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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' m- Y# S' ]! w　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 g( ]0 T8 i4 d5 V3 o  q2 s: d　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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) V& l7 T' k9 F4 [　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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- V1 T3 N8 v1 D1 F$ l. Z　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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; u# Z; v# Y5 ]0 k) G　　国泰民安
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5 S- N# ~* @$ q) w  k. H* u! M2 Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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: \; F% q" q) c1 A7 a! u　　过犹不及
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9 e% g9 y* ]) d+ ]( R) q/ m7 d　　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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% R2 k& b  [, c/ i9 K- j　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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7 |2 x8 j8 E$ E: N　　harmony brings wealth;
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6 \# T) n% d$ ]: y　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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( {6 ^; h) @7 M4 d+ U0 \　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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% z! X6 d4 {: h; `; j8 M9 i. y+ s　　金无足赤，人无完人

4 p6 s7 B/ }/ |+ B; o' D  ?/ r3 g　　There are spots even on the sun.

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8 K  k$ d% n+ O4 m. N　　金玉满堂

' g4 ]( r( \* F; F9 C! G　　Treasures fill the home.
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0 ]$ v$ `1 F1 u! ?* v5 g　　脚踏实地
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% P3 V* ^1 D, a% @4 h& c/ [# K" p5 n7 F　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

0 l# p1 Z, S, P" J7 E$ B　　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

+ w0 M' w+ d0 L2 R　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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5 `, l) M: ]6 f' R) F　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 p6 ~+ G! Q4 t; Z: p9 {( A& g6 L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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9 Q  c: Q# m$ [4 |* b  B1 z　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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% t9 g0 ^' }0 Q5 `8 p2 C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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" U( w( ~0 Q* M; i, b/ Z　　名利双收
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; ~4 M5 w& u2 t3 I8 v4 n　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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  Y! s9 V5 ?& K! m! a　　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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　　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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9 a2 ?+ k; K! j; ?　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

; S0 ]' Y% _! k8 g　　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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0 F! r3 l( C$ j  V7 o! ^! f　　抛砖引玉
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8 x5 Z, i5 j2 R: G　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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* Z$ X0 z# |9 ?! m* D　　破釜沉舟
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1 j0 i- H2 c2 [  z2 f　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

& F  N/ [$ m; m+ J& C　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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) h- d2 ^, ]; X　　千里之行始于足下
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* A0 u9 w( J6 v1 w6 M# [) N" k　　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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　　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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; [) g$ V8 A" M6 u  \9 r: D5 l　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 C/ d2 n5 {) `: A' B+ D/ }　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% i7 D6 x4 G5 _( P　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! A. U0 }% a; t: i　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ O' N) ?* }+ v9 ]' o　　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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* |2 c' }. N; m0 V  O# v　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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- h7 y7 ~+ y# M　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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  s; k5 W; `9 {) Q7 ?　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. c8 o! D3 F# O8 }" A" ?1 u6 A7 k　　人之初，性本善
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, j0 e" Z+ G4 K1 A& K6 H　　Humans are born good.

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+ Q) {$ f( T/ S" q　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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& F2 h9 F; V$ ~　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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: `! \4 J5 x% L# d, a( v! p　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) X' z' ~' `, P: Y' U/ x　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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　　水涨船高
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! T% y% z* m, w　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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3 [! f, g3 F  @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# c$ ~, R. w. c7 ?　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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( A2 S9 k! b- Z) m# Z! B8 A* _　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

1 X6 L6 C" j2 z　　糖衣炮弹
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) Z) J9 |2 m: N8 R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　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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  O( C8 t2 J; V　　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

4 z; \. V5 L- `　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( F! U* j5 q! Y& N4 t: ^- l4 D　　物以类聚，人以群分
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0 D' p' }; d. R2 P0 B　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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+ y& h# T, O% d2 J5 O) ^" I) r9 |　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) M: j* Y, ]- s/ q& i　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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9 ~: D$ z+ E9 e. N　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

7 [# v$ X  B* y　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) _5 U& S" V) e0 O8 O! i5 g　　新官上任三把火
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0 M+ b: d$ q- l　　a new broom sweeps clean
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2 n) H& @. J+ e( Q3 s　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

# w/ e; n, |: o, \5 ?- X　　May all your wish come true

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, D3 B4 {/ O* L) l# Z! K　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

: e5 H5 A6 [5 n5 Q- k; c4 f　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

5 b  h( F, [- P0 B　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

" c( o; S8 }6 T& ~7 k* I　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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) D: `2 k. G* q, A3 M& F　　现身说法

2 q; n' ^. S+ f: i5 {　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

/ p2 B" [2 H$ r" T% ?　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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. W& J$ c' G- O6 b　　循序渐进

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

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' F% Y9 t: ~2 S, I7 k　　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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' c8 M5 S4 \3 f2 v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

) k8 A) q3 Z- @% X4 g7 F6 i　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

5 T" x6 L3 y% {/ h& C& S: F. X( z　　有勇无谋

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　　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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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

% [( C; M, N# X- S　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 q4 ~: Q/ Z+ W　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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& Z7 T  M# }% p" Y　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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% \9 \7 d" w6 ?" ^　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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" n- N! x! h8 P　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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　　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
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8 j: ?! j/ k' P: n* j　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# P/ T" r* u( r　　招财进宝

& ?6 E# a8 ^* ?7 n4 v　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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* V7 ]$ d1 n$ Q  c8 W　　众矢之的

5 k% ?- f) C3 t: z4 I* G: V　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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% `* E7 D* T6 X+ U　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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/ e  C- }& B  x　　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。