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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4 R9 T  ^/ s: Y6 Y) ~+ ?/ k2 d　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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+ w8 P3 {8 O; t: ]　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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2 ?: W% x# A0 J/ g. L5 F: }- u　　比上不足，比下有余

9 n) |+ s. K6 a& m! X  a　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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7 Q6 ]1 {% l; k' Y& s　　不遗余力

3 |7 N5 Z9 @7 ]4 [9 G9 a( c1 w　　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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6 d+ D% t) Z$ T  M, Z　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　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

& k7 T( H+ a. N% [8 w8 L0 L　　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
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* Y# q# d# t, l7 Z　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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3 B) p4 r0 M7 T% }　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* W5 G6 @4 a0 \6 F　　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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, D2 Q- {3 ?+ b' a" @/ N( J　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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" t. u! d2 C( \, E0 d1 N  p　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

4 \- V4 o! [3 t3 d& j　　Bad news travels fast.
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) g, w9 m, h9 O$ b　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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; m9 ]4 [# w' ?. L7 X　　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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　　let bygones be bygones

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! b7 t, i; x& F; Z: G　　金无足赤，人无完人

! i* A; R& |7 y& L5 Y　　There are spots even on the sun.
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' V0 r1 ]! W4 y. E　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

7 Z0 Y7 e$ Q" I% E' I　　be down-to-earth

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/ F$ i/ r& S' s) ^/ D8 Z0 a　　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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( u! R+ o8 Q4 r+ s+ }3 e" Q- Y　　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

　　cut and dried; cliché

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2 @3 U, {; f1 d& s* e) D　　礼尚往来
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- O+ Y% v1 }* i3 T- H; {　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

) W+ b0 N5 K  q6 Q" X+ `　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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6 W6 q# I8 C- \# ]　　马到成功
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* N; l7 w9 S' e, K8 Y8 O# Y3 N, O　　名利双收
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7 x0 b5 A( ~( D* b' U1 c0 y0 t　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

3 }+ A, l6 }' A; ]　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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: W4 o/ z2 N: d0 ^3 i6 w  k　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

* @# [" P6 o1 n& a8 y3 L4 i　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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/ ~0 X+ s& J5 j& B8 ^9 s　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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　　抢得先机

6 f5 u4 L8 Z! G　　take the preemptive opportunities
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! _/ ]1 P- R9 E; t　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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, U# Z: n2 f3 T, k9 O& o　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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- U; Z/ u! f) X5 V　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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) M8 b0 {4 s# `# P/ {) b( p　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

1 ~2 o! B# H# W3 H2 O' V; ]　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　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

# e0 i" n2 y2 }2 D; r　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

6 n  Q, v) z8 `1 `, L　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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& P% i" t8 g1 L; N% T2 ]% T  Q　　世外桃源
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( S( C4 Z6 O/ L( q  {　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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. |9 J8 Q! E& k& J% M5 |　　人之初，性本善
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, x# S, X! ]& y. y' C　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

8 z5 k0 }5 p9 r9 p" q　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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# k: ^. X. {! k% q: R　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

4 I0 j9 z- l( L4 S" ]) P　　a blessing in disguise;

2 O" o% d8 J' m, J/ z) t　　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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, D& I6 t9 J8 x8 \* p7 ^/ k　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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5 C: A: y3 t# s0 j. t' x. p　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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; y- }! \; U) J% B8 W& A　　说曹操，曹操到
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" F# n3 N/ d0 O/ D　　speak of the devil

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9 S0 _/ _8 f6 U4 H3 P& k8 s　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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9 X6 q: l! v- `9 i2 m5 N# y/ Q　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

5 y8 ^) T& J2 R4 V　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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4 \" J/ e: _0 Z& ?5 Z5 y　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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2 Q* T: @; \; C% k* Q　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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2 S; y1 A9 p# E! d  i　　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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　　歪风邪气

# \2 R+ i: A; ^, p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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+ Y! o5 `2 |% w　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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" _) X  ]) C. y4 j, ^  {! N! d0 Y4 u! B　　望子成龙
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$ z  p+ \4 Y# _　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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/ U( N7 k7 `% U1 J　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

' z# s- g) ]; s3 N9 L  w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

: j) S7 b* D8 p, j, H8 p/ F$ a$ T　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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+ ?) d1 H: S0 l$ @9 {　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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, g; M$ G" D0 p! H. R7 u* f　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

" G5 h% T  r, J- S9 o1 |　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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6 _8 c8 K3 H0 V- R8 |　　May all your wish come true

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* g- \% _  l. `8 Y* ~6 e- E　　心照不宣

6 B5 p! f+ {9 \% z: S% l6 E　　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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  N, L5 y2 h5 o8 s1 x+ I, I3 K　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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  c& k. K# I3 _5 N5 A　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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$ N2 b+ Z' j1 d6 H) o　　息事宁人

7 P2 R. m: |5 f; K: J　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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3 u1 n5 k, [/ O# F　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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　　严以律己，宽以待人

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

9 z! i$ D! M6 P+ c　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

/ W" K4 Q8 i1 a+ b3 \　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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5 A0 e  \1 b& |% V5 A: j1 M　　有缘千里来相会

& N, c$ C+ U/ q# {! B" Y. W　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

, P: f$ d8 p5 z, X3 W" K　　与时俱进
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" \4 l& Q7 f2 x2 ]+ e　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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- U7 L$ O  h8 l1 c　　因材施教

　　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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  b3 @5 H) v# l) t8 t: \" K% C　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.
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) L. r& P) r, C- ^' E. r* |　　More haste, less speed.
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0 g3 Y7 J; ^2 g8 i+ G　　优胜劣汰

0 Y  w( W8 X$ |4 q; \) m8 w　　survival of the fittest
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+ e- v6 x5 E6 B+ L; d( Y1 g　　Great minds think alike.

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9 T' w, w$ @; W1 X) k　　冤家宜解不宜结

% }& O3 m2 i0 T( e  L  A8 v　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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) w2 O: H6 Z) B  D: R) z7 ^# K) u　　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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( ~2 d4 Y1 j6 L' a. n　　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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, p  Q& D" ^5 X　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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6 b% X) K+ g! D. H' Q　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火

6 Q% T' N2 V" ?# c  j0 r. V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

! A1 i- m3 \+ \: o/ q　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　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。