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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

( P$ a6 T: x% X6 z5 r" Z, P* x　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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6 M9 u6 ?2 |) v: t- e$ w0 `  ^8 y　　比上不足，比下有余

- z; {3 v; @% Z, x( }　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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0 J# a. d) M- s" ^( G% ?7 T3 O　　笨鸟先飞
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) h6 R4 B- }- {3 D- \) `! e# V; d　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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2 T3 w) X4 @) O9 c, w# C7 E　　不遗余力
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1 W0 n! c' E% I+ I- \* z6 ]- F　　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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- f) Q$ d# c( n2 {, g  f  l　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ Z" ?% n2 l+ J* f& i- w& ~　　辞旧迎新
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' N) k: E' i: Q  t　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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* ?, @7 J' Y5 G: |% P% i& S# Z　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

' r7 K* K! R6 y. @& M8 Y9 h　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

! Q: K" j" N  C% |0 F0 w　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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6 K$ `, F- Y9 ~9 }% [  D　　too much is as bad as too little

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. s/ u. e6 r  D. Y# C1 j　　好了伤疤忘了疼

& G2 N. F6 \: Z' v　　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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4 y( d# H% M8 ~' A( v　　Bad news travels fast.

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: w! @2 F7 \5 u+ Y3 Z* [　　和气生财
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1 u; E4 ?& O$ N/ X" b. U8 |　　harmony brings wealth;
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  R. m1 ~; W: }9 n+ l　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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4 N1 P; K8 ?" I6 l1 f* D$ X0 {' g, G　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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+ s+ @7 A, M& n+ x0 s$ ]1 R$ H! V　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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9 U( F9 S5 j5 P# ?% ~- L　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

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  \0 C9 w, t1 y　　脚踏实地
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7 I: O& |: s1 E8 W8 M　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

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' `- I& {- v1 V9 k% }: V2 V　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

, B1 w# x# Z* s, l　　cut and dried; cliché
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' A" @+ F+ H5 v　　礼尚往来
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8 W3 r+ s! X2 R) Q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

# ~" U! }8 \/ b% \6 M" Y　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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( z' `$ P1 Q) y- C9 [- e　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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. Q: A2 n& M6 Q' i　　茅塞顿开

- ?6 @: U% {/ }; x3 L　　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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+ W7 \+ a% V( [$ D; w9 i6 |　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ @2 d/ h0 @' R3 v$ ]3 u- [6 L　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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+ I! Z* P7 f: Q' r* ^- k4 C　　谋事在人，成事在天
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; c+ A8 l% {- A% J1 S/ i　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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# H9 H6 Y9 r* w4 ]/ X　　弄巧成拙

, P) u  n" O' N% p) l, v' v　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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; g: _) W5 X8 L% ?) l　　抛砖引玉
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* i; R/ c* ?4 H* L; A" y4 q　　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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6 U/ }7 R+ @, y! C. P3 w: l" A  q- O　　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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6 H0 K8 B  j2 D2 o! u　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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. k0 B: z1 ~; m9 ^4 @9 H& _$ f　　前事不忘，后事之师

) X& H8 X' k7 u( t5 w　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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% p; n# R. M/ c　　前怕狼，后怕虎

5 ]9 y$ ^: H; \8 ~1 }　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  D' s, H! N' m　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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& p& d7 }" n& m7 u+ j　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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  N& C1 J  j1 c' \; r* y  v　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 w1 b0 z5 ?4 `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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5 B. K: H  a8 b5 L* M' ?* j/ m　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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! E& k! U9 @* {* t; f　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. ?$ K# O2 c1 C　　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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8 j8 V- k. y( j0 U5 v　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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, w' Y) K! P& ~1 |　　三十而立

　　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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8 A6 Q' c+ u- Q  J. s$ t　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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- b( l, j) [; j% O* s　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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6 ]1 r7 J) I- \　　杀鸡用牛刀

8 f) N+ a, h% x! i4 b　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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' I& n/ i- s9 W2 F/ W4 @, b; E　　实事求是
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& \" G, b, ?8 f3 v, [$ G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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1 G1 Z6 L/ {8 W　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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+ f' J- |! A- ^# t2 F  f' f9 E　　实话实说

, f0 U) a' k/ a1 N! F: {  W　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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3 W* O0 e& J9 V/ ?, c1 x　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

9 g- ^. E9 D! H( A! C3 @　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

8 c. X: a# z9 G  F7 z& J　　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
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& M2 o- L2 |' o0 ~　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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! P: e5 Z- j; K　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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$ n; t* e1 d  l$ S+ X8 C/ q4 ]( Z1 [　　团结就是力量
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! _* N& u+ i9 |　　Unity is strength.
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8 |; i; ^; z& L, ~8 x* q　　跳进黄河洗不清
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5 I. J+ q4 ?+ {& i+ x" L　　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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% u; \: C' a" F. |4 m4 T　　歪风邪气
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: s& _. ~0 s7 C　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 f3 u: G; H+ q4 P" m7 R/ b　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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% N3 G8 C! B% U　　唯利是图

# p9 L) o; ?' h; c. _　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　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

6 r0 J- ~5 f+ o! T　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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$ q: Y  r; N2 k5 G" i. }' u% U　　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
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5 {/ S1 D. U) k6 _' Y( `, G　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　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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( M$ P* k; Y2 v9 ?3 M　　先入为主

: R- Q& I. m- H  n3 w4 g　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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0 J$ u9 D. C1 w" ~2 G0 s　　The best defense is offense.
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  P& p. S# K" G  T; D9 _　　热锅上的蚂蚁

$ P5 E9 `* X$ T' g0 y　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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' K" C. [7 y% J& m9 T6 F- P　　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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　　循序渐进
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. l& u2 m, P, }　　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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: i# H# ~& j; D" B　　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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3 V, z  r' z8 f+ n7 ^8 p3 Z( `　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& {5 Y6 M# B* t" W, g　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

; `3 o# M. c1 M　　bold but not crafty84
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7 a' W1 [& K( r5 ?+ f　　有缘千里来相会
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: l) P1 [' x' G- s. H' D' l2 M$ b　　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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, P7 p& \% W- @, T# P4 K# S　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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　　因材施教
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  E. ^! f$ o- k3 T( D- w　　teach students according to their aptitude
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# s0 E! x8 M) B, U/ A/ E- z9 E　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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# ~4 ~6 R2 a5 c' l　　英雄所见略同

" r" x4 z8 M& n( u　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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3 T; N/ y1 G/ R) K　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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% Y! ~- V" `0 E2 W& |* e2 e　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95

　　招财进宝

( n6 V" Y' K8 ~4 |　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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1 k4 x  Q2 h0 B+ Y　　债台高筑

6 _' e( W; A# Q$ t' h' [- N# E. \" v　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

3 N/ D+ c- c: o9 B) X' j3 R% s　　target of public criticism

　　98

" `8 \. Y, r* }" u, R5 r　　纸上谈兵
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; v% s0 Z* \; s  C' N' Y  A　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

/ O6 |8 N" f, R* J3 ~1 x0 @　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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1 w1 ^7 M5 T9 b7 b/ P　　100
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　　左右为难

　　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。