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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2 p, w6 H$ s4 A2 x5 I　　爱屋及乌
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3 w- d: v3 [; P6 }. x" d　　Love me, love my dog.

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! V7 w  U7 h( x6 r" U5 F　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ n7 q1 G. s  _/ x* r　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 U( [6 t2 u! I8 U　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

) _  R  `7 F( ]3 p7 y4 M! O　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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& R3 J: m" M3 o　　不遗余力

. }2 k0 i1 J+ C$ d　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 h1 d! q9 z8 B5 H　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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3 \0 ^2 Z  s6 b4 {2 i9 L　　拆东墙补西墙
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8 n! \3 G: ]0 F) w　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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+ c5 J; V" K; m; [/ S3 d9 N/ Z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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4 T3 p' _, |' F+ o% W　　大开眼界

( s- D' }) z2 L" D$ R　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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4 N& X+ B6 g( n# g! u2 ^$ j; M　　国泰民安

; f) D4 A' {! L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

, X8 d* w6 T8 y  y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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1 @  E; l% j! ]8 I6 M- j. K9 {9 K4 L　　too much is as bad as too little

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! ^" Y) x3 Z8 h* T- ~* G; a　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

- B* |3 P* \  E3 m& {, x( S/ x　　Bad news travels fast.
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% l- k6 H* z3 @7 g' x9 E) R4 U　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

2 S4 z4 l" x% M2 C- K" G& B% u　　let bygones be bygones
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; |; c( D$ v$ [! u% G" V, n　　金无足赤，人无完人
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4 N2 ?9 k' F' S3 p# j# I9 T　　There are spots even on the sun.
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4 @8 D  X& I+ k) Z- s5 \6 o　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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7 Q- B% l) h7 O" W) Y　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& m0 ?, b" }: `8 C9 V, A　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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; y  K4 `# _3 T3 V7 e* u　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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) X4 [( `1 I5 r* C$ d( b+ }4 Q2 c　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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) g  L1 {6 {) _+ n0 i. v8 t( m　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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+ e; a( ~' J3 m/ _　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

0 c: q& g" p1 o/ N* Z　　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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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

8 h$ g9 u7 M$ J1 \9 G1 ?　　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

( w0 r! L7 K" m7 `) i/ `　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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) J8 ^& j% n) G$ e# N) g　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

/ U( V/ ~  A3 G: p% X  D, @6 g　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( w8 P5 A" I2 g　　抛砖引玉

; y9 [- y: Z' F2 c3 X3 U7 g　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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0 y9 p" U1 x3 A6 r" a. q6 ~　　破釜沉舟

8 D" L* t$ d$ J; x! Z　　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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" {; S; f$ y3 \" Q2 D$ V$ n) F　　抢得先机

2 b1 ^" S  K+ p' J　　take the preemptive opportunities
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) H8 v, P5 t$ J9 d3 _, g$ O% P　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- \4 ]" G% L/ v. N+ Z: Z　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下

. v* {7 {* G8 l0 J/ y　　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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　　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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$ b4 X3 D  L3 q& |& x9 R　　强龙难压地头蛇

% N/ z. m7 ]+ Z& m5 V. B( W2 u+ }　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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& [( T2 r' ?* T1 q+ k# P! B　　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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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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' [2 d  r6 f- R8 D/ @1 N+ q$ W　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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% z4 O3 ]. _4 A4 y4 J0 Y  w+ [　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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- X5 \1 c% I$ [) s& F8 x　　人之初，性本善

' h# g7 o5 G% P" i+ n　　Humans are born good.

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, f/ e2 x2 x/ _! H, w0 r4 |, L4 s) w9 Y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

% h( D- s6 h% E3 F. m( n3 k' E　　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

4 ]4 n1 K; |& o　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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: v& j2 h2 S4 M+ L& w$ b# K6 Z　　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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　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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( U8 s+ |( Y* s# F, T. ?+ S! u* W　　时不我待
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* I" t6 U1 |# o+ `　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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7 Q. o# a3 I& W: {# x6 E　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 I0 |: ^* ^! @& J# \　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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, C# s, p  q! w　　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
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' Y8 T" |6 n+ C& \# T) |7 E7 v　　speak of the devil

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1 o2 A/ K2 r1 H- j4 l# z4 ~　　实话实说

/ N9 u, g# b/ E  ]2 D　　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

  E  V4 V3 @& Y$ F& V# f3 q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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+ H( t- W7 \, \8 ?( K/ F, g1 U5 T　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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' n8 X2 K( I$ w8 h, P7 u3 h8 _　　糖衣炮弹
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3 K3 H7 p8 H/ e　　sugar-coated bullets59

/ B& l+ [! h' a6 p2 A! g' A/ Z　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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3 O9 Z6 E& S4 l4 {　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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# Y7 E$ Y( Q7 B7 S6 m　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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% Y# ?4 M! \2 ^9 i; G+ H3 ^$ {: M( k7 Q　　物以类聚，人以群分

2 u8 i- H$ I! `8 o! [) p　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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5 L1 J& I! @. @+ j( p　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 f* \' e! O$ G  [' w! R6 z( \　　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

　　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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1 \. f" F3 |2 n　　徇私枉法
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% X) _! N, n8 Q! X# A; u  f　　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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. B9 z+ |6 T/ t( X3 u) I4 {　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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, T- u6 V8 {- W. R# S" |4 J　　May all your wish come true

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) v9 q( }9 c% N# R- l  J/ P) d　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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; e9 C% w0 U# M6 H) m* X　　先入为主

. @% G6 R  ]2 @, t- H　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 T0 m$ H6 B3 f　　先下手为强
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) H) g4 a% y8 s9 H- T　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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0 Y8 R1 c5 E9 ?  Z: c% i　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan

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7 P; P  t  @1 n, H+ y' I+ f9 F　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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+ t( S. ~. |% V, }' @　　息事宁人

! O/ N4 p$ H# z6 v" ^　　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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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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( @* o# S) i; ^　　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

0 `# m' D7 z1 i　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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1 X' G  E1 I' v- }　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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2 y2 z" `" S- \; F: v　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

! m9 ], s3 g4 t8 m' r　　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

( r* P% m( v' g- D  Z$ ^　　与时俱进

6 L9 o) d; J5 }; ^　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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7 q$ r4 p  k0 Y' a　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ S: c# j+ J6 c( l) @3 ^　　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.
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7 f4 g! m! Y. a7 Q# G/ g/ Q( z　　More haste, less speed.

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: c. G' D) T  J4 V　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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, u: F) I8 t" l　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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+ L* R' Q, W5 Y5 I1 F" ]　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! Z# q& o; y, ^  V$ ?& Z0 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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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+ y) @2 o/ l' O* r* A/ D1 T　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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! L4 H, ?! |% r1 l" j2 f- N9 T　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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( ^% L. h2 O: l7 ?' Q　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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3 f/ H# A  T9 K" E7 L; I/ a　　众矢之的

6 a3 o# F1 n. m; @' ]  _5 I/ v. b4 t　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

2 C, _. [. Y3 F' |$ p2 M, p　　be an armchair strategist

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& S8 r: U0 X! P8 R7 _5 `4 l2 ^% l　　纸包不住火
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$ E" V" m5 D, U* b4 B1 Z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

6 m5 P/ U( c( T　　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。