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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% a& L) e" N. c% K$ N　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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  |9 e( i4 E2 M　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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0 U+ p$ A) }2 p2 O! X' Y& I　　Seeing is believing.

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6 Q5 f+ B, B9 {; O" N' L" W　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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* m) }2 c) W: U8 P7 k$ n　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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3 z: C; E" w) l2 d% h! P　　不遗余力

; _) }" L  T; d" P3 c8 W; ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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( U' K- d1 S0 Y6 q, u, g( R; ?  Z　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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) ?1 U% T$ O+ A1 h; Q3 b　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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  u* g8 C/ e2 F  r: |9 U; s　　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

　　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

　　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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　　过犹不及

& G) u% }; f$ p% G# A% L5 a　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

' y5 R5 t6 E. k　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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- V5 c- s. O# B1 h# `' A9 r　　Bad news travels fast.

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5 ]- \& V+ u6 g　　和气生财
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# w$ F" P8 z3 l; y% `　　harmony brings wealth;

8 S8 g# M; R' L/ D5 a- }: D　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ J3 Y, C; D3 F7 @% G/ L　　活到老学到老
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( L% b0 k/ I0 p5 {& o; F) h: f　　never too old to learn

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  M, }# p# q) t& e' u　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! y$ S, |% A8 p& J　　金玉满堂
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6 W& c  \& x% [　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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+ d! r/ O& Y) S. t8 y7 t8 d　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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  [1 \8 R  S+ u6 \　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

- B% l. w. l1 n, j/ o. P2 i　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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) f7 X7 L# |2 d4 ]" `　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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( U- c) Y% w- }/ _# N$ n　　gain both fame and wealth

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" A3 P$ m0 Y/ S* ]6 `, [　　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
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9 n! [/ B2 l/ X, B2 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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! e" S) m6 X( s6 w+ ^5 r　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

% Y' f8 f+ s% M, l　　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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9 R  ~  v4 E4 r( D7 e　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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/ i. a8 w5 t1 X6 j& {8 p0 P$ I　　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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　　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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5 s8 E" S' u0 Z9 i0 z1 c/ m　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　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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, [/ Z6 x- P3 w$ a　　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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) k* z: e% ^7 P! _2 L/ ~: R( {: e　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

$ V. a* W7 ^2 q% L( t　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 K- \5 x8 n) m. ?, o1 k9 H　　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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3 C) G6 {; p* M　　瑞雪兆丰年
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5 E" t8 \& s, t5 l1 A　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

& }; n- h9 S  U1 B+ _4 U$ I　　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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; i, p+ J4 v% U9 k6 r　　世外桃源

1 b5 a9 C, v% f, s1 u9 y　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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! N/ S; ^0 L% C6 U& c1 V　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! Z- l/ i+ P! u  Q: y+ E　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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1 r6 a; R' R1 g! V, R  k2 f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

' b2 g2 O' M8 k& A% z/ @　　a blessing in disguise;

* E2 S2 r* i/ g2 i! J7 ?　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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' B& Y+ V+ J5 p; f- q* m5 x　　三十而立
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& k7 }" Y+ o) f1 t: P$ x( {* U　　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
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# A( C% d$ w- O! Z. l/ P/ I* ]　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" q& V7 J* M% w, @5 _5 R2 H　　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
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3 ?0 m2 N6 W% R　　speak of the devil

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　　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

8 P7 c$ s; s. ^4 ?　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 S6 t+ A' |# V* a, [　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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; w/ F7 Z5 `) j5 I* e; |, R　　Unity is strength.

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- u( Y( }3 w9 u4 _- v; }$ b　　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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" e5 _+ R; X; F9 V1 A' ^  z. e　　歪风邪气

8 @1 ~  |; j- E5 A9 s) M　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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1 N3 e" L, d2 {. y. p- M　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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! }) m6 R: H% f1 D- n7 e6 s　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; T, ^+ P3 l, j, ?. G7 C9 v8 |3 v　　唯利是图

& X" y8 w! L+ d% D: T& c1 G: _2 W  t　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

1 _4 z; I+ r3 U4 `( m　　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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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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4 o, r8 h6 L7 E( i8 c　　新官上任三把火

2 K9 H3 z- G8 {1 }* e2 d- s9 z　　a new broom sweeps clean

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1 _; U! T. G( G5 ^; v　　蓄势待发

% n2 C0 F* H- p5 h, F　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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* P$ V- v) c% w3 H　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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3 d3 _, d+ ^) t5 c　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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# M+ w6 h" d( {　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

% T* L: r# c+ g& |+ c; F1 J$ t　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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2 S2 `! N$ M3 T( t# \0 G5 X　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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7 O6 E& e( u/ n! [! h　　ants on a hot pan
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- z2 W7 q6 G4 T( Z' I　　现身说法
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) p6 t( |' B  \　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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/ o7 [" K0 g' B( c) P, v+ @　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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2 x& k3 m( R3 o" p% q; @8 S& Y5 ?　　循序渐进

& @9 z$ ^6 }" N" F: m. C# c　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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1 a5 U( ~* r6 ]! N# E6 `　　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 a0 k$ y4 W  s9 A* h4 x3 d1 A　　有情人终成眷属

" S* s- Q6 ]( B　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

/ {  a, Y2 j3 x" H) M　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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3 X! c5 J$ R7 c+ Q, L　　有识之士

# _4 C" v' q/ R　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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+ \3 \3 T: d# l8 E( W- E& w1 a　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ |" J* d8 `( i* c$ K　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

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- o8 C% }$ E8 t. n2 j　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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$ F! G# {+ N4 r0 A- N. F: i　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

& [  \9 d6 O9 c　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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, k  l4 N* t. L+ U　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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. V, t/ @/ t9 K2 F9 B5 N　　More haste, less speed.
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, C- D8 Z( v6 i　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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* y9 O+ T5 T+ |　　Great minds think alike.

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. _( p* ?( q0 F! Z, I- E　　冤家宜解不宜结
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# ?! C: m8 R& f: y7 L# I　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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5 f+ i1 Y1 f) F# |　　冤假错案
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  I9 r% h- c1 n$ m4 x　　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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- N+ ^& A0 g( A6 u. d　　A promise is a promise.

9 O. {9 I- k' G2 m5 N" q2 d　　A real man never goes back on his words.

5 I2 h! E$ ]. T, b6 [　　95

. w# s. o( I8 U" D( @4 _5 o# p+ c　　招财进宝

4 E0 j' ^+ H/ R& K' Y7 |　　bring in wealth and treasure

6 j- b! c9 O# e4 E7 ]4 R　　96
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1 l& z1 z$ k1 b6 @# v4 o　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　97
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

- c* X  P4 J( `7 b# d　　98
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　　纸上谈兵
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2 x. A5 I) A% m8 L7 s% G# j# ?9 Q% P5 s　　be an armchair strategist
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) I: |3 q7 W1 @8 z　　99

　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

) n& d. j. F2 E9 {　　左右为难
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! r5 T4 B1 f; A' @! M* O! C　　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。