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- w5 n8 {& f4 d% x　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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7 j6 ], I$ K9 P3 I　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

7 h/ m. i$ w/ r% J+ i% P　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　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
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　　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
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　　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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$ F: u! ]) W; d5 \　　过犹不及

" p8 e( O) {1 \　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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. H5 z. n4 s: B, X: b　　too much is as bad as too little
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1 B$ ~; o2 [4 i( R　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　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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7 z8 y6 z! U! s8 M! L, }　　harmony brings wealth;

& k1 {, ~0 ~* ^8 o: |5 ^　　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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! F" C( J: F: ?# j& B　　既往不咎
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! o# c3 S) ~' p8 q% L+ g! O# b　　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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, Z2 i0 t# D7 ^( X! I" l　　Treasures fill the home.

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+ a: [  p9 B5 g  [  C0 J　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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0 g6 i/ t0 t8 r& B　　脚踩两只船
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2 [" J5 p7 N+ L8 T: C/ H) {- x　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 w5 s9 V5 @2 ^7 z/ J　　君子之交淡如水
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8 B- \6 c( u* M& n6 ]　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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0 \; X( m: @9 \3 O　　cut and dried; cliché
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  w9 {( d8 a4 n　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( `2 h7 o0 q5 J9 g　　马到成功

) y' Q) C2 Z* N' l5 M9 C: z　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened

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# f: }* }0 U$ j$ C: K5 n- Q( C　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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0 \  l6 J9 N+ n- g& d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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! v4 Q% }( U2 x" S' L, `　　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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+ a: }( @% p! J/ t; j　　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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5 E( p; h( A) d* t" L3 R' U( b　　赔了夫人又折兵
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. B4 _  ?; y9 u8 f% U　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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' l% d) }& C# J' H) [# o　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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) \- l. x) b/ ~& m1 d　　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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　　抢得先机
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6 r3 q; L6 o5 ^3 I7 R8 @2 r　　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

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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! ]% J2 b7 G! U$ S　　前事不忘，后事之师
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& `8 o2 n. @4 {# M7 e% s+ O　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

% B% S5 ^. N7 {6 v! e; {& o　　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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5 H0 l5 |* O9 g& e　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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$ Y+ X% O7 a; a9 w* X* r0 h　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! w% U5 ~3 Z1 v7 w% b& F) s6 l; H　　人之初，性本善
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, Z4 l/ J& U; l* t　　Humans are born good.

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: J5 k  w  \; i5 y+ ]  q1 j　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 X5 r' k+ B( q6 p7 G: M0 `0 \( S9 ^　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 k  D/ `; ?- u4 W　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

* L" x( C1 x+ \8 K& k, q　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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9 I2 C4 f1 N2 z7 G* }8 [　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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% o4 \8 z' k& e' v* U  C! X　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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9 e7 y. V1 ~" X　　杀鸡用牛刀
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5 D, B- }) U! W. p! |　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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0 ^  G& W, _8 E　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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. e- `" P0 w0 Z. W0 j　　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

5 l  `  o; l7 J/ m2 k3 o　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

! F6 W7 M) ]) q7 k( u9 i! i; C, v　　韬光养晦

1 f0 Y2 g2 ?6 p% ^2 b6 T　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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/ E: V) U5 O( @8 [3 `　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

0 v4 V* {( Q' n# M# g% G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

7 a$ d+ c2 y8 j' @+ m- d- B　　团结就是力量
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' K9 d9 P5 q: y& l+ w　　Unity is strength.
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0 [) m, F. Q# I1 a$ k2 r/ E　　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

  {% y3 j6 [' S4 X2 [' D7 W! \* Z, z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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% B0 `+ H. b0 K  V9 o$ L　　物以类聚，人以群分

' O6 _  Y  g6 P6 W( R* r# \　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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. J9 f& ]6 y9 I; g' R5 U　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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0 a. m1 r; S. S" Z　　唯利是图

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

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6 j9 b; Z! }( Y　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 H( A7 d; \' D7 D2 y& K　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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& O# y2 k& r! Z4 F  w: M　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# y! N& p; y/ Z4 K2 K% n5 T$ t　　新官上任三把火
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) w$ K$ W, A# z5 y+ ?0 Q　　a new broom sweeps clean

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" F' x" m$ S* X) c: F6 K- \　　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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　　May all your wish come true

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7 [* L8 F0 D( W. K　　心照不宣

4 J& A+ v1 Z2 e) T- [' H5 y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ m4 T( y: [  O　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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  P: L0 Y- ~1 P8 X　　现身说法

8 H$ m  D' h# p　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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. A5 g/ @% a: i: ^: S+ N　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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' r3 C5 m; E& f: a* {1 K　　循序渐进

　　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

) p8 [0 F7 v1 D# o$ o% \- r　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ o4 I7 |3 ?+ A+ u　　有情人终成眷属

6 h2 k4 c3 Y1 [3 \# J8 m) y8 @4 n　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

- i2 z6 F' H3 {0 _2 P& k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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1 |4 ~+ _& S' U6 K　　有缘千里来相会

- c7 x8 {$ K' |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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1 y4 X7 x1 |$ k, |　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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: i  d) D2 v- Z  M- m7 n8 V　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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3 ?+ T: q# Q' ?, h, r2 _( m　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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: p& X' P, x8 R4 _7 Q　　英雄所见略同
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3 F7 r2 B5 R, K; R8 g* b　　Great minds think alike.

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. r) M' y; E3 Q" a　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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- k$ h- C$ K& Z　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) P4 _6 f+ d) o- ~　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& p' y: j; O9 S　　招财进宝

$ i- m1 m" ^; M7 T. `8 l　　bring in wealth and treasure
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3 j3 h3 v+ H; ~; H) Q$ b　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

+ T0 f/ [# Y' Z' k; O$ n! ~5 R　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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# N! k2 \7 u2 m' P( {　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

8 S# B9 l, U9 J5 _- V, ^/ ^- S　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。