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
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! r7 w. n( n1 Y+ K" C　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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+ F5 a  o! u7 d8 ^7 J　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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8 l. w0 q: Y: I$ |: e/ u, a　　笨鸟先飞
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# G) w6 d! W- K1 w( m　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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( p/ l, ^: r  V8 Y' s$ D　　不遗余力

: {" H# _6 s' L5 x( S, E( I$ B　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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' }; f# g: t/ E5 F! I　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ C) O# Q/ r. |3 i4 \, r3 P　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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; N4 @$ B6 E- p2 }2 u1 D. A) i　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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' W- t- g' T7 j$ ^' y8 l- B& r5 H　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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( M* M- Y9 L$ p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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) H0 o( X; A+ F. O; J) k8 C　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

& D% g9 L4 z9 V* u, U0 B　　Bad news travels fast.

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# P2 M1 v: H' T4 T8 V　　和气生财

& L$ H5 w: J, z9 X3 N　　harmony brings wealth;

" a! m. F5 {' ]2 A6 l5 r　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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% a5 H: O0 y" A* L1 p　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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2 b( E/ Q! e/ F/ a, X  m　　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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# k( n6 w4 l# j1 t2 d　　Treasures fill the home.

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: l5 |" ^/ `$ Q　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

% r- ]% S! S! f; _  h- R　　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

, q1 x* o7 q; V2 }$ ^　　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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# v" K" c7 }* H　　礼尚往来
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3 ^) R7 o2 f6 ~! Y! k　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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0 \5 j* z8 `: R! Y) C. c1 R4 l% J/ g0 s　　be suddenly enlightened

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' N) _( v1 i; ^( a　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' m& P+ G8 f( f, P, f/ u　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 l  l& {* I$ p5 x) u　　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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- S# p& v# Q/ M( A! ?: v　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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0 ~$ ~- r( T9 N/ {　　弄巧成拙

  M) p6 i* b/ w5 z# W" _　　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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; x- m6 b0 a$ M! R8 {3 n　　破釜沉舟

# U0 K$ q% D& ]; O　　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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: V5 a) O: f6 G: G1 B1 r5 z- z　　抢得先机
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5 S$ b, R6 P! ~9 w　　take the preemptive opportunities

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- N# C" }  k. H　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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# K4 M" o; z. b$ ~0 G2 Q' K, l　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 f; A# K) s! K9 N! B+ i　　千里之行始于足下

+ x% c3 g' B4 N/ y8 O8 m　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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3 v9 w" b' E+ G* x" [% Q7 ?' r　　前事不忘，后事之师

. L, Q' _+ X  D; p2 c. U　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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0 U2 g0 {" i+ b8 |9 C" z3 P2 j　　前怕狼，后怕虎

2 T$ T3 z: |% [　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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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* y/ \& k) h3 M　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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9 Y- U3 s$ q/ Q, l' l　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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% A' G; d4 Z- J6 n/ U- g2 }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& M7 T9 U+ g8 b) M* R# H  E0 [' @　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

! o' u4 V/ C2 u* q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

( M' H& b8 t$ b5 Q# R$ T　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

& t3 N- J+ {! D, g1 c0 n9 m　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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; E+ C' }* y' k/ @$ }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; P  u' W9 e/ x1 {+ B  r6 `0 f7 }　　三十而立

　　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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  C) Z: S9 L1 ?0 _　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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' i9 p4 B" ~+ O9 O2 L$ U1 z% X' s　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# i6 T2 Q. J1 K, s( i8 Z" s  u0 b$ q　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: c( ^- E. t. u3 `; k4 b' D2 G　　说曹操，曹操到
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" S1 Q8 U/ G- }0 t$ _6 i& u　　speak of the devil
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/ B' o& P# [9 D; e) J6 S. k9 o　　实话实说

　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

3 c8 s/ M/ p0 ]3 T6 x　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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. H, P7 m; z* M( a2 C: ]( \　　糖衣炮弹

$ W& [4 I1 H+ m/ Q　　sugar-coated bullets59

" E/ K5 D3 c2 R　　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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3 F' B2 ~8 t( w　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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- F/ O1 {7 _* i5 d& y, C/ {8 B+ f　　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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7 v/ q; K- w& k9 P6 J　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

' @" }, V5 ]/ O- g( S　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 b) l: B. ?# n: r　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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9 K! ?" S: x) C　　唯利是图

# W( Y! v( O8 Y6 t- V7 s　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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7 w# k* r& Q, F5 p& f& }" D　　无中生有
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4 v* u1 E5 v. r/ v; d　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 M: @* c# f- s6 V+ c" e5 Z　　无风不起浪
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& D+ [, J  ^' v' j+ K　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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, i6 Q$ a! H, R: c$ X. _0 k9 c! i　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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" H7 p: `' A" I& {; [, o* k　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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  W$ P: n" M# L　　心照不宣

+ f/ k7 W# o0 ]( e- B　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( p1 D2 A4 w; C. u　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

" k* l% C# p4 k: U, x8 E0 O　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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( b% [' I4 C' u* D7 m2 |　　The best defense is offense.

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8 _  v1 Q% _4 _; o  `　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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4 F/ W8 O7 b- }  d* i: [　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

8 Y  l7 t$ A5 A& P( ~1 P　　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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, U" g* M( S5 S( F: J+ ], V5 G　　严以律己，宽以待人
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( ~# Y" s$ h; q5 Z: B$ W5 R　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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5 b( k( E! R' O! ^3 I　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 t! l8 S( j: O: Q# X$ Y/ r+ E　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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% N; V( l% [0 I( C0 N　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- n" t4 x. g- f+ }, R& \$ `　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

- ?1 F8 X6 L" W4 s　　有勇无谋

5 C' o# J8 P. L7 v( ~) c! A& Z1 j　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

6 h) Z/ O  z" L) k& d　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* K0 ^* T8 H& J& ?　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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, x1 i3 ]( U) A( y6 d1 k　　因材施教

2 ^& ]9 f7 n9 o1 S! V4 ~: C　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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/ ~5 F% T% E2 ]3 w) k+ |　　More haste, less speed.
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! g# ~+ ^* T" s3 K' t　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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, q5 e( V" ~: `7 W　　英雄所见略同
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# g2 H# c! v5 H0 K  S" m8 m　　Great minds think alike.
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# v+ N3 l% P& Q) U0 J　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% h* l9 y0 k2 T/ O　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

; t0 c; M* ^. r; J: N　　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

. P5 X% \$ E3 m1 P& E" D0 i　　A promise is a promise.

5 J. n2 x3 k' M2 Y　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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5 l6 `9 r3 X5 e　　招财进宝

) s4 D/ w3 \0 b- @+ A4 f4 d' l4 h　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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1 I: V; H9 s1 T" N" c　　纸上谈兵

3 ]$ z. l: e, Z; L　　be an armchair strategist
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7 y- t9 r) b4 r! f& p　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。