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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% h6 v, G9 ?, l7 g3 k9 B$ s, r　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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$ e+ d7 d, b! i, f7 X7 s; K　　百闻不如一见

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

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4 N% z1 Q! Y) T' H& }　　比上不足，比下有余

, ?) `4 h& Q% y　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

3 h8 W; Q( z; z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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1 i( w# U( [2 \/ Z; b9 a! f+ R　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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9 ~* D! Y$ \5 y　　不打不成交

( F' P+ s9 Y3 ^　　No discord, no concord.

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3 x, F: w" o5 c" e: l! M( A$ h　　拆东墙补西墙
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# _3 @: |1 R) i0 A) T0 R　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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/ d9 k7 [# i& J" X7 O) Q+ [　　大开眼界

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

6 f) x6 t2 S+ B- G( s$ X: o4 u; H　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" I3 Y2 f2 K7 X5 Q5 F  o! E　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

1 c( U+ F6 k/ D# ?5 s! o　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ ^8 a* S" N8 H* A　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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3 h: T/ j1 U( K$ C$ |, G. o　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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; A4 V9 s+ }7 ^4 R9 m+ D) A+ O/ c　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

' h: d- a' u8 K, h- J  y. ]* x: s% l　　be down-to-earth

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3 N* e1 _7 H) I5 J7 K! G　　脚踩两只船
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　　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

$ w! t& _* b; u0 Q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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3 g  X0 y' J2 u) y& m3 m　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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9 I) f! R8 C/ H7 Q7 \8 }$ ~& K　　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

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ C+ P9 B! A% b9 b7 y9 z! O　　马到成功
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. g/ T6 m: [$ D5 B) }# K; U6 A2 p: O　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! o4 D9 y( @) _& f# U2 L6 A　　名利双收
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& A7 B, ^$ b" C2 v: _0 y　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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1 f- U/ O! p6 l7 e1 C# f3 f" I　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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4 g5 o0 V6 N* m1 V) _& t　　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
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　　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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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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3 C- F+ ?' I% O' v5 Z　　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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, D- G4 ~% _) p) _0 p- v　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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. ?# Z& P1 D3 u/ i# }　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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( e; P: e2 {+ c. B+ R　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' `/ H( J; X& Q　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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8 K6 t: j2 H! k  I& i　　人逢喜事精神爽

( B* g) T- N9 C' J　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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2 V" I6 |4 E1 ^& s  E, {" p　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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" P/ |9 w7 b* P5 `　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! V2 ^6 c6 Z/ d- L: E　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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/ k+ }# g) L' B8 e　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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( v8 [. H- Y9 v0 P$ Q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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# t5 K, v; ?3 w% c4 b  ~　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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, q! C' h# h6 C" v　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ W6 ^! X& o' c8 X, p" p　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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3 t0 [0 b% ~6 n3 y$ H0 F+ ]7 V　　三十而立
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! V. l2 {5 e5 _# y1 ]; T- T　　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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2 x/ ]* [+ L. q& X2 E　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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2 H/ J5 u/ l" a& k　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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" a' r2 U9 Q) l5 ?0 q　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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" _% U* }- b: J) a3 q+ }6 N( j　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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% G' C6 I# }% v% F1 [　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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/ O/ T9 D6 q3 G8 |4 m: k% F　　实话实说
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1 F9 b( N, W% \　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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! @5 u  r& e# P6 S; x. V　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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  G5 ~2 ]# O2 j. p　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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2 b  a& Z5 U7 J2 p& G1 K　　韬光养晦

- p+ _0 X/ U! m! J% ~) y: K　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

$ R2 b" v; \& ?0 G! d+ Y　　糖衣炮弹
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% j! r+ L) K% [( m" M6 Y0 W　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

4 q4 X  Z: |0 y$ U3 }; I9 q8 M% u　　团结就是力量
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* ^# ?5 O2 F* W- T% {　　Unity is strength.
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7 e) B& `* ]! ?, j　　跳进黄河洗不清

* u! ]5 N7 p& D; r( 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

. ~7 {' i3 n6 l" n: {　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

1 U. N. O! G' n0 z* X5 s2 g　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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9 G$ k1 \8 a% }# x　　望子成龙
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/ h/ R5 h* `, P4 y! m$ M+ i3 Z　　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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　　无中生有

- V! ?) o' g) g9 Y　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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0 J: h. k0 U3 H2 h- \　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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- T9 t3 j4 k& m. f( t　　徇私枉法
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. }: h, ^# f, i3 |% c) {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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8 ^3 Z) m5 X* I  R) e3 j　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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& i: y! C! l3 {　　蓄势待发

4 G) r) x2 C& r; b+ ~$ B. S- V7 d　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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' d6 [& }8 _( ~1 G/ ^1 @! t: U　　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
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　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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+ g4 D. n  c& \6 O# h　　有情人终成眷属

7 |# r' s6 [* V& F6 B7 Q　　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

  ~( U" |( R$ \* x# S　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　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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　　与时俱进
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0 e- Z& W% L7 I　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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' h" i" P* B/ e5 \　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

$ A! z4 H: l4 Q6 i) ~  {　　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

. s  N( c: f% Z; C6 @' ]( T　　Haste makes waste.
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; q3 D; @) I: C, d8 P　　More haste, less speed.
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4 V- _3 S! N% `3 d2 _　　优胜劣汰
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　　英雄所见略同
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6 a8 v3 b* a8 G5 M6 `  K2 P" g　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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/ i$ r7 P! V! R4 Z; ^) U　　冤假错案
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% o, m! {. l9 O3 J( G7 d2 y7 A　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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/ z3 c, Z1 ~+ K# p　　一言既出，驷马难追

* l6 B/ }1 j- j  I3 [# B- c0 Z/ h　　A promise is a promise.

; |0 P8 w3 l- c  [" d( _; |( o/ ^　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95

8 _# p* W" ^0 @9 H! u3 l9 n　　招财进宝
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# T5 E. N( n* R1 G! f) b9 S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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; A. x! Q: J2 z, q3 F- [, Y  |　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

　　98

2 M7 z5 E7 B6 ^4 b' j# J　　纸上谈兵
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' O' U* |# \' z/ F　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

/ j  z6 a0 z* v　　纸包不住火

1 C+ A4 _# u7 Z! d3 t　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

" a( r! J& j0 `7 i' F, |　　100
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! `; O2 F- q  @　　左右为难
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( r+ |) s, n* G8 h# s　　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。