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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& @' I# o3 F/ H: w* w　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

6 v2 l8 B6 j; F* I+ V5 N　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; g+ p! h" X4 ^( ^6 h  _　　Seeing is believing.

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" a) e7 b  ?7 A8 W　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! E# p0 g0 H4 e) C( [; h　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 F2 D3 C3 _* `1 S& w　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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3 |. }- Y  b; Y) u# {9 e5 \　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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' Q9 D7 u' i! N- s4 u8 W" k　　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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4 X! O% L0 r) E& ~& K! _+ p　　大开眼界
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9 u9 C' ]* H/ g5 c0 V; T2 v　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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, f* w3 F5 q( h4 z7 S  V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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- {% f+ a5 I4 P5 S+ B1 V3 U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

7 v; X' d: S4 @5 \2 Z; L$ J0 ?　　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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. M+ `3 Q: Y2 b; ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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2 I0 d2 l$ `: E　　Bad news travels fast.
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; w# Q; i% U( K$ F5 l; X0 r5 N　　和气生财

9 T/ d- l0 [0 \6 i, F, C" p  U　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 \# g( x6 g+ t8 Y% ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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/ f& ?& H3 w1 ^3 n' r! F, r- s/ @　　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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6 R4 x6 {+ f% W$ |2 v　　let bygones be bygones
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/ m/ x" K$ R' }# _7 W　　金无足赤，人无完人
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! N! n/ R. Z% y0 x- W　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  N8 I+ ?0 f/ U0 p/ L4 m" K0 @4 l　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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. T( }; i9 N/ E9 a3 j6 Q& R　　脚踩两只船
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5 S& n' Y- o. P+ v' r　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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8 x; Q3 R+ \, i! `1 `  W- m  E) w　　君子之交淡如水

4 T) N* u, n- E5 v　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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0 ?* S9 g" R$ f　　礼尚往来
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$ f: {7 t! T- O% D; b! Z0 \　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 o2 m& o6 M8 l% I　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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9 |: Y* v# Z4 N/ w) N　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 c+ B$ B. Z. x, i: Q4 s' k. L　　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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' P6 Y) c3 e+ B2 W　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ ~0 J0 a% w" d( I! X9 a　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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5 Y; e2 N6 V+ Z& {, }6 Z3 P　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ a3 q! P5 @2 a6 X' X　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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* D; ^" w' ^' U4 G  ~9 Y$ K/ F　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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1 l2 B9 D2 L3 E* o, d8 J* r3 H* U　　赔了夫人又折兵

" {5 |  V( O$ k, w　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

! G) \# `( w$ K9 F　　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
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2 w( R' e/ a  J0 o3 n% G5 _　　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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8 f; c2 d+ }, T  y4 M; s　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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& P8 o9 g% \: p: X　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

" ^' f9 m$ I& p1 R　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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* O' a: N. Z  r& t* `/ t" l　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; A2 E9 V, D* ]! ]8 j　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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* U3 L7 x; k7 ~* @3 O9 Z- Q　　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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( g$ T# J# R+ k; w　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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$ d8 `: M# r; \* y( ?/ s　　人之初，性本善
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$ Q% o3 J- z! Y- h- U5 D　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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- U; Y3 G+ N0 r. L9 x7 \0 u7 m1 R　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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0 N& L$ Y  Q' u　　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
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　　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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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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1 f5 N- Y5 o% T  |7 v　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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4 y3 T$ p! c) m5 l$ O" a; N4 ~2 ?6 C* c2 C　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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2 t: N! _! g# a! P4 }! h+ |! z　　说曹操，曹操到

3 ~$ S! i$ |( ?, y, ^# n　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

1 W; z6 s; s' r  s- P9 |- ~　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

7 N. `% N% D" e* L; I　　韬光养晦

9 z; {4 u5 x& s* U5 k　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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" y+ o& p% E. [7 H- l　　糖衣炮弹
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8 k$ X5 G. a" C& q  x　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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+ h  v8 }% ~( h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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" f, |6 u8 O& Z& _　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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6 |5 y3 w3 g8 g! J$ o7 m9 \　　跳进黄河洗不清

  J$ X4 w! y8 P2 D! M　　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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( o" b# S5 R, g" }+ K　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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7 L2 X0 l  O5 Y　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 ?  k4 d! d3 e5 f　　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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　　无中生有

$ f) V1 n* L; S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

& m6 i+ ]; w9 |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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$ f- J, A/ u; V8 \　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 g+ \  Q8 }% ?) c; a# d2 r　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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6 p6 V) W5 g( r6 p$ z　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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7 @* ^2 o8 k  u+ f: X  E) \　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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9 d9 K6 @) c- r　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

! B1 c% c- n3 D; \, s% ^　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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  t5 s3 A2 F* O9 |  I　　热锅上的蚂蚁

  g3 k1 k# W1 M+ g, |  B. U　　ants on a hot pan

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6 L' C; k- J2 n  n　　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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　　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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" t1 r# x" {4 T& r/ O　　严以律己，宽以待人

( S( @% c3 _& O* l- |# U2 Y7 ^, M) V　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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6 o4 L) a$ f; G3 h% @　　有情人终成眷属
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- k2 C  `. P, x+ i* o　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

3 o8 A- ]& L$ {* V# @/ q. Z" a2 B+ \　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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; o5 o/ S3 \' M$ B* a　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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/ W4 U9 Y  U$ h+ X: s* E3 Q) E& H　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

0 k8 X, o( M( h, h1 H  Y　　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

8 b/ P  N/ }& W* q) j+ z　　Haste makes waste.
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( ?" N0 l- o; J  @# T6 ~% P/ F　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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, {; A$ E* o, u8 K, J　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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8 z  V2 v6 k2 [9 O+ x0 w5 I- T　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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8 q( @9 t, I% ^( j& ]( E　　冤假错案

6 A1 z6 B1 B4 Z4 i　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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& A8 y% Q' j# N　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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; h7 Q5 V4 n5 h. E  B5 q　　招财进宝
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4 Z9 D2 O* j( b" U5 A　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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9 z, T( f0 ~/ S; B' A3 `1 H　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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( u6 B/ j3 v6 F6 k" Y* U　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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( L& y% }+ V% L# Q; r$ t　　纸包不住火

; D: Z2 b. s8 _　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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6 i( f4 ?' c/ x　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* H" u, ?# m: k! C3 y- T0 B　　100

　　左右为难

　　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。