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 x' r! [& W6 u5 j- J! `0 L　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

( o5 p9 j- C9 K3 d7 `　　One look is worth a thousand words.

3 p& a! |9 q/ g, q$ X. l　　Seeing is believing.

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6 r9 [& L6 U/ w  I0 q　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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, Q% r, F3 o1 `　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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; b& r5 h  c+ o: a- {+ h# R　　不遗余力
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! Z1 j# a) O7 _) M: R　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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- S* j! @" y1 l　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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! P' P9 t! ]! k$ S' R　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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) Q3 k0 ^: b; E  U) s, G0 r. ~* b8 t1 j7 v　　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

1 n' _  R0 n/ ^　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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. u) `0 }, o6 z" o　　大开眼界
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: G) g# T! f+ q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- B6 m5 o1 m* j6 T* T　　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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; \, H) M5 V9 p- V　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 f, Z/ ^, q2 r+ T　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 w, N2 T0 q4 }& s　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

/ m6 s7 h0 M8 w2 _! x　　harmony brings wealth;

0 p4 z' e% P/ I% K　　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
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　　let bygones be bygones

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! W0 _$ Q5 h( K' ~! p/ @　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' O, Q! o( e$ x% o' V- N# U　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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, d6 Z& E' q3 l" A/ {' d/ t　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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! q/ U; C5 d& e6 s" x% C　　脚踩两只船

6 U. Q4 [# ^& {% E- P+ A. R: f) ]' H　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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0 M+ Z! n6 T* I" r* x1 B! y+ @　　君子之交淡如水
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) w4 V# G, L* w3 D9 N　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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) H- X) L/ K4 H+ `+ C　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! p% T9 |- y, J" @　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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) }$ _& @9 |9 s7 B　　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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! Z0 Q- J& Q6 y  V4 V+ l! T9 D* z* {　　马到成功

7 K& p; }" V) h9 M# E3 e: \　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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' f( M) }6 K* y) k& L9 a　　名利双收
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6 p7 K/ r  H. d+ B8 v5 G　　gain both fame and wealth
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( j, ~2 x5 o% u　　茅塞顿开
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　　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

0 r* |- }3 _& y" L. j　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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$ B, C# A6 [' k: D　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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0 K: `2 d4 x, E6 R　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 q% b* o6 q# v　　赔了夫人又折兵

% k+ s7 [, {) _$ u　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

, C4 L  V) V- r  J5 L4 k: O/ Z　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 o( i0 q1 P( _5 v　　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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1 E5 c/ D# x5 k! Q" Z. A+ V! u" K. D　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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+ t! Y: ^1 `  o) s: X　　巧妇难为无米之炊

& b. _3 i2 [5 c# k0 B8 L! v9 c　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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, n' J- J9 G. }: D4 p0 G8 Y+ E　　千里之行始于足下
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+ ?/ \: u) \; A. r　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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+ d  c$ t, z. l  Y3 @; X# c　　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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1 ~2 s; l" d1 [9 G- G8 Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

7 [1 M  c! w8 v3 B8 J! f8 a/ o　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

1 V; j% Q: \* [& Y' R  \) D　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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& {: R4 t/ }6 f( Z9 V% H$ n　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

8 ^, [8 O" [& e　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　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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0 t. \* Q( ]& F# e& R　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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  x9 b! E1 ]6 S! }' p　　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

/ }  R% ^# m2 K3 ?4 V　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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+ K. W; l# o8 n" |: B& s　　水涨船高

+ I& T; D4 F, A, o　　A ship rises with the tide
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2 S# D& x% K6 F4 U5 x- E% b9 d　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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" Z. p2 J! i, C　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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
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　　speak of the devil

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4 i" ^! o6 S( A" H2 _　　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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0 N- A7 s0 m* j　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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, U1 G$ {1 E  z6 `5 [+ ^% w' F　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

* u+ |$ }, ]/ d0 ^: x1 J　　天有不测风云

# u: I2 X$ N7 O9 F& S　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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+ a: W8 U# @2 ?　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ j2 a1 s# u2 M( E　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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* w4 f" F) Z6 D  e* Q7 Y　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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5 c7 o1 U; {+ V　　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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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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# L* T# g4 ~: ^( i: E( i　　徇私枉法

0 [* M2 H& `0 [! B& u* {. G　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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3 y  U% q$ c  _, V6 R, ^　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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6 ]. W1 n. s$ m1 ?1 J6 m　　蓄势待发
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- q" U, d7 a; ?; J/ T　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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; k1 D) L" d/ n　　心想事成

6 j. P3 m" q7 S$ `! A, j　　May all your wish come true
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, `* j9 @! D* S+ @　　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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: o- M4 S; Z6 t/ W! Q　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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  j! h9 }' s3 U, c9 X! L& d4 h　　先下手为强

　　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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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

3 d0 a# p( X+ W# {7 e　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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" p3 D# d3 ^9 Q) a　　息事宁人
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8 h+ ], _  Q7 [" t　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

' H5 i- Z! y0 l: c　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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( {, J) g) O1 W. u　　有识之士
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5 C. Q5 n8 o& P6 h# r# S　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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8 |( r5 F( T+ G+ W5 x　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进
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8 x5 \) R9 u8 f, z9 G9 d- R　　keep pace with the times86
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+ b+ @: q+ U' \, h4 y. m　　以人为本
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4 g' Q) N1 x7 }9 h　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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  y! x9 [0 T2 S/ P　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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' a7 k  {4 s6 [; I+ P9 _5 O　　survival of the fittest
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* @9 H; o2 K, Z+ `. d2 ^: C　　英雄所见略同

$ h4 o  y( q+ z+ _* K　　Great minds think alike.

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) j4 k/ Z6 v8 N6 F" d( \2 X　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% p& j+ j5 h% N- S1 h8 r( Y1 i　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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( C4 ~! `7 M1 k* K) L# F　　一言既出，驷马难追
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! `; g/ i. T) A& b% t* V5 _　　A promise is a promise.
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% a. k+ H' D$ M# |　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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% X+ ~5 n% |6 b" J　　招财进宝

4 T$ T0 }, K/ @) Q. T- }, n3 k3 F　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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, h1 ~9 m' D1 O" O" M2 k　　众矢之的

" _! V; s9 O: w　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

2 c" Q2 M% g$ E$ u: t　　be an armchair strategist
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; `- d" }, p- L5 L; m6 c　　99

　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 Y, Y9 h) f0 C) R7 l　　What's done by night appears by day.

- m( C5 e. s$ r& q　　100

4 _6 U1 d) i4 M4 o' S( L　　左右为难

1 Q: v% p, x1 k" f; P　　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。