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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& ~+ E8 D8 W6 V. j, T　　爱屋及乌
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  ?9 R  e- M) i1 a6 o! I/ @　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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: H! g, J* M9 p+ a7 r2 e　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ J2 s! T* D) [, E; H: u　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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. [+ t8 b; G% `* w& Y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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; v4 {6 n7 B- \& O/ l　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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6 @7 C" c( ~, [) P' {. ]! d　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& N: s4 Y; z2 g, S: e; _( q　　不打不成交

* v* ?! m$ l: F/ x/ a　　No discord, no concord.
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( J+ l. Z3 W( x　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了
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& G) j8 x7 Y0 k　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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' t+ m+ k( Y& i! _- Y　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

( m+ G! Y( |: e* J　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  A' V9 x+ J& H　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 x$ ^' n; l& `, Y9 \+ V1 u0 w9 E　　好了伤疤忘了疼

' R5 }8 w: K. k' B3 Y　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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* m2 p5 @/ V( Z1 q　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

* o5 E5 x& ~4 o$ v, V8 Z' K2 ?　　let bygones be bygones

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4 L8 ]  s8 m2 |5 l　　金无足赤，人无完人

5 o9 b2 c- k6 d- n! p, r! n0 V　　There are spots even on the sun.

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4 \% d9 [1 S& }* p　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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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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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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4 l" J1 [  M2 I4 p6 s　　君子之交淡如水
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0 [6 @/ R7 C+ L2 {6 A( b　　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
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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# x8 P% _3 `5 ~% l# i　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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3 R$ N% X/ H6 \, ?6 C　　名利双收

1 y' I+ u4 h1 X3 m8 J　　gain both fame and wealth

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! c# U- Y" ^: Q; p　　茅塞顿开
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" g1 L" E7 E" E8 g& I, V　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, d/ p  W& R9 W　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- M2 e; Y  y! `3 ~# Y1 x0 W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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5 j! P9 A# Q6 Y　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

# t! J% u% s+ [+ J! \$ J& c$ ~　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; g* D  m4 h  E' c9 c4 y　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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# @2 k0 |. \! j# P' D4 j7 U　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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; i) h5 A' ]6 U) b8 q& 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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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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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4 t1 ?6 [7 X; \- D$ B: N　　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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9 P+ a0 ]: q2 _/ W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

8 L( D8 K+ o" L: q( E# {　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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4 v7 D" P1 x  v$ _* r  H　　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

7 f& w4 m' v/ }' J2 `9 H0 ~　　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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4 T3 q& @* ]& _5 ]5 {* Q　　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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0 p" k2 @, r3 P6 ?　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 X! f. v: r  v4 h) }　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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+ g4 R6 [& b! P, t3 n! p6 O9 d　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

$ g) ?( Z8 S5 A; _- o　　a blessing in disguise;

  E) Z5 ]- b# W. Q: B- z$ H　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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% a4 D4 r% M; I　　三十而立

: u0 e: W& J& s/ ~- F$ ?　　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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4 V: ~9 I1 ~2 P3 `; z, ^　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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5 C; _2 I% m$ J　　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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( b- l3 c6 Z* L. q) @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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, a3 X+ p, @7 N- u5 w　　说曹操，曹操到
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. u, Z$ W0 {0 L+ E* p　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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" v) z; |2 ^. U　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 X6 w7 T) p0 V2 j" H. A0 N: E$ w　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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  F+ W) b* B) L7 e( [, o5 |/ Z4 o　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

3 n, l( w7 X" I2 A　　韬光养晦

( y+ Y, E, z# V3 }0 \$ x0 d, u　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

) s) f( Q. t. n7 w) k% H% v0 [　　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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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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. x# p6 ]; N$ U( s　　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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. Q4 A; A' K+ R8 |　　歪风邪气
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) S9 s& P! g* r. o6 V6 F& Y7 S- R　　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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4 k$ @, s8 t1 o- Y' {　　望子成龙

7 P; O: @- I, |+ a: C　　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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9 i( H. s- a8 Z$ c2 X　　无中生有

0 |2 g4 C5 r9 F4 j0 Y　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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  E0 V1 A4 C- Y; s　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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5 H: {  o6 s/ b8 q. K　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# P7 B- }2 ~0 Q0 V) R　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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, d) X, k: u( m$ H& R　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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1 m1 w* x/ a5 }2 n- c* Q' O　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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" O3 g: V9 `) X$ F　　心照不宣

2 M' f4 j+ t# Z! ^3 w: h　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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$ k+ O" u/ c4 D6 b　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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& c* R0 z" m8 T9 n" F7 U　　The best defense is offense.

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% `  i4 k2 V; r/ k$ @' Q; B5 ~4 `　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 D: G0 l7 E- V$ ^　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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0 ~- ]$ K! D7 [7 ^6 v( U1 }　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, g- E( v3 p3 d0 A　　息事宁人
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/ j5 }. H( R% _, s" e3 t　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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" H& U; z) G2 W　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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  U0 t6 e. {) }9 ]( I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

5 r; u3 b! c1 O8 Z: B1 |4 |　　有识之士

8 P) A) g5 M! r( }　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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+ v% |  g, Q7 Y6 T* K% i　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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) ]5 a& }9 `( L& {9 q/ a9 E　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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/ K% _2 q6 k6 M, `1 m( P　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

/ n% D2 P2 V% n8 V9 ^2 D　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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3 r$ D# U$ K! ]8 e) G" u: t　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　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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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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3 d' y* b' s6 Z　　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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) C( u9 L; p, n9 f　　一言既出，驷马难追
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( n- r7 C# Q" `　　A promise is a promise.
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: h2 S" q! Y* C8 M　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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5 a* Y4 p4 n/ S; {4 P! _　　bring in wealth and treasure

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4 O2 x, f  }) L' T5 j5 A; K# ^　　债台高筑

( T" H' K4 ~7 f% A　　become debt-ridden

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3 j6 l1 D1 r2 Z0 q" D2 s* k- E　　众矢之的

0 \/ ?3 c' Q6 |+ p7 g" ?　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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# w) L) R3 g# n　　左右为难
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' p/ S& |& p; ?& @　　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。