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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# `" r7 B( |$ q( u6 F4 A　　爱屋及乌
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$ x# {/ _  d" x2 d- v$ X6 q' l　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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) O: h1 ], S% m　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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; z2 J; Y+ W- i( [5 d　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

* k9 e! a+ X2 j4 x: Z8 a! n　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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4 k; P; J% V9 ~* d; b# [$ U　　笨鸟先飞

$ O3 _7 p8 O- w7 g: P. d1 s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 J3 m4 t1 o% L  N0 `2 c$ y0 {: }　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# T  `( [9 r& j/ K8 u1 I+ D$ Y　　辞旧迎新

1 [" o+ n4 L' C6 j* z5 F9 ^　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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6 b  {8 d( M0 G6 @/ _" Y' }　　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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5 U& v# I/ S. `　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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) g6 }. `/ X# c0 n6 g% q　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 ^' r" V3 `; O7 I8 a2 J　　过犹不及

! v; e/ y! B" D( {) w　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

# Q+ b6 G& W. ]* u; B, C3 q' d　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 l9 H! R, b/ |: e; b　　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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) A( l+ U7 h* S- U9 |" G　　和气生财
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5 I9 I% _3 f" T& g+ q3 F/ e　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　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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1 c4 @$ O; w/ b1 w5 N0 @　　既往不咎
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) D' r# r* H: C$ R2 k　　let bygones be bygones

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, b5 s; z+ \8 h! J, k% J7 `　　金无足赤，人无完人

% Z' Z  n( X& j& w　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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

  q0 @$ j* I  P8 V4 s4 Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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' @7 e& }1 ]5 B3 ]　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" n; n% S0 [* `  Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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5 W$ ^5 ?& H- Z8 b) V+ m, c: o　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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9 O. t6 U: I. r' W　　名利双收
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4 j0 j( {- y8 P" K9 ]6 d6 _6 i* `　　gain both fame and wealth
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( t6 s0 l3 X4 d8 W3 {, L; z4 ?　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" E, `; E4 l7 u; k  ]  _/ ]　　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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$ U+ R& b- Q  E' ~1 x# m$ Q　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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: N  x8 f# ~  [! Z　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

. b7 r) ]* X9 t% I; c$ u+ a　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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. v9 ?" Z' |2 z: \' 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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# f3 j8 Y. M  ^7 s　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! g7 \" M0 }0 C1 S　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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9 O4 B, J6 _  n- u) P　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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& n* M7 n# P( J& @　　前事不忘，后事之师
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& O4 |6 ?# W3 o; H　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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4 D& W) K& R, ?4 w! [* q　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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  e/ l( f  ]8 D7 f; D2 W9 S* D　　强龙难压地头蛇
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6 S, j6 [; Y+ v　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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1 G  L" F- |! U2 C　　瑞雪兆丰年

9 B' e6 k  u0 j3 f; U% w( J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 b2 w; f, k3 O+ `, h! x/ _4 K　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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- V) h7 u* V, J　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& e; B4 C$ a* P% a8 D" ^　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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0 N4 k7 J& Z+ C& I; y1 m+ S* b　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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* O- d3 |; O. h, c  r% |3 _! i+ _" Q　　人之初，性本善

　　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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$ l! S8 L3 S; v; B　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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. U$ e+ Y2 ^' n/ Y　　a blessing in disguise;
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% [  @! |2 E; p5 i. T* u2 |　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

/ W% l) X! S$ Q- u# K( m　　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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: h# o  I: D* `. J2 r　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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, C5 N0 T$ n* m0 ~+ P/ L　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

3 ]7 n. K! q4 o' M　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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( F" r* p) i7 c　　实事求是

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

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+ L8 O. V1 a9 j! l. p% V; A" r　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　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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　　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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: Y# j& }( }7 K. a　　韬光养晦

( Z8 o% f" V" z2 e8 }3 e9 `　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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- Q7 e3 Z, ]7 N! c7 J. A/ @　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 Z6 P6 }% x5 l+ X7 y　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ }* d* b: B, \3 b% y2 H　　团结就是力量

* |% P. i9 I: {& R( E" N4 [　　Unity is strength.
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0 [5 n  [# j# |2 o! q0 u　　跳进黄河洗不清

3 [1 R/ z: F% d1 w　　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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( q6 e+ n1 ]" ]+ \+ f1 {& T　　歪风邪气
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9 D7 f' {! e$ ~1 j　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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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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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& U% p! Z. A, e; t　　唯利是图
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/ B) N/ X& v& v1 T6 w+ p2 \　　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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/ J7 m* G9 H1 a% W　　无风不起浪
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1 w8 B5 Z# t5 q. N　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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$ ~+ _' P+ g+ m6 h0 N& U　　徇私枉法

" ]7 s! g% Z  b3 q( e. D8 K: u　　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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　　蓄势待发

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　　心想事成
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8 c# R* q0 Q4 G8 n　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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3 Z+ z2 b5 Z! P/ }* M& a1 h　　先入为主

/ z& K; Q$ G( V: R　　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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' s) n9 U; F* N　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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- }5 T* u( b0 m2 M# P$ x　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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% i- g6 T& E% n7 T! {. Y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 f0 f3 d. ^: Z5 A+ T　　循序渐进
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( `; S6 W! U) S2 Z, T" a- }　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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9 n# \/ d% k3 p8 |2 Q& Y　　严以律己，宽以待人
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* C+ T) s8 P! J: y　　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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. b, z8 [" C* Q# `　　有钱能使鬼推磨

8 d; H: n7 v( ~- r  e# g" ]　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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; y# N2 y, t0 G! E　　有勇无谋

  S& a9 M0 t4 ?* ^7 s: q; T　　bold but not crafty84

4 Y4 }1 T+ Q0 x/ w% q　　有缘千里来相会

4 O; ]9 V. I8 j' o3 G, n8 ^　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

  D% p" S! b# t2 z; a. Y　　与时俱进
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% Z6 Q" \, G- I2 H+ l% ^　　keep pace with the times86

, y- @( S4 g4 `& p9 C6 G' |& T- Z　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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" o  y3 Z: I/ O. |1 }4 d  m7 S: 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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% m; W6 Z/ Q1 y; P4 S7 J7 D8 t　　欲速则不达

' J6 s6 p1 _: R" T/ o8 \　　Haste makes waste.

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/ A7 O6 w# z3 ~% C9 `　　优胜劣汰

! N. ?9 u2 A- p' v( z- {　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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8 K9 ?8 D7 X; b3 ^2 ~　　Great minds think alike.
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2 |6 K) p" w6 A( }2 ~! v8 v, m　　冤家宜解不宜结

$ i  y) x# R( |- V% c; K# _* U7 L, Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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4 a- s; J, V- Q, R1 A　　冤假错案

9 i9 e* }9 j# p- d; s　　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

% [3 s( Q, _( N% D　　A promise is a promise.
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6 [/ {0 t) M8 ?  X　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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! _; _# T+ z! `" I: A/ L1 G7 m　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

) O5 Y) G' P0 H* ]- r( S) y. T　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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$ B- K, A6 k% M, l4 }　　纸上谈兵
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$ }3 t" {3 G; G% U  F　　be an armchair strategist
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。