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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, U. U, L5 a! T, K& L0 f6 e8 `　　爱屋及乌
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( }6 @, ]9 j+ Q　　Love me, love my dog.

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9 c' S( b: J. t7 n3 X8 Q) Y# S1 O0 f　　百闻不如一见

! i3 [. b; N( N' r5 d2 ?5 D( i　　One look is worth a thousand words.

( P+ t% F; F! j3 `　　Seeing is believing.

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3 h* V1 O5 Y. `) ]　　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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9 T( |% h+ x+ _' R: d　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

+ r, b/ M! G( {- v　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　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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　　辞旧迎新

5 p3 K5 r6 P; m6 Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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; e1 h7 i, V& g" a- ?- _　　大事化小，小事化了

7 e6 @' ~/ G/ t9 M! J' d5 ]　　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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6 K+ u5 m( f: d1 N8 ^: n8 v　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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! O) M. `( v5 ~8 m2 N- D/ w　　国泰民安
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* z9 c; _( f0 ~" t- r6 x　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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6 o; o8 h- W: m- t( G& w" P9 [/ W　　过犹不及

) l: c* a; m6 \　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) Q9 U: j1 O- a0 t　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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! h( e0 j* q+ |9 ]4 f2 o　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　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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' L7 S  F: R! r) e$ Q) I* e　　never too old to learn

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# r9 P6 j% Q$ x- |　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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/ }' ~; Q3 m. [& c　　There are spots even on the sun.

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: H8 \0 w: B9 l　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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; w1 ~& q, N7 A　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

* S& ]. f9 x- x　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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. C3 @6 p8 m% [- m+ k# c　　君子之交淡如水

' `$ y3 N% l2 j4 j1 D' C　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ d$ b: }( f$ |- I5 z1 a% C2 W$ O　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

! [0 {+ F+ C+ c- s( v/ v/ _　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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$ O  X2 ?: O7 }' i$ a8 b　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

* t7 x: T( ?" I4 |( X! u4 c8 C' s　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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4 Y7 Y5 c" _) L  r3 J0 ~1 X5 }　　马到成功
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( Y/ X& b' T/ D+ g2 }　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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( H% @' i. ^2 d; t- n0 k2 r　　名利双收
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! K2 R& m* K* o: P# a, ^$ _" z　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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8 u% K8 `1 r* i* h, V, H5 Q　　be suddenly enlightened

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1 [/ _; [- m/ ^; q　　没有规矩，不成方圆

  H3 `) p( J# \( t4 ]  n5 R3 _5 V　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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2 A0 m; b# a, Y" g, H　　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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+ T7 Y5 s3 d) C5 \% y　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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) ]6 E  n+ f" h+ M. O3 ?　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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1 q+ J5 f) F7 t　　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
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/ L! {& p( E7 b　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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* D$ p( ^; G+ O1 W( `: @　　破釜沉舟
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　　抢得先机

4 B/ j% ^+ B2 F; }- E" M) o, m3 t3 j　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, m0 L9 I0 I9 n: A+ P6 |3 [9 S　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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' h8 G/ R, d2 J/ E* P: C. t　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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9 e! K5 L& m! m9 i0 _- l# f; n( O　　千里之行始于足下

$ s$ l4 G3 ~" F. {, b　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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' h0 p! y) }$ X! p1 `2 |　　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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* a, a! ^. V& N% v( r4 }* _# y& `　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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% g: i4 t( g$ e! i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% i% h; K2 n  l　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# }$ p! n1 x8 ~7 V  R9 p: ~　　人逢喜事精神爽
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$ t! b' J" p- a( h' W. N　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

8 T4 b' `+ l2 o- z  d& k7 y) B* q　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

$ j: N% F+ P" E5 |, x! D　　Humans are born good.

