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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( R+ C) U7 G% I# b( q. d2 ^　　爱屋及乌

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　　百闻不如一见

, M0 s( g, q& P　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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  j; y& W- q8 T( ?　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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# @  u6 e, X  h0 {　　笨鸟先飞
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" b1 Q% U: x2 [! v; J　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 `4 u& |+ d4 x+ y0 f7 C　　不遗余力

) A1 Q+ i7 v8 [* ~7 L' `　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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. y0 l# n$ S7 p1 V　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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" H  m8 |& ~" M0 j　　大事化小，小事化了
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3 d: o) W/ C- I+ I6 F' E　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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! R# L9 N4 d1 W& j: {! L( z　　大开眼界

. u" b1 Z" j% D$ ~4 i$ f　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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' d$ V9 f) \: @) V$ W9 c　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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& j- z. K" x5 t' Q4 L+ {+ B　　过犹不及

( q" `2 P$ T, e　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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6 N. g* {0 c# w# O6 }/ e　　too much is as bad as too little
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$ m* K) q) f3 w4 u: q( ?8 x　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; l1 }0 ?; h$ J% w* ?" }　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

/ i3 ~: v& h0 @2 p/ J% G) ]　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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7 x) I1 k& H' }# j/ H& u& v　　活到老学到老

' U! f6 @- Q$ Q# {: H% p　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones

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  o6 Z- u  R* X( V2 t, ]! x　　金无足赤，人无完人
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# O- K+ f3 D1 Q! e　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- j- \( j/ x4 Q, I0 K; a/ Q　　金玉满堂
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% G! h6 A, e0 I8 [8 c$ B1 |! i- z　　Treasures fill the home.
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. M  v) d+ T) `( W　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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+ G4 x" L( i  g" ?7 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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6 [/ s9 F/ R# p# k1 }　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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- y  B; n8 B" q0 b7 r　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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6 q/ Q" F% F% v1 i1 i/ u　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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+ [* G& D2 H: F( E2 O: V　　马到成功

% P# A6 U8 s7 E　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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/ Y$ B$ W$ |# b　　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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, n& J  x+ t. [, C9 A- p　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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9 ~" ~5 Q8 x8 C& B, a' J7 y+ r　　谋事在人，成事在天
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( I$ ?0 y7 ^8 {+ X8 `1 Z　　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

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0 Z% e, ]6 x- H7 }8 g　　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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; ]  w9 ?) u& a8 {' t  d* r　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& z7 a8 {! S! U　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. t6 G! l, B: _; h* a　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' R8 ~7 l1 T& C4 |3 d　　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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3 g/ S4 [, M( m4 V, p3 {9 B' ]　　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

/ P, ^0 {) ]; K' Y6 h, u' v8 ~; r　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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" P9 E# ^+ L; A" `　　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

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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3 U' M$ N5 q. v, ~! A! c, ?　　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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6 c3 ]. s6 |/ F+ E% M2 T7 D! x　　世外桃源

0 c& W1 D- O. u$ L　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

/ P: V( X  m; V  P. N　　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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. t8 b( \+ }0 g4 i8 t( ?# ]　　水涨船高

+ H+ u' ?( Y, l/ Q" Z! I! I　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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" d: d: t4 f: B6 H- G" ]3 U8 h　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 \$ f" w! j) Q　　杀鸡用牛刀

$ \9 O( p& m9 [' r# c- }0 q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  |9 b" X1 W# @1 L　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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+ r1 f! i' \. _　　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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0 {% s( ^& ~; b) `' |* r6 u( n9 i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

% B; I, z# o. R( y$ {4 U& P　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

. F! R+ a6 W/ R# {+ w% T$ l5 K　　韬光养晦

. m) q$ i1 x4 R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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" [, U1 \- e6 T+ F( m; {　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: h! p9 O4 G6 w# a2 f' r! r* F　　天有不测风云
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2 E$ I7 W7 ?1 N, J; v3 S& D( q0 Q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

  \; z9 r- z; F/ Q6 t5 P+ a2 `　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 N) l/ P) g& j- }  _　　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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- `$ j! F  }6 V0 j- _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

' C. V! C/ W+ i% o6 M' u, u/ G　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 k$ t, [- B; N& J; O　　望子成龙

* j' P, Q; X$ h5 X( S3 {( Q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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' q9 t/ j% |+ |　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) t6 W) U+ L1 L. M) Y, J- X" Z　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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" x3 a5 N$ Q4 [　　徇私枉法
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) a! A, v1 d; G1 |! w) j　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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' u; m+ M4 w3 V9 B5 X$ h　　May all your wish come true
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6 ~' P2 q9 Z! _4 {9 |: _7 \　　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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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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% e  a# w  K$ R: k% Z- O' |　　先下手为强
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1 x0 M  N! L0 c, k* m7 Z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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* `! H6 j. Y+ u; h- W! [9 w& p& \　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) q* i5 b2 G1 [7 R, L　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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( H/ L- ?; S) ^$ n3 F2 R% r　　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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1 t& d1 M1 E1 S0 P; l　　循序渐进
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, o5 {5 z) ^9 ~# d　　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
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  i6 B" y; n, }0 E$ A　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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1 |1 [  k; \% }9 p% G　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 K# |2 k9 z& s8 o% ]　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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9 _& B; f" p' g# @　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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% r! B" x! ?. ?8 Y　　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

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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! R+ q9 B, [3 [& v/ t: s0 v　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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! L6 Y' M) c) [" s1 \　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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1 s* K4 L* x0 N　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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8 x4 C. i* k1 }　　More haste, less speed.

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7 K6 P) y5 Q' Q6 q9 S& x　　survival of the fittest

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" {+ U+ [3 s3 Q7 x　　英雄所见略同
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& i( ~7 B4 u6 Y; {4 B7 e　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

* v7 M. c+ _" k7 x0 s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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" [  a0 e( F6 D8 ?& ?　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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7 z* i0 u1 r3 e  V) o4 f4 [5 m& l　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

" j. R4 w% w4 d# C; A　　97

% s  U! G( F/ X# C- E( o4 d　　众矢之的

! c  f* G. \5 o　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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! y2 C4 [+ Y7 I+ r- d" A　　纸上谈兵
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7 S5 O" n/ ]# C　　be an armchair strategist
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4 E" b, i! C) R8 u; @　　99
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6 N& k3 {% |4 p1 i　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ F# u2 K4 c) r% I' |　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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/ F# ]) F$ V( n　　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。