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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/ s. c1 C8 a; @' S" v7 A　　爱屋及乌
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. J2 N& A! t6 t, y　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" p8 J' k: i: |! g　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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- }) Z3 z! C  p# ]　　笨鸟先飞

! B% H& K  Q9 o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

! {$ a# \) C9 J# b　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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+ ^6 ^! o3 {$ y7 i' S+ s* A　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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7 n! {3 {1 q6 m/ V1 J! g" E  H0 P　　辞旧迎新

! i7 ~5 m6 A+ D8 G　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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; ^7 L8 F% A9 w  V4 D/ f/ p& Z　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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# x/ R  B) |) |2 o, O1 e7 }　　大开眼界
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: B8 j4 r7 W7 D# G/ O' I4 B& A. w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

+ e* j  |' N. C9 G9 ]# }& b" C　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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7 s5 n. Y5 {, A$ P5 F' c1 R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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, v. M  w- \7 a6 H7 i　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ L7 ]5 l5 u5 S5 P. y: K　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

3 k, \' c, p( C8 C& E4 S% a$ U- ?　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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; f8 Q; z9 D9 B; N) t4 K* {( Z6 [　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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# G" s- a! t( r& h7 x- ^  l5 d　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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! [+ P6 Z( U1 F- W. |7 ?4 i6 O* t　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 a" N* t) f  {( v' q: }　　金玉满堂
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5 {- D7 ^1 y7 [　　Treasures fill the home.

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" g, V, z% X# G* R/ ^! J1 C　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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( ^5 Q! _: `% d* `9 S; |　　脚踩两只船
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. y2 l4 m  S8 ]# z; C" ?　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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8 h. c% R: p% Q! J　　君子之交淡如水
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% L" V" b- F# ~! H* Z9 _) Q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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6 Y& l: J3 B1 J) a  \! i$ U) w　　cut and dried; cliché
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$ M' T( w7 q7 L) n　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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% D( h/ d( Z% a2 V% s, ^　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" C1 w. a! F0 z& ^; Y8 g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

4 N/ O, `; p+ T0 @& ]: e　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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/ C. w. z+ R: M3 D; e　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

# u' b. u* Z! Y* \8 d9 }; y& s- K　　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
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$ b; Y+ z9 q4 x4 `6 e　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 \% U3 o# q% ^! ]) n. _: n2 Y　　弄巧成拙
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+ o: f$ o% }7 ~3 ?3 Q# B　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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& B+ E4 B. j8 l+ M* u6 S　　赔了夫人又折兵

: Q& Q' [( C/ K+ X) z- ^　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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. U) \7 x# A- c* F/ Q　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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6 T1 e7 @; {4 U& h3 v% u/ \　　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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1 r) e: i' z) V( u% l　　抢得先机
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　　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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7 }% s7 t1 ]  _. f* w3 Q　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

# `( r2 L9 z! o. i- f8 Z* b0 z　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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" ~. g: X$ k, P* S　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ |$ w( \4 f' z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# M' Y1 E2 y  D( l/ x4 F; V　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　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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7 m! J& d8 x2 T4 K# d1 Z4 q; c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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5 e8 I# t' J/ U% p3 U　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' ~; f5 {8 k: T5 Z" Q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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  O+ G# Z' u) D5 L　　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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　　三十而立

0 l3 J7 H- M2 [: _! q+ o　　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
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. }3 T  Y6 u. k) {: z& D　　A ship rises with the tide

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$ |8 \+ \8 Q+ [1 @　　时不我待
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3 a8 q  {- f" q　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

. \& [, T1 f  X, @　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# D3 d0 p' L! Q# F: X, K　　实事求是
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* Y2 y6 O& t2 V. c　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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- x$ l7 c7 \# H. m! N0 B) |　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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' |! t) X; [; l4 h' `　　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

* f9 o  o* R. c; z  z3 H( }. C　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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$ G: _+ z" Z9 e& ]　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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0 O. s5 z0 q/ ^$ y$ q: ~　　sugar-coated bullets59

' [7 Y" V2 w  B) @　　天有不测风云
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" T3 I7 `. }/ N& x　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 A% j/ {$ D, P9 ~　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

; P1 Y+ Q3 ?9 d1 M( l　　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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3 q. U( o8 y1 _' J　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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/ ?& ~) X. E3 z0 _- ^: D　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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8 X$ s$ p" z9 w; I$ z  T, L; Z　　望子成龙
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: h1 g) K! e, P% X- U& k　　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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$ j# d1 R7 f9 Z- C! I, X' |* k: w& K　　无中生有
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& P  U" ~* H( I0 a8 [5 H8 Q　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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9 y; X0 z# A* C# v2 f1 ]　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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; ^. R) T* h, [　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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! F! g1 e' s" ~$ u, j1 c　　心想事成
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9 u$ H3 y+ ]( i: v0 _" j# v2 z) B　　May all your wish come true

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5 d) S0 l5 A5 ~1 Y9 k, t　　心照不宣
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/ C( D# }' G1 C5 s. D　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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: X1 }3 w# b$ T& e6 N1 V; K　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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3 ~* J- E, B* J$ a' `　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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8 {: l) ?2 a/ C0 D4 V8 d　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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4 ?3 h! E. o4 }8 p　　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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, ?4 Z/ K' t9 {% r　　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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$ Y2 ], @/ i+ O　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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1 j1 W  P! m5 m- T　　有情人终成眷属

+ S4 Z% g3 m7 f( a+ R' x　　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
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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8 c' F5 w5 U  [* h2 y/ L+ h% R　　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

* j/ Q/ e  v! X　　与时俱进

6 `& w7 q3 F& _& J: E$ K　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

: ?2 m$ W# q$ X2 b　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

5 x0 v/ c7 E. M. p/ O　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 V: U& j4 O0 U! S: A$ x! [# Q　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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3 g% B  X  i& t6 m2 E; u' A　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

# {3 \$ r' x/ b2 A　　More haste, less speed.
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- E% n6 o3 }; d8 p; d; p　　优胜劣汰
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; I' x3 l( E+ Q. \　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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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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) p! }+ F4 T& e6 |6 K　　冤假错案

) n0 P+ k4 ~3 w( ?% b　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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& g3 K3 A/ F  F　　一言既出，驷马难追

0 r0 o3 E: _8 m4 d2 n/ m# O, W　　A promise is a promise.
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6 X- u6 p" ~! ?. P& N% M, ]　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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9 o6 L( c9 {- |4 O# k9 u　　招财进宝

! d' _1 E4 [& `. C* _　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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) [0 C2 O' A- }- C8 O; \　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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1 g6 e8 O* F$ c! J, }# M% [　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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; x9 B1 e. D# k" x. n& C5 X　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

/ L) m; n! o8 b　　be an armchair strategist
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" n9 u7 H9 ^& C8 I" ~) w　　99

　　纸包不住火
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! N* w( o, w9 Z, A5 O2 x+ ~7 Z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

1 d# O6 o& u8 q: D0 t　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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  N8 `  A. R% r3 \% \　　左右为难
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/ F# B1 A& f0 b% n7 d/ R　　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。