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. H, v* d+ K% j6 x" p( c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

: s0 ~6 f) ]; B' k: {( @5 J　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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; M8 W* G6 l  h, }9 B( ^　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

! n# P+ d' @  D　　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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/ s* ~( |! G# Z: U8 C　　水涨船高

  H& T' E4 R2 `& e% r- [　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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0 D8 b8 N) \9 c6 V% J8 `9 S; L9 g* F+ Q　　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
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　　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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　　实话实说
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9 `8 p0 E( ~. v, @" v　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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$ O7 _- u0 D+ t1 P6 u; H　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

2 ?! P9 O, f# m3 W# U9 k4 h4 C4 Z　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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$ P8 C0 N/ k$ m; K# y　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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3 j+ r: B- D( ?) M6 G8 r; K　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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' p3 _1 Q: D( u+ s* K　　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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* x+ K9 S" t7 ?$ v8 P6 d6 x! l2 h' s　　歪风邪气

7 E8 N, d- C" g1 M6 u　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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9 m3 `! F8 Z0 w  H! {　　物以类聚，人以群分
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2 S3 B2 i) K. e$ C. `6 A5 z2 t$ t, s2 V　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

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　　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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　　无中生有

3 t8 z) y. q5 }. P　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, T: L3 B* ^- \, t, A7 O　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

2 R) f# m; z9 J, J6 M$ y　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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- w  P0 z: e* c1 E, L' @　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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# i, H8 I2 V- i) d% N　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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+ ?& D$ u; v! Z! A　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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. N' S9 G  e  k: S8 u. w　　先入为主
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9 u3 @% f) o9 ?+ }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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8 O% w3 Q6 G/ k( b　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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; u1 y# l6 t$ B　　热锅上的蚂蚁

- o3 J( t2 a8 F5 h* h　　ants on a hot pan
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' n# m; w. k" D　　现身说法
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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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  ]7 p' _  A9 @, x/ Y5 W　　循序渐进

- t7 K" P6 e! ~+ K6 v0 }2 g; A% F　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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2 Z( ~7 L8 e+ P2 ?　　有情人终成眷属
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* c* @; [3 Y" Q1 E  [& ~' z2 z　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

& M8 _7 q7 f. r+ |$ y, r　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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- z8 @1 i/ C" \; u　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

! S& m2 [: ?1 g. q9 `9 K" p$ D, p　　bold but not crafty84
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　　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

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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

6 `# r3 T! N' A6 _4 r　　people-oriented

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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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& G9 o7 s; r+ B/ F& x　　欲速则不达
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$ r7 n2 G8 f7 Q1 D7 h: k　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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! Y. \& T( }7 T- Z, K& _; r　　优胜劣汰
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3 @  U& C- I6 d& q　　survival of the fittest
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" e4 I" F( ]7 |0 C* @　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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  @7 m1 }$ D- a, e' D8 i7 B　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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; X) ^. Q- B) X; d7 }　　A promise is a promise.
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) `2 h$ Q4 ^' {5 J1 v8 {5 d　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95

8 m1 e& k$ g4 ~/ t! x% E( n　　招财进宝

1 f1 Q2 g2 h# J' h) I  S　　bring in wealth and treasure

1 x+ L' r& [# U) D　　96

* ?' Y( a% e! S2 ]% h2 h　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

　　97
% Z; X% i- d5 j  T4 O% S
　　众矢之的
  A! z* b. f" }) I) l$ V
　　target of public criticism

' H7 N3 ]# w! v9 o　　98

$ u, W6 \- J+ E; M! l　　纸上谈兵
& ~! t9 ^! X9 W( C( G; y' y
　　be an armchair strategist

( y$ ?4 Z3 A3 |: X/ W' B3 V　　99

. ^6 l7 P$ z  g　　纸包不住火

/ i6 K. c! a: r: M! ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

; B" J6 d2 S2 Z& s/ l　　What's done by night appears by day.
2 [# B2 E% G7 K; q
　　100

% \1 B7 W$ S' d& p# u" m/ @7 j　　左右为难
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: f' p* ?; J( E+ y　　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。