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
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: v0 o# w# b" P# Y" s　　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.
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: _* T/ X/ f% @6 v; P　　Seeing is believing.

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% g9 E: G3 O( O( _' Q3 K  E) E$ R　　比上不足，比下有余

6 ]9 D$ Y! H0 }$ B　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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, L  K: r& b( y　　笨鸟先飞
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2 p8 K+ r: G8 P; o. u1 O/ r　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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' g/ z; _' Z) F; V" X) _　　不遗余力
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/ W; w1 X" Y' F$ f, p) u) f) u5 F　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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* O2 {) U9 h: I6 v5 A+ ~　　不打不成交
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2 m# W/ b" w* ]: b& |　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( l& D* F0 E6 k, K9 U% ^( k　　辞旧迎新
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/ z. W, M0 n7 O5 k) c　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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. m# h4 b: _6 N! d( }+ \　　大事化小，小事化了
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, C- x4 l: ?1 O5 L3 a; Z: @4 s　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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* ?5 d% ~  W' \; u) a8 p7 q) h　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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1 o2 d9 ^8 s; V5 L9 ]% I3 Y6 S! k$ _  M　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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- D& f+ T' f  g/ s　　过犹不及
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% v& c9 e9 G* _. M8 ~! i　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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/ L* U' L- j/ P: e　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

7 N+ H$ ?0 {& B1 f* c; ~# S5 W' f　　harmony brings wealth;

# i+ S" k7 q6 m2 B4 u4 ^  v　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　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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0 l0 z2 C* O' ?5 n" G! n: V　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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# w# @6 `) b0 s8 Q( r0 X6 v4 u　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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3 Q: _" |! g& X6 {# ]0 {　　脚踏实地
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+ o. }1 Y5 M" S  j1 U　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

9 |8 a6 a& Y- ~　　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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) ]: q+ A  l* f! _0 Q& Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ k9 ?3 D8 Z* w　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

2 a6 _& r5 v) l1 B; U2 ?　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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1 I  @/ u4 b/ Q/ K8 `　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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8 D7 T7 N: d" R1 B4 ?　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& X9 f) }0 Z5 Z$ J, V5 R/ F　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 d' n1 P' s3 c# p! Y* q　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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6 r! {" l9 A3 T5 E7 e　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 e2 i$ s; Z! k/ \$ R　　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

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

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' i6 M  S& q  {: ^4 A9 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
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: |$ o0 x- e9 t6 u6 d4 u: U　　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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: L# V8 O3 c: w2 m/ E　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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6 W! S6 w0 X+ Q  C' W( C　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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# z+ o* k3 m4 @1 o　　千里之行始于足下
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5 G" D* A9 J0 s* f! y　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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* U# m. L$ m( Z5 v4 l! w  z0 j　　前事不忘，后事之师

7 }2 K6 J3 ?  d3 @( O　　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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$ ~" [. r6 p! H) ?0 i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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3 N, _0 M4 d4 r) S, |$ x, ]6 Y5 A　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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8 o! G- T/ m, p　　人逢喜事精神爽

& x$ d2 D3 Q3 P$ n3 ?　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 \8 [1 I6 H4 t; s4 Q3 E　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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: K  a' [( A/ \. B4 ~9 Z- n- p　　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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　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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: k" v$ o3 d; o3 i* c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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4 r% |1 `; x$ P. ]" u9 @+ ^4 ~　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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5 H3 _3 e: H: ?  ^1 u. m2 a　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 s/ Y* K$ n, b! v/ j3 C　　实事求是

　　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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- x7 n* g; T; z, C/ F& l: a3 z　　实话实说
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1 h# w. a% x% m9 t$ u9 y　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 o1 {- F. j, E+ A( N& E# R' `　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 q9 v3 R4 n" }: B# X; I　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

. Q) b" @2 l4 L7 |5 t　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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* |, p* r5 l8 Z3 m) W* J% ~　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 f" {. N% G$ \% x( b6 {4 K　　团结就是力量

　　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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/ h9 o$ U, a& B. ?　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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8 _  O9 T* p* s( V　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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% ^5 m$ J" J* s0 X" O3 e　　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

6 T2 J1 Y; M" ]8 ?; R* f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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7 [) o4 Z, T7 e8 s/ y　　无风不起浪
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$ y* l5 I+ u. m( F- l4 m　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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( o* `! c" t- U0 e! B% \　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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$ t& `8 W; y( q- g* M4 i　　新官上任三把火

　　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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/ ]" G- G" J: M/ k8 z4 I- y% {　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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6 x2 H7 c8 O# h  t0 ?　　先下手为强

5 E. g$ R0 o& ]# E2 `' A. B7 _　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ u" h6 s  H' z" J1 a4 A# Y　　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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2 e/ {9 M) |* v. z0 Q9 [7 C　　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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　　循序渐进

　　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
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　　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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* P- @1 b2 _0 K# C0 j- g　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 p. I4 h6 [: o' w　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

! V) F3 L3 ~$ f3 Q0 n3 [5 J9 h　　有识之士

+ e/ ~8 ~- F# F* J- }　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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% E: B+ s% _" R( B7 }　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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, P* F# z% V2 Y3 j　　与时俱进
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# D1 ]0 c6 K4 ?3 S6 A- p7 O　　以人为本

5 E4 {6 I; C8 z: S# {9 S& g2 k　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

0 u3 _( y# t1 v8 P5 J8 ]　　teach students according to their aptitude

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/ w- c; w* f9 t4 ?! Y  F/ M2 Y" e& a　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 h$ L& V3 s$ G4 V　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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7 \9 n1 e' [# ~9 ^　　Haste makes waste.

7 Q+ H: g% S. G0 r7 @　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

! C" B; o4 C5 n1 c　　survival of the fittest
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# e. [" V1 k5 b* w7 D, C　　英雄所见略同

　　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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% s) N) x! ^, m8 y$ e) I  w　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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. u& a( g+ U* G9 n6 v　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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3 i6 U) t: W4 r, O0 k　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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& z. t4 F* Q( f+ ?　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

/ D- o: p6 `& `; t  P　　become debt-ridden

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1 m3 l+ O- Y8 `( N$ P. Y　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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4 I/ X2 S+ b# U$ @7 L; r4 L/ ~　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

  q/ ~& D" L( `　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- |7 g/ M8 r! C# `) A2 M　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。