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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7 i( y$ Z; u# t; p: `, B1 n# V8 f　　爱屋及乌

% R) N5 L' q9 x5 c$ ]7 Z5 u　　Love me, love my dog.
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3 {1 O0 @& Y# v! g& Y1 x　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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0 @& u: J+ z2 ?: s1 ^7 y" q' _　　Seeing is believing.

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" }$ k7 g6 H) s, f* M  r( r　　比上不足，比下有余

* B3 J4 d4 t' x# {) u: t　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

, W( W0 _6 @) j' o0 P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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0 K3 v. K& i- ~6 P　　不遗余力
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9 _1 `/ i' g4 `　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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8 M& H" H1 z9 _4 B3 E3 O/ H　　不打不成交
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- n% z$ }5 [: l　　No discord, no concord.

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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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; X% E' C3 |$ z& t$ O) S0 K　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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' n# x( l! B" _; r# X# j　　大事化小，小事化了
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0 Y$ Z0 {9 ?3 e　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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4 O1 B9 p" _, f" H　　大开眼界

! @0 ^, Z& U7 N# B& x- a& X: X　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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6 |  Q4 a+ h. r  C/ ?' n; H, E" i　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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3 V0 E6 e% G* H9 j/ C& x4 |　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　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
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　　harmony brings wealth;

. u: l" A, R  g& r+ i　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 `( ^6 r! A8 E& q) o& i  [　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' P! k; R7 Y  }4 W, \: k6 O  Q4 X　　Treasures fill the home.

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# F3 w9 L0 u: w; e; i+ c7 U& K　　脚踏实地

. n7 j1 E1 e( `# e6 n* n　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

! O* U2 q8 U7 q- j" h# T　　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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. N8 d( G/ e& i　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来

) R% ~7 f  l5 F, B( d　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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( d! T: C( W& Y! _　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

: `) r$ V4 x7 N9 M　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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& u" q' g, [! @/ \8 N' {- r5 W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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; H9 d  S5 J1 B6 Z　　每逢佳节倍思亲

: {7 B7 j2 `% y- }$ C, `5 M　　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
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　　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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' D7 @1 q; c# e0 H6 g　　抛砖引玉

/ U1 J# ^( z1 J0 V0 W' [　　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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2 ~0 q' l- P6 U3 G9 L　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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* J" A) e, P6 R6 G/ ?0 n　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ f8 W/ }* d+ c- J　　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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' J6 T& T" ?/ {2 ]+ U　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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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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7 f, [  q( ?) H) t" f5 {　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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' V3 s* [8 r6 K  z/ h$ U: X　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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4 C% v0 N( q- o) t0 m1 \% ~　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 J( w" ?! ]1 T3 y: y/ u, k　　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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　　Humans are born good.
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# d) r# z/ N! Z　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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" Q$ B7 Q5 T  r+ x4 m8 Y- {. K　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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- Q+ x$ S- \# U, `6 W# Z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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. b3 q. P) Q  C$ X. n　　a blessing in disguise;
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/ u1 a+ ]7 @4 S% m. h8 t　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- I' I7 j/ ~* u　　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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) P: ?; c- e- ]! C5 d2 Q$ t　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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& @/ O9 p1 o& T1 s! T　　时不我待
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3 i6 Z, b* s, H7 v# u: E　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: `; z/ ?2 E% A3 G6 E- [6 Q" W　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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7 R# q' k4 |+ P2 J! W: |　　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

  p1 n( N" f1 P$ X  O　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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& H* @1 e7 G+ H8 S8 H4 A: {5 H* b　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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5 k# w% r! u; p$ ]$ a- @# S　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ P6 H: q) ?5 K) I' S$ H" \　　糖衣炮弹

# @0 o. K/ ^+ j  Y% F　　sugar-coated bullets59

9 b8 Y* ~" \; c" A　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

8 q$ T7 p( N1 }0 ^9 E; N　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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" H# n. Z, Y6 K/ \: H0 h1 ?　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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& i% W3 R8 f; {/ ~; I2 X& T2 H$ H. w* g　　hold high hopes for one's child

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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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7 E, }+ S# `9 J' o　　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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& D2 w7 I# S) {; H* D3 N8 d　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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, O$ `0 Y4 V7 P$ i0 W　　徇私枉法
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2 E, S6 d( Z. Z6 ?" {　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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1 m: |7 F8 f9 y2 q9 ^) z　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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4 ~: ^  u: z. L0 ?1 I　　蓄势待发

4 k8 N+ ^/ x8 ~; f! B　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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) h- u( t( e5 j' z) i* X8 I　　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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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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3 z6 J, }7 ~9 v7 d8 T　　先下手为强

& S& D% b! q# a! K, v$ k$ O+ @$ H3 p　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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( o7 n/ N& M6 W: B9 q+ A/ p* G　　现身说法
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3 T% i2 M* x  O/ U( L8 U　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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# j# o# M0 {' o) J+ {+ x' B　　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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  @0 A' H# [1 k" J" r, o. ?　　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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4 h8 a& s$ y! |' N9 C　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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6 M6 s( A8 a9 S( q" u  m　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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" ^$ `. K" m+ L! M5 t( F& F　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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. {" t! Z2 R; b% j. }　　a man of insight83

; C, q. ~; p4 n- L% w　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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4 E2 [7 P) q+ @3 N& o! ?　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

0 |) Z% C" a+ e! X　　keep pace with the times86
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. {  P- `/ N2 ]　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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) ]4 @  {8 O0 Z# U% W0 i8 m　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

* E& y9 e* @' Q　　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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& h0 _% N4 K3 E0 @( z+ K8 p7 `( Q0 J( B　　Haste makes waste.

- G0 M8 t; U5 \/ a　　More haste, less speed.
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+ M& ]2 Z) O" i/ ^' S3 r　　优胜劣汰
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　　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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  w7 N5 k, f+ E; i- C) V　　冤家宜解不宜结

- R% Z5 E/ S( p　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

6 m$ r$ Z, K9 |6 I2 Y! A　　A promise is a promise.
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  Z; p5 A. V+ j* {" a　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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+ T% ]6 B" U9 \* S　　招财进宝

3 e) w% h+ f7 t# O9 \6 q' e" m　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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/ h7 [! q  b9 y6 B　　纸上谈兵

  D1 G1 N1 z! M2 [+ {2 `　　be an armchair strategist
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  B5 ?* `. E3 \- L　　99

　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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; t. h4 S+ m5 I' g" C: ~  q3 ~6 ?0 h　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

/ o+ A0 r8 g  s) L, K; |+ D　　左右为难

　　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。