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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$ o* G9 m, `4 K# H　　爱屋及乌
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2 x. S6 {) Q, L: ?4 X, K　　Love me, love my dog.

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% i; W( B) ^& X) r9 Q. J　　百闻不如一见
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& p# e% m# x% E  ]　　One look is worth a thousand words.

& Y- L2 _( A0 ^  f5 e9 A! g& J1 z　　Seeing is believing.

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' \+ g7 s1 _4 d4 c% p　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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7 u3 A6 F+ N' x6 A5 r9 i　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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. R# n* I5 c9 N  P8 P* ^　　不遗余力
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8 S; f- D* d* x, i4 x3 t　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

' F' X* a6 N; ~2 L2 g0 J3 ?　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

" R5 I0 k9 Z, J+ {+ }% j! B　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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& I& h: |( _( h+ S　　大事化小，小事化了

! X: ]% }) [, \4 T. @6 D( P& p　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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/ T6 J3 Y$ d% c- q$ D+ s8 d/ g6 N4 p# p　　大开眼界
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! e6 P* x6 E8 E9 K2 c　　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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( d6 s  P7 S' q+ b　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　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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! Z$ a; O/ B* {7 {7 o0 Y　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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8 o. R) l; V/ f: f% x　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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* B/ k4 X9 m" s　　活到老学到老
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- ~& L2 @; @4 }; ]8 M　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 V- a/ z9 Y( H3 m2 J. s　　金玉满堂

* u1 I6 d) J( h, f* d　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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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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$ C4 o; z5 c2 i, o5 O# t　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

) p- z0 V( D" h6 _: A  L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% [1 E+ Z) J/ B3 t/ x9 g" ?: {　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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4 L- T" w% n( g2 V2 \# u3 J+ l　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

/ l3 o% [  c. y" F+ g1 \9 a　　gain both fame and wealth
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) `1 k% C- V% e! `7 {* ?. i7 `* d　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

0 u" K$ r% |7 V* f　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

6 w9 `0 t  I! x) W, \- K8 l　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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9 u, A; Q, A' b; n3 `. z* c: O　　谋事在人，成事在天

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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5 T" {- |4 i+ T6 _% x0 G0 C, m$ t　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, m3 }; C# u3 c1 B' J- R8 D- y　　赔了夫人又折兵

$ m& M  C7 K3 j4 _% l　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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5 L) O9 s% R  }. f8 j. ]  n　　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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) o  ~2 k. J- j6 s4 @' g6 a5 F　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

- h9 }- F$ S6 Y9 G% `. f# a+ ~　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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6 k* q& I6 q3 d　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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; y+ Q8 f! d! p/ E　　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
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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- e8 q4 }  }, B　　瑞雪兆丰年
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5 m1 a6 E! R1 T2 L" s# b3 V" H　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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* R% R/ G3 a2 e, z# g" Y: s　　人逢喜事精神爽
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9 N' {; y" T& @$ Y( q　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

0 z0 v2 t4 G" N　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

3 O! q( d/ n! E  ^2 j  N% m　　Humans are born good.
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8 O- A4 ^& U/ o. s$ ]3 V% v　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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  d# g2 ^/ x+ ^1 z! P, X　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

2 w# h  W( A* g3 Q: g% L* F　　a blessing in disguise;
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" n- [1 o# V* s# ?( b' ?　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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. m+ }1 m$ s/ h　　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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$ _) s( K' D# @" @3 A' S" i　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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7 x' r, K- t  K" j8 a1 o6 p　　时不我待

6 l5 M1 s7 ~7 j: n　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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2 r! O4 y1 U0 v8 p4 u. s. K　　杀鸡用牛刀

0 [  ^8 W7 \0 Y! T# H8 t　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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! F. W; v/ ^2 t- D4 U0 [; L- m7 V+ W4 |　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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: v, K+ q% W* c/ q4 K　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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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* Y: Y% {# G9 d　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

5 L' `( ^( X( R- h  ]+ n# Y6 ]4 k' M　　韬光养晦
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8 n* D5 I1 Z$ Y# r　　糖衣炮弹
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& P: O# Q( A! p8 `' m& C8 u　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

3 A( i9 `1 [9 b　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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* ]  b! R- z  }0 p2 a" A　　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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- v0 k, L9 E% r! z( l8 l　　歪风邪气

" K0 `7 i. C" T- [　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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  @! ?* `( P) r　　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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, v4 w+ U0 u& h+ p- G" t7 W　　hold high hopes for one's child

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! u1 p* @# F& z  [+ P　　唯利是图

: e8 w0 M+ U0 ~  e5 A9 T　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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) K+ y, G' }! x1 j. T0 Y　　无中生有
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. q! ?6 s6 ^6 L: U# m　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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* `4 K! I8 U; Q: ]0 j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

' b* I- l: G6 K　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

$ _  U- M- ~, A　　a new broom sweeps clean
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) }* Q+ H" g/ b4 q7 d　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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/ R2 B: K8 J. H, o: J8 Q8 G" J* \　　心想事成

; m$ g* B8 e" L" S7 ~% Y　　May all your wish come true
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& s8 J& \, G8 g0 ?( F8 M　　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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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ _7 ~: U' m2 Z. a6 R: X! e& H* u　　The best defense is offense.

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! j4 ?  L3 s$ h5 m3 {/ l　　热锅上的蚂蚁

  C3 ?# X. q4 T: s4 C4 H6 E　　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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- |6 t" [9 i2 I& B/ t　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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- N: h: U! S* i$ N, v3 W1 _　　循序渐进
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( |4 P1 T- p. |  }　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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4 @  E, @9 ~- ^8 d' d$ r　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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: _+ U8 [! z# H  Y4 q　　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
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

2 t4 q& k% Y4 w2 A% V3 d2 k　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

! w0 A; P. C1 G) |0 M4 O( S　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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, h3 b& M3 q4 R  }" S( m( y　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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　　因材施教
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# q) x/ c5 ]$ f6 d　　teach students according to their aptitude
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  s: J& Q3 o4 r: o0 a3 h　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 m9 X6 M! `0 Q& x+ y& F　　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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; f3 f9 W# Z* h! w  \　　Haste makes waste.
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8 j. q0 w' n1 _　　More haste, less speed.
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9 a0 R- Q9 k/ O. y　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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' w7 U3 u4 y( w　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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3 c  D: [. i( W* p4 {- k　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

. o, Q' c# |" u* }1 N! l- T　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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" G8 b- S/ c- l　　一言既出，驷马难追

( V1 x* l' b: T( W% J# g& S) 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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8 H/ B! S& s, @/ J1 ?　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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9 r, l0 i& X1 G: L　　纸上谈兵
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: k5 @0 D( l' O　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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  p" m3 m+ B4 d8 \+ W$ u2 a/ f1 m% L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

$ o# S6 Q6 ~& p# ^" c　　What's done by night appears by day.

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4 B2 \' v0 G$ E& Q  m3 v　　左右为难

/ S; p/ R9 `; }5 o0 s* O6 Q( j　　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。