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

: L( v" O1 r/ K! |　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

2 D  F6 B7 _, f6 h! ]4 J　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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4 i2 ]  n0 S$ W- k8 g　　Seeing is believing.
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8 F: p5 E* S1 }; y5 [3 L　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

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0 i/ T1 T- t! x　　不遗余力
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/ n- V- J: C) B' \) ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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2 `1 B. q' o3 x; l$ }& T　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

: c- Q  ?: y- C2 H! @( U9 _　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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+ k( B. F& Q! l/ e% d　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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) v- g* f, V3 D/ k　　大事化小，小事化了
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& x" h" e; Y( B, H6 g" v　　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

8 Z, ~6 ^8 \, \# m3 p& `) I　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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' |0 z' P) x( e4 k7 ^3 n) R& t　　过犹不及

' q6 x  N8 M' H- M　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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+ f' e$ b* k0 v9 k# x+ q　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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: u2 X1 s* r' v7 i  W$ W1 K　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

+ ]/ J& i  D6 L! ~7 G: ^: c　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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0 A3 j2 G( ~, t/ v　　活到老学到老
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+ o6 o' l- j1 ^4 h( ]　　never too old to learn
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2 n& D  |2 z# E  U( Z　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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! i. }, x* x$ h$ \7 r: |2 l8 v　　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
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4 V; Y9 W4 V* o* U6 ~　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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( T# e+ |; w# I　　be down-to-earth
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6 V+ W. C1 `7 z; y　　脚踩两只船
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7 R6 Y* W% v( J  S* d　　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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1 A* L9 X5 G4 H4 ^　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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4 G4 @' M3 @0 u8 L/ q. F: Y6 a　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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9 s; b% t0 f! Y( k　　礼尚往来

3 W# R: }% ]3 q6 P' ^　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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/ ^$ a0 W/ s  c$ h　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

& R& M9 \/ }' i　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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& Q/ F( j/ Z0 b0 F) m( a& Q　　gain both fame and wealth
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* ]2 c" ]8 Q6 L0 O　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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8 R# I6 \3 D% o; j( `0 `' a( M　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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, U! l  m; h1 T4 r) F! J% y# O6 B　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

& S' ?. H" p( i. ]. 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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

1 [* b4 H& T2 ^. K　　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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. Q' H/ X9 F; J0 X　　抛砖引玉
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2 Q7 L- I0 ~* r2 z# S" U　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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: d* B* j1 v: c　　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
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' I9 w$ V- U% J( C* t1 p- l6 Z　　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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" S4 h- J5 N: m1 Z9 n$ g( u% A8 T　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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　　前事不忘，后事之师
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: z( l& {* y: h1 h( E　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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) D. ?+ ~" e, V% y　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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6 C$ u' X) Y+ x" J+ z- B　　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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+ s. f/ Z$ j: F4 w8 P7 ^4 R　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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5 c+ k, B; F( n8 r　　人逢喜事精神爽

% T& |7 T' L2 @4 _　　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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　　世外桃源

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4 B, I! ^4 W# ?: \/ w4 i3 B　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! g5 r/ f+ i% i& H, _/ z1 [0 j: @　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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& O& w8 J# ^% ]. b4 V8 \6 T1 }　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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' I3 O/ U7 J$ R+ \: e8 ^3 j　　a blessing in disguise;

( s( O% @) I3 ?+ v# a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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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

; ~9 b& K6 L; H* q1 R. m+ [. \　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 Q5 s' a. B" H+ F　　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

　　speak of the devil
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' J+ A  D( s( s- h* W! G1 v　　实话实说

　　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

. W3 m# x3 `: T' ?　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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% _8 X2 Y6 g" K7 a/ j　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

" C' k' s5 K$ [6 Y4 ]* U　　糖衣炮弹
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2 G) {6 m9 e6 I8 Z2 ?/ D6 I　　sugar-coated bullets59
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9 z. c$ ?  h8 m+ J  ?/ ]/ [　　天有不测风云
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0 o- j/ [2 a% T. ]6 C7 P5 z+ w4 R2 Q# O　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

0 f- v/ l( T/ n  A: ~) z　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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2 q5 }2 k3 r# v' ~  U　　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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( H- R  w7 o: h. }/ r' w　　歪风邪气
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1 }7 f1 C% q  q$ O! i& f" J3 _　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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5 ?* t, R1 a2 h3 y" C$ k/ b' A0 x　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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. i  t/ @- q! N8 w1 l　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图

; K( A) {- r9 O; a2 G4 x　　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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9 Y0 a  T; E) f; y1 j& x, D- Z& A　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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% C* ]/ p3 D* w+ Z) u　　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
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1 P% V5 J4 ^0 k$ a, E3 J6 ^　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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7 E- [2 j! T' E　　心想事成
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( @0 b* E+ e( o- [) l　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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: Q) p* a/ O" I3 F& K　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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& O/ M8 g: T4 `$ `+ b* K  B　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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" X2 D. L7 L3 o: i　　热锅上的蚂蚁

7 z( E) W9 x5 O　　ants on a hot pan

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( |( G7 ]$ W6 H. Z8 g4 c1 d　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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& h0 w/ N6 j: G6 J1 v. L% s' k8 y　　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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4 |- D3 l$ @7 e( G. A　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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/ H6 Y9 S  W, F! e$ y% D: k　　a man of insight83

' w; s( d, X8 E4 _  X5 E　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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$ `0 F; b  e1 W) I　　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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- ^+ @+ h, i) B. q4 Y* q1 q) [　　keep pace with the times86
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7 s: c2 {" b% _7 H1 v$ a: B　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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$ k' f9 A$ }. R: j/ @5 w. u% a2 B　　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
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　　Haste makes waste.

& M& p6 [6 L, H4 z1 I8 U　　More haste, less speed.

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1 J- m% |$ _. P　　优胜劣汰

0 g, i2 P1 F0 y% H! w% V7 W　　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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; S4 K! H8 \% _  N　　冤家宜解不宜结

6 Y4 B$ V* D5 [# n: k  {　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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+ l/ A4 H- x3 {9 @5 W9 l　　冤假错案

, d% v% d2 D1 b' t! ~& i; M  K　　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

4 n% y8 ?, e1 [8 G7 b4 L, {　　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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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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8 |3 C$ h9 B+ n* M/ C; Y　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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* c3 F$ R/ m8 C9 O* `　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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& w. V0 j% F- T' }; X, I  E　　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。