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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0 \5 s) X$ ^! A2 K! E% j　　爱屋及乌
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' J  r% R2 P- H9 u. K! g& M$ P　　Love me, love my dog.

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" N6 P" H4 p: A+ }　　百闻不如一见

, u& c5 G  {: D, Z4 l- V　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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) x9 J  G" B' @　　Seeing is believing.
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& h" ]* C1 Y1 h4 J: I, w( ]; S　　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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7 Y$ z! E3 h+ K　　笨鸟先飞

! D) Y) a. w, l5 Q* v0 v7 m% e! u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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" v  M! M, v: f$ G2 U; S. b　　不遗余力
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& j. Y# w; \3 k6 r　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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; s8 l7 v# R: r2 }: o　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

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　　大事化小，小事化了
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0 _1 b" q' W6 r9 A$ P　　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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, z) R' i8 `$ O' R* s6 g! @' X. R* q　　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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8 k6 _4 E$ o6 t# e2 {　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

( @; J9 N; ?2 ?( L# L# S2 X　　too much is as bad as too little

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- S/ r- Q2 m; S4 r　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　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
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% o1 b( l* y! l5 r6 t/ T　　harmony brings wealth;
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1 \2 ~' `: z& H　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- l9 C% ?; G: i; d) `　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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0 c4 k) ]9 f" Q. }) H　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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  B. _2 X) A8 W0 Y; M; `0 s　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- m" Q8 w/ U- m　　金玉满堂
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6 ^5 U: n( K) V$ q0 w& ?　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 P8 }$ v# A" W; R3 K　　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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　　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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9 y: L3 ]# g$ ^& n1 K. }　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 d0 g1 R. q+ C0 W  Q2 u5 i9 O. r　　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

/ d+ _7 t7 C4 T5 [" l% z/ D　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　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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　　gain both fame and wealth

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$ l; Q9 C( |+ C! B6 o7 X* `- |! w　　茅塞顿开
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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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, S' E1 K0 [6 Y; S　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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  C6 A+ B, ]' D4 x# c　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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0 [3 I) b4 _* S* A　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 a  @5 j9 f2 G% D: d9 ]  @% O; [0 c3 a　　赔了夫人又折兵
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/ x4 \" I) G6 \& u) H) _　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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9 l0 G- X6 |$ x/ `/ @　　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

　　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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9 i" ~( @. v- k, c# V　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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+ ?1 d/ n1 G: n1 G& ]. S　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) h4 [( g# D7 F) ?. \  f1 e　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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1 C" G! ?* o. v1 n" q　　千里之行始于足下

+ e5 x4 z0 ~* [/ r7 |　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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. l# \8 b& t$ w  M　　前事不忘，后事之师
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7 T" H$ T4 i; |2 n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

# V9 v. c5 K+ H' f  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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) l8 S- h6 q- h1 e+ u　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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9 u  l* h% D$ q1 y. F3 c　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

, `8 p( M* Y7 j+ Q' O6 g6 J5 T　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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0 P/ n; s9 ?  t- d5 G+ u9 U　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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4 v. v  i+ t1 w　　Humans are born good.
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) M7 S0 _$ x! u# K  E3 O+ y: k% y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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$ h, X# @+ ^* x; O1 G6 s　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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* [* K- v3 Q/ m/ u/ F( G　　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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% j) }& _4 Z: k; Y4 [8 F7 X　　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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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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( p: G% p! k5 T3 X7 ^1 ?  C　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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5 ]' u5 V7 q: C( L% z7 Y. Q　　实事求是

$ `4 p  i$ g7 z- u& k9 R　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

% W, r& Q7 W+ J* k, [9 p. Q　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　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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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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2 Y+ N# k! S# G' n- A6 t7 r　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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$ w) E' y: x' y3 y" P　　物以类聚，人以群分

# y* \$ S/ }# o; p& `5 r　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ Q$ x4 C. o6 k% u9 N" f　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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2 g- [7 \; V5 j9 y　　唯利是图

　　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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4 o. s7 y& W" Z) ^9 `6 a9 |6 T　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

6 l- C+ A6 m' J6 F　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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8 L4 }5 j. y" o8 y7 W/ S　　徇私枉法

/ T: W  ?3 L* Y) h( @　　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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; K+ X+ `0 r* ~　　蓄势待发
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5 e! v- t9 R5 R8 J　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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6 i) e! v1 i$ u: j# q( N　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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* ^$ F4 Q8 X. K) {　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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1 l" M+ w) O4 R4 \- m3 o0 W0 u, _* H7 R. W　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 t0 q* {7 I! L　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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7 j8 _' r% Z; h9 P! m8 t9 V　　息事宁人
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) }! H7 n& `3 x7 \/ O1 Y2 i　　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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4 v% B5 m- G" s* e* ]　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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  B. p7 n: ?* S6 p9 y4 X　　严以律己，宽以待人
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; A, H9 k2 W- A　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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% _/ Z' t& f4 X' A3 g! P　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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  f: o6 m. Y- l, F6 `& v6 K1 u1 }　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

- r2 P+ H, y; j2 o3 r　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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- O3 d1 N* R3 r: I6 U8 E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

5 K( R* U( d& g( Z; ]3 A　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

+ S* O' D! B1 G" @　　people-oriented
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& u- s. i5 Q$ |  o　　因材施教
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# C8 ~0 J6 X$ v　　teach students according to their aptitude
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% I9 v( u8 Y2 N3 h% o6 X- C　　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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# U" C, y9 Q6 E! j　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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% o* J& R; E0 ]! F$ \$ i- u, W& M! o　　More haste, less speed.
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& P4 \% K% X( B8 d8 p/ U5 h! _' t/ N　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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1 y+ O+ i8 N) r/ u1 J; L　　Great minds think alike.

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& r7 N( H) P! P4 w1 n7 T　　冤家宜解不宜结
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- S  z8 r' u2 m# y% x) U6 D3 p　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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8 g/ T; G- D7 h; Y　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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# O5 Z5 m2 U" Y/ ?+ r6 \7 z　　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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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

. b" R  B# ~+ V* j! i$ d2 Z　　become debt-ridden

　　97

　　众矢之的

8 _) C+ H# p- ^6 d& X( k. t1 V　　target of public criticism
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: q6 j3 R3 J! M; Q) Z1 c: h2 X　　纸上谈兵

  l0 B( ~# I( a6 h* u- C　　be an armchair strategist
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  U, a- ], B* j% H' e6 I　　纸包不住火
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. m1 C/ f7 A3 o( x8 K# I　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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$ [: {+ N7 e8 K# B　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

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) e6 t( [& W) \1 T; }9 m　　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。