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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( [6 _; O8 ~, x: c+ `( ?- K　　Love me, love my dog.
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0 o+ }  A7 i& ]: U! f- c/ Q9 k0 f　　百闻不如一见

1 P6 S) J- S- x# Y　　One look is worth a thousand words.

0 z( ^% f& A3 p4 X* m4 {　　Seeing is believing.

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% E) t5 e, @- w! y　　比上不足，比下有余
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( C5 @! y! L% X0 M8 r% U　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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: O+ |# ?7 h) y　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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9 z" i; Q+ C) h" h　　不打不成交

　　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

" q. e9 Y( ]# Z" B. b& D& Y　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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+ _) s3 }7 t- m  y8 `/ D　　大事化小，小事化了
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6 g$ i8 e6 d: @: O: K+ h4 w　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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& k6 q, B) _/ N　　大开眼界

. I8 y. N- i* H: |　　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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7 j. g+ k) ?6 l2 e　　过犹不及
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- ?* Y+ }+ m$ \! a' G3 T* W# ~: b1 j# T　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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& y" _1 W8 l& f+ ~1 o　　too much is as bad as too little
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# O4 V' R& P9 N9 _* j2 E　　好了伤疤忘了疼

5 I* W1 |# F1 N$ B) t2 p2 w+ f　　once on shore, one prays no more
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: V& X$ Z5 \& V4 t) v: P　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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8 A4 S. ?8 Y2 n. k　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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6 g' ]6 B) o- l6 ~' F　　let bygones be bygones
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0 N+ q/ v& b. B% k! m, B　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 F& o* g. s9 Z% L/ g5 |0 U　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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2 n/ H6 J9 ~; X# m　　Treasures fill the home.
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8 N+ d" s5 T. h) s* ?. ~! Y" f　　脚踏实地

. g1 b0 t' N1 }0 I8 w& t　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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　　君子之交淡如水
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" P5 v5 O2 K7 v. p2 H% B# D1 r　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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7 u8 T6 P* H3 O* B　　礼尚往来
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: ~% z/ m$ t2 N) Y/ R" u. n6 v) B, [$ B　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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  p! }  ^6 }2 f　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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2 Y( p; L' k* r+ p# {' C　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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6 Q$ U" g8 s# u  e& Q　　be suddenly enlightened
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. R1 X' E- n  h* k　　没有规矩，不成方圆

- x- i& {* B- h" H, Y  h　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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. h" Y+ z' O. P) h$ u　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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( y6 q3 r2 S2 P: o& N　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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2 h  p- m2 m0 l) i5 K4 Z+ I. M　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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* G8 h/ B% {) |　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉
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6 a6 h1 N7 j5 b　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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　　破釜沉舟
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  T! V( X  K* N5 E$ R- s" z" `　　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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( _2 G0 g5 a" i" }/ G　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 ]( x/ ^4 o6 _　　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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& R6 u* H; j& S　　前事不忘，后事之师
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- Y' H; K8 w9 _　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

! k# _8 u7 n) k7 X3 h" O0 w% V　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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# n$ m# K* M% ?+ e8 J% A; M　　强龙难压地头蛇
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$ I0 y& c' ?. E' s　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& y0 g1 g" L- L　　人逢喜事精神爽
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( ^8 \! z* ], `6 C; ^/ H' Y- w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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7 D% }" t$ {7 F　　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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: `4 b- _; w8 m5 w% N" j　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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# V; b3 B5 K$ E: w　　人之初，性本善

- p1 L: {- Q1 z# _4 @5 Q　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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4 l7 h/ w7 L, |7 R) h　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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$ D$ u2 V0 Y5 m5 q/ b　　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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% E. T- p# F7 I　　水涨船高
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8 M: X$ c/ C$ S　　A ship rises with the tide
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' u% j4 u  p! F. |2 A& T* P　　时不我待
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; f2 c- j2 q3 ?5 j* k　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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( K# m5 j- ]7 j: J# c) q　　杀鸡用牛刀
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6 K2 G$ q# V1 W: T　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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) E- W" m' O5 ~( |/ N+ L* O2 r. C　　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
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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4 W6 H6 _: M$ _7 `  S/ A' X　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

# \1 y7 {/ ?$ {5 s2 P. \# X/ J; L　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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& h& X& @5 @, }　　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

% C/ A6 M$ G& A; E" W2 Q3 u) a　　sugar-coated bullets59

/ _# E% e- |9 M- S! v4 ?　　天有不测风云

6 `. k8 j  P) G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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# ]# g( H% c& X9 ?* ]　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

' ?' |& U& w, f5 f- t; |0 e　　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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$ g3 R) D8 }8 E+ J3 K! W0 X　　歪风邪气

5 N) o* p/ i, n/ ~* j; O　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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4 p8 b% b0 e3 P5 p　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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6 J" j( L& [$ U) u2 L0 @　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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5 N1 h+ R# F. ?) z　　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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# f2 N, L7 v0 r6 B& @　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" Z* g! n. {# f' n8 K9 E　　徇私枉法
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# c0 [$ I" U, F+ P　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

. t- h, m. N2 Y& A6 A! |　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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/ o$ M; n8 {  ~  a+ J! x# D　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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% n+ U( ?0 a& S) X1 _0 N; O　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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* `* G* t  b3 n/ h0 S; z; u3 P　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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' t) G' m) c7 K+ Q　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

) `( R# i0 B* {- h/ A　　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

　　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( _% v) v0 u) @% e　　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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6 k9 H; m+ O% a: X2 S# I7 I　　有情人终成眷属
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( q: a9 J6 b8 [  H3 Z: b　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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2 T8 p! F! l3 H( v$ c" R/ ~& x% t5 n　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& ]- g8 S! g7 _　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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. C+ _$ v& w% y7 ~　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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/ h% k9 O8 ?* O; v' a( q- R. o　　有缘千里来相会

; Q  m$ L7 u9 }. q  Y* S" Z  j　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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/ f* v  b! C0 L7 Z　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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, ]+ ?7 x. x7 |/ m7 I　　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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9 X% p/ e0 b3 u% _$ W& D　　More haste, less speed.

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2 p! h% U1 a" q. S) i. h  f' z( k　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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  Q, n5 K" r4 m9 |2 [　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! a% u/ C+ }% P5 D　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

9 x9 ~- I- W! E# c; a　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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9 n  L& v# p# ?7 c4 ?7 \　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.

& ~/ j% T+ D5 |3 l　　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
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

　　众矢之的
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% j+ M6 Z' M4 @/ F　　target of public criticism
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　　98

9 Y* E4 y2 e7 B1 S! J　　纸上谈兵
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& a4 g* D' u2 v. k4 }# k　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

+ S2 x8 C8 D6 a+ @+ o) h　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

/ ?) b( @9 @4 A& P　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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! \3 R/ A! Q% y  u3 f4 C+ }　　左右为难
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& b! ?: G3 a4 {7 A1 i( N- a　　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。