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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8 e6 \% k' }: }& B/ B　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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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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( W2 t/ S9 z' u; M6 q5 y/ f/ t　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& I8 p* n2 `, T- I- J6 A　　不遗余力
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　　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

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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" {4 o7 a0 `/ b, u6 ~　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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' N! K# N$ ?  C1 ~　　大事化小，小事化了
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2 p: _' ?' L$ l3 l7 W/ q3 \　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 j3 N) b6 m* Q6 V　　国泰民安

% |8 A4 D0 k0 \0 z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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  G6 D* ?  y& Q) \6 k& i4 i" ?* R# n　　过犹不及

$ L5 c! v0 q4 p0 k0 U3 ?  V7 u$ ]　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% `( K: |/ U' E9 C" f　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 O' f5 Q: g! c# B) }! A8 r4 E  @　　Bad news travels fast.

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: j) C, `) N! V3 H4 K, J$ q　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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+ ^2 }, M! y. `9 ?# d　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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7 L3 ]0 @* I" Y, S, |. D: B　　活到老学到老
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7 z; W9 B  X. V" S( ?/ R0 s　　never too old to learn
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$ }3 M  U: P1 u( p) ~3 t+ W　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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+ [. l4 X( }. g- u　　金无足赤，人无完人

" M. w$ z2 B. _8 J  V3 S　　There are spots even on the sun.

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" o; I, C3 h. P+ L. ]5 B　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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. k, ^* h0 q) \' u5 a0 |　　脚踏实地
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0 ^9 }6 s7 T" U6 h# l　　be down-to-earth
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& _2 b. Y# s, K3 |3 v　　脚踩两只船

4 b- r0 l& v$ V3 \9 G1 S　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% J9 t2 t4 r. J( T4 R　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 k: z& I* g$ ~! E& _　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# S! s2 ?' }8 u2 J' p6 f% e' M　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

; R. l/ V  p* g! w" f. C　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　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

　　be suddenly enlightened

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8 F3 P$ A0 k1 ]" O. @  z　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 E* t# K6 j8 L' w　　每逢佳节倍思亲

7 d' h6 m" ^& G) t& w　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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4 U4 H& t" E; n) q　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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: e% J9 I9 O2 R　　赔了夫人又折兵

: S4 _2 w7 W. Z6 z; y5 t( W% f# j　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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0 O. J. v0 ]! x# n( H5 |　　破釜沉舟

　　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

- I- x( Z9 k# y! q3 _/ Q- D　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ O) _1 T$ ]( j- X/ Z$ Z* X　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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! ?- J: P! s5 k. E' h　　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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% B2 v) T( E  Q" v% ]　　前事不忘，后事之师
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( m2 L7 t. {6 }; F$ {) _　　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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6 T! Q* j% J% W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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/ c  y: D/ ?. R5 O3 q5 [9 X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 _" c% O) a, k$ {　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

# a/ H% z/ r6 F, y, [　　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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0 b: ?. ?, k2 u: k2 E2 F　　世外桃源
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7 d1 R3 K% N8 q! ~5 Q% {/ u　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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, W( x& @. Q/ {　　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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3 r/ A; o/ G6 V0 I. \( o6 T$ y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

0 s- d- {5 ^& F, ]. B2 [4 E　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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8 ~: ?0 ]6 b* {& {- Q6 e　　三十而立
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　　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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1 O5 z* s4 F! {) a/ R* T' ~: v　　水涨船高
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  o+ d3 K- W% k# o4 Z　　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

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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0 b4 I% c5 f0 k0 S1 a; g　　实事求是

( b/ G& U, R0 I! |, ^+ b6 f　　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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  t! R* ^" \7 z. y- X8 @　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

3 a) V( _# c- A　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

# w+ R  H" X; {  @+ i　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 G; n& _5 i5 i: O" T6 t" e　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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4 ~" M4 |) P* m( s1 q　　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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! }7 Y" }) J" x+ S　　歪风邪气
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( h+ C, H& l6 b' N; i0 B& S, G　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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4 i* H- c% g- O, d　　物以类聚，人以群分
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8 C6 E1 G* k/ ~6 n　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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: Y/ i! R  R2 E& F- _, S3 s　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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( ]0 K" W7 i3 I6 K* F: Y2 G　　唯利是图
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5 H& K. p, g$ {, p& f' {* n* _　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　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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. ?4 }5 i1 P4 b9 x( t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

; j' G* U6 n5 T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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( f: p. Z8 K% E5 a　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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$ U! P! O/ A) ^: O" X　　蓄势待发
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! o3 _; I8 I3 _8 S! e+ l/ w　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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, @' f* p; H+ ^2 H　　心想事成

4 C, _4 @9 Z! k　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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; B6 _+ T- }% S7 t1 E; x　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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; O: K: k! v3 H5 |　　先入为主
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4 x: L" Q# f, F+ p, E& }' l, y3 J　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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2 w$ t/ g8 Q( L- j7 A　　先下手为强
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% z$ y9 Y% `9 a- H+ `2 L　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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" R1 ?9 _# a% I& S* {$ x; j6 q　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 d% e9 R, B. j　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　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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* e2 ]9 ], J$ F: F2 ]　　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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　　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

  g' p" }4 a3 R　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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- {4 ~( n4 F1 K9 |  f　　bold but not crafty84
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* R) C) a4 G1 D; T9 l　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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( k' M: m; v3 o. P" H3 k　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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# \. t1 q' K* d  y0 B　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

( H, ^: ?' k9 F7 ^　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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& x; D) o' j( h& b2 u! H2 ~; Z　　优胜劣汰

0 ?! K' d  o; s  a　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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4 m; p* Q0 d/ M0 O+ A3 |　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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& g# _; _1 {2 F: B+ n　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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' Q3 L% _5 Y$ q% X　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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0 Z6 ^  W5 d" x4 v9 {0 o# G　　招财进宝

: a) O, N6 ~! F" S2 a! Q1 Q5 W　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵

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　　99

　　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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　　100
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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。