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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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& d: D1 M+ H, N5 G　　百闻不如一见
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3 Q" J, k, H7 Z+ D! n7 ]6 Q: Z- h　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 y2 [+ C7 R7 W. w  f6 F: b1 b3 t  k　　Seeing is believing.
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5 Y+ `# h$ n( p5 M& `. G　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 ^  ?( [9 t: M4 r6 k　　笨鸟先飞
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; @/ O5 r1 X* y% J* c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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( g& [" i) ]) |/ w! B0 g　　不遗余力
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+ S3 c! N. y# \: c　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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0 [  k1 m6 X& W9 h; A　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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: z3 y) B+ v& I　　拆东墙补西墙
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) C5 Z$ n$ ^: W, d  }　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ V1 H  O! s" `2 }　　辞旧迎新

7 @. H# @' @( e4 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
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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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- y+ v; r- q7 t0 n0 i. h# ]: y5 @　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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/ J  @; B# G. d7 b& |: }8 P+ M　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- L" w; m: D! J# q3 s　　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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! P, l( Q7 b* \2 P　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

! d; d% h/ g" t% A! N- p) M　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn

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　　let bygones be bygones

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+ R6 S. D  {8 Z" O# j2 F' O　　金无足赤，人无完人

, _" }& ^. o# H# x　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, G2 a* L) o2 T/ Q1 V1 c$ p" [, `' r. @　　金玉满堂
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$ C' h, t& y# u　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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/ T0 b0 l& ]" `; `: {  J! m0 S　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 u. m( ^  t7 U7 v9 x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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/ ~) `1 d1 F4 Y4 ~$ d1 F. G　　cut and dried; cliché

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3 W+ X9 J; A( @& E1 H% J% r　　礼尚往来
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6 y! Z# E5 e, Z  T$ |! \; ]0 z4 T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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( C0 O& n% ]; L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

- G* @' V" @' t2 [- p　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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* Y* K  q# o! K5 G* g　　名利双收
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) e5 \4 ^9 F7 G, X: F5 V　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　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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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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7 }, P) I4 T0 b, `' p' p# \　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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9 t* S$ N4 I2 i/ s7 L5 ]6 s+ g% _" U　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; C8 [" m* C. M( G　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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2 i" N% N& @- G　　破釜沉舟

6 p) |0 H6 W+ I　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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; K( P  c* x# h. T　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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  p" f' r, ?* a- ]! Y4 Q3 t　　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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/ t3 h3 u8 S( X  r0 E　　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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) `2 v% x# R- a2 A2 `4 V　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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& d+ B' E* w8 j8 g+ J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  d6 ?* J- s% G) X7 f  m　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　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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　　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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9 k+ d- K' t0 ~0 C8 Z% Q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

! `, Z9 T5 O8 [; c# |) _6 l　　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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　　人之初，性本善
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. l; Z3 C) \! S) {/ R' ?+ h) A* j　　Humans are born good.

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; Q% m9 I2 @7 Y/ o9 x8 S* \* q* s# I! l　　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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$ }1 z0 N: S% j/ ]; P' Y( g+ ]　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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  ?8 e, l$ W; [. S- U- b/ Y9 u, ~　　a blessing in disguise;

3 Z% x9 L" O. L1 V5 x! L+ X! p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

* p2 w! h8 U# }" {& c　　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 f$ l* t/ y: ]8 k2 _1 X- |' e　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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0 h5 N# `  T9 ^0 w" t" g　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

- g5 i1 h- X/ r: X　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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8 o( F6 T7 L+ T$ i% N/ z　　实事求是
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- v' M1 O) K" B7 {　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　speak of the devil

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# A, x3 h$ u3 C, w$ g% R　　实话实说

& ~1 ~1 b3 N% D% n　　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

/ \+ B# t' S7 ^/ j　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

* D1 A) }/ O8 K5 |7 d! s　　韬光养晦

3 e5 q3 R: v/ X) o+ I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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5 n' T4 C6 N* U' X4 |- O　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

6 y8 ]1 J. c& T! m　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) a8 A% w4 a" R7 M+ K, G) g5 z. r　　望子成龙
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* A/ o) g- I: ?* P7 c" L　　hold high hopes for one's child
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2 y& q! @1 e0 m8 t6 I$ }　　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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+ F9 @4 g! o! W5 Z. ]　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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- h2 }  C! t3 k$ W: Z5 d, j4 z4 c　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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  A- B0 v7 H# ^. D　　新官上任三把火

# A$ f' e" J7 f9 d4 ?　　a new broom sweeps clean
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2 i, p' W) q( g; w; @　　蓄势待发

0 H2 {2 e3 `6 ], C/ d! v　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

- v& g/ k3 H% c0 n) `" |　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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/ Q, x' D: J+ e* i' d, e　　先下手为强

  [' @, s) E  \/ C: w' k' V* e　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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9 d6 O. E, k3 _: s+ L. ?　　The best defense is offense.
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4 ^( N1 s- [1 V$ b$ d　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

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: |: q  \) z. v( A  A　　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
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* A2 r+ H: a: R( t! J% ]2 @　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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7 }8 k) G2 N9 T& v4 B; Z　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

7 W$ p& B9 G: W& W. G3 X　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, D0 E! q6 N5 W1 X' G, i, N* G　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

  J9 x- G" Z3 C　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

( t$ J3 W: W' B  e; O- \0 E　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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9 O6 T5 U2 ~( ^9 a　　有缘千里来相会
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4 q% ?4 }1 h5 z; G4 I　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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) @' @. {( ^9 f" O, F0 D5 U　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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7 s2 G5 w. u# _' E: c　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% N& C8 N; [& n7 Z% A　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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$ ^0 h. S, b8 Q3 L6 |　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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1 ]. E) |7 F  r) F) J: s　　优胜劣汰
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, X2 z( f; p6 |7 c5 z　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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2 N0 L  R4 [6 h0 e　　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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　　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
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3 W: s+ G9 X3 e3 s: }, g　　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

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% ?6 \$ E& l+ x1 [9 i7 ~, D0 m　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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% ?& b3 G" n, V% C　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

0 C( I8 v5 ^- B* B　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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4 g6 `, B& z1 p' z( Y5 G7 H　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

5 I( \+ \" ^. _( @/ Y$ G8 w) n　　100
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! S# x% @$ T- r3 u7 L& d& v　　左右为难

, j$ ]% y0 t: G& S( `9 |" i# X　　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。