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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; i9 v+ j# o+ m, h! |7 w/ c　　Love me, love my dog.
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' {. T/ b8 y2 c' O3 L8 b　　百闻不如一见

5 p  _6 Q2 L7 z, R　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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/ K) L: U0 \* p8 o/ @: S6 Z　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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* I1 ^6 h4 L% t& I; r+ m1 A　　不遗余力

! H0 a! u: P  ~& w　　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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4 o& S: \2 }4 @( R1 x　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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2 h* g' c7 l5 {$ U1 B　　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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; S: S5 e, l9 ?1 v3 d# R; C7 W/ O　　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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  [+ H4 b, R; e* |! N4 v- ?5 S　　国泰民安

  N# P+ k& X$ R" ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 j* R* s! r# ]- q4 D( N' H* `　　过犹不及

- U) R+ `+ C, m, l0 I# b0 [$ D, |　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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% o; f4 I5 G7 U, [$ f　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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& v5 Q- v! s3 j$ v( O3 ~7 }6 n* h　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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7 [4 L2 {+ L$ a3 f3 ?" ?8 [　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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) O% Z; M" F" @: M/ Z+ @- O! j　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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# Q" X8 T/ W7 e& m4 R　　活到老学到老
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6 ]: `8 }$ ~; C2 C# {4 ~4 A　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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% C, h+ D+ `8 S/ M( l- G% N　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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7 B+ M' K" n* {0 w+ R" h　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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- ^( {7 R0 F" R" A$ B, D5 O　　脚踩两只船
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  U/ q' f6 X$ o5 }4 g) l　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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; ~* O1 I2 o. q: m$ Y　　君子之交淡如水

9 ^. R! U% w/ P6 \  P0 [/ F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. S- ~+ X) p# t3 L7 @" R9 R　　cut and dried; cliché

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: n, {9 }2 U: I　　礼尚往来
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4 b! l1 R( G1 @  i  Z- ?) i! i　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% p. v+ R1 s( u% Y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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* e9 y: u0 n4 c0 u+ x' i' |4 q　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& t5 A! Q7 F' r9 U& w2 E　　马到成功

9 a8 P1 N/ b2 H( r! f. C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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3 h& {+ n1 O# s) U　　名利双收

' M# F7 D* t+ x　　gain both fame and wealth

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& j. N6 `# z. B( @3 Y# t4 l6 N　　茅塞顿开

3 G, c, g% T& M# J' s( Z8 D; \- l" Q, h　　be suddenly enlightened
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  C( i+ o: g7 _　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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8 k4 W. g% m7 o* f! J　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 @7 t$ T- J4 H- Q; _9 @( j7 i# N　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

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　　弄巧成拙

" j- t) {0 s% _" a7 T6 K　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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- U; h5 h4 n  T4 j: {　　抛砖引玉

0 Y# c2 ?( ], O  g1 m0 A* ]　　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

- k" z/ j+ O3 |3 o& B& A　　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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; ]2 J4 b  {4 v7 {　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 @- N& n9 l& c- P* j6 g　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ d3 U' u+ Z- o% B7 V- D8 _1 E　　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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; L; ~# H4 L& b5 M% N　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

+ F& h0 f$ d, M9 Q3 n　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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1 w9 y4 P5 v, E' ~& L) _8 q  w　　强龙难压地头蛇

" d1 y3 H6 t; i5 G　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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5 H; l. B- e6 ~1 j8 ^7 u　　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
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0 a. d( B7 o! f) [8 l: a; m　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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( t" z1 A; W9 B8 ~　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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: ]! e: _5 W6 A2 O* a　　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
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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
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$ i: h  B" i( M: ~0 i0 U% b# v9 S　　a blessing in disguise;

4 p1 M6 O$ ~3 w! |2 L. e. ?# z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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& @. F' {2 H+ g& d7 C! _　　三十而立

1 w+ y  j6 d; O' X* e/ Y　　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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* e$ u" g* R5 R- v- C　　A ship rises with the tide
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' c# Y+ A. |$ m% Z. G2 Y& x$ m　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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  E$ \' u0 h* o　　杀鸡用牛刀

/ i  b' {4 s6 E, B0 ^; c- W　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　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

: [3 Q9 p; W3 |& P+ J: ~　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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- |! I) r6 ~/ m* s/ E　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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7 F6 R7 [7 l, b! d- A0 ~! D# i; v　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

) \3 \5 O7 `; x, N4 |5 b. ^　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

3 p8 w' T9 H$ `　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

4 [: x* y1 Q: p3 W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

8 J5 G( q9 r# l" v' Z% I　　团结就是力量
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3 q9 W: t. K$ Z. C　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 L  ^/ e- k; o3 }, c3 c( }7 a- Y　　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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  C" L9 }1 |6 F) l/ |* Z! p) I0 @% {　　歪风邪气

" v- _0 e) d3 V　　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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　　望子成龙
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4 i- f9 Z- q; j8 `　　hold high hopes for one's child
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* L2 x6 q1 Q  i# M( k8 T& I( W& m　　唯利是图
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; A/ O# O, a; Q! E, ~　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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4 o: L. q7 s# Y! H& W/ ^　　无中生有

+ g1 C8 {- ^. w" o6 S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- f5 W0 A$ |7 j　　无风不起浪
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7 f/ P  ]  r9 O9 q　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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  s  w' A* ~) p4 V　　徇私枉法

, i8 L& @3 ^4 F% O" ]' ~8 k( j　　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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6 ^* U: R& I  y: u! t3 X2 m　　蓄势待发
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- U3 U% E( T' f" ?　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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3 U3 B3 A' x7 M$ L" T, o7 g2 W　　心想事成
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$ M. r: E6 G: c5 B9 B+ l　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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( A9 ^2 V+ {+ K: d. h& T" j$ j, ~　　先入为主

0 Q/ \5 E8 D- U: v9 h　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

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　　循序渐进

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

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$ i# j7 k* R- [. x　　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
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# v4 E; O" M  Y6 E% T　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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7 C; A! |! q( ~2 H　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# M0 `- z8 z* E( Y/ Q　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

7 _- Z& E# p/ |' `　　people-oriented
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* P+ L* n5 B+ Z1 a  |. o/ c　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 O9 u7 d+ ?; B　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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; }2 m) m* @7 Z5 O- l$ R( o4 p　　英雄所见略同

! t  k2 a4 b: v+ O" G, f6 q　　Great minds think alike.
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$ D, ?0 T9 B7 i　　冤家宜解不宜结
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7 Z& O4 \7 c1 H2 Q$ A7 H+ H　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

. f8 X9 M1 l7 h# I3 {" j　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  i' y+ n" l5 z+ b5 p( e# ]　　招财进宝

7 v+ K: M. h+ U& m; G9 `4 F: ^3 O　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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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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　　左右为难

0 a3 s1 u1 [" G+ v; ^2 q　　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。