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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5 z. ?$ d$ D2 ?0 }) Z　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

. y7 [( ^+ j- j# W- B. E3 b! Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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6 ^& I* r( Y0 ?* V2 A　　比上不足，比下有余

4 d) O1 ]; j6 x9 Y; \# D2 @　　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

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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8 b! G, }! g% c, [　　不打不成交

$ t& [% k! M7 \$ g3 [　　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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/ T$ w  p6 x) z. T8 k$ `; B5 d# d5 J　　辞旧迎新
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; H, V1 j4 w0 u. P3 ?: Q　　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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, R8 I+ l# t' E6 x3 y! y7 `3 f　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 h( {! \7 @+ @4 q7 c% w　　大开眼界

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

0 ]) t" M8 v' x2 M( h; b  y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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1 A" j6 ~) [1 G) K5 A5 T3 s2 O　　过犹不及
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6 o$ D4 C( ], H) f　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; [9 X! l9 t  C& Y3 t* V　　too much is as bad as too little

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% x6 E* W& N9 @　　好了伤疤忘了疼

$ T& U" j# Q3 k8 [9 I2 v　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ V/ C# H. N3 @# ]8 P　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 [& }) S9 i  R' s1 S& m　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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! Z+ |  t; p7 m# }/ S% b; f6 E; O' z　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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& _% q* R) A0 h7 l8 d　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

* o3 c5 [: c& w  M( V: ]　　There are spots even on the sun.

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/ |3 O5 ~. P8 o* A4 u' B! c( o　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 D2 v7 K. ?3 H& ?9 X　　脚踏实地

' h, Q- z2 d0 ]5 j4 n9 f　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

5 i3 `+ n) z4 Z* e8 N9 ~  f1 x　　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

$ h. }9 o* h" x: W  P% C+ [/ {* \! U　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. W4 E5 i- O$ m　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

/ |. Z' L" u! W* b6 j; |　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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) u0 S: R% z) q- H3 Z5 h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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7 E# k1 W6 \1 F; O2 g　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 l( W6 W( Q4 J: L! c+ g; e* y　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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6 i6 K7 c3 ~6 g! Z  M; H　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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- |. c) i4 O9 b) s5 k　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　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 p/ y9 T4 H0 y) J/ L5 U  [4 f　　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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$ f$ f2 y5 v( f$ l5 a: |6 ]　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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4 P- B7 a2 t) H) Y5 W5 A　　破釜沉舟

" K3 `) G& G8 h4 V5 N% A　　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
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! D# ^/ ~' i- E1 r' g' |　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ d! O, t/ m" o　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( C9 |: G% B, n1 \9 S　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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) h) e! ^$ M, w2 P- m" L) d　　前事不忘，后事之师

: ]$ e6 R0 f/ i$ C　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ ^1 R; ~+ {( i0 Y& t* j5 ?6 t5 j　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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0 R5 ~0 B3 e1 R7 H' z4 s; T　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* x( m: O& l0 a& [; V' L　　人逢喜事精神爽
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- ?0 B9 |2 J5 P+ Z5 X9 L　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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& S2 s8 U# U* T$ w3 U% u& n3 s　　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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　　世外桃源
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( P  {6 Y2 b. U, B4 ~, B" _　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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- I4 }0 [, U2 Q2 W: B　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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4 B- a0 D4 G. t# k! K: E. T, m　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 ^( x: k  h2 x, s　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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9 P; g  J" z: `, @" J　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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. s2 |3 L) s2 ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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. [. O% |+ N- o2 Q* q: H% W6 ?" ]　　三十而立

8 [' x) R* U$ ]4 Y  R, I( N　　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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" p4 p) h* P0 }$ R. `# Y　　水涨船高
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& m% |( W% [/ N4 G6 M* j　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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4 z. X% Y6 \; }4 [7 R5 S　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 W0 q+ Z6 {" l# x/ U: t+ M　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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  l# t0 r* G: M5 v; }7 k# J　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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+ {5 j' N  }9 n/ z3 j. S- }　　说曹操，曹操到

8 y6 [, S+ W7 K6 C" C　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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7 H) }; Y  s' X& }" }* U  {　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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% t, V$ k: }* F$ a: e, u　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  v  }2 |* Z# v2 ^+ a+ M: f. Z1 ], O4 \　　韬光养晦
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, D" ?! l2 f5 X4 y8 |! N　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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( A, S/ k$ h) d9 R. B* M) k　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: s) Y: k  w/ V' I* k5 m　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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& v4 B5 [( t6 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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5 @7 c" T9 E% c3 K　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 Q) o! m$ o! q3 ^4 R　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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　　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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　　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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2 H# n3 s/ C! _& `- L　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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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

  v1 K1 M, R: `8 K2 R* ^9 ?　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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. F% g1 c& w" T! x　　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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( n& g1 I2 S7 m0 k. I　　心照不宣

( r! s( a: E* d" ?+ F# y( {　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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- g0 _4 q  b% {/ A; \$ S　　先入为主

: D6 o* u1 g# I　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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( i5 B/ @) i/ W- b; l8 M　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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' z7 u) w( Z* t; _# ^　　热锅上的蚂蚁

" V1 U* r& f2 L: `# ~　　ants on a hot pan

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, J0 B+ ?& Z1 V- k: b( A- O　　现身说法

2 c% V; Z0 `0 N+ e　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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4 f  j& O! S3 j0 f' }$ ?　　息事宁人

3 d- }& _4 X4 W3 ]　　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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0 t% _  H) V1 C( Y5 u5 a2 a, D　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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# |$ Y$ [$ r6 U; t5 I, V! `　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

& b! C  ?( j& d- c$ E2 R: Q　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

- }8 [7 o" |9 A! N1 q　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

  R- V3 u- S4 `/ F7 y/ h# }" e5 R　　与时俱进
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( ?2 `6 c; b/ x/ k5 T' p　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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6 t9 R* d0 {) P9 r4 t  [  Y( s# _　　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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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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! ?4 E4 I; K: V* P$ _　　英雄所见略同

- E  s, L8 b# v  K3 Q, x. c- j% y　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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6 r4 A& e9 j2 z; E" N# k1 @5 T　　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

, Y5 C4 n7 ?% H6 f! ?　　A promise is a promise.
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( s9 U, Y4 c0 v" I7 X　　招财进宝

, T: p2 _! t: S1 n4 N% S2 I　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96

　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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" e7 Y, ^* J: W+ {7 Y! R" Y* j4 _　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 f# T) @7 o' H6 S' q　　What's done by night appears by day.
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$ U' w0 k4 F& t" V　　100
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　　左右为难
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) S/ u/ O% e! @4 L; V* }　　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。