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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, R2 O! q) A* i2 J0 T　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 D, s, ^6 S, a0 R* E8 F8 m6 H　　Seeing is believing.
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* F, i5 D6 n4 t# @& N　　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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5 P: g3 V1 X# A　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

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

0 o" i8 k& G; f: s　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

/ R( ~& J7 Q( X$ A+ f& p　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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! @8 V6 |& `* W9 n　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 J) t: ^- }/ P9 w/ h+ P$ e　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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) w- |& z: C* ]# T! D% M7 r　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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" \0 D& X' _: w+ H0 |6 F2 I　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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( Z3 h. v* c+ Q　　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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　　too much is as bad as too little
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( g5 R8 k$ y6 U. k) I: h$ t! h　　好了伤疤忘了疼

9 u$ T  i- e( Q' f7 U, r- T8 b　　once on shore, one prays no more
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) d  |$ q& j  z! }* G　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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' k9 ]4 u& a$ o, g1 z  Q1 B1 @: Z% l* Q　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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9 Y* z' I! Y0 [/ K& B　　harmony brings wealth;
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, m' s5 d4 ~! W( `$ ^　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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: {3 |: x. L! v  l0 f　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

9 k6 r4 ?& P9 ^' p  ^: B; J　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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7 |0 b) G  w- O& R2 m- p　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

% N4 W' y3 W5 E+ d8 |1 m# h7 G# o　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

4 u$ ]* u; L, b　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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2 |: f- ^. E* Q; M8 U* D) n　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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! U1 ]& D# T/ ^8 b: w6 Y　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

& ]% P8 d, f+ G3 X5 R　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

  n4 [- B8 @' `- C, ]$ x2 p　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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3 |; `, W9 A: H* e5 c5 j　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 N! R- T: J8 ~. p* o- x　　名利双收
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0 f: V8 `/ i; Z' }0 V! Y　　gain both fame and wealth
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! t% G/ \9 A) y9 P/ O5 K　　茅塞顿开
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7 x3 m5 `! f: T5 z) Y　　be suddenly enlightened
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! j8 o+ g" s5 a& i. y: X+ u# ^　　没有规矩，不成方圆

) ]- q! z4 b; L. x* d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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) {$ R5 X) `6 _0 j, v5 U" A" r　　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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, l4 q. R/ n: n) L( g/ I　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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9 R9 g0 y2 x1 t8 c; K( b　　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
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$ t7 P+ u$ z1 H- l0 n6 u) K　　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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* H4 W2 G3 I& t9 ^, f/ n　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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" i( K% W! o  |0 m$ {' u- c" t! g　　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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) D  j1 d, u" G; h# @　　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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. b. v1 f2 N/ F: Z/ k! |　　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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8 n# E" q; Z! e　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 B1 F4 x' K! B; A$ p% ?" d　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ S( D$ S* r. 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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　　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

4 f! s# o/ {+ P( R/ l　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

. M! e. Y) l  y0 W- V" C　　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
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　　a blessing in disguise;

  ?- I, m6 r5 o( U2 G　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

" B9 K9 e% f1 \　　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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* L& ?: X) b1 _9 F( r' w9 O　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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9 Z2 [+ B) L( R" H4 G　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　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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& h$ u4 k' W* ?- b8 J8 Q0 N　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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6 k8 X. q+ u3 f3 U5 T　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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$ ]; ~) H  C% ]; Y　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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& r7 y9 \2 o6 ~" x& @　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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  y$ n% R, Y+ T( W! W" w8 A* b$ W8 c　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* X# s( X- r$ B$ d　　团结就是力量

% a6 p' s1 ^; b5 x# O3 j5 m3 u　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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5 t2 B1 y) |4 Q. i7 |6 M　　物以类聚，人以群分

! _2 u7 @" ]3 a/ L$ @　　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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0 N( M" I, q; s　　唯利是图
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3 H5 ]9 C1 W8 ~. c+ u　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# X6 ~+ x) M5 K- g　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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! `% a1 D) T! B6 Y! K+ Z7 R: S　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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/ a! h; e  i( a& z% Z! ^　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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. D5 R: r1 Q+ y( y) j5 j　　新官上任三把火

) @9 O% b: c$ f5 o& [　　a new broom sweeps clean

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7 q& {0 |; Y9 W3 E! k　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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6 U' n- \" ^9 z' W) K; n! Z　　心想事成
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% [' ~$ ?& f% L; G* l: D2 w　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣
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+ f( S0 S6 l+ Q& }5 P8 p( a5 K　　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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4 W# v) v1 E) G* x: j* A　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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9 x2 ?$ b& ]. G& t　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- T1 y7 J, L8 u- b: c　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

! |  l3 k$ Y& [& A2 X; x: \　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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& n; c: g( k6 w6 j' H/ P$ U' U. z　　息事宁人
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* w/ V9 e) T! R- S, R/ t. i1 N' 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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) z1 x% D# r: R　　严以律己，宽以待人
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$ Z2 X5 V$ L+ T) U  o　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

' v# e% _, A- j5 Q; G) `8 i) n  v　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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6 j* S, I0 ?7 a　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

- z3 U0 _0 n' f3 o　　bold but not crafty84

# h  m* S/ o- T; E; z$ R3 G　　有缘千里来相会
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& |8 y- X/ z6 ]8 a* M& @. }' G　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, S2 g0 K% U9 d  i( V　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

7 F# l% J( C" Q9 ~' l& }　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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! x9 Q9 q0 Z; X% v5 g$ z" G6 @8 J　　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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) K. H% F. f3 q/ z& a9 A6 b　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

! C% r# V/ e0 D- G　　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
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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! F5 K5 `. t- ~) O! p; I  u" N　　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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! k( @9 [, }5 u( k3 a　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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( k: s9 y: |; i) K! V; m　　招财进宝

! o2 o5 I+ ~" q　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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1 _( R/ D, D$ L. K0 s　　become debt-ridden

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. S& n) q8 O4 F: `　　众矢之的
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# |8 ~. `9 `4 U　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

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　　纸包不住火
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4 z% [  t* Q" C; c- {1 r9 ^7 D0 N　　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

8 S0 y: K- d  x: g' F　　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。