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

8 E# R1 X; H: J  a8 n8 J$ T+ U　　Love me, love my dog.
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* p4 u  [! ~8 ^　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

3 u- q' b! j1 x. J4 C6 m2 W　　Seeing is believing.

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7 d0 V6 q- Z. O3 M% r% W) U( h　　比上不足，比下有余

4 T3 j2 r' y6 v　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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) @+ l: T: B* @9 u+ \　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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8 g: q) ~* v$ l3 }! E　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

8 w9 d) Y0 v1 {　　No discord, no concord.

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9 E0 U. R( ^8 M2 D& d　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

6 O$ e  R5 c+ Q; T　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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- L, l& C% b4 m9 i# L2 p' a  G　　大事化小，小事化了

$ T$ p. |2 r. J, ^/ c* ^- I　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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4 K( Q' ]5 h$ E4 a* a　　大开眼界
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6 n/ J& N7 v1 l$ ?　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& S( t, U  J) P4 U　　国泰民安

/ C& `& Z# l* ?　　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;
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# ^0 R/ K* f& h% h7 H6 P　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 T. R& Y1 E: n8 S8 ~8 K- T4 [6 r! G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( y+ J! v- L" a" @0 V　　Bad news travels fast.

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( b3 q0 R2 l/ j. r" _6 ?, r3 Z" Q　　和气生财

' ~8 S& [* S: A6 G　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! `4 {" t6 U. |　　活到老学到老
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- Z9 z! t! P6 P2 Q; J: L7 V　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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; Q+ L* z8 l# q9 @  n1 U　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, O. P$ E& e' E& z　　金玉满堂

" _! b5 t7 [* e7 O　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

7 J3 y! J; [( A7 p* F  M+ l　　be down-to-earth

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9 b% p% c) [  a　　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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8 b$ s- R" w% r! ?/ P　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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- `3 V. {: A* A6 D1 k( i' I　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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9 d5 h- M' h/ M/ B6 a& q& P　　礼尚往来
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0 c; w) s. \$ I! |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: A# x4 V+ F) o% Z2 C1 n4 T0 ^　　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

+ z6 C$ n- l7 L" ?, c( K5 a! u　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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. J5 G' s2 E" I9 X8 j. I　　名利双收

3 Q( J" `+ o& \8 ~% Q# N　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

5 o3 u; \# l1 g' O0 F  u　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' B1 ?; Z. M: N　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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! j& M& `' p( {+ d6 n6 n, N$ x　　谋事在人，成事在天
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& C1 L- M0 p( V' m& |7 u6 O: X　　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

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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7 j! J+ C' V3 i7 H　　抛砖引玉
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5 r- U3 j/ K1 z9 T" m　　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

/ S+ i  T3 i1 [5 @, D/ q　　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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: d2 U" h" i) X　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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  ^' v9 |4 i4 O  A+ c9 K4 g! p　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

7 g2 H- o$ x9 E2 d' `( b$ q　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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8 Q9 g% {& R# i; \　　前事不忘，后事之师
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( w" i1 a- R# E, \, ]& V9 _　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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) m- X) L  u9 R/ L; w　　前怕狼，后怕虎

. D2 ~( |" A; Y- \　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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2 ~) j5 ?9 ^8 e$ Z7 `! p  d% R　　强龙难压地头蛇

: O" p4 `& Z6 W$ g8 b8 v  A. H　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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8 l* t. ~( Z* x& R4 x6 ]3 u& |　　瑞雪兆丰年

1 {7 i9 Y) M7 N! P0 {8 A5 z$ [　　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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& b8 ^" `) _; T+ f* N" x　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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* w: l; l6 Q9 W: s　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

+ Y/ X1 q" U6 {$ g6 T+ a* K　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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, S- ?' p5 E4 z4 H　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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; Q) q; d% E- I. u6 p, @1 V$ B1 P1 g　　人之初，性本善
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8 T& \3 _2 N& T  x) D　　Humans are born good.

