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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3 {; `1 x* r1 W6 s1 j: P! }3 q  w　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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3 p% b$ n- E) [, P' f: e) E& Q　　Seeing is believing.

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0 h, f# e/ ?5 _　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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8 z5 h  j5 I. A: o8 E4 A. S　　笨鸟先飞

5 x2 b8 n; J; ]. s' C8 [　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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2 p% o( w/ Z: p, X6 h6 y: ~　　不遗余力

) S$ m9 W3 i: i& J: D0 D　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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1 ?7 W% u8 X4 R/ s. b+ K& g　　No discord, no concord.
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0 ~8 Z% T1 r  r9 f　　拆东墙补西墙

1 K( ?8 R& B9 q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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* B1 e! z3 w! O6 S: D) ?9 f0 J　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

3 y( z( q3 z3 m2 G6 P: m$ W$ X　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# r$ k2 T% s* u7 A2 |* S　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 _' L- h$ E7 d1 I1 k　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 K6 r. f9 c# O: _, Y　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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' f9 J* @4 U* f( f; ]　　活到老学到老
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0 y9 Y5 c0 }1 k4 w8 ~5 [9 f! O　　never too old to learn

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8 T# G0 n' c$ m* U2 S3 N　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 b  G7 X$ Q3 a6 f. H　　There are spots even on the sun.

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$ m# q/ C# d( ^7 z. b6 f3 s4 w; G  M9 \　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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3 T& u8 W! d. g- r4 g* J( |　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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2 t4 v7 f' W" T. T　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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. R8 X7 j) Y: F3 N6 D4 C) r6 d" x　　君子之交淡如水

8 v' x. u! v7 |' A4 E2 F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( Y( ]- ]; s  w: R1 g& G' ]+ b! A　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: J3 Q. G: ]! Q- I, T5 V, u　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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- z4 g6 N- }$ `, Q  h5 O4 k5 |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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' d* w, k) U6 h% i& d& H　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# L) p# z4 t. x6 ~( C　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; N6 T3 v7 g. f. }4 l* D　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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# S. _  G6 a% Q7 K, T0 V　　名利双收
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, ^8 {3 }# d) V( ^& V, Y　　gain both fame and wealth
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( i! P% \; B8 t　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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  q' n: E8 r( v7 ^! j5 V# i　　没有规矩，不成方圆

( a0 L3 o" v: P+ L8 z* C3 [　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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9 A! w, m3 a: C* r  j0 c- A5 a　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; N4 T! E4 C8 p% a　　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

7 y* V; X( O6 B( p　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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( g. U1 N* s1 z) ?　　抛砖引玉
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: U; l2 I% P" ~. C　　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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6 z  F  |# i4 O0 X　　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
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8 n' B9 j+ G1 M) K. X! l　　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
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, s5 x8 d( `8 {! ]2 D- X9 `　　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

/ q; {. j$ Y/ C( G6 m7 ?4 f　　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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5 K  O) N* g3 n% c0 t* Q, Z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

# S8 S" O- ~" j. L4 {7 A5 D　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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3 Y" }! H! B, e& C, S　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! V% B- N# K4 C! ^6 Z8 f2 J1 a　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

8 f; p9 r0 U1 T7 a/ w# E2 y/ 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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. q# P! F% d  s7 C6 R　　世外桃源

1 ?& r$ s6 u% }# V　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 D$ ^& m4 k7 a　　人之初，性本善

% Y. N! H% p/ T( E　　Humans are born good.
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% [9 ^- x! a( L% R/ S" d! d' ]( S　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 y  x) {4 O! i; q: d) ~　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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- |/ O$ {# f, ]5 l% J6 j　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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/ j4 L) e2 @2 J/ {) b　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 L- v0 W- l5 `) d+ h　　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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9 q: n" W5 c6 \- z　　水涨船高

# R% g" `0 R5 [. N. N( n　　A ship rises with the tide
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/ F9 l& i8 ?% O. M　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( j. {) ^4 }- q+ L　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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$ E3 J1 }0 m) F9 L: o　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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2 K( L4 [1 I$ _( W　　说曹操，曹操到
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" `% w3 E: L8 g7 r1 S- i　　speak of the devil
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" c( W" K4 f* U$ S+ k( I/ a% U+ d　　实话实说

' |" O& t9 e3 M( b# }- U　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  p6 m. |3 h& e6 X* q　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

$ J% L9 k2 B: T4 |4 A: y, [　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: @" k+ d( U( S8 z　　天有不测风云

: }$ M0 Q, I8 e& D　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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) e, K0 r9 B3 Q* O: N　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( @, Z% b9 E, Z3 x9 U$ O5 m/ r% b　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

' P0 R% s5 ~7 ?4 N7 P# U　　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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+ f1 m1 ?. g0 M　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 m3 b* N1 D, |/ m2 x  O9 ~　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% b; R! r- y7 G# P) d; \7 n9 |　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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+ J1 ^- B5 F; i　　新官上任三把火

1 Q+ P" Q5 i: A, R) T　　a new broom sweeps clean

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5 V; ~0 I* u& [% |6 C; G2 T　　蓄势待发

$ G; V% ]6 Z5 n* Q; @. B. ]7 @9 _& l　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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2 X4 {& _$ Q3 Z/ C- V　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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- z" |8 `: J1 _5 h' k　　先入为主

; i$ M- S6 K; }* z  `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

  Z% _* u6 {' _: c7 y4 _* W　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

3 z, T* N% p$ M5 j　　The best defense is offense.
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' [& B) ~$ B0 t0 {3 n- Y　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　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

4 Q+ ^! @7 y+ g! i0 @! K0 d4 Z　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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, x9 l* n* L! v# L' n$ ^　　严以律己，宽以待人
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3 J8 M% P. }; R0 b8 P* E　　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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( y/ ?6 m5 r  p, f　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

- ~( k' _7 f* e9 R) G　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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- x2 {" _, m7 @1 ~; E0 e　　有缘千里来相会
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, Q+ ^5 L( C" g0 O$ ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

, Y) [/ W4 I7 S" _  x. S　　keep pace with the times86

( w" M% m+ m, [9 z, ]　　以人为本

* v3 Q$ `4 E% \$ f7 D* B! `　　people-oriented

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: o; k+ @# B! [* q& i　　因材施教
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8 L6 A; z% h% G8 U( N) g- i　　teach students according to their aptitude

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: M& j7 A2 c9 ~; M+ C　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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3 x, p- F) D# _. q) h$ r, B5 ~4 S　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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5 `: r/ i' n% x: \' A　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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& u; z/ D4 H- y% E% q" O" N　　冤家宜解不宜结

; u6 u+ w  s$ g7 `! o　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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7 W. M, i# D# N, ]8 r4 C2 u+ }* l　　冤假错案

　　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

3 a8 E# ~7 W' @( m; n$ C　　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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　　债台高筑

7 |6 |* _; i! k. L( y9 k6 o　　become debt-ridden

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, ?( z1 o# r* `& J6 u" x　　众矢之的

" n" }: Y) J/ ?　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

/ v$ ~( G7 O9 h% V) S: ]　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

9 b* d& k! N! e+ s- ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难

' c, @8 A9 C/ T4 Q5 w3 _6 M　　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。