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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7 s" `5 ?* A; N$ p　　爱屋及乌

& I. Y8 [$ p/ C. h5 m　　Love me, love my dog.
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! P% R& z& k; {) ?　　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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7 {( D! r$ n4 H. k0 w4 j" Q　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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' k7 _4 c, L$ b( o　　笨鸟先飞

- t7 I' H; Z2 w' B9 t2 T+ Z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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. c* }8 c0 e4 b3 t" t　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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- ~% s; s- L! y8 \- m% R3 ]　　辞旧迎新
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& u7 ~# Z- C# q4 t& O0 D4 V　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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6 o4 S4 I4 y  |& Q6 @4 Z　　大开眼界

1 c9 W" [8 c2 [* G　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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( U0 q, D6 }" l* ^& u　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　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;

. e5 r5 v1 h; Q% z2 f　　too much is as bad as too little

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. j1 S9 T" c) l$ f/ @$ a+ j7 V　　好了伤疤忘了疼

, I0 U( J! _( f' o2 d" R7 V; p+ S　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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7 C7 e: K% A. k4 d% r" `0 c/ I5 i6 _4 ?　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

0 }& ~. _# W" ?' }# B: A　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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3 I7 H2 v0 N8 M, h; S　　既往不咎

6 T% D! A: R( e( X　　let bygones be bygones

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1 ^# `3 W2 a$ z4 F　　金无足赤，人无完人

% T$ e# [$ a3 {　　There are spots even on the sun.
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, \& j3 u) w5 h- |　　金玉满堂
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5 \4 A% T. x- T2 T3 K- J7 u& D4 m　　Treasures fill the home.
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8 j% C4 a% I' l. a: o" j/ S1 a　　脚踏实地
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0 S0 X2 w+ g0 x/ V　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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2 d9 ^: a% V. H9 B* Q　　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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/ g5 W0 H/ t0 h# m% f; T　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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) z. q" D2 ^3 h: g8 P* s. n% V　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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( l9 }5 C* m2 {　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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) i$ g& Y) H  r% U6 A  W　　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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9 p- r5 F, g7 C- n* g　　gain both fame and wealth
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# V7 x. r6 `- B- [# O0 R0 z4 g　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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/ u8 t% U- F& t　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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/ X# R; b+ E2 I7 Y9 _! t　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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4 G1 ?+ v6 }2 T9 N% n& J　　谋事在人，成事在天

. C7 O$ J4 A* B/ O　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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2 ]& Y; Z7 e2 Z! s　　弄巧成拙
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; S) o) ~+ \# e+ T  B2 Q( m　　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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" h4 |. ~) ?- E* Y; A; U1 ?　　抛砖引玉
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　　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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4 I: H& S, n% }" {+ k9 M! }　　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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! S3 L" W7 I- Z' F' N2 c　　take the preemptive opportunities

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3 Y: ^- p  z/ o　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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4 u7 d: K4 p4 s　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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, K$ x# m' f, w- D6 g0 H3 c　　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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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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' K& I& `  _1 ?% Q1 }+ L' s　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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6 K3 S) G3 o7 h  g$ ^# k5 c# Y　　强龙难压地头蛇

+ S* t* i% g4 [, W; d7 X2 M　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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5 y$ k* P6 l! g5 Y* Q" y4 |5 G　　瑞雪兆丰年

) l, d. {1 ]* _% g4 J　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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2 T- f( ]1 g& c4 a& B+ [$ |; q* l　　人逢喜事精神爽
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: f: w) H* f8 L- m+ [% O( O　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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' R9 X# m3 T6 d' T7 o( R, F　　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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' m. `) M2 S- v: ~" z, d　　世外桃源
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  w; ~! x' r3 V　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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5 P9 E' W7 c; R5 J$ u  d$ `/ t) 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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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0 I$ A! l: Y8 ^3 `& C/ e　　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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& n0 k3 j2 J9 Z5 [　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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  S4 u/ J0 M$ R0 z8 ?& ~! ]　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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4 }7 D/ t7 S$ F　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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) M  X3 N* I% z) I# ?% x　　实事求是

4 x2 b8 `. _7 G　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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8 i0 G: f7 v" R　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

) `( k& W+ A) z4 Z, T' M- }- C! o　　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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. ]! L) {% R0 Y　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

' x& f* L/ L0 p7 [/ ?, M　　sugar-coated bullets59

; R1 Z. x/ b1 ?# j　　天有不测风云

; i3 a; w/ z: Q% }7 O8 T' G+ N/ \　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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& V9 O9 `, P* P7 H0 E　　跳进黄河洗不清
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4 p5 v! |1 r6 S! Q0 ]' K( F$ A! P0 w! y3 I　　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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! |8 c# {  ]8 P) c3 F# U; W　　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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" z( r+ T/ c: U, b( `  g　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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' f5 j+ A9 l: O- A　　望子成龙
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" ], ~5 V4 C( `　　hold high hopes for one's child
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( r4 y3 a: D4 B　　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
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5 B; f2 N) ^- Z9 o) A* A3 @　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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) ^, Q4 j* C% q; ?2 p& W　　无风不起浪

" W5 T% u) L, J5 N3 i+ m9 u. }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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4 V" ?  Z" l( C  x4 z　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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( @( P; ]) X( v! t　　新官上任三把火

3 q7 r6 U  g3 A3 w  l2 P! x  |　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

% o" x: C0 m$ k" W8 D　　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

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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

; g3 y8 e8 H$ V$ W1 b% H" Y　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

  d, o& c+ r  [' B2 c, K　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　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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9 S) I5 P" N  B! ^　　严以律己，宽以待人

3 t* f8 c/ s6 W+ R　　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

. z+ Y7 h8 H6 x' e* T, v+ O　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

$ J" V$ C) x, [$ T1 j% f　　有识之士
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4 w* S; Z* [0 B　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

* ^; V% z! [2 ~0 u　　有缘千里来相会
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. L4 ], N& b+ C" `" g$ z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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; Y4 v+ K8 J* g( Z4 J4 R# ]2 v# Z. g　　与时俱进

5 x) Q' D2 |6 N& \　　keep pace with the times86
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! K  Q2 Y3 s6 h2 b3 F$ I7 L　　以人为本

" Q) n8 ]0 T# |  q" V; K7 M　　people-oriented
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& D4 N, h! j8 {0 \　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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2 @" u/ o3 J; r7 I　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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5 G) K, ]- p( d  j, u8 d* r; P　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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( a$ n3 w1 s$ g/ ]9 A3 F- J% g& |　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

+ J. r$ e/ L2 ]+ z　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

2 ^; |) W0 r* V& E. S, o  T　　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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& g# l) y3 l" D5 a; S* d　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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  s1 t: y5 [/ l/ l! r6 I+ i　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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5 {5 C% s0 N% G3 x　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

( {4 [( Y: \# h; F　　bring in wealth and treasure
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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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' C5 D$ [8 l, T" N3 L4 ^9 E% [　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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7 V3 g0 }2 X3 C, m, h　　纸包不住火
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! C) d9 L5 m6 X3 F　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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; g; C) H, ]# K5 c- u! w　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" o2 z% E0 C) M/ W% Z' s　　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。