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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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  P3 O' O! ]9 r( c8 ~; @　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

7 A1 n  V% P+ H# X　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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8 d# L& r% j/ {+ z$ z& k　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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! z5 q" l3 d2 P3 h- f7 Y　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

* C! a0 c# n5 j: T. k3 Q　　No discord, no concord.
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5 _" u# E: Y( E- F. A& v　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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1 _% r# v$ N- X* L  A  A1 a7 `　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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  X/ J6 ]4 r/ D' y9 z6 f4 U% }: a$ w　　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

$ x5 V8 k3 J7 d) w$ T　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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% o6 K" G7 p( l9 k$ i　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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+ z) d2 P5 q/ x6 z　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ W9 X* I  S6 A/ z- L$ X5 r　　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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2 [9 M3 B& M; U& ?$ T4 S　　harmony brings wealth;
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  W  o" Y. {9 u$ C9 F　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　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 M& y- A  n" @　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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$ j) J5 X4 L6 ~3 V" A" Z　　金玉满堂
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7 ]" u! K$ G% B4 k) |1 f　　Treasures fill the home.

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( h$ J' I. J- Y3 [4 V　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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+ U5 q. ?0 p* [6 [, t5 t$ F9 ~　　脚踩两只船

$ i. a) `% ?# B, l  m) \" y4 X9 B　　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
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$ I9 h3 B. i- T2 Y- s, O" q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! {' @. `* z8 y  {( o/ v　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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% g6 s* K4 S* j! }3 n9 J4 a8 Y　　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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( a; v5 W+ {/ W. w7 ^' ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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. ~1 s, {1 a7 K3 m1 F% ?　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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4 O! C- ?7 r8 g0 o' q　　gain both fame and wealth

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) X5 g8 O3 c8 a4 G　　茅塞顿开
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# Z; F9 v' R/ B: e  f4 p% l4 {* {　　be suddenly enlightened
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$ _$ q% s# G' m. @8 J7 p5 m　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: {+ U: j) L4 v: X- e" {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 q  a9 f2 f" k9 x7 n  W　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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  k! R* H8 p3 y! w: R　　谋事在人，成事在天

7 ]+ f. ~- l* D% e$ b1 a　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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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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* ]" ?4 _- ^0 ?3 O　　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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　　破釜沉舟

8 W* z& ]* F- G, v　　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

; D( ?+ _- q1 j& O4 M　　take the preemptive opportunities

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0 d+ ^0 Q& }, n- \+ T5 ~' W　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. e+ p1 `4 g5 l1 m　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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4 N7 w9 f4 Y, d, x, ~3 \+ F( Y. {. i　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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8 b! o+ G/ U' l" I! l　　前事不忘，后事之师

# P* S, L- A  E! {  u' G9 o! F　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 L# v( ^: t! ^( T1 b9 N　　人逢喜事精神爽

; K& k3 u0 p6 r　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

3 M+ n7 b/ K8 h3 ?　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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+ I5 m+ F  b6 ]5 K1 {( R& @　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( n) L6 D7 G+ E2 i( l+ f# L　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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+ r6 t$ W2 `) x1 r" h+ k　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  x6 ^" V2 q/ a; t: j( `　　三十而立
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  [" w- K7 r# E. |' Y　　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

　　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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7 a; b: R( F7 g7 y% d* l　　实事求是
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. j* w( ~, R  Z( y- H' O　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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% }9 b" W1 b% d0 J　　说曹操，曹操到
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) Q% u/ F6 u# c0 @　　speak of the devil

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# L" d+ Z* U7 z7 ~5 f　　实话实说

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

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  n. g) V: r( W　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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9 j) i6 I. a9 e' D/ r1 K. G6 M7 q　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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" r7 a+ F. Z5 t$ y( h) h　　跳进黄河洗不清

# g/ E: A& u9 |6 V　　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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: I2 [; H& W. l5 P; u3 j　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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7 H  m/ M4 `: f9 n7 y　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ G+ O' J/ ^, m# ^　　望子成龙
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* d) Z( B+ S( V6 T0 F* q9 Z( a% R* E　　hold high hopes for one's child
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3 m% F3 x7 d% t, L  \3 \9 |% K$ m　　唯利是图

* I2 t# _6 I- C& \' p" q　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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: R& ]3 ^: ~$ S" @" z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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/ I5 q: N- W. a- ?% \2 Z! l: O0 v3 ~　　无风不起浪
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/ F8 Z  g- s( K4 ^" ^! j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' B3 V1 r( ~  n　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

9 q, d# a: N# i% f; B; }* x　　a new broom sweeps clean
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+ J' K$ x4 ]- ]8 i) |　　蓄势待发
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  E" P5 \( @& t/ Z5 z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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5 c0 ~* c; I( Z/ x, _- {/ I$ O, {　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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* _& g* }0 \! d3 {　　心照不宣
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0 z1 y9 t6 N6 E1 [　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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. c9 j, o9 f* ?9 B5 Y+ a0 v3 G2 @　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: {% W0 s& U0 y9 H% M　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

5 ^& I  }. }$ H5 v　　The best defense is offense.
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! M  B! C, J. N; s6 Q9 z　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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6 ?" H8 R' i; U. X! w, l9 o　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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/ G# |: F# S" s1 F9 o3 O　　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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3 r& B7 x: |, _5 J7 B　　有情人终成眷属
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! e3 f3 Z4 Y  F& e　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　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

　　a man of insight83

& Y  U9 A8 q0 O6 h1 \: |* x　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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6 I9 ?. T' u1 \　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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. m9 y6 ^- M( `+ n1 w1 [2 c　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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) ]# l" c' C8 s　　以人为本
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& ]* B2 T, v; c, X3 n: v　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

0 E% Z" J2 w  w8 E# f5 ]3 I) r　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ M6 t  e- C" O) M' @3 F* ~: H; n　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

9 p, f6 P# `! k! Y/ i　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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& J$ H. c2 m' r5 d" F: o+ ^　　欲速则不达

3 ~3 j$ z9 y" Y1 P& X　　Haste makes waste.

* m" J0 Y0 ^9 F9 ?7 \8 b+ m' r　　More haste, less speed.

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3 N, `% t8 x1 C6 h! d9 Z$ {# v8 a4 ]　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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8 w& [4 }& ^2 y　　英雄所见略同
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　　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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3 Z9 {" K7 D8 I: Y　　冤假错案

　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 W5 r' ]( o+ k/ W: ]　　招财进宝

4 W, U8 H' a9 z4 L* R* L7 _　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　target of public criticism

　　98
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' J# {0 z/ ^- i6 h　　纸上谈兵
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  O# F4 }  t4 M7 }0 l& Z　　be an armchair strategist
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2 A/ F6 t- U+ m( l　　纸包不住火
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' v$ s; v' v0 D& K% X　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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& A+ C/ `. o3 `5 D# C, O9 ?  T: |　　What's done by night appears by day.
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; C( w7 X- L) _* i! U' K　　100

/ d: `4 p( L* k: C, `5 N　　左右为难
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/ D( X0 c4 a% z2 b) e　　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。