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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& l1 z& b' ?* G/ z) B　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 o. c0 Z/ k4 ^/ \' ~) {: ]6 G　　Seeing is believing.
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' D  N) B# R, v1 L! O　　比上不足，比下有余

2 K- \) d) v' f8 W0 J0 n1 [$ i. G　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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4 f# b; f9 S" u8 a- d3 b8 n  W　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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+ P# t! |2 @  P- i' R* [# X　　不遗余力

) a& V( v9 n: y1 @4 F) T4 v+ d　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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# A+ @- J& f7 `) f1 R; d; Z+ L4 x　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 e" @- t2 ~$ h9 _　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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* l  V$ L; b2 U2 q" m2 G' Z; c, ~# \　　辞旧迎新

4 V* Z+ F& R! u# @' o　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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! N. q- \* u( E　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

5 n5 K6 @' p" A6 X* {' J　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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5 f- o1 p6 a% w( r　　过犹不及

0 S5 }1 ?+ @" ]& d% i. ?% C　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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" y; Y+ H/ S. n6 i: C# b7 `7 c　　too much is as bad as too little
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2 A# x* a. v/ H( M+ F, [$ `　　好了伤疤忘了疼

( \4 T  S0 p4 W) D" m  U3 S+ I　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

; H# j9 i+ f+ F/ _  J5 h9 \　　Bad news travels fast.
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& T, t9 K% B/ V+ B# u. {+ x0 G+ j  r　　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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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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7 G# L8 \& ]1 R' k- q2 c4 l　　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
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; U. b% r* [- D; l$ S' z: @! @2 \　　Treasures fill the home.

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- h' L" B) G# k3 r2 u1 r　　脚踏实地
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6 [- |8 ~, L" q- p　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　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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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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9 z' t" T- F$ O+ Q# X' L9 B6 @　　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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0 g8 n$ X) p: |& x　　马到成功
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6 \1 b. j5 ?5 x　　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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2 _6 E2 A5 \: A1 {. f) A　　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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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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$ k; k* _' S* s& e: L$ N　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- h* m! G# i8 n: F+ h, E+ k4 o4 G: Y' U　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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! r# m& ^$ @' |0 j　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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$ [( e- {3 O& y/ R) t　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) o) p5 N( _/ m. K　　赔了夫人又折兵
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1 V+ A7 I, L& @1 [, \! g6 Y! g8 G　　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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7 g2 e, R: b1 J. R7 j% T; [　　破釜沉舟

1 X% c' u% b2 t8 X3 Y; Z% z% Q% w　　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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/ \2 f5 P: }/ j% R　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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' I% {1 Z# m- f　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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, ]) k2 C0 E6 k/ G7 O% W　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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: y2 V9 w: ?- Z  U" ~0 a+ H　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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# ?1 ~( W# w, p5 ]8 c9 J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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2 F  T' r( Y" F4 z, V( @　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 x6 m* x8 j' s; i% q# R% A　　人逢喜事精神爽

  i, j$ E5 a2 J3 t) I　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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, `. p) ]+ M# M　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

1 n( c! z: f$ e* p4 S0 l- U　　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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　　人之初，性本善

$ b2 P8 Z3 a2 N: c; @　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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$ x" w, n( g* p7 J0 Q　　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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' `. `$ [: W' W* W( k　　水涨船高
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0 P, N, G/ `7 ]. {　　A ship rises with the tide
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; _7 p" X! s7 M# L9 N' A3 J　　时不我待
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' C3 U$ }% g/ O7 z* f" V! p& ?8 n　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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- L6 P: q0 S; `% A6 n2 f　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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; C, @6 Z, t3 Z' m% n3 q* R1 G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 E2 C6 A( o* f/ M$ f　　说曹操，曹操到
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3 h" k# i6 a7 @　　speak of the devil
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　　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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' M. O8 N# O% t9 b7 H' r! k) T# L　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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+ t' i& x1 y; g" i, V' f& k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

* q( h- _/ S1 Q- k: D& s! b+ i9 j　　韬光养晦

# _+ }1 \$ l1 L4 M( W: A/ P　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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# n; ?. w+ \( H* n3 S　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　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

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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0 T7 A  B2 x; D7 L　　唯利是图
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0 [) i, f8 R4 e# ~1 d) z! T　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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: b2 u" M$ Y5 T% v% l　　无中生有

) y, W& X" r# O8 c4 g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 L0 Z# t$ I! ~8 ]  ]% }　　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
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: |' M+ e! {7 @) U* n6 M　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

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# a' {2 R1 K' n3 j5 L! L　　蓄势待发

5 w# ]) I5 Y6 ^　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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) F+ t. L8 |% V/ L2 a* B　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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" P! g; l* r7 t9 o+ g% F　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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0 \" B' q- G3 c9 ~　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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8 U) A0 Y" n1 B0 `6 W( r& u9 E. i　　先下手为强

　　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
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/ m* g6 t: p8 b. K　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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3 g1 z/ W- M4 N+ t5 k* v　　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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, {0 N# j' ^) F* Z4 o0 p2 e0 o, Y0 z　　循序渐进
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: `+ e1 k7 Y; t　　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

3 _; U9 K3 p0 d, j2 D　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

. M+ q% ]3 ]% q  P& X　　有识之士

0 ?# G6 H. K; U) g3 Z7 s) F" G　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

) c( E! z1 Z. h% v' R. a1 p　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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2 Z3 S' e$ \) u　　因材施教

; W# t' Q8 |. Y# F5 g* G　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

4 V% X- {6 J. `+ D8 x' X  o/ Z- F　　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

' `8 R) }" r' I- ^8 s0 O/ o　　Haste makes waste.
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/ E  z6 @6 v5 z" K; z9 c6 m% J　　More haste, less speed.
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& H0 C/ ^% Y$ S$ p　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

) r- n8 {( G7 }: ^. `1 @　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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6 m, M. E. D: N1 P' g4 d0 p4 |3 e　　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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+ l) h$ U/ ?/ c! \3 ]3 q　　一言既出，驷马难追

# u- O9 h' Y' _　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸包不住火
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: ~0 Q6 \6 e/ T% e. @" f　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。