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

) {. C( l/ r" E' \& B　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ c- H9 {: }" ?' `　　百闻不如一见
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' I' j/ b- Q1 u8 F( j/ k* q4 u4 T　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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& V/ B7 ~% c/ v　　比上不足，比下有余
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, X: M# O+ I0 [: t3 c8 i　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' z4 {, a6 ^; \5 M　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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/ ], O1 r! Q, }/ ?　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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/ H( g( s4 _1 y5 i9 i  o6 o2 B3 D0 x　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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! E9 r- x) Z+ T! @1 Z　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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( Z7 A. w! s. I- a: t/ ?0 r　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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2 [1 S! C; O6 K5 d/ a. ]" b　　国泰民安
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3 q5 {6 y7 l3 _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! v3 l( t+ V# A& g9 I1 r　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ Q8 ?3 ^2 q" r, o) Z2 w+ L　　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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* }+ v# f7 D! q% R! T　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

5 y+ y$ W' m7 V; S  A8 s% ^$ r　　never too old to learn

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; f/ `4 _, D4 X# m8 A7 M) d# u　　既往不咎
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- ~$ P/ ^+ m: i, }　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　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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　　脚踏实地
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+ N/ R/ y5 O0 G. m( r8 x3 k+ v　　be down-to-earth

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3 H' U# s( F1 ], L　　脚踩两只船
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% ?( b% B+ Q0 b2 s( 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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; J- }6 z5 E2 U$ E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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; G+ Q: @2 ~! {6 y! e  J( i　　礼尚往来

4 t& I7 I, W3 g　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 @+ X& s) ~" e2 t" ~# j　　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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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! W# P: E! [, R" O  X1 V　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

7 f( p( V0 I9 |; t　　be suddenly enlightened
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0 \9 g1 ~9 o6 |; y: z　　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

$ ~4 P, [$ Z3 W, Z　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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- \! P6 |# F" t　　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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　　抛砖引玉

6 L. ]8 T( u4 m! J　　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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4 @0 A/ m: o3 p4 U$ j4 E2 Q9 _　　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
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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* S3 g% j+ `6 ]  [2 Z8 h　　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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6 f8 l3 H: O8 H　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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2 P- ~) L' s9 q" X1 R7 E5 Y& N. i　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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7 [( R: {7 [) t; y( C" f& M& X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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% u4 L- m7 {/ }+ E& F　　瑞雪兆丰年
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# E3 y: M7 V# J) P; n/ U2 m8 J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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6 X, v; w" _) `9 A3 W　　人逢喜事精神爽

; g0 ?  X# ~# |# R　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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- L% O" X8 U5 G# z/ K5 f# x9 Q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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. }5 g( K# g& x3 V  W　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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" K: j$ X4 f4 Y1 N8 f$ K# l　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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6 G0 }- m9 p- t( M　　人之初，性本善
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% B# x. r6 H. _" H: [5 V, {　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

& D4 R& O3 y1 O4 }　　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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- x1 C! u" f+ O. b　　a blessing in disguise;
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  p8 t/ }2 l$ s1 }6 X2 j　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

' o$ r! i4 @- Y　　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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　　时不我待
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+ f0 m# Y* C# c5 P: o　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

% _3 i  C# }7 H; k　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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9 U* t9 b. j. F3 J% @　　实事求是
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/ c! H* [7 \" P! V) s　　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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# g" _; t8 U) ]6 x  x　　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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, i; r; j) O2 r　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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! T5 t- P7 T, B  M　　Unity is strength.

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$ Z! A; x* H  B/ {/ `9 W# g　　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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0 A! Y( z1 b4 Y　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

. w+ Y. h) V1 P: `& _　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 J1 \- O! c6 [9 {6 W3 f5 c( ?% r2 L　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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/ z1 W) o. a5 ~. h　　无中生有

, {* q& W! P+ \) b/ z, G5 O7 g7 g　　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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/ J+ f+ R2 E% j& X　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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3 U1 u1 @7 A% y# x9 d　　新官上任三把火

1 ]8 K9 ?' {/ `! n! K1 ?7 X! A　　a new broom sweeps clean

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* Y# l" j/ K2 i# e3 a- @4 @4 t　　蓄势待发

. r3 r6 [9 J1 I; R0 Q　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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9 @7 A+ j& i# Y3 L2 p- P# _3 {% l　　心想事成
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( p& d+ e' M/ E# w0 U, j( N# F　　May all your wish come true
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8 h8 R+ y+ u4 U- W0 \$ V　　心照不宣
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9 ~1 Z3 ~7 P/ D% {- S% p　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

& I# \: X( ?( ]) u: E　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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; }" N7 O4 S; m& V5 k" @　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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8 m9 I# ^, R0 {3 T　　息事宁人
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6 R9 x: Z4 E5 d# u( [　　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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　　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

　　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
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( v( F/ c% @) ~( ~3 K. n　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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0 [5 [. S& S+ V) ^, q' r　　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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( W- Y; w0 @9 I, g+ i　　有勇无谋

& m. t; c6 X. R1 \" ?2 s5 s$ p　　bold but not crafty84
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& M  F1 }' D" j! c　　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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% [$ G' d! `. M. B　　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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　　因材施教

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  I! b2 w+ y+ X2 Z4 A% G# q+ }　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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4 S4 C/ {: c( M( z; J) o　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

0 A  Z" T. Q% K( L- n7 {　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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+ s4 H% g* o  ]1 {" ^　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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; i" |. e0 g( ?" Q. {! \　　冤假错案
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% o& l0 G( \5 v/ |  @: d4 O. ~! N　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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) c5 ?' `) r4 a+ `6 r& Y　　A promise is a promise.

4 d# j, K3 f* s0 o3 ^( h　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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1 u/ U4 }: ^5 J" `: t　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% L3 P) I7 f% R* v* o8 e　　债台高筑

% H9 g. t& Z, T6 G! ?1 f9 Y4 [　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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! {$ l5 ]) _7 C7 y5 ]　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

# n- E$ U. x  r　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难

0 G' L* `( c1 R" M5 F! |　　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。