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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: K3 Q" T) K7 R& `' u* Y& r　　百闻不如一见

% o  q2 `: }7 ^　　One look is worth a thousand words.

$ W$ N; N  U1 O4 J6 E/ M　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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! m6 k4 c- L2 [& a* v　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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# ^* T; y7 J6 ]4 H- K; m　　笨鸟先飞
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0 ~# b  ]+ M% [* ?$ K( I! G　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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0 M+ D1 e# w6 F5 r# N) F6 z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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( E# s  W) ~* K. B. o　　不打不成交
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9 Q6 Z' ~9 o  E) x. |' P' `0 x　　No discord, no concord.

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' l0 ]4 \2 q: }( o: B  d4 ]　　拆东墙补西墙
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+ x7 }6 K  b3 ?$ A　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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! ~* x# _+ C  U) L7 g/ U　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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% M4 r; Z5 n% f  u1 Y　　大事化小，小事化了
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; _1 m/ A, a8 L! B- |　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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% o& D  W7 G, X  b$ I　　大开眼界
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　　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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　　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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8 X2 J, V/ K* I# i0 V3 {　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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* `& W2 f# a$ l7 a5 _+ y　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　活到老学到老
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2 z6 g9 Q0 A3 p8 C5 G　　never too old to learn

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" J" W& E  H8 M# w' j3 z　　既往不咎
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* K: o* l5 s  P- c# @, L$ [　　let bygones be bygones

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/ {  W2 |! o* ^7 ~8 h　　金无足赤，人无完人

' Z" V# O! x' E/ h- G4 I  [5 v  |　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! ]- Y9 `1 Z8 g6 R& g5 L　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ t- \0 j7 w9 ~1 G% Y　　脚踏实地
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　　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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2 @7 T0 k" }6 R& m% b　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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$ v! c7 e2 y1 g5 ?$ o8 N- u$ T% f* _　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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; T: O8 l3 D. I5 m6 T　　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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( u! N4 U6 @1 y8 o& ]" |　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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& ^; L. k; Y; a& M. r. |　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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; J3 j( H4 Q) A  p. e　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( _8 @3 _9 u0 D5 z: M8 f　　每逢佳节倍思亲

; z3 I: _/ r2 `　　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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8 v2 T% K: A/ j　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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4 L. a* c: m' H3 N, d1 f3 H　　赔了夫人又折兵
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, d# m) i' p* |) i6 k/ K1 T; t　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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$ y  |) v) R& }+ `" l　　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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　　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

% N9 p8 z0 x- F- ]2 I/ g$ F　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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+ k1 M% t! g9 ]* J2 M* V& a3 ^! V$ F$ \　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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' i9 l$ B/ N7 T  i7 u# X2 S& E5 O　　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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3 _7 D& o$ Q9 M$ N2 j　　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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4 [, W7 ~; @& y0 t" Q* C' q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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

( f! Q3 K" w7 M7 Z* u+ s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

' L! H6 v& F8 f5 p+ a5 h. {$ j　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

' g: S) T, K% S6 |　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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8 w4 |# i8 a& j( H" [　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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& u* C5 l5 {7 \9 _, n　　三十而立

6 |3 w: c. `6 b　　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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5 v# i2 T3 J) W" E  k: @　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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& n' i+ w$ U' N　　时不我待

- A/ N+ R/ Q$ U! ~% j0 B　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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' ]8 ^  K" [' m4 a) g0 G9 M( B　　杀鸡用牛刀
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/ I9 `6 n8 [2 F/ t' v# R) {: ~3 p, I　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" n# m4 c2 A2 e　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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/ o# W- ~3 i4 Y5 F6 s+ U$ m　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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4 U  Y% T. Y* G! q8 U　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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; Q4 S; y, P2 h8 U/ ?( F* L3 M$ X/ M　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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# c. ^& E  q; `* O$ j　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

: }7 E* f' B! A/ c: @　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 U, n& `4 W7 ?' o4 x　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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/ d( C# a4 S6 G. Q4 ?4 L- d; N& ]　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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6 \4 Z5 n+ Q4 a　　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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$ C5 C1 q% [; H3 e- g# |. u. [　　歪风邪气
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1 L' t+ q$ L4 Z  O5 p; ~0 U　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　望子成龙
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/ [: L5 G8 X5 S( e　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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9 Z. r$ O9 u6 U　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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5 ]1 h, F6 g3 `: v. W* V# o  P　　无中生有

$ M. z3 p4 p. ]# O- j: \) i　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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! U1 E( U. ^4 y' h6 Q8 D　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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3 _& B) c1 V% _% `6 O5 z! z/ T　　徇私枉法

2 [' R7 j  `. M0 V; h$ z1 z) }3 K　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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5 e# z. ]$ k7 X* x+ ^2 c　　a new broom sweeps clean

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# N  m% s( @0 v. r6 t　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

4 g9 ?) L1 K' W　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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+ f8 U! l9 U9 ?. N" ?　　先入为主

# V; H; {) c3 M8 ^: y8 U　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

9 ]7 M1 w: q' d6 @5 Y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; \% T& T, E( L7 R$ p　　ants on a hot pan
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7 L! M8 F, B% N* u5 i+ _' f* g6 F　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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1 l. n; n: K7 \) ^5 G$ y　　息事宁人

9 w) \6 P% u. P7 U! `/ c　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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$ D3 `$ o" g7 V/ F, z) I　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ [5 u' i2 E: U7 P  K' T　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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3 P8 [& l: G0 q: p8 u　　有钱能使鬼推磨

% E7 z) T6 \: K2 m/ s8 s" \: Y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　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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5 x4 |, X+ {" c9 l　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  o7 x# e; I- W7 D6 I2 r　　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

4 D, A( N4 u  O　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

) Y& \/ i/ o1 W5 D3 _( W　　survival of the fittest

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, g6 \; C* c2 C/ P$ s9 @# g0 b　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

3 |3 p* i9 G  ]4 Y　　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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　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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2 e) d8 M) K7 S8 z! i2 g- Q" Z　　众矢之的
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* w) ^. N. D: j　　target of public criticism
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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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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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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。