　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

* m5 c. b+ _0 x9 \　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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8 J! [# U: E; G　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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, `8 U2 p' f6 @, R5 p　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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% b) z: Q! G7 v; V　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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+ ?  F) p4 O9 `$ ~8 j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

7 O0 F+ C; p' C* V7 ?9 o　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

5 o" n; N& [# b　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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0 R" i% _9 l+ a9 {+ d, M　　因材施教
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! K: d' h* Y3 a6 J　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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/ ]# |: y5 W3 L　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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" Z- j$ d0 V; i　　欲速则不达
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, r' R" k) y3 u! N2 `$ g8 D+ {7 ?　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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  Y! B& o! {2 K0 J, d+ ?. L7 ]- N　　survival of the fittest
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9 a  N7 {" v: Y　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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: h& B1 X* J- ~9 h5 l; q; D- b- \　　冤假错案
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4 ~  n" m5 F% P1 }0 P/ a9 M　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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6 `# a! A" d+ t8 u! s9 I　　A promise is a promise.

, o' ?4 A8 k" X9 Y( S) F　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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! Z; U6 R* m, a　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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9 A4 u( z8 T' {" E* t3 W. ^　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

8 w# E: c; t% A　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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# z; ?& Y- ^& r　　What's done by night appears by day.

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。