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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　　百闻不如一见
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* C5 q2 b# _* W4 q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

7 f; }8 c+ d) k" e0 b% Q　　Seeing is believing.
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% _5 Z, k" G. g) 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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* }" K* j8 Z8 |' d3 r; p　　笨鸟先飞

/ M- N% I  b6 Q2 k* B, P　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

% e! T) @* l* J$ w* T　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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( _4 G9 R5 y: b$ t1 K　　不打不成交
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" p1 F# L* N+ \/ Z4 e* n　　No discord, no concord.

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( o" G5 P0 m0 e: ^# ?# t: ^　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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" V) d: [' V( F$ |% N　　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

* O. X9 W4 q) r# r/ U　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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! B% \$ ?7 X8 y( |+ Y6 ?8 @　　大开眼界
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* J$ y( t- z6 D& b　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

" O3 u" c+ _- |8 E9 M# A$ ]- M　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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9 h1 _1 \& j8 X$ x$ V- m6 Q: R& a　　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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  u& c& w, U0 n# P+ r　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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  [6 U' c; b1 h　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 {1 h. v5 ^8 [$ s6 G, i2 K. f4 l　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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4 x/ c* I8 n% s% F6 \3 D. s　　和气生财
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' E7 w8 U- p7 S) G# X2 [　　harmony brings wealth;

) r1 E! y1 K/ @' z/ W0 ^" v　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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' M8 ^3 }8 H' r6 R8 q　　活到老学到老
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2 W5 B; ]9 F  u. D& r# b! _　　never too old to learn
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9 y8 S  J7 f. x8 V" Z1 V- O$ V　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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" N( B! H4 V: k1 p　　金无足赤，人无完人
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: R, V. Y' r  [5 v- K: {& Q4 s( S　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- u5 v" C) k5 ]　　金玉满堂

% ^. ?$ I, Z( e* P4 ]( m1 R　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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$ t6 \; n/ E+ x7 W　　脚踩两只船

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

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6 |0 U0 A9 N. F7 K# C' a6 j　　君子之交淡如水
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$ v0 j& w6 V, W, Q" U3 I6 j　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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0 S, y$ I% F7 G  }2 S　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 y$ w3 b7 O' m: D2 ^　　cut and dried; cliché
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' i) n$ c; G8 c2 ]　　礼尚往来
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6 T, X3 o3 m* W/ H　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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2 O/ P" s. x* Z　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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+ S3 D% T  p2 N5 s  w. `: o　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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1 ^7 f' l6 f3 m3 p* H4 Z　　马到成功
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# K) b, j6 C1 x, h8 b　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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  T4 l2 B  \( z5 A0 Y6 |$ ]  t　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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/ d1 O& l- R; c; g; M6 n　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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, H- f! J# v% T! o' e; ~　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ h) P3 \& q- y6 e& a　　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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: @- k0 u0 w& D) y( g　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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" l" M& u8 ^) ?7 J9 e6 `　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　赔了夫人又折兵

* m2 P" z& ]8 b  o3 V4 B6 C　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

, m, q, r% S+ G6 J# `. V　　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

1 d9 M4 G7 Q1 R9 o7 X- o+ f+ u　　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

" M6 s1 {0 E5 n+ j' c1 Y　　take the preemptive opportunities

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7 i5 N9 G& ^1 F　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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) @6 ?. h3 H/ e* M7 b* H- @3 y　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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. b/ F  Y0 k1 {& |　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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, J2 L; U8 q% j2 u0 `2 T9 L- R　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

+ T8 Z$ c$ F! ~' F　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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1 T3 h9 Z( V' |9 z* W　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 z% x# ~* {+ B( Y　　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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# Z; O1 D3 e: |: N( p' h　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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- {; I5 Y' B4 {9 {, u4 o( U+ O　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

: D2 a& ?$ B/ |2 {1 O+ T% P　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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5 c' D! n; U$ {! S2 @: C' P+ W4 P　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

9 J( X; t, V, w- ^  ?# C0 V　　Humans are born good.

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4 I/ E# q, z/ a* X) q4 O　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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! W8 P8 d0 o. ?1 m. G5 T　　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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6 _) |" L  x+ L* @　　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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& i- u& x3 i* y7 O. s　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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" `' B$ ?/ w, M* u! U1 J0 G! Y　　时不我待

