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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

/ A9 K$ z) H2 c. D6 h　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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/ F' N" [+ N! h　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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0 \9 ~7 X. v7 m2 z1 X9 L. L; B　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 a" T+ p6 g/ w6 R/ S　　不遗余力
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5 k* ], O; T; y$ N4 M3 d& {6 p& d　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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2 f% o% V0 v5 [6 x0 l1 O2 g　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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0 @; x# Z! Y8 g6 e　　拆东墙补西墙

3 z6 q4 Q$ t1 d; `7 A　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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# M8 D' \! t, b4 N　　辞旧迎新

5 H, \$ Y! S+ E) b* d8 v　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) @# R/ @# B7 \- O7 C　　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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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

4 `# Y7 t  e6 f' A& [& G9 @. ]7 Q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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5 W! p# i( G) r* N: B8 l3 N　　过犹不及
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9 z, I# }. q- a1 ?/ R) [% c　　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

5 D5 l  s2 i& h　　once on shore, one prays no more

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! b1 z: n& k+ A% y' Q- I　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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& P; N* [7 K" I3 W# p　　Bad news travels fast.
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4 x3 o7 `5 N0 l5 z; ?/ b　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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3 j. r* O) C  ?. t. m& K3 T& b% v9 O　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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" Q) g9 f9 y2 N# j" s0 C" s0 ]　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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  ]; s* `0 F& S* ]" e7 d　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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" D- K4 @& S; R8 T" U& h　　金无足赤，人无完人
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  L/ ?/ w9 Z+ z: k6 L9 s  c　　There are spots even on the sun.

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7 y, E; ^5 e0 c" h, H. R　　金玉满堂
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6 X# F, n3 D$ L# Q: ]7 l! _　　Treasures fill the home.

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5 Q- j0 |/ K: n0 }6 N- U8 Y　　脚踏实地
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' @9 I/ j2 Y# W1 F1 y　　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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% o0 y$ m7 n5 D( W9 W; x4 _　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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, e  ^9 Q* v3 H8 m0 s, f　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" @5 E! f( y, E6 x. H　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

- g/ U# u5 t; k0 M9 U8 M　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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# M6 M' u; g3 d8 X( B( p　　马到成功
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/ ]+ Z, r5 O3 G7 S2 U+ _　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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6 s- g1 r8 z% _$ K% k& k) s% P　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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' I# \: O# W0 H2 j　　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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% F4 D2 r/ n5 `& V- h" C, |' G　　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
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/ X0 V  m2 G+ E1 k$ X; I) H　　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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, ]8 H3 d6 I2 S  n1 b+ R) n　　赔了夫人又折兵

! U( |3 L+ z3 d5 j& E4 D6 T$ @- x, c  ~　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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+ B) I7 N" X  v　　抛砖引玉
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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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9 z) \5 G% j6 J5 G) x　　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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　　抢得先机

0 X2 B6 m9 K! |1 o7 r" w& [　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ {: P# ^# r# [" @　　千里之行始于足下
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7 \# T. `0 k' |% l6 b8 ^　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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9 I  K& e+ f; Q+ h　　前事不忘，后事之师
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% `( e2 ?' l- ]5 w! o　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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' N1 y# e3 t. q1 _0 J  A　　人逢喜事精神爽
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. R5 K' ~% K5 E$ a* D% @, P　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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6 o% n- m7 B4 |' E3 D0 x. K- U: v, D　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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% ]' b3 f8 F4 f8 N4 g　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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+ b  I0 G) V/ ]) H% _- B　　人之初，性本善

& F% z/ _* k. Q4 S1 m　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% c5 M( I* J+ U( X. F- \  `/ x　　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;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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, f) Q3 n) w& m　　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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3 @4 d3 u. }* _　　水涨船高

( @& o+ l& q- H　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: ?6 L% I$ \2 |　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ P, K! c. @3 l: x2 b2 M3 \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" H( U7 t& f3 R- I1 A4 c* f　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

* l( x5 h+ I& \4 {% I　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

3 M% f; u( m. E# k　　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
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* g) I! _& F+ G　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

% O8 K2 J3 |& E6 f　　sugar-coated bullets59

' `* q# g. G& J, x: W* v6 ]2 s1 n3 G　　天有不测风云
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* m/ w  J7 j, o5 ^, g. g! B　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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) P$ P) `  t9 H* S; ?　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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) A9 c+ m8 d1 G　　歪风邪气

% h4 O' R4 S) ?　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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1 p0 k. @4 W- `4 @6 |; [　　hold high hopes for one's child
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; m* X- \: L0 S  {. J# N　　唯利是图
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　　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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　　无风不起浪
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* F+ I/ e- M1 m　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- ~  i$ J' r5 s; V　　徇私枉法

$ N4 V, X+ O3 C( J5 M　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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/ O" |( |2 e2 \: W; f8 `9 w　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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3 Z4 @) q. J7 ?! x　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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, Z3 f2 T3 p' q/ a　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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, x) W  Q# W1 v9 ^: j　　先入为主
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; [! N* x, }2 }% ]$ O/ c　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

) y& ~6 [+ [7 g4 |  o0 S6 U　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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6 P8 u6 |, N& e" f% @9 d　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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　　息事宁人
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　　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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; Y' R7 C; t3 }% z+ L　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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7 `1 q5 e& X1 i$ o' S7 H" |  G　　有缘千里来相会

3 z. _2 y$ p. c　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

  ]/ b6 i$ C. Z9 I7 r; X. j* }, |% u　　与时俱进

3 x) F; P" `( Q) [. C　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

" t2 j$ f  V/ z' I- P% V　　people-oriented

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) P! [7 o# a- K; S/ W　　因材施教
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$ }/ P" l1 M" a: q* D' G/ M　　teach students according to their aptitude

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( H5 W- M0 Q- K　　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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　　欲速则不达
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. o: l0 e6 S- h" s4 L8 W: U2 n- h　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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  A9 J& l$ U) U1 |　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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( P2 |1 P* d+ e) c4 q　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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4 _2 `% R4 x( I- a7 U　　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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7 d7 h5 Y% p" ]  [　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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; n5 y- C5 R- P! ~/ ^　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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. n" l$ r3 k0 o' o1 T/ M1 ~& |　　众矢之的

8 b( t* c7 v* G# t! B, g9 @0 ]　　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.

4 J: O7 z- j5 w2 y) l- h  j/ G　　What's done by night appears by day.
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0 J5 L5 N; l6 B4 P　　左右为难
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　　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。