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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. f( i" y8 r9 b  `　　爱屋及乌

4 u: ^  J6 I" u　　Love me, love my dog.

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2 g+ E: C( i# Q) E  m3 h　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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, r2 q6 @: y! A5 r6 q% ]　　Seeing is believing.

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: y! l2 ]0 T4 U4 k. l　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

, t" t5 R" [- O$ q  H! I+ t　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 C) J; `8 n) U( g　　不打不成交

4 O9 s/ @; J& T1 Y: v　　No discord, no concord.
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$ A& G) F: F' p' i　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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. M0 O4 P% j* T& `　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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7 c3 i4 @; f1 r# I! M0 D* P* m* b# C  E　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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( y+ |- P! G/ a0 D　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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. G" {: ^5 W7 i$ m　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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$ W* |; R: t+ {6 y) ~/ x+ e4 K. e　　过犹不及
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4 @" b# r4 L  e( I& d% d1 l  L$ j　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

, c: q  l- W0 p　　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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　　harmony brings wealth;

9 \$ U- P7 w  F　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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3 r; ^: w. E: u& X　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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  ^7 `' i# O& s8 u7 H6 a# K　　Treasures fill the home.
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/ a" M# V0 g- p; S　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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: O# ?& g; O1 n/ {# }　　脚踩两只船
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9 G2 I, q" L/ U  Z　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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! k. T, P7 u! E4 T! Q( z6 J! [1 ^/ L　　君子之交淡如水
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+ F' [3 @1 B9 i! C8 M3 s2 F% Y% M0 ^　　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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　　礼尚往来
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) I5 L+ t9 W8 K* t+ Q( \; r) t- ]　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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4 v% h% k. S3 d1 x5 k8 X　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

: ?$ y5 x. H/ c  q　　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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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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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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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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9 Y5 J" |- k8 m. p) T3 A　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

$ [4 s7 ?6 n3 W. M　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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  V/ K2 N/ S4 t0 \　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

6 K1 G! ~$ L% A! C$ l& x8 P7 ^　　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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　　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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! f; W: L* @+ x9 M8 @  y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

+ H( G# M4 k6 X6 R7 y　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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' J( H  U) B% F9 E9 Z( g+ g' Y　　千里之行始于足下
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5 ^1 B3 ^# B. }- E( t5 J　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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3 o, _) b9 f2 p. M5 t' J　　前事不忘，后事之师
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( Q9 l- h% u/ ]+ J5 U& G4 B　　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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! |8 ?5 u. O) Q# S, C　　强龙难压地头蛇
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) r5 |* c: \6 T7 ?$ y$ ?( U　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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7 {1 x: P# z% E8 q; Z　　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
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0 E4 \5 c+ z+ a　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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. ^& P/ r2 N/ w: Q　　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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　　世外桃源
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4 ]( a' H5 b- G  l$ a　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  h; B- h& w; _/ Z9 d/ `　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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+ H+ T- _1 O3 ^* S' y& U　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

8 h9 @" ]* q: m  e  c& k　　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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% U1 |* [7 V' X2 Z) L/ b　　a blessing in disguise;
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- Q) w/ [) V2 O3 M6 ~　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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' S& H3 I. h/ j. }( \9 P. T　　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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$ l7 R9 [* h7 K4 F　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: \' N" j2 s1 |" j7 X0 H　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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; H. k' \: d$ f6 d& c' A1 O; u　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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8 I9 w2 x# C9 f5 }; Z, @+ H. G　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

; M5 x* t0 E; r% F% ]1 g　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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7 X# x: d" I6 _; @- W( ?( u　　韬光养晦
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! J2 X# w& H$ X/ h1 ~+ @  d1 V. P　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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9 p/ Y4 I( @* u  Q3 C; j* ~　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

( ]9 H7 {5 Q  I/ J  b& H　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ E/ P0 ~* ^% q2 R) g　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

% _4 Y+ B& o2 p& w  v$ O　　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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* |% p4 L/ R/ X" L4 V2 m* T　　歪风邪气
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  H" P) f$ h. e) J( v# p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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3 o3 _% q- }" n* r  w　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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% K( o6 D; H' G' u　　望子成龙

( r5 {& e  X$ f　　hold high hopes for one's child

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0 W& Y) c: w; o, K) D　　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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2 C0 I  X# Z5 E1 g8 i% I　　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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0 P. {/ {' S4 a# v: I　　徇私枉法

　　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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5 w/ H- S% v: L+ W- W& l　　蓄势待发

. P( O9 u9 r, K  V　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

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% C9 l" l( J0 D, S8 O& j　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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" u2 B5 t' ^+ m) h2 b　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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$ L/ u6 V# p* T6 Y3 ?5 S- X　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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4 p* p# i3 J$ C! j　　ants on a hot pan
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; w# `' p( ~* u8 H! i　　现身说法
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0 p4 `* ?: }* a$ T7 q　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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/ I6 i, Z; H* _; J; M% Q5 A　　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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$ k0 F0 D( O$ r. Q% @! H; K) t$ i　　循序渐进

　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 ?$ q1 W; G4 y" o9 n2 y　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 d0 g" a# Z1 d　　有识之士
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! O6 X3 ^, x  s0 Z! ?# h　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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2 r; N5 g- Y7 ~0 d) U, v8 d  f　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

" c# X4 G4 J% p" w4 @) U　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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  t: C, N! h4 M7 _) c! _7 g( d- ]　　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

, u# p0 W1 V$ a5 h) @+ `6 T3 b+ f　　Haste makes waste.
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  l/ Q" t8 J0 Y' G3 B* O0 X　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

1 K% m* R. X! n　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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3 C: w9 U! ]# y　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

) l  k5 S4 r" m8 V- ?" `　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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9 n" |! [% q5 Q/ y　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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+ ~! A3 H$ r4 @, ?　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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8 r/ _0 Y- ]" }/ a+ o5 x& A: g　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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1 z0 u, x2 R! K& v8 B) d' t8 d9 @& {　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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4 L' p  M5 s8 Q( ^9 \) r" C: e　　96
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0 M) X$ {+ ]. E. R　　债台高筑

3 T6 v) I$ O3 K1 F2 F3 d　　become debt-ridden

/ I/ B% F' X1 a; @　　97

　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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8 u  k; ?. B* @2 m8 I/ v　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

6 P6 N4 i" Z6 X) n4 Q　　纸包不住火
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( V  `! H4 Y1 u7 }　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

9 G! k- z' R3 y; u1 x$ g6 j; J　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

8 e8 q9 _, a' g1 l　　左右为难

' r) C8 h: W# |0 V3 ]　　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。