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

% I2 w9 A! `! Q6 e' @/ k5 f" C　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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5 K5 W/ o0 y3 b/ m7 T5 J. W1 Q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* q$ Q2 }. P! z& E* E) G( A　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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# L1 M, S+ d# |7 n4 p* c9 I, ~　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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: ?" V) e0 T, B0 k0 Q　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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1 H' E" l2 F( w( D# ~　　不遗余力

" F& m8 T0 d, Z4 g7 i% ]. _! b4 G　　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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' f, G6 o; e' y" i　　拆东墙补西墙
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! _7 n9 E  P- n% m. T　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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) w9 y( j  X7 q2 P' a# B* f　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 J* V2 w* N& C  [4 ]8 w! i　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ l! d4 M9 x: a  g! U" }  l, z+ e* X　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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+ l7 F6 j. v0 I3 J　　大开眼界
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! [. D- u7 c# P5 R1 O　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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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;

　　too much is as bad as too little

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" v( e" L5 s0 u. ~9 |　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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3 D2 O9 @1 f" F+ I　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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) C* [& g/ D/ |8 e　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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; g7 u0 Q( d' a# _2 U, e; r& C# Y1 _　　活到老学到老

* W! P* L' d$ V" Y# Q' Y　　never too old to learn
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- l1 _0 [$ G9 h: c! M% s' o6 H　　既往不咎
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. I8 }! M9 ?- J/ O- T1 Y　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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6 j/ w2 E- {8 a0 e　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

, _7 ?! F6 D1 B7 N" H3 {　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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3 P" q1 \5 t$ Y* H" Q! e4 t: I　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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8 n* e  a& H$ c; g6 J　　礼尚往来
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/ h/ q' L, x" c! }　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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2 n" F+ k& [. N: m( s) Q# X2 f　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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6 i- j0 B9 j* [$ b' c　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

- c9 Z# N) J5 K- `5 T$ i. T　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 i1 ]: t" W2 C7 _; X　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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1 n9 T: l" u; [9 X8 M9 a　　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

5 M' p* N; Q  k1 F8 N　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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7 l5 o- z4 z7 N' ^/ T- n. f) ~　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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, ^6 W8 _1 C0 p# S# t- ^7 s　　赔了夫人又折兵

1 f/ n' ^+ _1 T6 `& U) Z　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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+ p, L/ o; J" j' C( O　　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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, E' t% `/ g9 X6 E  T  S　　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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% m& \9 R$ |7 F$ Q8 a　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( m# N' K' f5 S8 F4 U2 C& d; b" _　　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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1 v9 @' _( |7 Y8 c1 H　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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1 X$ ?# ?4 H; Q4 L- [; e　　前怕狼，后怕虎

- c6 _- K! j0 x6 a4 p　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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2 A5 m; P% s( E+ X　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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' T6 d4 F' x0 s- ~, Z8 J+ f8 V+ Q　　瑞雪兆丰年

& v3 F8 j1 ?$ x! [　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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, `3 |7 S# M1 R) O2 `　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

5 g( v, U9 ^& A, R: c- Z　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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! p, T. i9 Z& ~+ v5 A　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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( M. D( r# r/ E4 q　　人之初，性本善

0 s& M% W0 f7 X9 r- k　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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6 `6 L/ q! j' ]( H6 t5 Q0 d  R" U　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

7 m8 ^# M9 E# K1 A- b# o　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

( B# \+ y6 i  e; m　　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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, ]' a7 g3 Y* C# }　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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/ R. `4 T- t& h9 D9 H0 w0 ]3 |) H　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil
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( _+ Y  s( V, F7 T# v　　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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% D# {7 p  l" A  m3 K$ |2 C　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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8 y/ S  s$ ^/ M+ V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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0 Q2 Q$ e# P, t& v( v* n　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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9 r, w! `7 `# v! ]/ ^) B; M　　天有不测风云
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! l9 Z, _. t* o　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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7 P) r( [" w6 ]! H" }　　团结就是力量
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" R6 j4 z; l4 G  B/ K/ Q6 M+ S　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

# Q% @4 l  U: Y7 F　　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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( |1 g/ Y0 }# I2 P　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ x: j% R7 D2 {- ?% N, m　　物以类聚，人以群分
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2 V6 @" C0 v) h$ `* i2 H　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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$ R' D( z. Z, |# G　　望子成龙
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1 a4 l7 H. ?) |  @. ~# K- ]- e　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; `6 z5 k( R  e" X* J; `0 U4 _　　唯利是图

! y4 p+ }0 I9 l! c* |3 k2 l5 u　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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% ~3 ?5 [9 n% k4 @　　无中生有

9 a% W3 n6 n' I* ?4 K7 V0 w9 t1 u　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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% @( r, j* |4 [3 o# O3 b　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

* T( S; t# S, T6 z- d　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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6 L' k- @* d) b) N4 F$ v　　May all your wish come true
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: x) L3 y! C& z/ L" b2 V　　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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" w( ~! R" U* F9 ?6 D$ N' ]　　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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0 ]- l7 d# _8 L　　热锅上的蚂蚁

% f3 A3 s& O1 G% \　　ants on a hot pan
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% T! X8 g3 q1 P3 ?! t　　现身说法
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: Z4 R& ?, u/ p, `( r　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　息事宁人

) [5 n+ E/ r: e- w+ w% f　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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7 H. d! f9 N6 J& S　　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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' M  }5 b/ ]+ X' P　　严以律己，宽以待人

3 A% ?4 g3 {$ O" t- G, w% i　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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0 h, \$ ~  M4 N0 A# i: ]　　有情人终成眷属
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+ [6 d2 C" J7 `: `　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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: c5 U0 }. \( T/ L* \　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 P' e+ g3 ^/ _/ H8 B　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83
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' O4 Q$ I) P0 n5 l# A& C. E" f( }　　有勇无谋
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$ h8 Q  N+ z0 J1 `0 P　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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- _5 C6 P; y2 z  o% W3 j! X+ @( u　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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8 m4 H$ ~. y/ v+ t　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

9 ?0 T! v( X& t1 g- G  h5 F* |　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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2 H  J1 O8 C: w　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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( u9 z, e# }2 @9 R　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

  C% b- x0 u; R2 p$ m　　survival of the fittest

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. C/ Q- P5 V# A; ^9 O　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

! m, c9 P; ^' O+ _- r, z　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

; i2 u. I$ |# a% C. w; b4 }6 p' y' M　　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

　　A promise is a promise.

/ ^5 S$ ~0 y* c) u2 }" Y: l　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

! e+ }" D# Q/ \, K! Z1 |& Z9 E+ u　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

1 j! j4 f) d* C" ~% n　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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; p6 B+ T2 }) z$ N2 L3 I　　纸上谈兵

; l0 ]! H2 T- r0 s+ w1 Y/ `　　be an armchair strategist

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2 U! B/ C* i0 L8 Q　　纸包不住火

) J0 ]6 f  [: Z3 V; H3 h- d　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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6 f3 `' e: A- t+ Z" C9 e7 w　　What's done by night appears by day.
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# `. v/ s: `6 G8 B　　左右为难

+ m/ I' K" N" j) o( o　　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。