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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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5 i! C3 c6 b9 E9 r6 w( Z　　百闻不如一见

( p; L& R+ S2 T　　One look is worth a thousand words.

5 V8 n; ^6 ]4 M/ z1 D1 X+ a9 Z　　Seeing is believing.

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9 n8 j4 n  \+ k: `; t. w6 A　　比上不足，比下有余

2 m/ x3 K# N/ C; i　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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0 N: v* \2 j, h5 W7 G　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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" G% t$ F8 L. O$ U% P　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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2 \. v) `5 A) ^8 O　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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3 z. H( X4 I8 b& Z' B4 P! U　　拆东墙补西墙
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* x3 t& ?, s# t' i  J3 w# u　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# r0 p9 v2 |0 M& a　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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

  z3 E/ C. b6 O. ?+ P, A　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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7 |9 A- C! O5 c) O　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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/ U$ k0 h* n$ @$ C0 P6 D/ U0 q　　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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/ z$ w( g) \& ?/ b" l# D3 f　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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. z6 D, k' S4 Z: a, ~0 z　　once on shore, one prays no more

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& E' N& w5 ?$ x; ^3 v　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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% o- z6 z. d5 s+ k- G　　Bad news travels fast.
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+ b' d6 B$ i; M6 \! }　　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

- a6 Y. d0 y3 l+ J  n7 I　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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3 @* x( i" u0 Z- X: c7 l: `　　let bygones be bygones
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' x" W5 P9 A  M8 j; z　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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; f4 A0 w- V8 m% E& M; ^7 s. j/ i　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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0 |/ {2 c4 e2 b! E4 _　　脚踩两只船

% t1 v9 J# c  Y0 x　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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3 W3 k. w4 i8 f5 z& a$ W　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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: [7 H) m: Z4 m7 v" Z　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( R# `' m4 k. q　　马到成功
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9 m" Q$ s& ~& u, L　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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

& p+ `1 }! {2 e% |, w　　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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　　赔了夫人又折兵

: J* W5 G  p  u5 \　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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7 K$ j6 G& f% k2 U" v8 n" h# D+ U　　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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" ~! }% m, w) f$ B8 `　　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
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

4 g* k8 q, p5 h5 G　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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3 E% q% \0 P# F$ |) y　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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2 O2 C4 {. v1 x! h7 p9 N3 `# w" u　　前事不忘，后事之师
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' K3 T1 J  s* x7 I/ |4 C/ b0 s% V4 [　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

# a& I- z+ e: A　　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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% k* E, N7 W" i　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* g, C, P% D3 l  b8 P　　人逢喜事精神爽
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; X9 Z: h3 j! V/ ]$ Z5 v4 n6 y2 |6 y　　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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6 ~& c& B# V; U# t$ s0 B( o( p　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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9 z# w/ O% ?0 F! ^% ~　　Humans are born good.
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* O$ b' ]8 ~+ b4 z. q　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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' w- P; V: @1 y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: P( d3 u& r2 Q3 }　　三十而立

　　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

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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- u6 f+ e* `8 J　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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& a: t0 Z5 Q5 }: F　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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' E; W4 u% `1 s2 v% u3 D　　实话实说

% u- Y) ?' C1 h& Z$ [+ M　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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+ h7 Q9 ]& ]  O: l- e9 d　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

/ O, ~+ k7 S0 B2 G　　sugar-coated bullets59

" Q* R1 \1 t3 [$ U. I, m　　天有不测风云

& n! l! R5 ], S& \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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/ p9 Q" L5 t2 ^2 w( Y8 T# b　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 r5 h! w, L7 k9 [2 @* |　　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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% @1 Q' s. a2 @& Q7 n) H: J* c2 ^　　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
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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6 Q/ [& b- G4 h9 w& `　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# v5 v/ Y* s, J/ m　　无中生有
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　　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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　　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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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　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

: f+ W: R* f; ]2 W9 R& d　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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1 r1 B* g+ ^$ L" `5 E　　先入为主

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　　先下手为强
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1 q) q$ M  m3 U' G! J# F　　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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　　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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　　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
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& V9 T1 r  C$ l4 V$ v" X" X/ Z　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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& {: ^2 N7 `) H" }　　严以律己，宽以待人

% {/ h' e2 O) O4 q　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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% I! ]; G' v* a/ @, @- b; K　　有情人终成眷属
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4 ^8 _( R2 m: ~* y/ h　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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, c! k& r5 P! L# |　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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) S6 k/ e  e3 F* }　　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

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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, N' D/ X9 K6 o: w7 ~　　欲速则不达

+ c5 U* e7 |: @% a! s　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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- B2 j+ J  r, ?5 r$ X　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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" T" n8 ~4 _' W: b- m　　英雄所见略同

- `, ~$ e0 `( N) Z& m　　Great minds think alike.
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- k+ ?% R9 B# C& d　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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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: V% T2 C" D6 E: @# S# j( J5 |　　A promise is a promise.
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/ g, H3 l7 `- T/ w% v) k1 V9 o　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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  O! k' U/ S$ p3 K! \　　招财进宝

% g! }4 l: H# A  J" q　　bring in wealth and treasure

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6 j+ e5 u* t6 j　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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7 G$ e" ?* Q7 }# {7 f　　target of public criticism

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* y  Y# J+ G& t! g$ }3 z* K　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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$ x8 C+ v: M- L+ v　　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。