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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& b% H$ U$ E. [& D& s" [　　爱屋及乌

# `6 x' `6 `  h" ?* P+ D$ F$ D! d　　Love me, love my dog.
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) D" k, A  V3 ?. b9 f8 B　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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# G" s7 }9 ?1 Z, i# c　　比上不足，比下有余

( }7 y$ W, Q# }　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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5 C+ ^4 f7 n, ?$ j5 M3 K! h3 a　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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: t) ]7 S9 v5 c　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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7 M( r. H, g9 [+ b2 e3 y　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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

8 y6 ~. R9 R+ F' b5 i) x2 l$ B　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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' P% K  ^+ p" e7 r* T: _& W　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

6 A- K3 [4 ^0 v) ~% U8 r　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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( M, u. m" m7 Z4 o6 i' [　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　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
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6 U- c- X" D. m4 W0 w. F　　Bad news travels fast.

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! `1 a. d1 o1 Z' @1 q! ]　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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5 }% V1 D! G; s) x" k) n　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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) K0 a2 b2 B7 ^% m　　金无足赤，人无完人
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) o$ C" k& K% T  D3 @7 Z2 d　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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9 n) b7 M- a% `' k( S　　脚踩两只船
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( J0 `6 x  L- ?3 P　　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
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

  H- r8 L* m8 T( ~, h, F8 Y5 ~/ K　　cut and dried; cliché
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5 i( F# O# ]" p& e　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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/ K/ i7 l/ c' \  b% w) |/ {+ J/ N- ^　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

  m9 B  u1 N3 P, |% B7 m　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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& o8 q! P6 a+ I6 M  N5 B　　名利双收
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' s# ]) A4 `4 h+ l' j  J6 C' W　　gain both fame and wealth
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9 \5 a' E, v. I1 T- c* i　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ [& e& B5 K1 b) H; ?; x! o　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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( z( W4 S! `8 t& Z　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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& n0 x) z2 N- a: E4 ^8 l　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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& V8 {8 U# R$ C/ ~1 A- Z) T* z　　弄巧成拙

: \! ]3 l( @( x　　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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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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" [$ o/ X* O3 f) Y  M- {1 n　　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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# _8 T6 N( }: D　　抢得先机

! }. s7 A) M8 Q" E　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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# H% z/ Z! k" x! u2 x1 d, F7 d　　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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% R  x0 k: j( B; m　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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& s; K9 T9 e( i% X" v% x4 I, w( j　　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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8 ~. s, m/ q. n4 V% ]+ S. H　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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( _* B4 I& P# F- b& m, n! t9 k　　人逢喜事精神爽

- V& N/ \& h2 s& M1 d4 V$ L( L$ W　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: G" ~0 e( m! ~4 b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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) O$ t) l# z7 I: p' z　　世外桃源
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3 \) h1 P: s+ n& w5 ^/ P& _. H" }　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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" I. g( b9 D9 Z8 ]% A5 y　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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) H1 @0 h/ n; g　　三十而立

, v  ]- E& ~0 L$ N3 q　　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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　　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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　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

/ f) i: |  f. @　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( t. T1 N0 j& K0 u1 m　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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/ f, d7 D" ~7 Q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

* \) P  b0 W) a7 K( l　　糖衣炮弹

3 S& D$ _, Q5 y, S7 j　　sugar-coated bullets59
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" @( @& [  `6 N6 s, [; o　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

3 n( O, s/ a+ x　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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" V1 ]7 i! Z$ x# ?  O( ?　　歪风邪气
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. Q. r" \7 u  ^0 @+ K$ j　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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; {# m- T% f3 C( g% ?$ h# N　　物以类聚，人以群分

/ r! `/ h9 K8 g4 v　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( s. Z3 M& K0 U　　望子成龙
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7 w5 n( g3 [4 H+ l9 r% x& X$ J2 t9 y　　hold high hopes for one's child
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4 c: F* ^! ~0 e/ b) h' S( U　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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( _& U) B$ |4 @　　无中生有
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1 ~3 K. G4 M7 a6 M5 v& z( T7 |+ p) N　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

* T) U! {/ c9 y& X1 i　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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0 s  {+ k$ s( P8 T) Q　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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9 O, Q( @0 I8 {$ ]　　新官上任三把火
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8 D1 I: H" v4 J1 ?" ?0 q: G9 y8 c. s　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　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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& j$ N5 f- {& E: ]* ~* J5 ]: p% g　　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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) a. e4 _; v" f3 }, E% Q　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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& ^5 w: i& V7 ?. I5 X0 ?　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

- Q" o* K+ @' ]5 L. j  V0 K　　The best defense is offense.
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6 I) F0 \! M) `  M6 U9 J　　热锅上的蚂蚁

( ^: A$ B0 ~2 F" j( J: B　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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& G3 l; q! {8 m& ]; [, [3 N" s+ O　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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/ e7 A; n, K1 f3 B4 H& x+ Z# U. c　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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$ \- K# r& J4 B. t- f+ q　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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, U* ^% V% w* j4 D+ _$ k; [　　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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0 |  W( V& j: x8 P% ~( v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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; c1 m2 {3 E0 P* q9 O  E　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 Y* O6 ^+ t8 @4 J( z# g　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

1 c- J2 n6 l) E: r3 w# v2 r　　bold but not crafty84
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: i' }+ _( s9 ^; @% V: R1 ]- D　　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

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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: x" V0 d1 p1 c9 v+ @8 ]! T! x　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) I0 A8 x) L3 D. L% [" i　　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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0 g5 e2 C$ Z9 m　　More haste, less speed.

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2 a% i+ [4 u1 Z7 u# E" G/ }$ r1 ]　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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; I% Y- G& p& C- g4 J　　Great minds think alike.
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" n. [" i" P# v8 B1 P3 z　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# L) j' w. [) H. `2 J  E% u1 [$ G　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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2 C* ]0 C1 \6 |0 U9 k9 ~2 R　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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7 Y& W0 g& \# y/ r　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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7 g7 z/ G5 {) {( b" _2 V　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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8 d# S& x% Y: D0 G/ H　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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. U  w6 S/ g6 k3 h2 |$ P　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" I  R: n+ |) x　　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。