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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　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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) R$ r' _7 t1 |* [　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! ^" e; T6 c* }8 o' O6 J9 D　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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( Q. L0 e# g4 u" R: p　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

% f6 I! P& T% ]5 M# N- B  n　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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* E2 U" a$ T8 K　　拆东墙补西墙

, x! B1 t$ j. X, P+ @9 v　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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
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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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　　大开眼界

7 f$ L; z) _2 u$ ~' w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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  q- ^5 ^* ~( s　　国泰民安
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! ?- E8 _5 Z4 @9 j　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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( e! D. \$ }1 m2 L# |/ }　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more
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3 k) `( Z6 M5 Y% o5 b8 C. C　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

: N' r2 p9 U* y6 E4 z　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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% S1 V% Y3 [& ]+ k( y　　活到老学到老
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3 {: Q: a. Y6 j! s% B/ i' X/ `　　never too old to learn

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7 q- _1 o5 `, H* b8 E　　既往不咎
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7 M& J* C5 V* U) V# e　　let bygones be bygones

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0 [) z+ |8 O  w% g　　金无足赤，人无完人
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8 I  i2 I2 P+ p, e　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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' f7 O2 e# b) D5 H　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 f) Z+ c% y) ?( u& P- l　　脚踏实地

6 E6 Z! [6 ]. O' O) k5 ]: v) R3 E$ H6 L　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

) Z9 ]3 o8 W* }$ F& n1 X- e　　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

- h- T$ l% g: u# W$ l# i" P0 p0 o: ]　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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/ W$ h% G6 R* t( L' i+ J1 R) T　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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+ V. w0 U8 f! D" Y. N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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  H6 z( N2 k% }& b/ R+ j- n' f. M5 y　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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! {3 T& [+ x. q　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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* J5 ?. Q  l' ?# H# M　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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; i+ a" H( y5 S4 Z$ C: m　　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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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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! p3 v7 H/ V0 [. O4 N　　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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% y! L) i4 s8 y- [- Q2 A　　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

, P, E1 C! @" C9 `0 b2 R　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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+ C. x- I4 l9 D; y6 ]) ]) o+ ~　　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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7 d; S9 o7 ^( T# U　　抢得先机
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3 s0 J- ]* E! _0 C% I+ [! W　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　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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0 p2 I. ?& k. L　　前事不忘，后事之师
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% s  ], [  z5 L4 w　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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* L# h+ S& z% l& B/ H　　前怕狼，后怕虎

: m/ r# s4 k, F% j8 s/ g+ K1 O$ n　　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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/ ]  L% r8 X$ E* K' ?- X　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

$ q& r  q, E" R, V' D/ ?3 H  G$ t( a　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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" Z0 s8 `+ R/ M; f9 Q8 V/ E　　人逢喜事精神爽

$ v. S; f: g, [. J5 w. K3 c# c　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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+ V+ H) a3 p: p6 E9 a　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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/ p& s2 f$ {9 C　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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  m6 O+ a2 @' W/ u　　世外桃源

; r( Z8 N7 y8 ^- i: ~# ^　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

" v, R. t* e2 {6 t& n" W　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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+ @# s2 x0 i6 ^" l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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' ~3 I0 l+ [  C% n. q　　a blessing in disguise;

8 x' z8 l0 @' U　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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* n* }; j. b+ f  w" f; U　　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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- G  u7 f$ A; d# C( X' Q$ Y" R+ t　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

" ?4 S) V: u, s2 p3 }; V　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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  W! Z; J4 Z: X# p" Z　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 R% P" A+ D" n3 n& q　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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+ s3 D3 q9 E5 d- T　　说曹操，曹操到

6 A/ v% Y$ m- d# M- L7 w) m/ b　　speak of the devil

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1 j3 L2 J, b5 P5 v  }6 t8 w& V　　实话实说

1 ?- k: Z$ P$ P- a　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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5 j$ q& i% ]3 i# b5 O　　韬光养晦
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. S5 O+ d- f% t( e( [　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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; R; ?! S- E6 o+ I: B　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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) [9 _( \+ e, w, x; l) j　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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2 Z5 k9 f0 `. u) a8 a6 W3 D% W　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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% R& J3 O* ^: _- G　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

' U0 P8 i% Z1 t1 F, |　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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* B; n0 L6 e8 C( @0 o7 C* [7 a# M$ Z# C　　物以类聚，人以群分
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9 M) z5 Q/ j) I' _　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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9 N- c$ w  t) G4 m# O5 F% h　　望子成龙

1 Q  o7 J( \6 S6 h: X) E　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

& B: D( ~: R7 i8 M& U　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

6 B+ b' p( u: w2 d　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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) s0 i, g! P) R  n  G& P% Y4 |9 o　　徇私枉法

! \4 k4 d# c: g0 F+ o9 }3 L3 @1 g　　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

" d% w2 L3 w- G' [1 |% K5 P7 i　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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/ Z8 h, l5 n; }　　先入为主
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/ q) j! d  T5 `4 |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) z8 `, G. N; h　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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; J; k! \6 e. ~　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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  m8 P1 ~. L' a  h! k% y　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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: E6 j  R  p* T& w9 N$ `　　严以律己，宽以待人
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' j$ i5 v5 k  @4 A& d  E　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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( k" _0 U1 R, o　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

! C6 {+ r' a4 W4 ]5 N1 x5 D$ y　　有钱能使鬼推磨

, J2 q* @5 a" p5 P* Q* [' B" G  C　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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  r. a2 K& e& d( L( a　　有识之士
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2 m2 V* U$ R7 h9 h　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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8 j0 N" _. i2 _* c% ]) [　　bold but not crafty84

. g% `7 k2 t* H% O+ I- L4 c　　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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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

7 z0 e, E! t2 D1 D　　以人为本

* x6 R2 }6 P4 ?$ y9 j　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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& L) z: ?! G! k2 l9 b　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

1 ^7 d* i9 W  S  @: D% b　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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# U. x) D$ k% s1 w- Q9 x. v　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

( A+ Y4 Z* f& O1 t* C" N& G9 t5 Q　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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7 e/ t8 k+ ]1 z( n6 G, x　　英雄所见略同

( {( a$ n1 F! {/ _: G9 K; {) \- o　　Great minds think alike.
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$ \* E! p2 |3 B3 v/ w; h6 B& ~1 O　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案
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- F4 i8 u5 ]4 c* M. V　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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  F7 Z9 f8 S8 O% }- C* C! j% B, R, t, v　　一言既出，驷马难追
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  g/ P" I$ a1 b6 r) A5 d9 r9 n　　A promise is a promise.

2 O2 W# @, I$ n' |! w# k　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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. p. ^0 u/ m4 }1 s5 R; |　　target of public criticism

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: d1 X) U, z6 k* R, i　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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: U* c" S( G) _1 Q　　纸包不住火
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/ |5 F7 q% W3 r　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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% I6 O5 W. o# n2 H　　左右为难
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。