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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! z: r) ?$ E7 _! `2 e' E　　爱屋及乌

5 Z1 Q! ^+ y; S2 U  K1 W! G　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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; q( q1 m* o9 y* \　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 f8 a! R' m" q0 C1 b　　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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. [, s8 H0 \6 c  s0 C　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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1 r+ U" Q0 w" e' {4 _( p/ q$ G* k　　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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1 N/ ?! ~' X# j* x8 V% l　　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

7 y: ~% W* R8 |; g　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 e3 ?6 c! Z% H1 \　　过犹不及

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

$ W  i& f( v% n6 x/ c# l　　too much is as bad as too little

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2 N! t5 `; w2 R, z　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ f) O) }9 y0 K1 T" Q　　once on shore, one prays no more
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2 F; r7 O8 o0 n1 H$ l/ x7 A4 X6 n　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 I: f' \' g/ A: x* l( q2 ~& E: F4 h　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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" _8 y+ W/ f9 g, u) M: H' J8 V　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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+ C& ~# `% ^" Q$ W) t- Z6 P　　never too old to learn

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* _0 Q/ s+ `+ v! o+ U! A　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　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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( m  U6 V% x  c# o1 l　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　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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　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

6 `: H: N/ e$ y8 }! g) ?　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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/ _- m2 V% a- J8 Q/ X& Q6 y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　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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　　茅塞顿开
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, d% h. C  X4 Z# s1 N: k4 n4 _1 U　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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: S6 V2 @) e( A, A4 D7 ?. L7 ?0 L/ c　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" I/ e6 E$ _; Y: \　　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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* E; [3 l" c' J; s' E　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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5 [* B9 E' Z6 l, {/ M" h: V　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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! W8 H5 |/ n4 C$ r' A　　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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* i$ q4 I' w8 E% P. W( K　　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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3 u% n5 [: C/ M# g. r( O　　破釜沉舟

, d/ ?. g" s# l% k　　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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! P" g2 s7 i9 R- E/ a* ?: W　　抢得先机

. t: ]1 m' {7 v  ?$ H' x　　take the preemptive opportunities

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! X/ ^+ A8 u7 d& f5 ]' _4 s8 e　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; V" u; B: u$ m" B8 z　　千里之行始于足下

, E  }, m+ @* S7 h& i( ?  Z, K% }　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

0 v+ p1 v" v- O4 Q& U; [4 n　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. |' I! s* ^( P( {& e* h1 F5 x　　瑞雪兆丰年

8 G5 y+ z1 J8 `7 M( |　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, E) s9 x! D$ c" A1 [) \9 |　　人逢喜事精神爽
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+ \# Z5 J0 ]& h5 R2 j) U　　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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  t) l' ], t: `　　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

& N8 C! d0 O1 I8 c/ X, Y7 h, k: K　　Humans are born good.

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+ P6 {/ u2 I/ _2 f8 p1 j; p* I! a- v　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

+ u- x2 G# a5 S$ K# J7 D0 e　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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; g  M2 ~! j: d/ a+ V　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

6 q2 Y( W9 v0 X+ L7 G6 f0 c　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: z  l" A: b+ ?& F+ L4 ?　　三十而立

! A- h8 E2 z+ |" n5 i$ d& v* y　　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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1 x/ G# k: X& U) S0 E( k　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

3 M7 J  F1 S4 e6 i( m0 b' A% e　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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/ D5 c+ n( ], n! M# S　　杀鸡用牛刀

7 g9 R. }: R1 D9 `# B　　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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　　speak of the devil

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　　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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/ r& r& V1 z# t5 \. [　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

4 d9 b: f' Y* t" b2 ~3 {　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

4 ~% {$ t/ c/ V" [　　韬光养晦

$ C( s! s7 w$ x: {　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

* g+ O9 e" y9 G4 v9 o0 h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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4 P0 d+ X: H7 j6 w2 y　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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　　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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4 \$ b) r7 e% Y8 v* R8 v　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图

1 T/ s- [2 _, \　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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
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6 _: B; D" C6 b) a　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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% s; k" S- R0 o　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 K5 F# U6 H9 b9 X　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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7 r- b6 K6 S# p; W& r- R2 \/ N/ ]　　蓄势待发

/ w( F) r. q' c1 H3 E- d$ O$ |　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

! r8 k) T, C5 `* o6 W2 `% U5 J　　May all your wish come true

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& }/ Y' ^( V: M' E# T% |: b2 |　　心照不宣
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# n: q% i! H5 [. y　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ n+ J- P5 a* r, s  H* `& [6 |　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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; @: f6 m( y5 e8 E　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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. K: m8 x, c& V$ B4 @　　The best defense is offense.
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6 L+ I! O% H" ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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9 \$ w. R6 G  Q# {" g" j4 o, `　　息事宁人
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- s% c+ ~4 [5 r  t, W8 q+ v　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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2 y: q; E- L0 J1 ^0 c& x& _　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 e! N6 x. d) y; g6 m5 X, {! m　　严以律己，宽以待人

# S/ \/ \$ B1 \% l3 P8 U3 M　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 j9 C  E8 [3 W. x1 P　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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/ u+ k1 k) B% }4 h0 A  X　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

$ s7 `# e; x, W. @　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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2 X8 l$ l- W6 |　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

( D6 s- b' r5 J5 X1 t& V　　有缘千里来相会

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

+ n0 [) |" E) `8 [/ ]% j1 K　　与时俱进
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& r0 l+ r9 J1 L( ]! }　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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2 @1 L6 z* b% J$ l& }( ]　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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5 N0 e5 N$ A. I6 t& q　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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- d4 q- H; w$ O1 _/ c, `0 F7 v- g　　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
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8 b5 t4 _! E& h& U- q9 J* I　　Haste makes waste.

7 }2 `' w; g( Y　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

! \7 i0 V  o/ y' Y5 u# c$ O% T　　survival of the fittest

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6 R8 [4 \1 Z2 p6 x. X8 o  [) {; T　　英雄所见略同
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5 u4 _+ f, @- o1 C) R, O　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( I+ W& I; u: H- ?0 H" h7 o: H　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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; T9 u9 Y% ^9 j6 P, v0 a$ p　　一言既出，驷马难追
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3 M5 g$ f9 s& c% J, r, r# L1 g　　A promise is a promise.

' S6 E3 X9 f% y$ z3 k' k; K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 W- M% E, b& ~+ U0 p0 e% M3 ^) t　　招财进宝
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4 c5 [5 Z! C8 ]6 o' B9 Q　　bring in wealth and treasure
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) T. T, }1 l0 X3 V, o  J3 K+ f　　债台高筑
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# P6 t4 U# p1 t3 F% B　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　98

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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  k6 X1 P) q6 B# V5 J　　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。