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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　　百闻不如一见

2 K- y$ k5 m6 u6 o1 F1 v　　One look is worth a thousand words.

+ B3 i$ u9 z4 P4 M$ x　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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6 t6 V9 F+ z8 D0 a　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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5 n5 U/ J) W* g- W, H! O  a2 [　　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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  Q& R( v3 @: r2 H9 N$ ?! e8 y　　No discord, no concord.
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2 y) _5 V( a. q# I* q: O# Y0 x　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　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

" w* q& [# O% R1 h2 _" _　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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* g8 H3 K% u. g　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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! x+ F6 Z# H5 u　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

+ C1 Q. Y4 e+ o$ J7 j　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

  O0 l* i3 v' C" m　　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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, T1 }" q  m3 |3 a0 ?# L　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　never too old to learn
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" `3 E1 b  p+ G: ^& s1 c　　既往不咎
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" Z/ y7 }+ k# [( B' z　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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, f4 c" r; \2 e1 y2 a2 v' F  {　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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1 R% R7 W; R7 p# T! z- r+ ]　　脚踩两只船

* a- m/ s( r. W: y6 f7 {6 Y$ U　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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- p( `+ P( A% }2 n" E, C9 F: h3 l. l( L　　君子之交淡如水

5 O5 ?  x$ Z: K4 I. ]! w) k　　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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( w. P: j  g" m% O3 c; }- e　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 g2 {2 D4 z+ p0 W4 C( u0 c/ d　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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; e4 D3 B$ g1 t4 Y　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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( e" e8 ~" ~+ O　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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* Y3 L: F" A+ O. x5 ]3 W  \　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& P3 k" H  n9 [. u5 D+ o8 {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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8 |; i3 n- T' D: 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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7 v7 e! P% S) v! a# \; O; S　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) }0 P! b& B, Y2 P+ z　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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! _* w, K& Y, V3 K5 u/ u. L' O3 F　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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6 I# W2 n& q" }　　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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$ I8 H" a+ G9 w0 z6 @' o　　破釜沉舟
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: O3 }& `' X/ B/ U# p　　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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/ i* C2 R5 c3 W- O9 W　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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& g+ {  `) L; Q+ b6 @) q　　巧妇难为无米之炊

% H1 L; k9 u/ }! \$ ~8 ]% D　　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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; |# f3 {' M# s' l7 Q% F( r　　前事不忘，后事之师

$ G% D! E9 V2 M　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 Y& K% b2 v# d6 q　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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& g$ v- F) q$ m1 H( T) }" Q% F, f　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 P1 {; A3 T  U" v　　强龙难压地头蛇

: r/ y$ B" N  |( i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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: z+ T1 ~+ f1 c* `) Q4 m0 j  ?　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 P) J0 K$ Y1 r8 H& d　　人逢喜事精神爽
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" w" B: g( L( ^9 W) b　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

; }  ]0 }; j& C/ X" U; a5 C+ \6 l3 O　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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! B9 ~% h9 ^; k% {　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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  @+ g% t$ ]# A, `# h　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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" V4 }- J% V+ ^0 Z　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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: K7 N' V# Y: H　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

; Y8 Y( r: m* X  X0 a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　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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6 h( [9 m2 R7 X! e　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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5 |/ ~- ]) t% M( _% e" `5 H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* r+ b* }( C* c0 {$ G  B2 N　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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8 t  v" z- y6 I7 S* S9 v　　实话实说
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5 ~& L5 `% ?! i5 }1 k　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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8 x( K- r& |6 A+ v7 w5 R/ M% J　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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- T6 P* H% A( P- P　　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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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

; {9 ?+ h; L- v　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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8 X9 P/ X" ^' y: |* J) ~: a$ n　　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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/ Y7 Q8 Z% {" z  F1 L7 V  z$ |　　歪风邪气
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$ l& X" T% v1 r6 i, j) ^　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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) n9 I) j! O- [5 X　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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3 ?! y* e1 w5 w2 \# H/ ]　　望子成龙

4 C3 q( b2 W0 b　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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4 I! W5 F1 t: F% z8 H" n5 n1 I　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 h1 i+ K& C- R8 \/ a+ F8 e- l# ?　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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/ N" G4 W5 S* Q　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# s6 s4 E* T' a　　新官上任三把火
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) U0 f" C9 I! D5 b' `　　a new broom sweeps clean
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- }; c' l! p  a% d/ R5 p2 I. `+ I8 I2 [　　蓄势待发

% C$ a! i& r; _4 F6 Y　　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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4 `& d. G3 V% A7 ~5 d1 u　　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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; I& u( q  @; \" t　　先下手为强
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5 N% E, A: T) w  H　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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1 [# q8 E. C! A　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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8 T$ r( M6 M$ f2 n* i( z　　ants on a hot pan

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' x' @7 p, G3 f　　现身说法
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5 e7 r' O6 H5 p　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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' d! a7 Y2 h4 ^' D  d! i　　息事宁人

1 S8 }$ F0 m' `/ t% f6 D2 F　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

6 o8 C9 B9 p3 c. m8 F) q　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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$ m& n* Y( a- L9 E  h; m　　严以律己，宽以待人
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& S0 U7 T: v4 [5 y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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8 F! f* W+ E5 i7 G- X3 v/ n1 [) N　　有情人终成眷属
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9 ?# e5 \3 T4 K9 r- O+ a& r　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

8 q0 }( u6 R, m5 r$ [1 V* _! m　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

+ |( y7 x: q2 [) i2 J# f; L  C　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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" X+ B; d+ N3 K　　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

# W4 ~+ r) j7 h3 m) w5 i　　与时俱进

) g) _8 D6 C1 K4 F4 H　　keep pace with the times86
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" h+ N5 ~1 U8 _8 x　　以人为本

+ W8 Q) S' v+ e　　people-oriented

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) f% A" m+ g! ~: {8 k　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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3 L* j2 O9 c0 e1 U& k1 M- w5 y2 o　　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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) L4 N. U- o7 N% S) B　　欲速则不达

# q$ ?9 P( l' g& p9 e3 H　　Haste makes waste.

) F8 o3 N, h$ n4 P8 B! \7 k　　More haste, less speed.
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　　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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　　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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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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& k: [! i9 |+ j0 d0 Z　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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$ m; T# G+ g( Y4 P' a　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist

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6 o. V/ a3 {" }3 t  d　　纸包不住火
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" \  B# W! u3 m, e3 s& a" g$ t, N/ B　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

& V* `# L# x- `  T. x9 Z% Y% b) c　　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。