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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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0 I# t. k" S' D/ D# u5 |  v0 R　　百闻不如一见

: A$ Z! u2 h# |( Z# d" g　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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! I. v8 r5 B9 B　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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0 a" z3 \: X: O+ Z　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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8 a3 u* J- {$ p　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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& G4 v0 Y+ M' V" [3 k8 U　　拆东墙补西墙
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2 }2 I# \* u8 r+ a- c　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 l7 V9 h* ?7 `5 J( {　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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# i4 T" A) o* `/ l0 W0 h, c% D) v　　大事化小，小事化了

5 m/ p+ l7 A4 U9 v  @; f  n　　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

+ t8 _$ K9 s8 m2 V; q5 S, q' s　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 q- ]8 _0 M1 q; i& a& Y: H　　国泰民安
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& I( A: y) i: D8 O4 w- u; X　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 t. J7 R1 a8 G$ {　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 b4 `5 s9 \. V　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: ^  }( A+ v5 E8 W+ {$ C) S" X* O$ g* ]( U　　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
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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
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# ?+ {& N/ w2 y2 L* i* l　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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# _7 L& t8 Z5 p  N& D* V　　let bygones be bygones
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( k6 l. W3 R% w, q7 W　　金无足赤，人无完人

9 s" G3 Y2 Q. o4 r　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

5 @/ F; A, L. H- R　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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/ y; U; ^1 q% {  O　　脚踩两只船

0 Z( g* o7 f+ e  Z　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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. x: {7 `  v/ R; C% }% P  W" o　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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0 X0 E. M% N) K  f　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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) e1 j9 C9 z% z. n　　礼尚往来

: E9 I# y  T  O4 H* ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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8 ]4 J) N( ]" [1 X; |7 v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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2 ?9 Z4 j! S1 r0 V　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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- t& h1 u9 F/ X( u9 t- J　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 j& j+ V/ I; H) m% b$ Q- v  e+ W1 G　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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  H" W4 p9 I% v8 w4 c9 m" m　　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

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

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; V9 X( y- s- q( R. m　　谋事在人，成事在天

+ B& ^% X5 P; U7 W　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

3 t2 a, Z0 U8 }/ U+ n' j　　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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/ W8 h3 u+ E$ ^6 d  I' l　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! n8 W# T8 {4 ]4 D　　破釜沉舟

　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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; a* x7 P0 V8 x. r, m! o　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ c: t8 t7 p- Q8 k3 f1 \" B　　千里之行始于足下

3 R/ Q8 ^1 S9 C) E　　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

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

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$ p' E3 [4 g8 @% ~- P) v　　前怕狼，后怕虎

5 Z2 |4 T" j/ t* Q　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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7 B3 U7 T: P- C5 h! u7 S2 a　　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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& o) W# v7 ~4 A+ s! i  F. f　　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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　　世外桃源

; e+ D1 `0 B. b& P3 ^& b8 J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 [. t7 q- L' U　　人之初，性本善
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8 d  m0 s! \* m0 o) h　　Humans are born good.

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+ J8 G$ ^6 q( R, a# i; h) W　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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* ?- \8 u9 \0 g* q' n% E　　三十而立

, E, h7 w8 X1 Q9 \! Z　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

$ c- h# T+ S3 z4 B4 K; p6 T　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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& P9 K6 m' y+ S* @% z, t! e! V　　杀鸡用牛刀
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* ~! @$ X' {" h& Q1 T/ V　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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+ T  D) a) |6 I$ @2 W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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# q+ |: t0 X% A3 f' }  s　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

' F0 b' b/ u: I( A* u7 ^' Z　　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

1 Q% B% A/ }5 T+ V& M2 ^　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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) a# o. f* P" o  T　　天有不测风云

: f% m# @5 j5 |" |　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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  @/ x! u# A, v! u1 U4 c% a　　团结就是力量

' w& P& D3 v- h/ d8 h5 Z　　Unity is strength.
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　　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

7 ?4 B6 j' n* C; g　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 K) L2 H) L. H* _8 w3 E. k　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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' j9 C$ ~/ ]  a5 U% n/ C6 p　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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) Y( k- i$ a8 f5 z- b　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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/ t8 J2 ^0 U, f　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

* G4 J4 _0 B6 k$ R% a2 H. V　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 q& @. P% F% C. u: F8 j" |　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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! J4 ?0 u$ @  o! n$ T! ^6 _　　蓄势待发
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8 X/ n. ^& r6 T( E2 }) y# {& d6 I　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

) S% a% H, G3 ^' q+ [7 {　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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6 d; ^' |3 @3 M& S5 M8 `, q　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ {1 J; t( F( G7 S' G　　先下手为强
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3 [, b8 s8 N( U8 v1 s/ x6 u4 \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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" v$ @0 ]3 |( ~4 @5 F　　现身说法

* }3 |) r4 P" H9 H5 `" J0 j" o! M+ v　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. Z7 ^  e/ \3 V　　息事宁人
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# j( P* _" A( e  }9 \! X4 c　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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9 s! `8 k+ J$ u0 [$ f　　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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3 b/ U/ Y: d7 w/ U- W　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& L1 z2 L* M4 O1 D　　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

. u& j0 x6 t; H9 v" X4 ~9 B- W　　有识之士
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' H- s- D# [9 o8 x# i　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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8 Z: e" w; d7 S0 @+ D　　bold but not crafty84

- w2 e" g' E( G& H( P$ Z' C+ v　　有缘千里来相会

! q* b: o0 ]7 [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 p% P7 c4 d- |3 e! G% J: j1 I3 Q　　keep pace with the times86

! m% A& i; J# c" p; f# r　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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6 Q3 ]5 g) m+ X4 q: r# ?　　因材施教
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! Q! h& e) i- i3 Y, R" U" j　　teach students according to their aptitude
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9 F# u. c, t# f  p6 f　　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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7 s# D- W" R7 j　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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- \/ Q" @( J0 h; V0 o9 f$ J' K' x　　Great minds think alike.
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" O2 _/ R5 s) }; M: t$ M' e　　冤家宜解不宜结
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/ N9 \) j# B+ s- T　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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/ k) j8 ~+ H1 y7 i　　一言既出，驷马难追

! d5 Q" P: c6 q' S% A6 S　　A promise is a promise.
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% l4 ?: i- x0 S1 P) M/ h' A　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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' _) c: G3 E# \　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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5 t5 ^% T! x8 h  q: O　　债台高筑
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/ M4 c/ w3 u! w. q% ?; v. V9 B- C　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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1 v* {% A: x/ f) W　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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+ d+ E& R* U5 H: Q/ ?# w  @　　纸包不住火
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。