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

& E" z& a3 ~' L　　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.

( @; b& T) v+ p+ r, A) E1 }　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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) z4 n4 e( K$ f( T7 K% b　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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  d) L' M: I* v: C3 X　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

  P5 x8 d6 h7 i( m　　No discord, no concord.

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8 L! R( [7 |2 o, K' R- l1 H　　拆东墙补西墙

" |9 z5 ^( H9 L2 ]1 G　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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2 h, ]6 S5 J0 u5 I) i　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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. q/ f2 u9 Z# D5 k: G+ u( W　　大开眼界

+ `: J+ Q- k7 p3 h　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

& f. V5 E3 x. {# _  S3 Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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- g# B  [8 a4 I# [　　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;

) a# }: V# [0 ?2 ~( N5 {　　too much is as bad as too little
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: e( ]% p* n* @* F+ Z( T, S　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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* \% f* c+ ]) O- q: C　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

3 f5 B' d7 u- r0 m　　Bad news travels fast.

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. U5 o8 @8 p$ ~　　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

　　never too old to learn

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3 m& B" C! O- s　　既往不咎
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' f) O# o# T3 i1 f4 \　　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

　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 |4 E- }0 s( j3 P9 \( ?; o  ]　　脚踏实地
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8 S7 D4 P8 F) Q2 u- k1 V& I　　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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; @( E# R1 W/ U　　君子之交淡如水

3 h9 D1 ~1 o" q' E　　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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- b5 n) _9 ]4 J0 t0 U! P/ Y; ^$ w8 M　　礼尚往来
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　　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
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6 |/ E& O, w' @* x9 o: H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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2 w% J: R# ?2 T" u6 q　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- N: o0 r3 z6 Q1 Y" H　　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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& ~+ `3 r1 t, ?　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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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

, y$ z3 `1 k  Q3 A　　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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! J& x% f  X% c/ A  U) }8 Q8 f　　抢得先机
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/ N; K' p5 ~* `/ l& J　　take the preemptive opportunities
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# @; n3 C! H3 L1 M9 \: Y　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

. }; ^9 O$ w- D: i　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

0 @0 m8 }* V7 ~5 G. q( W1 f+ s- ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　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
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  y  O  u! L4 R) {4 t& {　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 h% ?0 {; q; i9 k/ R　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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/ K( k/ f5 K! E+ X5 ?% x1 c" i　　世外桃源
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" \4 d$ J% E+ L& \　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 z; v( H5 B1 V1 H& |　　人之初，性本善
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( I. p) z& Z( T　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% `7 p% s3 h! W1 a: i3 t　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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* }2 _5 y# P7 ~" i5 I) @　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

, ^8 m  G& `1 _  T6 M4 m　　a blessing in disguise;
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" y5 C, R7 m' u　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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# x& @2 B  b9 l; J( Y2 X5 M　　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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/ A! \" A( S+ R" e　　水涨船高
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! p0 J* A6 ]9 h& ]0 ?4 a　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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7 c: \) m- U4 E! L$ m. q　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 }% W* X4 T# a( m0 C7 D　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

; A9 g- \+ Q' j  r　　speak of the devil
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. U' Q. x) E- [$ J　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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$ l0 Q  g7 d- w6 s　　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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( V! `' u1 {3 k　　韬光养晦
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/ r4 a: V/ o# a6 N3 l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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, S  u/ _: n1 _& I# Y　　糖衣炮弹

& g9 c6 B3 S3 p  g0 |　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

7 _5 N- ^" R- q8 M* G3 E$ \　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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+ k/ Q. a- g7 c9 i* Z! C　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 |& V8 I3 E' [: }3 @* @　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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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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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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0 U# X, h; G5 T2 N' t* c7 o8 S7 N　　无风不起浪
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! s1 }6 o' O2 P& j' k( g3 Q. n, s　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' M0 _- a1 M, R, ~　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

- A& q6 _0 l* n　　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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　　先入为主
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8 G$ E) @6 v7 W* H　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 G1 Z  q$ }  `  A4 E　　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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. m" ~5 x2 W+ e　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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& F! @" g* W1 W( `2 b/ ~7 A0 Z　　ants on a hot pan

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. y% @/ }' c/ E3 W2 y! m& d　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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0 \  r, r7 p6 b9 ]3 w% w- @/ L　　息事宁人

1 Z' Q* X+ l/ F3 B8 Q# x　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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& w, H  G6 E8 O* T* z# w7 Y9 Q' W9 [　　循序渐进
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+ l$ A" x& b* t  ]　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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' \) P# V- [! s$ i% N4 H7 A4 _. p2 Y　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 |) F. D& r8 }+ e　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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- }3 G4 p) X9 H& f7 g4 G6 u　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

# V: G; \* g' v2 |- Y　　bold but not crafty84

9 D* D1 i2 g2 x8 ~: n2 {　　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
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- K' l! ~( g7 M3 `; }  [　　与时俱进

- Y# V: U0 k0 P' n% I1 G: V　　keep pace with the times86
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4 ]7 }7 t# F; d0 B7 o( x　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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7 e9 i+ z6 N- i' X' E" }- _5 {　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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; O* K, @1 M* w3 r6 ^! d/ i　　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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4 f2 O/ W% o8 o% Z# k　　欲速则不达

$ `% R2 o* f/ u! O( Y" Q: @5 ^8 [　　Haste makes waste.
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1 h) q9 {% I5 z. l% p! a　　More haste, less speed.

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& P4 m0 g1 r5 ]. \$ X+ g　　优胜劣汰

1 A0 p, X1 U& s' x1 s% S! i) D- b3 {　　survival of the fittest
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& `0 @5 a6 d0 y/ ^; R6 g; W  N6 b: J" Z　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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' M7 _5 a1 l  y/ b　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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2 e5 N& I' y' i5 I# C　　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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6 v9 b' n8 ]7 r% d　　A promise is a promise.
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6 f' S2 F* V" Z/ M! G; R　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& V1 M( p* K3 B1 I, x, U　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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2 _( Z3 \0 M' h% ^7 r" S; s/ E% _　　众矢之的

% O& X0 D! E" d+ [; L' @　　target of public criticism

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' \( g+ `& g- d2 E; O　　纸上谈兵

# P7 v9 `# L( k　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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- u, n6 |% Y6 x# n　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

, W; |* _/ ]* R) F& |; x　　左右为难
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　　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。