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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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1 r" q) y, |. b9 w( u　　One look is worth a thousand words.

) B( }9 E9 S, t- G　　Seeing is believing.
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% ^  K. o. y" h; p0 u$ Y) Y9 N　　比上不足，比下有余

8 I7 @7 z$ j6 x6 H　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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% R3 m* z2 M* A. \1 z4 A0 W　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. K" ?+ i( R) P8 o　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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5 x* U7 n+ g: z. j, n　　不打不成交
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2 Q4 t/ U" s" L5 Y  |　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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$ v, H+ O( }! I9 W　　大事化小，小事化了
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" L! _5 L) J- r/ S& h; V8 v6 t/ h5 G, B5 @　　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" e: D& p( g6 S: [# K# Y  |　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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$ q1 G' }) G  c　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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+ h2 M/ R9 u5 Q6 L' P- a) P0 ?. e　　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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) v# f# [9 L1 D, v　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# R5 S* O2 u2 T  z　　once on shore, one prays no more

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1 ?! e) I; o9 i' Y. v$ o0 Y  \4 ^　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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" }1 B! Z1 \3 a$ ^6 c　　Bad news travels fast.

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9 \8 ]2 A8 k2 I" P+ s3 \4 m- S% D　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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! C( n/ p+ B( `% Q9 j7 \0 y; ]　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ H- Q' w% D' v+ T! G: C　　活到老学到老
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8 h& M7 O2 x/ J5 }& s! y: j　　never too old to learn
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# ?3 q4 B  s6 n- O　　既往不咎

6 F9 {/ C# U& `3 x4 b　　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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3 Y9 s. r  w! l/ s, ~9 g) g- f　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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8 H* T# t8 E5 H) @/ D　　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
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　　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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1 O  M$ i) ?: R1 ^- u　　礼尚往来

/ b3 f& D& y  |& N0 H　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! [" `$ H1 }3 z: `6 V% ^6 v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

3 I; J, K0 i8 Q# r  a5 p7 L　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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2 O! t/ E2 q& i: `　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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# u5 j9 S2 I1 W/ P　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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. v3 P, F8 I- R4 w) L　　茅塞顿开

$ T- l% |: _! `" K( e: k　　be suddenly enlightened
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4 f! ~3 H! C9 A$ k7 G* ~+ ?% D　　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 w$ G  j# ^) ?* G9 z　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

9 Q- r4 w1 n$ G: C) ^+ Y　　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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& D( ]9 @+ z! a0 K+ {　　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
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) K5 s5 ]! m, d  ?　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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* t6 m: G5 q% B# D% v, K　　破釜沉舟
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9 \/ D! r! I( L, D　　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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& }. |; I6 m: T) Z( q, A　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

; i. s8 f; a6 D9 r! Q　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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& \% f: R1 d0 ~' x8 S) t- _, w　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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, G/ g9 F0 }8 j% i　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

% `6 K/ ?/ i+ z% l7 }　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

0 j6 y. W2 r3 j5 @　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( e0 ?# q- l4 ?7 a　　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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; G; z- w, `5 i! \6 a/ h　　世外桃源
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7 M+ V/ ^" ]0 o& ~, _% K" C　　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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, \. M) O$ z8 C: T　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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; S' G; |' |* ]　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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0 M( y4 C, a6 K4 }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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9 \) v+ c$ R5 C# j9 j6 F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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, m1 a% `+ v& Y  N9 @　　三十而立

0 }  _$ e. k+ d* G; D　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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+ B$ x. r! ?* w/ U  s" c6 P2 B6 ^# p　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 Q6 v! e' u7 ^　　杀鸡用牛刀

3 j9 d: K! y/ ~　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" }9 _5 y2 ^: ~0 Y% X! ^. F, R4 }　　实事求是

. z2 v5 P  [3 o4 ~　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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  {' K  ^( [/ z# z1 m+ k( D7 d　　说曹操，曹操到

, k8 c# z8 n! N. H- m7 ^　　speak of the devil

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- s+ @0 I6 A0 s( p　　实话实说

( b6 w- N- i  s+ r　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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' l& r' D: @. m1 j　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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6 P4 r: u' i& S* x3 k* ?; U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

" B4 I$ a0 D+ ]3 q8 S　　韬光养晦
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0 U9 A: z0 F, T" Z( \- Z. w　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

+ d0 ?' K& I* k2 E2 s4 @　　糖衣炮弹
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# S# V+ Z7 ^4 O2 @/ ~2 |  P　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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3 r! u: {( A/ A　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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  N* c. ~' t5 f　　跳进黄河洗不清
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2 v' v) z/ U* K/ R' [　　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

/ j4 R  l7 f. d/ r5 M　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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& q6 v  {! Y4 `5 d: J' W) C$ o　　物以类聚，人以群分

0 r2 a1 X+ m6 ]: J# ?　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 a6 {! u% T2 A　　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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9 k6 v+ L& u1 b2 g8 i9 F% y　　无中生有

8 k( Y8 U9 G0 A% @# r4 C　　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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　　徇私枉法

" S, f$ R4 k( U1 r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 G, P4 J& S5 @　　蓄势待发

　　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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　　心照不宣
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" E% ?3 L" p4 Y/ Y% ?5 T　　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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0 d7 j* o( c( o　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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  T: V* X! e* I　　The best defense is offense.
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- {, Z$ U& T7 _6 }8 f　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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5 I# `2 R8 e  G0 i　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

' d8 }, p& I# \0 B　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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; r1 T5 R! D" d5 C　　循序渐进
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3 Y6 E8 ^1 o6 |& a: g　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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/ j+ F. b* N; M7 o3 a0 {; B　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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( m$ J# k  J4 s+ B, S+ m7 I　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

+ s0 l0 Z" P& z+ }  Z: ^　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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) I) ]* E9 j5 E/ y  c  ?; z7 T+ S　　a man of insight83
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$ a, [3 o! _. N1 Q9 F; D- \　　有勇无谋
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6 w0 u2 ?$ i. W9 ?　　bold but not crafty84

( x  e- s3 d! j! f; {" M- V' i　　有缘千里来相会
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' b! ~6 I& e$ ^. M6 I6 Y3 [　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

- t! t6 P6 z& D+ q; \　　keep pace with the times86
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. B* G9 M& a1 ]6 f+ Y  s　　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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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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8 v+ H/ [3 W" R/ 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
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　　Haste makes waste.

5 C. ^8 e" e6 @　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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6 |4 F$ p) ?$ B8 |  x6 I& S　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

4 W' O' _& A7 P) j" m' d　　Great minds think alike.
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0 u. d* w# z. z　　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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+ V/ z7 h) V+ Z2 l3 F　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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1 B- z; z& V9 I8 x　　一言既出，驷马难追

0 l- O1 s6 ^# O　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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' i$ Y) ?/ p& j6 i, F　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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6 K# N$ X# ~4 R1 e6 e. \　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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$ D- h0 ~2 o* Y& D1 Z/ I　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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2 Z; t* t8 S7 [) ~0 v9 s3 X2 u　　纸上谈兵

9 d, r  w+ l) x% z6 f% N　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

: B$ E' k1 j  Q2 R  T  Q" O0 D　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" T& H) J2 g7 @　　左右为难

5 y! T  W. f+ m( x6 f　　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。