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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. L# C8 q! q# d; V　　爱屋及乌
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+ J- s8 Y, X/ y, l/ [　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 C0 M0 u+ ?3 I　　Seeing is believing.
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' f6 @" }" o5 L# t, B$ P, Y8 r0 J8 P　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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( G, q7 L, n5 A　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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' y& B( r# i6 _! u3 R' E　　不遗余力
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/ t( P. F3 D3 F1 p7 a9 s! b$ Q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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7 b0 k7 v3 O0 ^+ ]9 m2 X4 \1 X' G　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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3 F8 g2 w' r! _/ u9 U* J' [5 \' F# r　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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+ w7 i7 q. Q/ {( M0 u) ?　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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- \2 a% D' m6 i- U' |: A3 G/ |　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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9 H% t3 C7 d  H% S4 g* i　　大开眼界

$ q3 ^& }2 G2 q, k8 ^6 a# R　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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* _9 a- K7 E$ ]5 X" c, F. z8 ?% n. e　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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3 X, a+ q) O7 e/ x/ |　　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

% V' l) }7 D  Z  G　　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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+ V) p# ~5 X1 V9 C9 V　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

- ]" U! |8 K: U/ t  M　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% ~" b; i% h$ j3 w　　活到老学到老

6 n$ Z" A0 d2 c3 {) j5 m7 O/ w　　never too old to learn
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1 F8 o4 _- g* S7 r7 _; ~2 ~  y0 ]: S5 H　　既往不咎
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! N3 k  \) K3 r4 ~# l! y& `　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

/ w1 s' v1 g! C0 Z- l' a　　Treasures fill the home.

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* s8 Z$ N+ \; i3 Z: U/ h! [　　脚踏实地
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# l  p6 L2 \' q5 j; n# u( I5 X　　be down-to-earth

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6 d' H! y# k; }; a* C, \# A　　脚踩两只船
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. T; K- T' W  i" h　　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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5 y/ k4 ?: M9 e7 T　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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, H/ Z5 L$ T! ^2 E* b. K% t　　礼尚往来
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/ k4 I8 z' m" I& [　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 i( i# G4 _5 H# k( y7 c　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) o2 }' C7 E+ w8 U* a3 ]4 H* [　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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+ A4 w( U8 m# T0 g/ Y) H　　马到成功

" T$ ]. W# e! Z1 F" a　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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" z/ d3 c& o  q　　名利双收
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  a+ p% {0 s; Y. f5 ~3 W　　gain both fame and wealth

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0 C' q  L3 n# T7 j　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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# r( F# x& a# P　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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, S, N1 P( \3 T　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

5 N. B: B2 b1 Y7 ?　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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5 _* A2 K+ F1 N" i3 U3 \! S- i　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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; ?) c3 e" z" r: F　　赔了夫人又折兵
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& \; \, C2 M+ m( I7 }7 G　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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$ R: N1 v2 Q, T# C4 S　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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3 \# X1 n. ?2 k- i1 p& j8 c% d　　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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3 I6 z2 R/ b+ r8 x' J* }5 n　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ m6 l$ Z+ b, D* ]% [- H* K# G; }& D　　巧妇难为无米之炊

/ |& f( a+ _0 B  h2 x) x　　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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8 r( P" f4 l! P1 _) u+ R# q　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; A& P; E4 Z( ~- Z) f- m9 V! i　　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

# C3 H& _& J( L2 X% \5 n2 |　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& o0 Z* }, a# u5 g　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 U* E) ~- x* ]  Y" \( \　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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) w3 s  y; ^, H4 p1 e& v( L! }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

9 b! T) g6 Z2 J" v1 r　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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1 l% k+ _  O0 f, |3 W; [　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

3 e" R' c8 }) a　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

) V2 I* l/ o( P　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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$ K8 h% [+ r6 [5 ?0 z/ V( S) h- Y　　三十而立

1 h& r: @" v6 W) e& }3 x. Z　　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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$ i+ J2 v4 }$ ^: E4 e6 V　　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

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　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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　　speak of the devil

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3 t) X1 ~7 `* N0 O! {　　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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/ P/ t/ n. j* L1 Q5 x　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

) B0 h8 t9 b2 Y! h; f- l' o　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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3 P  [9 @" [! n5 W& h% O. }) F( x. y　　糖衣炮弹
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$ g7 W3 T' }! Q# t/ c6 ?4 a/ `# ]　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

! U) j, z) C+ O# r$ R　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

6 M( u  O( v4 {. J　　Unity is strength.
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7 ?' A4 i6 P" ^) H　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　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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3 C6 p# d7 w# {$ j: r　　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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　　无中生有

( q( t! o0 p/ v# Z1 E2 ?5 }　　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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0 G/ q3 ?9 ^8 D' ~4 z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& K/ j! V( Z0 E! |0 @; Y　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ G( A! A. _3 `　　新官上任三把火
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" o; P8 g% W5 Y4 L　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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& u& Z, V9 o* l6 ~- d( D　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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0 |- n9 W- a- Q% U( y" L　　心想事成
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* N* c5 M' f+ Y8 f! ~; {% Y3 G　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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& ?2 x% [. E4 u4 m% ]3 k3 o* @) \　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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% I/ v( c& H0 X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ K( X: t; K. z" m; Q# ^+ [; e　　先下手为强
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, ?  f' n0 ^' R$ q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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" b5 W" a+ m0 i9 t9 U　　热锅上的蚂蚁

% Y2 J+ u6 q' @' d1 Z　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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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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' x3 f3 g2 z. \+ h( z　　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

  g+ a8 T2 ^3 s　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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$ `& F) ?5 w4 p1 d- c$ ]　　有情人终成眷属
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( H7 m. j# I* i: A5 Q4 Y　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 p7 A+ I' m) k- N3 O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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, {% C$ L' M$ h3 R5 E% Q　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

/ Z9 m3 k) _* C5 G- P# d% e　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

' a/ H9 v; K* ^9 ?- Y& F　　与时俱进
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8 d7 ^" K  u6 o% }9 y　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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! C, m" `& _( p　　因材施教
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9 a' v  R7 i3 b　　teach students according to their aptitude
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/ |& o. {* M4 F* L! C- j/ W5 q3 j　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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' P3 N; r% {- e　　Haste makes waste.
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4 W% T: n: H- g7 p! ^) K+ f: w$ c　　More haste, less speed.
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* f3 l8 P( o4 Q6 T　　优胜劣汰

# k+ q+ v1 @5 V8 ]1 O　　survival of the fittest

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9 e( W! U' f# {/ ^0 C　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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' Z! p. F4 x& t: S0 ~8 J5 [$ E. [　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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$ k# F1 D4 M4 l) Z; }! K; g+ R　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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# ]2 @1 ~: `- V7 L) `　　A promise is a promise.
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3 t. j! z5 U7 {: N* @+ J  b% u/ _　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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, \2 N( Q4 }. R+ m5 U　　债台高筑

0 B0 A+ E3 A- v　　become debt-ridden
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8 Q' m* s! d1 P. K　　众矢之的

; m+ M! J, `) C8 Z7 D& b: ]0 a3 I　　target of public criticism
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　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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6 I7 X- @( P6 G2 D- a/ {" X　　be an armchair strategist
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. w6 w2 x. S  @8 E　　纸包不住火
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7 i5 o$ Q0 x# \* G. Y　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

, W- i( D& P( h　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

　　左右为难

3 l- |* H8 M! x+ G　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。