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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( U* j* ?8 j/ i2 D0 B" e' }　　爱屋及乌

# _: s% n9 N3 F6 b　　Love me, love my dog.

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/ y$ J4 I/ L7 U, n2 [　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* s" v: S3 e" K1 B9 ?! r　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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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" S0 `& t3 O: L" l　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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! j9 d. W2 T! [, |9 }　　不遗余力

' N( A; t& b3 K9 p- W2 l: f　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  d4 P; ~. F0 ]" F  x　　不打不成交
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) n1 g5 w) ~( k, K/ V　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

$ r6 L2 r/ W' I* S3 K　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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　　大开眼界

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. p* V" C% ]7 B, T7 D1 K1 C　　国泰民安
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) a  ^5 F/ i' w* ~　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; o0 B- c( N8 M6 c4 Q$ J% A　　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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0 `; B( o+ K) V! Y0 Y/ ], Y: W" H' j) d　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 E) P5 u3 @2 x　　好了伤疤忘了疼

: I, Q4 S  T) I4 X　　once on shore, one prays no more

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' v3 }' D; K! b( E- K　　Bad news travels fast.

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/ _: J/ k  o2 I* k2 U　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

- U: A  w  ?' s/ C  S; Z　　never too old to learn

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, ^% T0 p9 S% m　　既往不咎

' z5 h8 F$ k9 ^: L　　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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$ C' }2 R8 V0 @* h  x$ ~& ~　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 p6 t: o3 Y/ T% K0 }5 ~9 [( f- {　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ s! Z% P% C3 Q' ~  d" v　　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

3 T; b: J* Z7 n' p0 a! `　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( O# d( M& w# o) K4 q4 _　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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! }$ \% t  r1 {5 R7 S4 a　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ F  a' |5 O1 {  t　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　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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7 c2 j: d, h1 Z( ^% g5 O- a　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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( K9 T- ]( v7 u　　弄巧成拙

$ e! [+ w& k; A  H" U! s　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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. Q. |$ S, V& ^$ N5 R　　赔了夫人又折兵
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3 ]- V5 _9 `  |0 Q" E/ k3 G7 i　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

% T9 ~* x" i2 _# c% L　　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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　　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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( ~) w$ z# j) H; g$ \$ }. F% i　　take the preemptive opportunities
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2 {! l3 q0 ]  f% E# W9 j# `　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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: J) |! U, w9 e1 Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( L  ]1 x* j2 Z: m! ^　　千里之行始于足下
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5 U' z6 y2 y3 I. f( N; ]2 ?　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' Z9 N! h# c5 ]* A　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  \! n+ X4 G' S1 A$ d; M6 _　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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+ a0 U; v3 z+ x, O$ T* O  C　　瑞雪兆丰年

8 `7 i4 F' @- G" N9 R% `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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+ l( W6 p1 B! a2 D9 W3 U/ Z　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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8 f8 `0 Q/ _# p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

5 Z8 ?; i- f' v5 Y9 j' `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

8 t" D- H. B2 z4 {7 ]　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 p" j% W9 ?, W0 T　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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, @4 n0 ~, m) H0 _5 G, v  M　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

, {/ L5 W5 t  Y' s$ o: _& ]) R　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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% J3 N4 x3 a4 s8 S　　三十而立
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/ u) V+ y: {! n- R0 H- @3 K* O　　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

" r  Y# }6 i( _: Q; ]1 ^% j　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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$ h6 m6 h6 i/ h" O　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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6 C% H2 k* u1 T% A/ ^  C3 e& k0 y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　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

) M" E6 [% |; [$ B　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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' ]% u2 D( [" K$ u　　糖衣炮弹

' O. u: W( W* I* }% T# J2 W　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% V0 ~& R! J( R1 M　　天有不测风云
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: y5 e  g; S+ p/ H　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 X9 A) x$ Z1 y　　团结就是力量

4 r5 e. h3 l5 }/ {  A% Q. Z　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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5 G3 }# F. p7 A' p8 A+ Q* @- b　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 Q  V$ @3 M$ {5 n5 _0 K9 ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% l) M3 P7 G9 m) |6 d6 F　　望子成龙

. C9 y! f% K, H, C  f" |/ c　　hold high hopes for one's child

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1 N: t' D/ o( G. F　　唯利是图
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4 `0 {( O8 @1 C- T) c% v　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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% c8 G& z; s) u. q  H　　无中生有
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/ p3 i0 W* H8 p$ n　　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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1 q* s1 u9 D2 O5 Z6 ]/ `　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! D2 v8 U. ~' `; D　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 u* u, r* h- q- J: s　　新官上任三把火

% s% g# i; ^( Q" S8 W　　a new broom sweeps clean

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9 w: x: O+ I9 l, B3 \5 b　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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5 M0 M9 y' g4 U& ^　　心想事成
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* }0 }6 Z& t' M/ s4 n8 ]　　May all your wish come true

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. x& g+ \4 ~5 |- o　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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: w" n" j4 i1 ]# N　　先入为主

& M! a& p! M6 x2 n/ q* V8 Z9 u　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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7 o- k+ }% k" E1 ~) N- ^　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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7 Z. Z" S; P' t3 y2 G* b　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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3 G) \  k/ r: Y8 ~( P: L# @! t8 L　　现身说法
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% x0 ~  b6 W( U9 U* C, `2 D! ^　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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; t5 |4 J* D3 N$ ?5 q, S! v　　循序渐进

- v* T0 s. r+ h, e　　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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! y3 ~9 n* t+ m) U1 K　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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$ s# S: \! g4 M  A; Q9 u　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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. g( y7 B, G" v1 g8 S0 ?$ L　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

9 m  J# U7 n+ S; L8 x　　bold but not crafty84

4 S7 \" g3 T' K3 u$ M　　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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. O$ P0 ~/ u4 a7 j7 n( [　　与时俱进

: _0 ^# `0 y. @6 ^  ^6 |* e　　keep pace with the times86
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8 y$ b" ?% l5 L( U. j　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

, x0 O2 u7 _6 H  X0 R$ ~4 R　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　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.

' q' Y% D2 A5 T　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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  E! k" J% H) q  o: J1 h　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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" x, o; V8 G# ~: ]　　Great minds think alike.

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5 E( C8 v5 o, K　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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+ U2 ?& P9 e% s" H5 g' Q$ |　　冤假错案
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: k5 z& f* {7 L# {' |/ r3 y7 o　　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

0 d* d& G* k' C# U. I- i　　A promise is a promise.
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) K. K4 e5 G1 }0 H7 }, y　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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" u9 ]# @+ t9 H+ J# |　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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" n. k  _% G; O! ~　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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) ^- R6 s; R+ Z4 e8 z9 }  ?, I; i　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。