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

) Y+ I9 y; t6 f4 ?　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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& P6 e+ U- v" N9 K　　Seeing is believing.

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　　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

/ v6 N/ \. g- V. w/ C' H- R　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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9 u5 ?6 Z( m0 B/ I4 G　　不遗余力

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

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  `$ U( k# j8 N* a　　不打不成交
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( K  S/ Q6 `) \0 h. T+ c; y. u5 D& x, ^　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& u. V5 K" U1 u  a- l( O　　辞旧迎新
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2 u: A1 ~( v; b& o0 E( r　　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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" X: i6 x4 S" O6 O& N/ F" h9 G& v　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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2 }. @0 T/ C8 i! P　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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9 v2 a% k; ]1 ~　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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8 }: \; ^% I, ^, p+ `) G8 M/ l　　too much is as bad as too little

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; w3 ]; T  M) ]; L6 n　　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

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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. p1 a; d: }) t2 ?- N　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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7 O# F: ^! F# I; m' E+ |0 c　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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. ]: G5 G" B& {8 W+ z. ^　　let bygones be bygones

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  B- V3 A9 i' n- O　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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* z# U9 ^) J9 K! x4 @- [$ h　　金玉满堂
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+ j& i0 d9 c6 J/ x# F  L8 K! ]% G; Q　　Treasures fill the home.
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& t2 t) e7 \' w$ u; w　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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0 O) v# B) _- k- A# x　　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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4 ^! u( ?4 R0 i* z, P8 L5 d$ g　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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, c' h  E7 f( q  k$ n　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 Q1 Q$ }5 c6 t9 p　　礼尚往来

3 l! t1 o2 Q+ `: Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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# R$ ~3 z$ f  x6 Z　　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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　　马到成功
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- b9 r4 q7 X- Q( _　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% a- X) V" R: p) }4 d8 u　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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% q6 M) |' n* j4 n3 C2 O4 E　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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! ^- C9 ^2 d8 {( I" c　　谋事在人，成事在天
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. z! z) R! M- o( V$ \0 U( Q8 K　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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$ P3 }8 n, ~. k0 ~( X　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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, L% [5 l+ u) E$ L, ~: R　　赔了夫人又折兵
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3 C0 e- u; `+ Q  c9 U' u1 T( _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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' J: H# I' y0 C4 @+ A9 A$ [, D2 d　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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' k9 C. b9 W5 e! k8 M3 e　　破釜沉舟
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　　抢得先机

+ X% E+ N4 z( s3 N　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

7 C8 R1 y( a! i  C. ?0 I& O　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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5 o, J% }+ m: p& C8 f　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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( J, O1 h8 r3 d1 G　　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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* ?, S. c" V3 B- g* m' `8 g$ K' T3 E　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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7 P6 l* y, L1 I; J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 s( _/ ~  P9 R6 a: U1 n) ~" W　　强龙难压地头蛇

* s3 e* G/ }- S! g# m　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% S- ?1 F/ C0 C; r1 @$ f0 U　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ v& D  V' X. ^3 Q4 ~　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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6 U! N/ \4 Y- T3 E: @2 I　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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, E, o$ l# h3 N0 X- b　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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' }2 F- x. o$ W3 n! p5 I% }　　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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" s, d0 t3 @" ?, R% P' p　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

' G5 L/ I2 H, F! I8 n# n　　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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　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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7 @2 p: ?. l4 K; T+ v: J9 I　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

. D- }5 _! A  s8 G$ U9 g2 W　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  C. E  P2 u+ ^* G6 M+ i2 j, m, }4 ~　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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; P. T4 Z* I6 j　　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

　　韬光养晦
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! J* G% t# l6 _+ u" H1 l　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

* m8 w1 [: p% X( V, p/ I& }　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! V6 W9 O, E" ~( F　　天有不测风云
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2 R) K0 q% n/ ~: M( p　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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( O2 |% c9 ~9 g' T+ j: ]　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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6 X8 n8 Q" I5 n2 g　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; Y, y; c" C3 Q# j" q8 d　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　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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4 U" F2 x2 z+ k/ w6 V　　唯利是图
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! Q6 m$ N$ g- E5 E; H) r- g　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

0 E: `" ]' J% L1 O$ r- r　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

% F- v% A9 `) x* B) S　　a new broom sweeps clean
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' s* y) I* N6 q7 m4 {/ |　　蓄势待发

- y. o$ @6 m7 u1 K6 M+ m　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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4 H8 M* R7 n3 @$ B9 r# B　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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6 t5 I7 p2 O' n, ]# T4 ~　　心照不宣

! ^2 v+ R3 {; |, T( ^' a# S0 ?　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  q9 i2 e! B2 P1 |: O　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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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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0 H4 x7 z$ {5 F: [2 S　　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
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9 U2 J9 ~" _# H! O; m$ {; d7 O　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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7 P# e! u  I: ]. u/ y　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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4 ], Q' S$ `9 T. s2 L# A　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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. d, V' b( \" y: i) Y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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) P( e# w3 v+ Y9 W9 d) t　　有识之士

" R2 h4 _( j( v4 q# E8 z7 C　　a man of insight83

8 U* @( p8 F8 X# K$ `. q& j　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

( j1 a6 Q9 Q; }& b' H$ V1 _  H　　有缘千里来相会

* M$ E; k& V' p; L7 H, f" ?9 I　　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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3 X" E- U: p. `2 u+ b$ P　　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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　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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  V* W3 C  H+ T' K  z& e　　More haste, less speed.
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! U7 t' p! {0 ?1 X　　优胜劣汰
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! v. j3 m% b1 n2 r! q　　survival of the fittest
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0 Y  U# l& H9 q9 |( o% G　　英雄所见略同
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1 m# F! [, N- M4 g! `8 P! d　　Great minds think alike.
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& C4 W& }+ a; B$ r0 E5 `; k, K4 n　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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' E/ S7 X8 S1 G4 |! i　　冤假错案
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* i$ u7 }2 Z: C' u9 r5 ?9 ^　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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& {7 K) q* O# Y* T# T) F　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

8 m' M0 @8 D2 S  w+ K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　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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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

! H1 u: [2 b- F　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

! [' e* a( \% C1 p& ^　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

6 R4 q6 c3 O, @* v　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

1 R" S- D4 k. ?8 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。