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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$ i5 y+ `9 v- y1 A; W　　爱屋及乌

, u0 f7 [0 w6 t) H& e  v0 J　　Love me, love my dog.
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1 {5 F8 ~/ Y: V) g- H4 x  K- |. F　　百闻不如一见
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( y9 `8 s5 y6 E! \$ b: y* A* B　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 A+ f/ \* {  o1 x  x9 o　　Seeing is believing.
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% R8 V* ]" e8 C$ `' ]/ m) S: l3 d; w) k　　比上不足，比下有余
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" u. _1 E, q$ h- ?9 z　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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% Z" u% I. L: G. x, {　　不遗余力

　　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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　　拆东墙补西墙
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: r% c1 G3 l% k　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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/ V* J. c- F. e0 M) j! u- h0 U　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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: ~% Z5 |2 s6 I+ Y2 v6 I% P2 ?! g　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及
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- h1 ^# z) j7 b7 ]( r& B4 R3 H% X# c　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

* G0 c- ?) ~( H7 l( D% D$ \　　too much is as bad as too little
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7 E, V5 ?5 p& J5 v　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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2 Q& K9 r8 r3 }2 J　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

" x. z9 x/ d: j4 Y　　harmony brings wealth;

. W/ [) O0 U$ A) M% T: k　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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4 o0 k. y! \7 W　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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5 w  a0 `) s/ P  J4 V　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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' g; H! W& o( y5 O1 A6 C　　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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　　脚踏实地
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8 Z/ h/ Q$ X- w' ~　　be down-to-earth

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/ A+ z8 o5 f; Z7 I2 N　　脚踩两只船
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( h5 @" |( A7 T+ a　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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8 a+ t* o  Q' S! E) T4 n　　君子之交淡如水
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3 r5 U4 Y, S  ]2 A　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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& m/ T8 X, d2 R- f8 e( C　　cut and dried; cliché
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3 h% E2 ^; @5 P0 d" ?! M0 g% x: J　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% b& L* H/ k' @　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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/ k) \5 ^. g4 M  B4 d( r9 A　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 n5 g1 B; f* v1 B% f/ ^　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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9 q& R2 b# b4 \6 U+ ]% A( ~2 o　　每逢佳节倍思亲

5 r7 Y# {; {  g3 R2 ~5 {　　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

! Q: O9 K' ~, }3 w! I. v1 ]　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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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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( C# ]9 ]0 ^  {2 I& S4 i　　赔了夫人又折兵
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, e* D9 H) h9 p* ~+ p　　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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　　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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" W& q4 P6 u( y$ v　　抢得先机
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9 S' G% N# `  s$ o( r7 }0 f0 M　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

) r7 e( L- ]+ Q, i, M( Y　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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. c/ U. R8 O9 E9 k$ h! V0 E　　千里之行始于足下

/ h9 X  Y5 h2 u$ f　　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

) I; ^& D7 x+ e5 f1 Q　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　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

, t" g) A+ k/ [6 ^" G" j: q　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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# M4 n4 j# u) q7 E7 D4 d! P　　瑞雪兆丰年
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& @% e8 Y" f* ?( h" {* o1 d　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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8 r. F+ r& k6 Q0 ]- r2 `' d　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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0 T, N2 M8 K/ p) J/ r　　Humans are born good.
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6 b9 R5 n6 ]0 z7 f4 u4 `, |　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

3 q5 ?. s4 I; g. g3 n　　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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1 q+ {9 k1 f: L% C/ T　　a blessing in disguise;

+ N& _4 \4 i7 I2 v# ^　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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3 |+ U) }* C3 S+ C　　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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　　水涨船高
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/ U7 ]+ F- |8 z! P　　A ship rises with the tide

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" @5 ~- D  _9 u/ ?4 n& {. x2 A: N　　时不我待

7 C! N" w9 M: S, n　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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9 ^8 ?3 ]9 [( I0 o　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" a7 u1 h8 w( ]! q( b3 Z+ D　　实事求是
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　　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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6 y5 m3 Z. }$ d6 A　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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$ E3 `- E+ ?. d  V& C- Z" E　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

* A4 o  V2 p; U$ `! a3 r3 t6 s　　天有不测风云
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5 ?; ]5 L, p+ L9 _" J5 y6 O" m6 G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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　　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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% o) K5 j' \' x　　歪风邪气

4 {, P0 R2 d& I　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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! t5 f* X2 ^" z5 _9 F　　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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6 t# v4 G4 Y4 t7 z: L) u" ]1 ^* E　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 l  y0 M. J6 Y2 g8 Z　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

- ]5 `3 [# ?' `9 `9 z" c( v' j　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

8 d- O( o9 t; e: R8 v　　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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4 h: j( C- a. t9 t1 D7 H* s! a　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

- X% M1 f( g2 o1 ]　　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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0 I% E/ Q% D# {9 a8 x7 C　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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+ e8 S0 r1 ^2 g* ~+ J5 \4 q　　先下手为强
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- y- Y8 f; a# _$ F8 z' o4 i　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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' Y* ?  L1 g1 Y5 ^  c2 z　　The best defense is offense.

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! R9 x- N( g6 q, J  h* w　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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6 G* o" e' a. q* q: U. h　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

# t% w0 M5 q' ~　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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. m+ {9 M: ]5 B* s% k0 B7 k　　息事宁人
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7 ]+ [. v% n0 l' h6 \5 H( `　　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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　　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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; b+ b' A- O2 ?3 L　　有钱能使鬼推磨

5 M7 K$ f- @. d; d' T　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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! g' s8 Q3 l, ~$ o/ a% i　　有勇无谋

+ }. O4 }  Z9 ^: e9 `　　bold but not crafty84

/ [; f# k# b+ i, F! g- l1 s　　有缘千里来相会
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( B/ a# a. P' \, r3 @" p  Z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

# E9 |; d, ], _% P　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

7 H* N5 P& M' U* D% L　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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" o6 l+ a9 U4 w+ @　　teach students according to their aptitude
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9 L5 P% V- @4 N6 O$ X8 X　　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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  W+ X  f! ^( N1 D5 b2 }+ D" U　　Haste makes waste.
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0 s. R  K. H' @: a$ ^) p# _9 G! E　　优胜劣汰
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+ d: Y  j+ O- X　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

$ S3 C( x% o6 x3 ]　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; ?3 C- R& G" G　　冤假错案
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. e6 I* X( T9 C7 t; r　　一言既出，驷马难追

- \$ a& Y8 k" [% L　　A promise is a promise.

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

　　bring in wealth and treasure

　　96
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden
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" L9 H/ L, l4 q) h8 Z$ d　　众矢之的

3 q3 u9 ~" ?+ K+ f/ R( W　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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" V5 e- ^9 V# y. p. \% X# E　　纸上谈兵

# c# h, s0 P; [0 ^( R　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

3 ]2 V7 \5 S( H1 n　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
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% p. e1 E8 g0 Z3 R1 r. y- J# N# ]" b9 a　　左右为难
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: U% q3 v) N- E$ O, i8 D　　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。