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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& W) w. X- }* e) ^　　爱屋及乌
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" ^$ K. U  M6 I　　Love me, love my dog.

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' x7 u; ~' ?. Q5 N　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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8 u7 T  e- O  ?! D+ o　　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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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　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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, v: j0 ?1 w9 X8 i4 m  r% E. n　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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, }6 n$ |2 Z( |$ e" O　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ q# s' o) u( p% m4 U, O- U　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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/ W9 |, C0 o, [3 c! ]5 {　　大事化小，小事化了

; z. h/ q! m6 ^) z8 @  i' F  _　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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0 N: i( d, V3 k- n5 x! b7 W　　大开眼界
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1 h( _! N3 l7 s% u3 q" i3 a　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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( |9 C, P" ^" \1 M　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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　　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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% i# G) A# O' y/ \# ^　　好了伤疤忘了疼

) O% f2 n5 T6 j; {　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" I: S8 t  p- q9 ?　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ z7 v9 g9 {1 W* \　　和气生财

2 A4 b1 b3 V* y  ]! |: ^　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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$ x3 J* t3 e7 t; Q' u　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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. S* U! @1 j( `- x　　let bygones be bygones
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4 L1 \* [% R9 N; S* h6 u3 Z' z8 F　　金无足赤，人无完人

7 N) b& D) g, _/ h; |. \　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 D- K( c; P  U9 m. H+ b. U; ^　　金玉满堂

1 z1 g* N: R+ s8 L　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ Q. s* ~6 Z( X( U- J　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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' ^! ~" c$ R, H0 a% L　　脚踩两只船

3 |, T' i, p2 b+ T; Z6 v4 E( ~; C　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) i1 d5 ]$ W8 i　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' d  W9 W; e5 J: ]0 d　　cut and dried; cliché

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5 I( ~) W4 M8 A1 A6 q# T" w( u1 ~　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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& q# L8 N$ K: L4 `% U　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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3 Q1 o' Z% B( E8 P" F　　马到成功
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9 K9 P5 J- P+ Z4 J: [　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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3 T) H5 V. ]- F" C0 W) ?　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

4 N# q! ?4 [* z/ H6 e4 n/ J- S　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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$ C/ ^: n2 C. B' A　　弄巧成拙
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  L- |1 n0 E: O　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

" ^9 K' q+ M& G　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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8 D- l) x: T% j7 r　　破釜沉舟

" Y5 B. \' M: G) N) T* y7 J　　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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7 O# p, Y2 v  P2 k5 ]　　take the preemptive opportunities
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+ v  Z+ _- T: j& q0 j  p8 Y　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) ]; l5 |' F& N: a7 \8 a  u" u, ?　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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+ ^# ]( i- d9 L7 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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! j6 d0 O$ b& p$ s+ x  a' g　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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/ P) S5 P( O* |. J　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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, t( \) S# ?6 Z. b8 K0 I　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  I& p, F2 P9 S　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　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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. n, a  }+ q  @- q  [; z( ]+ |　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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. p" J4 F, B7 D$ j  _9 P/ k7 W　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

( j$ `( a, M( N7 b　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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: v, W% u. ~! R　　世外桃源

　　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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/ `1 w; k' I. L& Y2 Z# v% E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

- B, ~1 C# N( [! B4 }* u+ q　　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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& e. J7 r+ b7 v9 x' X4 K5 d　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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% {8 }% I* l7 r3 Z　　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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8 k4 H" r3 t) `7 ?) J& m　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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1 J( G/ D* G8 T9 [* B7 o　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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7 `/ o( z0 F, L/ L4 m) T2 ?  J! N　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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5 S' Y, o- F, J/ l$ {! {) Z1 D. v　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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: t# S% ?1 a" m: @. O' e　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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% J  E; }( i, O9 c3 m　　实话实说
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% f  j/ j, Y2 F3 T4 O3 Q　　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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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

7 W8 F0 V# l* {0 T+ u　　糖衣炮弹
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2 ^! C$ U/ E% `8 j( m　　sugar-coated bullets59
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1 A4 P; r( ^( S. ~+ Q　　天有不测风云
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% q1 M! ]4 @, ?* M　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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- d- K: w* V# _/ e, f' }　　团结就是力量
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/ P$ X0 M' B6 @- |' U% b　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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& n* f  F! K6 D6 ?; ^  P( o& B　　物以类聚，人以群分

  L' n3 Q! g8 _* u/ x　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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; I; _. o. a2 E: J# b7 ]7 }3 K/ z　　望子成龙
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& \+ @, {3 }( i$ W  M6 @: D　　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

' }# y1 x% X8 `: [　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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1 T: D8 G$ j* ?( q　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　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

& J0 M5 Y% L6 v! ^6 q' d# J8 g　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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* m+ N$ p- l) g% `　　心照不宣

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

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1 t( Q3 o6 u7 k$ T/ M　　先入为主

6 g$ T4 S$ U) J7 M  r$ o3 C) q　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ X- [0 ]: }" D9 q5 O+ D) ^0 U　　先下手为强
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# Z. @# r8 A+ ]5 ~( K　　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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% @; E3 e/ [7 U  L! X　　ants on a hot pan

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0 [: b6 p7 G3 f5 K; [7 q　　现身说法

( n( u7 n: k* M' @) R4 l, h/ u　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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, P' D( Z( t* o! j$ A　　循序渐进
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( m2 `4 f% b3 H% q- g　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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1 {7 G, Z2 B" E6 W% n+ h0 G　　严以律己，宽以待人

# O+ H8 T8 T( q& ?# K8 V3 {　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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3 ^: J7 r/ Q, Z& ~5 `　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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: v3 \4 Z8 L3 g+ [" `# k　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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% V& K+ N2 t4 R1 L8 Y# E+ x　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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* [" ^- ?; h0 Z$ V  v. L　　有勇无谋

2 X* }' G. e6 _, R  f　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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8 g) y. F  F: a. [% P5 L' q- L( x　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. z: @2 M% @2 i; F( w- l% P& v　　与时俱进

% t. [  T, ?8 y. d　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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1 ^+ I5 q. I& A9 m3 A6 D$ z　　因材施教
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: V3 a0 B0 x6 u0 N　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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- S+ W  Q* Z! C$ P& b" `  d　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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7 i  k( i) o# p# v4 \* x$ O* g　　Haste makes waste.

7 q) _" V1 Y( V2 w, f$ P4 K　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

$ s- z' f6 x6 S) G　　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

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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9 t4 L4 e6 a8 T& m5 ^1 v# k　　冤假错案
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　　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

# }" b0 L/ \1 P. n　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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( g8 {' O/ ~3 v5 @3 H　　债台高筑

1 S1 F. c; d$ H3 i6 ^' @6 A　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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/ e4 [+ a# }: x; |- \( G; M% X　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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3 }5 B+ C, [: R6 f* R2 j　　98

　　纸上谈兵
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& k0 M% \5 i& j　　be an armchair strategist
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$ R' v2 g# M6 `4 F　　99
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* v+ Q0 z+ B' _* j　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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- u/ |, B6 C* C+ u. R　　What's done by night appears by day.
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% g' p4 D; I- z& r2 G　　100
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　　左右为难
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& k( V8 t0 `( ]! H1 y* A　　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。