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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# X  j8 w: F$ g) a　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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5 j! y! W6 {% T: X6 U　　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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' V7 E+ u, U2 B$ `3 n　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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5 ^' q  {6 j$ e3 y& e　　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

; Z9 Z7 X' E2 V- Y+ G　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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. P* C# I* ?' {% q& @6 a( F( f　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( `( N6 |; o: b0 C. h　　辞旧迎新
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- ~8 Y: C! b! n% {6 ?2 Q　　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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* v6 X7 Z( c* O6 y5 J8 ~- q　　大开眼界

7 D  F" `7 w9 e. f: }! {　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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% o. |$ Y' U! G" A* T$ g　　国泰民安

9 N! M0 T2 m/ i) {" T& {/ E, O. Z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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8 t" ^3 C, O; I. U+ s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

: t' J2 T0 ?, Z　　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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/ @- T4 K1 I! }3 f　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

/ w: ~( O; L3 L7 U1 n/ ~7 h0 t, U　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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+ Z* |" o' v. _/ N! X  C% |: F　　既往不咎
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5 a3 q. ~+ h; w4 Y: H　　let bygones be bygones

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8 P% D+ D! u8 c" b4 L! `+ b　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- K2 w4 E; X7 g1 V4 c$ n　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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- Q" f$ g/ |1 s　　脚踏实地
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  f+ a$ c4 m' _/ ~8 D$ m　　be down-to-earth

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" C; U* G8 B$ \% d4 A+ P' Q　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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. Y1 ~6 b) R& j+ ]　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: Y  ^, B2 w& z4 G2 d- S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

/ k$ C" I0 H* z+ o# \　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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3 ~" H2 P; [, X; p' t　　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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6 w0 S$ c) S  e6 H　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 _  E* T6 t$ F4 V5 e　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ O& l' ^/ S  h  c7 Y" L' H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

# f9 J3 m% A- V/ u　　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
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4 h" v  R6 @7 M+ l* L- T7 R: l: ]　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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' L3 B& w6 P6 s7 L3 y( w　　弄巧成拙
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' G- i* a0 h) l# b* ?  s# }7 G　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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　　抛砖引玉
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2 s4 q: ?" s' r  B! @　　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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　　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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　　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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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

5 H# D' ^, D( f' Z+ r　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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. a- V  Q. l6 E　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! m6 [* \9 h# ]/ |4 j/ Y　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 j7 I4 Y: K0 ]( w9 `9 @8 [　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 B9 N$ M' v6 _) z  W- H+ j　　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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& j' ?" r- s2 |$ H6 o3 H0 f　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

' a) ?! A; t! H$ ^) |! ^9 d, O- c　　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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0 t4 z! \4 e  h7 w6 _　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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" ~' S6 ^/ m' x/ G3 |7 N7 t4 K　　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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; [, D, ]  r  N　　A ship rises with the tide

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( A. _1 ^* J2 c; [0 \  L  \, C8 \8 K　　时不我待
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, L3 A# Z, T2 y8 y2 N　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

& W! C- x) a4 R2 m　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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- t0 u3 s9 ^# V- \& w2 L　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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2 y& j7 |' |2 K$ ]1 B# P　　实话实说

6 v# h/ j$ B! t$ }　　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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8 u1 @; {! K" e' D5 L, r$ Q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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- @; `- ^7 n! r8 P% e　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　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
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　　团结就是力量
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7 G% s) Y( d; ?% o& y　　Unity is strength.
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$ r3 h3 `- P. E　　跳进黄河洗不清

2 |7 ^3 _1 c: N- P' v8 Y, B" y　　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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3 ~' w& o" a# g# c　　歪风邪气
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% g% _* v8 `7 h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& ]3 Z7 i4 p6 s6 M$ Y9 K　　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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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) S) b) ~  Z; [4 l  \1 z. o　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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5 u7 Z- V# y% P! Z: I( O　　徇私枉法
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4 p  J* U# M6 i& d7 T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

4 ]$ Z5 `( @! j　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. n5 m; i  Q+ t1 ]  K+ \& h& ^3 g　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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/ N- X1 d& R) m* g) @& f　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

4 f  r9 t. y! s( q7 c' B1 F5 j　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ x, J3 P: u2 P9 R) R& a　　循序渐进
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+ i4 a' \* M# |1 N" g3 A　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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' ~9 _  A4 S5 m+ U8 F　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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* J) |0 b0 k( w) j1 \　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

7 f5 y' ?/ V  Z' r# t　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 q- j% w+ m0 J" g. e# l" R; A7 x　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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) l) @6 C6 ^) _1 J: e  O  w8 b　　有识之士

9 q' |, t" D, D/ s; X  o% K　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* y7 R; a* L; U2 n9 x6 M, p　　与时俱进
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' B* W) x3 `* E- g6 h0 C　　keep pace with the times86

9 x! x/ j* z" }% E. \　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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6 g+ H7 f9 c* C( g　　因材施教
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" i; |( A; t' `: Q% x　　teach students according to their aptitude

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) K" N( ^7 ^% R+ _; v4 o　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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. I! z; O- G$ t- [2 E' Q　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

0 q, w0 G) t9 R9 S) Z　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

- t# D; T6 _- ?. Z  Q, y! y　　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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　　冤假错案

+ o! x$ d( Z5 |! i; [- s, T　　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

7 Z5 [3 A1 O: {/ P: b+ U　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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6 c0 T  c$ O5 N　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

  z4 `2 Q! K3 v6 R6 E, U( Z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。