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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' V1 I, h5 s5 l- E% ^5 b　　爱屋及乌

# f; m- x8 |0 m' q) B8 }, o9 p7 b　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

- d" Y3 l4 E. C. \% E　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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* z# |( a  a! J$ C7 ^5 t　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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6 i6 D# N+ C8 l% C7 _　　不遗余力
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　　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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: z1 q, o2 m& S: q; q, `5 T/ ]) s　　拆东墙补西墙

  |4 \4 V, C% r5 P3 o0 x　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了

$ {/ Q) M  p! _　　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

　　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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　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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8 l8 D9 m* i: B" f0 Y　　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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( R, e7 p# H- y$ s, Z　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.

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% R& h% E7 f1 P4 X; w) `$ @　　和气生财
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, N' m7 r- E  ]9 E! h0 m　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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9 J. H# D5 o; [　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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2 Q& S2 q! T1 b+ d　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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8 B# r' S: f3 e" I. ~+ c( q　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

0 k6 X  @) g" A　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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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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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' N; j- X9 ?2 S, M' s$ T* d2 H　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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3 Q% @; `7 S. L　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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: C+ u; K& z* Y, x. S" t% ]　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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# Y5 }; g  L, L% x" e$ L1 r, O　　马到成功
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- }! K( Q5 J- }9 r　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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3 L" j: B) T; q7 ~　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

. v: e4 i% [2 F0 }6 b9 Y  h　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

3 _' b$ h4 O& f( n/ J% W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, c, z3 |; k/ s" F. N" _3 @　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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$ f) B( q2 {! e7 ~) h% q" a　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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" b: X8 C  ~1 ~) G　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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4 r  B8 t7 H. W4 d0 w* _% E　　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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) K0 v: i$ p: Z7 _$ _　　破釜沉舟

$ g6 {6 B- O* `9 E$ E　　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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- ?# C- d5 e, i　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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$ A3 H" c) s  i& C9 o8 ^' J　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 e. [# \9 m* t, ~; Y9 R　　千里之行始于足下
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0 V" V1 |5 e) D5 n6 S1 D8 L  [4 _8 J, i　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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; x$ |/ F* Z, u, ^/ k% A　　前事不忘，后事之师
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" H4 _2 |9 B. y( \　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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$ }% u: B5 x* i1 t　　前怕狼，后怕虎

* z! i/ p  G/ ~* h! k　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 J5 ]" y% r+ p' c  m" s' F3 p　　强龙难压地头蛇
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0 ~, F% ]& J4 C& U+ b/ R# Z) t　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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( r8 G' r; H  H& b! U$ A　　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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5 O2 b0 f1 `/ m  b9 X; P0 F　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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" }4 z4 U) N, v5 T! z% a( d2 W　　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

6 \2 ]/ X1 N0 [　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 p% H5 i6 q) z4 k* [, x) h　　人之初，性本善
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$ W( q/ _5 g7 E" x* K　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

! ~9 ?' m5 D5 g  |& k　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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( o% e! x3 z" F+ Q& j& Z　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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# k& d* v% H1 _, T% B4 \7 E　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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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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; L7 `1 \' f8 y9 H　　水涨船高

1 M' E0 a3 i1 Y: J　　A ship rises with the tide

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- ]; B6 c/ _# k7 x　　时不我待

$ }) `. q9 o0 P4 k$ N  p  m　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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4 h& N# R: L2 z, n) }　　杀鸡用牛刀
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6 h. U  S. z. ?5 T# V2 c( I/ ?& D, W　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

, d4 m; A+ m. Z+ `. k　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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6 x2 V3 _4 H% ^5 z) G0 B: \& l　　说曹操，曹操到

/ d: w4 F: e  D/ q$ i) I8 m　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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$ @, }' t$ P9 t. ?' h- [　　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

0 v0 q& z5 x0 C, P/ ^　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

* ]: o: \4 |: d' B) z　　韬光养晦
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2 U7 d% l2 x3 Y7 @4 J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

- v5 ~% N1 K2 n9 u9 C' H　　sugar-coated bullets59
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! ^& R# ]4 [# O" l　　天有不测风云

" `) S. ~4 ?% P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　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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4 I8 L+ G. Y4 E1 n　　歪风邪气

, @# [0 C7 p1 g9 ]　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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/ ~6 ~+ `1 b* C! |7 R( Q　　物以类聚，人以群分
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* \. p1 p4 ~2 z' y4 u$ j　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# m5 v* S) d8 P( l　　望子成龙
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8 K8 o" E; _& a7 S: b' D0 ^0 s　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; k  u% p: J6 h4 Z+ q9 c　　唯利是图
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7 U/ j0 Z0 ^0 r3 C5 e　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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" D+ Q: u2 i& @　　无风不起浪
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& H! a& r& w( v! O+ S: [　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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8 @5 q) _  T5 b5 I1 v7 `/ J0 }　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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- _9 T/ Q% ?3 ~/ |8 w' Y" E　　新官上任三把火
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' v6 p- V: J. r2 A4 C- o9 b: k　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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* S# q* x- W; H& i　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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+ o  W, x8 ?1 G1 }  N　　May all your wish come true
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# a( h* f9 b1 H" F8 ?; f　　心照不宣
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9 f! l2 J) R5 ~* b) B　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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8 L, X4 [5 Z5 y8 x　　The best defense is offense.
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: h$ @( _3 C) ]　　热锅上的蚂蚁

, ~/ k. k2 f- ^" R' ?/ ^　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人
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- S- a( r0 B( x0 G0 c　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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# x1 y: T- i" A- e　　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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* c1 z! `+ ~5 }- L4 ?　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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% ?* K* S2 T* U8 r  Z0 r　　有情人终成眷属
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4 A: h, `) z  [, w5 e! i　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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9 `0 J% o6 Z0 `6 m& H# _　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

2 l! c" E# J& D3 u　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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/ w( t7 Y0 u4 J( f4 h6 c$ E　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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$ \- ?8 c& g' C) m　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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- ~8 i/ X6 X, {! h/ R0 V　　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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$ Y5 I" X6 F1 T( O# a/ X　　Haste makes waste.

* |# p( _) a# [0 d( ?　　More haste, less speed.
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7 _9 k, A/ y: a" i; y　　优胜劣汰
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2 ^" V  X% `" n: j6 e　　survival of the fittest
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　　Great minds think alike.

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& }1 S: g8 [  G9 m% p　　冤家宜解不宜结
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1 V0 R1 A& e- r9 G6 Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　94

3 E/ P& {, K+ H3 @) j6 |0 O　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.

+ f2 v# u% ?8 K) B3 f　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95
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* L( P  H) e2 t　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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! c$ m/ h. ~, L' M/ C　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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' G! b- t( K  |% e; Z5 P" P3 g　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

+ B/ `7 o: J0 _0 P2 e: A　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　99
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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* e$ t- Z3 [3 L  F# J　　100

　　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。