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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9 S2 u* F5 a9 b. H　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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! M8 w6 {: [9 _) ?8 i: d　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞
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# r% T/ |- ~5 r" a; S9 F　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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# u0 S0 F! e) e' L　　不遗余力
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　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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* l6 Z) ]+ Q; T5 W, I　　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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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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) ?: {$ j( a7 Z  K　　大事化小，小事化了
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　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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3 i/ I: ~: d% p1 m6 p8 E; G* N1 x% {　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

4 u6 t0 Y8 i' w　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

+ ?7 O+ l8 x( A' C9 n7 Y3 h　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more
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1 Q; `- ]) i* M" r　　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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5 K- j% O! O: {+ l$ t9 h0 ~" m　　harmony brings wealth;
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2 k. H1 a0 T# H　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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& a* z; p9 b" L: S+ |) ?　　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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6 @, O: U3 _6 P1 ?1 F1 z　　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

1 z  M" E% ?: B( c2 M/ E' E/ K' G6 S　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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2 N; Y. [! O5 D$ E! k  Z4 w　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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& u9 E. I6 ]1 u2 o4 g& r4 _　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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/ o* _; C  n7 S- U; V: [/ g* x　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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' R3 Q- k7 ^/ o4 U　　cut and dried; cliché
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5 I. ^5 r* Y; G: B$ S% h　　礼尚往来
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. y1 y% \: e0 F- U　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

9 X" p4 P% Z! j　　be suddenly enlightened

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  N6 `% ~/ R5 ?) ]$ s　　没有规矩，不成方圆

2 k4 K! ?  f# o. }/ r; L1 R　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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/ q- [3 m2 T! L5 f+ V　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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+ D8 i' y# S, G9 c% A　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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  \/ d& M. M6 L& @, I0 V4 o　　弄巧成拙

5 n; }' c- d! o3 g( B8 f　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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8 t$ u% M* j! a# e) l* P　　赔了夫人又折兵
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$ T" }. m! L$ i( f! C1 Q　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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+ X$ F2 Z  \$ l　　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

# o$ k2 f3 c, i0 i+ u　　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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& a+ [3 v4 K- f( ?, m　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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1 G/ @& P  i: C8 e7 R$ w% B/ R　　巧妇难为无米之炊

5 ?4 H' @  J; k. l# ~* C, o$ E( y　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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5 N) p3 M( o) ~! D; \& E　　千里之行始于足下
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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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$ Z9 H; r( z) }& V2 b) i( Z2 q! F' f　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: |1 g' c' L  X3 B; ^4 D　　强龙难压地头蛇
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# C, B, W, q! A. c# N+ L1 y　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. A$ F7 B7 h3 n9 l　　瑞雪兆丰年
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$ i0 `3 k9 O- I5 E　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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& B; W; G% p( {2 p2 N9 Q　　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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　　世外桃源

! n3 w" N; j+ @9 f2 e$ J　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

! m4 V8 i' H9 O' e$ d" p! l　　Humans are born good.
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9 A6 L5 R# u/ S; V　　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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9 `7 s% `; V$ |　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 B! @- C0 M  @- @　　三十而立

$ n$ @: p( n, X$ c+ F- g2 _　　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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3 z7 M$ j* ?, m% H: |" i　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 K. I* y& D$ X- j0 B　　时不我待

# H& G% c- d, o9 ~- ^$ m　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

  A0 F7 h0 [$ D, f! \, a3 N- ]* y8 q　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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# `* i. h- d1 ?/ R) s: Y* g+ t　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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4 R6 u! L7 ?4 P0 ^7 y( h  b! ^　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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; N" l5 T; l' }, Z! w3 ?, Z1 Y/ Y5 [0 x　　实话实说

5 h; W) P8 k$ D4 S7 n　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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6 h: Q, I) r3 R+ |; \　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

3 w8 ?) |0 P  B9 s' G, P8 q8 S　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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! }) G3 V2 P+ l: G! E, P　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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6 r, d& A, ~/ i" A: }7 P8 X  C　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

: m: u3 r% \5 d# W7 d+ K/ T$ i　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

$ ]% G: b6 h4 |9 K5 t9 c$ v　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 h; N, H! L' a( @+ d. g　　物以类聚，人以群分
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" i% M8 C5 U+ h6 m　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

/ u/ I0 `% N$ ~9 w2 B　　hold high hopes for one's child
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$ Z. d) O; k" \, `" r; h　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

5 d: ?  ], N" l7 s$ C8 D6 G　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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7 ~! m! X* n6 b' k/ f　　无风不起浪
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) x" l. ~  \9 m4 Y0 O+ _　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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3 d3 _3 C. L1 o　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

8 `9 M: `2 W" Q. h1 Z& J　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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( E( c2 z/ ]/ t' ]; a4 a- ]　　先入为主

0 {/ l3 ^) G# C2 q9 i4 [, y　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 g1 i, @& `: D4 M7 m  ^/ k  R　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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1 f! ^4 \( g) l; p　　热锅上的蚂蚁

9 g2 {  ?' R$ ^7 v　　ants on a hot pan
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* M/ Q' K8 N; d% |5 F- ]　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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' m0 |/ |0 A9 L" f" T8 [3 I2 P　　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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　　严以律己，宽以待人
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( o/ W, B( ?2 t  `　　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

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, j) ?) ?# [7 M. a' V1 Q) Z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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6 a! f( T  A3 u: ?　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

( B  |$ G+ A/ s2 [2 C. m　　keep pace with the times86

% k% @# J. I+ l7 D　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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9 B( u% f" h. I/ e$ q% z5 i/ H: y3 Z　　因材施教
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, ^6 o& `& J4 a& i　　teach students according to their aptitude
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( S  r3 r" Z: R2 R& J1 B　　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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' z3 g! ^$ F' ^' X3 d5 B9 W　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

2 W9 B7 `& P4 O. i1 y9 o% |3 ?5 r　　More haste, less speed.

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* B* [4 c  e: H. |　　优胜劣汰

3 B' J  k, p# V& n3 J7 G3 Q% k　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

( s+ C* z6 Y: U, z1 n9 ?　　Great minds think alike.

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8 y" P( q7 }8 S9 H0 N. Q; _　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

　　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.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  e1 R9 C4 v; e. T# q7 X　　招财进宝

2 K7 L( I+ u' ~5 v　　bring in wealth and treasure
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' E+ f" i# P2 s" m7 [　　债台高筑
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1 x  b3 u8 ]: J; x! `! n2 L+ d　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

4 Y0 \  `, F4 C7 K- r　　be an armchair strategist
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4 D, o& [- X7 D$ Q/ d　　纸包不住火

2 {' O. L$ e" D1 k( D/ ]( W　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　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。