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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* L6 f: B8 U$ u1 l$ ^2 B　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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+ o6 U  b4 T* o8 A% ]9 b- ~　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

" N4 w4 X, r! M4 M5 G! }　　Seeing is believing.
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- K) q  e8 r- N! A" M0 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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　　笨鸟先飞
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9 T+ ?* p1 j, W2 B6 `* k　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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4 A# O) `- ~2 ?+ M3 j　　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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4 A) x# j( t, h  I　　拆东墙补西墙

7 `" M/ T& A( i4 w, i1 P3 @& z　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ @+ p: D" f) g# Z  V　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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0 O2 y* b6 }. I- A' ^- Y　　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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  C( Q. _6 q. [2 F2 v　　大开眼界

2 F% v, h" S, g, U　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

% z0 F8 ^9 ]+ b% N. o1 ~　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

4 S7 V6 W& z$ q2 J% t( ?　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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! f6 G: u5 [- C4 l　　too much is as bad as too little
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5 E$ a6 r" E9 l& f" g　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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+ b/ J7 ]7 D7 K% i　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" b: {8 W, S! `8 K# {. U　　Bad news travels fast.
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# K. i) X' ]0 p' c6 t　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ O, F3 [& s- @7 n: Z* j. x0 z　　活到老学到老
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/ d& T- G0 A3 \4 i+ H　　never too old to learn
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, u3 Z: h" x" R+ V6 R1 g　　既往不咎
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5 l: w* R! C% t　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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( c0 G- @. G. [$ C& l! S　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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) [& ]* q' y; k- x! Y# j　　脚踩两只船

. v. ^4 q. P0 j, M　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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  p# J; F( a. s; u　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 S; Q# @  s  n$ V; f5 D　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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# A& B6 ^! r' Z- @　　礼尚往来
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2 X) T2 T( z$ w) u% r　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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8 t2 \, A; _9 {7 G4 Z- o　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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6 ^7 d. J+ N) _8 G2 L$ |% _9 ~　　gain both fame and wealth
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3 h0 ?: R: \5 e) P( j2 a& w　　茅塞顿开
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. D" V$ r" V& A+ q7 t　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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" V- w- i1 D8 p4 Q/ z　　每逢佳节倍思亲

$ o- O) }& r+ N% B! f　　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

/ d9 _7 M5 j5 Q8 y( U' S9 ^　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

0 D$ V9 }& M  F7 ~　　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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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

  u+ h9 T/ M; F2 R+ x; }2 R8 d　　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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, ?- b1 j! A3 c: h　　抢得先机

9 a9 c2 {7 d. K# S& v/ V% R1 j7 j3 g　　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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4 V8 J# k9 `' Z- z　　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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2 C/ Z# Z0 J2 {% ~　　前事不忘，后事之师
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8 {4 H+ K$ n* W6 A. d) {6 h: }; J9 m　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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3 [/ K1 Q% |, f( C* D) o# S　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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9 G+ ~9 d/ C6 H1 N: W　　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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; g! \+ e7 L6 N% t6 n) l" |; z　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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7 b* y$ _8 x( r9 e. y　　世外桃源
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* Y0 P0 A8 {2 J' d# j6 k　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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" g4 i0 J3 F+ |# V　　人之初，性本善
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/ a5 c' q3 ^* B7 L) x& ^　　Humans are born good.
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( Y. B+ \( ~5 @8 T: t$ Y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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+ y( `8 d  E" F- v3 f! g4 l# l　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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5 q! c- N/ h' W2 O& d/ M　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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8 S' W- N+ d$ a0 b6 i　　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 M* I& k1 y7 Z4 M+ H　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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$ H- ~, p" b! s5 p7 E, V1 o　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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: a: K  P% @) X9 k% @" \　　杀鸡用牛刀

7 }+ G: y( C$ L0 p7 m5 r( A7 y　　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

( |+ r, E  t2 r　　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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+ J- e# c; ~! @& z+ d0 l　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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' a$ P8 f! f/ ~0 v# Y% [2 ^$ @' X( Y　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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1 o5 y1 Q# W# t9 g　　糖衣炮弹
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+ l/ b+ m! Z, j8 {3 d7 `　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

' N$ u" w  m  i6 R- d' E- v2 \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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$ r4 v- V$ H0 o! Q; R8 Y0 v9 M+ L　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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  v1 N) M5 U3 a　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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6 l8 p9 v# `* o2 ?　　物以类聚，人以群分

+ Q) a2 X7 M6 ?, E　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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4 d2 ^$ I6 l* u) n- R- ]. F　　望子成龙

9 t4 I7 v+ q/ H5 U0 J. i5 D: A　　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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　　无中生有

- U9 b  R5 d: X* ]' D$ C: i. I% g　　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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5 V' v* B$ d7 @　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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) [1 E/ Z# Q' t" {& e　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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! t+ l" i; P3 d% C$ k* d　　a new broom sweeps clean

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  g$ v* K0 C; _. w　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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# ?3 O8 y! f4 [! o7 O& _　　先入为主
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7 _, h5 v  P# b' f, o6 Q6 }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' ?* _" x3 W6 ~* t　　The best defense is offense.
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, [8 S  c# B3 F& h  ?7 u　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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0 ?( D% A3 v. G# o# N　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

' Z5 U6 `# |. W4 q9 ]+ {　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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* @5 ?1 B0 ~* {% C4 h　　息事宁人
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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

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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9 x7 J* ~/ T. v3 v; k7 E; m% Z+ _　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

4 w! l) s( l4 S3 ^1 D　　有识之士
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* ]$ f: ]1 V6 R* Z　　a man of insight83
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" N7 f( K7 r9 b& t　　有勇无谋
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$ A# h( u- I, V0 K( O　　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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% f! L5 Q: {" Q0 b　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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, W- `) _9 l% _# E4 L6 `( J　　people-oriented

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" u% l% ]' p8 c' G　　因材施教
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: h% D9 R" G) h& W4 L　　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
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, T8 [+ ?1 r! ]) w- {　　Haste makes waste.

0 _2 ^/ \4 x! L7 a' Z　　More haste, less speed.

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( p3 w5 z5 `9 \- i0 \( ^　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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( B4 `- \5 m) `4 N5 z　　Great minds think alike.

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* u+ X4 Z9 }. |0 Z9 y( E# o1 [　　冤家宜解不宜结
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7 B1 S/ }0 X; u# O0 o) h　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追
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6 P& A: Q8 t  |6 q　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

; Y. \$ ]% e( l" ?8 U# F0 v　　bring in wealth and treasure

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( j4 Z6 S% d: V# I4 X% V' e* |　　债台高筑

1 ]! G# w& d+ V　　become debt-ridden

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) ?& @' e- e! M' K) `4 [　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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# m4 ~0 f' F- q( t7 I　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

　　99

　　纸包不住火

* r4 I! o' {& Q% y1 Y9 a+ d　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 e& m" d+ f4 b% k0 ]. s　　What's done by night appears by day.

* U9 p- k* ?4 `) V( W; Q7 D# X8 n　　100

8 d* i; F; h/ l. v+ v$ |/ x　　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。