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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$ E, l- T5 i( g6 F- z* t% p　　爱屋及乌
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! V% u  t; V8 m( t　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ q! E  |5 ?8 k4 C* a* O7 @　　百闻不如一见
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  u! L  Z& O/ Z  @　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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6 x9 T( O+ w# n; b7 L6 U　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' B" L6 ~/ F, N' h" ]) t　　笨鸟先飞

7 w- L! N, x  [+ I　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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9 c3 x- p" G. P' H+ {# N　　不打不成交
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　　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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　　辞旧迎新
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) F: C  o6 E; M# h1 b) k8 p  y" O　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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7 M3 m, w& |7 [* Z+ n: r' l3 X% h　　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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& |$ h+ D2 g9 c　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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5 N+ a- G3 m& v7 y　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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% x5 w2 {4 M$ ^$ a7 C　　过犹不及

　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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- A8 ~% S8 x) m( N/ r; s　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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# D4 F* G- }$ r/ H　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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! B- D! {' }9 G0 c/ M　　harmony brings wealth;

/ h% c4 V- @: P1 L7 l" c　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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3 t; M5 N5 s5 d　　活到老学到老

9 T% G) ^- `' X* k1 C0 f% M3 A　　never too old to learn
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9 Y) j5 f5 f  [  \　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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4 V1 g  H& v; v5 G. n　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 \5 J. m( p. {% x% j　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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. a- h% S8 _+ W7 p" z' M% d　　脚踏实地

1 x6 u3 e# @' o- h8 k  X; r1 T1 Q' D　　be down-to-earth

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6 r. b+ A5 w1 w. W, F4 Y( a% W3 G　　脚踩两只船
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( [+ K' p3 T0 k, Q7 b: r8 u9 G2 K　　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

/ z) p, t9 O0 x( t) I; \　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

* ~% G# Z% S) |2 _& ]" J" a　　cut and dried; cliché
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- B! i  i, K( s9 O. n　　礼尚往来

$ e* z+ }. u  h9 G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: m- K7 }* X* A: P; H# M　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

0 X+ G+ _) p( \9 ~+ z' @8 o- g　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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: o0 X* m5 W) M# Q$ m' Q9 b　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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* Q9 [, j& |, B# x6 G$ q' e　　茅塞顿开

　　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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1 ?2 K5 `( m+ L1 d4 A  [　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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& [% X0 R! {4 o& v　　弄巧成拙

9 H: ]2 \+ f$ U$ a/ C# r' t　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

) Y5 e# O- X7 {. ~& e: Z1 @　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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, V: y- U9 |9 H- b  a* \　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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/ k% \7 |/ I/ f1 M) ^" ~9 ]　　抢得先机
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. f1 ]3 y! O0 L( x( b0 ]* h, K　　take the preemptive opportunities

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: R) u2 q9 I+ K  Z  E! E) r3 n　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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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% `0 v. ~2 m  K5 g% H' z, C　　前事不忘，后事之师

4 b2 ]/ O( }* ]. p+ P) C) ?+ b　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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$ Z# y+ F1 a+ h* Z　　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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' p/ v$ V, o* ]" J* ^　　瑞雪兆丰年
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% z& Y2 l4 d* |- P% x9 p) W　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 \1 Z: ^& J) ]' q( I$ N0 P　　人逢喜事精神爽

) t2 g5 o) b. O2 L! w& H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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( x6 D. J6 Q9 Z3 \- ]. }　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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# ?  m( {* Q- @* f　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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( a+ T, @2 \1 x* @/ u　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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5 |4 ?) a( w# x4 [+ n5 L　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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% e' @2 D& N: ^$ b: ?　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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7 Y1 y' P6 L! n! l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

  Q; J' G) d; E, G7 c$ ~　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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  I) B6 m/ s% z- _+ H& D8 X　　三十而立

2 f2 o- l0 `) `/ `5 [! f3 T5 N6 e　　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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6 S1 h: I3 J9 [5 V4 `& b. u　　水涨船高
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) L& L4 x4 m9 m& {& I　　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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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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% s5 N1 O8 w5 X5 t; B　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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" m* S- R1 i7 [- M　　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 V1 n  a4 n' w　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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& ^) E8 T+ H- ~/ }: Y　　韬光养晦

/ z5 R: k" g; B/ f/ }2 i　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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4 B) o  j! W3 t) y$ j9 Q. V9 E' \　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

) E+ P7 _* u3 \4 ]! r6 R8 q' V　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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3 X6 N" y) d3 A% A　　跳进黄河洗不清
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7 n" E+ ^+ w, y8 o+ [$ N　　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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1 A' q4 f' f' }# J( ^　　歪风邪气
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; Y! B5 T8 l2 C　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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- Z- c5 F. n! t2 J　　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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5 S: G0 I3 H- F$ H) f7 c; f　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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　　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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9 M( T' W" p6 t　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' ]) f6 d+ P- r+ B　　徇私枉法
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0 [1 t" r* M+ n# a! T3 B" T5 H　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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% J6 y6 @  M! ?, Y2 ]　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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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
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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
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) R1 q6 b1 ~6 p: O) X7 j' A　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强

8 ]: J9 z  }$ Q9 i# M, `　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

1 o4 W! z% t* m" Q% I! V' J+ g　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

) r# ?  ?1 w4 d* |3 l- Z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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  z$ l) L* T' ?' V　　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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5 \4 @4 q5 `# \3 y. t, f* l　　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
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( l. V- \% S& p+ g" @% n　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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) W6 M  y: I* C5 E; B' N& _8 B. v　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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" J" a0 V" \: y* W0 a　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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" ?1 j( E- o6 x; O# M　　以人为本
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/ O4 ]( Q2 ?0 }　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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$ G+ D7 P' }8 _' _　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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/ r6 t9 D) r3 t& `　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

: z4 X% F1 G& I1 {2 f　　More haste, less speed.

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; L0 c- E  Z' ?! V6 ?　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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/ o# Z! q) ~% U7 W) N) E　　英雄所见略同
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9 ^" s- R3 V3 L7 W, @　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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. ]$ Y+ ?3 [; C4 r; E　　冤假错案
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$ T2 m7 \. g& S' F; }9 T! O( ~　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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  q# V1 m( @6 I) ^0 w　　一言既出，驷马难追

! V) S8 G" A  l; K3 c: u　　A promise is a promise.

4 h5 O3 G/ q7 O2 u3 U' ~- w5 q- D　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  I" `* A% D2 ~8 o4 r5 o" r7 O　　招财进宝

- [2 ^+ _' x& N  W　　bring in wealth and treasure

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6 I( b1 G& H! P  ?2 T　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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) [- A( l# q# n　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

　　98

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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

+ d# g+ e; m# j1 h6 |　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　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。