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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! Y, T5 }8 b2 Q  {　　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
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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1 o' m7 |; p6 E7 S4 e( `) G$ @( h　　笨鸟先飞
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5 W- A/ R$ Y2 a) l# C) W　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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+ q: ^! M' r0 e　　不遗余力

6 a0 O7 S. ]+ Y  K* C　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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6 V7 l1 y0 V; @8 P2 ^　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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! l% S- d4 Z4 F+ [9 ]　　拆东墙补西墙
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/ a2 m: H6 N3 {5 {' o1 x5 s+ n　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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0 V  e! U+ {2 X- ^! q　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! B: u# Y8 s5 U4 f- d+ _8 h　　过犹不及

7 B' O: W1 Y, R% ]0 R　　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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) A. J7 Z& P( Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* R( {/ j' J0 B' ]　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( d, f* ^2 u0 ~+ \% _　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

) }- ?# I3 L% a3 I0 D6 o　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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! ]8 t: G1 q# S% T5 ~　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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7 B$ `6 b5 a! Q% X4 E1 t　　既往不咎

" Y5 P5 |& }5 o" p0 z　　let bygones be bygones

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- f0 [6 ^1 R% Y- G( r( `# T+ r　　金无足赤，人无完人
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1 r' [3 Y9 ~1 O, P) Q& k! R　　There are spots even on the sun.
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+ c; M4 G2 ~, k% n# }5 x8 a1 U　　金玉满堂
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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1 q8 t- x1 v- u+ n& ], y1 g9 p　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 v- k( y+ w) p9 Q* E/ P/ N　　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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" ]  ]7 U* }' |  [  ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" t+ |" J0 R$ R& z+ s& {2 Y$ t　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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: t% N% j4 ^; s* m　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

( e0 ]9 f' T" y  Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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) s1 H" o, f, w  u5 F　　名利双收

& I0 l4 x& z; S5 I$ j  ^　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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3 b& r( [* X6 ]' {" M" B　　be suddenly enlightened
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! n3 R. L/ e8 Z6 {　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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* |. ^# ^: ^+ W5 V　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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7 r# _- J" m3 {　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　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

2 J; C9 Y. X( M: i　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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5 X8 [! n9 K& @: D: X9 q1 l　　破釜沉舟
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0 I! N; D- x& r7 {% ~2 X% [! y7 F: Y" ^/ D. v　　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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( C) I6 L* l4 U7 h* \- r　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

4 |6 W6 Y1 \9 T　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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$ C$ G" Q. E3 @5 n  a( T% I, ~　　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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& x) x  a& t& X5 h) q$ [3 V6 U　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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/ F; O4 P0 {. [# t　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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" G. t3 O- d, }6 q# b% \　　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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3 }1 V) E% c- G+ E　　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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7 t1 k% t  a9 |" Y7 k5 i* a　　世外桃源

& B& F0 {/ f  X& b! L; l　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# C0 b) s& |# B5 B　　人之初，性本善
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$ T& }9 U* L+ K) t　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

! H$ a$ w* E9 A& }0 _; r　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 T) s. f2 {9 C( z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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% }$ Q1 M, C! c, T　　三十而立

/ o$ }6 n' E$ M$ t$ g/ ?) \/ h3 Q　　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
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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; K, `- J- Z4 ~' J, r& z2 L& O4 V　　实事求是

3 U6 X1 Z* l3 B$ b　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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0 J) i# T& V# [  B, y　　说曹操，曹操到
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, A7 E6 _2 q' e4 d: }' \　　speak of the devil
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　　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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( G! ^, W" m. }! m; ?4 T3 ?* A　　韬光养晦

+ g+ M! I1 K9 I; M　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

) I; L! x2 y7 N' x　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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; N! L* q. i0 y6 L5 J  r+ {　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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1 i% ~( I1 p  m' f9 e* v% J/ ~　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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　　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

# }( c; y* @. o* F　　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
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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, U9 B4 c  n- L3 |/ R　　May all your wish come true
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# `" o2 |' f9 i( E' J# L　　心照不宣

: n- s, Y4 o$ \　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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/ r, P3 S/ ]8 L% U- W: n8 p　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ V4 B6 p$ l: Q1 h! s8 p　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

1 U- x* P2 N- b( @) L+ K　　ants on a hot pan
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2 W3 f/ X, ^, L: t# l3 o/ S1 Z　　现身说法

+ z7 ?. y+ x) H2 k* }　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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' Q) z$ y, F( ?　　息事宁人

　　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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2 U4 O9 c$ }9 e　　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
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+ X1 M, S; i, P. n　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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: D0 o. C, n5 Y　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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) `* ^. l* x' |- e　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

% j, U+ C3 q7 n0 c$ l  y　　有识之士

2 S2 v2 ~8 C+ C- L0 \% O9 `/ m　　a man of insight83

8 Q9 j, V" F- ]　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

  T6 B& L* d7 |# V7 i9 b: n' V1 u# \6 ?　　有缘千里来相会

  j/ B" L( k4 `2 J　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

# }2 R, z4 S9 H. A; h  Y: F- [　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ }& C2 ]8 R& N4 N( l　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( {9 g4 c2 A3 m. a' ]5 i　　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

4 P; N' V$ ~+ H2 {' X$ ~% M) u　　Haste makes waste.

# A. u) Y  T1 t' q　　More haste, less speed.

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4 q$ F' b0 f$ ~$ G: Y　　优胜劣汰
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9 u' ]0 Q+ X$ o8 ~9 a　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　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

9 ?. X9 S0 E: n% m8 w1 X( x# d　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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( \" A5 }$ A2 F% W/ a, r& x　　一言既出，驷马难追

5 Y  [( }5 x' L8 E) N! M+ L　　A promise is a promise.
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) S2 i4 z/ N0 x) q7 h　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。