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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4 z) y0 K8 O; ~' x' e. }* v3 r　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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8 H7 W, u: s" U7 s. d, N7 G　　Seeing is believing.
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4 }1 j; C( s9 r. C　　比上不足，比下有余

) x- v. r$ W! j6 @: G9 z　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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2 M4 O" Z- ~0 L% q: M% ~　　笨鸟先飞

' [* R% j) h( o　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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& C- ]! [7 d$ v% {' z　　不遗余力
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# R( \  K* t1 x, y& Y' U3 o　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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2 S+ w2 ^. Q& s( ~& Y3 z. x8 A　　No discord, no concord.

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! W/ x" Q7 P9 r7 l6 n( {　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　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

5 F1 ^( ^! Y8 m4 U. e　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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9 v$ _4 _* g! ^0 y　　大开眼界

$ M5 [  }, x7 R0 I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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: N$ P6 S$ |/ }* w# L- i6 s/ Y2 y* q　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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' f2 U8 ^( n3 |% c/ v# }　　过犹不及
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4 b0 Y$ N% x  [* Z8 b! y9 m$ w8 b0 ^　　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
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) G3 X) _7 A5 \0 L　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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+ [; Y' m- j9 O% Q　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

) k5 M) o. P/ k% n　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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* Q6 a8 b% x' o, s, I, c8 t7 i　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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3 n& o' W$ {2 W1 l- j$ g' Y　　既往不咎

2 d: u; |7 H8 L5 D- X　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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; \5 s9 k  q4 u4 u& u　　金玉满堂
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3 m7 g/ a. x" G6 J8 e　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

6 ~2 Q: A( W1 G8 y$ A　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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2 ]+ y& L. P& D* q7 V0 _8 K& Y" m　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, q4 Y+ F. u# m  N8 Z) F: W　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

9 F, F0 ^7 _3 k, `3 _　　cut and dried; cliché
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+ ]5 ?, q/ q" z* u. t+ C　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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8 q0 m0 \  g; U" x　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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* O* v8 q8 H% V% O! t　　名利双收

7 F( V! M) r1 D" k* q$ Z　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

; m7 D: t  s- l　　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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+ [3 E, C( _- W0 O+ w; ^& d! g: x　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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7 C! G# E/ S, U9 w" G4 P5 x2 Y　　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

) [2 _  c; @- S9 s! ~　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　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
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) I4 h2 [( O. y1 B0 o　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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. r2 I0 a0 }; Z0 }$ g: l　　破釜沉舟

: F) }  e; Z% |' j# N" S2 I8 ^6 G! |　　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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" Z: T8 S  G7 f; M* j　　抢得先机

* O/ ]5 S4 `0 [　　take the preemptive opportunities
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. F% K. [: }4 ~$ e　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. A8 ^! Z- S! G* j! h　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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: A! y9 V5 ~# o, u　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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  B2 f6 F' D, k　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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7 b& S$ l" `" _& {* M- ?　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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5 U$ _7 j; d3 {7 j! ~　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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! m7 a2 e3 g# Q9 G　　瑞雪兆丰年
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( k$ Q% i& V0 V+ L- Q8 U5 @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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. v3 P/ t$ A0 j+ b0 e+ x　　人逢喜事精神爽
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3 Y  s- Q" O  H　　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

' x+ K4 H! w! ]/ @9 p- H　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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# i) ]* L6 |8 i/ ~　　三十而立
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5 _# x3 X' J7 H7 n4 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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

/ c' [* h# q. o# j; T( m/ I0 T　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ u; x1 W9 p: u  _& v5 ?4 p　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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8 D% y, _9 G* ~$ F+ g　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

9 v! {1 y% k+ k　　speak of the devil

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　　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
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3 g0 T- M9 y- F& R3 n/ D3 z　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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) V4 F9 [' `# S+ L6 N　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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0 t- ]& h8 A0 \1 @　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

5 [& {: j- J0 C  l; n　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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; B' b$ O2 Z& d- x4 Q　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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0 x/ d1 u- o! ]5 B　　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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. U( B+ ~2 C  I2 J% B# U. A9 m7 @　　歪风邪气
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2 ^: O% n# e; x) ^4 k: c4 t　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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3 b; {2 @2 F! R1 ~/ T  B$ |　　物以类聚，人以群分
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8 s- P  k6 `: L# D　　望子成龙

) B2 l( `, w2 T　　hold high hopes for one's child

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' Y* n! B5 W) [7 ^　　唯利是图
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* [/ e) E6 W1 d( \' Z　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　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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5 _$ k/ ?( R( Q  Y0 E) w　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发
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0 b& d/ V* P( ]- B　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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7 v; Q8 O' O5 ~4 S　　心想事成
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5 x! T, A) |7 U- S% Y. P　　May all your wish come true
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1 H; R4 ^0 g. y# S1 _4 T　　心照不宣
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! ~7 K) K( ?3 B6 g& P　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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9 k7 V" B- j. f2 f# ~　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

; X0 }. V& j) O6 y( }8 G9 }2 y　　The best defense is offense.
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0 ~3 k& s3 C  l4 M- S" a2 l　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　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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$ j; ^% l6 F/ g' G/ D5 O8 W. t　　息事宁人
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! E, W" e, z* y9 g$ T; R　　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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& y9 J  k9 r! V- V/ z　　严以律己，宽以待人

6 L" }) e$ M- X5 U　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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- t% M8 ~! }. n+ K5 |　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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# x+ i  n; v4 c  H. p- ?+ j　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

/ A5 V# d: {  H* \3 x: u  o　　有识之士

0 A0 M) B6 U8 j' i0 ?& y. k& y　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

% W" p  M( M9 N6 d3 w' H　　有缘千里来相会
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" P* |# ?& ~  h8 \0 ?! G) [( M　　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
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　　以人为本

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# Z4 M: y* C& w( E3 T: R! W　　因材施教
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0 C8 @$ z: J7 e9 L8 J8 o9 k　　teach students according to their aptitude
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( c! M" P% h9 W; _9 h% v; U; ]0 [4 R　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　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
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6 e& z5 R( {8 U/ F　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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" }* U# a7 s) m* o6 ]　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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. P# j5 o1 b3 r# F　　英雄所见略同

　　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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: j9 `' P4 w0 o5 P* I& n' F$ E+ b　　冤假错案

　　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

" B. I  n" ^! j& n　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝
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6 o! o0 `% `+ r7 d9 g7 ?& ^" _　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 S, {9 W: V' P" H　　债台高筑

' o% f  K$ G) }; L* Y　　become debt-ridden
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

" ~: g' T5 @! u% i! ~; o/ u2 Y6 w　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 V2 K3 ~* ]5 S& Y' m　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100
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　　左右为难
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　　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。