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 n/ S" \# e4 n: _7 P/ |0 x　　爱屋及乌

8 @' `$ u( Y3 `4 m　　Love me, love my dog.
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5 d9 o* m. I; c8 ^0 A　　百闻不如一见

7 m" L5 Y) H! K/ B, s　　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
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! j" Q8 ]3 C& {* \2 T* i( X; \　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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1 G& ?5 n# q1 E; ?3 C9 I: U　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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) f6 h) I* \5 \2 ^6 r& N　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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& v/ \6 f5 U; _0 H: ]　　不打不成交

* s$ `& P3 K. p1 f. N6 }) |　　No discord, no concord.

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/ T  z3 Z1 b9 ^　　拆东墙补西墙
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. W. N1 v' n- S* E! }　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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$ c* v6 c; `( V) s7 t! ~　　辞旧迎新
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0 C, k% |0 V0 \' Y, V! R, g　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- }" M+ h$ m7 a1 X6 w6 B　　大事化小，小事化了
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+ u0 s* g2 ^1 x& w　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 W; S; {; n3 }. e　　大开眼界
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0 T6 _0 C) Y" Q. Z9 j/ c( K" t/ `! e　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

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　　过犹不及
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+ l% {. x7 T) K' f# L3 z7 G　　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
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　　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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) A( U& c# w1 M. \3 v& M6 N　　Bad news travels fast.
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. v4 @: z. J  |: _* R8 @  A　　和气生财
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/ b# k, s/ K  D8 y6 i! c, T　　harmony brings wealth;

4 U! F6 M/ d! j* F" X* w' B) g/ h　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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5 u  a  b2 B! Q　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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2 |7 \! [* a; }+ k& }( Q/ M8 ]　　金无足赤，人无完人

% T4 }4 s7 ]8 ^　　There are spots even on the sun.

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0 c! \3 h, Q' ?' o- ?1 j8 T5 J8 W9 J　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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1 c0 ?5 e2 {- l/ l( {% ^! z　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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8 y, N1 J3 W, ~2 M! p! S1 E　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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: o' `6 r) x4 p2 w8 f　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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4 K# X' a# `6 f- z5 L　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

( R3 f! m  w! y4 T: Z' _: E# u　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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; Z6 T+ t9 w9 U- Z# C3 x　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

7 p" H4 H# u5 f3 K3 m　　gain both fame and wealth

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4 ?; L; }7 p; g0 w# T9 s　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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
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0 ~+ i0 L# J, ~$ `" @  _　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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! Z4 Q! f" V0 C4 C: b　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 A9 x. C& [& s2 Y7 _% \" K　　赔了夫人又折兵
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. l6 a, \* X# D% K* b2 w0 i　　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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$ B: B# |$ r: r2 v0 ^( x( ~　　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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9 i/ n! R  I6 U" _　　抢得先机
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4 y/ N$ }2 c  [6 ^8 E' I( p　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 l. ^) L& M; L) x- `　　巧妇难为无米之炊

, [7 ^' r  E# Z* H3 H+ s/ ~3 B' A　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ k& {% z' H' }; N) x　　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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+ [4 n9 E# W( g6 j　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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2 f' }8 _/ t4 A9 R) R8 G& g8 G　　前怕狼，后怕虎

3 D! t* P* Y3 P0 }1 S7 L　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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, p& v" P, V: m; A4 @; k8 b$ v# v　　强龙难压地头蛇

: [1 g+ N; W1 A　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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# Q) f) q, H8 Y$ J3 g' T; p1 \; k　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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: E0 i3 H" }0 Q. v, o8 ^+ M　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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

( u1 ~/ S0 R- K3 ]" k( o4 s　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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1 w6 c" |- T+ e4 `　　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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9 p* M9 _" Y; {! {" u* J　　水涨船高

- f- t- R8 F) ?% r. _( F- T　　A ship rises with the tide

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3 E$ u* W6 [' T1 @0 v& |, k　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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5 y$ L# d( X' O8 I　　杀鸡用牛刀

# t( S0 o2 t  n0 a+ t8 I4 u* [　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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, q2 [. Q' S* y; `  z1 Y- p+ a' B7 t　　实事求是
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& R5 Q& W) Y9 O" `　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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! k6 t; o) B  W& t9 T8 p　　说曹操，曹操到
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* _6 W7 y* g, S: T& c　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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+ x2 G+ H; B, T: }( r' [4 O/ Z　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& h/ a+ c/ z; K: a9 t　　糖衣炮弹

/ V: [: O* b( f$ z5 Q; p　　sugar-coated bullets59

! R4 @9 M7 r+ Y. P2 ^  K" `+ _* V　　天有不测风云

9 m: A2 y7 S  ]! F4 [" C　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* v% S6 E: a, V" L( Q. ^0 ]　　团结就是力量
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/ w4 [5 u7 g( i" F8 w　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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3 Q% L8 N5 P3 Y& g　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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% o+ X/ z) n9 d, I& @8 a: Y4 w( Q% a　　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
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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& r7 K" U7 }0 o" A) Y' s　　无中生有
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　　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

7 m# `2 M- o( B: a　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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' Z3 U. p. P2 s) q( Z/ i　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

* m" y# Z; Z- m* }3 p+ `9 [4 m& w& B　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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- `' ]* p" \, ]$ ]　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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1 [0 p) b- Q2 [0 n: I/ E7 \　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

2 Z+ i2 T& Q# n4 d- C  _　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

* c  t# W! l3 S, r' [　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

; H* `' O. W$ a6 q9 I　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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. O! |2 Q3 D) e& e* o$ e4 G( R1 Y　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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. Y) M0 v- K6 \% {　　严以律己，宽以待人

: G  W3 @7 q$ S! X) v; N3 c/ _& d9 B　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　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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　　有勇无谋

" e' K' A7 K2 _0 U　　bold but not crafty84
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. @5 W" r5 j/ S6 ^3 u　　有缘千里来相会
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- F2 h8 D( N- e3 ~; E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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3 q- I* V+ p; l  u4 |: e　　people-oriented
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5 @8 v+ i7 Y$ y6 K5 d　　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

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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4 ~' M4 O/ x: o$ ~2 X5 G$ s　　欲速则不达
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# K4 {/ o8 F2 b' f　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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  S* U# s- t3 f3 z, F' Y& |　　优胜劣汰

6 R. m/ k3 t+ N( m　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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　　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

　　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
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! `. t8 H- O' \　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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5 ?! A" R6 c0 q( O; I1 q+ {! z　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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5 f# C. L: M. I2 D" E1 K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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/ O" p5 @( Y# {, r# n　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

' P; ~! T. C; r3 n  E- u1 w: 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。