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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, {% G; S6 a. m+ c" ]3 e　　爱屋及乌

$ l$ V$ P2 x2 x3 w/ k, `3 n　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

& X! h% M& Y6 Y4 W" ~　　One look is worth a thousand words.

3 O! U- V0 @( K, r* |　　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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7 a- h$ }5 ~# e" G9 H: a　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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+ m4 g+ M4 l5 W% Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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3 \; x) c. k7 j0 g) v, s8 b　　不打不成交
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$ {- f" V& I6 E% l6 K3 w　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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$ E6 t0 S, c( M5 i' @5 m" n　　辞旧迎新
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" C$ K% Q' E+ }7 ^0 k" Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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- x9 k; X5 U) `! O　　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

7 f) a$ V( u9 {% v6 g　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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) M; {: B4 }/ _' J- s, C/ `  s　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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. B  _0 k$ ~2 n4 y( _  R* Q: `4 W1 S　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

& Y) d- l# \+ o) N! J" b　　Bad news travels fast.
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. A* A( A$ j+ }' [- l8 s　　和气生财

, b4 Z( o; d0 E+ Z* P　　harmony brings wealth;

7 z: X0 Z$ B9 i$ Z; [" ~　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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8 C4 U0 W  Z) f. m　　活到老学到老

3 L3 O$ ]+ `- S: w5 w　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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) e2 n. M- k0 i" H　　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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* {2 n5 f8 w' `% Y2 e/ ]* C　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 b, U3 p3 E1 f2 R5 ~　　脚踏实地

/ l( g9 p9 o" ~( E! U2 ~' o　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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3 V+ h! U+ I' u( |8 R$ r  x  e　　君子之交淡如水
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3 C  G3 Z- d0 u! ~6 d　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ h' \+ G9 a$ W7 F; O　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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! K4 e, ]6 q$ g, M& t( @0 Q' o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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; [0 ^+ Q! t% x& y: z　　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

9 L' u& g4 J+ `9 n. Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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$ I$ }* e$ u1 T　　名利双收
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5 ~# P, t0 B! x# b　　gain both fame and wealth

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) s5 f% Z( b& z8 d3 Z! q$ H　　茅塞顿开

' a* M, E" w! o　　be suddenly enlightened

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% T  Q/ |1 ]# g1 D( B2 ?6 i0 ^　　没有规矩，不成方圆

/ E4 k& f* ~9 U& x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' }) ~: h# m8 T$ E1 L　　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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' S0 t' w1 m1 |# R" W: P　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# M) W4 p, d" K　　弄巧成拙
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: D6 L- h$ Z) Q/ s+ Y' s$ d　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

1 J3 j  n8 e+ n! ^5 u  e5 ?　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

　　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
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, N; y$ Q7 W9 q( H" p　　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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) U6 Z& S, R1 O% h　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

4 L9 j, M. W# B  a/ @　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 q! j; M2 z" Q4 T) ]4 v' O5 D　　千里之行始于足下

: j2 A. c3 g4 m0 ~9 D' K  \/ C　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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+ l( z+ F1 f2 Q　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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6 a" ^: ~4 W3 y+ C- Q) }  p　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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9 P6 Q9 b# L6 n  E+ @9 m/ H　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! G4 `- }; ]) w1 G( [0 ~; d　　瑞雪兆丰年

; G% Q* Z4 \! ^  A! j　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ [; x* ^3 w0 e+ O　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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0 A4 @: k5 Q; ]6 E9 n  _% Q　　世外桃源

8 h( q1 V2 B% Q9 N- O+ r　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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4 Q( E) _& K7 P; ^/ Q　　人之初，性本善
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; A% }1 z) _2 a: J  |9 P. s　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

6 B* F% a8 O% S7 D6 H3 D, M　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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# s* w. ?2 j1 a　　三十而立
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$ d7 U8 z8 D- P0 k0 S3 e+ Y' M　　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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9 y- L* {2 [0 L" U, v　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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* D# Q# T- W  {. p4 @- w& N　　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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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

; Q4 n, U* {$ ^  U6 w' H　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 X1 H% t4 k) n' K' d! s; ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

- F" R/ Y2 M+ S+ a  F　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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% E; D. c& ]( P! A0 t2 N* e; P　　糖衣炮弹

& s% ?+ C6 ^$ ~  n/ C　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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: t. i7 {3 N& G, `  M* z　　团结就是力量

4 U( t) ]0 o$ m8 ?4 d　　Unity is strength.
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' b4 C: q- E8 U! H2 ]9 S　　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

9 ~2 p0 ?) m/ H: x　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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  \0 g: j" b- D  }$ ~$ n  z( H　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

# g& Y( t( D4 i6 C. {7 H　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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2 n4 n2 S4 h# J: B　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 \4 \- u; o. J% M2 R% V1 x　　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

3 \- J3 ], F3 l" D( [　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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4 A4 x2 M) e, K9 r　　a new broom sweeps clean
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4 A+ `! ~* v, x& _- H2 b' Y1 w. F　　蓄势待发
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0 n# E: H( f& G5 P) O* D　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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) u# E* g: Q+ d; ~. I　　心想事成
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% T+ A& n: U  m3 l　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

1 T9 M+ X  e8 J　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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2 v6 s1 |8 G7 O3 l8 N　　先入为主

8 i! i4 _7 \/ V8 q' x. |5 V　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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" O2 E+ A4 y" T! X  C　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: p$ a0 A% E. H) e# q　　The best defense is offense.
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$ e, @& ~* ~1 F3 D　　热锅上的蚂蚁

4 k8 j& D+ w+ S8 ~/ L& W" J　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　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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9 d' r  F# j5 e4 e# O1 i* z　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

. a: H( \9 G" z7 J, v　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

- e) X( w7 F7 Y2 w8 f3 O" {3 q　　有识之士

# b* `# x5 m* f) _9 L* F4 }0 q　　a man of insight83

. B- S  B3 g# ?: B% A& c9 D( Q　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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6 F2 }3 i/ _& b! d4 l* P. T　　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

　　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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　　因材施教
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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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- ?( \  @; I/ C* K% N; X6 I: H　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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9 @7 u1 Q9 W# C2 w7 L2 K( X　　欲速则不达
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- v* a2 a5 O. ~: q　　Haste makes waste.

' T+ |/ l6 z: z/ v1 o; W　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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$ b- g+ A; T. p/ r, Y3 a, C2 W　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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. V+ P! C$ w3 V3 ~) h! h6 p　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  h' {9 d% n% n  @7 z5 U; h* _　　冤假错案
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- z, c& h8 W- q8 m$ b　　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.

2 }" Q" o- K6 c7 }# O$ B　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  B" B% x$ L# ]/ H+ q2 M! J% H　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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) {+ Z$ p' m! u) D　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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1 x! u: y& P% `1 k　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。