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4 S1 N) A+ ]$ z4 M4 h8 D0 S　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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2 w, a) n5 ~! H% C) m5 g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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7 N  y# B: M  x# G  _6 \% P　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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/ c! A0 q8 k$ {　　水涨船高

% e# |% t9 z, }6 [& N1 u　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

; N/ C; U) F" L6 ^　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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. P% Y5 U; j# A9 j2 V$ H　　杀鸡用牛刀

' a* J: x/ Q4 i9 \& l& l　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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2 I1 P& y' k- I6 X, c　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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$ J1 g: m; j$ a, z# }; G* ~　　说曹操，曹操到
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8 Y1 T! E% `6 r: \  y& Y; [　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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8 g0 p( q6 v* \$ |# \/ ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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1 E. Z3 g5 E: F( I+ m7 c　　糖衣炮弹

* j( l4 k# d7 Z+ V3 X7 T1 z* W' b* E　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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7 |+ X1 Y% m( T& T5 T　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

" W. W' L4 T. @6 Y$ i( D) w4 ~; T　　Unity is strength.
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1 f& x4 z: a8 v- Q, }　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! b( w. k9 ?" |% B　　物以类聚，人以群分
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# @8 [! G# D6 ?$ J) h0 r1 l4 F) u　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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7 R/ Q7 ?9 M3 P& W  e0 c( a　　望子成龙
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" _2 T9 g& |- _　　hold high hopes for one's child

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

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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$ |6 U2 G, M4 V* Z% ?2 N　　无风不起浪

0 R  v, s/ X$ x. A! A0 C4 D6 O* t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

; ~# U7 K( X0 J. u1 H) J2 |　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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* z7 R/ K# E( @" c. Y* Q　　新官上任三把火
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) k5 [& ?0 u$ I' k　　a new broom sweeps clean

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# p- I! z' j2 c8 l  E/ U9 n/ c6 v　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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0 D3 x2 N* {. u$ l　　心想事成

( R; Q% j) U/ x. r3 J　　May all your wish come true

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1 u& N, L  Z7 z" j　　心照不宣
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% |6 I5 W. _8 D- U: N' n　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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1 B& D9 S% H" @# s　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

4 H5 ?: M+ Y+ f# Y+ Y6 L- l# `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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: |6 o( W% J4 X" U0 {  V　　ants on a hot pan

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" {' U- e6 g# {$ [/ r2 Y$ B% c　　现身说法
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* x2 {9 o* C$ u' r　　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

( R5 F8 B  [* U- O& n　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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' _6 V4 K" e, A4 j) O& {　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, i3 p  D4 p* d" b& T* I　　有情人终成眷属
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; |% {  f$ \- ]0 ?　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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" P4 c( e5 \& c1 S- G　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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" \4 b6 }0 J( F! n, Z7 Q　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

( c% T4 k1 _- P6 g- f5 I7 B$ G; y2 j　　有缘千里来相会
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$ J. e2 {. W- {* f/ h　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

6 B  e! [  e9 V) }　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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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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# x( J: ]" V, v0 p. }　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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' x% s" D2 S4 q& U! e, m- R　　欲速则不达
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) @" I" ], z& u: C/ M' x2 _" h　　Haste makes waste.

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+ ^3 b/ _! F  w6 G% c5 s% o0 _　　优胜劣汰
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- Q3 p* c! v  p1 g+ \　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

3 L& a5 o4 m. m5 y　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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; k- m; u9 c6 S! H9 B2 i. }$ ]8 ~　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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/ l/ }: _/ v/ g4 {　　一言既出，驷马难追
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  n$ h% ~" ~( m% A  _" D　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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- v8 o8 ~6 l2 O6 @( Z# z2 W　　招财进宝

8 m0 O6 a8 D8 E6 M8 [　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　众矢之的

% P( I3 ]- n- R　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

+ k  @5 r2 H& d- `1 v* x5 p　　99

　　纸包不住火

% S5 x/ c  a- s  n9 _# x2 Q4 J　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  c+ _8 L' N7 e　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

1 o3 T& [) p* I# ~4 `0 s) X　　左右为难
. d9 P5 V0 z2 h6 z7 u
. @' C. N& i3 l　　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。