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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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7 T/ G- k: ]! i: K　　百闻不如一见
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! A% f' K- a, E+ m& K　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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) O4 j, o7 T9 ?! S: ^/ P8 t4 t　　比上不足，比下有余
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0 D9 {/ c# N: `8 ^0 e3 n7 B　　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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5 [7 G" o( ?$ v2 g　　不遗余力

0 N, z# ]7 B! |& U2 x" N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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, e8 c/ W! n2 I5 `2 {　　不打不成交
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+ T1 d% r& o5 X6 }# X　　No discord, no concord.
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$ n7 v9 W! P/ }  }7 W) C　　拆东墙补西墙
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! `6 B$ c3 |; d/ X% w9 {- |( z2 z　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 \3 S+ A) ?- {( h6 }% h　　辞旧迎新
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+ X% l& V5 X1 A9 A0 t# ^　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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& g1 t) i: S) H/ e* g0 E1 I- i4 [　　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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: d7 Q7 k+ Y0 G: V5 s. O+ C  A8 f# u　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

! a! e  @  h+ \' u) m& Q0 S8 |! X　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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' f7 q  t. j" w  P& q* u　　好了伤疤忘了疼

* m5 ?  i8 }0 ~" s* @5 X4 R# b　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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5 x8 X  p0 ?+ }( v1 ]　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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# x$ s) H6 Q4 ~　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 ]& z% p! r5 }; n5 ~% u# U' J　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

8 `9 i. u3 ?1 A　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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/ o/ Q( m0 c2 v6 j. l　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 U  ^# E) p+ F7 u# D6 M0 U　　金玉满堂

; C. Y( g) ?& g' M' J2 q4 c& K# a6 z6 N　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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3 j8 C8 c- g& T6 d. F: m# r* e$ e" P　　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

' T7 D) L' b! K　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　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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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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7 m7 q. M2 }' S( [　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

% w, h0 ^  d: v　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! h' K6 U( A3 I0 z1 i; J3 @; I　　名利双收
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/ n1 j3 I. F, C8 ~　　茅塞顿开
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0 }) C" ^5 ~8 v5 e　　be suddenly enlightened
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9 f6 l' s! ]! h2 z3 ~: M* `　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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3 `) S% l0 w# Z# L' e　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

( V8 P% g: ?0 @, O. u$ r　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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" \; l* ?# g1 p, G4 L: ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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: ~4 R# X. Q: {1 W3 B1 S( _8 B　　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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1 a) u' P0 E) D　　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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1 R4 k  U5 o6 p4 f　　破釜沉舟
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8 `" q* }- s+ o　　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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- l' B9 B* Q7 t7 O# ?　　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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8 b' Q. ]7 Z4 g* r' R; V2 |　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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; w" u7 C5 K9 J6 Q2 P& p　　千里之行始于足下

' x$ F9 i: f5 w　　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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% e+ t) \, G( n# x* ^3 q　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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3 i% u2 x5 g/ \% O8 g' r7 b: n4 ^　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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- }% a* G% k/ S# q1 s3 G- J( F　　强龙难压地头蛇

! A* h! {0 B9 l0 u. g  M　　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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& x6 Q. c4 z; G' q; m: H) r7 ?9 k　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 \* n; u# T" U　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

' K4 W& \) u( n7 M3 a　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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# V9 Z& L4 B; Y3 D' S: b　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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4 {& B$ g  @# E( Q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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3 A0 a0 O" P  C% ?　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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9 W- ?/ q3 d2 N- f6 r7 Z　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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; r6 L! H+ Y- H　　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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+ ^" Q+ q0 a( r" v: u　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　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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6 Z7 Q; I' G- K) P5 y6 v　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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" ], Y: F/ x, S  m3 Q' B　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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% ?& e& e. M7 |" I1 X( e* k　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 b+ }8 R2 n) W1 Y　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

6 Z3 z) D4 Q8 b+ ?# u　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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2 |$ d! R) n2 ?# l, L　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

6 c  P' F: k3 g* ^& Q! o　　团结就是力量

! c. l& z# o, O　　Unity is strength.
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! L9 ?# a4 B7 B3 {　　跳进黄河洗不清
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0 p1 P& W$ R6 ^　　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

1 U3 f' f! i3 @, a2 T' X' @　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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' }# w2 r7 |' Y( Y　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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5 a4 [" L& c2 N" Y8 J6 v　　望子成龙
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3 k: A  d8 u& p. h* r  j　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

; n  g8 @/ o/ B3 Q. ], p　　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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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# Z, W6 A: H, t# H; V3 k　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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, G) w2 e" G# o* y  R% ]0 [5 ~　　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

4 n# O6 E  ]/ U2 g2 L  ]" r) K　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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8 W& l1 K( K/ T# Z) s　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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$ a! d! O. ~' M1 ^　　The best defense is offense.

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8 q9 d% W- d- Y9 G　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ ~5 B# L1 d) |+ v: W% Q- F　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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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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　　循序渐进
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0 Y+ Z7 L/ v' i1 p( G　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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" Y! E+ G* T' P# [% G; I+ k( T　　严以律己，宽以待人

$ R  y; i7 N8 }6 Y- @9 N　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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# L% T5 q0 s/ t5 l" s3 |　　有钱能使鬼推磨

% l9 Q! K1 o/ b, T; W& V4 y5 U; D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

# y0 \1 `$ E$ H9 C0 l　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

# s; A4 ]; M, z　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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1 p9 \: v. U' {. K8 p% e　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

% D1 `) c. M. G3 g0 j/ _" m/ i# G8 s　　与时俱进

7 [; X' ^% b: G: F4 G　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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' m+ x. z( z* I) P- V　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

1 v  ]* X0 w, V6 D5 n- i　　teach students according to their aptitude

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; m8 t/ y. _5 ~: p" c- u* m1 \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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1 L8 Q1 x+ z5 k' D3 F　　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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　　More haste, less speed.
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! \4 c  C/ u* E. o" R2 `　　优胜劣汰

$ a  l  d7 E4 S7 G4 C( ^　　survival of the fittest
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4 l9 i" c  q; [0 |　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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, c0 g5 }/ h. I, M! b# Q　　冤家宜解不宜结

" t6 Q/ V7 @% h! ?# ?　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

1 j1 I& b( }1 f$ B　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

1 I2 D/ x2 s/ N% h. s" b* c　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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; \0 W- @6 S, y　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% I8 s: b7 U2 F　　债台高筑

! g  V3 O, b6 y! u. N　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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- R8 E6 ^: S2 J# W　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

/ d# f2 G8 {7 ?! o+ o; Q　　99

7 x6 S# d% Y( H. {, _; F$ L/ J　　纸包不住火

3 h4 f  U; [. [3 R3 S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

" v" }# d6 G7 O* f　　100

$ A: B: `9 B5 D1 w5 M3 P$ p　　左右为难
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　　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。