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 v- G8 W! ~# x2 {　　爱屋及乌
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1 t3 ]# [6 Q: P; e0 R) ]% W　　Love me, love my dog.
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8 i# F, I; E: q1 I- j9 \, f　　百闻不如一见
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) e. y# D0 ~3 \. G- l+ U  G　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

+ ~* j$ H$ e! J+ |2 ?9 ~: f　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' `6 I: Y+ u+ t+ @3 X1 n6 Q; m　　笨鸟先飞

9 D/ ^1 Y4 ^- W! r% V# _　　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 D$ {+ G3 Z+ I) E2 I7 T2 }　　不打不成交
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3 e5 x# ^4 h( D9 |! F9 J4 T　　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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8 x0 X/ `3 q1 X0 B　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, r! Y; r/ W% w) A　　大事化小，小事化了

% |3 r' w3 Y! I2 }; u. t　　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

: g2 T3 y& v+ J# N　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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$ S( u6 M; U5 w- Y! r! I　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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+ H/ W9 q% l  Q! O　　过犹不及
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　　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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: f7 q  X3 L! M* b　　好了伤疤忘了疼

( a# p! |+ g; ~+ }　　once on shore, one prays no more
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7 }& b) u) T% f5 {; R% }　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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1 q7 _6 o/ X! ~  N+ l! u3 n　　Bad news travels fast.

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; [# l5 i5 w$ {( H4 Y　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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; i5 V+ m( @$ }: s　　活到老学到老
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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5 E$ w/ }" J  a, U, z* J! U　　金无足赤，人无完人
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+ j, s) a# n+ k- j! e/ ]. R& V　　There are spots even on the sun.
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; w+ _9 }/ C; Q* }5 n　　金玉满堂
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, V- f) e0 w- `8 i* V1 L　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

2 H7 h- j, F& Z5 d  v　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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0 ?' `1 c* m/ q7 y. E. I　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& g3 d5 O& Y5 l8 e　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

2 |( B  G5 U8 |& |9 }$ J　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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1 j% i! ^! x3 ?2 |- y7 ?3 }　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

; y* {( l, i9 b7 ^' Z1 a7 M+ _　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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( B0 `3 D" r0 A　　马到成功
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- b) I; X5 m9 E/ Z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

8 ~% V4 o5 i9 s1 S2 D3 {# s7 S3 v　　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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+ M8 i- _# ?. M: Y9 m! I5 u% x　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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: G; ~6 w7 Y0 m$ f, Y1 _　　每逢佳节倍思亲

% E, W/ l6 a+ F3 R+ k　　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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6 T1 [7 l, C. B0 K　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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; N5 B6 G) E; S' {+ [" i* k　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, Y5 `7 I- l' p# V6 A6 n6 r　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉
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　　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

. Z4 h5 F0 \, m& l0 ?" {　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 y* r5 B3 z* p' v$ A　　巧妇难为无米之炊

" w3 f& P" b5 u　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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: Q. z# I, m/ {/ Y9 I9 Q' e　　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
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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
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; P# Q( j4 A( Q( j( `　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

  x; a0 A2 V$ [. T　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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3 |0 q% h+ S- i. W! j　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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4 w" F/ y- l" g/ R5 P0 @　　世外桃源

8 D% u8 a( l. G0 i" E1 w/ n　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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; r8 h9 }9 ^( J2 t　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

, l% z/ ]9 O" s2 F+ p4 d/ ~　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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( f$ m( x8 S% A/ p. i3 S! C$ l! i4 K' A　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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  i+ `7 j: T* w. A: V/ A　　三十而立

0 R- P$ c( {. b　　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

& B( R- f0 @, M) k8 u3 Z/ ~& M2 r- I　　A ship rises with the tide
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1 a, |6 ?: l0 Z7 ]6 Z9 ~　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. O  S- D# a" @; E9 k5 L　　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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4 ]9 G* f: H( E/ o% V　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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  s1 y  j' Y8 [' [+ x; S2 B　　实话实说

6 j5 x* g( [/ C4 u' a! r) E6 k　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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' P' w* u* W' J6 q$ ?　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

& m; P3 L$ z6 k( T( j6 v　　韬光养晦
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8 N! w- @- Q! X% c$ ^6 u- g6 Q　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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. M$ U6 r1 r6 L' k9 s　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: `9 y0 F& O2 Y( q4 P  r　　团结就是力量

% D% b4 ]) s7 s& H! J, L+ c　　Unity is strength.

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+ p  z% f" b  _; {0 r$ A& E　　跳进黄河洗不清

/ o9 U( G! ?! {* Z　　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

3 h0 r! A2 @# m. U8 \* q5 S　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) W7 Z; z4 e- ?0 ?# G7 }8 [$ Z　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ C7 n/ ?% B0 s9 H/ ^　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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2 o! e& c# Q/ Z2 C# A　　望子成龙

, w$ t0 r+ a5 G6 l　　hold high hopes for one's child

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) O" H8 w0 B7 p; V! J: ?　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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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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　　徇私枉法
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) R% y/ S" c, A1 ~9 c& e. Y　　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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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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. `! S/ z  |. M( i" \! T　　心想事成
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, s# E/ C& ?1 x　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

8 \. r8 d, d5 [+ i2 j$ y3 u　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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8 W! j( K  U7 A9 ^　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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7 e! A0 E# Y, }- M; w- c- h　　先下手为强
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+ s' B8 P' U" r; l, \  L　　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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+ E( ]6 Y. i7 x8 a) m" i! s　　现身说法

, w" y0 X8 u4 Y" H　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

  d' l2 i4 O& L/ R7 a　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

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

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" t% ?2 b# X3 Z3 j9 I$ c　　严以律己，宽以待人
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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
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! n+ x3 s3 k6 P' |2 ]" q　　有钱能使鬼推磨

! w4 q4 p; G* i　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

6 q: O/ F( ~) x& _　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

9 P# h) X: o6 R, C$ b; p　　有缘千里来相会
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2 C7 x+ y( p- i8 [) T+ Z0 ?! a9 w　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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1 d' d  M1 ~6 H' ?% [# l　　因材施教
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; y/ c% v) P: O9 o6 p7 q8 q　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! A9 U% V# J* R& U　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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5 a3 L0 e, t9 D( t  V　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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& n8 l4 X6 [0 n  q; `) ^　　欲速则不达

% a7 j" |' {$ _, q5 G+ i' j& T3 @　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

+ p: H% U2 Q+ Y' d. o　　Great minds think alike.

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. d, B) R" i6 I# v$ Z1 T1 \( D4 K　　冤家宜解不宜结

2 m( G* X/ B- Y: A) y" w3 G( {　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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8 u+ n' ^6 j: u/ }0 J　　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.

4 l; x8 j" ~, n0 o+ w% X　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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1 @- F4 T. L: z, d　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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8 n- q3 @3 d( P3 G　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。