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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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: L" l5 E0 M6 C/ C　　百闻不如一见

, M/ x9 a( f# M- F0 z　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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: n% n% |( w( d　　比上不足，比下有余

3 t# x  @9 g! Z" S8 w' Q　　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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　　不遗余力

% A" Z( z# E' x: q　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.

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" y+ X. [8 ?0 ]　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ s3 s& q; z2 a7 c2 {: I0 c4 y7 j　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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! X' @) }7 P! ?3 J5 c% R6 y$ _　　辞旧迎新

$ c7 y. \+ m  s+ d7 {　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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$ l6 z) S6 i1 \  h- q3 f　　大事化小，小事化了

; `! m3 C2 m! n$ ~6 b* A7 _* F$ d　　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

' Y+ J6 v1 B$ v0 K5 l　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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8 R4 F2 C* z( _　　国泰民安
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# U( P4 ^, ~) E: |3 `+ z　　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 I7 k9 Y" _4 Q' ?　　too much is as bad as too little
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; B( J, _: c3 X% F　　好了伤疤忘了疼

- P  J% U8 b' p, h3 @) m　　once on shore, one prays no more
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; @! S5 F4 ?8 O6 f0 [+ ?; [' X　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

! ^7 r: H4 h* a; o% n7 B　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

- D- L- V3 k' a& V8 l　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- g- U5 T5 M7 }0 e　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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8 r; b3 q- K- I5 v3 i$ B3 X, Z　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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1 I$ X9 i; R9 Z, k5 ?8 a6 k+ v　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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/ f. H# S4 x1 B" \7 n% t, e4 e, j　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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) L5 a+ Q1 t7 @　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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. N1 o1 R( H2 H　　君子之交淡如水
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0 e2 d0 D& O2 g. _5 Z. S. o　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 m- s' I0 S9 I7 i# K. E2 P- _. N6 T5 w　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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2 H6 Y( G( {9 J　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

+ D- {+ B- g% {; ?! R　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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* Q; z7 F  W; X7 `1 J4 e/ }　　名利双收
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3 p6 ^' J$ f) d# g% {+ k! @　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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$ X/ _* T" J3 H' s' E3 H# Q　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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# D3 ?6 M1 M, h' u: y* E' f% D　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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$ ~& k" T; G, q% G. n" l1 \4 p, ~/ a　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 ?0 J! C$ A: C6 v, w; \　　赔了夫人又折兵
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7 ?3 \% T3 b4 O4 c: R　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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) S7 z& ~8 k& t　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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6 \, @2 B/ W0 s3 f! W6 v% R　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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' @" m* h! Z' Q2 R+ ~　　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

# V- _2 b' B! z# s! ]( T　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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! ]# u: Z) T' p4 Y) m9 V3 e　　前事不忘，后事之师

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

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0 |4 A+ C. U. ]" N; l  @1 x) ^　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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/ A% t3 N8 c; x8 q, j7 s7 U　　强龙难压地头蛇
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0 Q6 X  d4 g: E& _+ e　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽

  k# U! b. n2 f5 f9 Z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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* U* `& a0 l; _$ E1 w6 t　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 Z" [  H& A2 v6 ^$ m. A' e- P# y　　世外桃源
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" n( s- |, ^, `% h" Y, d/ [　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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5 L0 F7 z# E- T5 u　　人之初，性本善
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$ y* H) E6 T. ]$ ^　　Humans are born good.

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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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% S* s) W* l% J5 ]　　a blessing in disguise;
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4 j0 M6 J; n% E: U9 @) [0 [2 a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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6 ^" U3 C: I+ G) }　　三十而立
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9 Z3 U7 M2 q% x  h　　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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1 C& @2 N. g7 N+ E9 x　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 U* Q; [3 d5 r: Z5 ?4 d　　时不我待
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: s8 x5 {9 m$ e2 a; v$ e　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

+ I+ E. S8 q0 z, E& k9 p# n　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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% C% a3 J: x; Q3 r6 R　　实事求是
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　　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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% F$ C8 {$ j: l: J7 v& }: B' _　　speak of the devil
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0 k6 X& P5 ?6 S* k% E: Q1 S0 F7 z　　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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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　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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  y) y, E% m# ?& c# m+ k6 L% N  ]' `　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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7 o: B# g' g' S5 Z& Z　　团结就是力量
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　　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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6 f# r; [- C. y9 K0 t0 T* E- |　　歪风邪气
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3 ^6 R, K& l! a/ V$ ^& o" S6 ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

5 U. `4 i8 _, m4 s1 n: a, O/ A　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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% f) [. N8 h! t' T# e: A* R　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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& g& a+ m+ R3 ?- i　　唯利是图
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" ]+ ^3 W% r+ M' d6 p　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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

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/ l! k# b$ F7 v1 u% @　　无风不起浪

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

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　　徇私枉法
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1 H1 w" P! J. U/ V' n　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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9 G# _, F# ^0 y! V. _' g　　新官上任三把火
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; y4 M7 }: J5 m' o* {6 R　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

/ l  u$ w, M3 Z9 R　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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4 w7 C) l2 x% W. e　　心想事成

0 ~: M9 J' s5 T/ u　　May all your wish come true

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$ v2 V* S$ o9 V& ~5 J0 q　　心照不宣

% V" \6 I# z( b　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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+ A0 f) `3 q" Z$ C+ p2 I　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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% c6 p9 ~, x, |( T2 _' T" G. Q　　热锅上的蚂蚁

3 g0 o7 F4 t& |. @9 C  I　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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+ d6 I& F8 ~) F7 E- k8 O　　息事宁人

' ^9 e: b' k/ V+ M0 I' x# V0 q; z　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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3 _) c+ J7 w8 ^2 u　　循序渐进

7 N4 `- ~/ I) k6 _7 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
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9 |) R: `  G: o　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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% m( M: k( O9 V7 T3 N　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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( z. x" K0 ]! O　　a man of insight83
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6 H2 @! @2 N% [3 I9 c　　有勇无谋
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* ]( }+ p& ?( M9 W　　bold but not crafty84

7 Y9 s$ Y3 [, R( S  l  J$ L, v　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

8 K) e" U' `5 J+ T2 S$ c　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

8 N" j$ H, i. X! f) G' s　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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

. t# o  O) J% M) c& [' N: U　　Haste makes waste.

# w0 ]1 _! m! B% U# v( N. L5 ?; D　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

& m% L: o) _, X( ]. c　　Great minds think alike.
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! X3 m- n9 |& h7 y% G( N　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 W' U' j. w. N, ?3 b　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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' ]6 m8 |/ t4 h9 `8 B/ m- n- p　　冤假错案

6 c8 j2 U- T, R! K　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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0 }* a* r, n6 i* \- \　　一言既出，驷马难追

0 L6 [, S8 ~2 F0 m8 }* C3 g　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

" e9 M5 p% M/ p# y　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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4 Y# M5 k; F7 m! R0 @2 O　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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4 o- S. b: B/ K! {5 T" H  K　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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( X8 R: }' l3 ]+ s2 C　　What's done by night appears by day.
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1 T! c/ F* i( V( h* b7 O8 g9 `　　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。