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

6 ~( G2 a5 |6 Y, a　　Love me, love my dog.
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' a: R& Q) q8 M+ T　　百闻不如一见
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4 S6 B$ Z% `  E% a3 _　　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

: S5 b6 m+ t# H' e( D　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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: O$ |7 Z% r1 C  c& v1 l　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; C8 l  Q" S5 O　　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
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8 \6 E$ k6 j# j4 J　　No discord, no concord.

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: O! _$ C" N/ M# c7 K2 O' S　　拆东墙补西墙

; Y/ W/ S0 a* u( V6 M1 d! j　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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! \% s! Y  t0 `　　辞旧迎新

& ^! t! L# l! g$ Z$ A2 n　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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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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; t, W1 E7 g9 s( r- K3 j　　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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　　过犹不及
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. ], M6 p" x: _3 e( S2 n　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

  U: u: i" f/ Y7 L# g6 v　　too much is as bad as too little
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" M8 E; a- ?  C( T; r: z3 L　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; _4 J/ _2 ]( k/ Y6 V) H, q6 l9 \& [　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  F  t5 p( ?) u+ I5 k　　Bad news travels fast.
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/ E8 b% w) H) z! y  X* y　　和气生财

1 i5 g1 J% W. \% x" Q5 t$ Z8 M　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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& ]4 Z! V, |9 U4 U　　活到老学到老

" {, }7 |) _5 H4 k" g+ w　　never too old to learn

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9 o1 L. [* \( K. j* l　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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. \, W( U- @9 R, G0 Z　　Treasures fill the home.

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( {. j. K8 \% D9 X, H5 c　　脚踏实地

, _+ Q- f$ r; K7 A　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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6 M$ U8 \7 n( T6 B' o5 {) @: c1 }　　君子之交淡如水

! o3 K4 b6 \/ h4 j" Y+ c: Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! W" v  ?0 e& x9 S1 G' s$ D　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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2 U2 s: d% P( d: |% f5 w8 s9 p; N! r　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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0 S; r% _7 F, Z, P8 m# e* {$ p　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　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

　　gain both fame and wealth

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, |" q2 _4 Q: B　　茅塞顿开
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8 y( K& |# }! k: y* o　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

' k  y# q* Y4 e' W) T/ F! Y　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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$ Y4 j6 d7 u( p1 Y　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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7 b$ d% P) h* u0 [/ I+ q- v　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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$ S$ t2 ?% E$ r: S2 l　　谋事在人，成事在天
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+ _& {; L. d$ g9 s4 o7 Z* c　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# L+ i1 H; v6 c9 U6 V　　弄巧成拙
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6 o0 Y, D/ m. s+ J+ n　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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7 p  }+ p5 ~2 r* C" @, t　　抛砖引玉
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: W5 A( @: I5 J　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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" D! _3 D6 J) t2 n5 Q7 l+ k　　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

9 C: w! i1 R; S/ S8 e% ~　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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# @5 P% o& F  U0 o6 `+ v　　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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6 }! l5 _+ K' u3 j: {4 g3 \' L# c　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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/ a0 U4 h$ ^$ D" ~9 a! E, |2 h　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

# Z) R+ L! T' R$ V- H4 s+ L' h. @　　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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3 r; X/ X! O" k2 [: E3 g　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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) Q: {7 g6 Z! k( q( T2 v+ j　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

3 s8 \  d# s. i　　Humans are born good.
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$ C2 ]9 s% d9 {+ g  G　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 S* L( y' ]  R: u　　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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. d# [" l$ |8 e# g7 k　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 V* ~; Y. Y0 t) z# p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

　　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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' _2 I% ~" h6 ?0 U- h# U& j0 h　　水涨船高
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. c; U% g  J+ y# x& m0 `5 p( S; f% J　　A ship rises with the tide

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: G+ D( K' S& @& C% l　　时不我待

. o$ o. ]' H% f+ I3 X- s  I7 w: N　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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. e  Q* M* X% N　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　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

$ C# r' }0 `8 q8 S　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 K. K. F! j  U* W  ^/ b　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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4 h; c" \: H( P7 a/ x. h　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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( g  J2 ^3 t+ s2 Q1 m" S　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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) q: b% m9 W. {1 Q　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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2 b" I' j" n9 r! x　　天有不测风云
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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/ `& g+ Y+ M  h8 d　　跳进黄河洗不清
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6 [5 a; ~1 L' N. Z　　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

' s. r: s# O3 {* c　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ K$ k: N) ]/ k　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 ?4 j- l1 x' A2 p- E$ s　　望子成龙

8 q) C' ]! O  S7 Z　　hold high hopes for one's child
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8 A: A; w2 ^0 o4 o4 i　　唯利是图
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" X3 X0 _) Q6 ~9 c　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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' H0 u1 C( F! J1 q　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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2 ]% F1 w* c6 O! N! M7 l% o& ]% U　　无风不起浪
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* `" ]* i. e6 }5 }: w% i# \" b2 q3 @　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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2 t+ Q9 V1 R/ w: W' u1 `. `　　徇私枉法
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+ d; y. u0 [, v" ^" h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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8 p7 G! G% Y7 @  c$ V　　新官上任三把火

& m! |/ a! z% r! N6 b　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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: ~; Y2 o4 M& P8 g　　心想事成

3 L: e+ q% U, \# ~- g/ D" _# K　　May all your wish come true

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6 m1 O- ?5 l* Q' u0 k8 M$ @6 i# \　　心照不宣

' r% _2 p: t( q8 N　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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0 T) `* i. f6 n0 a0 f, V　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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0 a* F. l/ y6 b4 {　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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; d0 V, ]( \6 y3 k* x3 p　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

+ ^) N! ]/ a5 d9 @2 H* D　　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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8 W. x1 P& v# \) |; W　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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& Z; R3 H4 Q4 f　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

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% `$ ]9 x3 b) I& \　　有钱能使鬼推磨

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　　有识之士
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: g& N; o! `4 U  }　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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4 y0 _9 n$ u5 @1 y1 m9 K3 y% b　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

6 E# s4 [- Q2 C3 u0 ]2 ~　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

& `' D# c8 o" C7 A9 U8 a　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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5 x- {3 r; I8 d- P( d2 w　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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) Y% n9 C  U) d% X, \　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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7 a7 [2 K4 y0 ~6 w- \- {　　欲速则不达

1 k6 F* r7 o# E# t) J2 B, T　　Haste makes waste.
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( r4 ~! ^/ V  l" e; e　　More haste, less speed.

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; [3 B% ]3 O% q　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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! i4 H6 V4 _/ a& r6 [# f( W8 y2 }　　英雄所见略同
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9 I) R# L  h( U* p0 o　　Great minds think alike.
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- |  I; N. v6 \4 Q2 S　　冤家宜解不宜结
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) i. V9 |# H% W4 p- G! [+ z* v　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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7 d+ ~; w5 @, ~8 G3 K　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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9 {$ M0 V  h3 t# B3 F　　众矢之的
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2 b" ^; q' w. x8 _　　target of public criticism

4 b  ~5 [% C# m3 O" o% Z4 C　　98

8 N9 E( K; [$ z( A9 x　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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5 E$ G' E0 s5 Z- e& U5 {  D　　99

　　纸包不住火

& T/ i& j) R7 X- e  X6 y8 a) D  {) `　　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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　　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。