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

' k: i& {3 E( C0 [  F* z　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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. l$ ~& u$ b7 d* D　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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( N& O& b2 O0 U/ V8 B　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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8 C4 ^1 [7 R: r! G4 h- k' R　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

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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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2 B* k7 x4 ?4 t　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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4 P5 O3 j; D, |2 s　　拆东墙补西墙

- V" g# H) n' i% B& f8 I　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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, u9 O2 ^7 x9 P! r* k* o　　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

" Q( M7 H5 u/ f* h: o　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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  T- ]+ b6 {; W7 ?- N　　大开眼界
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# N5 f( |7 @, {* b( a3 l- y　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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+ O$ d) A0 x& Z0 t+ n2 `2 t　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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

0 A6 H8 X% S2 j+ X' v* ^　　too much is as bad as too little
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3 I* G, |+ E$ r! H9 I9 Q　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ E1 e6 H1 J) j　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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, h* R  f! |& `) i  J" u) E　　Bad news travels fast.
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9 d+ M. ?+ |7 `/ B& }6 t* G6 l　　和气生财
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5 M' T3 L6 e0 j; u2 x# R　　harmony brings wealth;
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, m6 E  p$ G, d: a  N　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

# J$ [7 s  b' V/ P" J: O/ [　　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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7 a3 g* o( M5 f9 y5 Z# I　　There are spots even on the sun.
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7 u4 C/ E0 A6 u8 z# J/ H% b& |5 B　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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7 `3 r9 F4 f& @4 j  A　　be down-to-earth
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( O0 T' F/ A; z  B# b　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

& z- C& [" Y8 j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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. x0 Y, B8 n0 |0 u6 G　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. A/ Z; f3 z# i$ r- v　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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5 q: V" `9 V4 z% d7 F. x4 @　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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- u$ b8 N3 L5 i  S, h4 G% M+ M3 e　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& t0 m4 G" g; J+ t7 N1 n( E( U　　马到成功
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+ D* T) ~$ O$ A* L% a5 ?: A) _" H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 J" L; {# x  o* @1 W　　名利双收

% N8 `/ o$ g+ G　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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7 j8 D7 p4 p, [. D2 u　　每逢佳节倍思亲

3 S; s9 P& K5 W( d4 Y% n7 X　　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

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　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

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ D' i1 h/ d7 L* ~/ C　　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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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0 g6 h# i/ X' o6 }, C# D　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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$ A* N! ^# f1 D  Y9 J; \6 F: P6 d　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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# O* J( f9 c# y　　瑞雪兆丰年
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" O& P6 A' [% l$ a1 |6 G3 ?　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 ]+ R9 i, x' D+ |* u　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 B& k  F% u+ U% k* y6 _, R　　世外桃源

4 b7 X% a. M& T. c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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9 V; U: S$ v) i0 Y　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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, }) i; f7 k9 A9 f1 t' }0 T+ N' _　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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8 E$ x: {( s5 e, d( r　　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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$ Q. h( u: q/ B　　水涨船高
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/ `) |( R( Q. E( N- C  j! C　　A ship rises with the tide

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2 N/ |  b3 W. ~& k1 d; _' P, @　　时不我待

6 |: v: P! m4 S　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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2 U- B  T9 a! D, F! B; u　　杀鸡用牛刀

% e) l5 e  i5 H; `7 L2 }# e( n　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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! ~9 A, r, L1 R　　实事求是

% S6 C( t, F, P& v' z2 C　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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+ u  H9 p: z# I5 u; N　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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# [7 z7 x$ t1 @. x　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

1 k3 {0 I- \8 B' y3 Z* V1 o6 m  H& N　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 T- M, j3 B* g, \7 l3 Y4 D, c% ^5 U　　糖衣炮弹

; {8 I" I, e8 E% G* A( [4 N　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% D( q3 ~- d" f! l& L0 H  z　　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

　　Unity is strength.
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$ e8 x5 f% s* v  G& Y　　跳进黄河洗不清
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" f* ?$ h/ B/ C2 n# |　　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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1 s1 |! }7 F, x. h9 K! w/ I% {6 t$ @6 D　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! g; ?" k8 |/ y　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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& X9 W# I( ~7 t! O, x# X　　望子成龙

" @! B- I5 ^1 X& g6 d8 K4 d　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

4 D! T, z# K9 r) s' Q' q8 \　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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1 k  k. P& b8 S　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

1 ^, g9 Z) R0 {& r1 y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

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1 b0 z# o2 E7 j7 t- `　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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' D# t; a  f1 T* w( ~　　心想事成

! F* w+ q6 K6 M% _　　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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　　先入为主

1 {8 Z4 Z. k* l. H4 p8 w　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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1 o" x: F7 J$ H: F: f　　先下手为强
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) @  B* o. {- M& X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) O$ Q' x* p9 m5 z　　The best defense is offense.
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6 I0 P/ `% n8 q( ]8 ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁

- w8 M# O6 r8 h1 N+ i/ u" f　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

# y/ x8 Z6 I& h8 k9 p& ~: e9 r　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: l% \+ K; f* c4 N% Z* V　　循序渐进
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1 |  p( J; a# y) o" n3 J: n　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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* G! d$ `5 g# ^9 r! o  J8 r　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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% }$ V0 h: d/ R　　有情人终成眷属

9 w6 F1 L; K0 p　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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+ O3 C3 u6 v: k+ g　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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5 g$ l" R. `+ l% ?, f　　有勇无谋

" u) |# |) _5 ?　　bold but not crafty84

$ g0 F* |) ?2 S4 g/ L; B" ?# |　　有缘千里来相会

( O% V; u4 G9 G1 A+ ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. e2 x& V- d5 ]  N# c　　与时俱进
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% ~) b/ a: |: `3 M　　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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  l" F" |5 I* j$ K: ]) z& J( {. Z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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8 @) b( K& J* g' S4 r　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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5 _# P6 g& e0 e" s* \1 j4 f　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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5 k) h6 B7 T6 k3 E. g+ x: `- z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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' d* ~1 o/ b; m, `& j% }　　冤假错案
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) L; J0 u- T4 W/ j! 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

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; X4 B" p1 V/ e6 w! [7 j' y: J　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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0 \% R, `: q: m, k. _6 u% j& F　　招财进宝
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0 ]+ H3 P" x5 l　　bring in wealth and treasure

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/ n8 `) z- e8 a& N& Z3 N　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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0 M- y6 {, m6 x4 l7 b+ l) U　　众矢之的
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- `! `; R, d# ]& f( p( @; @　　target of public criticism
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' `# H0 [: Y9 a* V8 U$ [3 f　　98

( `$ e8 B6 H7 x0 m" }* y) b6 A9 j: C　　纸上谈兵
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& l4 T- K' V) Q( O- q- O　　be an armchair strategist

9 r. p" G0 `0 C　　99
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4 A- Y7 t0 p' G" N) G& Q: B　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ q& c, D: h+ j" R7 h　　What's done by night appears by day.

# Z9 i- V/ t* W$ C! H　　100

　　左右为难

- z/ R8 P1 E, E" ?# Z　　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。