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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: f' ]; q+ N+ [　　爱屋及乌
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3 o' P  {; g% E( h# d8 ~　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 M- O3 S& I$ t& a: g" B　　百闻不如一见
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9 Q& r, h0 \& h5 J　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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$ F9 ?+ s% j5 S- H  y) O　　比上不足，比下有余
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( ^+ M% o# L- a& @% n  w. b9 y6 ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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  X. ^/ j" g' ~& A" w　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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/ J. T! z/ y5 m2 {# j　　不遗余力

2 E, ^; M; G  e( a1 u; G　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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# Z: S; O# n# h8 z　　不打不成交

" o/ N1 N4 D* v+ f- o3 h3 j9 W　　No discord, no concord.

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& h1 j" L' U6 d7 _# A　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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, B" t. ?; i3 @　　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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& O$ f9 C" `7 i. n# X$ i　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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( p9 `! R& b! B( k: L: b$ ~: w8 y　　大开眼界
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0 V  J" E6 D2 X! e6 Q' n' W( C　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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8 J* r; U+ \. f& R　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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( s7 ]1 W3 J6 r　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

8 w: v! m4 q2 t6 R1 a　　too much is as bad as too little
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& g( X9 }% K; X6 q　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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6 D7 P, l7 y* t) {+ s- Z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

8 o0 L$ B! G5 G7 M: f$ i& _! w　　Bad news travels fast.

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# e4 C2 d8 r2 M9 U- G; u　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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; w1 j7 ~* u: T3 c) `2 W　　活到老学到老

' O0 T( a9 A" T" L; Y/ X　　never too old to learn

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7 p# o$ z% `" M/ M0 Q  ~$ Z( x# O　　let bygones be bygones
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0 G+ I9 b+ V+ W1 ^　　金无足赤，人无完人
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2 S0 r$ N' `, w9 L0 v　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

) z* |% C$ c$ Y0 h　　be down-to-earth
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　　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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7 q* R/ B6 H; C8 S8 u　　君子之交淡如水

　　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

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0 K9 x& h! z0 a8 ^* g　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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) o" c1 A  `- r4 e　　马到成功

+ k! X1 ^1 v' l/ s$ O　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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2 }' e8 Q9 D0 G# P; F5 D　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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1 M7 R9 d, G: i+ ~7 T% V( o　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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+ h0 K! O- M* x: F. \+ h3 R　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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' W% R8 h" M+ D: X, R8 M! L　　每逢佳节倍思亲

+ \8 c: w! o7 q3 j　　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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% g2 ]- R( T/ v　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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# S" m% H' B" b# I% q( e　　弄巧成拙

( p( N* d2 J9 q5 o4 v! n　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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7 w' |' C8 _! S. X2 k　　赔了夫人又折兵

# D$ K- V+ f+ u3 Y' U! ?6 J　　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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$ ~: X  i4 T& a$ q　　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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) Q9 X5 g; s/ H3 e6 ^4 C8 m　　抢得先机

4 X0 I9 J- x+ C6 N* a* o+ o. s　　take the preemptive opportunities

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2 A" a1 z! E! |& R  w/ w' _　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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8 a" T4 P( \. B0 b- `8 A) D　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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* G) ?# U: Q. U  X, _　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

" v( G) F1 v2 @5 ]% R$ z- ^# E. x　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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$ Y- Z6 s/ b. N8 S6 v% J4 v0 x; [; M　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 b% q& X& p6 ^9 e4 x6 q2 d　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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5 V5 e3 A# i# X9 Z( H　　人逢喜事精神爽
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% I" P) \  _9 Y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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4 q  d3 q6 l3 g: S- t/ o　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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* @6 m/ D! v/ \+ @" G5 ]6 ]　　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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0 F( [! k1 [& u; t5 T! E　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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- ]! ]- k9 R' [2 \, s7 H1 z* `　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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8 Z% X- s- z. s8 v. v　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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1 \' z3 p) g$ z3 u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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' L6 l/ `6 N# d　　三十而立

# S' ]* [# T, P0 m: X　　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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6 M" P3 Q( u1 ]/ I, O& ~  \5 h  h/ P* ?　　水涨船高
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　　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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; m* h2 h- b, ]% Z$ x　　杀鸡用牛刀
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( [7 E+ S% p4 M# }　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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9 B  _5 j7 J5 G1 \　　实事求是

: N6 @+ _' G9 I  s　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 d4 E1 c# O" |# O3 c  Z# q2 R2 d　　说曹操，曹操到
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1 v  W6 O0 V- X+ F" \. t+ u; j　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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* V1 S8 q) L5 d. W6 J: W　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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: o7 j0 G5 l$ l" J9 U　　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

# {  v# Y: c0 L　　韬光养晦
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# U" {  d* g: G1 q  x( K0 P　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云
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' Z7 ], h* ~6 m: M, I+ j6 U　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

! J4 R& x0 g# J　　Unity is strength.

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" t! z  d2 X  h/ P　　跳进黄河洗不清
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$ w* H% l' D9 P, V% B0 }/ d3 k　　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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4 i# H7 D- c. N8 t4 ^! H+ S. k　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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, D( z: C! ^4 y# S　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 W3 O+ @5 {5 w8 f2 B  H　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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4 H6 {: ]- A. I3 F% }6 }* m3 a; j& j/ h　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

% c* x+ Q; t  E0 w; U　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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" F3 F" p8 |8 b; A% Y0 a# m　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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! R# P2 K6 U4 Z0 P8 [　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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0 c  Q& @2 L+ \; _6 s1 u　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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) u' W; Y0 Y7 t, F, i+ S　　May all your wish come true
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) F: E2 }! D( j) ~- l  l9 O. p　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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9 [: T% B# B5 u: z* Y! G1 S　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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8 y) s& b. g5 \3 J, P4 Q0 J7 a3 P: I　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

; I" T4 W( K# Q8 a9 @　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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8 O. g9 Z" X! T& S　　循序渐进
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6 |0 N! P+ v: Q- j. G+ ?　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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+ _/ Y2 K! v) \& u! h" L' j　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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; {* G/ U) a3 X- q2 h: r　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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: y1 c" |1 K7 j4 [5 p% }　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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$ p8 Z! H8 m: |! @　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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& `- S: @! `" X" u8 ^  K5 l　　bold but not crafty84
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2 q8 Q+ @& m. k  F& x! v4 A　　有缘千里来相会

　　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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0 T# H7 {8 J9 r3 A　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

$ i$ _, F, R: X　　teach students according to their aptitude

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5 \' H, O  y9 b. x- t　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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! |4 K/ ~5 l+ X/ x4 B　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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1 f% S% A6 r- A8 S) T　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

$ J0 r% ^% E" _( \　　survival of the fittest

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. c( ?: P9 K0 ?. O5 |% T　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

; ~0 ]' }- g  H# {　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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% h" E1 k3 C9 u8 N5 m  W, G: ]6 K: L6 x　　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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　　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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0 O, K, ^. ]8 ~/ i　　招财进宝

- i  w/ E6 B9 g2 {4 L2 D3 t& L　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96

　　债台高筑
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' k, b5 O8 i0 R! v3 r7 S) m　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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, c; d5 ~& f! f　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99

! z* [7 b( C  l6 {. ~) u　　纸包不住火

1 y& @( X! d# y" b* a　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ t3 D% ^4 S( X/ @% u& d* {　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100

0 r6 @1 T# J/ n) |1 {7 I6 H4 k　　左右为难

　　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。