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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0 d: G4 m0 w/ Z5 z　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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! l8 g, ?& T" Q4 }* x6 T* G1 e　　百闻不如一见

% @( ~3 U  b/ Q6 K　　One look is worth a thousand words.

. @7 T+ m8 y- k8 j6 q　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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6 o* t) Q( ^. o+ j' ]. C: k$ J　　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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4 W+ Q9 q) K! L. F7 q( O　　不遗余力

! s# W0 {9 i) m1 y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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4 D- _! [2 f2 T* K　　No discord, no concord.
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5 ^5 }% n) c! e5 Z; L　　拆东墙补西墙

1 R7 K# d, I# e' u! C　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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6 s: e& N7 g, K$ \+ O+ I* E' h　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" v5 }5 m! i) H　　大事化小，小事化了
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% a; q8 w- \- h( t) ^. [7 K* [# p　　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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　　国泰民安
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: |# }1 \& @, ?　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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$ \! b% G; b9 U8 r　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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. R3 U$ Q+ B- |6 ^4 [　　too much is as bad as too little

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1 F) j' H- w* d* S　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  M( H9 Q8 r' n( X# P; L　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: @! U: z$ ?5 A" |6 ^" ?2 L( k　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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: A: S1 l2 f+ |9 n+ H　　和气生财

9 ^: b4 `! X5 Z7 |* q: m0 o: F　　harmony brings wealth;

# Y' `5 p/ C2 b1 j# Q5 h　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, H, ~4 Q* @) g* r) y$ K' C　　活到老学到老
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/ ?. K7 q/ z3 O' S: V1 ]8 ]6 Z　　never too old to learn

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% e' ~( i6 H$ p$ |　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 B  p5 u& R8 G　　There are spots even on the sun.
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) {1 ~6 p  R, }9 s9 Q　　金玉满堂
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+ P; F/ y/ n0 k: E　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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# p4 I! e* I/ e. Z& N- W* \　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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; I* l3 b3 k: |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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  ?" O' s! c0 `" K( a　　礼尚往来

" g1 L: W8 `, C( E6 |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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( N4 W# a  z( v# L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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- J( D: {, ?9 J: L　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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, Z( G$ t; w+ Q8 r　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% [0 X4 D5 T3 Z. }　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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6 M) S( s. D. W+ [4 s/ E7 g7 Y: v- [　　茅塞顿开

　　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
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( I1 B  D% i* U6 P　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

' c( m, Q) r% u0 y# X& |. Q  ?　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

; e8 _* j) }# c* k* g　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" A: j* e3 @- \0 Y  v& I* K　　抛砖引玉

4 m3 k7 _& {+ V4 H& z　　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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( P- j; \  M! M' S( v6 b　　抢得先机
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1 A0 [+ _* S6 k7 B/ O( g" n　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

' B, P1 c2 b  Y$ K; b8 M　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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5 i) |& `8 G, b' I" n% N　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ S8 j2 _8 ?2 c! y' O# v9 P　　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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　　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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+ d, k7 P3 Z" F" d! ^6 p　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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8 L6 A7 @2 }# s+ R/ m　　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
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0 x+ n7 i4 E* Q% O0 `　　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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! E) {) ]& G0 U$ V, i3 `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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- {* `1 R1 b6 K& O% D　　世外桃源

/ o) {& G( y$ U: P3 ~8 H' u2 n　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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/ K- b8 T% c, q; Y. {　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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; o- f: `" T9 p: M" D' V& _0 X" v- g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

; \  q- I: V0 F+ _' w; {, L　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 u  @0 e; b1 v　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ S- v  s& J, f5 d$ @3 H6 z　　三十而立
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( r4 R7 V2 `% b" P　　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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' r8 b% W( \7 @　　A ship rises with the tide
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) [* S3 H3 x: h5 N* J, G　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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8 {) A! @6 w% }. q& D% _% k' c　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　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
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, H( y# }; B7 |3 W7 N- d5 s9 n0 Y　　speak of the devil
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4 E% T/ n% h2 y, b　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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3 p! B$ l) ]7 I9 s　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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' t! M: n8 `# h1 _3 W% b　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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9 V& h- ~7 N1 w  ?5 T. ]0 S' z6 g　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, ?4 B, n- A7 a6 W5 g1 g　　糖衣炮弹
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! H2 N( k1 E7 t& r; t* W# ^　　sugar-coated bullets59

