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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* [6 V( i' q6 v　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; i& N+ L+ Q/ a5 y  r+ j! s　　Seeing is believing.
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# R2 [" P9 V( Z9 m( Y1 u　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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1 c$ ^  F5 p1 E, I7 f8 F　　笨鸟先飞

# V; u" L. D6 X) Y! z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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; |0 \: F- ]' c( l7 w7 L6 l　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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' q6 g- p4 L( T, X! j  M& c/ \　　不打不成交
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* K0 @5 p( b' |6 [$ g: h* L　　No discord, no concord.

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2 o3 z+ B& q& ^8 ^" f/ f: E8 u　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

% Q- B. ]. n: @( F　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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$ m+ P" V, y: O4 t　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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( x' q) `" T1 c4 ]( ]; |( d- N　　大开眼界

　　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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　　过犹不及

2 U) [2 ^9 L/ ^7 C8 ?　　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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( p5 _. y* `1 Z( J5 i) u8 b　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 k% j2 O; M% d% Z　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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& ~4 l/ `- M4 Y3 z2 [9 T　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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- G* I# H. S: s" d　　既往不咎
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6 M/ Z2 E0 a- {8 E; E　　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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! @3 J0 o% x) i" Y6 P3 k8 v　　金玉满堂
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" s% A+ W1 S( s- f　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　脚踩两只船
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" Y1 j& }5 w  @6 L1 t+ a　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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- l# n! N8 {+ H" M" q) C　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 G/ b( g8 ^6 a　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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- G, |' v- R5 g　　礼尚往来

3 f9 Y( T8 l7 V　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 N! a5 L+ `8 j* _; M5 m　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ O! x* o2 z, M+ U4 _6 j　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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0 P1 F" t3 D' ]  T7 {　　每逢佳节倍思亲

  O$ t. e, A' ?8 W% W$ _　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 e# g) b+ Z) C" L9 m　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ P) S( o6 m; G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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/ Y6 d- \" M. K　　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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7 v2 C9 t1 w8 g& a" n5 y$ v　　破釜沉舟
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　　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 w) |, h; S& R, p　　抢得先机

　　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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0 Y$ Z  A2 F3 K$ [& U6 ?0 m$ t7 g4 B　　千里之行始于足下
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# |/ o( f/ w) [6 X- H　　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

　　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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1 |; g5 D2 @6 }' f# d4 O2 N: k- e2 p　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! s2 c, X3 J2 B8 }3 s　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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  Y# M) L. C: W7 j/ ^　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, m) \8 P7 {, p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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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1 T, d7 }1 M$ @* Q5 f% }6 |3 d/ S7 O　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

7 Y) b) L3 a2 H4 ^# M# d  G1 n) m0 k　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 {7 q9 a7 P& R! y( `　　三十而立

( u) y% A# m1 S3 ]* `　　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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3 b6 v- Y" d1 Y5 U$ B4 Z$ ]　　水涨船高
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$ Q. Y  O# p) }8 W; }1 L' j6 E* r　　A ship rises with the tide
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  V5 A' [+ ?) c( ^( o, y　　时不我待
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6 X0 q; w) p8 Y9 P　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: C. `# Z, A* N6 Y$ m　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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" [/ t$ a9 i! [* [　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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% Y+ e% r: z% m. z; D　　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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　　糖衣炮弹
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1 `9 @* y4 n& Q5 \- u　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　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
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3 O4 j$ }+ ^+ ~! w, k3 l% Q　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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' G$ U( G% P9 n( D　　歪风邪气
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- b# _+ _3 x( _4 [$ W7 W4 U　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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+ @" N+ ^5 F9 r% U5 U" ?( R8 u　　望子成龙

0 f4 ?" E* ^! g) E* U" p/ m　　hold high hopes for one's child
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6 q' f, C9 h3 i6 S8 G　　唯利是图
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" d( O& m3 X+ h6 A7 _0 o/ F　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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8 H  w8 O- e/ E　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ W7 j7 ]4 N2 r" M/ t* B9 Q　　无风不起浪

( c( z8 D6 |4 R. U6 `　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 r7 [- c, J5 M  l( f( i　　徇私枉法

6 c6 P) `+ M) y& t3 u) k) M　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 R2 l# J+ t8 A' M" c  X　　新官上任三把火

9 }- i( H8 b1 e' [4 R　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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* j" S; M; \4 t4 P7 ^　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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  h+ [1 h, U% N2 M) x　　May all your wish come true

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1 l- f- k0 A5 I& t. z& }( C+ s　　心照不宣

0 R: `% \% R4 @. A　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

& t4 s& w4 A2 Y. L( Q　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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/ c9 M: n/ v) R( r　　先下手为强
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0 H- F/ T: ?, s$ O, t; \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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$ I: x1 U1 Z8 P& t　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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) ^' h  D9 |2 E　　息事宁人
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9 V, L2 u. t0 y" C) E$ Y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: ~- s% q  d- ^3 J8 u　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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6 g4 k4 b3 B/ f; u6 k$ D# m　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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8 G7 R" N9 Y8 a$ s　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 R& \6 `& y  h) K; r1 T# M　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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6 J, b1 G- k* q　　有勇无谋
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/ a8 {2 Z4 X% f: J/ h* \' w　　bold but not crafty84

: ?5 E& M& d5 M# J/ c$ q8 o　　有缘千里来相会

2 }/ a) [3 T) ~5 l6 ]  t　　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

6 ~1 v8 t- y& r　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

! |1 H% [+ [0 `& @; ?8 i+ ]/ P　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% N3 [: K& A- m+ t$ Q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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; z7 W3 a7 J* {　　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
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5 U" [2 ~' h  b2 }6 K1 k. r; L( |, E　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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3 u% Y  V+ L7 p8 r% b　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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4 ~9 x- x# o& ~6 `　　英雄所见略同
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% C1 Y" J- X$ _& n& h$ \# C% h, O0 C7 S　　冤家宜解不宜结

; }% D* {+ h8 X% U　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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3 R% C" c" A1 V9 w/ R　　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

5 b% p( z# C' e　　A promise is a promise.
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9 j; m; [$ l" z. p$ c, `　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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! {4 M8 E6 t6 n　　招财进宝
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8 K  h  i% r, r# o; Q　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的

3 f( I) M0 {1 c　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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0 j  z0 z/ \, F  j* _/ R　　左右为难

2 v! B" z) q1 Z2 F8 s7 T5 t　　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。