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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2 f* c+ x( {7 ~" Y( O7 j. x　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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! c. S- P+ [% Q7 A　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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& d8 [+ ]; s! {$ \" }4 w　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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& C2 N% w, Q) W　　笨鸟先飞
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& S6 _  P4 W3 Q& P# z) k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

- ^& W0 I, k7 c3 X/ n" N& _　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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4 J% l) [+ w3 T$ q# d8 l) j0 Y. r( w$ b3 M　　No discord, no concord.

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! @5 z* r  g9 {' C& o! e* x　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, K0 }! A. R  r9 e　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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9 C( Z% E5 o7 e* [　　大开眼界
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( U* s& l/ F4 X　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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6 ^3 T; u, }7 {. d　　过犹不及

0 l2 U9 _" T$ n　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 k2 S  @& p1 P4 j) r　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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7 y8 G: v* I! P, j5 |　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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1 F# ?$ z) H/ P; N& {' T: @! p" P　　harmony brings wealth;

! E+ g" V7 K* N1 y: T5 {  g　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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# ]- i% [/ e' q. z9 e6 G　　活到老学到老
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' g. ^. ]# G. j1 Y　　never too old to learn

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! Q0 k3 }7 h; H　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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( q1 ]3 ^6 G) u4 k2 |; y6 b0 Y　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 r2 u& f5 N! e1 W  r) d　　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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% Z* P" ?5 \2 i0 N9 n1 G1 J# Y* A　　be down-to-earth
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1 G- S) `5 f% x- ^8 }　　脚踩两只船

　　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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7 U8 h+ J  e, t8 P  F  \　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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

! z# e8 O( n1 s9 `2 {5 i　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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0 d5 X$ o+ l( p' j: E$ O0 ]　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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' @! R- w! |$ i1 E1 |& q　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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* a7 k9 R* V; M# e' q　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 D, a" j! b9 R0 y　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 e& R( Q$ @" e8 f　　谋事在人，成事在天

( G1 _6 Q4 f& l2 ]0 `# F1 ]# i0 e　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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0 K, D3 e3 _% O# r0 C2 N　　弄巧成拙
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9 }! d3 o: v( c2 f+ i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

0 o4 F. t; Z2 L" h( Z1 p* Z　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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; y8 E/ p, G8 ?4 [　　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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/ U* {7 w$ H9 G6 L　　抢得先机

3 P7 [4 D+ _" d　　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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　　千里之行始于足下

2 G* Y8 E* g9 `$ b　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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3 B2 Q& x& y% r0 `# u　　前事不忘，后事之师

7 b9 k: q* {6 h2 }　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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' ?0 K/ M% G$ {; I3 a9 H　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ D8 @0 W5 \2 R( h. w+ X( W# W　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 r  y! ~4 q; @6 C7 S6 a　　人逢喜事精神爽

. @4 c! q9 \* T0 t　　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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% ^5 V8 i6 `. ?4 }; S2 i　　世外桃源

( _1 l- B2 q7 ]9 H1 w' Y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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# E/ }; S; ^8 F7 q" h) P　　人之初，性本善

# ^+ k! Z2 j+ |/ T: y　　Humans are born good.
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3 G3 T7 k0 r- G- F; @　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

/ B1 }6 ~9 i$ ?7 ]' T) a& R　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& g% x( m* m4 o3 m7 R　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

; v1 F4 T2 t3 \* F4 M5 b% t9 B　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

5 L1 V- P; `" P- z5 f　　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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( x0 v4 B( e3 O9 r3 I& F: `5 A　　水涨船高

, N& f; J' B9 ]: o. ^! \　　A ship rises with the tide
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$ \% H$ Y5 Z4 @　　时不我待

　　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
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 h. J2 @7 k3 B/ r* `. m+ }　　说曹操，曹操到

" `; Q( B& `- F  w4 U) b　　speak of the devil
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) x' j! _/ X" {6 m0 L* H6 U$ R3 t: [　　实话实说

　　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

0 O9 J5 Q9 \* M7 g, m& p! `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; {0 z4 l% ~% i1 n) c　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

: ~7 K) b7 q/ m& H1 `6 Q8 d　　sugar-coated bullets59
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' n/ }9 A) g/ h- s　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

1 C* i3 q) r0 l# m0 `　　团结就是力量

9 J' |: J# R. j1 L. J& P* Y7 P　　Unity is strength.

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4 h! _# u7 [' X4 Z7 U. P7 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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　　歪风邪气
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8 M( m7 n& @6 Z! g% p( }+ p% A　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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: |9 f. n1 T# k+ Z7 J' B　　物以类聚，人以群分
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. s8 [. I' q6 W; t  _: z* Q1 d　　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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3 }+ M7 ~3 Y- m5 ?# U* T3 ^8 T　　唯利是图

0 s; h1 t; x" ~- j2 U; M　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

8 c, L( W% ?% S% M: [0 B. N# K5 b) g　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, |0 N$ e& R  s$ O* i3 A0 A　　无风不起浪
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: Z  M: w# A( z6 a. p2 v8 }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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& d$ W2 N  u- T; u$ ?　　徇私枉法
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/ J# W  j- u3 b* P$ c* Z5 J1 T6 R5 G1 L　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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, r! |+ B2 L5 m0 i% L* B1 z5 |. V　　新官上任三把火

8 I% c% c3 ~5 [; j　　a new broom sweeps clean
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- o! A7 G6 A$ z7 _　　蓄势待发
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3 {1 h! `5 E& k! C/ {　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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4 z* M$ c1 y) \( w+ w4 m7 r6 g; M7 [5 E　　心想事成

　　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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7 |8 z) w$ M. i　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 g. t* I' }' v+ ~2 [　　The best defense is offense.
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, A' L* z/ ^/ z　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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5 c" v% P9 \4 _/ j& v% X　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

$ ~! W9 h/ R  M6 q5 E: M　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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, U; }7 P+ q  ?6 j4 Q3 H　　息事宁人
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! |* v) d# g9 S, Y$ s　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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6 k5 o( O1 F* a6 W5 ]9 }  x　　循序渐进
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' U- L) w& H8 n  R  u3 [/ ~# c　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: Y' Q- S; T4 x9 A3 d% ?% I! d　　严以律己，宽以待人

1 a/ d( k% p; `: s　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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6 y6 u$ w: l; [0 E- Q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

6 X: |! j# p; H6 O% {　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

4 W* C5 b$ b2 q　　a man of insight83

3 [* r. t3 l5 Q" @" x　　有勇无谋

3 R9 d; q* ^  s% h" [　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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# W) b! S$ U$ A/ O. |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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- F5 l, q2 Z, }: {3 M　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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4 x; m$ H6 R( ~　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' u* Z6 S9 E5 W% x0 A, d& O　　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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1 S' ]" W1 F. ^( V% v' d' x4 ?' F% T　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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& E) ^: B7 I* e; J+ U: N6 {　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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0 [  q) `: Q% ?  d/ M6 T3 }　　英雄所见略同

7 G- G# |( _' o, N　　Great minds think alike.

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　　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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+ A* z3 J( W# L2 k2 T　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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4 h# ^1 h) l$ A& a* f　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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' s' c$ H+ z9 x1 I　　众矢之的
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1 d0 T  i: \8 g, b( D" I　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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. p. |! Z- k1 j  ?: F2 F3 F, n9 Y　　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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　　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。