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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+ M- A( r4 o- H+ h3 c) j4 C　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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& x- x% E, }3 d, S* |( L* }　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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* P% Z7 g9 M$ L: v; U7 R　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

8 _5 W0 D) N$ U1 Q) o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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3 z6 w2 i$ w( t( i: W: B- S　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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6 {! y1 z, Z* C- j' H7 E. J　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 C) K9 i& [! q7 L( e' e/ z1 v. N　　辞旧迎新

8 z. B7 r, H4 d" \( T! P# @　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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* m! X. i' K1 {  r( b9 o. t　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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0 l# r( \2 V/ J/ L0 b) Q　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 n! U# |: |& X2 X1 h　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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4 |: v  {' K- N　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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$ r% B2 ?, |! N  |: `  N4 F　　too much is as bad as too little
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) q9 e# t' c& Q' R* I3 j! r　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) I- i9 U$ s% q  f　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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2 \, f1 n/ a' j$ q$ n0 V　　Bad news travels fast.
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- y; r% x8 h* O, w　　和气生财
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) u/ s, E: k  c9 ?　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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: \% D/ U% D  Y# r3 X. x　　活到老学到老

3 ^  L/ b0 B# B3 }8 Y+ \　　never too old to learn

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$ v$ r" e- |6 k- p9 E9 J; i, A　　既往不咎
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4 J' I5 Z) j! V# C) ^1 P* n　　let bygones be bygones
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: j6 J% e; q4 t! C% |6 ~! V　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% f4 W9 k1 [) G8 C　　金玉满堂

9 d8 Q% D4 ?1 c7 I7 y　　Treasures fill the home.

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" E' Y+ e% A' d% ]　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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1 l2 e: }2 I/ O, }3 D1 q　　脚踩两只船
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0 Z6 |7 N2 ^' C) }　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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4 [- K1 _5 Q% j, |$ Q- E. X* A+ ]　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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+ o& _# O& B! m/ g( H$ n7 M" k　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

. y% H. ]) j, C! b1 y　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 L( H5 P* y7 |+ ~　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

+ H! H" V3 [* K+ `: H　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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7 w7 Q$ t' ?0 U8 B8 Y9 ~* v　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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" H* q0 Z1 i+ Q! E+ O　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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; ]0 G/ N+ N) C, a　　be suddenly enlightened

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% \1 e4 ~# \  ^# Q　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: J4 K7 |" T& h! n　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

6 W$ y8 I3 @  D) y　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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8 Y! s* K" p3 `( F. w, ?　　弄巧成拙

/ A0 T: t0 Y: V　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

$ c; j6 d2 H; A. P+ v3 |　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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' L4 |8 r! R- |  n% x　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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9 j* n' d0 S" u( r! g5 d　　破釜沉舟

. @6 Q- Q' C& L$ f　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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' W4 V. H2 G/ T' w/ T" |' t　　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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: d1 l8 ^; a$ _7 U6 J　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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: q6 T* F. M7 ^　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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* C: v" t$ E" I7 Z7 \　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 t: t9 f9 t0 G　　强龙难压地头蛇

* h: _- C; h$ Y. x& N/ Z: L5 X& Z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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& ~  B6 D% T  r) E6 @, z. \3 M3 O　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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6 U* J4 a8 a$ Y, L0 M0 p+ H　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" z5 U: W" n) Z! }5 c, V　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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6 E" u  h' o1 Z3 q　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

+ c! k3 A- \+ l( d7 U　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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' ^$ h9 l7 }! }* ^2 F. N' W　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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2 x1 j" a0 T0 C. H  ^　　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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　　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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　　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& {" I1 g: _　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* ], Y4 `  c$ {) [　　说曹操，曹操到
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7 @/ N. C" R" O　　speak of the devil

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% @) {0 S- @1 C& W" S, g9 w* T　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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$ }5 }3 A9 ?8 D8 b* S　　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

8 {: C, A- o. f! S6 E5 o! W6 l5 J　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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% Z  J) Y; E, K. D% C0 y　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

; w+ A9 N, y* U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

3 y1 z+ c1 ~) ]5 C+ q　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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5 d6 v* ]2 S! _( z! T$ ?6 l0 R' U2 P　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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. ]% v% P: Q& P+ A　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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+ C* V+ G8 J# F& W; d1 R　　唯利是图
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; C8 S1 N) Q, P2 |4 S3 z　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ q0 b3 z2 t8 }$ V4 E- Q6 r　　无风不起浪

. G7 r/ O. x' G3 N- o　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% o7 E& z2 C. ]6 `. w2 Z　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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/ C+ w2 m1 B2 l3 q, D) d4 N　　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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9 ~6 @) W, h6 }$ Z# ]' Z3 \　　心想事成

8 L2 J/ }0 l) @5 b" K$ ^; F　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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9 y" u/ D& H* h/ h, W( C　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 v3 e) P% |/ X  _) y& P　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

0 l' Z; O. o9 N5 U. P　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

: R3 l9 o. |9 U1 }7 R　　The best defense is offense.
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' n  U3 T& K% }, W+ }　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 [3 d( y( Q" E2 ^" d4 r/ s! L6 k　　ants on a hot pan

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& r' q% ?, ^, M( p! A6 d　　现身说法
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+ V4 h) W7 ^3 ~( ~* f　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

2 ^% f, k- L" {' ~　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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1 x2 D' i% f4 l　　循序渐进

, N4 I/ v" {9 _  M　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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9 @) }# _1 ?& b. z, d& D# {8 l　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

2 B! h* T7 v1 L　　有钱能使鬼推磨

6 k3 _1 X) N; r7 L　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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. l8 n: q: w( n' X　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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' k* u; o/ z1 u6 B( c　　与时俱进
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8 B3 u5 U1 \" A4 b$ z  i　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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& h$ K. y% L4 M　　因材施教

6 G1 @/ U( z. i, L　　teach students according to their aptitude

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/ X+ x9 M# P9 ?& Y. Q. e　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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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9 c9 C# m" j% n! C9 ?1 B　　Haste makes waste.

; F- G! o, C/ F6 ~% I1 I　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

0 P' b$ X. i* B' E　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

" S3 w) {3 K! k6 J* N8 l* c　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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/ q- g. P/ P. Q% G$ ~　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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6 Z, {' A. D. f. \　　一言既出，驷马难追

! r* g% W+ S1 x% s3 u# U　　A promise is a promise.
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' W' X% j" `. k/ L/ o　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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9 |, i' j( ]+ @4 Q8 p) V　　bring in wealth and treasure

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" \* b! s. S8 r5 T: Q  r9 b3 F% J　　债台高筑

% K  O3 I7 \( F, K　　become debt-ridden
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! A* g. Z2 Q; ]" f; x1 q9 D　　target of public criticism
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7 W+ `( u" r. _. W$ A　　纸上谈兵
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& d4 G' ?. p3 }1 E" `　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

4 y2 R6 x: O4 X6 `& u　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

# U; f3 u" r+ X. X0 v　　100

8 B9 Y, r# B4 D7 Y& ]- ^　　左右为难
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　　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。