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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1 K2 V7 o* k$ B& O8 m$ C　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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, e4 i! Y% W% {% p: y  u1 y　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

2 Y/ R4 V, e: I) e. A　　Seeing is believing.

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1 ~! Q; j1 X& d; o; b8 B　　比上不足，比下有余
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; c( m: e2 H; V( N! U( u　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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, |' z( C" m( J　　笨鸟先飞
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% Z& U8 `& Q9 T7 V8 E, }6 r. M: S　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

+ k2 f0 Z5 [8 T# Q, o, h/ ^5 O　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

3 U) c" }9 m, j$ k, R　　No discord, no concord.
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; U  t) j1 H$ K- S0 J9 Q) x　　拆东墙补西墙
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3 Z  h: N6 P' L1 H　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! J, s; U  w& M: s　　辞旧迎新
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, }3 C, P! [  P" e6 H# j% R　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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! o! s9 r# N" A7 Z% R0 U0 E' ~7 H　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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6 n( ~8 U! Q5 j, v& c9 V3 ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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" }, Z( S9 p9 j! s　　too much is as bad as too little

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; C! G0 Q) |% p$ Y7 |　　好了伤疤忘了疼

1 \9 h. w" z5 G: o; h　　once on shore, one prays no more

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3 e0 ^) A5 H$ x& E　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

- R( _2 o2 f) D- m5 [　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 A! U, Z2 \, m0 J% f) n　　活到老学到老
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7 R  x/ |1 O8 a0 T& b3 E　　never too old to learn
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) G; @& f) a: E% Y" _$ y; z7 Q　　既往不咎

　　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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# S: r& Q6 I3 S% U　　金玉满堂

5 Z" w, ?' c4 x' Z1 r! r$ p　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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( Q# P' N$ \; ]# U3 y　　脚踩两只船

5 f( ?4 M9 C" i! {　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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$ j. |3 b$ ?) p( z" k7 ?' Y" m' {' {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来

) f1 l% U, C7 B0 \　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

* O1 Y) ]' E1 P  W% x　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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# |9 u: H. e: i3 e( M* e7 w8 ]6 i0 x　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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6 Q# s. {% V$ V1 g2 h9 F　　茅塞顿开
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, A4 W; T+ V2 y　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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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/ X. I& A. N2 h# }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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7 j  M; o# J. y, R0 _! {　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

8 o; i$ N, _* b" @6 S9 O　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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! K! `2 k2 [# @' R( F* t. e7 F　　赔了夫人又折兵
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3 l* E! r- d6 _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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+ P0 |' R+ D$ W& w　　抛砖引玉
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7 I  Z8 h9 j: k  @2 B　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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2 e$ E% o6 u6 C$ D) ^　　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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1 C+ h7 J+ G- C　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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" `- E( X# x' d$ U9 b8 A　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

1 O2 a' A' {* _5 Q' 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

0 a2 ]$ f! x: o0 ]3 U　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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6 D9 R% b+ O* X& b" K& h　　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
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& ^8 y! X7 x& [8 ]  S5 s6 J　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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4 B4 z1 J# X9 b/ G' s) r/ e　　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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: Z. ?( l& T7 R; S* F/ o* r0 N　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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9 s. N. @( j: b2 z　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) d! C( T4 m0 s, T: r# x　　世外桃源

3 K. t: [$ O2 {$ X, u9 @  E/ F　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ j! {0 K! s* o" c% Q　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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3 |6 h8 }% t: T+ g3 n  s- \9 e3 a　　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;

. S0 i- ?+ E+ e% p* b* B　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

8 n' Y. Y! i" {! X+ }' }# L7 }　　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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2 j/ e' R7 r' n- `) t　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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4 o- c+ t( C7 {2 k' T　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

0 a& y, P; n0 c3 d! e" a( U7 I　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　speak of the devil
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, G6 {  K" m+ ^& M　　实话实说

4 g; C" ]/ q) u* O2 t: {$ J# D　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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/ m9 S1 a* D% N8 |$ _# v& B7 r　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ Q+ U6 T5 z- ~" Q6 ]( Z  {　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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! |. ]0 R" U6 T7 f$ K% P/ s* s　　韬光养晦

% w$ _6 x- I0 @9 X　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

3 I- Y' E4 R3 ~( B7 @+ t0 O% g) w　　sugar-coated bullets59
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; L4 d/ _; g1 S* E　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# W. K6 i5 Z# p0 e& V, S$ a9 J　　团结就是力量

1 g, p8 C' @" R9 Y; V+ `2 i5 x　　Unity is strength.
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" Y9 {5 z9 @3 b5 O+ `　　跳进黄河洗不清

8 |/ x, e; p0 e: E; p' S% \, I% M% t　　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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* {+ |0 w8 x) a- O) |: Y　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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; M2 t; x5 `# C6 D2 r9 j　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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: x/ O( ]7 J% E# b9 Y　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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4 _* F2 H, y2 l5 m! f  g# T3 p2 f$ x　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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+ s7 G3 {1 k0 `4 `　　无中生有

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, i* t7 t5 Q' Q* f" g+ u+ W　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 y& N( B& w( R# s; I　　徇私枉法

* k+ d5 B7 V+ [% x) Y, m; N5 E　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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' e/ M" B/ `0 T3 x' [　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

- |2 E2 _( o- |( I  @* g　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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* O8 S, }6 W( x; Y　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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　　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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  W/ g8 T' a9 D* M* u' s+ U　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ v2 B4 P* h. H8 v2 |0 [1 N　　The best defense is offense.
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0 `% X3 N# L+ G# c+ n- |　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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3 `) e$ w( @  I& d! C% b3 R1 }0 G　　现身说法

- r/ p$ Z3 f5 z6 y( h/ C　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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& N4 q3 J' R# f5 G& |2 d; S( c　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

* k3 b1 T5 v, }5 Q　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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- `# y( `7 P+ ]+ M　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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! Q0 e( m4 J3 R$ ^　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

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

" S+ K' Y6 q+ g6 G　　与时俱进
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. U/ ~: I* `$ u" ]; w: w; \: ~　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　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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$ s2 x4 ^0 J  e# S: s6 \　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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; T* l3 g, l% [5 F　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

' i' h' S( y$ L5 N9 ]6 L) j　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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* i# l$ _0 _+ L　　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
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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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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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5 K: K2 D) h: \; u) `　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

5 K% V/ e5 ~6 u2 ]* Y0 C" K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 ^, E% V7 h$ x4 x. V　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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　　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。