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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: l# \0 P/ j: a$ l: V* W. \2 Y　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ N3 ~6 p- v7 x% V* z, s( [3 x8 _$ E  N　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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3 H. w1 Q6 U3 _　　比上不足，比下有余

, r* e& X/ }/ R; Q6 |/ O　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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% v! C3 p9 w9 A6 X) U6 X9 L$ D7 o4 r　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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9 u9 e6 V( t7 P; I　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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+ t& t9 e6 d  r, y, R　　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

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- K  h' r1 ]1 S, P7 g; ?　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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- ?1 C$ y5 A8 R9 P8 T: d* o　　大开眼界
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. M$ S% p& u, U$ z8 N　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) ?# z/ {% {7 o　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 ~9 o; G* T5 R7 B% @　　Bad news travels fast.
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+ J: p7 }, E, O2 T; A" _　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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4 T( g# D5 t/ w　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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, J: ?9 ?( C9 x7 d3 O5 |3 r　　活到老学到老
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) \$ p$ ]% E: b! x( H　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

( w4 U/ ^( B9 t  G　　let bygones be bygones
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3 f/ z4 N! _3 S5 H  r8 o* p　　金无足赤，人无完人
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! H8 Y) `. i& H& X9 s; x6 |* o　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

! C; F, l6 M$ o　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

! b6 E! L. B) \% t, S+ v　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　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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8 W; v) a3 N- e) y. \　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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7 Z5 V/ P7 d* b7 ]8 |+ B" c( F　　礼尚往来

$ e5 |1 v* \& i8 `* U　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　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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- w- O" B$ r! K　　马到成功
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4 h) c3 s. @' J$ K! w# A4 j- y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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" a9 }" O4 ]+ m' |+ I( H: n$ X　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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6 i$ e) R: \& P9 E1 L) v　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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$ ^: n, h4 }5 d8 x$ r  C' H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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8 z" Y6 s5 \& B1 o) o　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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3 u# D6 G2 ^2 e8 F　　谋事在人，成事在天

8 D& ~0 B4 g5 B0 Z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' q6 y, P5 [) s6 f  \' E　　弄巧成拙
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/ i0 R/ E  ~+ X8 p　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

  ?& g6 h: W; Y1 J: X& k- @　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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8 o  a3 Y: w4 W3 o- E) L6 _　　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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) i3 m* U) G6 ^  f: z1 J7 D; y　　破釜沉舟

　　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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  E* ?* x$ m9 b5 G　　抢得先机

( g) w) _# W9 d% T% \4 R& ^3 T　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ P6 x3 d7 n3 A. Z' o3 o8 s　　千里之行始于足下
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& J4 i5 b, ?; ]1 f9 q　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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( P/ T# i) v: X8 O　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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8 U1 H5 ?* h' D　　强龙难压地头蛇

/ Y% Y5 c6 q! ^( Y0 S, |: q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

5 v; s4 E; b. T. s: V, D3 z6 S　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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! @6 C# s6 X% V" H6 X, u　　人逢喜事精神爽

0 H, _/ V0 h6 o2 [1 M　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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5 I& v! w1 H$ f5 N7 l　　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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7 U0 s8 U# c2 b! f1 }9 n1 |+ `　　世外桃源

6 o  m' n3 z  }( c　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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0 P0 B% Q( {. w　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

0 b/ D- ~1 W3 E3 N5 M: ~: a　　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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  R$ N0 }5 E) U/ a9 l　　a blessing in disguise;

! I% r( _" b$ c　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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; d+ Y1 I! _/ `1 K, h　　水涨船高
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1 `. @# t" E2 [$ T$ v' X　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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  \4 Y) H! ?( A! N7 X　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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6 b. K. o, ^8 d. h　　杀鸡用牛刀
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: W8 ]6 c6 ^; Y0 d. v3 f　　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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　　speak of the devil
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  Z5 J" U- _! [; }+ ^/ o　　实话实说
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2 W. s( E$ _  y. \　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ c) I# p; P* M4 D$ {　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

, W! j: ]1 k3 D6 v9 G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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2 |+ u* u& m& t& l9 ^　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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9 \$ l# z- f, U- w2 b& z7 F　　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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# B4 z4 N' O* ]8 B9 i( s. V5 |: W　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 }. L# E; m  ?　　物以类聚，人以群分
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' S2 S5 q# S) H' ]" |　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 k$ w9 i, U! a4 p  N3 R; i　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

" B( Q1 Q/ [( S9 N　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

; z; k7 j( l$ e! i7 x$ A" i, S. w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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9 k1 r) u0 q0 L; ?　　无风不起浪

& G3 x$ L% O" r2 y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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1 I: O  l' T9 J　　徇私枉法

1 \! w$ [) z* }5 B; h　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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) k5 @% c) \7 i6 x: S) j# A- v) N1 q/ `　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

- P( m. F4 g) B, A　　May all your wish come true

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5 o7 i- @) m% t0 k  F, {+ Z# D. L　　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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0 |6 A2 a! z0 L. o, H　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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, f5 C: T8 a8 W' s3 t) O3 R+ ~! b　　先下手为强
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$ \( g7 W3 K. U3 a# }　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

: G& Y3 N% D9 R* E, o' t% K　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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4 _/ w) l3 l6 f4 k" B- f) X. \　　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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* r$ [3 a% A9 M! U2 ?　　息事宁人

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

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　　循序渐进

" j* Q- C, ^* i　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. O. T. v5 F% \  K! F  F1 L- e　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& u7 ~: C4 v, N, N4 g( B" D9 M- F　　有情人终成眷属

7 u. I8 ~4 [/ t+ v5 x9 S1 S" J　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

  X5 v' V; }# d( t( d+ p　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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# M8 D$ R8 `1 Q7 F1 j　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

8 ]7 f/ P5 B: A" w9 J2 X" h# X" n　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

- M' e$ l( H1 l0 U: C　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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$ h6 p; f& T1 Q/ x( d; h  ]$ |3 Y) j" R. a　　因材施教
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  Y7 v6 I; E+ P# R/ H　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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4 Y5 r, |3 H& |% C; J　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ Q6 z  h  O. \　　欲速则不达
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4 }' \! p( N5 d　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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. x7 {- Z. I* E+ Z) Z+ G　　优胜劣汰
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4 C- T4 F, u  F$ ^3 `　　survival of the fittest

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% H( h) Y2 f4 l5 L- V　　英雄所见略同

" R0 c5 ?4 \2 \" P) K　　Great minds think alike.
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$ N0 a. d; j5 M: }- Z　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( n* G2 _3 q! e7 W% K　　冤假错案
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1 P$ B+ p& m9 o" L+ k, q　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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2 @2 B' ]2 N, d' v- l" H* ]3 C1 g　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

* e- ~' s5 S7 F8 h8 P+ s  R　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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6 j& u3 G9 D6 z& L3 ?+ i% K　　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

& ]: y5 n- s6 V& r$ q" N2 ?5 K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。