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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4 b) i( i9 t6 ?1 A- B　　爱屋及乌
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" M, O/ x) n5 }- H　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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# Y" }/ i4 [# H# E* |- Y# j3 K　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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8 L, ?2 D# v; |% |5 H& i　　Seeing is believing.
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; @) O  w# o( G# a1 B& e　　比上不足，比下有余

3 L( I) O2 F  A7 ~5 ]6 D- T( p# A　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

! q/ D/ s. ~8 M: r- |" W  k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 s3 l1 Y! g$ o/ b) L　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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  e5 E& ?# Y, n! s& T0 B　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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7 }5 ~8 n7 j6 {/ [4 b$ [8 X  M　　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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8 y9 m, `6 W- r* K! \! T8 k　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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; s+ b  z) @2 P& v# Y) P　　大开眼界

5 f1 E: c; i! M. O2 @: U1 J0 S* R, j　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

) ]- N6 Y% ]: H$ v% ?: \' Z: C$ _, \- _　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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! i+ J* I' b: j　　过犹不及
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3 _" `) p; v$ o  C8 p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

2 E7 K4 }/ Q0 |3 k* c. }  P　　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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0 J( h* d* `# {) P! S' r9 A% W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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$ k% |/ ?5 G- Z　　Bad news travels fast.
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, ]% d6 J" p0 r& O: ^2 Q% H# T　　和气生财
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+ ?+ l% F8 P) D. b, i4 p. q　　harmony brings wealth;

' a% d, v" E6 e  I) K/ I9 Z" \　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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9 t0 p5 {1 @% ?　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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' h6 p, s# S& D: c6 d　　既往不咎

0 C, R% z% l) r7 Z7 h5 i: P* \  X　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

, o$ o9 k- H' ]  [% |5 r- ], o3 p　　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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* t+ x" ?! b: ^+ h' e　　脚踏实地
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; @) @7 D. R2 m2 e0 `$ W　　be down-to-earth
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) V; A9 n5 X( O& B, |' k( r　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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, o+ a2 c/ o" Q: N$ w7 J　　君子之交淡如水
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/ j- A3 z' U5 D) s* E+ G4 e" K　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 n, M& d, u' {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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% k2 y- B2 ]' e3 a# P3 A0 s# o　　cut and dried; cliché

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+ W+ ~  \% o! S1 H& K$ K* G' a; u　　礼尚往来
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6 o- n1 I5 `  k# a3 P. e6 N　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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! O* v2 t3 f9 e' q2 P4 g　　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

* m$ s& j0 |2 \　　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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7 u; f  a8 v  B1 t' ]: T3 R　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

5 h# ]; Q6 V: T& J9 |' X5 B　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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, n' e# J; W  f9 R! ~% V0 v& ^: E　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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% i6 Y$ i0 \8 A' |. r6 s+ M7 Z　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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% g# @# s5 B- m4 k　　弄巧成拙

% a* b% S4 U( P/ F/ U. E+ n　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( |/ r2 B' P8 C　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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' ~2 L9 M- \, m2 i　　抛砖引玉
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: S2 y/ n. f- ~4 |' k* M8 B8 |　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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6 g$ [% j# N! J( P　　破釜沉舟
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' ]: B! c% y. q$ n- }- ?　　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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8 K7 B$ @" A; J, _4 i. m. w　　抢得先机

. K/ W. I  \% U9 j8 b  W4 c* ~　　take the preemptive opportunities

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9 B, R9 h0 B* _9 e9 b　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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& Z! a0 p2 l9 k　　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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0 r6 a5 o2 L5 w, I: F　　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

+ I& @1 B$ P6 P　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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; D) X9 l4 `" j: 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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4 P' t" l7 y5 O# G　　瑞雪兆丰年
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) a% [5 w( R9 \$ Z8 u: A　　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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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

1 E+ `0 S/ `# H' N, h8 ~. e( y　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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* R+ c! Y$ u3 r, ^5 x( e7 J% E* V( N; G　　世外桃源

6 b6 ~  D9 T1 J9 m/ E4 f　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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% G; \, v0 S; {　　人之初，性本善

　　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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! Y1 I2 R5 B! a　　a blessing in disguise;
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" v' ~  ^: D3 W4 U; v; s4 k( O　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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) T/ K! S) x# S( Y; Y　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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0 G, _0 \. {$ K7 _; Q, I/ k3 a　　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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　　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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9 j; ?' t0 X* M8 L　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

: V7 q, Q& `( V2 J" J) Q6 ^% y/ _　　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
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3 v4 L0 L2 s) J1 K( ]3 E+ h* S( ]　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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2 g( d; S, r: B* ~' I+ W　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

! ~8 o  ^$ N3 w7 E3 t( Y: ^7 w　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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% s  o9 r' N; f0 }　　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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/ C0 f# b" d# P! d　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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: v9 b3 I2 E1 k1 H' f　　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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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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5 x! A# s, m$ c& W　　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
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9 d6 @9 d; J) u8 z8 Y7 ~# l　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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# ~0 ?- `. @; N# y　　a new broom sweeps clean

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. g; G, V3 b" j0 L9 D4 l/ Y+ h: ]　　蓄势待发
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5 M; @: X: S2 L' c- w7 ~　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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' f( B0 s  v1 N% p: B+ \: f　　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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, @# Y" O6 T* J& P+ w　　先入为主
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: s( m& n) b- g3 k2 P  F5 d( M　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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: V( d' t! h$ s7 {: |1 C　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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, Q/ Y) z$ _1 c  h8 w　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ m/ g9 d  d- w( Z% M, R: e　　ants on a hot pan
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9 x3 v6 I! M( ^$ A　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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( L1 R6 I. W/ V6 e　　息事宁人
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, x7 j9 J& w* q( r9 j　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进
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　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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: p! F6 q4 l# f' {　　严以律己，宽以待人
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; \. m3 d& B9 D6 r　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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& A: g! j9 T* b　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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& B: a* z$ t4 B% D; v  u7 Z　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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. Z7 `$ Y9 _+ [1 r　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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6 e- I7 T+ L& N" _% ]　　有识之士
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+ K' j8 ^' }: x! M8 I& f: r　　a man of insight83

; L% o2 ~7 _& `" X( [, Q$ T! G　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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$ G1 c$ }, ?" y- ?　　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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　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

8 v& R/ M& m" z7 |# x6 Z4 j　　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

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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# w( ~- @$ M$ x2 }　　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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0 F5 d/ O7 s" t. f' P! y　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 L) X! g0 O/ Y; q( P- z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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. n8 l# i; a& U( U/ h　　一言既出，驷马难追

+ m% o$ ^; Z1 n3 A$ j% R　　A promise is a promise.

$ L$ }5 g% Y  h' ~　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  v# I( }! o2 }# @9 q* V　　招财进宝
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) |  k% i& _1 G' [　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　96
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. L3 G& z! {: D1 n: q$ k　　债台高筑
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  s6 h" L9 x; g9 G  w+ P　　become debt-ridden
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" }8 H2 a' f2 W) a9 \　　众矢之的
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- H( d3 N8 P! h9 P8 C　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99
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! E, ]- l- [' w　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

- E1 A8 ]* U" @9 B! n. @8 x　　What's done by night appears by day.
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3 B/ G. n$ g0 O; z/ y　　100

) q3 k) n2 C5 y5 p4 u* t　　左右为难
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　　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。