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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) y$ l; ]; c" h4 }( l1 q0 }8 z" E　　Love me, love my dog.

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$ |8 k7 N4 F1 g5 w0 q　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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' N2 j* J6 |+ k9 I" g- q　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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4 T8 v' e! y+ Q/ ^　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ X' E3 J0 C9 O/ i' f/ t　　辞旧迎新

8 n: F7 F& W+ x( I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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/ C7 Z  j# v+ b' ]+ j　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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/ [& ~6 j" n- i! `" P5 O4 n　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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, s% b' [9 u3 l' d" c" o　　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;
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5 V. F3 S! p; S- c2 O2 f　　too much is as bad as too little
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2 _) L; \2 N9 s9 a# `8 x　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" o9 S& ^3 i. n; E9 r. D# E4 a  N　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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/ F) F; H7 R+ k. w　　活到老学到老

* X3 Y' j, v: K+ a) |　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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" a+ d% g( k2 o. r& b　　金无足赤，人无完人
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7 W' K# g' t; H% g$ ~　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: v& D% m3 S0 g- W　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 m6 {) {) D7 Y( T# z　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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1 ~7 k3 s8 n8 L0 [6 `　　脚踩两只船
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/ x! _# x0 }( K% S, y7 n0 |" |9 _　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% F5 s$ G; A/ z　　君子之交淡如水

; h" L8 T8 Q0 _/ m9 G　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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: `" I; {$ ^- A' M8 F　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

, [- {- w. |7 G) h6 h2 `6 q' y' f　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

: Z& ?+ q/ e( i5 c3 |　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　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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, k$ L* h/ ?, v! |　　be suddenly enlightened

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& ^/ z9 m2 ], h5 V4 g9 W7 |　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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6 d: f2 N7 c# q0 K9 B8 H　　每逢佳节倍思亲

  X$ H$ S- u8 W0 \　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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/ z8 X3 L( c; i) O/ q- s　　谋事在人，成事在天

% o7 ?3 C% k' m) z5 _　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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/ A5 g5 I: _1 r: j$ i' Q9 r　　弄巧成拙
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6 e( O6 C4 i& `( C$ E# N* H! F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 T" x/ s+ j, K" J) D" x7 U　　抛砖引玉
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: p; J/ k0 N1 Q& z( I　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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6 K1 T( g7 m0 P- H4 M# f, M8 V% H　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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" Z2 |+ W; k  U7 q　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, U2 B& A& W3 ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) M( j9 Y3 u8 E4 g　　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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) n& g3 M1 s9 x; j　　前事不忘，后事之师
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  l4 R  p) J* W  _' e+ m* X4 b　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 y' k" q+ p" g; K9 t　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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1 A/ ?+ J+ \/ r! u- H/ Z$ u' y　　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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) e, L. D- T/ k4 @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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# D; u, |/ P( K- o: _　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 e4 |/ K$ _  m　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 `  n$ B: `, ]3 ?　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 C' E7 K! r6 K　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% L3 `+ U5 x9 @( w4 m! k　　人之初，性本善

5 g; y) s% z/ i# d9 E9 ^$ h　　Humans are born good.
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6 K( v# D- p. D  ]4 i7 a' P9 V$ d　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' l% R2 v6 m+ _9 [　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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' J$ U# c( l1 K　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

* u) Y) c# W) r( p" i0 J　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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7 j3 j+ g6 |( G1 }/ n2 \9 C　　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

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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7 a% i$ D) O: l% W: H9 v3 B　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

9 \5 N4 Z1 ]% C7 ]& m　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 e5 C2 P2 o1 @& L) b+ k$ q$ d　　说曹操，曹操到

0 u+ a4 |9 u' C  _& x　　speak of the devil

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$ ~- l/ t. m* a1 y4 P  |  g　　实话实说

" y% @( [8 u) X; k1 i" p* T　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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" c0 q9 T: t  v& |# _% b　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

9 t  z! D* m  x& o1 a: B　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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- _3 [7 ]! y3 C. R2 L! d　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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( p" _5 e8 y6 R5 @　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

  `) h' P8 Y7 S; |　　团结就是力量

: L. }9 G, E: {1 p* H' L　　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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9 x$ }* k& z5 c8 }0 c　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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, Q, ~" ~8 [5 G4 c　　物以类聚，人以群分
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! F9 e6 F% {( X: {) Y6 s　　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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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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3 I) ~: ~9 z1 L　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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# m2 i! _- t- z. B; ~- @　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% v# I8 G) {& a) q0 q8 M- S0 s, U" ~　　徇私枉法

) L" t4 |( A; {( h. @　　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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2 m* y$ m* ^+ Y/ P　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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% F/ o0 M8 L9 ]3 W7 _　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

3 E0 f) j& U( x1 r( U$ b　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

) i3 R* K" }& A( z　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 ]9 X  c. B3 v8 B7 ?, A　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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% v& J) j8 r9 a& Y4 N- I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. u5 s) X0 Z$ H- }　　循序渐进
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　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

- N3 v* I4 ~5 N$ s0 J　　有钱能使鬼推磨

! C( f1 [- o% a3 |0 T6 _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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! l, z2 [+ `  ^　　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

  R0 o+ O% x7 r5 N3 R, V  y　　与时俱进
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% C, ~+ }6 t/ }" T; m/ s4 F6 D' p　　keep pace with the times86

, d, Q- w. R! x0 i　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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) v0 ^8 n% E$ t& j+ \& `, _　　teach students according to their aptitude

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4 k0 M: P) b) T% a* [　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* f+ `/ E1 j3 k& ]　　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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; \/ X2 s1 M6 T- d- x　　Haste makes waste.

. ]  S3 I* I  q6 d' ^  `　　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

　　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 }8 e* }. A/ A0 ~: B4 a　　冤假错案
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/ w  R. Z) P4 \3 I0 \' E- n　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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- l+ ?' R/ I- q7 t　　一言既出，驷马难追
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& B/ V9 d" D$ l　　A promise is a promise.
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# W3 y4 [6 D& g2 R6 M　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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3 c, k1 r4 c: }3 R8 X　　招财进宝
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8 D  K. |, a2 U- \　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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" Z: _- h4 L6 g+ O2 a　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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3 F% H  k$ p! U　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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$ c0 ^5 V% N& N7 w& F1 E  ]! k: w. ~　　左右为难

　　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。