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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+ E) [& ]; z: M3 z, p5 Q　　爱屋及乌

4 r3 S" E) Z; s! Q6 e+ @% g- c　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ l* f6 b* o1 n# d　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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5 ?# O+ E. c6 @2 Z' L; G　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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/ q! ~5 ]9 i! B5 b- E　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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$ K2 a9 f* X  e% n" x7 M2 D% ], ~　　不遗余力
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* ]7 D! [' m+ T$ |; K　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

" `  q- _  D4 b& M' f　　No discord, no concord.

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9 t& D; V( O5 b: l5 y* D* r# Q　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" b1 _1 Q) w5 B3 t5 f　　辞旧迎新
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/ E. s1 q" u  @) T1 `9 O( _/ S　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 [' ?3 w  m. K　　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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2 R! l) R- y5 W4 w. v2 x　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- v$ x8 Z, U5 y  J5 H+ b　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  M* _  g1 D9 L0 w2 ]% m4 K　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  f( w, C  I( y4 v$ z. L- X! {; p　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# k8 C/ U- d* @9 |　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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1 @8 a, \% d) H+ ]: _　　Bad news travels fast.

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* v& F( ?( Q  e2 P* T" J, B. G7 T　　和气生财
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" k  t' u6 m9 C. N% T9 i$ K& @5 L　　harmony brings wealth;
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* y+ B+ y6 ^0 J. y( ?) F　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎

/ h! b/ ?2 O- ~　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

& e! u; _2 a9 K! \# G　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* E8 ?. D* x* `9 X" r/ V. k$ T　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

7 y1 w$ r9 l! H" s) o2 m　　be down-to-earth

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  e2 x& B; P( T  o4 N6 D  }　　脚踩两只船

% V' K9 z: k" _* v9 m3 s7 M# u( h　　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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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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1 N" U9 _. {8 @& u! H5 Q　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( a9 v0 Q1 W% T4 `# ~　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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& u+ I9 A3 \1 n* Q2 j# l　　名利双收
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  @% Y3 [# N6 n  d4 Y　　gain both fame and wealth
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5 g/ i# A4 A7 Y+ b+ o　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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7 D9 m+ n, u, \- L9 h. a- \$ z　　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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) G) x; T$ t8 R0 ]! e　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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3 a7 t4 k, Z& w, V8 e7 |# ^* _　　谋事在人，成事在天

4 ]1 n" d# t9 F# `2 X0 [　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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* d1 G. O/ L1 a0 H/ w# D　　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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+ o) O$ W! C+ T# d8 u! S& v# t　　破釜沉舟
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3 ?& V' x- `0 s% U) u0 k) l7 @　　抢得先机

% U1 a* p1 Z( H# I7 G: X; g' D9 f　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" M) C. m" S3 e4 N2 Z; M　　巧妇难为无米之炊

3 x* b: V) c$ K7 J" p# U: E　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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, \$ I( Y4 N3 f9 y- R8 v5 c9 D　　千里之行始于足下

# W- l( ?/ @! P* p' {2 a  L  H　　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

1 B3 d. z  t1 D& t　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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; o. j+ ^% d% j　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( G: }6 D8 ~: F/ \$ ]　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

) i& r7 Y7 N2 P7 I! F+ T　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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8 s& K: }7 s% E3 L0 n( J$ g$ P2 e5 R　　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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( w/ j9 x8 m1 m3 V6 Y# r5 T　　世外桃源
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" Y0 o2 Z" p8 ^: M5 `) O8 N( V& c! i! f7 A　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( X3 I4 B  U, H$ B! ?　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

$ S/ m6 q& D3 L  ]4 a　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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8 f3 \# |1 l' I$ [3 f; @: A4 y　　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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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( D5 C- y* x/ D6 n6 r& t, L　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

+ S$ Z1 a( O, W. w7 E　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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: t: {7 T4 |0 p/ i　　实事求是
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( O0 ~9 O- a7 H& a8 M: L1 A: N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 l. z! K: ~) C　　说曹操，曹操到
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1 V- V/ ^$ ^) y# q/ A! f5 U　　speak of the devil

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0 ^  v. z, R* `- k) ^  l! C　　实话实说

7 u' B* i) t7 X7 V, ?　　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

- g( Y: F, @/ `. l/ c  f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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! a" i" s3 D4 U5 m4 z6 O& A　　韬光养晦
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1 j4 V: C/ w& J: }2 b. y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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- K, ~1 R: T; V* L9 q) X# F　　糖衣炮弹

5 N! t. u! |) x2 R　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! F: V* X: N  Y7 h3 p  j3 ?　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

" c" Z" J5 L9 n　　Unity is strength.
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/ y1 D2 b4 v& K- ~  A' A　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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
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, @3 u  @% h2 F0 @  |* k3 j　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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" O. W$ B0 Z- h$ y. {3 x　　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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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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' V7 ?/ H3 R  V1 _　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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" S  f/ b$ X" |* b　　无中生有
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! }" C2 e0 p0 c: X& O$ q; i　　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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2 L/ p4 ?, U5 N! y% L; B& Z& R$ F) \　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ u. q0 N* ~9 I* T　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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0 @) q3 d2 d6 z3 V0 p1 o8 d　　蓄势待发

: O& N. Z4 S1 V' I. m  c. h" S　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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, X7 W4 U) S6 w7 O; s4 z! {& h& d* q　　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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/ z  k" {0 c: G; |# @0 l/ Z6 K$ W　　先入为主

) G7 L, Y; Y- C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) F) @7 |2 k* ~" _7 c* ?　　先下手为强

" I+ f# J; g' `3 M+ d: d　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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) W2 ~* q' }, d, K* b　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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* R9 n- J! M. M, H5 M　　ants on a hot pan
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' q; ]) c# v8 C) T  Z' E" r. b　　现身说法
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0 ^. Y9 q5 c- J/ N+ u1 ]　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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9 V. Z8 }7 @8 }4 d　　息事宁人

: q, q( }' H# t& h　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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% @( l" y4 v) H# P  a; R  P3 ~) Q( \  h　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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5 x1 Z% T: u, F* w: T　　严以律己，宽以待人

% `7 ]8 n; \" d' y* q3 z7 t* v  v　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

+ g& l, B+ _3 G　　有勇无谋

+ J+ E: [8 W, c# L　　bold but not crafty84

! ]6 Z9 X4 q9 l1 Z% V/ m　　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
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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

2 e) |/ v) A8 j( T　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 f+ H2 `& D7 i9 d) v　　欲速则不达

6 [! M. E2 {5 R. Q: I8 N8 n　　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

2 ?6 |/ k3 t& k　　91
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$ Z; D9 {  r( S% T+ ]8 U; P　　英雄所见略同
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6 M( ~) G2 i8 U! b/ F　　Great minds think alike.

$ j" m- r) ^/ |7 p( @- Z5 u　　92
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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$ C/ u+ O1 W# g9 n! F1 d　　93

+ L8 B& o+ d) ?  s　　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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　　94

　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

+ P0 h1 T0 m% C7 h8 a% n- s　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95
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1 v1 r* U5 A; z. m6 Z　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96
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* K( W5 w  o% _. _* z& A　　债台高筑

4 H  u7 x2 V1 L! D　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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8 b  l' I9 G1 T" y　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' L1 s0 |/ u3 M# x5 ~　　What's done by night appears by day.

+ \# _( w6 b5 s9 ^" ]2 A8 j　　100

  _6 w; p! Y* q" T# B( k　　左右为难

! d, [4 {' \/ Z% M; b　　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。