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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( n# i& P! v$ v) f　　爱屋及乌
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$ Z+ Z" v4 W3 D5 q4 S* a- R　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

3 h8 p+ O; H) M; _* W3 y8 ^+ g　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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" e, l) B1 H: f  W/ @2 n& o　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

, L- w' ^, E* U1 U0 a$ g5 R8 W- A　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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, q" f: x) A: l7 Z; p　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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8 L5 J( s- u0 t9 T1 D( f) m　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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2 R" t- g8 T, w  S5 m( u+ ?　　辞旧迎新

% R1 d; d6 E' v+ ~% L2 Y7 D　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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6 u1 x( `6 e% Z: r, ^1 `　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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9 p  k5 L9 P: _/ p5 V4 ~) H　　国泰民安
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% P5 O% h9 ^. C% h+ V+ i0 O　　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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4 i# |. @( U9 x9 x　　too much is as bad as too little
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: f, B; M3 ?6 u" `3 Z　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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+ j( Y! O; |8 e+ n  X  z2 H" D　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

( M: ]$ u1 W% k$ P　　harmony brings wealth;
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6 z- K, _. T" h. E0 N　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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0 e. U  D4 B# T+ e3 i  Z　　活到老学到老
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　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　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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" h! h7 j( \5 u# x- H3 d* v/ W4 o　　脚踏实地
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2 _& q* p6 R' ]0 q1 `　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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' q2 b+ y8 u. Z1 A　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) b; \* {! {# J4 k4 ], G$ E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

. D8 }4 g( u& u& @8 _; J　　cut and dried; cliché

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3 _. a& _$ K: g* u0 e　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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+ T: }. P/ t4 y# M# f　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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/ Y0 }  T& J, b( V1 R- T( L; E　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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( S3 l% g  V. L/ \- k　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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2 E4 K( ?1 i+ y! H. Q; ^　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 ?) k  ~% I9 f2 g3 j& Y" \) S　　没有规矩，不成方圆

+ S7 ~: K" |! d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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! ]8 z8 O# n. C! a　　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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8 H, F) U7 P) V9 L8 \' i% ~$ W( n　　谋事在人，成事在天

" z8 C! c5 m; C1 ^% d8 Y9 }　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

' r* R" \9 d/ E- p　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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5 h* Z% o* H! ?　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　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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+ p/ f% Q- F9 s3 y+ s　　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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' o6 r' l1 L- C' t9 ]0 K! }* @　　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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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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

7 ?/ X+ B" n6 }! z. r　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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' \; B1 {5 e9 c* A2 r/ u8 @) H　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! t8 c# g; o0 X) J3 m+ A　　瑞雪兆丰年

3 V% Z- [' L4 c8 k$ K　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 }+ B  A! k* a* L( ?& _9 x9 T6 \　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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( p$ H$ L0 ]1 N2 I8 P4 ?% r　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

$ J/ N/ L5 [  v　　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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2 I/ V3 q$ b6 a5 G　　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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5 @* z; X5 d4 j9 a1 ]- Y$ O: X: w　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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( [( ^( R! k' X' D7 _　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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% ?# z" n' i3 t' P% y) L! ~0 b　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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6 t7 R* P7 _: ?, N4 Q2 L* {　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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# X9 T9 ~. p3 ~4 |1 Q　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

5 X! ^& i3 o, `0 ]　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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' T$ [; i+ n7 u+ ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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* @% [; w. m  J; ]$ q! }; K　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

- V& {* ]! `+ {0 d: Q! A　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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" j* I( w- B7 y1 M+ |% s7 Q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 m* F2 ?8 X7 f　　团结就是力量

5 L& B2 S) ]; ?9 u4 Z　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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; l# ?  A& [& J1 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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　　歪风邪气
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+ O8 ]# S" i; G　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; ^! k  n( k% k5 Q& g8 k　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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6 u( I( l) t# h/ r　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

6 \; v% ^8 r5 t0 h　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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! e* ]0 m9 O& ?# w, E　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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) f. N/ Z0 d. ^4 V9 \& x8 U　　a new broom sweeps clean
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4 ~$ O5 `5 |9 e8 D; D1 g　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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1 N5 n8 O. T0 D7 j- d　　心照不宣
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: q" ]! Q" \4 m　　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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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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& O& d+ q2 U2 x* I9 G0 ~　　现身说法

: ?1 w5 t4 t) r- F　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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! Y( W* j; z# Q6 O4 ~　　息事宁人
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2 ]. P4 v; l/ P, D, ]　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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- _2 l: d% M) y9 O. n/ r- r　　循序渐进

0 ^" a  v. Y4 p/ d' K" g& o　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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5 x. a* Q8 ?5 E5 i$ ?　　严以律己，宽以待人
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+ h" ]3 T# ~; `0 b  k/ _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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$ t* S/ @5 J( K0 z# f0 u: D　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' g5 W( ]0 m6 v. u' A　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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3 \" U; Z5 k; H  U% z# `' E　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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1 z; N% z. _% P* L8 E* K, a　　有勇无谋

3 l6 H5 ^% [4 l3 ]* m　　bold but not crafty84

) l& n# R7 g$ w. _- \　　有缘千里来相会

, a9 W1 ~- q) t4 U$ {6 u; _　　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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+ s$ \4 S* S: x9 d! ^( t, A; s　　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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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

) p$ `. J  U! M; o& R+ |7 X" p4 I% ]　　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
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! w% |$ y) Z: P; m1 P2 r　　Haste makes waste.

! I* c0 |% o1 ^4 ~  |% m　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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9 X. I( G+ W$ [9 J5 E& R* G　　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

4 ~, x# J; ]: [) |　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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0 @, W% U- C( }1 x$ G　　A promise is a promise.

, O. a* {1 r+ R. g6 z　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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) n' ]: j2 J4 ^& e　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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* u# {7 @1 I" x' Z% I7 g" i　　众矢之的

+ T/ v0 D/ \- z: Y- G& K6 `　　target of public criticism
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% E: W. ~0 o4 x, t' @5 a4 r　　纸上谈兵
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  j; k5 v6 k# k! {　　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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　　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。