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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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& c, F( G4 `6 T1 ~. x1 Q6 F9 L　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ R# z  q* W# r$ J4 z　　Seeing is believing.
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5 C) P6 t$ \  G8 F3 [　　比上不足，比下有余

+ B: D5 G  @/ t' k  ?9 M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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6 G7 k4 I- v0 Q5 E4 Q5 I7 {　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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- p8 ?( m& v0 P* p% Z# B! ]　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& }4 z7 ]& p# S  O( ?6 S: j( H　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

7 p) g4 _! [% \' B7 f: m* {　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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+ n9 F/ I) X& ~1 ~1 Z: j* x　　辞旧迎新
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' m% E' M- S: c# C6 I　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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; O" [1 E, Q3 G- l; g! x; T! `　　大事化小，小事化了
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. q( j8 D% J) G- R# g　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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& @1 u" m! z8 ^8 P' e& k( t) K, s　　大开眼界

4 ?" m/ h( C3 h9 T* Q: o8 l* c# Y! u9 O　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

+ @3 a( E# Y9 L4 s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　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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1 a5 L6 e* q& N$ N　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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9 c1 g4 k+ @) x1 v# @: U　　和气生财

" `  h; N0 R$ n! Z, c　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 e1 F+ l* ~' S  j　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* ^; @% @* D, p9 B$ [8 K　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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( \2 }. m1 C  ?5 j" t5 ~　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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1 y4 |" @5 Q5 i* m　　君子之交淡如水
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3 y$ l7 U0 K7 _5 l1 r# B( [9 X! d  N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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8 \( \; ]) L! F  y　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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7 H+ P0 _+ y: S: }; r$ m( ~　　礼尚往来

) V2 F1 Y/ }+ w% a) M4 f. Z3 |0 @　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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* Q/ c$ ?6 m3 n# [) @* z$ q　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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; y  K* O* l5 f/ g' f9 M　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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9 x. [' R; m4 L; L& |3 _　　马到成功

+ P7 B& V  z/ k, O- }5 K　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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7 K8 F" {; h; F% f. P- a4 K; h. Y　　名利双收
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　　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

* ~( e5 N) [) h( R2 a: ^　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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% R4 S( y+ \4 d　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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$ O+ H+ n4 l4 o* g　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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$ X, a8 q: [6 D0 o6 D9 \3 H8 I　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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5 L+ T2 s, n: B5 P　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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: d7 `+ |4 E- o　　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

9 W4 D, k: p8 {4 u2 V& n　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 v3 N0 O/ [' G; F8 v" s" Q　　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
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　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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0 }7 U6 N, f2 g. O　　强龙难压地头蛇
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: |8 U2 C  S" V* T  h! l3 V5 f　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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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

* M9 C+ d& O6 |9 W　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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, w' w' f$ t0 _; f. w2 V+ ?$ P　　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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& V% A( }) Y) i* `$ ^　　世外桃源

. M3 P3 G% h% y( |5 s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: p( \" W% I1 C- I/ N  a　　人之初，性本善
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1 H2 f" Z& H; z0 ~　　Humans are born good.
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, G" s: M8 P; C+ M$ Y0 u　　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
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5 n+ D, w, H+ m) l　　a blessing in disguise;

. G; M; L4 X7 T　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 G5 M& g" h: I　　三十而立
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# F, x6 p! S  J+ d* s　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

6 M% D& ^4 d3 Z& Z7 P8 Z+ _3 Z' L　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

. v- w$ G, T- I5 m: _4 j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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6 ?; O& e' Z0 g4 x$ L) y1 @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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+ l& a) C3 c4 }5 ?) S　　speak of the devil
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: k: g- Q& d0 @& q8 `3 @6 B0 L　　实话实说
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. V2 U1 y; E, U- a1 O; o- O　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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7 I, l2 L, [- b0 I8 x" r　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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' _$ j5 v* i4 C! Z- V　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

+ z( E7 f8 ?' |　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  E6 Z8 V/ L, A6 ~# w9 W+ e( a　　天有不测风云
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* `# d! Y; y( d% E　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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7 M2 N) Z: Z( V/ G5 A　　Unity is strength.

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1 V3 X% F  W3 n6 G4 B8 ]　　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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) V' o* B  Z: f$ Y3 {& U* d7 s; ]　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, g, D( E( g3 W, w6 y/ v　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　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

- ?+ d8 p$ h3 v% o' J- X　　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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( A1 d& d% w1 O. t$ x2 G9 j　　徇私枉法

3 {, L. ^2 v# M8 L$ Y2 X6 s　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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, X5 N9 f, W; B% T# R+ r: y1 R　　新官上任三把火
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/ R0 e& E7 ]2 L% w　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 t& F* F, X8 c6 J3 q　　蓄势待发

　　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
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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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/ z# O' q( Q$ ^: W4 X/ r' G　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( E' j2 r: D" T, |, }　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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( _5 w/ c# B8 q! A3 J　　The best defense is offense.

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0 a5 Q4 h" t. B: w& ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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: s2 |1 K$ D, ]4 t　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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/ A& I3 [; ?$ z　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

& n1 B+ b' [0 d/ e. ~/ H& R　　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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) j6 D  y% J' C　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& H6 W' T: s& j; R　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

+ |5 S% o7 R  E) @( _5 {: C　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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3 f8 N% }( }% I' _2 o　　有缘千里来相会

' F/ G+ q) w5 T8 w, G# T　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

% E& M* x7 P7 k/ Z　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

  F6 {" y6 J: X1 B' _　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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# N4 @  R6 c5 M- H$ n. m$ |　　teach students according to their aptitude

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. L& z" T) x- e# Q: {　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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3 `0 e& m' s4 s6 b1 K( S) x　　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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　　More haste, less speed.
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5 X7 Z" @+ m6 C9 G3 G" K　　优胜劣汰
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% t$ Q  ?2 Z- _' n( i　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.
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. [- @) X% x$ F! A9 S　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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" A- a& X' j( f1 X! Q　　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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% [- {: o: C/ L+ p' M% n! q　　一言既出，驷马难追

6 L3 u$ Z& i% G- `' _: ]. b3 j　　A promise is a promise.
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/ }' _9 n8 M. K9 W7 ^　　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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　　become debt-ridden
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; S  m' P5 Z5 {　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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4 q& U/ y- w9 @0 y; i  E　　纸上谈兵
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, @9 x6 c& ~( d1 }　　be an armchair strategist
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8 e" k4 A' d- S0 w! x　　纸包不住火

" r/ X, i; T* d, W　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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. ~7 L' b& Q, j4 Z　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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4 x2 x5 m0 n6 ?2 W3 H　　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。