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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' U" ]5 l" Q! _5 `　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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( E! q$ y/ b4 F4 V( ?　　笨鸟先飞
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7 Q3 T5 }2 T6 M　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& V1 o- b( P" F　　不遗余力
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$ r+ f- |7 G1 Z4 }: a( ^　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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. J: {, `' \+ K9 Y/ N7 ?1 m　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

7 B& D. n2 J0 b/ \, ^1 c0 f　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; j/ @" a' B7 |- l5 h9 U3 G　　辞旧迎新

& `/ Q/ t' e! N# q0 k  t　　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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$ Y0 M4 v5 r$ z1 l! ?. l　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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& }* @; @$ N6 t　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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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: \) v  \2 W$ k/ E7 A　　too much is as bad as too little
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+ B# A% A* }1 G9 j$ {" U1 i　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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9 D6 o" ~/ N' G3 |　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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% ?  O3 s3 `" p& N/ a& t　　harmony brings wealth;

( h4 ^1 A( k" N% N: y1 P　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! y; {$ x% ^! Y5 i　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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5 k& G0 o+ g6 s$ d+ i　　既往不咎

0 K2 K9 _6 Q6 V' h& b　　let bygones be bygones

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( z% Z% `- C& h7 k- x" }+ R% z  o$ l　　金无足赤，人无完人

* g& A) ^. c0 U6 y' X# l8 {& b5 k! q5 P　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% J1 a/ V6 S* b1 u" l　　金玉满堂

' a) a. g; p. _8 Q. e6 n　　Treasures fill the home.
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8 v/ v: l/ T) v) `2 y; g　　脚踏实地

+ @' U4 U0 t1 e4 t4 R6 T　　be down-to-earth

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5 {+ {: z+ m7 ?) a# ]4 h5 P% d　　脚踩两只船
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% E$ ]0 L4 W' @& N0 S3 Z; }　　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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/ \) }5 r  D: ^6 y) @# |　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 A2 i. `8 S0 m+ [　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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" n" `. |2 }+ D/ o8 d; t1 s　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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, @: s2 S, Q  J0 k　　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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$ @. B. z. y* O8 j- I　　名利双收
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) Z6 p7 ^$ d1 l4 c! M/ K　　gain both fame and wealth

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) k7 O" G% P; l6 t, S　　茅塞顿开
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' M* `6 K' ]6 r( ?3 J　　be suddenly enlightened
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' F# P1 S7 u' b+ h9 Q　　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

% X- o0 d  i* k　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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! h3 c" b  m. ^% I1 @" y$ D' s7 F　　谋事在人，成事在天

6 n9 }2 l1 X! o. \  a　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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# @- }3 ]$ O+ ?9 j, R; g) A　　赔了夫人又折兵

2 c: Y* D! U$ q& k/ l　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" h6 r4 [: @3 S+ y　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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1 ^1 E0 m5 ?4 v　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( z( j- Z3 b: a8 v4 L; T+ S5 }, D　　千里之行始于足下

' v+ `. k& M3 z  O) y+ X7 {% j　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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% H( d- L0 X3 _2 p( L# E4 f4 _　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　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

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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) T) n! q* }8 o/ U4 X2 f　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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! v6 ~' Y4 J( ^: m' Y5 j　　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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; Q" w0 f8 ^# s　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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' H8 n5 b/ m. D; g9 l$ A　　人之初，性本善
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9 t. D3 K" z  l% c/ Y7 l$ K　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

+ E* Z/ I; ^& w. x* [　　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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( |( H! Q$ E+ e) n2 L' S　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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! l4 H4 \" a$ x　　三十而立

$ E9 ~, Q0 {& O/ Z9 z　　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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* K$ ]6 G8 @5 n2 w　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ k" h; t! c* ]　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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  E7 o, f" x- q. O7 V0 M　　实事求是

4 o1 P  N7 X/ i　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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* Y: z" m# p5 O9 U! h7 Q　　说曹操，曹操到
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  l# b; I/ D, P5 Z* O) d* h　　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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; E* ?# W9 i6 o9 a# I　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

0 ?9 D! {1 a2 @6 J" ]8 R) k　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) u! @3 B4 T4 y0 e+ }　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹
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/ [5 U: w- h+ ]2 }" I　　sugar-coated bullets59
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' \- c& @* m7 i2 p9 v6 h1 \7 }　　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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5 H6 w4 E! Y) l! Z# b8 @/ }2 g　　Unity is strength.

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& S; T! b! {0 l7 b　　跳进黄河洗不清

6 w: Y" y! b/ j　　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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) R7 U5 Q& d$ K, R7 g　　歪风邪气

# U3 G( r- V5 j' d8 U; D& I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: u& y" g# I; v　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　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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　　无中生有

% W7 P; X, y2 S3 c0 V8 Y　　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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" \/ T3 g: \" a2 a' C6 [8 S　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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% N0 u1 l9 m9 b: }' l% b　　徇私枉法

2 m7 K3 T. U) @; E$ C/ n　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　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
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

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

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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" ~! J6 B3 g. |1 z　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; x" B' j4 i  p: s　　The best defense is offense.

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& c2 c1 _$ O' E* x/ H　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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0 {/ e8 U$ m* t8 m　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

, W- v- ^" n3 s6 R. j　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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+ H, o' d: P4 `! R! V　　严以律己，宽以待人
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' f$ ~7 {: c- R8 Y　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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3 p1 S& h3 c) q! {: S) u　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

5 I/ \) a. A- h  {! @　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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% g0 R9 \- p' }0 e5 c' G1 ]# ^　　有识之士
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0 `6 S4 m: w" r& _3 G　　a man of insight83
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; l7 K6 u+ b$ i　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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& I6 }# r5 q$ \, |! x　　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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' [$ ]& N; k! b　　以人为本
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3 A: I; H4 F/ q7 i4 `* }0 K　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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+ w, ~8 h& _; k& j0 S　　teach students according to their aptitude
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! @1 {, ]+ g9 M  ~　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

) g  F1 Q8 \3 ~4 s8 ?6 B# T6 F　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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: a0 I# Z7 _. \, y3 l　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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+ }) L; M% m  i7 O$ F3 t  P$ @; @% m　　Great minds think alike.

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  Q1 @8 `. }. j, H9 c　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

( V- y: r+ ?7 u% ]　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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! Z: R4 O% u  u: F" Z4 h/ s　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

2 Y' t7 M* {1 q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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3 {# L" H- i2 x3 _' F3 A　　bring in wealth and treasure
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3 B  }- q6 _9 N' A8 a. F# E/ i( h　　债台高筑
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7 q6 h; E, d- Q3 y5 Y　　become debt-ridden
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. m9 c# s  ]& M　　众矢之的
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/ _5 t3 j" I( L, |$ l! X5 j& D8 K　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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8 r/ Z) E( u  o7 e1 e　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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/ Y$ m/ W& i; k* |' w3 [0 V　　左右为难

. r6 [- h* j) d) A, z　　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。