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 n( g$ y" y2 f$ _　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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% e1 ~% [# `% A- p( }0 ~' y: r. ~　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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: g4 o2 ~1 p) h; M# t# g8 N　　比上不足，比下有余
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, N1 S/ M! k( X9 m6 I9 a* a+ e; T5 J　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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  k6 _: y1 L+ m" i7 ~, w　　不遗余力
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/ [$ j: k+ o. R, n. q# I- J　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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% {% r) k/ }6 Z8 Y/ `0 v$ a7 e　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

+ f1 z" T. D" p5 T4 I4 Q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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3 J3 o4 `& C& j- [$ C　　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

( R! Q; z* j) x% l+ P　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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+ r8 g* }7 z, }- D) x7 \; b7 f　　国泰民安
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/ h. {' n! x" h  i5 x& ^0 x& b　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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* e) t, ^; J* M7 f3 i7 s4 v　　过犹不及

! U, A$ h8 m5 u$ ~5 D- ]　　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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1 v5 `& C1 }2 ?　　好了伤疤忘了疼

+ C# L* X1 y6 N1 p* s3 Z8 i2 F　　once on shore, one prays no more
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/ ~! A" Z) ~/ m& {  n2 I　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ i9 U- [2 t& @' d& _# J. Q" p5 B　　和气生财

2 R8 b- |+ m# k/ A' k　　harmony brings wealth;

# ~3 q" G" a. v; [( D5 H" p; D& \. M　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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1 Z' [0 J" _+ F$ k  H　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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) o/ ~0 M. E0 ?" J2 a; }　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

6 C+ K" r( D+ a! |, K$ i　　There are spots even on the sun.

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% m0 J" z" ]( a, V! g　　金玉满堂
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, @; r$ V  g6 |6 L　　Treasures fill the home.
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3 y5 n  S% r2 r) X1 f# L( e　　脚踏实地
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. Y. v6 W5 }* A  R　　be down-to-earth

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/ E- a; \1 M/ [3 t$ A5 k　　脚踩两只船

, u0 r7 H% T8 ^8 `* H$ I8 \$ y1 b　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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/ r, a5 w. v  g' b8 Z5 q" j　　君子之交淡如水

4 P* t0 V* ]0 z6 ~/ @& R　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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: @) {, o& m6 ]- @( U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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! g5 h5 E- [4 c6 x- y7 |8 T+ ^! ^& [- w　　礼尚往来

9 ]% H! ^3 K% m# A+ a# V1 X3 w　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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2 {4 s# g7 P' Y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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; R# I3 Z& [7 v" l) p! |9 B　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

6 Q# y% I. S  ?/ R　　gain both fame and wealth
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. ]# j* ]* t- y! {) c( m3 k" q　　茅塞顿开
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. x; C9 V' u! c' W　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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- |) S  ~. _4 o& W! r- W* q　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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8 y8 t* r" o. j* m! g　　谋事在人，成事在天

  k  q1 c9 {: b! u0 a6 @　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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* o  ^+ K5 p" S; u0 q/ E; Y　　弄巧成拙
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* S) W0 `8 X3 U; |& N  C1 m　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

/ i7 U$ H5 A! A  ]　　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

　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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/ R( |# j# E8 f　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

　　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

　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ H+ K' o- Z! ^7 v　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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& g+ K3 [, [4 K! a5 E" J" D5 p　　人逢喜事精神爽

9 e. v; |, K3 |0 R, p　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

0 P9 `+ G* l' k9 V) o7 Y' S$ d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- v5 w( D+ l5 s4 L* p" a6 T　　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

+ d1 j" e5 v9 Z/ \9 _　　a blessing in disguise;
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, ~3 g8 h$ W$ a+ h" A) A* S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  _5 d3 z0 p0 s  F　　三十而立
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7 ]# N* a# ^3 K3 [/ Y* V$ A9 i　　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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* H* p# _9 G+ [; a& [% r: g- V1 [　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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1 r3 H1 {: o, x+ T6 v) I　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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, x8 q3 q9 h2 g1 {) i' ?/ M# q　　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

$ P, w$ l3 w5 P' \　　speak of the devil

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' v# \4 ^7 @& h　　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

) J9 l* ?# E. H; F5 s　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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  o) J5 X( A% d　　韬光养晦
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& [% s+ D$ d' A7 P: ?! U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

5 F& J5 n1 {, X　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　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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6 e! N/ S) C* h; K7 O; W/ i　　歪风邪气
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; E+ d0 D# V' [　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! `& P0 l+ R/ M, q, {9 @, d6 P+ O/ T0 x　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　唯利是图

* h8 {5 _1 x  ?2 Y　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

/ U& w% @5 Y! G* d/ f　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

0 l, \' t. g5 x- b( ?( u( j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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7 g( r' Y/ F$ m- k$ X8 l　　徇私枉法

! ^! x: T, {+ L　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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8 b1 ^) x- x3 X; }, E1 u+ Q: T　　蓄势待发

  m4 N. L% m3 \2 S& J* B　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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7 l) r$ x/ @( e& t: X　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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) I! d7 p# |3 Y# {7 w, i. B　　心照不宣

' B8 I" O; e* @6 P　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" g$ a( R1 v  f) z- L( f% q* T　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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! c+ b$ V/ ?3 I　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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5 e2 ?6 S! n% X! b　　热锅上的蚂蚁

% |) i5 d" R7 |5 j. W. {　　ants on a hot pan

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

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" d6 ]) T/ o6 n9 p' `* \　　严以律己，宽以待人
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8 v% ?- t) Z4 R- ?$ d7 d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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0 O$ F1 }0 b, W, K　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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) p, b. n0 E0 a* K( ^% l　　有勇无谋
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8 T* y; j: s. W# w) H- k　　bold but not crafty84
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. V" K, Q7 T3 h5 ~+ A5 G1 K　　有缘千里来相会
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1 [( P& x. U3 P' D3 ~0 a0 l　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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( M0 N- F. Y7 ~　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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: d# f7 |6 E3 g1 u" ^/ o　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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+ V$ I/ _5 t) k9 F% S: l: M　　teach students according to their aptitude

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; ]" W2 L  Y8 @4 Q　　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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6 @; J& S3 F( @( w" m　　Haste makes waste.

% D3 J9 u% m! Q6 L- H　　More haste, less speed.

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* J) b# O0 h% v; s% v6 y　　优胜劣汰

( x& p% ^2 F) J# G　　survival of the fittest
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" L# t9 R4 X- u　　英雄所见略同
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: c0 o7 h3 j$ o  K　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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, ]0 M/ U6 f3 Q6 n9 `% W　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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2 s1 Z  Y0 g# O( t& u　　一言既出，驷马难追
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7 m* D: H6 m2 Q& M3 p　　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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: K: G& A% e  x. m- H　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism

　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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9 ?  g: x3 \1 b; r' i/ S　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

0 j# m0 h# j1 o. i　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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/ }( s' K4 ?$ Q# S# O　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

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+ w8 C& h6 Q. ]　　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。