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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" o6 m# G: Y' T5 c& ~　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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9 {( @/ `$ t$ R, u: S　　百闻不如一见
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' h! g+ k( r3 L& l& y　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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8 {+ C" `, v6 j; [% a1 j　　比上不足，比下有余
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4 t1 F& @3 }- i7 L- k　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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( a6 S; a  p& N( `* i2 D6 e　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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* S+ @% i5 p/ W4 O# F# g　　不遗余力
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( c7 h3 {& @- u, f* I　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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$ D$ N' o! g! U& L6 K+ y　　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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" r) D0 ]1 ~! ]4 m5 u1 G( h　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　大开眼界
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! C( t# `; _' \! K# {& G1 J　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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( R( }! S* d0 O　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" X' O, M$ n" i( G# \& ?+ N) u; Z　　过犹不及

: ?* k  T  i) l% P% [( l　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

7 V5 h5 r8 y5 Q+ C( O　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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- V- t" `4 c0 Y- G, V2 l  X- L2 Z　　once on shore, one prays no more
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; z1 J# }4 B$ G3 |0 q* s　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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- u  z- Y* i$ v$ w! M! b5 r　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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- C0 I9 n) O; t　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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5 x$ v% w! @; ~' N, J, N- \　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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. o, S$ o( s7 E8 Y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

# r2 w* D' ?- p2 t( k6 v　　Treasures fill the home.
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+ w; }. k$ G, v# k. j9 N　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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5 h- B* t# E3 Y/ u) f　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( R) s+ A; q* d4 J  z# k　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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: v8 K1 Q6 C+ P4 {1 ~　　礼尚往来

, z/ V# x+ s+ x  U: E6 `　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 M3 ~% e5 P' G, c' r& Z" {　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ B. ^, S4 Z" c. s6 ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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; L2 J/ `1 I3 v5 y( e& d* Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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9 G5 a2 f& Z" g7 B; E" A2 g6 q　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

" x8 r) d. v  i" g　　be suddenly enlightened

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' D; \- z/ l% m　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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2 V8 K3 `8 e+ _; X- Z$ a6 E  [　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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& _2 X9 Z! g4 G7 Y0 ]　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　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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　　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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: m) T) J9 f3 n& o　　破釜沉舟
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; A% _; E9 z$ k9 d, W( b2 j　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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. y6 ]1 r* K8 v. h" V4 H2 ~) D　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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8 j2 l8 d/ h. Y; e* X7 w　　前事不忘，后事之师

3 O; Z8 Q: }# O0 F8 h　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ }3 |0 N' ?; [' f0 Y; H　　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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3 n6 Q+ D9 z3 F% u! n8 ?　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; S2 _- a! F6 F, f6 i; _　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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  t4 Q3 [" I/ Y; [) s: j' g　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

) @4 S5 A5 q5 o+ e　　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

1 |6 p& O. |  `; q2 y' n4 f3 o　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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) P: T  L8 w3 g; v( r5 Q7 Y" m　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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. N! c! ?- B6 r6 p' u* u8 E　　a blessing in disguise;
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' R+ F& W7 G8 u; c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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' [* ^. v2 V3 S& O+ C　　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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0 t- K6 q4 O( Y5 _' _　　水涨船高
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& W+ p1 c: S& M' d/ Y* m2 U, \　　A ship rises with the tide

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4 l2 u; Q6 e. b" E* A6 ?　　时不我待
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" a5 E9 T# r: Q) u　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 Z9 b8 V; d* q! r　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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4 U, d3 I  c" t' ^8 d　　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

　　speak of the devil
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% o" }3 s; j/ w9 z　　实话实说

; V9 F- O1 y, y8 Q　　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
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8 c1 r& N' P/ w$ K! M4 A　　韬光养晦
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) ^2 {7 {+ z% G' J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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8 w' u  D# X: Y6 J' s　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 o6 U& S) c2 f. ]& b5 S　　天有不测风云
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3 y& q! Z8 u5 X6 W　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ b/ X; `, \, L　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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2 L: ~  c0 S0 B( ~  F1 @/ ^　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 ^! z: {# z$ @　　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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6 P" e# Q0 x+ e5 g$ `7 h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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, d/ [' {$ F( h0 M　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

) k, a" b. q: ?7 G3 x　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

, W" B! d5 D8 H- h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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' |- x4 q' p% n+ F- n　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 e$ B. r  J: C+ H3 o% n4 D2 Q　　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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) ]; u/ m0 u4 S% o; Z, k- g　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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. t- a4 y+ `, q9 v3 O　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

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/ a0 W  b9 Q7 C+ g; o$ I5 |$ j6 C* {　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* b8 q5 ]) a5 X5 S: N9 L　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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$ t9 l/ u; {4 n8 [9 P, ]　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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0 V+ n! |, @) ]* p' P- I　　严以律己，宽以待人
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( K2 E' m* j9 X$ S　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ G" [, _8 i" O0 u+ P　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

  a/ d6 T. e$ Z" p& E　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& A8 I4 r5 ?4 u　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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/ H5 Y6 o* `- p& e　　有识之士

" A/ y* H0 G+ q1 s0 h, Q　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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1 s! n7 v, E9 \% b* ]' j$ G& O; m" ~　　有缘千里来相会

. Q6 p& G$ ~( e% j( m　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# W" n9 U) Q1 E/ y: ?　　与时俱进

8 ~6 @8 E$ V( H; s* S　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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* q( Q4 p6 z, ?: i　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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5 x. f8 j  [$ }9 u* L　　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.
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9 l5 l& n% Z0 C- x　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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5 S2 y* v4 c  ~+ L+ 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
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# p$ b" ?, u# y, d$ Y7 y6 j7 i' j( B　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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, x& @1 Q; s9 H9 s$ T1 M　　冤假错案

; u( @! R+ p* E, M/ _: E; H　　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

2 i( I4 e) @/ l2 w　　A promise is a promise.

5 N5 L$ X7 G: L2 l2 y　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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$ l4 q; Z) n; f9 C1 [" m　　招财进宝

) q3 x9 P3 f2 h( y! K; u　　bring in wealth and treasure

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4 C. h. q5 A9 s* x　　债台高筑

  O" L9 k& L0 _) v　　become debt-ridden

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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　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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% V, O$ w$ U8 D1 p　　左右为难

7 c5 n3 |9 J2 w, r　　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。