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

4 X" i* t5 j5 W. o- S9 @" d( ?　　Love me, love my dog.

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  g# j9 G1 d$ V, c- V' x; r　　百闻不如一见
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! V& F% g( x: _& ^% N0 Z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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1 |2 ?( G0 T" W, L1 }; J3 R* l　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

$ P" ~9 e7 t2 D+ i2 s　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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6 j7 H4 c, u/ s$ i* O3 T　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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( j7 L- D. E0 z2 X　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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8 E4 G# J. K. _: y# V: r　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

  Z5 }' T) a" i" L0 K$ x* Y　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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7 v, D: |! A5 I0 M7 a) n. S! e　　辞旧迎新

7 S- o  V( y) _* a1 S, H　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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$ E, s+ x" D, G( \7 [5 |　　大事化小，小事化了

3 D9 R1 z! x8 _9 `& e3 m　　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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) g9 [3 K, \, y( A　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! U# I5 _0 S: Z5 H6 b　　过犹不及
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1 ?) f- x  k: _5 t3 J　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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9 F( x3 j0 C3 _! J+ k0 J　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 N4 m/ C4 l  h　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 ~6 x! Y  ~% ]: o　　once on shore, one prays no more
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; x' R) P; `  ^4 {; w! c( C) j　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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- V9 f+ P# h: W& W　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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& Q" h) l; c' Q* j, g/ S　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! m, f5 {# X; M# a0 o8 ?" ]　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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& k. ?( q* M/ s8 W1 X　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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: a, y1 X- I% a7 r  o　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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# W" Y" e! Z* \0 @% M　　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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4 r) i  f1 e; e  r" L  O* s　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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; Z3 M0 H+ W/ Q% h8 e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ n1 e# j- G" @* ?- t% X# ]　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 A* O3 _3 U* {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

  k" M3 ?' S2 E# ?　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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5 f, t. V5 _% ]　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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  u0 r7 {6 Q! h' k2 Q1 ^* p　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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: G" D9 |6 d; s) r! `　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

0 s# |! ~. M5 Z/ f- R6 o6 b! ~  Z( Y　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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; F& _# V. X5 E　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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' a# }" V5 s- `. T+ x2 Z! X　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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9 d( O5 C, W% h　　赔了夫人又折兵

6 U% N1 B8 o$ c2 w) L0 I# ^2 @　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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- H7 a6 L9 [( g0 }　　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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0 K( g6 K' M, ^3 x, u% ]  @　　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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$ N4 Z" l1 u% u9 O6 m- n7 i　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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( M/ M- R0 J: w& B0 g　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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3 d! N! o# ?7 V4 n* t1 b　　千里之行始于足下

+ I. W% i$ i' d' f　　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

8 c0 n2 {2 H& E- ~　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% H8 w& I# {( x+ t　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

! d4 o1 u) c" j0 d' v7 K$ n+ i　　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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, e' g  h) d, w2 ?* f, W9 i, h　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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) F7 d2 A7 ]" Y2 R; m/ d* o　　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

　　Humans are born good.
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8 f3 O0 p" G. Q, c4 `　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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' N  i& _# H8 z; g5 A9 _, H( y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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3 h4 B( S! n4 B- Y# m　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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. C6 V# X8 u& ?$ [* r　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

2 k* J! E! ~! [- D, s) e' h　　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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1 P2 M% W8 M. N2 Y　　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

7 \0 |, }3 A8 M# [8 t　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

0 [7 d1 e# F% s4 v　　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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: G% q5 u2 w; [; t% o  u0 ^" H+ @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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! x" C4 _9 W# r9 p' s　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

6 M5 e  a- F6 t: Q" H　　糖衣炮弹
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: r, W* G* W8 `6 u! x1 L　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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+ [4 N5 D9 F. A* h# i　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　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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  a/ r6 v( T5 p- \! N! l* W* S　　歪风邪气
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& R  N& Z) P- I: J& |7 N% R　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) [& c! @7 ~6 ~; i9 U( z- Z* U3 J　　物以类聚，人以群分

3 d. A. O* v3 }7 n& k　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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4 i  T9 i! L  g; U　　唯利是图

6 n/ [7 d8 R3 J) S5 ~1 ]* ^　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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* w: K- \* U9 Q, O! H4 }　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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  l& M; d, l# @2 k/ o" c+ b　　徇私枉法
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4 Q6 N5 H: M. i( O% j% p　　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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' A6 l) y& _- a2 {9 e# C　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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3 \- _: X' j5 i4 A' R6 F# H0 i　　May all your wish come true
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* c3 c9 B, X; l4 J, I) X- B1 Q　　心照不宣
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8 m5 Z; |$ @3 s9 j* {2 {　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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/ P7 H5 X' R5 K% K, o* I* |$ {: Y8 ]　　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.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

4 h" A- z9 `) `$ I　　ants on a hot pan
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4 l1 D& Y8 ^: O3 \$ v$ N# O% E6 B' J. i　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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+ J2 b4 F) D- r9 \# p8 v　　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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4 n% y7 L" M# W& R& W, l　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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. l5 F2 W1 ~7 N, e0 ?, m# D　　严以律己，宽以待人
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& X# t% v, ]0 V9 y1 K　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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1 g: `: v5 }/ r7 P: o2 ~% R- S　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

+ \( n2 k1 E- M2 Q; Y9 K  ?　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

8 w/ N' I8 Q0 C　　有识之士

6 S3 k& W8 F2 `2 g+ {0 N　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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1 U; K8 a& [( @2 S0 E　　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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; \5 {; V+ `$ t& H- y　　keep pace with the times86
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; e+ _; Z6 o5 t7 X: @+ ]　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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$ E0 P8 v) i. c* p; O, E　　因材施教
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) m- a' X3 h; @　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' o, [- _# u" W2 x" _! G9 O0 I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  N: ^; C! B- H4 G3 r9 N　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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+ e! k7 o7 G4 s6 m( c, w& K/ j　　欲速则不达

4 y, X$ k( P1 P- E　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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5 w7 y& A- Z% \' A2 D# f5 |　　冤家宜解不宜结
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9 e0 o, y; y6 y' o　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

" o9 k/ M3 I$ m　　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

% K% J4 r+ ]7 \6 O: V　　A promise is a promise.

8 q0 m) G. a6 `* D# n8 t/ r( Y; C4 J　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( z* \& r" q* b- {0 q　　招财进宝

$ l) w# s: x. ~/ J1 F　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% z( Y# d# B6 |$ d" {! |　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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! ?. H4 T3 p4 Z3 b3 c& c　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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8 D; s. ~# F5 _% B" M2 }　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

7 ~3 H$ L* P) Z# W- g) k6 N) k　　左右为难

, ~2 `, b7 i+ T/ }) Q- i/ B# h　　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。