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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0 @2 ]/ _. O5 t' \* C, k3 e　　爱屋及乌
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　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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5 ~+ h! l+ G' I! Z　　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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1 R8 `. _1 B0 j# I' Z0 l　　笨鸟先飞
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3 S0 k  s3 E( ^, k6 F; @9 @; l　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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8 ~' M. w  a  \9 [' L/ O　　不遗余力

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

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3 S8 _4 O' \$ B% N/ _0 h　　不打不成交
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2 i1 D9 t, A% M! F7 g! O6 ?' c, g2 g　　No discord, no concord.

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8 |3 |& V* @% W8 j1 E6 e　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 k' N4 G+ L1 A9 W9 h9 ?1 D　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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. Q, l! P. w' Z5 d) m　　辞旧迎新

  m; h3 R; `6 M6 M% n  m　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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& M4 e7 g0 a" B4 G　　大事化小，小事化了
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  |0 Z, s5 ?4 R* j- X0 T7 v　　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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　　国泰民安

9 r0 `. y* W4 S　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

5 h5 B1 y6 B* L　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

3 k% a) ~- o3 V7 e6 U9 A　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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! z5 _2 V* [( t! }! m　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

) ?" A, p% V0 \6 E4 L  z4 t' r　　Bad news travels fast.
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( Y+ X9 L6 P/ k4 p0 `- t$ M　　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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　　活到老学到老

8 ^; i# e% Z+ }6 X. u) Q　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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% \; j) Z9 @- o6 u) C　　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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2 Q% o* b6 E1 U' o( }2 z　　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

! X7 S+ }( K; r, l: ]0 `　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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5 j8 P# v5 q) X/ ]- {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

1 L. u6 F# V" H　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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+ T9 z. U9 Q" O# M; `- P( ?　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

0 i. e) n) i0 T- a  f/ M8 `　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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: {( e4 S  W' E4 |& s$ ^6 K　　马到成功

' e; o5 h) Y' o+ A+ E4 V　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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6 R# C/ p0 S, V% i& k4 O　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　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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; U" B" J+ m1 c  u4 L9 J" a　　谋事在人，成事在天
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1 M# N- _0 b9 p1 S* x　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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( P3 j  g" K+ ^1 ]$ h; }, Q　　弄巧成拙

) Q; \/ W$ R' p( f+ y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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  E1 G8 E) [4 f! B2 P# h# H8 s　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 ~. s$ L9 e8 ?5 A- h　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

3 |. W* q+ }3 f　　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

　　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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% m5 F' C& G0 q9 q& w　　抢得先机
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' _# [" O$ x2 i% @8 R; j　　take the preemptive opportunities
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% e- I4 |1 g" X, L　　巧妇难为无米之炊

: H) U. {) W$ F2 p　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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" ^- o8 _, e! z# ?　　千里之行始于足下

' a' g3 z- d5 ^1 {　　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

  X1 P7 _+ s" W  n1 k' H0 v　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

; L7 A7 ?$ k- E4 \' Q; H　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. v+ i& v4 m& z　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ L- g, ~9 e* F/ H* Z　　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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0 \9 P: `* o$ |1 w; i; U　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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: ]5 [+ i4 A2 ]+ `　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) s! T. G2 o2 L4 ?4 Q- P0 S5 L- F1 h　　世外桃源

3 w1 K$ T* K+ Q( ^( {　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

: R+ c$ R  `" P3 l　　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

" M" z# ~, N: Q& v　　a blessing in disguise;
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2 t9 {' w) l6 ]. k/ x5 l) k- y; ^9 D　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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( o. z) p; g( B/ K& o　　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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) R" J. p! m# _% V) d　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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9 Y/ R! g5 |! o- r$ N　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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% K# ^1 c9 [% z, [: B2 G) d　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 X' d3 w* G0 O" d　　实事求是

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

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9 a* |! Z5 u( _) ^　　说曹操，曹操到

2 f9 M. i9 s) R: d+ o　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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4 [! F0 z: G7 U$ v; u% h　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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2 s% n4 _+ g+ v2 J0 t1 o　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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9 g% }# f5 ~  D: F" k　　韬光养晦
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6 e4 _, j" Y4 X0 G; x' M5 S　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　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
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

: r( M2 |) L  F. w' ?　　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

- ~* ^+ f6 j# u9 r( V* V　　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
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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8 ^# z6 \0 }$ V1 p　　唯利是图

& S$ K* r5 A% o9 s3 p% H; f　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

3 P* @" q+ j. H2 o　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! g& I$ ]6 i) ]; Z* A$ u　　徇私枉法

- w2 G: |0 T1 z3 ?: V1 ?7 O+ t　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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- h& s' d# x% C3 x　　新官上任三把火
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( Z, T- e8 i$ v2 b9 N/ z& P/ \1 V　　a new broom sweeps clean

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% {3 s3 l$ K. C4 N　　蓄势待发

! p7 n4 ^) g/ j# G! Z, }' [0 A& R3 Y  g　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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& e; _4 I. G8 ^& W6 {! \4 g　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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& K+ Y  }/ W$ y! `1 M　　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
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; H9 T6 a, A/ _　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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7 m7 [8 p, }3 A　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 \  n3 a3 `- y, |' _　　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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% s" P1 J3 j% P0 j" {: P' }- Y$ [: E　　息事宁人

　　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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+ ]: s- w# W; l1 M" A　　严以律己，宽以待人
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& V. ?$ {( g" V5 o: C　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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( ?6 g9 ?  y& v% N% s9 D　　有情人终成眷属
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8 p$ D- V0 ^+ m9 K8 h8 v% n% i$ a　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

( p3 c- F$ D( e6 T2 A0 A- X! F　　有识之士
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8 \0 ^% R) u, o, W3 o4 ~: q0 N; p' k　　a man of insight83
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7 D, [! Q, V1 X# t6 m　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

6 N4 r* u' _" X* d　　与时俱进

6 s( M4 N  S$ k6 t$ z　　keep pace with the times86

& m+ J. N* S* }6 _8 v& H- ~9 ^　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# z4 b, V' y+ q$ D3 ?7 y/ N　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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* m! V2 w5 M, q3 F; W8 z0 r7 q9 t　　欲速则不达
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* j- Z5 z0 v$ L- U; ]- a! x　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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' n( G, j% e4 H　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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% {6 N* Q0 s& e# A　　冤家宜解不宜结

4 G% M- y4 Z7 e  e! T2 s4 D  c' F/ g　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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$ k- b# U  v: \7 m% _6 y7 h　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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' A/ |5 }' ^2 v, D/ g( L　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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8 r6 x! P: [$ D) t# S　　bring in wealth and treasure

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! g% Z9 i( n; ^9 t　　债台高筑

# a; p- v% ~& s! t4 X' k! f　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

  A- f' F- l; [3 V( F$ n; y; K　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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) I0 [4 K0 s- Q5 V5 m& N! i　　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
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# |/ O$ i2 X1 Y% d* S( a　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。