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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8 W. V9 r, N6 |: [! ^. Q. W　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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& u8 M* v/ [% L) W　　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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# i  _' b9 m" I) |8 S2 D/ z6 I/ b　　笨鸟先飞

5 I6 z) \% E( ]　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　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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; G. }# p- j' ?4 A　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 A  z: W; j6 h  r  V0 P- Z　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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: C, J- m1 v/ U$ a) K　　大事化小，小事化了

1 R0 n: i7 R& E  h5 O% y+ t; D　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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# t& r+ b4 G. q  W: n( y$ P8 F　　大开眼界
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) r7 ~  c! F% ]7 {3 f) u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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+ k- K  z+ j5 A' G% o  N　　国泰民安
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. Z2 {. X, K( V, T1 M4 |　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

9 \% B3 g9 W# h+ k　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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" S$ K( e& `, e8 b　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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* m8 H& ], z  @' C% f　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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# e5 s, s& ?% c& h( Z0 M  X" a　　和气生财
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, [. e% e& Y2 \　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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0 k6 S  x6 q% ^1 f7 A/ @　　活到老学到老

. O/ \) Z" T- ]" B! j5 s　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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/ f5 U+ U# k0 j7 A) L/ _) y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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( C1 J2 n  [3 P1 k1 }　　脚踏实地
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: @9 L+ H, b9 a# p　　be down-to-earth
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' ]6 e8 u/ A! ^' i7 l　　脚踩两只船

$ H5 s, t$ N2 b# r6 [0 S　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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! t. A4 {( w/ Q$ e/ V% g　　君子之交淡如水
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　　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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. n; o+ k9 T9 Y7 i4 J3 A　　礼尚往来

+ K( l' k% D$ ?' W8 i% t　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# g9 F8 x: y5 O" E9 H　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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# n9 S3 a' B$ ^- _$ r5 h! {　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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7 ]- l( p# A) b7 \% \. D* ]8 C  |　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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! N! o- @4 z" s2 w8 E3 z7 E　　茅塞顿开
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; [+ ^# D6 |2 }' S, o　　be suddenly enlightened
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2 \- M# N4 g1 N　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ F) t3 J/ l; L, Q" K3 \　　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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' Z. v5 G& w9 Q; ~) f& h0 ]　　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
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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3 P+ s5 \+ u5 M, b5 W0 L" ]　　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

3 I- z9 s2 F" k9 U　　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- A! w2 t6 r( [+ P- G( q! I, d+ b; H　　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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0 k1 ?  X) E. h% ^( ]+ i　　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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7 O& {( m; N! w& T2 o  c. T　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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7 Q% M9 c/ N6 z+ Y　　强龙难压地头蛇

% p9 _4 i. Z4 l  ~( [" @7 F　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  X* h1 f& m6 G2 q/ _( p6 {  Z　　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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! g3 q3 `* k9 X' S6 A　　世外桃源

! A3 |7 m1 e1 ]0 d9 D　　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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3 \2 t+ }# E; |, J- c# F) v　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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7 m$ G- j8 E8 m% |　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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. }8 V; V5 B/ }0 c　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 W; |& w& U% L# w" w* g0 A　　三十而立

$ r7 F# s, \! x7 u$ b$ E　　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
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  W8 T# l" E$ V/ U　　A ship rises with the tide
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# X, S' I  ?& ~　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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- G) j* r7 N/ b　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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3 d4 x+ t9 i! I/ ^7 ~( [　　实事求是

2 W% T0 {/ v, {! L; z6 c1 b　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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; h) J- d; w) _& \/ l　　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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$ I; [. G, B! w+ Z' h: o8 P　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

2 ~, J. ?( K4 G2 R　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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" K* s/ y& X- j9 D" M　　糖衣炮弹

9 V$ a! [3 i) u, y4 A3 |　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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6 X3 L  b( D2 h2 }) r' Q; ^　　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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, C3 d; J. A- L9 R0 u8 K9 B　　歪风邪气

& y1 B, P4 i6 z( ~3 C　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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# E- ~& {$ D- p  i2 E4 X　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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　　唯利是图

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

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* E$ i# b( c4 J, d　　无中生有
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* p9 e7 n& G' [) _* M8 }" g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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" c' k5 `8 R1 g  y7 n. M; F5 ?2 {+ F　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

- `- O. r. `" K" Q　　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 b: O$ r$ o0 V9 }' ?　　a new broom sweeps clean

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' |3 [0 i; G  r　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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, u8 Z7 Q& r% T. e! f$ {4 _# A& C+ F　　心想事成

6 `/ W- I- @3 i1 G  g& L　　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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: h" Q  k5 Y3 ]5 g& U2 n　　先入为主
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* h" A" a! m. Y3 R3 `" \　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　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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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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: S! s4 I! p% Q　　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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) C/ R. H8 O4 t0 B  d0 L$ ~/ K* Q　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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8 G' O1 L5 M1 d　　有情人终成眷属
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/ U8 o$ C+ g8 N+ y* D　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' @8 x, n; v* }　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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/ o0 y8 E2 c$ V+ V) j& U7 |　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

* }& S9 f2 ^$ A$ y# w　　有缘千里来相会

' N! j% s% G, r: w- k　　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

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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' r* B! J7 p8 `, d/ y( h1 I! X　　因材施教
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6 G9 m% @% R  r+ s7 d, T0 D9 C3 L8 E　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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2 N6 P$ C7 x+ H, V$ }　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.

" C2 e4 m0 D% B" s$ J# R7 ~　　More haste, less speed.

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7 r9 `( ]: V" H: c' e　　优胜劣汰

5 S: [6 `! @7 R3 `　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

1 F% [6 O3 w2 Q3 f8 s) Q3 F/ |　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

! w0 a5 p) p  E5 s: c2 ]6 S) Z　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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! {; a  M+ }) R　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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5 ], c' `- F! H　　招财进宝
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+ S" D  B/ s: ]　　bring in wealth and treasure
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5 t8 H: `* ?" o1 O) P* y　　债台高筑
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0 p  m6 z% _9 ]4 x/ M$ N8 u　　众矢之的
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0 p6 E4 x9 X0 d$ p　　target of public criticism
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2 R# e2 f- Z, L& R0 l　　纸上谈兵

) l2 T+ K9 {1 {. ~- K) a7 S　　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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1 b+ v% o; }4 P7 J2 Q　　左右为难

  @+ q# ^0 m+ j　　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。