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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2 ?! u+ m  l/ p. M- f7 X, X　　百闻不如一见

$ E! r7 s: L& }& [! W  z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% |6 o3 D8 ~1 E% e' R/ Z1 O　　Seeing is believing.

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1 c! Q: o! f5 |7 J　　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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8 ]; r* R9 U2 o6 m5 x2 [0 C　　笨鸟先飞
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4 v" ?, G  b; {( ]) d　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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! Q0 j- }: A; R2 |3 K　　不打不成交
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/ \6 p1 s4 K* E/ z0 C　　No discord, no concord.

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# V  F/ X0 d5 S. Y* R( {% x　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　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
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5 p$ U4 E8 O+ j: u# U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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' m; G  o6 ?' ]6 ?$ G3 I2 D　　大开眼界

9 d# A, T7 e8 R  b# n$ R　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  [/ c! P9 p4 d+ N0 X/ @5 {2 `　　国泰民安

6 f+ @0 c% n* ^　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

4 ~: G' h$ s( Y5 [- I1 q* @　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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5 ^9 o1 `  a+ S9 L) \　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: E$ ^! _5 H1 e. X# l, I" ?" \9 q! @　　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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* n/ X  |5 r; D* |　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 A, R8 i4 @! @2 G- \# m. G( x　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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! q7 B5 ^6 E+ W& s　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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6 |7 D% J( s3 \! M　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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' ]! X, U. M% T3 L% X8 D$ I　　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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1 C2 o1 ?- c: Z: x　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 {7 T$ A! d; B' Y4 ^　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　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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6 I/ z! b8 G7 t; b6 I　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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( F, E- S$ s  Z" \" Q: C　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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3 ^8 t2 s% ^5 `1 |$ s& H$ S6 V　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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+ u8 y, P9 l: ^& W# K　　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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' [1 ?  B8 i& Y! w+ J　　谋事在人，成事在天

; o& S6 j$ R" M( P+ h　　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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" E" W' x! N; t9 a　　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 g: C* L! [$ r$ q　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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+ d1 B+ \  B/ U# c  W" h　　抢得先机
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+ Z, o0 l% p' ]  z) I7 j; f　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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; ~( u# R1 @+ p　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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6 F5 S. l  Z% g7 p0 t6 S　　千里之行始于足下
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& Z. Q1 {0 ~, J' r$ M1 Z, b　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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6 M4 ~6 `$ g" M( [5 {2 d- I" ?　　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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9 B( U: b& v1 G2 z' j! U　　前怕狼，后怕虎

# v: v, C4 Y2 P; d　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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) Y+ i( T! x- V- r　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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5 E$ n6 U% S( t, A! m7 Q　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 B: b- I: N. `9 H. |" v+ M/ E　　人逢喜事精神爽

( p: m5 Z4 V% e　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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6 d8 R" ]) O' ~- L  }! g1 T　　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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. q8 u+ R, P. B. b3 x　　世外桃源
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　　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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8 s5 ]$ L$ W0 U' u" s& q; h　　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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" t3 Z; w) E; _6 z, q% g　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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+ s/ T0 q; z" l  X, P5 h( t" T　　a blessing in disguise;

6 h  q/ U$ r5 E　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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7 o+ Z& G2 g; R5 C% y' W9 `/ x　　三十而立

* l) O  L& i& f5 i　　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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9 f! V$ U1 a! ]　　水涨船高

/ x" D( U/ m5 m+ l1 P& q6 {2 B. |) N4 l　　A ship rises with the tide
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. Y) }* x7 A) W4 k" O　　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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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

2 p! ]; i1 l$ ?$ Q1 E　　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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' \' v3 Q8 g' V5 Y+ K* _　　speak of the devil

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: s9 Z  T3 p; _8 Z2 P( u) a　　实话实说

: K9 w$ I* G% h1 \　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 |) ]8 l6 u, X% z- B/ x% w' F- a　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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; T8 h  Q( z( N7 x& H: y/ T: D　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 B* J4 v' k6 m' y  @4 x) [　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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* g2 B# h' V1 X- W% q- l- p　　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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　　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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% U$ e( S& V  s' S& t　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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6 l$ S" a0 X& {% d$ N　　物以类聚，人以群分
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- [& p1 r$ a/ q2 t8 M2 ^9 f: r　　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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4 E6 a- m! C. o: E% e9 I　　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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0 D$ O6 y. G* W. p　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

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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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　　新官上任三把火

' P8 Q( W- u' _8 s% r　　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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　　心想事成

/ @$ F) i& ]: w& q　　May all your wish come true
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1 s, [; A3 x4 [4 t' H　　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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4 x: i6 n( N' C0 m) K2 n　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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" ~2 y1 Z$ ~& \) C　　先下手为强

7 a* b7 J: Q, M1 k　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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6 Y2 [# H2 m1 y: G4 C8 r2 n. f* {　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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7 ~3 Y% p0 q6 U2 [+ R; X4 E, i　　循序渐进

$ P" s7 z8 j3 Z# U1 Y　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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) Q0 a5 x# e2 Z# U+ ~" F　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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* m7 t* h2 _: n+ [) N) f3 R/ S　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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8 t  e* |5 U0 E+ G　　有钱能使鬼推磨

6 K* T! a3 O8 F* }　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

- p) E% P2 p2 F4 C) S9 Z　　bold but not crafty84
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  Q, r4 _5 ^& n　　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

: }4 F; L/ k9 Q- r　　以人为本

　　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
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　　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

! R. Q  [- w, {) F) J8 \' Q# @　　Haste makes waste.
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/ O$ s( P. y, A4 x7 L　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

2 |3 R+ V/ X6 f: p( B0 k, |　　survival of the fittest
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1 m. l) k1 x1 h. ^( u' G　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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1 ]2 `3 i. T* B( s# r6 |( N& j　　冤家宜解不宜结

4 O6 y% D* k$ k! U　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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. `# }- {9 K& O1 B0 z! m6 i, v　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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9 K) u6 }8 J% w/ d0 @1 x　　一言既出，驷马难追

! D* K2 i3 m( V　　A promise is a promise.

# p! a% {5 y: _/ `　　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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　　become debt-ridden

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8 f' v( W( p7 a. s$ f+ ^　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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5 {. D! _/ Y- q1 i6 i% k1 t. t% T　　纸上谈兵
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$ s" [) g9 x1 _; ]! m　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

. P0 ~/ k4 e' A# P, M3 D　　What's done by night appears by day.
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) B. j. H8 _2 R- z% G* R　　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。