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

6 o8 W2 v$ n5 F- b　　Love me, love my dog.

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( ]/ j7 t$ t* F3 r  B( J　　百闻不如一见
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# X8 r' V6 @, r6 ~5 h7 F+ x　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, D! z5 I6 E. P, }　　Seeing is believing.
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0 |: D+ a! }" ~: l6 F7 }/ |　　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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' Z- H3 x  q* ~* }: u$ K　　笨鸟先飞
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; Y: C( Y0 K7 e) Y7 s　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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+ |( k" J) V7 f4 n6 i, |　　不遗余力
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$ f* @- L  C; k6 [* {) i) y9 D　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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+ j6 f5 Z) z# F　　不打不成交

' }0 C5 U7 o* w2 r) L　　No discord, no concord.

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; |" o* n% E8 U! k9 R$ T　　拆东墙补西墙

2 H. f" C& q3 R! y! t! _2 k+ q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, Z0 Q" k7 ]7 n; r! C1 F　　大事化小，小事化了
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! T8 B. G- z  i4 m. i7 ?  p　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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) o. \0 v: n* l* `  }　　大开眼界

8 l! e% o2 i  P: O, O8 m- h  U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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( V2 U- [9 _, C, P, \0 z　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 Z& A; w! ^, j& ]  N1 ?, m8 I　　过犹不及

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

' a) E! W, l$ j' N! X5 {　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

$ N0 [6 Q/ z1 n1 G% _1 u* B6 @3 w: i8 m　　once on shore, one prays no more
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4 H7 ~  e, j. [" j+ s2 J% U0 U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ z- k8 T; |% t- y　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

+ T1 ]' `: @- s* Q, q, L6 U. ~1 _　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

% ^3 O. E  f0 I8 z$ }% l　　never too old to learn
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7 |5 c. b: a# W8 ~- r# |　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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: J# U6 O' \# ]# @" p. {  |　　There are spots even on the sun.

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' q! s# f5 t0 b; X& |0 R　　金玉满堂

9 b& P1 U. [1 g7 {" X, ~　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 H/ R9 A. Z- n* }9 j　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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! Q  E) @4 M% V4 a; e' j- M　　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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6 U& }. Z) Z% X3 B% v8 ~: N8 ?, ]　　君子之交淡如水

4 Q! W5 F, @5 F$ g! T: r% z; y/ S　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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' _+ K6 _  m6 ~- b2 O% K! z　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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5 d0 D- f! y  ?　　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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7 h& r' C  ?- E( Q! h* E1 b　　马到成功
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9 p! G( M9 B$ ~6 j* C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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4 a- ^; q1 [7 l% }  ~8 i, k　　名利双收
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& V# M! F# e' ^8 F9 E% O4 C　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

9 k1 X* {# v1 z8 E& r" s　　be suddenly enlightened
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' V0 n3 W- V, M1 [$ F. J　　没有规矩，不成方圆

& ?0 _+ q) d) h, P　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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5 u* |5 `& x$ V# \' s0 @& i　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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! v' M# d# o0 n" y5 u0 H' B　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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; V1 R& X. N+ @4 P6 w　　谋事在人，成事在天
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0 B/ C  T4 b. Z0 ]4 G; y$ C　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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5 w! {+ h0 Z; x8 ?3 ~4 {! e　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

+ P$ u1 G; J5 p9 w7 s+ w3 a" Z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 ]# ^3 _, j( C$ w+ N, m　　抛砖引玉
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& X1 U9 y5 w9 f$ t  f　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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9 l1 R0 }$ ?/ n0 |2 i  Y' u1 p, H　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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) f3 ]9 ?( M' o- @& {　　take the preemptive opportunities
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$ j) c: V! a3 m　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　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
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9 A3 O; K. v, D' I+ J　　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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9 D# d* s/ g2 U4 C　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 q6 k, o( w. A. x　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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% L; }& m' }' `5 F9 b' q　　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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; E0 `$ g5 ~% v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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9 n. p  D$ M1 Y/ y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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: _/ w9 O9 C, _- U  _/ @　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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9 X3 p' y. e) H' W, P' G6 j- C　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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2 z, {. R2 m& ]& g+ {　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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7 m4 L7 B9 D, P3 f# J. w6 O+ ]　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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) k! c. o8 U7 n2 X- V　　a blessing in disguise;

