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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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

: ?- x/ B) [  ~8 b" D5 C　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 X: y- n, I. i0 G! e　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

; M, M" d# T3 R8 f　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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3 R9 E, |+ \9 F  Q* p, h; q　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 B0 |$ H) ~. O　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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# J, ~% b: }, E/ C! |* @3 c4 G　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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( k! f. j' p: C* Q4 a2 Y　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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: w7 o5 R/ E# w5 d+ g　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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: D5 \" [1 J; e, e8 X2 v　　大事化小，小事化了
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1 Y) s3 p, j# Q( o　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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& X; J* O; E9 r8 f　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 e+ Q. @) W. S. Z: H　　国泰民安

9 w. e. J- Y6 B* ]- F3 }3 W) U9 \5 t　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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) O! K1 c+ C- c" q) d9 H! I( l　　过犹不及

' n- J9 c4 v2 y% v7 ~# s( s5 I7 ^9 y　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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3 \/ W4 ]) ^  U9 ]: G　　好了伤疤忘了疼

4 s$ B# r& w  t4 U/ I. e; P, T! K　　once on shore, one prays no more
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, h5 v0 u, ~5 g! f2 C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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/ M3 g7 C) L) _　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 X" X8 u7 D5 u! X　　和气生财
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　　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

1 ]5 T0 E  U: T+ x8 Z　　let bygones be bygones
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+ B' a% Y0 ]. H! C0 B　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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7 A) L2 |3 ]- m0 V; O, r　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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' r3 }% N: l: ]! T* s: v　　脚踏实地
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/ Y0 S1 U! q, k* d- p3 f　　be down-to-earth

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1 I2 q& n7 a4 H9 S7 o8 F　　脚踩两只船
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) f8 |. Q5 @# Z" Z& O5 D* S　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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; Y! w8 V# q% D2 u4 Q　　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
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) ?8 |: Y' C. ^) c+ j4 e, r& ~　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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8 [- j* u  w$ K7 R0 k; n% X2 I　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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, h  S2 M/ J: F6 K　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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$ G# ]9 d7 j! q) h2 F7 ?　　马到成功
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+ c! z! W8 y. ?5 m/ [　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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8 l/ Q* A8 ?6 @2 ]- \8 D  `　　be suddenly enlightened

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  n, s3 ], _2 R( m% D+ F　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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7 q4 \$ H6 }& h9 E) E　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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( f/ G0 Z& p" q$ D  j$ t0 ?　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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, y. ^; S5 N  e1 h　　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

7 f3 }8 A( a0 F8 ^7 F5 d* _　　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

" u1 Q2 G3 g) x. w　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 p. l  F+ |. ?　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

' f$ Z" n) d9 h, 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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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- C$ C- v/ _# s; W　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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5 e8 v1 @0 j" Q* w3 r　　强龙难压地头蛇

  Z9 m% o/ L& p$ x5 J: J　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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' H& o3 j5 c  M　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　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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. b0 O- J2 [3 ^: ]# \　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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% A8 g8 i% U2 N, y- D7 w　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

7 k; q! B& R% @9 r! A　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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! [. E" n, C. A" G: L　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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& B& Z2 l! ?  W- k( U, \" ]7 J; y　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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( a5 ~; o1 p  U% {  S1 H0 F! {　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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# k/ t# o! Z6 J6 e8 j2 D0 i　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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# C. k6 w5 F  k+ ?5 G! P2 V　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　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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　　水涨船高
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' d, A& ]1 V; P* J% ^& U5 X# ?　　A ship rises with the tide
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% A7 x0 V+ ~) Q7 Y; t　　时不我待

; t, H( G) {) [) x( `& ~- @　　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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$ s) q' V1 V7 H0 n. b- U　　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

5 A7 f" O6 m8 p6 g' ~　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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+ G+ a/ v3 s' D8 l$ r　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

6 q! O. x" b3 V- Z" o/ t3 P　　韬光养晦
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( }% a8 N5 i& z2 O4 [6 C　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

) J0 D6 O# u) C+ u- a　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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( p+ p1 o7 U. B% k( P' p　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

% \7 q' z, X- n3 e　　团结就是力量
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( z; ^- ]: h! w( F% y　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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0 K8 Y* y) V3 v  i7 b1 y* [　　歪风邪气
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5 M) B2 k6 L/ @& H" _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

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　　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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( P9 t) e; \6 }/ R3 J　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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: z1 I& ~1 ^; v$ z5 |' L, k　　无风不起浪
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9 o8 O" _& g$ F- y　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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" r; u; l- C  K1 ?7 F* L! t　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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2 }2 F% f: l% m* n% n　　新官上任三把火
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) U' O9 B4 c6 D4 K* `/ `2 Q　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

' ]) x* G* j# w　　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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) z* X8 `9 n  H- 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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

$ ]% p8 V: [0 `, F5 \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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# [: h1 W" ^$ G; m0 x+ k　　ants on a hot pan
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/ ~5 H6 s- a# m4 t' ?# }　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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# h) t$ V1 F$ }8 W% G, I　　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

$ R/ U4 s2 Y) o( ]$ J　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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& s; V& Z9 Q6 `' a　　严以律己，宽以待人

# G& v. p2 r' q5 q  g' d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

& X  J$ V5 _' A4 }  ?$ u, I+ x　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

8 b3 E, P1 j! a　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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& R5 \; I& R; A8 m8 t& X. j5 j　　有勇无谋
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5 z) |* F$ H  f+ p　　有缘千里来相会

; C8 N) b( F3 h6 P8 Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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7 C: F7 W8 U% q) U9 ^# G　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

6 C1 k5 ?8 x$ S6 A( K　　以人为本

3 s& s( X. G- n7 v9 w2 `　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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" _# J! R" v; Y( f* W  E　　teach students according to their aptitude
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, {7 i$ u: S0 D8 e" a　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& P; P2 v; G0 c　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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, ^% t" T( |" I: `2 m　　欲速则不达
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; s  m6 |- ~" N; ?1 D$ \　　Haste makes waste.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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% R5 W5 ~1 P0 j, J6 _　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% s8 ?5 V: }# G. k: T: {　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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) v$ p. B. y9 e9 X( y　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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% ?  K3 `6 @7 a  F; ]; ]2 l$ t　　一言既出，驷马难追
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. [4 ?) P5 w" V4 v　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　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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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

/ J; g- W) a# D4 [- n　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。