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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: E" \# p$ C  ~　　爱屋及乌

) l4 _5 x0 l5 a$ i4 U2 O　　Love me, love my dog.

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6 {8 O. _  n6 F( ^3 Q# `　　百闻不如一见
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0 J- s/ c. o  _( Q" B& J　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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9 g9 h" w/ c. c# U2 ]; _2 o　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

( v6 m# L* ?# c/ |1 @1 v- m　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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+ v1 ]* U( H) M5 d　　笨鸟先飞
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7 F$ @% _+ [$ I- M1 C* Y1 S7 l; A( h　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% k$ Q, H) I) A　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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! E5 U) v9 o7 k, I' n　　不打不成交

9 X7 p1 b7 \. G& r　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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) O9 z. o8 _$ N/ |& o9 ?　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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' _: t$ O( r+ U2 G! h& q　　辞旧迎新

　　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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2 ~5 \7 H0 ^/ U, a　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

; s* d3 E1 g0 O/ X5 b1 f8 g/ y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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. a2 W0 u( n5 k8 }5 m　　过犹不及

　　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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, P$ `! L  J8 H% k　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

. I. n! e: b2 M2 I　　Bad news travels fast.
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) y: Z' Q' ^4 C9 @5 A* t( U0 J　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

2 Q3 f7 u! c( L7 \8 E/ J7 z4 z/ R　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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4 y& b! Y; Q( U& R4 Y　　活到老学到老
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7 g, j7 V  X$ L$ F) z　　never too old to learn

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* h% X; S- ~7 S* P) e2 d" o- K: {　　既往不咎

, q) i6 p2 y6 Y+ r: D　　let bygones be bygones

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) ^: A9 X) W. ~* H2 }( f" |　　金无足赤，人无完人

' {$ V0 _* `6 X& G  x5 s. M$ b　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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/ J7 C& u( h/ T2 O+ E' k　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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8 F- Z% p& F& A  H　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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' J$ j, A  n9 |& r# c　　君子之交淡如水

( W; A9 i3 H" w  k8 I0 R　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 [( O3 ~0 N* f, N! C8 A4 ~6 P　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 C; y$ K+ p3 s% Z  u* t* C( T　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

  T' v+ g0 ]) Q* n  D+ `2 w/ t4 O　　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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4 g7 U8 r2 U3 U4 }- E. r- X　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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+ T" H) y5 M9 i% [6 ?　　名利双收
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+ ?1 r) g! f8 \2 ~2 p# T　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

: ^) L7 C, r' Q- \; v; U2 c5 H　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 Y  n3 I: a% x) w1 f- a　　没有规矩，不成方圆

: n2 t& g  h& k' s* w" B, L　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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( z, n% G0 u' H6 B　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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! Q" \. B+ c# H5 Y0 P4 m: r　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% J; h. W* k; e( d: M0 U! ]. b! Z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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7 j5 h8 l2 X# F2 r" w0 `' T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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' [  x$ K- T5 p+ H　　赔了夫人又折兵

4 _1 a  V' E6 U- I2 M6 _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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$ V8 @4 j6 w4 t# h* v1 Y% {　　抛砖引玉

5 [% Z, a+ U! x+ M　　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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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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4 z+ {! E( Z( x5 I: ]: d　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

  D' s2 v  z2 G, a0 O* J* ^+ h& w　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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8 e% b* X$ L# s# t$ s0 F& @　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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. G2 R4 a/ N' A& B3 \　　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

6 ]; f9 o" Z% J$ ^　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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; U0 l6 w0 E, A" ]- E5 w5 c6 k　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

5 B; y2 O4 x2 f# Q. d, k; R% G0 y　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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' ~! f, K( t, a: B/ b% h　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　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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2 E" P9 b& ?, V0 ~) d　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;

$ |2 r$ j( s, t6 ]　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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# f8 b5 {2 T9 q　　三十而立
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　　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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" z4 ], ^- w. ?2 {- g9 ^　　水涨船高
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2 m7 H3 v  R8 V9 i% N　　A ship rises with the tide

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4 J8 w' b0 L. C! c! o　　时不我待

+ ?3 m9 A( h- }5 i3 O/ C" a) p　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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6 H" {  C: B7 F" I: Y　　实事求是

" k2 H, |% j2 N! k+ z" q　　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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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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8 Q" b$ N& T$ {9 r  q　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ M4 B4 C0 E) x5 a. x9 c+ r$ I　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

2 c7 r8 P# a- Q% ~/ e3 u　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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% h% u3 @% X' p: T+ }' |5 j　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- _$ k, P- k0 P1 i1 r/ y9 H0 f　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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+ W, X  [/ ~/ x　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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* l9 Q; f# {! f　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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

　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) Y* W) ?& T; O% |( @& I& T. d& t　　无风不起浪
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  K3 u0 r. }0 X2 z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# {1 K3 @& P/ z! V　　徇私枉法

6 R+ Q% \4 h% ]　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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7 j0 ]0 X  p1 g　　a new broom sweeps clean
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" B% f! v* w1 }. |, u8 g　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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1 o  {8 l+ B8 y# `$ u　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

. d5 n) E: r# ?4 ]0 y/ \- _　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( T) h- C8 G; ~" e3 ~1 ?　　先下手为强
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9 ^8 ^9 F9 l+ v* v/ @0 l6 d　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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! a2 o- U5 z2 r; H4 ?　　热锅上的蚂蚁

0 G6 W, ^" d7 \9 j# y! n　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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$ E# R8 `# v" J9 J* ~! Z$ I　　息事宁人
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/ e: h1 \6 e. S　　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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; g* }1 v# d7 R4 y5 Z+ N+ h; N6 T　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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! e: z7 X# V& r7 A9 Y/ c　　严以律己，宽以待人

. O+ J, f# m6 ]' R　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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8 N) G& G9 j* R4 J0 Z2 i　　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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( b$ s4 n% c6 N; o( [　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

' u/ s* a& }* h2 d　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

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

; m2 G+ X1 e4 J4 H- M: Q　　与时俱进

( e' i, w' l( B　　keep pace with the times86
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$ z) |+ H/ D' p, l# y* e9 M　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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, |) s6 Y1 p4 w# E" t5 Y( d, Y7 T　　因材施教
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9 D0 S3 _+ ]; A3 i, ^$ c　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# x8 C+ E( ?& B+ ?. ^　　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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5 J+ B" n7 @' K( k& X" ]& V　　Haste makes waste.
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7 H7 ^" Z% ^6 K' _" ?　　More haste, less speed.
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# X; n2 W, q0 Y) t　　优胜劣汰
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$ Z6 x  |3 `/ D, \  V7 f　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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/ E- O1 E8 z. f+ |: T) @　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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& o4 S( v7 `2 e" n/ G6 x　　冤假错案
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. P7 @! ]% S2 p* |( o$ Y% w+ @　　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.

6 t' X/ H. P) p/ E　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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4 T: I( @6 m4 c2 F　　众矢之的
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　　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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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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& Q8 L3 k+ o/ G　　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。