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

5 R' g! v. m( K* M1 |　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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% @# B2 [+ R) j: o0 T　　Seeing is believing.

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　　比上不足，比下有余

3 F" f6 p0 H7 I$ p　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. A4 S7 K2 |* n# @* [" [　　不遗余力

6 C9 }$ Y% F+ G/ S" J& H- F3 h3 P# Z, Z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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* b" K6 ~3 }4 L3 e5 O　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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4 G- z( Z7 c, r& ]　　拆东墙补西墙
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# F, a# @  h! s% r! `! G- q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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: U. M+ Z4 v. m, a& q  d4 e4 m- ^　　辞旧迎新

　　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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7 J' u( y' J( I' X3 E" R6 z　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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' D2 A2 j" U+ ~" }* x　　大开眼界
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0 E7 I# [: K+ ]9 w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 _; b1 R  T5 @: W0 x5 U7 r; c3 T- W　　国泰民安
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2 x- P1 Y7 A; `% Z! l" i- E' n　　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;
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5 Y' J- R/ R# S6 z) H1 |. h" _7 S% T. U# N　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 _% H# y. u9 Z! p　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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5 H/ l' A5 w: x; S% q6 @: `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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* a9 K8 [! {' b! T　　和气生财
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- a4 B  h7 K1 m! O6 F5 Y　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 F% ~% Z( e  s3 \/ H1 A　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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  P4 o$ @4 d/ F　　既往不咎
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5 {2 ]$ p, T8 k7 T* w9 t' |+ z, F　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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$ w( z; v, E! K9 S: [; [　　There are spots even on the sun.

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5 g% A: `1 r8 [$ z$ ^# C9 ^* h　　金玉满堂

+ y' H/ @  S" w- p2 D* ^2 ^　　Treasures fill the home.
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# P$ I4 L7 q$ X9 R　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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+ @6 E* R! ?' q7 ]$ r　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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! d* z( V! G. A  Y5 x1 v0 y　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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% }" f' v; E6 \* e; a( a　　cut and dried; cliché

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" d! v. P, ?9 b4 D　　礼尚往来

( |$ Q; O4 P2 T- K8 a　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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0 }# D9 }: h  \/ M　　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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　　马到成功

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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

　　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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' I: c8 Q: d- L( s　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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

6 N/ X1 z- y: Z0 J　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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+ ^( e' i" `+ P2 [　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

' z8 @* y' O0 c7 E0 j1 ]* ]　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

% }' X* w5 i% U　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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# G: a% P2 k- q0 e8 D- P　　破釜沉舟

　　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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- ]) P+ g6 E" Y( g! ?! W　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 l4 g( k$ N+ Q; r! ~　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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3 f" G) X) X2 ]7 v+ ^: a　　千里之行始于足下

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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5 Y. B$ ?) p9 V- R　　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

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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( b& r; X9 e9 c4 v5 P6 e8 c　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 @5 X3 F5 D: S, \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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+ ^. v+ J7 [& n　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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5 s: P) }& }' N+ Y0 Z　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　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
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) z( I; c, \! C" Z. `% n　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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; h' `9 j5 F. q# e" P6 x4 v1 M　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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  X5 _( P/ {6 E4 ^) K% C　　a blessing in disguise;

* [3 `( `' j; _- M* ^6 F　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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3 `' I6 `& A1 I" @　　三十而立
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) x% x# Y  S+ c. g0 }$ j$ m* b' \　　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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$ S. q5 [' p, e1 {" Y# x2 V3 W% h　　A ship rises with the tide

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' d* g! G3 M0 G+ [9 T　　时不我待

8 Y; c* J  u  T. Q6 ]　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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/ [; z' l3 q; F8 f5 ^　　杀鸡用牛刀
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+ g1 w% d* d  i　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 N( m/ F0 @/ s　　实事求是
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$ l: M9 c1 I* f; {1 g( S, X　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到
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$ W& P, u; K+ K1 ^; i　　speak of the devil
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9 @4 w0 H! {9 a5 s5 p　　实话实说

　　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

* B( y/ R8 P) C/ A  n* j  Q　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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; c+ z6 C) H+ P1 \7 V$ Z- Y" k+ U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

, ?4 C* j6 |. M: C+ I8 l　　sugar-coated bullets59

' @& \3 C4 a# z　　天有不测风云
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% k  H$ _1 y9 v4 v; f* y3 ?　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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* Y! ^5 Q1 K: G, A$ L　　歪风邪气

6 h# g' ?2 Q3 h% z# b8 W　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' m' H7 d2 D& W) d　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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* U( W5 ]3 \4 `6 g" |　　望子成龙
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( A6 c) {9 O- m0 I" H* ]( t* B　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

. a5 S9 ^6 f- M6 M' z4 N1 F　　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, {/ B8 B: X2 ?8 \　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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, K; O$ g% e# P1 e( G0 K　　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
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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( u% H' o, I1 o/ y　　新官上任三把火

4 f0 [/ k) {9 g+ v- V$ h　　a new broom sweeps clean

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9 ~- T$ O9 w8 K, l9 c　　蓄势待发

8 K0 S  ^) b8 F  P& b6 \: e  w0 H　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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# j7 L+ C4 v7 A1 b　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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

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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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$ X: ^- O, G' E  `4 ^( I5 n　　先下手为强
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- `6 `. R" C! p) i; H) M* Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　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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　　息事宁人
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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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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. y/ |. t6 ?% E; x( o　　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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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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8 K1 S  A+ g; r9 R) r* V  Q$ I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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+ {+ ?2 C3 F1 T4 O　　a man of insight83

' \& B5 V' f% a+ C7 p0 `+ r　　有勇无谋
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/ [) v5 l7 F( q+ i4 y2 o　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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: l4 h% Q$ X! p' {; ?7 h# t( `1 A　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进
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# q$ P3 x# F) s. V　　keep pace with the times86
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& L  _$ U. |' d, D* k' v3 i　　以人为本

8 C: p- N: ]3 M' G9 ~' v( |1 a　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　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

1 J: d: P3 g1 I1 `* L　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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- \+ Z+ [9 s- X5 b& T4 h* j& z. N　　英雄所见略同
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3 N8 [' y' T4 d　　Great minds think alike.
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3 U2 k6 D7 N1 t　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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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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　　A promise is a promise.
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( D5 R5 ~, t% L- i8 m1 s2 H  L0 A　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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% a3 S/ G+ V* Q* Q& k　　债台高筑

3 Y" X9 o% [- J& e2 r! R　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

2 U- m+ |9 D. }8 j# @4 @　　target of public criticism
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  L! N. V* M5 V, o8 W. i! O　　纸上谈兵

, f8 B8 {' H: p+ }8 G1 S0 `　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

  T3 X& q( ^) o- @/ J　　纸包不住火
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% S# g" `# ?3 t8 T$ d　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

  W* a4 p9 C: K　　What's done by night appears by day.
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9 }  V, s& V9 ?　　100

　　左右为难

3 G9 D# h( d) U: V　　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。