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

% N( \  O$ P) d; ~% f　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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( {' e  r* u# `1 M3 H! u4 i　　比上不足，比下有余

: q" s2 y! z; W2 s; @1 s8 G! D　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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2 d! g+ D2 w5 _# C  |' F　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% S  z( u( {8 P! v3 l& D　　不遗余力

8 i# d* p- c9 G　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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: I8 T9 h6 y1 Z! Z　　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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! a, w4 a0 L9 P( I5 ?* Y/ W$ x8 f8 j　　大事化小，小事化了

- w' U! G& V0 G  X' D4 B　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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' ^$ H2 d+ U! N6 C; ^* U　　国泰民安

& C2 r8 E9 J' Y! d+ [, M7 B& d　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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- T6 E- Z$ x( e9 M4 ~/ h　　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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1 Z# Q/ M+ X8 H　　too much is as bad as too little

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, A/ f) ?; Z- B2 Q2 w/ L, d  e　　好了伤疤忘了疼

' o0 J; ^. F* n- C2 X　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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2 P! M3 P8 g; O　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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! X& Y2 ]# ?2 ^# c  t7 u　　金无足赤，人无完人
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7 E$ E9 O9 E4 W2 w( N　　There are spots even on the sun.
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; M1 g+ o( D  D6 g, z# G　　金玉满堂

3 h) D( P# j% j1 w- h$ F7 F　　Treasures fill the home.
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. k9 h; z9 m" n4 h$ N8 m8 P5 `/ s& u4 u8 f　　脚踏实地

/ I3 T% G. \2 {* p) c　　be down-to-earth

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# ~0 |- ]3 m7 Q9 v) V　　脚踩两只船

　　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
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+ ]+ |6 V# A: i# |. o　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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1 R/ O' a/ R6 B6 C9 ^　　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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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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: \9 ?5 o; d  W4 p7 h. W7 n: F　　名利双收
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0 L1 R6 O: ~8 d" |  c7 J! _* g5 G　　gain both fame and wealth

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. n! N; ^% J# T( f3 ~- t　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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) \$ |) x% N( h3 v5 p　　没有规矩，不成方圆

$ w) t2 F( V( p2 h　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' @; s; u; t) t* i& f! h7 W　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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- Q6 y* I8 l+ Z6 I- M+ \( a　　谋事在人，成事在天
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; i8 m% ?& t, J$ G! M+ m1 ~6 E　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

& M0 Q7 b0 N- y# O* |- P$ T　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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! w8 G' I4 M. J0 |; R/ _. ^　　赔了夫人又折兵

9 M# C9 r$ |4 D' E2 E/ M6 i/ m　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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9 v! X+ r- K' k9 g4 i　　抛砖引玉

! l" B7 P4 m4 Z+ J1 w　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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! v2 |* E" z1 M# I& }　　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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　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　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
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2 n4 o# q8 ^6 S0 q& a$ e( j" k( U0 a　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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9 {' K" o$ a9 w9 n; ^: X* v　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 T6 B, T0 l& O+ K2 ~　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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: q8 z8 K: X/ J6 m　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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; D6 w. X$ j; @2 I) j2 V　　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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0 l" X% Q8 x/ M2 ]　　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
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( ^$ q/ \0 T$ b& R" \　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 o& ?$ e) D  E& K　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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* r9 }) ^8 M) Z5 P　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.

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* H9 s' @+ p6 G( \( K& q　　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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  E8 I0 R) D5 ~; _　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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- L, j4 O$ ~' E. z" X　　a blessing in disguise;

1 A% k. }- c$ K　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

; n' z+ E& ~9 b/ Z9 T# U7 f/ l3 X, r　　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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7 J; R- E8 \( C1 P; [! U' Z　　水涨船高
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3 s8 \, V8 Y4 E7 d! v/ W# b　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

7 {0 x  S% `- s  _+ O; x　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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" q7 S6 z( Z# K6 j! Z1 Z7 |% c　　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

1 e' z5 S' e' f* M7 g* m3 u3 F　　speak of the devil

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" ~; n& m, f" k* h. f　　实话实说

; U& y6 B* Q5 b& C% l; s　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

% E, c! l* |5 r; f　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ }, [4 J: g$ H0 n3 [9 [+ o　　糖衣炮弹
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" j# D6 t  j' x# u- q/ @　　sugar-coated bullets59
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- y3 r) |& C% D- E' V　　天有不测风云

/ Z" U8 e( X+ y' Q$ e9 u( M+ J. ~　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

2 ^. W" u; J0 o8 X- N( d" z1 W5 g, j　　团结就是力量
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4 t+ r1 x9 c8 ]" c5 @　　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
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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! ^1 w0 P5 \$ i( e( s# f　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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- F$ [0 _: I, ^/ s$ }　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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: T% H( ?: |0 q, c　　唯利是图

& t1 A7 r  ~8 b' c5 R# 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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6 ?: H& y: e; o  C) }# D　　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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$ p$ X" f1 j; |  G　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

; a" g4 K) G( s5 n. Q2 U9 o　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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7 r; ^. S% ]  y: P! Z3 T6 R: }　　新官上任三把火

" N2 |. Y1 r: P6 R* t: h　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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$ a8 u1 W: h# A6 g　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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. w: ]. P) j: U　　心想事成
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/ E# ~# {% z0 z　　May all your wish come true
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! Z7 S, r; Y1 X　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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* B6 y* D, M, [, y9 Q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　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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  }" ]2 K& d1 _* R5 @8 s( i+ q4 D6 G　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

! a, ~/ [7 h7 j# H% K5 ]) d　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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: `0 y8 r3 L6 _　　循序渐进
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4 b1 E+ I5 D' y8 t　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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- H: w+ ^/ M2 n  V& K　　有情人终成眷属
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5 g& i" h0 L! n! U　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

/ Q. T! Z7 ?6 u! R" D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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4 I4 ]+ n1 I' x: i( `; J2 `　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

  V' S9 T6 H* i6 K7 w. @. j; v; X　　有勇无谋

6 D6 U/ S/ r. Y% d" @　　bold but not crafty84
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1 e. m3 L' g- B" `2 ]; c　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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% Q% _# f, z* c8 L3 D( [# h$ Z% n　　与时俱进

1 Q2 @) ^) Z% f/ S' M2 g　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

  M6 P/ }, e* M; `' ]　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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8 W& L; G$ ]- F! s6 o　　欲速则不达
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2 Z8 S  V1 \3 \+ R# N" ]　　Haste makes waste.
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　　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
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　　Great minds think alike.

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; V4 M$ q: ~, |3 J　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 {4 {( X) u3 q. I/ D　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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$ `+ G9 y4 q1 p% [3 {/ M6 l# f- V( j　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　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
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

5 ]- @  z9 b; ~5 Z　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

, n  G& w! S7 F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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4 c" w4 U$ H0 K; j　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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6 P; i. J+ v& P) B8 T3 G　　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。