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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6 m' z' J1 j+ |　　爱屋及乌

& z$ D/ R; S3 R5 {2 n- {　　Love me, love my dog.
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9 Y& ]. ~4 V1 S# U( d6 L( w　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

' x! g; h2 W2 H$ i( j　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

) ?9 G0 y# f6 w( ?7 t9 ~+ Z1 {　　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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6 v9 O8 }3 z4 y  S9 W　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 _/ R3 l5 h' g$ }8 }( i　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 e1 e1 @3 l) a3 T% Z. s- R4 i/ l　　辞旧迎新

　　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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# H6 c8 M# v9 |$ U$ e! v# F- N6 g　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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1 q0 F+ W; u4 ~: k) G　　大开眼界

/ S3 p& `+ }2 b' F/ [" J　　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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6 A: G# D, T* t8 `/ [& l- v　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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/ G- z. F+ _, b: b2 ^　　too much is as bad as too little

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3 _# T+ [. S* E　　好了伤疤忘了疼

2 @! n) X+ I: U5 {0 Y  X& w　　once on shore, one prays no more
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, Q' c, x; [" F) U& B# V; z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

$ [! |1 N: x0 r　　Bad news travels fast.

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( \# A/ g# K8 s5 T- z# {　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

! _) e" q' i) e! D　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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9 c3 H9 x: U/ s" c　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

5 S2 Q+ s9 F/ \; e+ i! ~3 w$ b/ z　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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3 V. W( _: N5 X  _5 i& e" a　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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0 @$ z8 w# I% S6 e% ~5 ~- s$ a　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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0 @5 }- t8 t7 V  ?( `& ~　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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1 L% Y3 u; c( t　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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  W5 @" A' i; E) z, N1 K　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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& T$ {0 _( G" }' t　　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

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

# w; T0 T' `6 ]" ^/ C* |　　be suddenly enlightened

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, x, I( o1 ^) Q4 ^1 x　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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. M' ~' W* V# E+ s　　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
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2 }; j' I* {. H, Y! b3 a: O　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) b2 ~, V9 c: y5 E. D　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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- L( X- K) K3 i  F0 T　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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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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7 k/ Y) `9 e. p5 L　　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

1 S# @. {7 ^( r　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ Q3 L6 n) ^$ F# H7 C　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( H1 H7 J1 ~3 @6 n  S　　千里之行始于足下
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  m7 v9 B2 b5 e+ m% U! \% W: u　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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% D) a9 u; y8 w6 `! X0 O4 h　　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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( r7 B  U- ]; q9 N/ B8 C  T　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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% J- |& `  U5 O: I　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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) l* `2 C9 l/ U* M* h+ v　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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0 r/ g9 j( N. L( ~1 T. |( }. ?　　世外桃源

! _6 W3 T- P' H' A7 z$ l- |% {! X　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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( _* m# V/ A2 r　　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;

' g& O: @7 q) l　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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4 m/ P0 i2 q' Z* @2 k5 n　　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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$ s2 ?6 l3 e7 ]　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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# C2 B8 W- k4 b6 y$ |3 C6 U; T　　时不我待

# k' O! k* V* h6 L0 h! e+ F' |　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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5 X4 f" Q$ p4 w6 C8 u　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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/ ~  i1 A# n9 y　　实事求是
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+ i5 I+ g, ^5 B3 Y- Z7 _9 E　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

# I6 \: ?2 |# g& [; O4 E　　speak of the devil

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* e- U; s# S2 q' Q' l8 b% q　　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

, O3 X* W0 [+ a+ X. Q. h- i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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3 t# `# B: V7 ^  m! @6 |　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

6 J- i' m! k/ z/ B& r# Y$ ~　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

0 g- C1 V6 |" ?# d0 t0 p' ~$ t+ c　　团结就是力量
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3 s. c: X9 u! o+ ~　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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$ b5 x9 ?9 M; y0 A+ z. d　　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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2 S' X  [( ]) m) I　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ U4 z2 _! H+ z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ {6 H) O* P* [# J; b2 X+ A: ~　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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8 \. A+ l; `0 {) ~2 O　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

2 D! d, ]( k, V: N% O/ o　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　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
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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# v3 x7 f$ V9 K5 `: Z. f　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 h+ r7 o5 |5 F+ q* {2 b　　新官上任三把火

, N' E, t. ~6 t2 `2 s! b　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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) o: f8 G6 V# v, K+ Q4 ~/ l$ Z* {　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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7 F; A8 r( C. j! a　　心照不宣
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% Y0 O/ g  o: q　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

% U" M& X: |5 e9 o) M7 v4 s　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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: ~3 k+ g8 L- M) H　　先下手为强
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6 y6 H8 }2 B( o9 E& L9 v　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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' v* F. z5 A5 G0 j! y　　ants on a hot pan

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$ L: {( l8 c7 _" w! u9 i　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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! {/ |% C! ]2 V2 g2 U+ L5 i+ d　　息事宁人
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5 O/ m7 M0 J* |5 _( `' Q- F2 d# i. y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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9 X& s) d4 O/ j% s- A　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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* a( T4 `7 y1 a9 B' F! E　　有情人终成眷属
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5 d; I. ^1 i  C　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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" U; u, z, c: y7 S　　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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　　有勇无谋

* {) C& V: l* u- U- g　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

+ W. h0 r4 ?/ R' Q　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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3 I  h, {5 b) Z　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

' p; a4 }# H! w' d* ?　　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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: X# r, d6 q' g1 p  {: q* \/ I　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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4 g3 ?; {- O$ n% A3 @! U. v　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

4 T" l9 s% r* G8 d　　Great minds think alike.

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3 |7 P: @, S9 ]　　冤家宜解不宜结

" k8 L/ {1 C" ~" d- |/ C( L　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

& \0 N9 U7 {; k0 e+ ^* ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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! F9 C8 m( t0 P+ p' y/ f　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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9 `  M6 w# b- N& P7 ~. K6 i4 z$ l6 Q- h　　众矢之的
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1 T+ K5 f+ w7 t* L) r4 a9 c6 q; G　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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1 I4 y$ ]* u) s  l) D　　be an armchair strategist
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% r9 F7 k; \" m　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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/ N  e# J3 }9 P4 Q　　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。