$ i8 z: y. v8 E　　天有不测风云

: ]2 `# s2 T) A) Y( G, S2 h  `- t　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

9 M  ]& P* ]2 w! p" R7 T　　Unity is strength.
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2 j3 A' J9 V4 p+ s# }) U- X, i* P　　跳进黄河洗不清

% f( I* ?& X; J, u, Y$ \! m6 @　　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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9 a  H$ }/ F  \; T3 _: i　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 ~, E* L8 u: C2 g3 m6 ?8 Q3 A: t　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ [; n+ r7 D5 {  }& k) n: [　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) Z- O/ s+ M* i4 a7 `　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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9 }0 J" U5 j, _; C  i* V) h　　无中生有

6 O: B) R& R6 \( l, A# H) @　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- _0 _# O8 m2 l' Y/ V) L/ {　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

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, x6 P- f% D1 r: a# U　　新官上任三把火

- }4 ]2 }) Q) t& @/ s7 _3 G　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& z5 N* D3 f3 I4 d. i　　蓄势待发

& F2 P5 o& M9 v7 S; q! e　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

0 l! t( p* m9 U2 e) l: s6 \　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

( t; i6 W1 p8 e3 L2 O　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 @2 B/ N# M5 O% V3 R  r　　先入为主

; m  A2 ]& I" C7 x) a% l* m% c9 ~　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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6 h6 n1 c* ^; ]% l　　先下手为强
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! N: N2 I2 q" r　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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% D1 J) X/ Q, P/ `　　The best defense is offense.

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$ K! k( n. h/ b$ e　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

4 O5 s* X5 {7 D7 |　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

# K: I4 H1 b1 u　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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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

; t; r& P; X# ^) m/ K4 K! e　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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0 o2 R6 i! _: C　　有情人终成眷属

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- ?4 p1 d) B! u. [  U" U3 x　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

1 s6 q; J, g+ s　　有勇无谋
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& |2 v) z: ^. c; K　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

% A, v% ?+ }' S5 K　　与时俱进

5 I0 K$ d, C& H3 ^　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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7 K6 g/ `1 q2 k) b( r, |, W　　因材施教

　　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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　　欲速则不达

, _+ S( ~' }$ ?- A$ l& M4 ]　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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$ e( o) H4 u3 W/ i: @　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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$ \# {; {+ x0 F( R　　冤家宜解不宜结

; ?3 V& w( n1 @2 o　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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4 C% p" u, H6 L7 j3 d) Z　　冤假错案
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; l8 Z7 \4 N' w! o+ a. T　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　94
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" {% L+ u' f4 p9 [7 X( @2 V! S　　一言既出，驷马难追
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9 v$ u; ^5 Z$ v  @" O　　A promise is a promise.
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0 Y3 W' Y2 C7 y# w' s　　A real man never goes back on his words.

* a" g; y% w0 B- K) \7 H$ Z" m　　95

　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

' U; u) g# g6 |) i" c5 w* u$ z　　96

　　债台高筑

4 Z; q7 t4 D  w8 v　　become debt-ridden

5 P* T; }( D- p9 q8 N　　97
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" u5 w  z' W) h$ ^; U' d5 ~　　众矢之的

/ A5 T+ B% e9 t, U  T+ Q! x: X  p& \# F　　target of public criticism

　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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6 i* Q+ I3 N) ^; X　　99

$ s* a/ Z- Z3 l4 C3 ?　　纸包不住火

& D, d; \- x$ M5 }" r: H, a' q　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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: {: M9 n$ R; Z: i# j( @$ v　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　左右为难
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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。