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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4 Z4 b7 _( f1 d　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 [1 j6 F% A' h2 s) y　　Seeing is believing.

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$ V$ d! E1 _8 H  D　　比上不足，比下有余

　　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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' I+ e7 i9 Q2 T0 K　　不遗余力
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" T2 i# d  V: z, C' v　　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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& V+ g& {( `7 Z3 m　　拆东墙补西墙
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: q$ ?7 L- A$ d, f8 P% {　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# r. o5 m3 U8 `# G# H8 O　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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+ X( I, D8 q9 N　　大开眼界

3 ]. t; P$ r" o3 h3 t: y& z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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# k! C- i; F6 B7 D; N5 ~　　过犹不及
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  \7 h2 {' m  E0 y% X( f　　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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( K' E1 b* w% e　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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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　　和气生财
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) x2 P* O5 a, `8 ?- O2 K　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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; F; S. z+ ~# f: L　　never too old to learn
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0 N5 L7 [/ Y4 h9 j　　既往不咎
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8 ~4 s- P7 D! ~- v( y. U2 X; N+ J+ A1 e& A　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

. h" f0 H7 b6 p8 N+ j9 s　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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8 E- ~: e; s7 J9 O- ?  Q　　脚踏实地
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+ O. R4 O' B/ H5 y7 K　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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3 e! B$ o: W  B9 i! B4 q　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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& i. N1 ]1 u7 P  J* r. n0 E3 Q　　君子之交淡如水
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  _. A4 j) E- D8 Z" L+ M4 x　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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4 y0 _* e7 N0 D, K　　cut and dried; cliché

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3 o' V5 [7 e" ^2 {　　礼尚往来
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) }8 _  k) M. S( A　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# z: i/ F1 W; i　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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/ I5 M! ?! W$ c' \1 c* t+ \　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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. _0 F! m8 p& A1 e8 A　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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5 m* q4 p- O$ s. V- N1 M' y　　名利双收
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- s* s6 a. V2 o- B　　gain both fame and wealth

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7 D: J( b. N) a) K　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

; E7 l1 K( n, ]6 B& Z# G7 Z4 I　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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) m* I& C: H3 A3 Q0 }　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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& g4 a: |2 h1 N6 E  L4 r3 c　　谋事在人，成事在天

& ^3 O$ C; S# n; u* @5 |# J　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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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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6 X2 U/ K5 f$ Z) }　　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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6 p9 y) E& @# @2 W. N' w& K　　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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　　抢得先机

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5 D' G4 x- h' t3 \9 s3 j　　巧妇难为无米之炊

2 a- n0 C# h) {6 J! d3 |　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ M( o2 w/ k# v4 m/ N/ x　　千里之行始于足下
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- b, X7 Y6 H  E# B; Z　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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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5 E# b  k/ E  D　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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/ I) d! h$ {8 m$ ~　　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
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 q3 j- b7 a) t$ T3 z　　世外桃源
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4 y/ p5 X3 n! G; r( J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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) R* G5 g# z- A　　人之初，性本善
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' v. ?4 O, Q4 U% |# o( O! g　　Humans are born good.

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( ]! k9 {# K) z. E　　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
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, _4 ?& E/ ^) }# j% c9 }　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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( o- f% [' k9 U+ j# I　　三十而立
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' C7 M* W5 t4 b6 S6 @　　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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! ~  ]5 Q; B3 C; A　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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$ W1 Y! y" S$ g5 s5 ?4 b- @0 C　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　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
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　　speak of the devil
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8 C+ ]% f; F2 u6 @$ O; N　　实话实说

5 v2 J$ z  ~" i4 H8 x　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ a0 b+ q5 r# v9 z$ w　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

9 I" m1 e& L$ h% O( _% {  m　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

4 @2 Q  S8 ^. |0 p: y: K　　天有不测风云
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% W2 `$ S$ U  d2 }/ L　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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9 G9 }4 I4 j0 b; s/ n3 ~　　Unity is strength.

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4 H" @5 `0 G7 V# H+ K% Y7 @　　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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& Q2 r2 J3 Y) D, o0 o$ \　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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& |) j6 T' y( v# u, X+ W9 J; D8 Z7 n　　望子成龙
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) F! m  u" X& a　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

# W, L7 [5 E$ L7 E: S　　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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) }1 o) `/ g/ e% c; f) |, [　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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& D, }/ b+ m$ a　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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6 D$ M; g+ v  \6 O　　新官上任三把火
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7 k) w" j' C% P# D9 \　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　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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" `2 e/ N4 C! O- f　　心照不宣
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/ e! }+ B) m- D! d　　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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5 f) D& Q3 A8 y4 s& d  _1 }3 ^　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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! q# z1 L7 |* K7 U　　热锅上的蚂蚁

6 M4 U5 _4 B8 `3 v6 p　　ants on a hot pan
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  y1 h" f6 k* w/ _: X　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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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

9 q( q! ]% a) m) ~　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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" c  Q- c6 c* Y' x7 o; z9 m　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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" o* |6 t+ w! C　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 X$ H1 I* z, D9 O8 I　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

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3 b' V8 Y6 n) W: B' A( s$ T. r, K　　a man of insight83
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" W4 x( v4 }1 C4 E3 @6 [; m  o- |　　有勇无谋

$ }8 ^8 L$ ^0 L. P7 H( v5 z- l# d2 ?　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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- o" A9 c+ @! l, J" ]/ d9 X　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

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　　people-oriented

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) j) S2 w' y. k; U: V3 X% L% T　　因材施教

/ b8 B1 b9 A0 Y1 r' V1 [　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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6 j: r. I( t, B( K( c3 s& E　　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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　　Haste makes waste.

5 }9 |, w) \8 e　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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$ q! L1 P# a- O2 q. d9 d! F　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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- h3 m$ d1 z0 Y# j5 h　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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# u1 u5 k4 R/ v　　冤假错案

. B$ g  N1 @- V1 M　　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

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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" Q1 H+ U  Z2 a$ k　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　be an armchair strategist
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4 C0 n1 t- ^8 ~+ q6 Q5 v3 Z* K　　纸包不住火

0 y: P/ d0 R7 v5 v　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难

　　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。