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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+ c6 e* _# J* N" _& p6 p2 U　　百闻不如一见
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+ Y' {; p* l2 Y8 W* D- K5 P　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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* Q8 |1 W& e1 u) z' M$ M, A* j! L　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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' {* F" R; G; O8 a　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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; x( k4 `8 j2 y$ ^　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  F' U! @6 f* z( S, f　　不打不成交
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3 e; j; P. d3 [3 z6 C　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

+ \3 y. o5 B/ ~, x# T, B; H　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( ]7 |4 r9 c6 k9 M3 s　　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 S6 k, w) E+ W　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; k' j5 _2 c" S: X　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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0 }# Z$ ~) l. a# u/ i/ X5 F　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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2 R+ T1 f6 z- a' F/ i/ {7 N$ _　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ u# V+ g. O) _( X4 x( g  v9 V　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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6 V. R% Y; f  T" j　　和气生财
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0 F2 V8 |+ w0 w5 ~/ i0 W　　harmony brings wealth;
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! j$ a2 ?# ]3 P  U　　活到老学到老
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& u5 b" ~1 I& d" M* [　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

6 A- B: e+ ?. Z. J5 f8 f3 n! W& J　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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" N' \: a! p/ ^% Z　　脚踏实地
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1 v; Y9 f6 _2 T: m4 z7 C9 D; c　　be down-to-earth

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. S% G; B3 e6 Z- ]3 i  I2 r& q4 X　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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( [% C, l: P6 o) `) n; ]/ P" H; p　　君子之交淡如水

# F" q) H% x6 Q; P8 _2 T　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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3 G, b$ O) C: s! L5 P　　cut and dried; cliché
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  u7 I5 o% [: _. k7 q- i5 [) O　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! g0 ?$ L* I* H$ q' t　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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5 p+ P0 q1 Y: e& i( m/ n/ g4 q' }　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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& `8 B: p( b& [# V4 }　　马到成功

+ l% A; ?9 |; O5 I5 J; q$ V7 D　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 A6 n( J% _  Y! x9 C! e　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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6 I" b. L' y+ g7 g, W# `- K　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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0 o. i7 q1 D5 j- \9 K) \) `　　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

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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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3 _9 k8 |! j2 f9 b: D! }　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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7 x: Y- F/ {7 _6 y4 M( V　　抛砖引玉
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　　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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& t8 r  G( f3 v3 R　　抢得先机

9 u% k  A  ?: z5 ~　　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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+ [! R7 W& D+ X& J2 v5 V3 Y4 ?) X　　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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. D) D. y" W9 o+ B2 H  Y　　前事不忘，后事之师
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7 _: ]/ c+ H4 {4 Q! `2 n6 |9 G　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

" [' c; U8 M+ L$ Y" n( U　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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6 M2 X6 r. H' w9 t- {　　强龙难压地头蛇

  C& E+ s3 J3 R6 v　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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% `1 s3 h0 J+ J　　瑞雪兆丰年
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; o; C6 d+ m3 Z) v" s8 u. u　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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! n9 s+ H( d2 E" q. f6 c　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　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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) L5 o& l; L$ t: n. I% ^# ^6 @5 z　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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4 {' n. _4 [( R  N8 S  ~　　人之初，性本善

  l5 V) c* s' g. `, y　　Humans are born good.
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2 Y3 D: ]  X. n; `( f% N　　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

  ]$ W. O' m/ _　　a blessing in disguise;
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7 L) b+ t) U$ I6 M! l  |+ P　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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' I3 R7 U# a. O: p. F# _. ^4 S" u　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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& I% h1 T1 [+ F, 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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  o7 k7 r4 r$ n2 i2 n1 t' P1 ?　　说曹操，曹操到

5 H9 J5 I0 m6 l* ]' G$ Y　　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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: v  X7 {+ m6 ~8 [' F　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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5 P5 x$ C; I, i  u& f2 _( v) N　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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5 o) O# ]) A/ ]% y6 N8 k　　韬光养晦

9 z  ?/ H8 T1 |) |, r; l5 n; K+ a　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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+ d. i4 f/ n0 T" r' m　　糖衣炮弹

. m5 A8 [+ M& @$ T- z　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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" S# U& t0 m1 @3 u6 b, t) {" r　　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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  s6 p7 g! e0 G) ^7 n　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 D. x* b$ ]7 T" Y+ O　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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( ?' S- T# u, S% U" f  v　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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, Q8 L9 v  ?5 b% ~* p% c& S　　唯利是图
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2 s3 x8 \$ R  J* ~: I　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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& J! Y3 F3 j2 X" V% F! \　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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1 M" D$ @9 u8 z1 y　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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" D- M: z2 N8 ~6 u' D1 v　　徇私枉法
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' o% P. v% _& z8 F2 f　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　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

, K/ X+ V0 K  q! Q) C+ w* R　　May all your wish come true

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( h9 U; x% }" u7 f/ g  _. s　　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
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( Y, O* v4 j4 ~" x　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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! w# `3 v3 h4 D/ W6 @$ \1 l/ K) v9 E, x　　先下手为强

　　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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, L- _3 O7 j! U) J　　ants on a hot pan

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* t5 `1 H' P5 G5 z( t( C　　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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　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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5 r2 T4 F+ m6 B　　严以律己，宽以待人

8 l  C/ f! U( t. [4 Y5 E　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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. U: G) r- {# [4 T　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

/ d" N8 ?  i2 X% ^9 i% B　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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4 h2 S- d. Z7 q* A　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

; X! c  ~- F* g+ O& m　　bold but not crafty84

　　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

& j2 u( J, T3 _. k6 X6 I' M　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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7 Z5 m2 T/ H. P; b) P' I& j　　因材施教

6 R% G% ~6 M( F0 `) [$ V　　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

8 O# U& y, [+ v) W8 S　　Haste makes waste.

' s: H, ~* f+ }% |　　More haste, less speed.

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- }0 K/ K7 x" T; \　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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& S/ c* \- G" y　　英雄所见略同
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; Z% R/ K+ |) N' t  M　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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8 d" Q% V1 d0 e! o　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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) V  {( A) J# {( y　　冤假错案
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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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: V9 l8 P0 v5 H; J9 \' c　　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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4 H9 l8 F& S, ?' l# c+ g& m& w/ u　　招财进宝

9 [/ V' ?8 r" I( o7 {+ x+ Y4 @　　bring in wealth and treasure

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+ w, f/ P% N# ?" Q　　债台高筑
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, E# C3 a. m8 `3 ^2 P( }" @　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的
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6 n; P; `9 u7 O$ n. n　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

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" |7 h6 d1 z- _4 }$ F　　纸包不住火

! Q0 Y0 [( S6 a8 i2 A　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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8 Y5 [6 E$ L" A7 N+ \3 |  R5 S$ n　　What's done by night appears by day.

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6 Z8 n* O, I5 c# L$ F9 y　　左右为难

' n6 ^3 t7 {/ @" i　　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。