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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4 l( }+ x  Q/ ?/ M7 F　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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8 d: z# G, z/ Y( }) h: X7 S　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 \/ @8 {# d! m& _　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

5 e- z0 A$ P8 t8 r　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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% @# e+ e7 y  b* u　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. }6 K0 J& q& J, q. S) O9 t　　不遗余力
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! |' `6 I- I. \" ^( d' s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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4 G4 |0 {. h5 `! f" u　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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9 ]. X6 l7 y/ U7 e7 o3 n　　辞旧迎新
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6 J$ E' g* s8 H: {6 ^　　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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% v+ ?2 X1 V& S/ Y: B　　大开眼界

( d/ p# r5 m( Z. n　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, T, s3 t! o2 B　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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; Y# z: M7 l5 u0 f  h9 \　　过犹不及
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　　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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" G8 H2 g* z4 H6 G" B% y　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ V9 i8 g- X9 H! `, Z　　once on shore, one prays no more

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- F! |% F5 y, c- E　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

  E( v1 o, A5 O, m: u. x3 A　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

, j7 Z4 w- R# G3 j, f8 y- o0 z　　harmony brings wealth;

3 `, ?9 v% _/ F" Z" c; w6 u　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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" _8 n& W' V  i　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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+ _1 T  O1 ^8 }+ h4 l" \5 _. g/ V　　既往不咎

% s* A6 U& y: i　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

' [) d- E+ m2 ?　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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; D! Z. V1 B$ \" S0 \2 ?2 ?　　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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+ @4 W3 J: ?& J) i5 p2 I4 o　　君子之交淡如水

. Q8 L3 n; m; l1 Y* r% @　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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. Y8 p! Y9 i& y　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

* |/ O+ G. G/ D! T　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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! |& n% i( {/ O# c* i　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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7 ]1 X, p2 ?- V( r2 U　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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* a4 V- J/ z, P. \, A　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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5 ?4 c5 |. G; B5 ]8 K8 [　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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# C3 W% n; B9 b' D+ H　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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: p. K7 \) G: z　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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# Y# _/ w" |. D3 T　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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1 f# I9 y4 h1 _3 E9 B3 a) 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

7 B6 V0 ?1 L5 O+ A7 ]# h* P- ^　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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　　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

/ m/ p4 b# U/ U* y2 d9 u( C8 _　　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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7 _* K- d8 }2 [　　抢得先机
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0 w; M# R/ g; i/ W9 K" l) ?  P　　take the preemptive opportunities

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& {: g6 [8 f+ X0 }　　巧妇难为无米之炊

! }( c) P" D5 c- f　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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' m, M" Y0 \) r' w　　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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! D' h, Z/ p, j+ T9 k5 }　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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* u& W. B7 z& X# T　　强龙难压地头蛇

2 q+ Q) w2 N! ~! K: w  z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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$ w! v) A. [, T! g　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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3 p- n8 U& P/ D4 w3 B　　人逢喜事精神爽
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% {, g' F5 v  f0 l. S6 w　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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: g  E  ?' k' |. V! P( P2 S　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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2 F5 o0 i2 l9 M. D6 X　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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8 N8 M- T+ ]6 l" z+ D/ b2 S/ j　　世外桃源

2 z! y; J4 b1 S9 w: V. m　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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6 u/ ^; l; e  W, d  K　　Humans are born good.

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, \7 X* E! K5 l% W1 ?　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

: K/ r% q2 e* }' r　　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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　　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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; m# K7 A1 c& k　　水涨船高

　　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
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　　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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8 O/ R) E. [2 V% ^8 ]' C9 O# B, H　　说曹操，曹操到
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, |* W( N3 p/ O* s$ D* }3 _　　speak of the devil
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4 ]* P5 E  q$ ]* O" s　　实话实说

　　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

3 ~; X" K9 ?, i6 p* `% ]- i　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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# E4 l4 s7 ^$ r7 P　　韬光养晦
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1 R' w/ |+ u5 e2 ]& @  N　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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3 y. S2 i  n* }* ]: ~4 }　　糖衣炮弹
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' ^0 t+ R$ F3 A4 L* n. R  G) {　　sugar-coated bullets59
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. L6 Q: ~& P  C4 y+ n, b　　天有不测风云
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: v- @% ?) a9 Z1 I8 ~$ ~　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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( g3 u! ?9 f: P, Q% u　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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4 B6 d1 w6 t6 b7 Y: }　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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; |$ `% j1 t0 N, N2 Z　　物以类聚，人以群分

8 w+ p9 Q9 ^3 {9 L9 e　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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! c6 A: r! s- T2 E　　望子成龙
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6 a$ N/ R3 F: A# {* z　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

. T8 N9 _8 A8 W9 I' g, f! I* O　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

+ ]. ^  L  d6 X　　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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( b7 _* O3 O2 N: L) z　　徇私枉法

4 ^( R8 v* S3 Q* N  d% c$ G  Y　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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3 h; n, a2 Q% o- I8 P/ v　　新官上任三把火

) S! _9 J" t+ {' t) _　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　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

& N! ?" s* X7 f8 u6 a0 p8 T) j& ]5 S　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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3 g* J* ?3 K: a( W, |. V　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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# C* i4 P3 \; x/ g　　先下手为强
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8 R' T5 t# J3 z/ C  f. ~! l　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

( H) ?* _; X1 }' A  @　　ants on a hot pan
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/ H+ u8 h4 ?; `, s! }3 q4 G7 F　　现身说法
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& f. g* Q% u  s& V　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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' N" |5 _$ h# g+ O/ C4 r  g　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

, e! m' x  r9 B9 X+ q$ E% y! `　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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) D& e3 b% B0 X& J　　严以律己，宽以待人

8 o. ?0 d; L9 _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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8 W6 z7 N! v2 C& j　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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9 e* R% C( p/ c, c$ M　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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" {3 }: h1 x; ?1 Z! e8 P. ?0 ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

. x: j. _; f" f( U) p) d8 Y　　有识之士

1 m$ L7 p2 L' ]- Q8 Z1 r3 V7 a3 |$ E　　a man of insight83
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7 b% o; F7 m1 N/ N8 `　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

3 I! B) W3 c! x　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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7 {6 \' |& O2 [8 O! U" _! p　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

$ @: d7 z3 m: Z( R9 k8 ?　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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/ [7 p1 f$ N  |' m* j2 d- F0 F　　欲速则不达
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6 D; y; p9 B& z* S　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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! a4 {4 x0 z' V* t, J　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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) x% t1 }1 ~2 ?3 c; p9 r- f　　冤假错案
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$ I2 g1 @% p6 b! a  z. k1 b　　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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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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" w# L/ U/ ~( b* N4 y: X& q9 q6 @　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

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% o% y: t0 h9 z# g7 d　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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　　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。