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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1 D5 {- T9 f' Z# d　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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0 C. ^! Z* n% K8 }　　百闻不如一见
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. A5 u2 l: H" n+ X% {: u1 o" w# j　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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, a( l% g7 S+ @! d" o! y! Y+ B　　比上不足，比下有余

9 \  d; m- Q% }% O# n$ w1 M3 J　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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) k' B7 r, I# V　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

  ?; m/ q& f1 j) Z# c1 N3 U　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

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6 V4 S2 y- u# w9 m6 |　　辞旧迎新
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9 n, L4 @  _0 w% ~$ T9 K5 T( Y7 B　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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8 x$ g: Q9 A& m6 {+ a2 A% X　　大事化小，小事化了
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/ R3 U3 S* i+ M$ t　　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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( L' H. m. i7 K0 N# g. e( `　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

( l5 j3 v0 K7 g. n　　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;

) Q- A0 [1 ~  a& |　　too much is as bad as too little
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* E7 w0 n5 P2 a- r　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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0 L! `# P  h) X2 f; j1 H9 {　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

0 H3 d& f9 a, e* s# H/ y　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 L' M- R! Q6 v3 a+ x　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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2 h5 h/ @+ u. u4 V1 ?  i　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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, s9 S, C$ k4 ?  U5 M　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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5 W! t% P% f+ M* G$ ~　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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2 A% d3 t+ I- ~3 H3 b* C9 C　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 p' m$ k( ?( X8 \. ]　　名利双收
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3 _$ g. g/ @' s. x　　gain both fame and wealth

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- S, c. W: Q2 Z$ F7 M　　茅塞顿开

4 T* m1 I' B0 u0 B$ E　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 M: z0 z/ S5 Z/ s5 q. g4 K　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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& i1 `0 v# p: I- o& u　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; w7 K  q$ s3 l  I9 p( V3 l. u　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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5 e8 t# S1 t# W; {) @8 N　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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5 u$ p) J  M2 G  \6 u  i; N　　谋事在人，成事在天
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9 U, }4 n3 `2 t  m$ v; n　　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

  O7 A" c$ f3 c! n　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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% t0 j/ o0 t; l1 g" n" S　　抛砖引玉

" Z& Z0 y& y& q& j. r- b　　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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! s3 O, W- c! Z- {" O  B　　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

8 w( v% n' }2 E: P/ L　　take the preemptive opportunities
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. f: e3 R4 K9 N% q6 W* p  W　　巧妇难为无米之炊

2 U: r! I: o" c0 h- L　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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1 {7 \* Z- F; B! ~- W' e　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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# [, J/ D+ @% P4 ?3 p9 N& a　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 j; q& g& v& P　　强龙难压地头蛇
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. f+ D/ g' v# U& l' H9 u　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( M9 F2 R% [! v% n7 R1 X9 m　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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/ k2 {; _' C; O% ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: j$ Z' i2 G0 K7 @. |) J　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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* J( T' Y4 U8 S' T6 h　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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0 {4 o" A0 E* B$ w5 o1 W/ @: ]" l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ I( H& [3 J% U　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

1 @  s8 q& y6 E/ y% R8 G　　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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1 R2 E0 ^/ u3 e2 [　　水涨船高

4 P$ b5 U3 C0 B( u　　A ship rises with the tide
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! V/ n/ e+ X' D1 s　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

) E! |2 X  K" d  B" q/ M　　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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, m8 }! u# @$ @* y( k5 r+ ]- j9 v　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

7 ]' y4 h$ E% g1 n4 b* m$ d4 Q  J　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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& W. T( V7 R! S: c　　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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( \; T, }2 l9 @# K5 S　　韬光养晦
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( j& P2 q- I% W# S0 ?% F" I　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

3 h: _  I; B8 J  h5 k; K　　sugar-coated bullets59
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0 w# g3 v" j2 d8 n& l2 I" w　　天有不测风云
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3 O" l+ Z% b& H: F9 H　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

5 n9 P$ W9 _* Q9 S5 D1 ~　　团结就是力量
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" @# _+ ?, j* T  S( y　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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8 \/ q' z, H, P! ]　　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 N1 F( p& Y/ t) w% Q　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

( I  b  U% h2 N) L# s" M　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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$ Q; l% S  v0 ~7 h8 i, G( k　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

2 D* C2 [: s5 f0 l3 O　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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8 Z* Z1 x/ R: [2 o+ j2 c　　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

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　　蓄势待发

9 H4 e& X& }# C5 P2 r　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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$ o8 V2 E2 U! {6 z& X8 c* J　　心想事成
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3 e8 Q+ l& T! Z% h$ v　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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* l$ L4 g9 G2 Z4 e" \- U7 Y# H0 M　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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5 _/ O6 }( F/ v: ]+ a　　先入为主

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( v! d5 w2 Z6 c  _6 s: F　　先下手为强
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# J& Q( a6 C0 ]# e' B　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 B' T0 O, \! p: e　　The best defense is offense.

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6 o, n4 g3 D  \  S　　热锅上的蚂蚁

5 L: N: p5 m, [　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

1 k$ `! _+ g1 ?% @　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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0 @4 S4 `. ?3 W3 J　　息事宁人
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2 w1 X9 l" D6 v9 t. _8 d　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进
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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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9 _. V9 w5 x" ?) [: n' P　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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+ l3 P- |1 @9 T) r5 S2 d　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

& u/ x% b# M  D) E　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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2 v, {& q8 Z) m+ y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

6 A( I! i& [/ P( F　　a man of insight83
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8 `6 E; ~5 q( l, ?3 I/ m9 f* [+ E　　有勇无谋
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3 I- @2 N2 F& ]2 ^. B　　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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2 D; c: e6 c( [　　keep pace with the times86
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* \- J6 |# V4 [4 t4 c/ E0 H: Y5 Q　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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. b; [5 S/ N& v) j: c) T; T! z8 l0 ?　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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. y( N( N! n# ^1 v% f) b! t　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' O; g6 `1 U7 Y* v　　欲速则不达

! U& N4 J8 ^0 Q　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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6 k; n6 S' M7 l4 e6 F1 D　　survival of the fittest

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3 d) g5 [1 g4 a* }　　英雄所见略同

　　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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% @" H( g3 F/ R4 A- }5 B5 l　　冤假错案
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  m3 j% E  S- B+ ^, k- Y, x　　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

* K1 d* }. o% `& r2 w5 m　　A promise is a promise.
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: O, ]2 |; P6 ?　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 z& M7 ^- Z9 U$ t# c! @$ q. l　　招财进宝
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* Z4 r0 W. G2 u$ n% s! ?7 ?9 y　　bring in wealth and treasure

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; X# s/ I! Q7 k* \% J! i4 D( d) e　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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% I$ C, e# f) B! f) W5 b　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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# R' g* J. E! k0 |　　98
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4 B6 B2 U( `. Y0 Y% M- [  m& d/ _' L　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

  i2 O8 P4 |/ ]) E2 h　　纸包不住火
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0 b! x: j4 a0 X# y" ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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6 Y, i3 @+ E4 V; {: q9 [8 S　　100
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* F% z; R! L2 j9 Y　　左右为难
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7 U6 p: t- k0 l' d5 r+ t' _　　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。