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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: N7 @; d; J/ d4 u　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

* ~1 {' B2 {5 i. f5 s  `- |# m　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* D7 T# D% T/ a8 W6 v2 a% K　　Seeing is believing.
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% @4 Q4 ^+ r9 }　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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　　不遗余力
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) c% S) s) }9 G+ ^# S! \' M7 N　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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1 D/ T, |3 O! Z% W/ w9 k( v9 C$ U　　不打不成交
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　　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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( U% ?% o: e! m4 [- j2 i　　辞旧迎新
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+ ]6 I6 H( p' X5 T; G( Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" U  {% S  {* \& x; g& u　　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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4 |. h7 g' B0 ]( s7 h2 ?  D　　大开眼界

0 L' L: H9 |8 B! l+ _, c9 T　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 [, P8 r) R3 `. m: `* n5 P7 g! z6 ^　　国泰民安

3 R$ w: B* B, R' y* O  a　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! g. |( D& k5 u/ [, I6 t　　过犹不及

1 ?6 [7 x1 ]7 K* ~6 a- u　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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  t' }2 }" R  {$ \; G　　too much is as bad as too little

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7 {+ x1 ~+ ^4 c0 M0 ]! z　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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$ [9 _0 c- i7 R4 X) H6 x　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

( o: m! E; @/ O　　Bad news travels fast.

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) h' B  H& v3 ~( ]$ o0 o+ q　　和气生财

+ ^, \) {/ W, w　　harmony brings wealth;

& c+ M/ g% ]! q　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

- Z' ^" n5 f9 y0 N, U, {　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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9 \& G! M# ]% ]! C9 u　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ G" }0 c) I* |+ E' H0 J　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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" Q: h! C5 ~& W　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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" {- ?& L( M' `, N8 y2 i' w/ q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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& S* c/ W* ?0 m# Z: \* h3 Z　　礼尚往来
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' ~2 ~2 O; f, Y4 N- d9 L! q- k% Q0 R　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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8 c* ?/ g% O- {6 a! ?- B　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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0 b- J: K, G0 u, L3 ^/ X　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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8 p9 l* x( ?$ Y" H) u　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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6 H$ R' z7 f9 O8 c　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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$ P8 n; H; }6 Y3 t　　茅塞顿开
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5 L! L. D+ T3 Z% M　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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/ K: D5 v& d- Z　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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* V6 e3 P+ P* `$ H( p- g　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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* `  T7 K: g: P8 ?" b4 @　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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/ j6 u" u% J6 q7 y　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 ^- m; `4 s' R. y+ s, q2 n& S　　抛砖引玉

: G) |( d1 Y% V2 a) D6 \8 j　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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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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6 H2 D9 Q9 l0 w: U6 ^3 d! [& d6 O　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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/ W6 {4 E1 B% r5 J- F# }　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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0 _; j9 G7 X; q0 M5 p$ B, H　　前事不忘，后事之师
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: o! s* r6 k( ?; O　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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8 b) Y, e+ v- L& ~5 \# p　　前怕狼，后怕虎

2 f2 y9 f7 R2 x. o4 ~: _　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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3 G  T5 t& d1 d2 Q) O8 g! r9 G　　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

0 H* w! {% M3 V, M0 r# M; r2 j　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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; s6 b/ _( k' I! J1 q6 A　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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) ~% s& R3 R1 y0 D+ N7 k　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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/ T4 s& G+ ~1 g, u) [& t! N# [　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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1 h1 ?6 z* N6 R5 [2 \$ N　　人之初，性本善
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$ r& g5 Y* J+ B6 {& S( K　　Humans are born good.

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0 C3 z# f5 }/ |0 @9 t$ T& n- C' u　　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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3 e8 o$ D( B% V( J5 u7 P　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

* Z! n" \  {* X2 {　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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! G; i6 q3 J* o; z) J' e　　水涨船高
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9 |3 r& T7 S1 f3 n5 ]　　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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　　实事求是

7 K" {3 |9 W9 D$ l7 I　　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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9 k! h- z' m' }( M9 s　　实话实说

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

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& z  q& e1 E/ P! L+ [0 V; w! ]% _/ ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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2 W" Z# _) d! r! p　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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5 l) I' k$ y  Z/ W. c: F/ p　　韬光养晦

& Q2 e  p! }6 A3 D- P% p　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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+ }1 N) h- D- K. h% a. X; O' F% q6 O3 [　　糖衣炮弹

- D0 Q; l5 U9 m　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  }/ D- z% k) Z- y1 k5 D! I8 d1 H. l% {, ?　　天有不测风云
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$ v! M" F! _$ \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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" d2 t, T3 z; f( H9 B　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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! K2 ?. {/ P+ c- m! |. {$ w8 H! w　　歪风邪气
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+ B# B. E8 h7 S" Y" z' C. G" S/ J, [* u　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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0 m3 w' T  H% u# n- t* X8 D　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 O6 Q$ v3 j1 G+ W　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 j* S( O7 l& W$ Y+ d　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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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1 ]2 h/ C- r/ ^5 m. z( `$ M  C　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) ]. _( V9 G% i/ _" ?9 M7 \6 A　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) b4 h, W/ }& F& ]6 L: s! i　　新官上任三把火

* ~$ }( Z  F: D　　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
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: u/ t. {) l- M% x/ L　　May all your wish come true

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　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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- O" K% g- U# I9 R/ C　　先下手为强

9 u# i3 `5 J/ I( q/ v  b1 ]! u& }　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

4 T8 g5 J1 b5 f* K　　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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　　现身说法

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　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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9 G: p- M( h9 B3 F  K　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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( R5 J7 ~, p0 M1 B/ A1 \: T　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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' |7 @$ @8 T$ o　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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2 w3 r% l9 O. R2 P2 A4 v　　与时俱进
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9 p3 h4 H' h+ R1 X　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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8 `# h+ G0 `. N7 h" a  T* F　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.
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+ r# f% _7 m# ~　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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- }% d4 s$ [  x8 `( y; W　　冤家宜解不宜结

6 d! Y4 q$ m! R% M, O3 {　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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$ D' ]! D+ j0 {6 D! U# n; l　　冤假错案
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: {5 `* S9 K+ `/ L+ C　　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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+ v" A. n9 K6 U5 A+ n- h9 _　　A promise is a promise.

3 f$ V( B- V/ `! Z　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  T6 i7 \. [( L; n　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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1 ~, O. ^3 w- R2 s) \9 W　　债台高筑
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9 B- f* l& N5 C) u　　become debt-ridden

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$ i0 q; u# g* {5 }. v4 T7 s　　众矢之的
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/ V6 h7 V% c$ r! j　　target of public criticism
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6 L0 P! x3 y3 ]8 N7 Y　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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4 _/ X+ s: P( ?( H. _　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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2 p0 [5 a: y. h3 M  d　　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。