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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5 Q' g* h8 c, {6 o, i4 y, A　　百闻不如一见

$ K5 F7 b. [# K/ e0 X/ W　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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+ [; c$ A9 c- u0 {1 Z: E* Q! f　　Seeing is believing.
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  t, m/ j) l. w3 M! F( q　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 E5 D8 t% a" x- `　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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- B; v7 B  {/ Y" ^3 L% u( e　　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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, m5 }* f9 V, X; H, T　　不打不成交

0 y, h" @9 Z: X0 w3 i& V" N　　No discord, no concord.

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% ?' K) y; J) q3 Q　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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. i8 j, d) E6 c6 Z( q9 y3 P　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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6 A& t# K1 `5 n) {1 U; s: H" D　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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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6 ~7 |' m2 N  Y& _( w　　国泰民安
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　　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;

# G9 ]6 b8 D( h7 s% g# S　　too much is as bad as too little
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: }; ^5 G4 ?  a+ o2 c# }8 |" F0 K+ n. v　　好了伤疤忘了疼

3 k' i. ~! b5 P. w. ]　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 ]: o0 W8 S" I" D% d. a　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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' L$ s" u) {/ _  h& E2 H6 ?　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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6 c5 L: Z- g6 U1 g; I7 g$ k5 y　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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1 h  i* |1 K& X, N. s1 N/ h+ t" o　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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0 r0 o# q4 U" b7 m" T% O* J　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 r- h" l( f; B- l- W, T7 d& u1 U6 J　　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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* t; Y+ I! y, q8 x2 J1 X　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! {) o: d1 X8 \. w2 O4 Q- ^　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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7 @" x3 ~9 ?; p. p4 t# N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ h5 t/ Q$ q6 M( f2 S( G2 r" H1 a　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

7 H1 r/ O: q: c2 A1 [　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

' \# C. r6 n! |, D) p　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

* B; @/ H! _& S4 h+ Z　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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% t0 l4 W+ S9 t& y- i! C% h8 p  _, H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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( ~6 f+ s8 T" h/ g2 L　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 P& x6 S# Y3 l; T7 l- f　　谋事在人，成事在天
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- f9 x- P7 b# R1 ~. L, R- P　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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% ^; n8 P+ G4 i8 z　　弄巧成拙
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( d4 c& s9 J8 L+ H9 ~7 I　　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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! _/ B& p1 V6 V- e/ q0 g. j　　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

' X) `) R/ a  t( e# Y5 u  x　　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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1 S, Z* ]0 E% [. M　　抢得先机
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* G% N5 w  S2 T. H　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　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

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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  T4 w. ?  @. ~0 {" e　　前事不忘，后事之师

( Y. ~8 }" U4 C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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! s5 V7 j2 E3 o　　前怕狼，后怕虎

: C8 o% ?# R! a' H9 k　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

8 j) s* h0 {7 L5 f4 `: p5 C0 C　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ [. ]; k' S! E6 i3 }5 _# D　　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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6 X/ ?4 C+ y. J+ {　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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% y8 F% s, U9 I+ ^　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& u+ ]. _0 ~2 ]　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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# n$ x+ y' b, ~9 z　　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

　　Humans are born good.
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: s' i7 @: t$ r* 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

# o7 `: F" x# f% G, `　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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% \" X$ t, C+ }　　三十而立
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　　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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8 E# p" H* q2 A　　水涨船高
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2 ?( h7 d" {, M　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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9 v4 Q) w1 m8 [8 p1 K9 O' K1 X　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# O' y" s6 p  C! E. W: n( F. Z) l　　实事求是
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( ~. M# G+ g! X" V( N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: e) Q, \3 {  y# Q4 U　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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" L; j0 `' O6 [5 ~# g　　实话实说

: d$ k! j0 G# l, }& V: `　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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. `' j" y1 d7 }$ R- c6 x: O　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 e1 p3 W2 W7 P$ X1 b' Y. x  ~) d. i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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* ^  _' y; q6 c4 p( K6 d8 u　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) h9 h5 N/ |% A1 t　　团结就是力量

; s( {" E9 W- P　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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+ M3 f" _% ]/ h6 u/ f1 E　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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+ @. g" d7 t; W. z1 E　　物以类聚，人以群分

' p/ {* P. q  q9 u5 \% E( n　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) O) r2 ?3 N% d4 q　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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0 _5 ]/ a' L4 s( [　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

; n) H7 d  G3 L2 ^* j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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$ b' {  Y5 S( F! m1 }: n% S4 f　　新官上任三把火

: U0 q0 R, `2 |3 O" ~4 P9 w　　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

1 `- U% [% ~2 M2 d& w7 R　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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2 p% \( L5 q5 W5 j" c　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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, P1 j, _% O) p) Y" ~　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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' k' l! B9 @4 }　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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, u& ^5 R* Y8 N: H  o' h5 l4 Q4 i9 j　　有情人终成眷属
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! o5 D. Q4 B4 I, n! _　　有钱能使鬼推磨

! Z# z, @* _) F' \8 k( n- e　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

" y1 `7 E5 H) S( h" ~　　有识之士

  a: g( c- o* `, h　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

+ `3 f8 {, j" H8 }　　bold but not crafty84
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8 Y5 A+ _7 i; g& {* ?5 C　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* Y. `& l5 Z6 \, U. D. N  t& p5 o' {3 c　　与时俱进

6 U( p8 N* W+ E9 V2 Z* ]* [( \  `　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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9 x, `( O/ C8 e' v% y　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　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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; r9 h0 s9 _1 k% K# z' ^　　欲速则不达
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& v; M+ k6 C' m/ I) Q! L　　Haste makes waste.
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  Z- p+ h0 q. _; ~0 e' P　　More haste, less speed.
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' A& [8 a2 {' {) ]0 {) ^& f3 F　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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* ?& K3 A. ^6 R  r0 h% }& f! h1 {　　Great minds think alike.

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% z1 R7 a0 J. L4 c% Z　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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3 v# n# M% M! \; A0 B7 |& T　　冤假错案

- b8 s1 t& i6 R1 w6 }$ L　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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, T. w5 [2 V: r8 z/ v: h/ s0 ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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" t. }5 Z/ k5 P$ y$ O6 t; r　　众矢之的

( R9 V& V6 Y: M% T　　target of public criticism
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9 f! m. d  X$ D  G+ q, V　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

8 N4 w" b; q& M$ s$ Q　　纸包不住火
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' o+ }5 i' a+ ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难

　　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。