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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( b8 \* K# N3 N  ?5 f" q　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

$ v+ f) Y7 ^9 a8 a# t　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 V, J! Q3 Z% O6 H　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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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& D4 Z& \8 |0 ?$ J' Q# @　　笨鸟先飞

6 I: g9 z' p- c! e( g　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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0 q* F4 V3 j' P) B0 A5 C　　不遗余力

6 E* G6 e9 V* J% |2 [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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& G0 u" b* r0 [; a% t* [3 ?　　不打不成交
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7 ]$ ?9 t1 m" L: U! w# D8 w( P+ e　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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1 c, ^$ A: B1 w7 ?" {1 {2 a) w3 d+ T　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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3 T3 c% i+ G$ J. h- ?" V3 n3 U: Z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ O3 u$ t1 F" F* J4 [　　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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! [! L2 |" h$ I9 M% H: B- A　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

$ S4 b+ M, E4 W4 a　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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# w9 b7 H( Y; }- a　　too much is as bad as too little
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* C! V4 Z% E: Q' l　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" C- |" f) M0 B9 H' f　　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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  {. ^- M& ?# i( z# b" R　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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0 g' @. F2 E1 V　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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) u, M1 o$ D& T8 u5 L- z　　活到老学到老
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" L) `) E1 b- t# g8 ]2 q( O( A9 I　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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# ]0 X# y! \8 L% ~- |' y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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" F. D, c$ j4 \0 ?2 V) O　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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2 z/ l2 |" B$ Z# J* p+ c　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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: }" I* N$ T/ d" {1 \　　脚踩两只船

9 Y3 ?$ r9 R' n# `3 i　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' T# N" C& H, D% J　　君子之交淡如水
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( v4 z$ T4 w0 \& X, L　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: L+ z% e* c; q5 ~6 T6 x4 h　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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- H, y4 r) R( Q3 l! ]8 W/ d　　马到成功
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' t; e/ g% L1 D% A5 L$ {　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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% _4 z& d5 x2 Q: _4 d　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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, R! z# Q) w( b0 W8 L　　be suddenly enlightened
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6 _, ]% g  b$ D7 ~7 Q. e! M　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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- |4 C9 h2 f& [! K& n　　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

9 w2 p, r' {( `　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- Y/ F! y# K/ F5 t　　弄巧成拙
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* i7 D; ?; s% b  ?6 U3 {　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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+ L3 l8 R/ L. f  c3 W　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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6 X' y, ^+ \9 Q& U5 b　　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

4 R/ h2 U( k' y5 K( D　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. `1 u! K# g9 o# |6 y　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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) S$ p; i) b3 g( g; T' Y# t5 c　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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- y5 u9 k8 _2 X3 w1 ~　　强龙难压地头蛇

4 O* }. L+ @& f4 h1 U9 }　　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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+ A6 Y; R0 W  `8 I( C( `　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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" Y0 `5 J: k3 K* h2 ^8 s( U: y; |　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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3 s6 K( v% Y4 o+ j; I4 j　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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8 z4 o& p5 N$ x4 ~% i( R& U' d　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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2 M  p4 F7 _3 D　　人之初，性本善
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, \1 D8 l- X4 o' P4 `# ?1 c　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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7 \1 E$ t- B4 O1 M- F) ^) D　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

5 N1 j, v) G% U  Q; o/ ^- c, T% }　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

9 {# Q. J2 K5 p' [. 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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' F6 J5 q+ B" O, B/ S8 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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: Q6 J8 h. c8 c5 v　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 V" `' ^& v* @, p, z* I; D; Y　　实事求是

9 k' f8 O+ a& ^6 z! L8 w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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6 ~# R+ z9 ?; \2 v! J- d8 [　　说曹操，曹操到

' Z; [0 i1 a* l% n( G　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

! x) }1 Z8 v- _: Z8 k: 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

. l7 C- w  V' G) M- [# [/ [. k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

; [1 E+ N4 g4 {; }3 A9 q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

+ Y4 V( g, R. D　　sugar-coated bullets59

" b7 z2 D( B# z: z　　天有不测风云
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* w; I6 u7 b. E. I　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

, y; j6 i5 g1 _. F3 R　　团结就是力量

+ \" S3 f% b6 [8 T( h9 w　　Unity is strength.

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! a) [( j0 _, N4 C) w4 h8 m! {　　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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* J) `) h+ b1 F* w7 ]　　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

　　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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" c2 r& p- @- T0 x* N　　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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" U0 X1 I0 _; Z3 f3 Y3 v  x　　无风不起浪
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+ s8 u+ k  G6 T- S. v+ t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& H# s# p5 o4 d1 v* U: s. y　　徇私枉法
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1 a$ r2 T( y* H$ i; d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# o. ]- J  K  B0 W$ z9 Y7 R　　新官上任三把火
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& f- `1 O- c4 ^# i7 l7 N　　a new broom sweeps clean

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6 ?# |4 v# b7 i8 ^2 K8 ?　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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2 w3 n" i. ?2 Z0 V" W) e" c5 L　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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; V2 r9 E: z" f: S8 j* g: [9 l% q2 ?　　心照不宣
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% [8 I+ s( E8 I5 c! B　　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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　　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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0 Y$ A! W& B+ D$ ]. W2 N　　现身说法
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9 |2 v  b; h3 N　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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: o/ W1 u9 b# E* o* Q+ D　　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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- V, u  ^5 Q+ g; v2 q1 y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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7 `$ H/ }/ O0 t　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

7 y& u' J' [" f# b　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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+ c3 `( N1 F+ s( E　　a man of insight83

' z5 G) N9 x- G3 L4 ]+ P1 l　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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6 X5 M2 `# O3 Z- v* ~1 }/ V　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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, c4 }. w  C4 `　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

4 a+ A( O. q9 a/ M7 r3 i& G! C　　以人为本
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' h; G6 {: u7 c　　people-oriented
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" `: @/ |' f1 b4 T/ I　　因材施教
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0 ~* E, T3 E  Y+ X( q　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! ~! h- H% Y" ?. x9 n　　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

. }* C- r0 {" Q/ Z0 r7 T  @0 A+ N　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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& m  y& Z7 X! _. E+ @　　Great minds think alike.
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& W: I& T. k  ~8 L　　冤家宜解不宜结

) D3 k/ |0 k( l! w8 c6 V/ s　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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5 ?$ k, m, d" n7 v; y6 [　　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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! C+ X( f3 ?# i2 Q3 V　　一言既出，驷马难追
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/ P' ^5 E1 U, K* s/ a: @　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

1 n  r. F' M: b" F# u4 z　　bring in wealth and treasure
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3 K. N' L: y, G7 g0 U* x　　债台高筑
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2 u4 _# F" q, |　　become debt-ridden

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& o" w4 j2 w0 F　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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% L0 R4 R( ]9 O4 o0 B% e! T3 M　　纸上谈兵

, ^9 y! _' W! a( M( r　　be an armchair strategist

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" l; \$ @% e4 z% k: h　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

. a* d$ W0 K+ ?8 n4 n4 k　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

; n3 f& n5 R8 n: ]' s　　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。