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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$ T( n; s* J6 G' j/ O" X: G# `　　Love me, love my dog.
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1 b+ J9 u: k3 K) r* a* U' N. d　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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" G1 N& F6 v' g) d4 o/ M/ x/ @　　比上不足，比下有余
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7 X) m- b  ^  ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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4 ?0 `( n6 R; G% ~  l% _- \　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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  D3 J. I  l9 ?- ?4 X7 G　　不打不成交

0 |2 j: E7 q3 o) D) g5 u　　No discord, no concord.
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, i9 H4 Z8 W# S/ g　　拆东墙补西墙
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5 J3 u  k. `" D, }, D( @　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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9 f1 Q/ ?; k- g# j, h7 c+ U　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) B( U/ l5 \2 L& w; K5 c　　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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　　大开眼界
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# d) c6 Q. W; v( U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

" C9 _3 y( X" N: Z! S3 q　　too much is as bad as too little

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+ o2 G) |8 i: U& b" C1 R　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* g# s) D; ?( M5 w" @1 x: g$ r/ k　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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; w& T# h5 x9 r8 G$ }　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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! w0 b  g; _; ^! W6 A% N! g* T　　never too old to learn
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# ?, o6 }- n, h* Z2 D: g( Y　　既往不咎
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6 R; g, {: K% E* E( z% L　　let bygones be bygones
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2 q" [3 T& S6 |　　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

* s0 ^0 w( R5 u, N4 c2 f　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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) }5 I  Z+ ?/ N0 k　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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4 V9 I, s$ T" m4 v$ v: u4 U* N　　君子之交淡如水
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8 d3 e: a# }, ?7 U- q$ g" p　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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; H! G7 X. \6 F/ J" X% {　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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6 a" P6 c- n- _/ a; z. z　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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) Z' H8 M  Q3 b2 S- |9 w. S7 g　　马到成功
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9 g) g( I3 u: ]. e( }* P/ d8 T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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& n2 p+ n* E: ?; M　　名利双收
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+ ]1 Q) }1 [. d/ e　　gain both fame and wealth
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5 I0 n* ?, B/ _. ^　　茅塞顿开
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/ t8 q! H: O- V  F1 C# [9 d　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

, Q) }3 b/ |2 m- U6 \　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

' K2 |: b4 G4 E; p　　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

6 l0 ^; ?8 b% c　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

6 D- n& T6 o, G& C5 B2 q/ u　　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
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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' b( R) }+ k) |8 c( U　　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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5 T$ N- B1 z. m3 u　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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2 \- m+ Q  a3 Z# P& H　　巧妇难为无米之炊

9 G: s# a3 p9 v/ x; V　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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8 Y1 g4 {$ Q- D8 d' V" o8 @3 U　　千里之行始于足下

9 w* n2 F+ `5 j. ]2 `- N7 j　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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# c/ g$ k: m% R% r' c　　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

! W6 K% R+ Y( q. o/ R5 M, j- }　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; w' I) K3 q' h* S　　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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# o7 Y5 o4 V4 y& h1 m$ e' D6 H2 q　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  s2 B; N  v* M$ w" a　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 O2 d8 G# A- S% z( T2 e$ `　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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8 U% ~7 s1 A6 J- I　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- {+ _& n, z$ [0 ^$ t3 u　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) B- n: c. k. v! x" ?0 }4 |　　世外桃源

　　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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　　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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8 Q# K$ {- i3 P: U　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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' M9 `- B# j. Y$ d6 G　　A ship rises with the tide
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, X% t* y. d( U- Z　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

: }( ]% O8 M. j5 x/ [　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' t0 z+ W2 R; K3 B　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

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6 A# z1 S7 t; E4 x, K　　实话实说

　　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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! M0 l9 i2 l! h  ~1 E8 }　　韬光养晦
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4 H' c) _7 `& @: j0 W: G- E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

: U' B5 Z* j( I% V% m/ x" W( G, W　　天有不测风云

: U* Y# v) _( c- T　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

# r0 T: z# f6 {1 @　　Unity is strength.
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7 I! ~4 M' q) x& ~( i　　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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　　歪风邪气

$ b8 k2 t, m- @3 |: y: C+ }　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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7 D( N2 R- H" L0 I9 ]　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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4 P$ }8 K- A; z5 i( W3 l　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

/ Q3 x9 |/ X$ C8 y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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" J1 _; I1 ^! E4 S　　无中生有

6 L5 z' Y/ Z1 n5 {2 W5 L7 c　　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

( b( s4 W1 S1 v: b. p　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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8 s4 d' L) D( J) w　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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0 e% j* q1 l4 B+ _　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

5 B$ }% O4 r; `$ A7 U　　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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2 x9 ^; q( @6 r　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 v# [7 w5 |; m- C$ t0 f" I/ 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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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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( S' {) I0 Z9 |2 Q7 A* R( ]　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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$ y. x+ _4 p6 {3 V: E$ N　　严以律己，宽以待人

2 ^* \/ ~# a5 s0 V6 d" D6 L6 w　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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; K4 x; M% D- v& \4 w　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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$ R. N1 s& I3 b, ]% D# j! M) p　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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. q* Q4 W/ r& X2 F1 M　　以人为本

2 ^1 a0 t2 A! h: [7 m6 e& p& }　　people-oriented
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2 b/ Z# w0 `% v* q% u( m　　因材施教

/ I5 M  ^' ]" {% K7 h$ R　　teach students according to their aptitude
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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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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$ A6 X6 z1 {1 M4 Y　　More haste, less speed.

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6 e7 t7 x- w6 t2 I( Z! c; B　　优胜劣汰

; w7 j& x0 H- q# x, C　　survival of the fittest

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+ A% d# w% T& z. f　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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# M4 u5 u0 x2 [6 k　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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- g4 |( Y- [1 R3 v1 _　　冤假错案
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　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

6 |1 j" s- Z8 g1 R4 x3 X' {: L& j　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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/ ]5 h/ g6 o% M& g# E　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

: E7 i2 k/ C8 ]　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

& v( t3 L3 M' `* E5 P/ V　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

! N8 F, w, s9 o　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

) V" V; G8 K& t1 c6 D- I$ O　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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( N+ d1 ]3 D  G# C' M! ~　　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。