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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8 D3 l$ H% [& X1 P1 Y　　爱屋及乌
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( t( Q3 W; C( `; j  C$ ^1 P0 o　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

' R) k) a2 B( _　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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9 L3 A' Z/ w  |# v. [0 {# m　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; @" L$ k! n3 ~0 G6 b7 x& _　　不遗余力

, B: x0 d# X" W  [9 X6 m/ q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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) ]0 S1 m8 T, D4 H. @' v. y  }2 T　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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% J2 ?" F7 I/ C( j% y+ x　　辞旧迎新

9 r" s/ n3 N' j, L. H2 x　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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" R1 o" X5 h0 q: \　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　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

　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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# Y' x- _( j' e. \( L. Z$ c　　好了伤疤忘了疼

1 T, k3 {5 D8 p& u4 m# ?6 E9 O　　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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' k% n$ F6 t) N3 C8 {2 P) {　　和气生财
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+ u2 G4 P+ F9 B2 x& n1 w. Y　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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/ P8 _9 E$ k$ z$ X* r: D" e% Q　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

( R2 x0 p8 k; L5 F  C( X$ m  B: y- X　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 t$ W" S  _' T- v) N　　金玉满堂

1 n" h. u4 {' H( h1 R　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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$ z( B3 `" h0 }( f. U　　脚踩两只船
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　　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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2 B/ i5 V' O: F　　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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: \7 _$ y- Q/ n1 b　　礼尚往来
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. ?9 e( }+ N5 Q, l! W' V3 i0 \　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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% Z& A  `* U0 @0 I. ]" {2 k　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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0 \: @/ h0 ?5 A! x- o9 u8 {　　马到成功
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* V7 }; Z4 R1 F; l( k4 q7 }6 {　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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: h; L% _3 ?/ B$ L6 g3 B7 K　　名利双收

4 ~. `# H& @3 j, i, w, q$ p# z　　gain both fame and wealth
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# o3 Z0 d$ [1 W# ^' O　　茅塞顿开

* c1 K3 B; S6 C0 L: F4 q/ j, d8 t　　be suddenly enlightened

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; p" [* Z# z' A9 o7 V! ]　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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5 f' h( E( E3 o* W/ ]+ Z　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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% y4 b8 d6 L3 b  C- ]　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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+ P3 I% q( Q% o; t! L　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* V% Q- _- Z; g0 V* [( V$ Z* d　　赔了夫人又折兵

. N$ G, B+ }0 |. ^7 d　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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. h! t0 t& H& z3 D7 ^' F　　抛砖引玉

6 K" C8 C4 D6 j) `( t　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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- M" Q5 b9 R9 ~0 G  |' }　　破釜沉舟
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# \0 S; y, E  g　　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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　　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
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　　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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& _/ {0 A. u: L* j7 c& l$ c3 U　　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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* [) S$ N5 y; @& J$ R5 q　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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. j5 G  Y# Q' a; D　　人逢喜事精神爽
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6 {& O8 J0 p" @2 \3 e  M4 T　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 C. i$ k1 Z& g# p　　世外桃源

　　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

　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 N& {6 W3 X) i8 H6 U　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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* B* z2 m, t/ s9 Z- U　　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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2 T% m# |' ]  ?2 P% O　　水涨船高

$ }0 \  v2 K; L) z4 r, `　　A ship rises with the tide
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5 v; z5 C! U4 R8 {# |' Z8 J( h　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 c' Y  n" b5 {. G# k9 `/ i& ]: Z　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

9 c$ @" r) c1 J" G  e$ M　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 Q- g5 O  n6 v+ W/ Y: V* ^　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

6 a' g0 I* b2 c+ P* F　　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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　　韬光养晦
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3 Y1 I- a: L& O! Z- G　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

( g# P8 N: W; C9 e- {　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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# q  J* q4 G5 c8 ]( @* _　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

+ Y* v: O/ c" D　　Unity is strength.
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2 T. a0 ]- J& j+ Y1 P- `5 M8 h　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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4 L% @) L% d! L　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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5 J! g; w9 b7 y6 C8 T- n　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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. z- K6 W1 n* }　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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/ |/ L8 N  I) }$ u" }　　唯利是图

6 s3 |% B/ |# j7 G4 g　　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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5 l, X, Q4 c9 `$ N　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

& L% Z5 O3 o& X0 a$ T& v, q; @* z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　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

( h# z; t7 W: Q- L5 j　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 s3 f" K5 h( f$ P  d& C7 g; j　　蓄势待发

" x( Q2 ]4 ^; j　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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( B# f( r+ O. P$ j( j% g& A　　May all your wish come true
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- V+ M' `% A2 |+ ?' J% d　　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
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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/ S7 z  y. m9 h& F+ A. `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

. o& ^; P0 T3 P　　The best defense is offense.
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- k+ ~0 t8 P) e. d! D- S# G1 o1 _- B　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 x5 v5 Q  P5 |4 @( E2 V& l　　ants on a hot pan

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4 q, Y- d- U: E  M$ ~　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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7 J' v& v: B" V/ w  R　　息事宁人

" R1 n* f# N/ k& U- ^3 I6 h4 E　　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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; a, D3 ]' ^* v　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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8 C  ]9 `) J. r3 `3 R2 {　　有情人终成眷属
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& R# a7 M- D9 Y& Y7 a3 v* e　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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" d2 e' f! g% H　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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# b7 i( z# S3 q% Y* j　　有识之士
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' r0 a/ D" {8 w+ w/ L/ g7 `　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

/ R* f# W2 n5 b- J' E, D　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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  |1 C3 Q9 m6 N+ _　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

  x# ]5 k6 O. q3 j/ `' T! R　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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; N1 M9 ~, e: W. Y! I" ]' i　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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0 x# c: v5 |8 O* I5 D) i" N# m; J: i　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

/ Y8 A3 X: D* u# c　　More haste, less speed.

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5 X, z! I! t1 V2 K　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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$ N1 B# G. p1 W: F7 B　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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6 m  Z5 @. _% x" P* E　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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( T, n( q7 Y: H: Q4 d" `　　冤假错案

　　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.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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( S1 `5 X, [0 K3 k; M　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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+ \3 @  B# X' w: e1 Q" m　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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6 M/ m& K! r+ _* F+ x  f! s　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ g! {, |6 `' G　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

* X7 j" W( l/ N+ Z9 e* _　　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。