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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# A+ u% J0 w2 X  ~& c　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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! \, o% v6 |3 Y3 g: {　　百闻不如一见

2 j5 K$ D0 K, `　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　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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9 \' D" u7 r8 n　　笨鸟先飞
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" e! k6 g% ^  Q7 j- N　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

- f; x$ o! P0 c4 N- t　　No discord, no concord.
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5 y4 L% O# \8 V　　拆东墙补西墙
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+ h, \& p9 O" \# I" |& l　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新

　　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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$ a& }7 o8 C) p4 b; }, {" J　　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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. r' Y5 u! p. L$ v' X　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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3 D- S% s6 ]' c. V* W1 S9 D/ h　　过犹不及

! a/ }) W; K  S/ }4 ]4 R' P: R　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 ]3 t: ]2 b% o7 Z+ G, U　　too much is as bad as too little
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: Y; Z% z  w- M0 T9 z( |8 [　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

; ?/ B7 [+ a4 V) u! c! n9 F　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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2 q; l0 n( e8 A　　活到老学到老
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* L+ c- j% k7 q) G1 @　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

2 W, [) I/ @4 O! V. H　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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0 k$ V9 j# ], K: e! l$ y　　Treasures fill the home.
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5 O* F# L9 a- B; Z3 M　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　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

$ L8 S( W3 I: |; j: @* T, Z　　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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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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9 ^, k! L: S( e　　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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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1 L* }# o5 b; {2 C2 n4 O+ o　　茅塞顿开
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) y8 D7 b" O1 U9 Z4 R　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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4 {1 I, H: @# j+ Q5 |　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  H; ]! m* W# z" {) q( f　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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. X! A" T: M: {" [　　谋事在人，成事在天

5 I+ n. K9 k0 x9 p- N: W5 O& r　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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6 l3 u- t- K4 f  o0 e　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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0 i1 b" G) U4 ?. Z3 f7 h( L7 ]　　赔了夫人又折兵
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3 ?$ M5 u9 W3 Z6 d6 n　　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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( ^! m$ e  W: d0 W; ~0 }　　破釜沉舟
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0 C  w3 ?% _$ `) G1 V1 }　　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 {7 j2 _/ w+ Y+ e8 v' s' e　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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+ q0 @8 L3 Q; C, \, U$ I　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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- t2 Z" Z4 j4 L/ a# H　　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

9 o& V! ~9 f/ r) x# v　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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( G% R: ~: \5 G+ h) q( X　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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9 v9 D9 N' Q" Q3 r1 Q7 ]! a) P　　瑞雪兆丰年
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7 e! u: V+ i' c+ S. W9 n2 m. X　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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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

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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+ G7 e' h& W  B5 _+ s　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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( M& H' M9 x& Z5 i　　Humans are born good.
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; H6 I6 w$ d+ E& m/ o' B" e　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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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6 P& x6 Q+ `" o% |7 r　　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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　　时不我待
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5 k9 c9 g# I2 U8 i. g( c　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 c1 \. m0 T" D5 g' D  Z8 B　　杀鸡用牛刀
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& T# w+ C9 _. z$ v6 a0 h　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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! B; ^! Y( E5 ^. N$ ~. j2 f　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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3 F4 Y& f. A$ Q/ d" u　　说曹操，曹操到
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( N* |" x7 g/ ~8 N8 a　　speak of the devil
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- e4 d: H! }; b' c2 ^; Z/ _　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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5 n1 V, V* i6 t( ]　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

. L# \. u$ b6 d　　韬光养晦

* k+ A3 B7 @( o8 ?% `4 z$ m　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

' D" g3 i6 m' v. L$ E　　糖衣炮弹

9 v5 t& Z/ _# Q% W. q' n　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　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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　　歪风邪气

4 F* R3 I9 u9 @$ p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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! ~( l' S' O! g$ l' ?$ q; u　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 F& G, |1 g% w$ e" f　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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, P" Y& I' L$ J4 w　　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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( p1 g! L  r2 k1 W  A9 X$ w7 o　　无中生有

& \" u$ B1 b7 O# ~7 W　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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. \2 i/ e4 T+ v! Y' _# Q8 h　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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4 K1 V' a" W) w" Y# t# x, ?　　徇私枉法
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4 E7 C, |; K1 o0 N. P8 U6 X( `　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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6 B: x0 x+ u) J7 H$ `　　a new broom sweeps clean
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8 H9 \9 t( v. b7 `3 o4 t! _2 s　　蓄势待发
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& B+ M& j4 X& E" t9 g0 H  \  M- T　　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

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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5 [" ^+ \( |% L% B　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

# N6 k! x; T# ~5 e/ j( G$ H　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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/ b& ?  Q" e1 |) W, v　　The best defense is offense.

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, A, F( U, Q+ \7 F　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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2 z% ^, \! [# ~: D( O2 t　　现身说法
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7 x3 ^' y0 ^: r9 |4 k　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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4 @" q8 g9 \3 ?: x/ Z　　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
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" L" q1 h% ?! A　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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! s# R4 Z7 d1 s　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

5 G: U3 s$ \5 q+ {　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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9 B- Q" @0 m' f) x- R9 h! {& e; v　　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

# A7 a* S9 W' \- `/ T; m　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

8 f$ D8 g2 t8 j8 C9 [5 u　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. m1 T( a4 {  y! I3 ^# L　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

$ ]+ f' i9 I* t8 A( B# q5 T　　以人为本
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/ H& H6 ^' U. N6 P- Z5 Q　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

( q$ p! r. ~; v: S& e: K　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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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　　Haste makes waste.
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- S  o: l% }& \7 y　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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5 |; B. A! h! N2 w6 E1 x0 r　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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5 c2 d" R+ ?: c% u  b1 K9 w　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# W9 H3 x- K7 i6 W3 O" z　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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& x: H9 n" r7 ^5 E, g: j　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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& o: W$ m/ g7 f1 J& l2 l　　纸上谈兵
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$ J: {) r5 {  b! H7 I# Y2 |. T　　be an armchair strategist
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( s8 _" v$ u5 E3 K6 f　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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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。