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

　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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
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& p! o7 Y! E, g3 `. z, x9 _　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ M: ]- f2 x- r5 `  Z; Q　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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9 l+ v" A- d- G# W# z, r　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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1 H$ H4 q( k0 _# U　　辞旧迎新
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# J/ @: ~( y: i  K7 _; q7 |6 \　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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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, i6 q+ ^1 E1 n$ T- g- }3 ~7 o$ n! g' ~8 d　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, ?8 a2 @* D0 Y　　国泰民安
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- ]7 r9 q3 ]7 L* x$ N; \0 e# P+ q" |　　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;

2 A, e. f. _1 Q8 w0 N* o9 y　　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
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& [" L# Y8 O1 M. P% j; E3 T　　Bad news travels fast.
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( g& r' y) {& i" {7 i　　和气生财

/ k2 o6 u* B& U4 q0 H+ ~9 w/ ~　　harmony brings wealth;

  q6 ]. C; B) d7 f7 @8 H　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

, ~+ X# r8 K$ W' d5 D; W　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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, C# D9 t2 b! w3 U9 m, ~; a# }! J　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

  G8 C2 l: I/ @5 m) d　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.

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9 U# x" D* q0 C　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水
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$ N& l+ I  Z0 [6 n5 N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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7 {. ?$ Z" a5 w8 R+ b7 P1 p　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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# _1 ~) L0 o% }/ [# E' a　　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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7 o) z! k. [/ g8 z9 V　　马到成功
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; Z. |, ^: [9 h& i0 |5 G: S, ?5 Q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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+ r! E% u# ^% d2 _- H$ m- ?8 ~　　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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7 ?0 Z+ C; i8 {' ?　　每逢佳节倍思亲

6 i* x0 @; T1 Y; E6 E, i) Y　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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* w  d0 S2 U4 Q2 t; T　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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: J4 ~  Q" H3 w　　弄巧成拙

' ]! p/ Y1 u) }7 S7 Q　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 t8 f! b* ]0 Q3 V& C5 o　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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! X* _. J5 A; C, v% O　　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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　　破釜沉舟

5 |! z+ N! \- x6 D　　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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& v. @; ], r5 d　　take the preemptive opportunities

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$ J2 T" _( S. N0 p　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' e) Y: l: C( F! s: _( Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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* \2 s% k$ l$ w# C% K& K　　千里之行始于足下
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- Y8 r$ Z' a+ ^: y　　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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2 m! `4 n' M+ @1 L0 O　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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9 o( [4 k4 t/ t- \$ t5 R0 I" C　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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. U- L) d4 n- d; ~　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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  Q1 |$ s' H8 b, {  d　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 B, R+ g4 J0 e# X6 ~0 u" C# ?　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

: M' G, x9 A7 Q& \" W& J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  t. E& j; U" K  D3 e　　人之初，性本善

8 `1 r; n4 S* ~  F+ A　　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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4 Y% O' o5 E( S- \$ h　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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- V2 b6 M8 h; Y$ c2 ?3 D' Y# a5 ^　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ @/ D+ B$ g- @9 i* e% g　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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8 ^* A+ W) v1 L6 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

9 j. ]" E4 \* L. M　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

. d, [' \- [; s2 o: C: J( ]& w　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

; k4 w: T9 }, m! g: w5 o　　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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　　speak of the devil
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6 Z* M) R. Y* `$ A. k6 x0 S5 l. M/ l　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

: K" d1 Z% B. j" r" t* i　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

. A" x3 H3 d# M9 ]# s　　糖衣炮弹

( r, p5 S5 C) E4 T5 u- \) t  ^　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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' T4 s9 O2 Q) E( R  {, P8 t+ q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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* Z% x7 ^" C7 D0 e　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

3 e) e9 o- ?, c0 w) ~% }2 L  x　　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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9 Y0 z; {3 j% A2 _　　歪风邪气
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7 j' w* ~; g# i$ _" q# |' _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ e* R: g" Q' I4 O　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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$ f4 G% C4 n, r9 H6 K. r. H　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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% k# b$ C' ^3 o$ J; C　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

" K  d! G5 @; Z2 ]% J　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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1 b2 l, a- d- M3 j) D3 R* g　　无风不起浪

/ g4 B! M! F; H" P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

  e+ @  \0 }' n1 j　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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# q$ @7 G  y1 u, G　　新官上任三把火
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/ E% J6 E4 ~! l6 i" B  P　　a new broom sweeps clean

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" M$ y! ~2 ]' W% d* \8 u! l, w　　蓄势待发
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% H. f/ Q. z( S1 M　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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" M( P( ^( Z3 _0 \- N, J" v' u* P　　May all your wish come true

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6 }, y! b, s; s( K. U* a　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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- E9 h5 c3 a' E　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ N& {4 Q. Q! E　　先下手为强

9 |: B& A: l$ [1 J) p( z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; r, X, |) `; y% K. h0 V! g- ?　　The best defense is offense.

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. @# }; j' d8 U6 Q* b　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　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

　　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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, f# r2 T; H* @& @* a3 j# ?　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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* _& x9 b! v, @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

, `2 U$ i/ z0 {* p7 n1 ~　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

4 D8 b7 ?) ^" n& U, c! g# P　　有勇无谋
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- I- O9 `. {2 K) P　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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2 P5 t% B4 i& f9 |1 y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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, f$ `& i: O( @8 T　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

! d0 x, J8 L: r  I# p+ f: S' ?　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

1 Q7 q2 r) P: [. U　　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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1 y7 A. H  b4 @% h& I' g( y　　欲速则不达
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) ?( g! p& ?" n$ }. Q/ _& S6 u　　Haste makes waste.
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! J$ \6 i7 g& F& k8 o% J1 q　　More haste, less speed.

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' ]7 Y/ ]- Z2 `7 ?6 z7 g8 T　　优胜劣汰
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2 c/ t, U" Z7 w5 e- U& N　　survival of the fittest

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$ `$ Q  v: B, g　　英雄所见略同

& m: e( Y3 @" q5 Y- {; A$ z　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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7 x' A( ^: m  o! k　　冤假错案

) I) M1 }( p9 x) W　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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! L: b, I7 i% J. u　　一言既出，驷马难追
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* C. U# V9 k1 v. P7 S　　A promise is a promise.

　　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
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0 ~+ I* f% Q8 ^$ _8 U; W　　become debt-ridden

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6 K0 {5 s2 |  o　　众矢之的
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; B* a. Y/ J6 }9 \& z" N, X　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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5 |8 e7 P2 n- M* F/ |6 ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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! R8 q& F9 q/ T+ ?+ C1 @　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。