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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& G% d$ ]. @7 ^& J　　爱屋及乌
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+ b1 c/ C+ T; p7 v　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

5 K1 M, J4 T2 z2 W; F( ^+ ]+ P  p( k　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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' v9 z7 K" C+ l　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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! A& p+ l' O; y4 f( p9 [" O7 S　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 e  {/ f$ {/ y　　不遗余力
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/ Q, b8 h( F% r- d& ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

. B* ~! [' B* l) r　　No discord, no concord.
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8 d2 N; Y6 b7 z) X　　拆东墙补西墙

: h1 j5 N& L9 G. [9 T, }　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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% N" L/ d2 N5 f# Q　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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+ ^+ P# l3 j' q/ P" n& O) w" Q　　大事化小，小事化了
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5 n  r9 @/ |( h, f) |' D% }- p. J2 D　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; j% o' p4 J. _* M, f) S　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% Z8 d8 u) B, s% W; {2 v5 |8 _　　国泰民安

6 i+ J: l) g  o9 h4 P3 x, H$ j　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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2 {7 Z7 N( J# d3 c$ a2 B　　过犹不及
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3 L# e- Q5 `6 B" b  L　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( u! k8 b2 _5 U) j　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

7 ?# W4 w8 F, K& I5 n　　once on shore, one prays no more

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9 D/ Q$ r- w- g6 g1 f) \8 C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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; ?2 `& j. v: ]　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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9 s8 i9 `7 S& v# x. s　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

% a, e8 ~- U9 G. M　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* d% K* P8 @! h4 u　　金玉满堂
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( {3 V* K' s  x/ N( h　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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7 W  J8 |3 C" ^/ _　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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0 l* b0 J) m& s- H( x# V6 Y　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

6 T: `# J" ?/ K, P2 ^1 z9 k& j　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ h, j( n5 o" _3 j7 ?* P　　礼尚往来
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　　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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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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9 F+ i' h( z3 `% e; H( Y! f9 ?　　gain both fame and wealth
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6 H  C9 N# W% p- p$ \+ X　　茅塞顿开
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0 _" Q% \5 l/ S& O& a, ~　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" U" P4 H) \- p7 |9 t: g5 N3 A　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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- p1 R& F& W1 `* S( m　　弄巧成拙
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; }9 s% Z5 V$ ^& v　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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% l  A8 r0 w+ o: n- d; c5 ?" T5 y　　赔了夫人又折兵
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9 P  [, e  {" F5 h　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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% M7 }# E' g6 Q4 E& h& |　　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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　　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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4 u- N+ ^$ U. T　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, C% Q) w8 _. F" u　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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3 b: z4 n8 ?0 E: L& O: Y3 l7 {, i; a　　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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2 ^0 E4 l# z/ e" b: w* Y& [/ x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ o% o. F! s+ H* s0 U5 c+ i5 V　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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! u, e! U: P9 R! B* @　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, W6 j9 k( K" J  Y' H　　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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& Q, s# P2 E. |& D　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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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6 Y+ W  n+ H% @0 m! r　　世外桃源
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% u2 g% Q1 L$ E9 w7 z　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  l1 k+ Y# a* f0 j; }- _　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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5 U2 ~6 A/ ^- L5 A: P　　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

% n# o- K, `4 Y( C　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# S8 z& Z9 E1 a　　杀鸡用牛刀
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: z9 N8 r  y5 p; C, R( a. `　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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8 E* H0 ]4 o- d# k　　speak of the devil
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3 M6 k1 t: M/ o% B0 R　　实话实说
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　　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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. S1 r; d$ Q. J$ L% i7 N5 ?5 x　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ d7 H# i& ]' b/ l4 ~2 p: L7 M# [- D# u　　韬光养晦
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* V( ]& x0 B" L  O3 z/ R5 R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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! X" S' G0 V" {3 h. H. I　　糖衣炮弹

5 p2 Q6 F' C* p! j( w$ _　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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  Q! L5 \& k' Q$ ^6 c/ M　　Unity is strength.
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2 z9 F4 M/ F' K6 M6 G8 g! r　　跳进黄河洗不清
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8 _* x) r9 g' J; ?8 G　　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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' ]6 t5 y) _( ~+ f, N　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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( b2 f- @; Z4 y0 c; r3 Z% y* o$ e　　无中生有
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' t4 ?5 R9 z+ u5 T$ F4 j5 B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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4 r$ j$ i+ ]$ e( B8 j$ r5 L　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

4 r& R6 Z8 ^- a  L4 M# |　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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; k5 n, @! i; P/ u- F　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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  P/ h' _1 x- p5 U* s　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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+ Q0 y. i* n% D4 Y- y　　心想事成

: z3 G+ Z* c1 d" l　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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  B7 K" _6 |& Q: k6 l3 K: T# X/ u　　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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( G$ H1 ~4 d/ K! l& P+ ^2 p# o　　先下手为强

% Y6 N8 M8 R* @+ l1 ?6 c& Z* Y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

7 u- I" y4 d6 s9 c+ _$ V" j　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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2 Q$ ~' E3 m8 O4 v$ k- j　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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7 J5 Y! h6 _+ x+ s9 G) n　　息事宁人
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　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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5 C8 N# g$ c' b! Q: p　　有情人终成眷属

) O, Q, u- Y* X# r　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 K0 v  V) B6 H( s5 p　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

5 ~1 J9 x. @: M4 O0 b) X　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

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

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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( n- z& m6 l. e5 O1 i: S0 Q　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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' ^1 f. @$ V" |: S4 S　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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. f1 `) S' e* E4 A/ d% f! U2 ^; u　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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* D6 _! L) U5 H( V# ?% p* h4 U　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

: q" A9 G- D6 U! d　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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4 |2 v' M+ d3 H( P6 z: e　　Great minds think alike.
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! O7 t6 m: m0 s' v( N# c2 E' F　　冤家宜解不宜结
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2 x7 {! m+ E. s# k' z( j　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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! y$ F. W% i1 A+ t, r　　冤假错案

  ^& L1 d. R, X. u　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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6 B5 Z( C# R& H$ R　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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2 c7 r7 R1 m" J* {, k, M: [　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 C: M+ C1 A4 f' T# o　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

* h- D4 M0 r3 Z4 B  S　　众矢之的
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  p) T5 d9 D$ }8 E) ?+ C# v　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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3 D% i0 f4 x, p; V9 @　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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; [  {$ q% V2 m& r# r; W　　左右为难
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　　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。