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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" `/ K+ Q$ W  e　　爱屋及乌

+ u* C" l3 f! k　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

' c4 D1 o( q0 P& d) X7 k: P" K　　Seeing is believing.
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/ U% y8 T2 N2 D1 N/ j　　比上不足，比下有余

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

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; d7 _5 _) i0 n, I7 _　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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  K$ B4 v) g/ l; I; Z/ P8 b  h5 W& g　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

$ l5 G7 \1 v" [9 P; d6 e　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

  Y1 u5 s- w* ^, q　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 c6 M* P- m+ l: U/ G3 Z　　辞旧迎新
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) p" V4 E; F  O! j+ ^　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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5 q6 [' \, l# E  g9 a" V1 n8 U7 ]　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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, S- u# ]0 I* t! C　　国泰民安
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$ Q0 m, V- y) N2 q, a& L6 {" Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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  B) x, o" u8 x# D+ R7 e8 R! z　　过犹不及

6 J, G3 M. f: w　　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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  C4 o* L- N# ]9 G4 z　　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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- H* u1 d7 P5 e& y　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

" I5 @3 z% I  U' q6 a　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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0 }# s5 x- K7 ^! X8 t9 Y$ D7 |　　活到老学到老

* X0 w9 L5 _. e+ y4 Y　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- Y3 s8 `( V* D6 V/ @　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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8 i) a0 t. U+ g　　脚踏实地
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% i% Z1 [6 ]6 R* @- ]　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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2 x9 f, X: k+ y- \$ Z! ]　　君子之交淡如水
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9 i) N+ Z/ v* U( |( k* [2 [6 h　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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( D1 E+ j, ^# M- y　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

( y) _* u( z0 ^5 K5 y( z- G　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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- V7 M, F! r0 \8 C! C　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' b9 F1 ]. _% x% k1 J# _7 r, l* y　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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! K6 p/ H! E! G, P. a, x4 z, s; S　　马到成功

$ O) E* X# s* E/ J' x　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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6 i6 d5 r- I. `1 v　　名利双收

2 i$ N; b. C" y) ?: t5 e: L# F　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

/ ~! b# Z& {7 f1 H3 S  K　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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" V% a; B, y; f$ B　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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- E  |. K9 \! L+ h' u+ D9 ~　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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( y# c* I) V* ^& i7 k4 I/ ?　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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+ ^+ r2 ?3 c  e; V/ V3 m　　赔了夫人又折兵
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8 F- {3 h6 G) A7 |  S) K( Q' i$ c　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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6 \. v0 V1 e4 R8 P. N　　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
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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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　　抢得先机

: d  l" A" g+ t5 o　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

1 U9 k, q8 |8 b5 B9 z　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 ?! ^( P' L! S' b　　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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+ s- l, x9 Z: q: j8 o# X　　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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+ j5 l6 d/ V  u$ n, M　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! e( z1 r& [9 N　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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* ?6 c5 Y7 W) E; t$ m3 v/ j' _　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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8 a: O5 B' m$ @3 S1 f0 Z　　世外桃源

3 m  W1 q5 k' ]- |% Y; N6 ]　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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8 T6 F0 S, G4 x4 Q) r7 L7 |) g' v　　人之初，性本善
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: u  c% `8 [# b6 z+ k4 v7 _　　Humans are born good.

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% q) D% J6 \/ j2 T　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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  k! m7 m8 @  M7 Z# a  i　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 ~3 k: Q3 X1 V/ I! P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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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+ B& y5 V9 @# }  V　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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) a! `+ T- |( R6 g& G　　时不我待
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9 q$ P1 V; l9 l( R　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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8 h9 w6 z0 p: `% H& Z' E　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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+ `" c  {) V/ j/ c# y　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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) u/ w$ S  i1 K" M# E　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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5 k  m  K  p+ a3 t　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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' E5 p4 h% e/ U+ O7 m) R; d　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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1 `; G$ T1 E7 J, ^# R& c* Y, x  o　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

6 ^" z3 ?& K' I+ K　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

6 e6 C6 G  V) z# D- x　　糖衣炮弹
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; c. ~: c( i6 _) a9 c　　sugar-coated bullets59

9 I7 I8 j& Y$ u4 n　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

3 k1 e6 b% a4 X% U  Z- {　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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# n; U% A( j1 ^9 o+ k9 ^2 u3 o3 A　　跳进黄河洗不清

  z/ C3 E5 T: w) M' @　　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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: A- s9 U0 T, h# D, ~, i9 a　　歪风邪气

0 J# M, g$ G9 p0 v  |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　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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5 [- e: y5 }* v1 w2 x　　唯利是图

　　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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  R: M' p- a5 X  T1 e( K　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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; \$ t$ K, D3 R7 ^　　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

4 q9 @6 Q' ]4 P' H0 S　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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2 k, }# z( `# e+ K" w4 Y' O9 n4 ]　　新官上任三把火

1 n* y$ q( M+ R　　a new broom sweeps clean

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5 p+ k) d( G; g/ R　　蓄势待发

: D+ `5 n% E/ T8 q  ~6 {　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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4 F6 L& |- M+ n+ B　　May all your wish come true

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0 s7 y- {7 C5 F; ^& a# |- u/ j　　心照不宣

) b% N( C3 A7 h* D) B/ L2 J" o　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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5 z4 Z! i4 h5 j( w7 U' H/ S　　先入为主
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6 S3 o# i3 a7 o% X　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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0 w6 q& t. U* ?* D' N% ~9 F8 b　　先下手为强

0 i, |: V( [' a( h6 b　　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
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; _. P5 x! o* M" z0 e7 a3 P　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人
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0 V6 ]" o7 B& p# r: o% V5 |" `　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

. x( d+ S4 M* `- P1 u7 u: g　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: w8 N2 g& W$ E　　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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

: g$ J: n) }$ I　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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' @6 P! O: n, p  u) a5 g3 O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

* t. ]' v; B4 w# j9 z　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

0 y& V: T" [0 @/ q. t8 V9 n　　有勇无谋
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% ]. E8 d$ u) ?　　bold but not crafty84

0 V/ i: I  u$ R" y" x　　有缘千里来相会
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4 i- n, o& Q; P& b# U, E　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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$ I. g& E8 `0 O. E: [* z* `　　keep pace with the times86
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2 ?  B6 v! _7 h9 g% C9 u, h! u4 ?　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

1 p" x0 l* H5 G% n# m7 ?5 Q　　teach students according to their aptitude
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: U2 M' r7 b: g2 [　　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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" b4 z% }; Y! y8 G0 ^$ t　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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+ X4 b3 J7 n. t1 F　　英雄所见略同
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$ M" t  H- ?$ i8 G- _* r　　Great minds think alike.

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* d5 ?4 R- {0 y6 w9 `) B% I/ ?( Z: v　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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% G" ~/ u* l& E7 F% p; p) s! {8 @　　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

& L( D  q" \  J: ^: J6 J% B　　A promise is a promise.

% m/ u% |* q# f. s5 X8 u1 M8 K　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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! `1 a. x4 A9 Y& y　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

; E" l) J$ I0 K- F( [　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

) o3 ^# T3 l8 m; h- U9 h" Z/ W　　纸包不住火
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* q$ {4 X9 x0 ^( h* i; L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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: \& r& E4 ]" F$ r4 r! T/ }　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

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　　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。