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
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. _2 u' f/ H% |. h1 q　　Love me, love my dog.
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( G8 g" R3 V8 I+ `- Z1 V　　百闻不如一见

/ A: W( D$ f2 x' _; l/ S3 t& ^　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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* W; d) L* U2 j3 g# P7 O" |; |! M3 w　　笨鸟先飞
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$ w8 N" Q, n% ]/ z- A- v　　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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3 I8 T: S/ G- U. ]( @　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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" T! ~8 D% Q' {+ n% E. H6 O3 l* V　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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

1 o6 c3 O9 z9 @- y& u- ]9 y　　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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6 V2 C6 d4 K' u& @　　国泰民安

; S& L  x: {8 I* t! T8 k　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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3 Y- D% P& Y7 b! Z- P　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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" R+ m' ]1 P& P' N　　too much is as bad as too little
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5 ~; {% a" m% a* v1 D　　好了伤疤忘了疼

% c( C2 z, i- h+ H# ?　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ F9 \; e* |9 z0 ?9 R- o　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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! S* p7 _. I) \# X, x　　和气生财
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+ [  F( m% d+ h+ J( Y　　harmony brings wealth;

  j/ j; ~" n) s+ z" i　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

. ]. M4 R8 u; Y3 F; l0 B3 [. W. o! T　　Treasures fill the home.

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6 o4 l. r# v1 s+ o/ v; h　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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" u$ G% x" O6 f  [6 _9 C; g　　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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% U4 W9 p5 w$ \) s) w+ Z　　君子之交淡如水
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) f$ L1 u! w. J6 S* }( l, M* ?6 ^/ R　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

5 s- R) V2 k$ W: h　　cut and dried; cliché

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; X4 R6 r( C/ Z. Z" H" \+ |: Q1 x8 i　　礼尚往来

% A5 \! F0 f4 C+ J$ \! W　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: K8 _/ b: `" Z/ i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 s% Y, I0 T) b' O+ K) U8 L+ O　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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9 n( U4 O, U3 g5 Q8 |　　马到成功

9 d8 N. q9 D+ Z( }* `1 ^　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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) K) o1 _; ^( J　　名利双收

+ X& Z# Y( C! d* d& M/ H& d　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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0 ~0 S' A* C$ D* `9 r　　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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9 {: `. C. @; U2 V　　谋事在人，成事在天

. {0 a! H3 d, l$ R3 X; ^) R: q8 {8 Y　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 W3 @7 x' ~; `+ i5 A$ S% i$ x　　弄巧成拙
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　　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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& e& g9 ?5 t# P8 e　　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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　　破釜沉舟

8 [6 w' ~  `1 D( g4 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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　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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2 W8 v2 M' o& g! G1 Z* T0 Q　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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  |& w& N3 N/ K9 R　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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1 B- u0 G- ?: W$ I　　前事不忘，后事之师

2 K. @: k8 y$ w5 G5 x4 `; k0 t　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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, u; b1 o/ N5 w$ A9 K$ e  P　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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: e6 p) W- W8 [3 y& E　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 r% U+ D  n) z" z- K　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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. @6 f3 F# A0 ]　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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8 r& H+ y) d+ @( |% j& f　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

- c8 T9 x# f' z8 {! _* i( W# g　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% l+ d) w5 {$ v2 d- Y　　人之初，性本善

: |5 |6 ]9 x: Z1 F* m3 J' x- h6 h　　Humans are born good.

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% A4 e, i) G2 I9 |+ f$ c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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) z2 u" {. \) s; i2 o1 J) p　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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. k/ o2 B9 t. k3 y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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. r5 u* ]) v& q; N* T5 I6 Y. N　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

/ a( t$ y. E/ D! \# |" B4 W$ T) j- S　　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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% Q6 E3 O; A6 G+ [　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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2 F. a  N( P$ ?# z/ J　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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5 q# h) G: N9 c　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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$ N' o5 G( U+ ]5 w　　实事求是

2 p* S- ^  {  U: {* t) q2 N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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& p  [3 H* G5 ~* }) _5 l' n　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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& F5 O" y! x. V) i& D　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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/ W  ?& m" Y: \6 j) j　　韬光养晦
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* x4 j' ]! ~7 I. ~8 m: x　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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: w% e# V; N# o1 B7 G2 Q, {/ }9 J　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) e7 q+ C; A6 j- Y' U0 _3 j　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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9 c# Q3 B( E+ N* N　　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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" s/ E0 u* u) A9 k. x　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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9 |% U! m- B$ g7 |! p5 b　　物以类聚，人以群分
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) f1 _8 G0 @/ ~6 O/ b5 X　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 k, E) ^* o9 a5 X1 I. H! b　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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" f) {' D$ K$ Q  w; k, V) v　　无中生有
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: |+ ^/ x( L/ `% t6 n/ F9 L! u& v　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! _' I6 y2 g  x8 W( O+ d, C　　徇私枉法
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: x* @# T% z$ v4 T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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3 |; n+ @& O- t5 B7 w6 t　　新官上任三把火
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7 l  l- ?' x4 d' Q　　a new broom sweeps clean
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% B( J2 R* v. G2 f6 x% U- Y& N7 d　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

  t; @- P$ R4 E. B$ m4 }  K　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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3 B1 y; g7 f/ I: U& Y" Q+ t: @　　先下手为强

0 Z) s+ K$ I! s4 z4 N  R/ X　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

% V+ w5 q1 H! B7 N　　ants on a hot pan
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6 T8 [) A: l4 g) m4 p  K) q. ^　　现身说法

; X" G3 e2 E7 P' o; ~" E, j　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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" o. Y8 g- |" j3 E: d& r& ~  z8 Q　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

! K' f6 \; u- J$ P' ^6 Q　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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) k. m1 D9 D( X8 c4 P, g　　有情人终成眷属
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# c6 Z2 y% J9 O) G6 o) ]) i　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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( F5 n0 y0 O5 y5 ^6 ~2 r# f8 ?　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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) Q: b9 T0 D7 V. G  T) `　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% y! I) t. ~4 h# X* N+ s8 Z- @　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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, J/ y, O' H* p& a' V% T# X　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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1 \  c7 F) i' F) {! \% Z　　因材施教
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8 b% r0 b& H7 ~　　teach students according to their aptitude

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8 r( d- L! T* B0 S3 {2 v) L1 l4 D　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

$ Q6 j' k- c! X# {/ z　　More haste, less speed.
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# \2 W- S! k& e) S0 a* Z  o3 C6 c　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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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
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6 V& G& m+ ]% R: T  M　　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
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. ^0 t; I0 n9 o# A' s3 V" l　　A promise is a promise.

3 H2 R+ O% n9 m$ v  e/ x: \, y　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

, `$ F* }6 f& r% _7 I9 l% ~* p3 R4 H　　bring in wealth and treasure
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/ c9 L! A. u: O8 R! O" Y5 {　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

; n' R4 M- F' @- E4 H( \( b3 z　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

, M, m7 F! H5 _- [" X+ S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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" F  l' b. @% `3 G　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。