8 o3 o3 ?8 Z5 ~8 N8 t2 S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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2 o9 G! S; Y! o) i　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide
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% m/ S5 @7 Q$ V5 a　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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; C  l' b2 l0 p$ M0 Q1 x/ c2 j7 d　　杀鸡用牛刀
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9 ~0 g. b/ Q  y3 D; e　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

: T$ F% f3 y! Q4 R5 Y; y, F5 r4 {& A* w　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ s- T7 f5 u, R+ e! u) c* ~　　说曹操，曹操到
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8 N6 @% {) D4 }7 Y% ^/ W) m9 }5 O　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

5 Q# d1 g9 @  D　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 T# `$ ?6 c3 w0 l( S　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

0 F- T$ h: n9 M! `　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　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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. {+ H9 U. y- y# o' `7 l　　歪风邪气
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, X6 `8 p! n3 t% P' Z/ M　　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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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　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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' _) a0 _8 Z/ y5 F　　无中生有
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0 Z$ v, u! F. ~( }　　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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& b  C( O1 Y8 G* u　　徇私枉法
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/ S( S2 K" G! [0 u7 t) d' l　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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: M8 W! b: [; ?3 I3 w2 ~　　新官上任三把火
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* y5 u; P7 j) Q* f2 ~- G$ o$ d　　a new broom sweeps clean

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# C7 R1 p  g- E% C, u" E' |　　蓄势待发

" T" t$ |2 U5 E. A+ m8 @# `　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

9 N4 Q2 w' ]- @1 r4 R0 k　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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- Y5 c1 J) @) V; S2 }& K　　先入为主
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! e* P% Y0 S0 G* E7 p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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) N( G: K# q3 E　　The best defense is offense.
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7 [. o" [+ Y  z7 p( Q3 T　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 D' k: H" [, Z8 t2 B9 i　　ants on a hot pan
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: A. P& B( _4 N* V- U+ L　　现身说法
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) D6 G8 @( i, j; k3 p* K# Q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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! ]6 {9 S2 a; c6 V# q! V8 l! E　　息事宁人
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$ }. i+ E# B6 w- b; V　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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' K0 v7 Y5 w! R6 @9 C( P: D- e7 m　　循序渐进
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0 J, X6 N8 c- b& {5 u" C0 {; h　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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; M8 J) ~2 n4 Y# v　　严以律己，宽以待人
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6 S9 d( L  s3 ^5 F/ K. b1 `* U　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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3 f! J4 }9 w9 `) @8 j( m- y　　有情人终成眷属

2 }5 b7 O# _- b' W% p: y9 S- T% ^7 f　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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$ ~* Y9 f7 H; w* D9 ~& v# [　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

& v, g4 k/ l. |/ C　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　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

" A6 ?; U) E/ d8 V$ c' q7 T　　以人为本
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9 @3 V2 j6 G$ H. l8 Q8 D　　people-oriented

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. M3 n) N2 \/ ^' j: t. c　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! \/ l0 N6 N8 i) @　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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# o5 t* w1 l8 E  y$ a5 v$ E1 B　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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9 ^" E  ^! Q3 O　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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/ f4 D0 K1 r1 H　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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6 @' v' Y0 Q1 W/ `  o4 E2 [1 ?. M　　冤假错案
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* q6 x( g7 v# R: t- D0 E& d3 }　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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" c! t5 n  T3 ^0 G  t; B2 F, @　　一言既出，驷马难追

  p* I0 _3 p3 o2 ]8 t& @　　A promise is a promise.
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5 K$ a) B; {& F) H, B- X9 H　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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# H2 E; q- a2 b9 s　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

- \9 H! }, [" S. |　　target of public criticism
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　　98

3 d2 q7 W! P# u8 r6 ^% g　　纸上谈兵
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0 {4 q3 r+ }2 ]# ?3 v5 O1 f　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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% y; g' n! s  f　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难

  D8 }) B$ r9 _  G2 K, 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。