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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6 \# J7 v  n# N8 h( |　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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0 H( p7 q2 @: r! P( I+ @3 r! D8 V　　One look is worth a thousand words.

. F0 i) O2 e& s& h+ R, Y- c　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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 n; W! Q* K0 j　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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$ f, {, X! }; @9 k　　不遗余力
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7 d6 a+ B! h# s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

- t. A/ T, W( m) M7 [  u! M" c　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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; a. }% L1 p. d4 v. Y* j+ z' Q　　辞旧迎新
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7 @( k) z0 k1 ?, {　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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( r  t2 l/ O  l) q  M　　大事化小，小事化了

1 W% z- n5 e/ z+ E5 s4 l　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 e. U! s7 c* a/ i　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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: l* r: t- ~1 T% f　　国泰民安

( X- k) x. U2 q! g$ L% F  G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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4 |! B: [. M% ]% h$ _　　过犹不及

3 D+ K; n. J* k6 N6 p/ U　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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; R( z) F' A/ q) C$ k　　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

* O- F' I% C8 R$ C$ E7 u. q　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 ]- j8 e* D& ^" g; w# [; D　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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( v& N2 {5 Y6 f1 ^+ ^# S　　活到老学到老

( V$ d/ t" o. e& V　　never too old to learn

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0 F0 ]3 F. B; h" P　　既往不咎

% f1 z( ]4 c+ B# a6 e, B　　let bygones be bygones
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0 b6 a9 _' B- J8 A' ~　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  W8 G' s/ t4 _- Z7 e2 D　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.
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( G1 H' ~+ ~0 T6 U$ J4 `- C- N; E　　脚踏实地
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* l3 K6 U: m5 A4 I( `　　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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　　君子之交淡如水
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8 w1 S2 S# h4 `! v- s+ b- O8 ]3 o* c　　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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1 m; F/ V' Q3 g　　礼尚往来
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, k" l- d( c0 O1 j8 @7 A( W　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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7 X4 O% }/ _( O1 u- i　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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  n9 z$ X- u* c% Q4 B( q　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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% c3 [7 W- q3 g/ r1 U3 D2 k; R　　be suddenly enlightened

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$ D& v1 Y2 X( g- d- ^　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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. S0 F7 S" [' j* O9 w6 D* D5 X　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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5 B- j5 i+ E; \; |　　弄巧成拙
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9 O* E! k1 D: V　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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" F; ^9 p3 @1 R' }! y! b: E　　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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2 q( |( f* ^, ?8 v& x　　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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* \' `# ?: x& G: W8 R) f+ k　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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  ~# O- Y5 b5 e6 p2 n2 Y　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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6 }4 C4 i  i3 X% K6 l$ O* T　　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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4 m$ z" D# W. ^　　前事不忘，后事之师
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: M0 c; j% b. C9 d6 m) Q　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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- B( U4 \5 J2 l5 A6 ]& z　　前怕狼，后怕虎

4 ^+ H4 X& u) T" {　　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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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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; `6 o/ H6 w2 g　　瑞雪兆丰年

" `4 I( b- a0 k" V3 h/ P! L* R& D　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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) J; w5 @* F% M9 d0 ?8 H　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: o! H7 j) L4 W) ]6 t　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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6 ~" I+ i6 E  @  ^　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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& o7 R$ U6 G. D- _* d$ r　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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& a  M! j5 G% U! j& J! i2 I: }　　世外桃源
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( B) m, Q2 z1 d+ F; w　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

8 S# X; Z6 n+ W+ p; B! I) R7 ?6 @　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 j5 X; }" U% Q6 h3 {' J3 `　　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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  `1 f7 l% F( o+ _　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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+ |7 W0 Z+ K: ^5 j　　三十而立
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5 s: Z2 T9 z( b　　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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' s& \/ V% K7 u/ t　　A ship rises with the tide
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! x0 B) `( @' l7 n, w9 O/ W　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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3 n: ?8 q2 G6 j　　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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% A# k( [# U% P* `　　实话实说

& `5 I9 C2 a& R) g1 ]　　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

0 N% A8 l+ Z. b% S- r  m　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

; O) P2 F, A2 {9 W+ p3 [( R　　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

　　sugar-coated bullets59

; |& s* \" Y. Q- F　　天有不测风云
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, I1 }" J2 Y: }　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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0 A+ a% A: p7 U5 ]' x' y0 S　　团结就是力量
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+ K9 A. }9 }7 j　　Unity is strength.
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2 J& v! L+ g0 l' U　　跳进黄河洗不清

1 J8 i- n" |7 e8 w　　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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- y) _/ I; T# p　　歪风邪气
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  }* W0 A4 S* w" e　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! M) S) U& @7 V　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 E; ]+ v& B( l　　望子成龙
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: F, x4 W% P) T6 I; o. Z, I　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有

- c/ k3 c9 h/ `2 H4 S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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- L5 t* o' F) [　　无风不起浪

$ k/ O: k' w- q4 p1 K　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

0 G- m7 o# O" \1 O/ ]+ G/ l  A" _　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 H0 U4 G9 p% p# L2 v% w　　新官上任三把火

6 D2 u: K( L3 `; A　　a new broom sweeps clean
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3 `0 A; o. r* w6 k/ }; N* u; t　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

' b  o2 }- S! L& I4 V9 ?　　May all your wish come true
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( Q' q# Q' M7 t) r+ X　　心照不宣
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, j& j6 G  Y" C3 h: V" _　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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3 E: c: F9 @- @! W  b2 j　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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6 |9 S9 C3 i0 L( e　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

# m2 Y4 ?5 M; x　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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1 V" Y7 @' L: R8 y0 o+ v　　息事宁人

1 O1 ^8 y) M( m* D; ]" r+ p: y　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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3 Y0 P2 m, t! j; p3 {$ U6 Z1 ]* r　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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- k* U* f, z2 v1 Q: @) c" X9 Q　　有情人终成眷属
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( D9 o: o8 A) D2 _5 [7 ?& _　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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! a) {5 t, i3 o# d5 I: q( j. z9 U　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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5 g0 A; m, |( l　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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! l6 M  j* _; q　　有识之士

7 i; f3 Z, o4 n' w　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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8 _2 I0 T( i3 w! l　　bold but not crafty84
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* p+ W# D, C- p' q0 D# h+ p　　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
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　　与时俱进
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2 Z% N) p* n; g3 ^# D　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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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3 B6 o# a+ _( {/ A" @2 R　　欲速则不达
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! H9 r& e& a& _) L* W* T: S3 e0 K　　Haste makes waste.

$ K5 n" B& V9 B7 Z8 X　　More haste, less speed.

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( B: a; y  {( V　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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# z6 j) L" i$ f7 i　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

1 M+ @' a2 ^; |, G( E% o/ ?　　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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" X6 A+ W1 I$ p5 N8 w　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

8 \+ f  R% A4 x' ~) I# c　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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0 m; i4 Z% b9 h! J5 R　　target of public criticism
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1 s- I% r. ~' L8 w/ {" `+ @* ?# D　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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  H3 L' m! F2 l6 d7 Z　　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。