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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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, }$ Z, S/ u! H  L　　百闻不如一见
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& B6 D; f. `. A( N8 I: ?( b　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; ^' w8 r6 x1 d: G　　Seeing is believing.

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# f9 |' T, h2 Q: Q0 I4 d6 h　　比上不足，比下有余

, ~0 K' O  h8 M' H! h$ Z7 V9 r5 U　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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8 m) V# e% x% [　　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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) Z% L8 R# ~# U0 @5 x$ J5 W　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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; H. X1 t9 z: K  Z# l# b1 i" e4 t5 J　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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8 ]6 r8 s+ v* J　　辞旧迎新

　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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# X2 C. }4 D% d; |2 S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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% g8 c  A0 ], q+ F0 w' e　　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
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

0 c) p" l% o$ @- C+ B　　Bad news travels fast.
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# [$ d* j% p7 _% n/ c6 S& P! P( [: S　　和气生财
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ U* G5 y' P& G' T; R　　活到老学到老
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1 J8 M- F4 x: Y* q+ ^9 c　　never too old to learn

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+ F! v7 Y4 ?, V' a( O; f* y　　既往不咎
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& L) N" L4 A# Z　　let bygones be bygones
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  P8 w2 Q* r" d* D7 {2 p　　There are spots even on the sun.
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% V/ ]2 ~3 }9 n& `; M　　金玉满堂

7 @0 s, I6 P/ P　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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( ?' S$ n6 ~; H. d. O% f; L　　脚踩两只船

) V5 T# d9 H0 e8 O' t' w  z　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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  l0 E/ S. {5 b/ ?2 ~0 S　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- o  P/ {, h2 J　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

4 K- D" U- y  j3 z( D　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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3 {$ N: W8 y6 @" s& e　　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
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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

! @  [0 p1 U3 m　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ g  C: p3 ?0 l3 G; m1 p　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: h, O& E/ p1 R( y+ F　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- _. q* N6 }" Y% n% V$ d　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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; i6 ?+ g. G: k* z$ r$ k8 h　　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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. k  N2 ?9 Q$ G0 _# H. r　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 f( {9 r+ k7 `) w　　破釜沉舟
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" @* [! s* @- ?5 T" {　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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! p1 Z# N& O  l' Y0 y　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 Y. }8 ~7 q2 j8 F  j　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

1 N/ n0 `% S+ S  i; e& R+ t' a　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! W4 v- n8 C+ U6 Y  i　　前事不忘，后事之师
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: \2 Q" P( s: L# {5 u& E8 A  X　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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- z- k' D7 A5 i& c5 }+ f　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

5 s" ]0 A7 e& x% r+ O　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

& O/ c# a$ G2 @0 {) p　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

1 c% x; l2 v* w6 N8 _, a3 ~　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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: X& C4 K# z6 {- C. F; R. g　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　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

3 }) C- ]5 q+ L　　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

1 A- o* r) d. E; W1 \: f　　a blessing in disguise;
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! q; u$ Z* F* z8 l1 w# l　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

* e3 ~. s7 p  a1 W, J1 Z8 d3 `! v8 I　　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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) _6 ?% x& f9 F: U+ R. U　　水涨船高

1 R$ N. f6 J6 W0 _! u　　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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* Q$ a% n) _* D$ J2 l1 @" Y　　杀鸡用牛刀
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- W" P# S7 ]) y6 l/ ]　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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1 C7 G6 w3 B9 r" h5 {　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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6 j! `! n* g" N　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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  s9 T) G( }4 c7 j& D& C( k+ l　　实话实说
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' ?7 `* C6 d- `4 S0 [! u. u" C　　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

; u% L+ ?1 c5 C1 v- Y　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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: k1 H- M2 E$ [5 |+ y$ s5 g　　韬光养晦
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% }* {. q+ r( D2 V: W8 |6 D　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

* _5 l7 w9 G. S" I* }　　糖衣炮弹

1 ^! E3 t" F% u+ i3 x& I　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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0 l5 n% o5 b# b6 c& D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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; E! [% e1 P$ g0 ~5 k　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

& I6 @1 C9 Q4 M' 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

! z1 O/ e* S0 l5 @- V9 R1 T" u　　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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* j, K5 m6 ]% u) |2 e7 V/ d. E% T　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

9 x8 b5 v4 z4 n8 j" B5 K3 ^　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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4 }) ~$ B0 k/ W, A, {1 z$ ]8 j8 A; E　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# Y6 }- U6 R' D8 L5 o. {' `! ~　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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1 a# h# Y' z6 }& I  Q  o4 n　　新官上任三把火

1 h; N$ Y/ f, T* T/ b2 I　　a new broom sweeps clean

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0 N1 c9 z; \" T- \4 A　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

0 b0 a4 o+ u4 t( P+ q　　May all your wish come true

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3 r. [, K( v4 V  L: o( W7 a　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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- N7 [& \0 h/ ?( w2 S　　先入为主
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　　先下手为强
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+ n# L2 c" T/ o/ C! I　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 m5 E3 `% D4 X, J  I2 Q0 M　　现身说法

　　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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　　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

" r: Y& u! l( r5 l8 a　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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( q' J7 N! }, O/ e- e% J　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

* [; _/ s6 {" r# T0 L8 n: k6 C* B　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! }# {1 j8 S8 J- @# g* _$ ~　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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  ~5 t4 B% t5 T, K, D　　bold but not crafty84
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% b) `+ {! a. f* s0 k" a　　有缘千里来相会
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% h3 }1 ]5 o3 @　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

  K* F* ]: e+ [0 Z8 a　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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1 l1 g) Y& f8 R% W1 R　　欲速则不达
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/ v: C  ?' Y3 x8 _% t, c　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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/ d) r# X3 l# I. i) E: k* T　　survival of the fittest

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& o, m* `, |# v/ d3 n* o) q　　英雄所见略同
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7 N- Y9 G, w: q7 \　　Great minds think alike.

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& V: Q0 ^+ P% \2 U7 ~" W　　冤家宜解不宜结

4 q' n, ~* I6 `6 a8 [# \% A' P% w　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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: j$ f' r6 D! X- P" z. p) F0 A　　债台高筑
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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9 e( A: M& |1 ~  _: H6 P7 v　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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9 ~. L* b- e  ~2 f' K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。