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

　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

8 J) h; o9 Y5 U6 J　　One look is worth a thousand words.

; D9 V/ R; X* t0 y8 P3 X) S　　Seeing is believing.

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, D$ g5 a3 f! z- O+ w) p　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力
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- e2 p. K% x9 F$ a5 O7 _9 Q0 p　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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- k5 d8 f+ Q5 H　　拆东墙补西墙
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  M  B, }1 c, h! `! `, O　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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$ U, `# `, A& D. M' g/ B% s% J　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

& x6 Z( F+ D$ ?　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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7 u/ M$ c8 Y5 f4 a. N' g　　大开眼界

2 x2 f: _! Z8 v- l/ S! Y+ l5 t' r　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 x4 a1 c& O) Z2 E& `+ L　　过犹不及
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! \( U( ]1 Q- Q6 {6 \7 E( d　　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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( _8 j7 j" ?, h1 w$ Y　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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- X! \. b, p2 D' L3 e　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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- t# s5 ?5 O8 S: ]- p! A6 f7 W* C8 y　　Bad news travels fast.
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6 {" e3 j0 c9 q# u　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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7 ^4 M! ?3 s7 m9 B　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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  {, k0 [$ E  _  g" u6 ?　　活到老学到老
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6 N' z9 B0 e/ u/ P　　never too old to learn
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, H: L* t1 g0 [9 g; e5 |　　既往不咎

- I- m/ K1 o+ F7 F8 T1 t　　let bygones be bygones

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* q3 t9 \2 y. x" d+ f　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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) @# @' q) d; \1 L3 t* f# E7 T8 ]　　金玉满堂
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: B7 r5 m3 ^4 p( G/ `  _, F　　Treasures fill the home.
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" w5 c, i+ V9 u- L1 W　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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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
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8 j# H3 ?8 W- G) [1 X' X9 T6 M8 g　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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$ [2 y6 V: |/ z. e  d　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

" c  B# J4 o7 w; Y" Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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5 T; W7 z8 m) D- F　　马到成功

* {) |* ]; G; i: q　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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& s/ g9 w% D1 l0 ^/ z- u+ u　　gain both fame and wealth
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0 K! t- R  |) r4 S4 Q　　茅塞顿开
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. _  c/ C2 L$ u# c　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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5 K/ D  K1 [& z1 H4 H/ I3 J6 \2 X　　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
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& ^# n6 o# F) }8 x# y　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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8 K1 a( R3 V0 S; u% D　　抛砖引玉

* e0 H" O. B$ Z1 `( v! `　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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5 y- m) s% a/ x$ H7 v* h　　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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: H$ q+ F6 h) ?, q5 F2 G$ ^" ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊

2 G# G# _4 ?* `　　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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( L. z, P* X1 J/ |/ x　　前事不忘，后事之师
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+ O2 {( k( b$ m　　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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　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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% o; |9 F! H- @; o　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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0 W- K6 O0 y. m4 s　　人逢喜事精神爽
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) r" R& W! t0 L; o  q# x　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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+ K- X3 j; D4 y, u　　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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" [' d! G& a* U2 i　　人之初，性本善

. K: v0 v' Z( }　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! R" O4 E+ u" r% k　　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;

9 v3 p: E4 b) ]6 K5 c　　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

* L* q1 ~- K/ G; U3 B　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

/ U6 G% f" A& c5 t# O5 @# H　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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% y6 Y  |3 {8 u' Z% }. N; p% G　　杀鸡用牛刀
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/ p8 B3 _. A1 r8 E6 j　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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

　　speak of the devil
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$ L3 v& a) L; F0 K& m9 J　　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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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 n. k! Q6 r2 q: d; ]( i7 H& ~　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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0 _" f2 c& b+ n" K9 U% v6 @7 U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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0 s3 `: o4 a2 i4 z- Z* y　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: |7 @( L/ L) o) K+ o　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

5 ^  g2 X& A3 n7 s8 d　　团结就是力量
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7 Y6 P( Z! ]/ }) F( u　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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: m+ h% v0 X, S' @+ D( H　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 ~: }9 _. g2 f  y　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

- F1 I4 r% I  d4 E2 j) k　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有
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: v( R6 v0 X, ?( ?　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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# d2 R+ f2 b; ]5 s　　无风不起浪

7 Z5 D( z$ W6 k1 d% T6 A9 z　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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! s  m5 A; Y$ E; r; U% _( n$ U　　徇私枉法
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/ }8 D$ X- O/ a) L4 {) z. j0 e# ~　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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- n5 t+ G7 Y' ?8 P" z1 [9 [　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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# s  b* N1 j8 p( g, Y5 {　　心想事成

0 u8 Y* l) m' o5 v4 Z1 O　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

' c4 [( v; Z- h. u/ L! R$ s5 L　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" a! {: w7 ^' N　　先入为主
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& z* K- e$ t" x: [6 S　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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( N$ ^7 D* O" D+ J) v: v　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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+ B8 B* ^1 L/ Y1 B9 G　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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3 M' }: s6 D2 C5 ^: O+ L% Y3 C　　ants on a hot pan

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1 w7 T) ~- x1 R9 K) e6 {& y　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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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

3 Z5 S; P5 d4 }% b　　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
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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8 [8 e7 p7 d2 z9 T　　有情人终成眷属

9 Q8 Y% d% l3 l$ ?- U　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 X$ o/ R: t$ }3 O% }! i　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　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

　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

& K3 F! c3 U: u　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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$ M8 s; R2 W3 I　　与时俱进
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3 h) M5 ?- {" [; ]' o/ |　　keep pace with the times86

7 ]3 e4 i$ |  o) O$ k0 x　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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9 |$ t  @' F- T0 l3 T$ i　　因材施教
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9 J/ I8 [, C- s  j, v- ?% n8 y　　teach students according to their aptitude
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" K) j1 H' e4 J3 F　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

! e! n* [3 U& f$ U" s9 D+ t1 U　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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3 u( t! ?. v* {9 |, b6 ~% Q1 x4 _　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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, n1 g1 D& y. S# s! J　　survival of the fittest
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1 f7 L, [4 C% O9 W　　英雄所见略同

( g0 m2 H. Y" G% f2 O　　Great minds think alike.

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$ Y& {" V# T8 T" Q" `3 ^% c7 [. |' r　　冤家宜解不宜结
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9 M$ |' o9 e% [, n　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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! k1 n1 `+ T2 M/ I% q　　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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　　A promise is a promise.

) T7 z; \" X5 a　　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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6 v% F7 A) q3 _' o% ~　　债台高筑

1 u, f: ~9 G7 ]3 [0 C# S$ @　　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
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

- g' S" L; ?/ {' k* ?　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

, ^7 Q# v8 D6 \' I　　左右为难
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　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。