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

3 i4 d+ q3 r3 B4 p; P4 H　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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! ]/ T2 A0 L7 U1 r1 E6 B　　Seeing is believing.
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7 O% g6 J# p, u. {　　比上不足，比下有余
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* I2 Z) s5 y% {$ x　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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7 Z% d0 G) L: Q8 a9 Y0 m# A, A0 X　　笨鸟先飞

) c1 N' U. V7 f6 u9 V$ K　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

! ]5 P0 y5 T7 O+ a( Y! K& k8 U　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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' ^9 j0 u) G5 E; x, b6 s! K　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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9 B3 _, b9 O  U$ o/ i+ z- s  B　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　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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* t9 ~2 D# W+ L8 \$ [/ }3 r: ?: a3 d, S　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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+ p& N% Y5 h3 G8 s　　过犹不及

0 y/ a- ~8 T& L& v, ^4 @1 g　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

/ T# `: |& c7 j8 S5 k　　too much is as bad as too little

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$ z! w4 ~" h/ q& ]3 g+ \　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! @. q2 Q( T! d# @/ G- E　　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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& b# _$ L' ^: }0 L1 ?) ]9 A　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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0 s" X8 j' o1 M% c/ g　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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0 e# ~/ d. n- j7 ]  Q　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 G+ e  x0 N& B: a& H　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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, d. C6 H" _& |8 q: P4 C7 j. B　　Treasures fill the home.
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% z0 ~1 e0 A/ R% w　　脚踏实地
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% h$ Y, R) y$ {& f: [: B　　be down-to-earth
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- Z8 w& O& G" ?* T　　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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6 e* G% s( f# s3 [) e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& G. y4 g5 G, W* X" t+ S　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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" `/ s' V) n( C' @4 v　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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5 v2 S( J' R5 m, e　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& N8 v. {2 v, g$ o　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( {  B+ k+ Y. n  L　　马到成功
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8 M' u6 W6 m8 b　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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' O; A3 X, U/ V! x% i# k　　名利双收
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1 i! z3 \* n4 S8 D+ R5 s& U7 z　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　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
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3 U# D: X) L9 Y1 }; ]8 {+ e" L) \　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

$ f' f7 q  z4 Y  ~/ b　　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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' ?/ r4 T1 @" ^- q　　抛砖引玉
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& ~& j7 Q3 ?5 ~* A" \　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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$ E% m9 j+ L. B  [　　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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% M/ ]- M- b' Q/ @( z　　巧妇难为无米之炊

3 Y8 ~& ]' |1 I- c, ?　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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+ Q0 v( V; _8 i　　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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　　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

+ q, e, g/ B9 U  H" w9 [　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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  s+ S( C; N1 m7 Z　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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- `* ?: y0 O% d! f　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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! g  Y( S- I5 E' K3 `　　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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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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. ~' I+ z3 y: k　　人之初，性本善
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- \2 U& g/ T0 o. M+ f, C( J3 M$ i% u# y　　Humans are born good.

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, D  Z/ ~# w+ i3 r  A/ X% w1 b: I& g& @　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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+ _$ W4 f1 ?* I( t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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8 {' T( }5 v) K6 P　　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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. m  }1 S; Q; r, Z　　水涨船高
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$ f/ T2 u6 l% @5 ~　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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; A# t* h' O/ i0 X9 y+ {) r. K　　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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, f$ U* F& x8 y# A( R4 s　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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* u3 Q& T6 w! q7 d5 T　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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, C/ ^5 C: I- j* Q* U5 i　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

* y, g  z0 v. @1 D　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

% u- Z) g! p4 p; W# c7 @　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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, M' B4 i( d6 C/ U9 W　　sugar-coated bullets59
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; r( }0 e$ S9 S: V7 L　　天有不测风云
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. i) I! ]2 y0 ^　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* n  J' j, ?( Z. P5 I* p5 ~( ]3 J6 a　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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) P# K) t2 S& Q4 r5 o4 N$ n+ L$ k( ~　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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7 H/ C# S) M3 q9 R2 Q' h, M　　物以类聚，人以群分
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1 d6 r" _1 L  [# r9 q. s! F* H　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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% x0 y( c0 ]& ~- `6 A& |9 j　　望子成龙

( ]; S( \+ b5 d0 J, L9 L　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; P+ T7 r4 D3 q+ ~! Y　　唯利是图
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  e* N0 n# Z. l) `　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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  ~# i7 n4 o2 y& G' S" w　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

! j2 p. H/ D, a' ~7 e  q　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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: x$ n; w# i4 E- H　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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3 r" |5 \1 {7 J% y& H1 r4 U  a　　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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( r9 _; M( @# q　　先入为主

; z' s1 e" u# y% h% ^/ d　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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2 z7 n6 ]7 O) s6 r　　先下手为强

' W% J: d! i- C% F2 g  F　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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$ V' w- @2 w, T! h, a) y: m0 l( E/ h　　热锅上的蚂蚁

: T9 S# u- P/ K5 T　　ants on a hot pan

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; m& J1 I' \, L) }% \# m　　现身说法
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　　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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: @5 r6 R7 R5 D　　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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& \/ p4 l) z0 T+ y　　有情人终成眷属
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* M1 Q; ?+ ?- Z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

+ W7 [! M+ n+ D, b$ x0 F7 L6 s　　有识之士
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3 R. u& m4 T2 {: ]' B1 h$ r　　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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; T/ {  c  v' L* X/ F　　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

: q# z1 ?4 U& Y. \. E, ^7 t; V　　以人为本

; b( p$ U: M' I' Y- w; _! y' p8 H　　people-oriented

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3 h! o; |+ P3 {6 x( F　　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
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' g+ D  [& D" R9 k　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达

) S% Y( M6 k( \1 J, E) t7 n" C　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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& d0 w- H6 H) \/ I　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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3 g' r2 f( U$ S5 N5 O　　一言既出，驷马难追

: k3 D. {7 J; g( T　　A promise is a promise.
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( }" A4 L! ~2 @, e  K0 j2 G' K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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* n" D1 U0 B* T! E% k　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% |; s! d6 ~# y　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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: G6 q0 X+ W8 d　　众矢之的
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/ ~  f# l/ _. S( S" n　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

0 ~5 m/ u3 Q; k2 f　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。