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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$ q) k3 @) J2 }2 X8 X8 X1 W8 h　　百闻不如一见
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1 {: B/ c) Y/ K  r2 w+ h5 R% [+ m　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% Y9 _; X: m' \; d　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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5 B$ G: H/ Y" w　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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+ i. c0 O7 j% a/ `/ J5 _4 o# P　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

) b: o8 A; V' d4 X　　No discord, no concord.

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' Y& @6 q) F5 q　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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3 k; a9 o- {( @# @1 L7 `　　辞旧迎新
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* N1 I! U' C  E9 g0 @5 ^8 I　　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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' I9 e& m9 E( I8 {8 k3 N4 _& S1 B7 q　　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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5 v' Y" a: n8 F  \5 c% _8 G　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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6 @9 ^" J4 q' i4 P2 X, R/ _- j; c6 m　　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;
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　　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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2 t& G1 E1 w+ Q* c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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/ E) a/ ^4 _* G$ I9 D+ y5 X　　和气生财

4 K6 l9 C. \- ^' p. H; n　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 E7 z* O$ H  J  N* f　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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+ T0 P0 U+ G' i( ^' X3 n4 p4 Q　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones
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! a6 O. p: {% J6 Q( J$ V9 d8 j　　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

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

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6 C, L% E/ H/ Q0 G. A9 F　　脚踩两只船
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! D: e( e6 ~; z1 M- g+ Q7 M　　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

5 T: e. \6 }' ^1 ]& q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( B7 G/ d* r% A9 W8 b　　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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, _9 |0 ~. `+ @8 m8 p7 l6 q8 M　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ F2 Q9 e8 L# T% H8 u* `　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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% J( v% B1 T" |5 C3 z　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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6 Z' k0 y5 s, w3 x7 g9 j# c　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 Y: F$ P: J3 A+ y. }5 H( B; }　　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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( r+ Y; k, x% w  I$ Y! ]　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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( K) C& T$ P: P　　谋事在人，成事在天
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9 K" n9 o5 I: ]' {$ _　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

; |7 f; F9 v% M5 G, _) b　　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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0 O# O1 a. k1 W　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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1 O0 C0 g4 W( i1 [: v; W　　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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2 k# H& W. w) y; h8 P' ]　　抢得先机

, ?" R+ ^7 M) s( ]　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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0 m# J" V+ f( N6 t1 x% q, w8 T. s- W4 O　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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0 R8 ]( L2 T8 I! U6 P9 z/ D+ E7 R　　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

* X  `4 _6 t, L8 h. @) p, p　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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* w2 B/ o$ x; g　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; N# u5 U& v1 J' G, |　　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

5 R: t& [2 V5 I/ b' W5 l3 R　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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! Y* P- W3 M" M& j: c　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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8 T# w" K" I% O. A5 e% R# ]　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

! f$ @' O1 a6 j3 k　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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3 f4 `. K* I3 Z7 z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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. i4 s- g9 _/ w; d! O  C. W　　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

! b7 N) @2 ~6 a: ]' g　　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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: L: B8 W% P% \; i. y　　a blessing in disguise;

: x+ ~- P6 Y  `! }1 r% R. c- Z  [) F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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. q! J/ I0 |) y+ H) R& T　　三十而立
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* q/ ]' f, a: Q% P9 Q. m　　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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! W& Q: w9 f. u　　水涨船高

7 `4 f) }: Y! Q) L5 d2 d1 F, L　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ e  k7 I9 S, u! ]1 U9 l- \　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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6 \% k& |$ {% T2 H　　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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2 L2 k0 d* W8 Q/ O　　说曹操，曹操到

& S; ?$ ]' a: ^6 z% V/ o% z' O　　speak of the devil
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" @% T9 o: d: k$ C　　实话实说

9 D& F3 }! [8 A　　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
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

8 U5 V  s) a, ]9 x2 C4 K3 v　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　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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　　Unity is strength.
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　　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
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- m& g9 P; t: g' n　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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' ~- w6 l7 g4 ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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3 O; g4 E2 z5 H* ?7 t　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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; f+ c, L7 a" }* x* e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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1 D8 v5 K+ u' S" ]0 n　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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; p4 }) a: g3 s* D　　徇私枉法

1 V: `; Q: E9 C0 D3 L　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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6 M7 E! O' i) l7 v8 |　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发
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  ~7 r- N: E4 f/ j6 e# b　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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7 g5 e4 s. A2 y$ b: c1 b, Q4 a　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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: o7 j5 Y  ~8 s+ h9 P　　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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5 Y3 v2 d2 K5 k, F% Q, G　　先入为主
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! {: K' g* x' `/ i' A4 r: O' C) A　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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# ]/ C+ v: c  z; L4 e　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

9 h$ @: _  R# @2 ~　　The best defense is offense.
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! J+ ^" n8 S4 v　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

; Q" `9 \  c) h  b6 W4 @* x　　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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　　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

( @7 k- ]  }: J　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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% [) ?* `8 T* f4 c. s　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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9 n& O- A; t" o/ x4 Q0 L! B　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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+ ~% @4 [) J- H( ^9 O　　与时俱进
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6 ~5 ?0 ?& O6 O: B+ w  O　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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; ?. q* E% U8 h0 s　　teach students according to their aptitude

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0 Z& C. j1 s7 {9 \* m0 I2 c, J+ |　　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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" y3 G3 m- J' b. I5 Z) K" _5 q) a, \　　欲速则不达
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% ]' v; M  w" X6 v; p, q　　Haste makes waste.
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* j7 Q7 P( @4 D% q5 u+ m　　More haste, less speed.

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6 Z0 a$ f: d: e& A- |) G* \: E/ e5 x　　优胜劣汰
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. |$ h, K, v; i$ z/ {: j; Z8 r　　survival of the fittest
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; {  @5 t: I! B1 n5 D/ N　　英雄所见略同

( D( ~, R$ h) v　　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

' N# k6 j  @# C( K* @8 n　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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% {& M" w/ _4 y( m/ l# Q　　一言既出，驷马难追

& d2 e  H' x/ H　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# s4 x+ R* T$ U: z/ w4 u6 [  r　　招财进宝
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3 t6 U6 v3 a# `, [　　bring in wealth and treasure

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( W8 r& i9 _( t* K. o; S# N　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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* L8 P7 o! y6 X  O　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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' d: \0 f: M& ?& O　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

　　纸包不住火

6 {2 i# h( {; P& L) p" X; {8 C　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

: H) ?) G& z! [' ]8 J　　100
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( d1 t) K/ g# X( }7 t4 ^( q　　左右为难
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' [. }5 C% E/ O* z* t. @. Y　　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。