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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( Y3 K  y$ d4 N- @. c! a0 C　　爱屋及乌

0 |# E' L8 R8 x7 d; p2 `　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

/ R, C* C5 y6 ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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& U: v. J! j5 B+ b　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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& ~& n" d- ~0 T( A8 [6 k　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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2 ^( d' X5 n4 [　　笨鸟先飞
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% J8 `+ V2 J( }　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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( X* c/ u7 ]7 e, y- H5 k" |# [" f$ N4 P　　不遗余力
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+ n( L7 {5 e) J$ |　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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, t2 j7 m1 D) q9 [: e　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

8 b% Z' K/ V+ }) j: U6 z　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ r) P9 z$ q  w& m　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

* ]; [* F! W* J& m/ K　　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

8 t8 V+ B  x* D* [" ]　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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4 |. V( S  Q9 X　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;

* s. N& K; `: o: Z, f0 _. L  X　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ g" }. |% u9 d$ p5 w　　once on shore, one prays no more
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" n; S, G+ s% }. O& M& n$ N1 y, Z* L　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. e! q8 a; K% L: _7 m. U4 R2 S. q　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% Q: x$ `9 G8 i: V) `　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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' }( o: A* l& O. E　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

$ u* k  X  K+ r& h; b7 z& t- w5 {　　There are spots even on the sun.

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8 m" }6 N" z  k& P' m　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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+ E/ a* w, s( b9 p6 E2 h3 ^5 U　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

: S9 z: L  W0 c　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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3 l" Y$ M  t/ y/ T　　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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# D- R$ V& e% U- O! |8 u　　cut and dried; cliché
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7 L3 P- u- x1 y　　礼尚往来

) B6 B/ P* O3 B3 v　　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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+ o, f' E( v3 x% J; m　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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% r2 H" `/ {9 I6 Y' {　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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/ v; U! W/ q, a2 n% X5 f　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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8 `) v, }4 X" O) E. t　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ J8 j+ W+ J; M: E& L- N; _5 L　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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. P2 s* r0 V7 e8 c' Z. C　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. A3 d2 b3 v9 {, Z* B　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

& B% `0 p0 ?7 T. o1 H& x& ?8 g　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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, r  d7 G: H5 q0 v9 b! @% W　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ S9 U9 k4 a3 \/ V　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

9 D$ n+ j9 g6 G+ M　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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  V' D3 W$ K  l: l- g　　破釜沉舟

8 s: d$ c- G7 }; W! k% t　　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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% V3 E: g& X. _6 k　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 h4 K: @7 h  b; I3 N: Y　　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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+ n. G( S+ I, W2 I　　前事不忘，后事之师

' \2 E5 ^8 n3 W　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

. F& M+ C( B& a2 r8 Z' `' H# Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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8 h' q' ?8 o7 p3 o8 ~) b1 H! R( p2 ?　　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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1 a" X+ i4 }% I+ c3 r9 S+ x　　人逢喜事精神爽
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3 q% m1 T# ^9 ]# r- ]　　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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  l1 w7 ~5 E. r0 K( H　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 L& V: h3 Y; E$ T" t　　世外桃源
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# j# i4 h# c: U$ x0 |, }# u　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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9 X5 O+ M7 v/ k　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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5 n- \) q7 {4 d* h: v/ r3 t　　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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! K5 w* p7 a) a  T& B6 P8 r　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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3 P! R8 z. V# w! ]" E, M, G　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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# Z1 ^# z& s9 c% y/ p0 j. T　　三十而立

　　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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2 I+ U6 y- a3 B. _　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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. D" u, v& S9 z1 {1 W! G　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 O' m: p+ D/ ~% |& Q1 J  Q- s: c　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 d& k* Z0 e5 A. C& x  o* p' B0 w, k# S　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) u2 Q& H; T6 _6 u% P) d　　speak of the devil
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3 e' F' a: y& e, ^  U$ l　　实话实说
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3 R% c: z7 @9 t! A: {% A" N" o* U　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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  e2 N$ z) ~' j/ |) W　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% m" ~+ Y3 _' j# A　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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( n( p! X# u4 X　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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. T: K7 q' G' s　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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! d% ]/ q' A( `8 E2 e1 |* ?　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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& o% h" i% M; c/ P. l0 C* M* {　　Unity is strength.

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: {# U+ q7 F+ q" y; {" F. ]　　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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) P$ _: x" g- Y* X　　歪风邪气
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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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9 u9 u( z* u4 m! q. L  ~/ C4 m　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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# H% Z) s3 y6 W　　hold high hopes for one's child

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( x9 Z& v# }# t* U　　唯利是图

* x+ P) t2 t9 C　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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/ A3 k2 e2 Z- k5 ^5 T) B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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9 S9 O6 \% k" b. V8 I0 x0 e　　无风不起浪
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" i3 D) l+ F% l  K* u　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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' p, E1 {' ^! e* e0 p% v　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: P4 ]8 n* _+ Z4 L) p1 u1 J7 i" T　　新官上任三把火

　　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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6 l9 N/ ^5 F% r' i6 k& \　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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3 \5 \/ E& u, W　　心照不宣

6 C& z, V4 c4 x; d- T1 G1 c　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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% U) [5 B3 D6 v7 b( i) v　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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$ u3 K- k7 Z  ?　　先下手为强

9 H' \+ ^* ?2 X  @4 [9 V7 U　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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- a6 I6 x1 c/ I# e. z, R1 D, T　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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* M! L3 K& }9 R' A　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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* I. |5 h, C- K, |; P　　循序渐进

　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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6 _( V" G* o6 Z+ l) D　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, y) A; N: x7 z5 |) Q+ u- s　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

0 M  h* N+ w& q2 H　　a man of insight83

" p2 D- N; g: b  G8 G% u" F6 Y; d4 C　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

2 I4 ]' i: f8 m5 o4 [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

* Y: z% l! a: K2 ^1 h4 F8 U3 j3 X　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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1 ?0 X6 `( ~3 |3 H1 m3 A9 j' Y' M　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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# o/ Q- v0 q+ S( k1 o7 p　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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- }5 `8 ^# u% M, `0 \9 D　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! K) F- o' q! q- w　　欲速则不达

  r/ j( J3 K$ c7 w" V  @　　Haste makes waste.

　　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
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　　Great minds think alike.

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* i/ l2 g2 ^3 F6 E: D9 j8 O　　冤家宜解不宜结

2 k) s2 o& X7 w- Q  e- `　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　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
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　　A promise is a promise.

& f+ A% q1 z0 }/ ?　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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! [0 f0 e" n' g8 a2 ^9 I/ y　　招财进宝

4 m" o) T0 }" ~0 b4 T2 O. A) ^# S: t　　bring in wealth and treasure
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$ A, l8 C) h5 l# w- x2 j" c　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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( l* G' O: q1 f. i　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

: F* p* a/ |% |; }" O) K$ M6 e　　100

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2 x8 i) r& o8 R5 F  S( k　　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。