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

7 J+ P, a- s- D$ ~$ `4 v　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

2 \" w+ o2 q; R6 b　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; d0 ^6 E6 w2 ]3 L# h, A　　Seeing is believing.
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  W3 R5 s" _( a/ F( H  U8 r1 f8 c　　比上不足，比下有余
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$ p( H* s! N5 o7 y5 R　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 ?0 |. u" y0 X+ }4 ]( a4 x% E　　笨鸟先飞
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, ?& {  Y: H2 V1 P2 u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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4 |; i$ e$ q7 E3 ?6 |9 N" u2 ]8 j8 \　　不遗余力

4 o+ }: ~3 r. a. Z+ C4 u　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

& l$ J: z) p+ j) v( k8 z　　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

; Y; f+ x4 @1 ?1 l: L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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7 |9 [1 r% A' h% B4 H　　大开眼界
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. \8 ?/ D8 o9 z- I/ [　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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8 h, y4 k2 a! |0 z1 ?4 I9 }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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2 H+ W% a/ G' ?　　过犹不及

5 `2 Q, {8 f- k6 k9 q　　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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# v" a$ K- n5 F' J: [　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 W5 {( ]9 w7 B/ H- R6 [　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 ~& V/ h: A: D. m( G　　Bad news travels fast.

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4 [) @7 }- Y+ S　　和气生财

1 V( n* }' Q- u　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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0 v3 s- O" ?# i  E　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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8 m' p% N, B0 ]- I* B: m1 I2 |, ~8 P0 u　　既往不咎
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1 |  y; u) g8 |　　let bygones be bygones
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　　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

) N# z2 ~+ _& T* h　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 J5 F6 ?$ l, G# w/ n: [! x+ p* q- ]" X　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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# `3 N8 |+ L% L  t# K4 O　　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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' @" o; G. |5 c　　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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; I! w- X) ~8 Z. n　　cut and dried; cliché
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' ^4 w& T% N1 ^9 d　　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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) y2 Q2 U. }* F/ _! |/ }4 ]4 i% \$ Q　　名利双收
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$ a, M+ a# u( q. w, O# |' N4 b　　gain both fame and wealth

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' p3 A7 c$ }! ?　　茅塞顿开
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. O' h+ b% Q5 F　　be suddenly enlightened
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& W! g; j  E) F6 o　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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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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2 R9 h3 o" G! [% O) s　　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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( h+ D+ W" t! y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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; |" r4 O2 @. {* M7 p　　赔了夫人又折兵
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- ^& d% C" b6 t, e! B7 D4 V　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 v7 Y' L7 ?2 j1 x2 v5 y　　抛砖引玉
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2 L' a- k1 V5 _! m　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ A  j' l: g; m  D, S2 V8 \% G　　破釜沉舟

3 ]6 ?* q' ?# H" U9 O　　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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, A, F, m. {3 Q* T6 |　　take the preemptive opportunities
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; e4 H. y6 ]$ B1 v　　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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& s3 Y0 ~9 i) O( }  \　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ C  e! \3 \! u4 Y　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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3 P# m, ^6 K5 |* [! V7 F　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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. Q6 n! P* f1 Q  b　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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% V3 d( ^* N* j- a; A( h　　强龙难压地头蛇

/ T; Y/ J' Y3 a; r2 k/ K　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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  ~7 S3 X, `2 ?　　瑞雪兆丰年

. }% h+ l2 Q+ u  |　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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4 n$ `) o3 g3 f  C　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

% K# K. Y( Q( }/ }　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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: x: g4 ~* u3 z, x) x" d　　世外桃源

  [+ f1 @+ n0 Y9 ^, L. K　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 h6 G" b1 f/ U0 c. I3 A　　人之初，性本善
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7 l/ q* Q* T; d# X$ b8 m; s& ~　　Humans are born good.
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( l; F: ]/ `6 Y% \# o4 \& y: x/ O　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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& V/ s9 Z. O% s' I* P4 _# v　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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) V) u' v. @! k! ^" C　　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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: W* U: k$ p. l! r8 K　　水涨船高

$ ]9 t3 f/ [$ P( K　　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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# r% P. v& a. o' S2 T; ]　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* ?' e/ g7 W+ r: l- U7 }　　实事求是

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

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' M2 E' f2 l  H) c! I　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ v: w! C- [+ Y% m% _7 s　　speak of the devil

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6 A; G! T2 p$ p* n" m7 Y  u% X5 N) y　　实话实说
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2 C- @) X, v$ f　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

1 P7 B0 v: ]. R+ d0 {　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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# K1 `" R2 Q' X8 s. u& G　　Unity is strength.

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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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　　歪风邪气
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# F# s6 Y9 ?1 H2 H+ m9 C/ G' C' j　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 c8 A) @, \5 N　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 x9 h% L1 z# w) T8 M　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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+ E. J2 J% f! b: \! ]　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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" F) T/ l2 @3 M1 ~. a1 q2 \" I, x　　蓄势待发

/ M$ ], z5 S" y# \& q- a　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 c8 E( Y: ?  V1 P  g, h　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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  c/ Z9 _6 @7 n& z( _# c　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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$ A1 F4 N) Q8 Q" g$ T  X　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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8 b) C3 f8 Q8 c! l& g　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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5 w  z1 M9 p0 B# L　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

6 `2 K& a. n! Y0 v2 g' q) p　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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/ j4 r/ g: G+ x$ h; n, Y　　循序渐进

1 B) K& p  C1 n* @　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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, p7 S5 ^. e# L( y　　严以律己，宽以待人

$ C. Q* h+ f( S　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! C7 x# a! C& p　　有钱能使鬼推磨

; O& m/ v- U5 t% t; @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

7 R2 i! x% M, j$ a( n　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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) h2 j5 K0 p" f$ F) R8 M4 F　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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. w) f& @) z) p* i4 |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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, j' {" T% I( A2 D! T( j& P　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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9 e3 p$ k$ M3 k) e/ n5 \- q7 O/ ~　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

: B6 j9 K' N; d/ g  E! N　　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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4 O7 J4 f7 l+ J  C　　欲速则不达

0 Z* A, P: x) ]& P; g  Q8 I! W　　Haste makes waste.

1 i: {0 P( w- {* b/ V4 x7 @　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

) C# P6 U$ L, \$ [* c/ w4 T　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

. B1 I6 o# n3 f- `/ A9 k1 Q1 {　　Great minds think alike.
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/ P1 \: M! ]( i$ r　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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1 \; o0 l( c* Q9 d! z! J4 ?　　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.
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" K* |0 z  @; _; b　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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- L) k4 M( i) J  v: N5 c; z% e3 j　　be an armchair strategist
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8 c( x% h" C+ T1 |　　纸包不住火
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2 b& ?# R; t+ c3 `( @: @1 {　　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
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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。