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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; j9 ~- V  ~& d　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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0 I9 j- p, H, _' }　　百闻不如一见
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* h; L* |" x  u+ X6 ?4 Y　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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% H& p, J1 N; j$ Y! [) L! V　　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

. J. W: d, I# L" T' r: @: V　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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5 S) k0 F/ S4 A3 M. {# R  g　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　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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$ ]8 D' T8 b8 W' V　　辞旧迎新

) Y  Q: `9 C* O" m' S3 L4 J  I7 \　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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. d9 L) ?5 t/ s. M　　大事化小，小事化了
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, P( [) G. y( U5 M0 Q　　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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* p8 Z& ~: _8 C3 _　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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/ ^+ A# g4 h: N. M) a) e　　国泰民安

; z8 T; a& `2 F  _0 |& x　　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;

  Q' }$ v1 H4 _) k' N1 E$ r. o　　too much is as bad as too little

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/ j% L6 ?& D* X4 |- }; i" |# ?　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 H: A, I: ?( M7 i9 M* e　　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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: \1 Q6 J4 `* i6 c　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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5 w  z; ^& L4 ], t6 N0 z1 w: d　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 O& g3 W' X# }$ d9 c; E& g　　活到老学到老
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6 D" Z7 b+ j' a& ?　　never too old to learn

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0 S% [& Z6 Y4 i　　既往不咎
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9 \+ ~3 H: T( K　　let bygones be bygones
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8 G" @6 Z7 F4 @! j% X" ]　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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9 w; O4 Y( t! k2 i: t, n/ S: R　　金玉满堂

, s. K) d- y  T& @( `# x5 ~# c* ~　　Treasures fill the home.

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1 ~7 I0 V) _8 q/ Y6 P　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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# q  U0 T/ X( X2 Y6 x　　脚踩两只船
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! d, |; E# h) n- j" _2 K& i　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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7 c2 Y& E" z, \　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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2 O! s: K! y9 ~$ W$ J& U$ k　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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7 S. T& j: D+ t( w7 l　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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5 ?- |& }; l2 ?' \　　马到成功

1 e7 k: p1 u; ~+ _6 u1 G　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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# ?% e1 p0 b' E: E; w. ?- |: H　　茅塞顿开
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: S) ?6 D: @2 @- b( }5 r- o# Y6 I% v　　be suddenly enlightened

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4 L+ s' k' Y) {% z  f9 E: A  k, y　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 z1 Z5 I4 q8 E& a6 _/ @: |* e　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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# X+ q0 b7 s. x5 C0 y$ S$ ^　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

3 V0 V  s- N% K  y　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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2 `( U$ B6 y7 g1 h3 W. w/ c　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　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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3 K( R, O" d8 Y2 S6 {1 S　　破釜沉舟
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, _8 \( o: d3 N  N& ]$ P1 s: f　　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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, T- Y) L& Z5 k: j& t: i　　take the preemptive opportunities
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" A/ M% Y& Z# f& }: C% `# }9 y　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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! u, S) p6 N2 ~0 p1 K/ L　　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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- W4 F. U4 B, u" q/ c  `4 U　　前事不忘，后事之师

5 Y6 C' A5 Y6 Z" l  x　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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# o* r2 I; M2 L( L$ q8 h& t" Z' x　　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

6 A  i1 C/ l4 j  R/ A　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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1 b* E' y) e* v/ t, {; {　　瑞雪兆丰年

' I; _3 U% o5 J. b- s6 M　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* Q3 D) b& B2 e( k# o　　人逢喜事精神爽

  B/ }8 E7 ^: X0 I" E/ G5 w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　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

) F! ^5 _* l& D  }　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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- {+ B6 a" L+ L& x　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

% s/ a# L1 R6 W0 E3 B* s1 Z/ [8 m% C　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

/ p; f; q% y( ?8 U. @1 t( v6 h　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

) X2 I6 R: w4 s& F' ~% t( h, X　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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: x4 d4 p" W  k# Q/ D, `7 X　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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5 e2 |& ?- T6 d& @# q　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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% ^. t9 B, V7 h* D. W* h　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

, C0 N( ~4 i  H3 E　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

3 B& O% }" V2 ]3 E" d4 U3 k: a　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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2 a; r8 Z# y$ ~　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

' @0 X) r! h2 Q　　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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8 {5 ]! Q6 o$ {5 i) P　　歪风邪气
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) ]% n3 r- [  Y0 j: t- I　　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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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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, I3 y5 E( N/ H$ M　　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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　　无中生有

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

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6 L% t; l3 v. u5 q) f4 o2 _. i　　无风不起浪

, [" C, _8 G8 F' P　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

5 k9 T  @2 [# }7 ?( v  L! d1 i　　a new broom sweeps clean

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0 W: A) w2 P( `- [# X　　蓄势待发
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3 ^8 u0 n% H: w1 x: X+ {; q　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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8 x! T; U, D- B& C2 y# s　　心想事成

( b3 p8 ?+ p6 n$ r, Q$ N, T" L　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

8 l2 j; }& M. ?* v1 x' l+ c　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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8 C% C  }1 M8 z- N4 w　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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6 a+ `" J9 D, @　　先下手为强
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: c" M3 I9 Z2 {" a2 [　　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
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　　ants on a hot pan
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$ x* D6 U" |3 `9 x* G! L1 o0 x　　现身说法
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　　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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$ P# ^1 k3 F6 x& {6 M3 F　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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7 t7 |- B, x' g9 E( `7 P　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

6 f- @' E- [& k3 c　　有缘千里来相会
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$ ?: F: w( a8 s' m3 ^' N　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

* r7 z% [  m, a0 |) i% E　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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% u& b) Q8 m/ C. L: }$ s　　以人为本

: L1 R# U$ m9 E8 L4 O. b　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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3 {% X& c% U! B, I* o( S　　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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　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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6 |. t4 y9 C1 t, M, _- S$ r　　英雄所见略同

! J0 e% V$ s( U　　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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, g& {% a  n9 C　　冤假错案
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/ @  N# N! ?) G& y3 B! W+ V( D　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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3 p- |5 e; z: D( o$ C　　一言既出，驷马难追
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' }' i& P5 M8 _5 |　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

) i% k1 G# E' {$ H# A　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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  V! \7 N# A6 G3 Q/ i, U　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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1 x9 e1 j$ \& a( {0 L　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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$ j: i( k: C: V* E; L* j( B# z　　纸包不住火
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5 f6 h+ M% r7 m0 ]* f* J8 D/ H　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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/ `. B7 K7 D; T" [, h9 W. |　　左右为难

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。