* l, c7 R. q6 x8 g, \; K　　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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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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% ^5 x6 A$ W. ^1 K/ u: k　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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8 |9 c( W( C' n- b+ j( O; N　　实话实说

0 h* [9 e; L4 ~$ G- |% }# X　　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

1 |% E7 |; }1 ~+ s0 g! E6 L, t　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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$ i2 k1 @7 N, C6 N! d. C0 J$ N　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

) z7 T0 v. u: D$ K* ^　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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6 b' O) J2 |! z9 K　　团结就是力量

8 |. N6 u1 X) [' s5 N　　Unity is strength.
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8 J3 i, s6 _, M9 {. i　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 q0 V5 G! z2 m" @　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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8 x, M, E" ?5 T8 Y* m1 r( `0 Y　　望子成龙

# B8 _* `/ u6 a# e　　hold high hopes for one's child
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9 i, @- \+ }3 m5 y( j' a　　唯利是图

6 Z6 ]( S% @# L9 t. S( Q　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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+ L$ V. Y4 p6 ^# q  e　　无风不起浪

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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" e; R5 `' F, s/ m9 X7 N! @　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

& @5 g9 n' f  S  ?7 Z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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3 c" q3 q+ v: p0 n2 q5 a( l( G　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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* \' \: P( [5 N9 z$ ~8 ~$ l6 Z, E! T  R　　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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$ ~" E( M$ Y- Y" Y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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# O4 D& D8 |8 v# \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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- d/ B4 V0 u) O; Q　　The best defense is offense.

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" b; K0 {# [  q. D: K3 \$ J　　热锅上的蚂蚁

7 D# S  _$ R% w, }6 |# s2 O0 `　　ants on a hot pan

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& j$ A* r6 J3 l/ J, c) d0 `$ _　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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3 ]" ]# M+ D$ A% b4 c5 l2 H　　息事宁人

　　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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( I' A0 o* ^; [4 [; ^2 [5 r% a　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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! r1 ]; J+ X' M' |0 {+ l% l+ N  Y9 M　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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' u% F0 e5 d2 y, d1 [8 v8 p　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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8 ]% e, A: L- h- t　　有识之士

  z) t2 W) @  G　　a man of insight83

8 Z' L+ }3 B& T% w　　有勇无谋
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; Y) l$ @# t0 m8 e; j　　bold but not crafty84

/ @0 b3 I4 B5 W" {5 c" V& E' b　　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
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4 X0 J7 P/ m7 R$ I% g  }( o6 l2 r2 T　　keep pace with the times86

# a& a3 `8 p! I　　以人为本

! I' k" U% o) T( Q; \+ f　　people-oriented

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9 w' Q; X% u; B. f# I　　因材施教
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3 o! C% i5 u0 l  r; w　　teach students according to their aptitude

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1 d* d4 w* E1 f　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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9 r) z5 ?" ^1 m  |6 V　　More haste, less speed.
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% G9 ]+ O4 n6 _　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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, ^) M$ L: w$ Y2 z　　英雄所见略同
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/ _$ G% V, ]- e% Z+ ~' s5 Y　　Great minds think alike.

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2 ]& a9 y2 {9 W5 ^# B6 N　　冤家宜解不宜结
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! u# {) K. g6 B& e6 z: e. S/ G　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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5 b; y' `) i* c1 r  \　　冤假错案
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/ V8 K* H- L, ~* d- W　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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9 @% _$ Q; u( j- a( p) \; I3 T　　一言既出，驷马难追
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1 w+ L9 i/ T& o1 u, A8 t3 d' Y　　A promise is a promise.
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1 w) F3 h8 e. t7 Q　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　95
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6 ~4 F! g5 J+ M　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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) a* s" n( E9 V  r7 o3 z5 s# W　　become debt-ridden

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& r% T  J7 O+ Z8 f　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

1 w6 w6 Y. X+ R% _9 C　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

1 ~9 Y4 m$ Q( W; w4 a: x) h% W. P　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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' C: g) i+ I4 h7 B' u9 _8 e　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难
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( s/ V3 }1 r5 o$ m6 G" c9 Q8 o9 f$ J　　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。