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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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" D  J$ I0 ^' D* z& x　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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1 x5 ^9 D* o' W5 u& e. g; q　　笨鸟先飞
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4 @" F( x4 A$ c　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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2 _. ?- R" \+ L# ^, ?1 ?　　不遗余力
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9 b5 w$ q; G5 ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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2 x/ u6 i9 g% w( L; X) g　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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$ U: I) x: c4 M9 x4 Z　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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/ M$ |$ S# N3 r# K- w　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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( v, D# L( ^) Q( T* o　　大事化小，小事化了

" q7 G9 T+ N9 u% g2 J/ T　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 b" j" T5 U: M# T　　大开眼界
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  n! E' Q  Q4 _! u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

1 c8 q8 O0 o  @5 G　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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, Y- a2 L& l% n2 c) b# g4 I# x　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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0 q6 O; e" P9 l  ?# e# q+ r0 R　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

# u( M' d8 S$ y) d, l　　once on shore, one prays no more

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" t& ^( _% x7 T/ A　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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5 Q+ k; m8 d, G9 Z$ B: n; g% Q( \$ H　　和气生财

; O9 Y& R* g6 R' x3 x# E) J# V1 d# r　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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0 h( O$ l; C7 g; v4 b2 y2 l　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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) e. a( ?8 x4 w2 \　　let bygones be bygones

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0 q" A2 M; ?, p, J1 y+ s3 d　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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& k8 w0 B, F, F; v0 ]  l! o( f9 Z　　金玉满堂
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1 r9 X$ v4 z  U- x. I4 Q& K　　Treasures fill the home.

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; d- ^, I' i& y' Z9 t　　脚踏实地
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3 Q- b+ F( o4 w' ?/ K- ~  \( c　　be down-to-earth
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3 a* \. R" q, O! Y　　脚踩两只船
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3 |5 H; u& [0 i$ e0 x0 t0 m　　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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0 D6 |/ U8 _9 T" i0 z5 g# b　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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6 x; X5 D  z8 u: c* W　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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- N2 U/ b. M7 z' F  M　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' b* G1 x$ k, I$ D+ k8 o" {　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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4 t, `' e7 N# I9 r% h　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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' Z3 V0 r; B( f2 k　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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6 C0 N2 ^! E! s! F0 `, W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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1 @5 n' h4 ]3 N4 E# {9 ]9 y- G　　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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5 f. V9 V5 o2 ^& n3 m8 s　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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9 S; S# u/ S, t  N, w1 O; C' V　　赔了夫人又折兵

+ Z$ p  U0 v+ \' I8 M0 k* X9 h　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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: N) v8 [$ C; U9 x9 y& a4 X　　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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6 ^# k0 W2 y, o! ~; v- w" H　　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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: S  m1 }& m* E9 G  y2 F1 W　　抢得先机
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　　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

　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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8 u# o4 y: G# Z/ ^　　前事不忘，后事之师

/ N7 A% d; a$ X. E3 t3 X! r$ ~　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 d; M, K8 h: a: x6 A! W* M　　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 l! {: }0 @" O+ ^　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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
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. A3 A' H, P5 V  v　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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3 @% g2 m  Q# n+ d1 g2 N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% Z3 R) Q: L% W　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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# i8 V+ ^0 q, [' I, j& P+ c　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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: r* D6 _9 b) k% A　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　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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　　水涨船高

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　　时不我待
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5 Y9 m" D9 k, }- [　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

. o1 w& f9 W/ l* a7 q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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1 m; [$ G& Q$ K$ b　　实事求是
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4 h$ p9 o" c8 r5 {8 \( n% I　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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/ C" C1 l# O, d/ e5 }　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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5 M  ^" @+ v" L& M, m5 Z3 ?　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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( K5 O* \/ m5 K　　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

! e4 {% t0 t8 f' K8 d8 T! M　　韬光养晦

7 Q/ ~0 Z7 i' |) p　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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4 u$ T& F+ t, J; e1 D$ o  m; c# b　　糖衣炮弹

& O% z9 I* X2 B, O+ }! k5 I　　sugar-coated bullets59
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* ?! G9 G" V' ?5 h: o. q1 M　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- G+ w- w" u; \! k　　团结就是力量
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5 ?7 p( H1 |# M$ |7 G" B0 ^# R　　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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% ?. Z' U* F, M' g9 K　　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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% V0 E; k0 m: g　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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& m! x! Q1 n+ `9 o　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

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　　无中生有
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' p8 I! d( [" u( K7 v4 S( d' z　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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1 r! @, z/ U1 T& J) K2 a　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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; G: h* C) g8 x+ U% a　　徇私枉法
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- d' Z+ S8 G  D. d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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: @. y9 X. c3 p- M3 ]- g　　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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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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( T0 D* I" j# G) r8 a1 s) A9 C0 _# O　　心想事成
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* ?5 m/ W6 Q) M  o' t. R. J　　May all your wish come true

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: b7 K& @# R' ^* X* k1 u　　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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& W0 p6 Z. Y7 N　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

  ?2 O; \: b1 H/ d3 k) e4 s! f, H" O　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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. l. G. E0 p. w* U8 n' G. ]　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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0 h9 Q2 c9 p, v+ `/ K　　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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8 @* i0 D2 r9 G: C, y& z2 n6 A　　循序渐进

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

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# X' o. k) i" Y1 G* }6 m# G　　严以律己，宽以待人
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, f3 J% |) }( x# A# n- J　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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0 _# M2 D' B2 X　　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
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  o4 v; F- V2 `　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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3 Z& q7 K1 a" r% X, p' L　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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0 |: G8 @' t3 A; I1 x　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

4 ]/ n6 l4 Q$ m8 Q　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! {8 K8 K- f5 \) q　　与时俱进
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) @5 M) N. f- k) ~0 `. J# e/ H$ W1 v　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教

. d2 q: P$ V' u3 ~& ~$ z　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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. O, g) U$ `$ W# R1 X; ~, u　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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9 s. X" h7 _6 u1 e　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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& d6 p% n& m7 d* c9 h8 @　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% H; T4 z! i6 B% m% I( O6 M& q, j: D　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

/ X- [/ l/ p0 u6 x; T　　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

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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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* @4 q" V5 q* G0 a$ `' I. h- h& \　　What's done by night appears by day.
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# X* A6 }+ f0 v2 G& @+ h　　100

9 }! E% N+ C& d* f　　左右为难

# c5 S/ q; v0 u5 R/ {& w9 v2 v　　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。