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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$ B0 Y2 w: l- M5 [1 [+ d4 C　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　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

! A5 H7 D" q4 ~+ C7 Y( ^1 l3 i　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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5 L) S; W1 O5 o8 A　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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, h* \, q6 G8 r2 U& ^　　不遗余力
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$ q% g) |( u/ x& J* `, s' g1 f　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

3 v% i9 k& y  H6 @1 \/ n　　No discord, no concord.
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7 m# r# u% r7 v" {　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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1 m# b. {, y  I$ H2 i　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ V' q) V6 h* \) _+ f' A　　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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; T1 _+ l3 m5 V$ f　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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/ C* b8 u' U' {: k6 Z( \9 {　　过犹不及
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- _; i4 B3 R# N3 D7 T* l" X! S　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

, U, L* X  b' W$ U8 _　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 q( s. u' s5 u/ i　　和气生财
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' S8 S& o( y" I　　harmony brings wealth;

: @; F7 k: N0 Z: l5 N/ c　　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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　　既往不咎
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1 r" [4 B/ s) H1 k1 |! ~( V& o　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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$ Y. d- Z8 u! @3 ~$ N　　There are spots even on the sun.

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0 x% M( B/ S1 v; W7 L: q( ~　　金玉满堂

3 P+ h2 h1 ^! z' `& t, x2 [' C7 _　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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4 {" ~' ]  `( i: W* d. H　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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2 _! b9 O  V( \# K5 ~　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, P8 R# g/ }" A% ~5 a, ^　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' h  K+ h+ i/ X5 V4 ^　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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1 l; O0 R- L$ |% ?$ }7 P1 _　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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$ [) h  q: p0 u% r　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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/ u* [- _  l2 M0 ^( e0 v& ]1 c9 p　　马到成功
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　　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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( x  W1 m/ Y" }. A7 K　　茅塞顿开

: ]" \' j* I5 R1 {9 p4 C- t! _　　be suddenly enlightened

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0 e4 }9 g* R8 }: d　　没有规矩，不成方圆

$ h! F6 ?, F9 c8 a　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

& C9 a3 Y5 t6 Q6 a/ l　　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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3 p$ Q7 G& e' A3 Y$ I　　抛砖引玉

3 N, m  s4 h8 w: t　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　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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　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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! X3 W' }: p8 }# c, ^! l　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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6 a/ f$ D# M) b( H# w　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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$ d3 s) d$ c# d0 y　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* V8 ~! h" |  L. ^: U6 C6 o　　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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1 X0 d2 ?2 m5 g6 ^　　瑞雪兆丰年
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1 G7 @7 U+ x. d4 H% f　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 H; y. K" U- B/ P/ y' X# r　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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) o( R2 k+ C  ?　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 i# D$ V% j; p+ a+ f" P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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5 J; W( U( G  N/ w0 ^　　世外桃源

' K$ L1 @0 b0 W8 t　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　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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) o; o/ C/ c/ ]- u; f. c　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 j+ D* o! {3 Q! ^　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

) N0 F! ^1 ]# e4 c: \  F$ u　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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9 \: h( v8 }; q9 Y) H　　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& G' V$ O; {5 Q5 t1 j/ K　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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4 |% E, s& @# n: l; D; h  Q1 e　　时不我待

% M/ t& A+ Z0 N8 p+ c　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" l; w. P0 ]* x/ y　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 \0 Z- f* q/ R. F4 K2 Q　　实事求是
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2 `, O4 f) j, e5 B9 h7 E　　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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　　实话实说

  }/ E0 {, t' i1 J　　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

　　韬光养晦
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0 u8 m7 o6 n: W' X7 I7 Z! ]6 @  P　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 t9 \; a+ H+ s1 u4 z　　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
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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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+ C) p1 F7 E7 P" K2 W* H　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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: F" }: }) n% z3 e　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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. X! U$ Q4 e: h7 W' F; \  l; w　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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4 I7 ]/ W" _; l5 x& b* ?. i5 T　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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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
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5 L6 W  e9 t( G  R' X: ]7 b- K6 M　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

3 V  q. O% d& i7 Q2 I! X/ n" @　　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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, m* r2 ]' {- P+ ?　　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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# U; v3 Y8 \! e　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

4 }9 T/ X3 Y' N3 v0 g3 K　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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- D, f5 Y. Q9 E　　先入为主
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; ^. C4 [! A0 N4 O1 k* n# G0 v2 Z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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& n2 m9 e- k' n; C$ [1 x　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

/ i+ U" P4 i2 q* S. e　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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$ m* D9 ?! L: _# Q9 @- u) c　　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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* _3 K; C5 Q3 D　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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( Z9 o3 G+ L4 {3 v4 I  r& @　　有情人终成眷属
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4 M! c- R/ M. n2 L# j; Q7 N　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

( E  O4 J' m2 s　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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5 Y, A3 F7 Q* U! g　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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9 {/ _' F6 h. K! U　　people-oriented
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+ R# z! b/ P7 G1 x* V. |　　因材施教
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7 c$ U$ G0 m7 D0 K: _　　teach students according to their aptitude
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2 x. l( w% t5 }& i8 J　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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/ S- J& @; n1 O0 f8 {# g　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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& c; ]8 E; E6 K& j/ L, a$ A　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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1 y. |1 X# \# _3 ]　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

' l, F# b7 s7 M! l　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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  Z1 B' }9 b1 s- [" o3 g% x. _　　冤假错案

6 q# ~3 _) M9 |( _8 y　　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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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, K: @1 _3 D8 @+ T* Q) T5 R1 B　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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. T3 C; P  W( j6 x; u; i　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 g6 p# q6 x) F# M　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

9 F  @: R: {8 X　　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。