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

8 `) T/ a" W8 p9 T! u　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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1 J+ K* j) F* h0 ?5 H　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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3 [3 P/ C) B; N: `/ Q　　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 N. G( k0 _) C) \. f' N% C　　笨鸟先飞

' r6 U8 o" v. ^# G& t* e3 ^# M2 {　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 d3 y4 ?2 ?4 d8 T1 j6 I　　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
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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8 r7 m# C7 L) J: B　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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4 a- v- v' B4 h; E" i; J: f　　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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) R( e5 t( i: b% s. t　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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) H$ V1 ^# y1 ~, @' X* ^　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) ]4 y6 h+ `$ ^# I4 r: M% k　　过犹不及
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  x9 O. }  ]1 b) U8 j, K& E　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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9 K; {3 h3 P5 C1 h+ G& P* g  z　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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- S) `: b7 `% r1 k　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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' }6 n9 q1 P. n. X+ N6 H+ ]　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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6 D: O; I: W" _* v! B　　never too old to learn

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' J8 O7 `+ Y7 J$ @5 V: A" I7 T　　既往不咎
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; ^& F( m) D9 `  B: l7 g+ T　　let bygones be bygones

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( Q- ~; l, U7 [& L# c. |　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

$ A- x" \# s- ~- O　　Treasures fill the home.
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  p! e0 _1 O) S6 {3 H' L8 B　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

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0 j0 ~2 h- T6 @3 a5 r　　君子之交淡如水

' K2 H% F+ v/ Q, C6 b7 K8 V　　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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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 h, h+ U5 N0 s1 ?* _* t　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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4 X- Q2 ?+ t# @$ a5 v4 h4 i! `　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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1 J* W. C. ^0 r- }7 L, H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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0 D! ?3 }, `7 Y" C  W( {. T　　名利双收

0 h7 V+ [) \3 F5 ?) c　　gain both fame and wealth
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' H5 Y& Q$ W4 C3 [; u8 S" |　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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3 O& R* }4 w5 B7 r7 q- G! a　　每逢佳节倍思亲

( y; v2 O) @5 x, {　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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! G6 z: p5 e- N5 J　　谋事在人，成事在天
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7 K- o6 s8 u: w5 N  V　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

- M* O" d, s: P- g: F　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) R7 L; J' {9 E! |8 @7 [　　赔了夫人又折兵

6 f+ I+ G! T* p4 a2 S　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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, g$ o6 \" k* `8 {$ C7 r) @　　破釜沉舟

; y9 h% s2 j8 a" w　　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

, y; v* o& \( T　　take the preemptive opportunities
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7 s2 p# `- D( T/ C9 W4 w　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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6 x- Z# G3 E. W　　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
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　　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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$ E( v. }/ y5 W- V7 _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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6 A: X' J2 {/ u. a/ x　　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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& c$ Z/ g1 d8 X　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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$ c. Y$ j: h9 Q5 Y& A　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

) A2 `- ?8 Q2 i0 T8 t6 a　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

; v% ?/ c3 Z. U, i& \; }6 g9 P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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5 }% a& B' s5 F　　人之初，性本善

. I4 T* |. |( Y8 @8 c- v　　Humans are born good.

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  w7 x* a, h0 Q! k% s9 q) C　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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" p) V) b: z% N' n. T8 o　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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) d+ D; e& H: ~' P　　三十而立
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; A+ l6 ~# x5 a( t. a　　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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# ^7 \, X7 h# Q4 d0 ^　　水涨船高

2 S  b+ E: [. o+ d2 N% y! s- M: A　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

+ g5 R: `  {+ V+ G5 I9 S　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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7 _4 y4 c& N, \4 i, J0 _　　杀鸡用牛刀

2 |% L6 w5 u& x+ x$ M　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% Y+ o  q& ^/ o% o　　实事求是
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" b2 O+ \# R/ l- i4 W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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0 g  K) ~0 I* {# G7 g  p4 s　　说曹操，曹操到

) X. y, D9 b! ]6 T# U7 A7 K" a* O+ J　　speak of the devil
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1 l1 ^6 F' P0 z# s  B0 I　　实话实说

　　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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6 H# Y0 H1 n% Z* p　　韬光养晦

, ?0 t4 V* b) F/ j3 ]3 Q. P4 u　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

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' {" B1 B* r: X　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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' \! V  l& H' x/ K　　跳进黄河洗不清
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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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# L# w* t  z) o$ c6 K8 U9 n/ J　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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2 T! [6 d9 }: K/ v; c- m: o　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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+ A0 L$ Z6 S+ p9 Q+ B& y　　唯利是图

6 e; |  ]# {7 @7 t9 I　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

! x3 J7 V2 L5 ]4 q0 h% y9 i5 ~　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 _" d1 s( b6 G9 x　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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+ j0 {, G# t+ z# h& n  Q1 @+ R　　May all your wish come true
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% \$ H- [6 C. Q& x　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

+ a- n$ M2 n& x9 J! f　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, f( h; m8 B7 I6 i　　The best defense is offense.
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5 U# K. |% ^+ Q2 q　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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7 s3 ~- _+ w& E& ]　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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% _' g+ B$ D5 R! j　　息事宁人
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0 X" f9 _# v: Z% e9 J7 d　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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! Q! N3 n: L. F4 Y: `  n　　有情人终成眷属

/ s0 w0 \% S9 L/ Q4 L* O9 C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

. J1 i( r! K* j# l, O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

: I% U4 @& ?; m  t　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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' d1 G* N4 |( c. p, ~, J" d( a　　有勇无谋
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& _6 b; M3 U$ F  e　　bold but not crafty84

( M/ n: v3 z: a) S: P( r' x9 [　　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

$ _/ s" Y/ y& @4 i5 W; l' k　　与时俱进

- [$ C4 \3 h1 a( u　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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% P! o+ C3 q) a+ a! p　　teach students according to their aptitude

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/ I, e, q- ]8 f. I$ V+ z6 P3 J　　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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" G6 t9 h* x1 ?7 {' k' w1 r　　欲速则不达
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1 S3 d1 X  e0 a' x　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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0 c) f4 S. P9 I$ y4 D; T　　survival of the fittest

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' ?4 y% b* n1 f6 W　　英雄所见略同

+ c( S. }% H% ]5 N# W  a; _) ?　　Great minds think alike.
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　　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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6 R" A& {( m! N　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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8 _1 X7 w- R* i+ W& g9 A　　一言既出，驷马难追
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# G; R  \8 k2 u* \8 ?5 q; w+ B& S　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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: _6 I2 V. I$ E1 u# W% k　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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. }, ]) ?' N2 X1 J　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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2 K" P5 g& _! V0 h$ V/ n; e3 w, s5 S9 D　　纸上谈兵

5 h! Z, R3 Y6 S$ r) P　　be an armchair strategist
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5 n% y4 i. G5 B# l4 T　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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" R' s+ _& L/ J) `) l% g! y　　100

: a5 U* |* X0 i/ J# Z! b! y& O5 P　　左右为难

8 O$ I7 b" R* }; u　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。