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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. O" S* `) D) o: O3 F1 p　　爱屋及乌

! L! y- m% _7 O  `3 o* f3 y% A　　Love me, love my dog.
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( ]& z$ Z+ F) U1 ?1 c; p" U5 n　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 i( M6 P+ d7 `+ u4 C1 q　　Seeing is believing.
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. u! f: V/ J. z6 o# _' b2 h　　比上不足，比下有余

& a5 v; o8 c: |) C5 z4 K　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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0 U3 `7 f1 K9 S0 h　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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/ k% K! Z6 L- z4 s　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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: c- _: [  p1 S" o　　辞旧迎新

8 I$ S9 r- s: P& 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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　　大开眼界
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　　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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1 P) k; }6 d* A　　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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　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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- x! n2 t/ |# x3 s　　harmony brings wealth;
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# e4 V9 J8 ~. D* y  e　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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5 N3 u- M8 `  X; C, r# M　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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  f; s# ^5 U# O! n2 m7 @$ x　　金玉满堂

7 a- l) x, ^* J( M6 \' Q　　Treasures fill the home.

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$ s1 g- S1 V. d, S. j* D　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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# K+ Z  q4 d7 A" b　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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) L( M; a, L  Z/ I　　君子之交淡如水

! ]  u' K) ^/ ^6 |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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1 H! P- j% i1 t- c　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& N7 z  m# x2 g: h　　cut and dried; cliché
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( W& Y, S& b* g3 e& O% R) f　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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8 E" m( L( l1 ]% D　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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, H/ m5 |! m) J, P　　马到成功

& ~( U5 s+ y+ P" ~* t　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

; e$ f8 a1 N* r' Y: B　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

% `! J% b+ z! {8 I0 ?　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ {; f. @  ?( K* d" U4 k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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2 X$ f# _" L* o+ k6 Y- b　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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& R+ y7 T$ V' a* t2 h2 H# o7 z! a! ?　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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4 f+ g: L, s1 @0 ^8 g　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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1 g: `# o( d, B0 i　　赔了夫人又折兵
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" N+ a% f0 B+ b( A& t& B8 z1 L% x　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

, A: v& t3 E4 ~　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 m* y# F' p1 ]0 m　　破釜沉舟
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: i% }$ w5 X5 g% ?( s　　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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2 `- a' |  }; Y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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; t2 Q5 Y4 r5 b! C9 v( v' `　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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+ E" U2 O. @  M( w' K　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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( h2 h! X4 u3 Z9 [! d　　前事不忘，后事之师
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# p8 Z" j/ d, R& Q4 c　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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1 a: v! r3 b3 ]　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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5 V5 S; \5 U* ]" d5 Y　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( p+ Z; i% ^- }" F　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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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  \, h6 M6 Z, W- z! p　　人之初，性本善
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- `6 H/ x4 X4 E4 D) Q8 E: P$ j; l$ ]　　Humans are born good.
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. ]; W" {* h5 M　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

) D0 P( }# |" u; X! \% R# ?1 t/ k" Y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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( Q' K( ~. D: V2 ~# C% t　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

# @; h; @) f$ s, [3 Y9 Z　　a blessing in disguise;
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% k4 Z: ^0 V% ^, \　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 |7 v3 N# ~" x/ n5 n9 I　　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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1 \6 e) Q- T1 n' J: b　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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3 z, c+ h) ~, C5 h* y7 \9 o! `　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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) m' `  _8 H, |- ?7 F: o　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

) W% e4 l2 O+ M2 N: m7 ^+ K7 b+ G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

3 W6 ]8 ?" l! U! y% D　　speak of the devil
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/ e3 Q. h+ e% B$ r" K) ~　　实话实说

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

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3 O" g1 \2 ~$ C# l, `) k　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

3 F: L* b1 E* f$ C. R7 p2 Z* L' f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

* Q7 A" E+ G2 r! S* S0 c; G6 P　　韬光养晦
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8 H! E! u4 B% a# Y2 [5 _7 D8 I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

6 L- @; j- @1 E$ Q, ?; e9 f8 Z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 q6 O( N  E% v! E　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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* \) \& H" l8 u. T　　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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　　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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& r8 F/ {( x8 x" [1 ?+ p0 {　　望子成龙
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: A1 h6 z' G) j0 K- l　　hold high hopes for one's child

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% V+ p; W2 Q4 _4 X$ s　　唯利是图
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* n7 [( a1 I/ B/ X0 b　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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4 i: _2 \- i% H5 b" ^; Y0 e　　无中生有
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3 w. S$ g4 r2 h  d( A　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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& S. t9 r% [+ V5 @$ H　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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: j1 V& Q  k; {+ Q; q　　徇私枉法

+ a: `" A8 k6 N& W) S. s& ]　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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/ k; A. E1 A) G+ _- t. E, s: }　　a new broom sweeps clean

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4 j* D% ]" i  j7 X& H, z　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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3 J- ]: a7 R8 i' J5 u! A　　May all your wish come true

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, x: ~% ^& b9 B9 u+ b' k. k　　心照不宣

' Y% X# V; p1 R0 G) _; N　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

$ {. s* W$ i+ b　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

* x, @" m% k7 D( |" H6 m1 q0 M　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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% t. d) @) D% I2 b( w: r& x　　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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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; @4 m/ d1 _; e7 `　　严以律己，宽以待人

1 E5 l' [- N+ `" n: ~5 L　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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2 X/ G# F. t. n　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- o+ Y' v9 E8 x4 Q7 V( j　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

/ o. T6 r% B1 @5 [1 I3 D: c　　有勇无谋

; _& F" P2 n2 V* O% ?% B- _& t) t　　bold but not crafty84

& _4 v5 v( Q: w' Q　　有缘千里来相会

9 w3 ~+ C: \# V　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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* J; X  {+ X8 u- V& ^) O　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) j$ x1 N1 u9 `- C2 c　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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  {) I  k  d! Y! X2 Y5 ~2 K* v3 A　　More haste, less speed.
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- N' N* p8 y* N3 i( {　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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4 l  w. X( Z) V8 z　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

- z& L. O2 V" w* X0 Z7 L) m  A　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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/ _+ `. _) y; f3 \- M9 H+ U　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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" G; a! Q; l" F! `# D. y* c, K　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　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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/ }! J2 L, a6 o7 S　　众矢之的

$ L* L" D4 i, g7 ~8 y% O3 G　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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! C( y+ U5 Z6 F9 V$ V" p　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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% g- w% [' O! U5 z　　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。