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

; v9 E7 h, O3 A: ~　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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6 L8 D2 z6 t( t( c  N* p　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! b8 n- k. h! u2 M　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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- |0 h3 F. _+ ?/ V' q5 ]　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 T! H6 B: P, ?; R2 w1 ]2 D　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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( \, @4 C9 P( i( `5 r4 ?1 |! r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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, ~, ~9 J( A: P% Z) Z7 v　　辞旧迎新

. }  [4 m6 D! R　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ s- ?+ B+ P" T) u: ?　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% L5 a5 ]) Q: E1 ?1 Y　　国泰民安
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$ b" `; Q8 A  X5 y3 G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

/ ]4 x! {- [% U3 k. b. s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* w' p4 v$ K, ^* W+ y9 @  W5 ]　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) _* t+ y; h2 Q) n4 e; K　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

1 V: h$ c3 h5 ^, |! M5 _0 w7 k  `　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

( X9 o# R7 A. g! T7 o+ {/ C　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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" a% v: a% Y0 E2 Q# `5 {　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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! V( \' V: d0 [( n0 T　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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2 I" s5 g9 d) a) k6 L% J　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! G. _1 H' `1 `4 f　　金玉满堂

/ D# P1 e$ W1 ?! N$ C　　Treasures fill the home.

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! V# S( V, W: \+ F" U9 y6 c　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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6 ]; L) {# C4 r' T  g# f) u6 Z# L　　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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6 V5 S3 j8 S0 n) J  t: X4 u0 ]　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 Y$ D, h! i& c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* |( [2 [% A* P5 _1 K　　cut and dried; cliché
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9 y! l+ a& O+ u0 a　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ U$ J7 m  D8 t1 G: B　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& z' A3 T6 m# n# e0 M  M　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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/ C+ V; ^4 ~8 n. G$ r: E: r9 R　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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( Y6 J3 c: D! t5 e+ n3 D　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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) q9 m4 f/ I, I' J+ _5 n; Q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) U* Y+ k! Q- r- W2 D" W# E3 [　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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8 ?% X3 W2 s2 K* C　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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1 o- E, A  R* s0 N　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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/ }( z) v0 _* x$ ?3 p& ~　　弄巧成拙

- W4 R/ V* g9 f4 ~　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

8 m; S$ t6 c: P5 m  T- |: r　　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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0 ^1 x- p+ [3 B( ?6 _" b　　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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1 r4 M; E9 m$ w8 R" m* y6 U　　抢得先机

8 c& }# R+ A  X& i　　take the preemptive opportunities

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' k; n1 I6 O, o　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( x/ F+ _4 d- m6 x  E+ J6 w: c　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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0 ]: }5 J1 e$ Y+ v　　千里之行始于足下

" e' c  d& E+ P  H* m　　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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, i1 h: @+ V2 p, c' X　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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  J% m  X9 }5 Q% h" w　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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. m1 P) E) [. ~6 x　　强龙难压地头蛇

: ^- Z( e- o' F9 E　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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. O2 b3 @; \5 G3 z$ |* X　　人逢喜事精神爽

5 Z* t1 c9 y2 a　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 P) Z5 L5 f, Q: ?  g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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! {  X' z2 c/ w9 E3 }+ h, ^　　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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$ Y9 t% a0 g4 _: L; d- U　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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, E+ \. H# K% l$ ?6 I+ o+ }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: m& @& ?2 c% R* y$ ^) L$ ]+ V, F　　杀鸡用牛刀

6 B! P0 e0 e) Y7 Z# F! Z1 T5 b5 \0 p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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9 G" _9 k; K/ R+ U2 b0 k　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 R' Y4 ^) p2 S" B　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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2 s; q3 a) |9 T3 f8 }; K3 h  |; J　　实话实说
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, i) a- Y5 T/ i6 u4 E, l" w, d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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  |0 e! }& F# p8 K( W; |* a　　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

# v) x" o# w  ^+ n. j( y. \　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

& Q  S: \$ n! V7 \; n' q& B' n　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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# {2 c7 Q; N  ^5 {7 [　　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

! L( i; r  |0 E! }  X　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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7 ^$ j( u: V" q8 a　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ u( i+ O. i2 m$ o; ?　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

4 C' b* y+ W: o% B　　hold high hopes for one's child

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3 g2 R6 j( x) b8 B6 a6 [　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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! K& m& G- z+ |# p- q　　无中生有
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$ h' `* A% f1 m! _' o% n　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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! u4 H/ v) e' A9 w- H0 y4 y　　无风不起浪
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0 z0 m8 U+ G! J5 [- e7 X　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

4 Z) H4 Y$ Z5 }; Q7 s% t+ J　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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0 w; _! o9 m( }2 c! |3 Z　　心想事成
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0 ~, \$ M! F* Q1 X1 H% H　　May all your wish come true

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; J1 B! I& }1 y4 R# r　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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8 L/ b! i5 H% M) E% h; F- p! r" G　　先入为主

6 P: t# R# j1 U- l' a, a　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ ?6 V+ H( j( O. Z0 d+ L1 k　　The best defense is offense.

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& K/ q: k- d/ e　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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, v& b9 j" ^; ~; j+ h' ^　　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

9 C  V1 ~+ J2 X# Q1 Y; b　　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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2 G$ p9 p  g( y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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9 Q7 n4 G% S4 A8 h) A　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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$ d6 ?1 ]6 u  N8 S, f! R　　有钱能使鬼推磨

4 [& q+ ^8 M) j$ M3 z& P　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

' J9 R0 n% v) r6 k　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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1 X3 K0 q* u( G( \; f+ R7 E　　有勇无谋
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' t- R% w7 R( F9 v1 u5 j8 S* z　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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3 w) ]5 P" F" d3 f( W. D. f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

3 t% |; O6 |4 ]" N) M' i. |- r- Q　　与时俱进
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% h( |$ @) r1 C0 d　　keep pace with the times86
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3 p0 Y% _# w5 G; b　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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& S% L3 i# `4 n8 j3 z  m( i& \　　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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+ {/ k9 E  K! F% {* Q/ q) v; w　　欲速则不达

2 P, B% a4 i4 n; O　　Haste makes waste.

/ ^  X! [3 W/ K8 F! 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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　　Great minds think alike.
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6 }$ ~* p/ @; K: ^5 q; w　　冤家宜解不宜结
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/ Y  p& o+ N1 S+ o3 G- z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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& C' e$ A. {1 M0 Q# b　　冤假错案

( D) j$ F: n! B　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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, g/ {$ a9 p  f5 s. H$ [: n　　一言既出，驷马难追

$ E/ M" ~' B8 i  s% B　　A promise is a promise.
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/ s7 E4 H& j& }: b: s　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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" [" V! ?. ?/ \" h5 w9 _$ ~% z5 y　　招财进宝
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　　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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　　target of public criticism
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4 U! J1 d4 R9 [1 ~　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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: Q6 b$ V7 i7 {( U/ ]　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

7 J+ z& y  L6 ?) x4 B　　100

5 P* W# ], d# v9 j. g　　左右为难
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　　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。