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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1 Y; j; y" B) I8 n. w. j0 U. V3 I　　爱屋及乌
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　　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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+ c& M+ K/ z: w) W　　Seeing is believing.

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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

! d* W1 t- F/ K* w+ z- F　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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) T$ e  m( P) C2 J　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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" w: |* _; L& b+ W2 f　　拆东墙补西墙
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& n7 C- d/ D0 Z$ v! s　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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0 D2 @/ k: B+ L+ a$ [　　辞旧迎新
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5 N0 {* k: e2 U& x　　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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: K6 P! q9 h& K" S3 F3 t& v　　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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, V: F: k  l' c6 _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, X* g' n' g$ v4 m　　过犹不及

9 ?6 x6 o. Z% F" \: i: ]" p7 S　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 X- t& e8 `! p　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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$ F9 m) c5 [- S6 R/ Y! [( [　　harmony brings wealth;

2 j. u% a( ?; k2 l　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, w: y4 i8 }7 @# |! ~1 v　　活到老学到老

; W+ ?. B' {! F　　never too old to learn
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( e1 r: V6 E' p　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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" o4 M0 M4 q: z　　金无足赤，人无完人
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. I+ E+ y$ ~1 B- P9 x" w) F- _/ N　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

  p! a( n3 Y1 D　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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! c1 x- T$ k! k- U7 x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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) R) l  t6 T! X. f, w　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ [. S( P# ?8 A, `& f　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ w, y+ w$ v/ b/ @　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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7 |6 r* k9 A+ }3 e$ _　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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7 M0 A' N( ^# u% o; X, p1 ^　　名利双收

# N7 J! u5 g  V) x- w6 E　　gain both fame and wealth

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' k2 A: @/ R  Y2 d! M" g　　茅塞顿开

7 V( V; n) _4 P$ r) H　　be suddenly enlightened

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0 J8 Y* t8 \3 S　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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4 e+ F% H% H' f" a6 C　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天

5 T4 O% F1 B1 g3 t　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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5 Q' Q8 c. R# c2 i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

' T* Y$ c2 Z: K1 {2 `. q　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ c+ w7 e1 l3 O: l, r% Q　　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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, k- y3 z- i9 v7 f  n$ r7 g2 O2 V　　抢得先机
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# q9 v/ Z/ j) i6 S+ j" y1 u, i　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 c5 U) g7 w" Q  ?7 f+ F0 q: L) V2 R　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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; C  N; z8 Q7 f, N% 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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

- L; r- G! g, c/ E) ^　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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, }6 Y" h( z& a  Z% i& e　　瑞雪兆丰年
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) m- Z% s+ W% b/ M7 b: h　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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. y8 F1 p" o+ y) C: I　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　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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/ C9 B0 i4 S* Z2 s　　世外桃源

) e* L: l5 h8 R7 _6 g6 V; y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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/ I, C7 q1 }) Y% u( d  r6 E. J* D. 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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- F/ W9 B. k; ~; C$ r　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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% J$ J  g" j- F6 K! y( |. d6 Z. Z1 \　　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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: Y2 Z5 z  O& t　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　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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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

2 f8 u5 p1 o7 Z0 B; \　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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4 h3 L1 f% @- H: u1 i& L6 x　　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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1 `6 R! @, f# T' q- Y: s, d; D3 ]　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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3 D& |2 F# i% I; F9 G　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

4 w$ @# I. p0 j4 o$ C. h　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

7 z( Q4 u6 a( l% L/ e+ e, I　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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) M$ ?# ^. J) v　　Unity is strength.

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4 V! {, P9 q) g. K0 e2 O　　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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& O& B2 S; c/ Y5 I/ ~2 v' S' F( v/ J　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* e0 E9 h- b+ s, ~! i4 J5 j　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( z( V6 [7 q. Q7 w) \　　望子成龙
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& {6 m+ ?, m  u+ _3 y0 |　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

$ ^/ y6 d( _0 G　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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0 l3 S" G# d: Y5 \1 [5 Z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" k3 H' O; z; p+ ?　　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

6 G. i+ j6 _  e6 q% P4 B( D, G　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

; T7 G! ^* q/ R- _/ z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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8 @& r4 B0 e% o$ n　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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. r1 p+ `. O" H7 c　　先入为主

2 j* M8 D' Q; `+ Z' `' W5 n　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

! E5 A, ?; q# x$ ~' p　　The best defense is offense.
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0 _/ \9 R  g: t% n! ~　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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( S: M2 M( N% y9 ?' w+ J　　ants on a hot pan

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: F# F& G6 f0 e; W* b0 ^　　现身说法

/ R! l( X& r: E. |　　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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$ [( u& Z* A0 L& t7 V& l　　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
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6 L' Q4 E; L# O% D　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ ?+ N* r* K% e2 e  T　　有情人终成眷属

2 [& z, e% m( b% B3 b6 {0 }　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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6 ^/ N6 e/ u. O2 I& D　　有勇无谋
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/ U0 _" e4 o* p8 r　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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0 s% E8 [$ L7 a9 X- X　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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) B6 S6 R! \  n/ J　　与时俱进

5 z" S. I$ ~2 \% p# q; y　　keep pace with the times86
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$ x9 J9 r( e2 J' Y　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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( j- j4 D- l2 `2 S. Y4 E　　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

: l  u$ |& B$ y3 P4 \6 ]　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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8 M. i: v) Z9 ?+ K- v; h1 A　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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5 {# D" M) \8 M- G0 r  j　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 g0 \5 f% c! u7 R1 r; j% O2 S　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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$ T- z- a! ~$ h9 X　　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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" H' I% `  V. [5 W) {0 |6 o: J　　一言既出，驷马难追

" s8 I9 |+ e9 H7 u  n5 p8 W　　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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4 c) F: u" r3 r+ S% k2 ~　　bring in wealth and treasure
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4 H4 }! i) T+ p* ^; Q9 L* @) ]+ V　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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: r8 [- Y8 e  w1 r　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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! ^* l0 x" Q3 }　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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　　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。