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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6 d8 O# m' Y( W" h　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

! P; P. U# G% l4 B" R　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 p2 f( B9 ^8 y: {1 n. m　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  K, E( l. t" p2 s8 J　　不打不成交
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$ Q! e: |" j0 r　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

; z/ S' w+ W& a+ X　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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+ t* J, ?" Y0 z　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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% B$ ?$ K7 y% w# M" m& n　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

/ l7 B, Q, @8 s" o4 B+ U1 t* A  u　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

  S& u5 O( S5 g& r6 ]- k- @) ]& m) z: U　　too much is as bad as too little

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. [& @6 I) e& B3 H　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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, K5 [) f; f% f9 l0 E0 A　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ T3 g6 f) @( g; b' V　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

/ [0 E5 ]! J- ]2 E6 c　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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6 l3 v2 S) f; T　　never too old to learn

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; E9 M+ i  E/ l　　既往不咎
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9 d9 }* D9 f5 t; W* n& c　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

0 _9 s  U/ l, s' C" [  K3 o# t　　There are spots even on the sun.
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) F4 ?% ^$ |1 K# `+ X6 G% i　　金玉满堂
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* C) |/ n6 u/ E+ ~8 c9 B' b5 @　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

1 |6 r8 G& o( `+ R8 N6 k: {　　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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& U+ T( n- p' u: D5 u5 i　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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; I  D+ [- n/ y' k4 G　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

9 a7 C# _( c: K5 U9 E　　cut and dried; cliché
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: }/ ^; b; Z& ~) Q. D1 ?5 Z/ I　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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6 H/ g1 G7 }0 P2 u　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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9 @7 U  h+ O8 K2 P) _/ l. K( n　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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2 s) |2 D# C) L) |　　名利双收

' b$ i3 K" c+ p- z" Z6 D, `+ [) L+ W　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

9 \0 X& m7 u% t# n$ R: B- k9 m　　be suddenly enlightened

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; ~) s  y- F/ c; o　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 t6 H5 C) Y( h5 L! a　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' D4 B, Y# N0 e9 m- W　　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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" ^" v0 B) i6 O0 |/ Z2 j9 z　　弄巧成拙
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4 A+ b' z8 O! _/ v2 ]/ Y+ q4 s　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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) V* s. y2 s; v3 S3 H& p　　赔了夫人又折兵

0 K8 R: b( c& R1 R% N  ^　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

5 f# ?# q! X# {- z% Y5 e4 T" P$ v　　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

　　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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( j8 f3 ]& U+ }; j　　抢得先机
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9 R* j; ]: f  a" X　　take the preemptive opportunities
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& h0 q- d: k% n- B6 q: C1 j+ B　　巧妇难为无米之炊

" m2 e" E. }) w7 U* B5 p　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

. P; Q1 i" T6 q& [) @9 e　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* j7 T/ Q4 A+ Z1 m/ L　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 z! ~5 S0 }0 W' \0 j/ h! m' j　　强龙难压地头蛇

) Q5 j% Z$ ~- j. U6 V　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

3 i; R3 `0 {, w' b1 M* e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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7 O; X5 |2 p7 {4 g9 U　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

9 r% }) E6 \, y6 b$ b. x　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 M3 v* \% J' m1 U4 i* Y- W1 d+ h$ }9 f　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 c: |' l  D) y' r　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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2 R6 K; P% L  U# [& P1 \　　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;

2 y' L2 H; |: Z1 p* n" R' T　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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" @5 l$ c1 V: g0 _　　三十而立

0 \9 ^- `  a6 G% n2 y# F$ T; Z　　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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' X; F% y- [, a% T  P　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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4 i# b( N$ ]6 p# \# o' p7 W0 X2 m　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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' q1 D5 `7 {' M5 }; Q) P4 a$ |/ ^" z　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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& E$ t; L% B( H+ N! a1 m# z　　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
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　　speak of the devil
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0 q& g( A) {7 G% P; x　　实话实说

! H! O# `9 Z$ i; l/ D8 V5 k. p　　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
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+ w* D; K+ A+ k- o! T　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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0 K4 o8 a  b. \* c　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

+ R" N8 r2 e2 X7 T( f; f" U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

+ ]6 I9 v: q( z　　Unity is strength.
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( a5 Z1 V0 e8 W9 X+ i" m* l" G% h　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 [6 L5 k( U( o; Z; D+ d　　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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- f0 }  j) \* V　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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1 h3 ~% E# X" j! w+ b& q　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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* X' n# ]5 A( k4 q; R- R  ^　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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9 ]0 E$ L# c0 v- b　　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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$ R3 U! O: v% x0 r7 p7 P2 T1 `　　无中生有

* I2 F- h8 s  D$ G. ?　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 {0 J& z* [  V, s& x( m% p" k# R　　无风不起浪

: `: b3 _- s8 L; w7 n; I1 ^　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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( R" L' w2 b: ~6 W/ [　　新官上任三把火
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5 V0 ?2 Y" ?/ Y　　a new broom sweeps clean
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* l0 E; A2 r( T% E  Y　　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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　　心照不宣

　　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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　　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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　　现身说法
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9 |" y+ Q$ A/ Z' ]5 m6 q* L　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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$ c* y) ]1 G+ x. }　　息事宁人

　　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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" F1 Z9 |$ _' E6 z　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ ~- D7 Y& U+ D4 ~9 U* o# @4 k　　有情人终成眷属
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0 c- o. Z* V: Y+ t% w* x　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' c+ i0 g; M* P! q　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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* ~1 c6 r' N1 _6 x$ _- |6 h　　有识之士

9 X8 w( w4 F! m　　a man of insight83

) ~+ C/ Y! t4 h+ N　　有勇无谋
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8 j4 V1 f- `6 E$ q# G, j: O　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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5 Y5 Y. Y: d9 a4 }  X3 V* F7 V　　与时俱进

8 J& D/ x- y5 @' E0 ^  K. u+ p　　keep pace with the times86
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4 m. O, }8 i# S3 @　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　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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- H5 D$ m2 |7 L' ]+ A　　欲速则不达

  U& s( U- a& h3 w$ C) Y: d　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

' O+ N+ h+ H  y' D3 h' D5 \　　survival of the fittest
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* e9 C- p- X1 T1 o　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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! r) h9 a( C5 g! R) P+ ?  ^　　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

6 N+ H: J8 W0 U　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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% ]$ z' U2 y9 ]; V　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

0 z! I+ m9 \; e, Z　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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8 B/ ?# E  j* V0 o& i　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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0 X( X3 G: b. f* ?　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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' k8 f+ B7 e; h3 G3 h  I　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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4 v1 I- W/ q" n　　左右为难

* Y) t$ F5 T6 D0 t( S% X　　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。