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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) p8 w% S6 C4 c　　爱屋及乌

! g* G8 v( ]. z8 l　　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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　　Seeing is believing.

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# p& c& X1 P3 J; z( F　　比上不足，比下有余

; G" K) l7 W$ o7 M* n# V/ g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 R" D2 w" L2 h! q9 l1 x& L　　笨鸟先飞

. \% Y# F8 i+ E! h. ^　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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$ B( Z0 w/ d, T' X4 V5 S6 W5 p　　不遗余力

, ^6 K) F: ~  h  Q! \: H　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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, Q+ s! j2 V8 l+ S　　不打不成交

7 D+ E& l- R7 p" n% Z　　No discord, no concord.
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# a, X% {! G7 p8 E( @' B) @- W　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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0 \8 k" s+ _( E# }3 X　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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' C3 E# V% t, @/ |* P　　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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　　国泰民安
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) Z8 R& {% c- p　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 w' X' X! z! Q" g% 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;

5 [' j! p# A% _4 f　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

- [( @# \% H/ Y　　Bad news travels fast.
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( I0 g/ ^, H5 t* h! w) W4 G　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 @9 w9 w0 R+ T　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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, G) A& ?3 L2 V: g1 z% ?, V　　金无足赤，人无完人
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- K- L. R% m2 X0 r# b　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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" ]/ U  Z1 U3 K& k; `　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　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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" }; m7 ~8 S; Q8 A+ U2 R/ k9 D　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

2 P( W* `# S/ {. Y7 n8 B　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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. n5 b7 g2 a6 L% Z. V: a+ v0 A　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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, Q' V, X6 H6 V! Q" X) W　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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, z: H0 ]1 z* `+ U2 t" ]　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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. f5 c9 D- m0 J5 _- X  M　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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" M2 B6 x$ U) X* d9 s" R" v　　每逢佳节倍思亲

* D) i6 ?& G$ ~( H* F  r4 U. X5 |　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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, \+ p' z* N' N, K  m, U/ U( i7 Y. H　　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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8 u) f: S$ h& B- {9 m& b9 Y　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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$ I: S2 p/ Z' ]% [( G/ E& Y: p　　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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" k0 i; g/ _% \5 G% N) t: I　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ J: F# V1 Q/ v. S　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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) G9 w$ c1 B9 N* K* w' R9 x　　千里之行始于足下
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: r& f7 p9 X# A* d3 Z　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　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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) E" e- x6 m% y" t5 }* S　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: @7 I* ?5 g0 o$ O! s　　强龙难压地头蛇

3 a4 k2 v) g% |. S7 A　　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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　　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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: W* g0 p' K- R" _3 u　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) z  ^! s& m- b　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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: z% }  |+ [7 K$ y　　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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" b) E+ n7 j3 u# n" C# i8 ^- c9 U　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: c8 s) W; R; b! q" J1 g　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 D" Y% h, F2 Q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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1 g2 d5 m1 e' p! T' f6 [7 C7 u, l　　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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6 P& f# F; ~7 J' Q  ?5 N　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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- u7 l+ T% P' V$ Y# K7 w3 c% Q0 |　　时不我待

1 j" m. _: n) i3 C5 T& J　　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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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

. X- }2 Z. O$ ~" k* A　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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1 y  i) J& |) _. t- d8 K6 h　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

8 k2 G, H0 L$ L0 q& K　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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2 r& x9 H  h6 {* y# d, Q　　韬光养晦

& z6 w# Y$ t1 G, K& ^1 T　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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0 d6 X* l* M$ z. c+ f　　sugar-coated bullets59
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2 x5 B( }% R6 s2 \9 I　　天有不测风云
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. k) ?$ M4 p5 `5 r8 F! c　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 z* _- T3 |$ {' n　　团结就是力量
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- C0 a& b# q( y. M* s, U　　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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　　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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' a% W/ y; y2 S2 \　　望子成龙

# j6 E' k3 n* `4 C7 j) c　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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' \  i  e+ _: r; j* v　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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  }! C! S( @6 i& l2 a7 }　　无中生有
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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

6 S& a' B% D8 Y! ]: M4 Q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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. S. _2 F* d, p+ V/ I7 ?# Z) f  l　　徇私枉法
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  w9 N) r9 J* `　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: D5 H' W& \+ f# X0 I4 X8 ]0 i　　新官上任三把火

: y+ Y( a8 p: Y. N/ O　　a new broom sweeps clean
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  n8 M- ^. Y. Y( u; S7 ^' Y　　蓄势待发
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2 p& r! r  g9 m) p/ p/ s　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

& Q( p0 O7 h$ S. f  e; [/ M0 n/ ^　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ o3 [8 G$ ^% d　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& w1 I) ?, ]  l2 ^& z4 `  M4 Z/ q4 c　　先下手为强

- \  l7 G  w7 f5 J5 B( e: C, f  Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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. h* c2 L9 D( W7 H  I- {2 T, Q　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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0 b+ C& Q: ]" G9 ?& P) w% O( u　　循序渐进
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4 \% W" g/ X6 R! J　　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

) d  T$ O$ i9 y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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* L1 [6 W  ?$ r$ H　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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6 M/ B6 j! \  M, `6 I$ |$ ]　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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3 k( d/ M$ p& `5 g+ O9 I# V　　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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　　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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　　欲速则不达
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  V: }* k& w  W- h9 j% I　　Haste makes waste.
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, c# g) M" z$ J2 V" R, }　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

: P# Z! A* h- g4 t9 d0 Y3 |$ M　　survival of the fittest

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$ G( i6 R) R3 q6 S; y) W' x; Z　　英雄所见略同
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8 V# _" ~3 N; m( C; N6 N, Q　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

/ z4 h# O; r5 N. ^! h　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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( R8 f2 ]; V/ N- ?! a8 H　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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- |" L7 w7 @6 E4 G5 g& G　　一言既出，驷马难追
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. t& ~$ v9 m  v% ?8 @; t# F　　A promise is a promise.
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( i. q1 @3 v, x5 K0 B# O) N　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

6 O* O, d/ ?9 s! ]) @　　bring in wealth and treasure

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5 f8 {$ l' v/ s　　become debt-ridden

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, ?7 U& L6 P7 a$ g9 ?8 l　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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, D4 M9 Y2 [( f5 m% p% R　　纸上谈兵

7 {( p, Q# n) k! ~% ]! P　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

  c2 |; S/ A0 u* d8 Q% ~$ {* b4 c　　左右为难
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& b4 I# B- F$ [　　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。