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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

- f* f: N/ T2 o　　Seeing is believing.

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# J1 k6 @6 `- w, ?* ~8 S: t　　比上不足，比下有余
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5 W% {: }0 t0 J4 \' @1 k  f: v2 H　　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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　　不遗余力
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) a; ~9 }  w% V2 l9 P5 x1 e　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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1 i+ r* p. E4 V) a, Q　　不打不成交

9 A8 d7 I0 [/ Y  _4 \$ |& i　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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& ?4 F2 |, ?' N2 D0 N' a　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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( \; r0 g5 [3 n' ^" A; |　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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9 B! S0 j% G! {　　大事化小，小事化了
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' T% H' |- E+ M( j. b( O　　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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" ]/ c* ]! W2 z* ?$ i, l　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

2 v* `; z* N" C$ [　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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# z2 U: v$ v$ e# M  A　　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;

, d2 L0 m( }; m8 B+ q% ?. Y( J　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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7 Q2 \! |) ^8 B　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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3 @0 B. |9 H* e" z- A& a3 \　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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7 T  v4 X/ T, r5 a  l　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

3 a2 B4 O6 c4 p) C; O　　be down-to-earth
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4 [8 k: l* y) K# [6 n　　脚踩两只船

# x) R' ^- m0 B9 I. a" d　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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! V: q* w# C3 e5 L　　君子之交淡如水

3 t# R( I0 P0 u" H! j8 ^% ]& ?6 l　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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2 X+ C6 B# y+ ?  m4 R; R4 n, K　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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, H$ G: T. z& Q4 E# s, Q* j　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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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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6 p" o0 _: n% {# C　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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0 V  ]+ d) S9 z- E+ j2 A　　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

& [* M' D+ X8 K! ]3 q　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( h6 e- o2 Y# n$ O9 ]& Q& [/ a1 X8 {　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　抛砖引玉
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! S! k( T, b  X　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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3 E& K* `- x$ V/ P( D( `　　破釜沉舟

$ ]1 q1 S! j" |8 @7 A. c　　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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& P+ Z' d1 z2 E* f, ~) y, f　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

. z' Y( S- T0 F; m! a9 ^& n- K　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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; K& A& A+ I8 I  L9 Q8 W　　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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, A6 [. q/ t3 A- k% _　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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* }. F% p3 V7 g- a) H1 Y# e　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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) L8 U% f0 R( z4 M% M, w　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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8 A  C5 a. N1 P　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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# u* E7 |' i, w3 t# O" X　　人逢喜事精神爽

# c$ w# C7 C2 z1 X0 }; P9 y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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0 g" a3 K, S& @　　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
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) u/ a" B: S' [* E9 b! T　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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8 M- c! N3 I9 t$ M  ~　　人之初，性本善

2 Y/ e4 E9 s! m3 Z　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

4 ~3 h0 c3 J3 r+ q+ s$ `　　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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2 U, y9 I' A( g5 r# P; f　　a blessing in disguise;

# Y* a& @* Y0 [3 j0 b　　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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　　水涨船高
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0 t0 ?( }( d( N+ h4 d　　A ship rises with the tide

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( H% H9 O& e4 j# q" J　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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. m! p, r7 R6 z" V　　杀鸡用牛刀

5 a1 q. P  Z0 y. q+ ?& H　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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3 i5 c6 W1 Q& e4 j% R+ q　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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- a) b, d9 }! n0 V, x6 c) s0 x4 N　　实话实说

　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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9 G# A; o1 O6 M4 F7 B1 Z" F9 N2 O　　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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9 p+ W" E" r+ \4 J1 [' q' ]　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

" D' d* c: d* v1 q9 c3 R　　糖衣炮弹
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9 }3 K/ \. f  {# V, i$ l9 b2 i　　sugar-coated bullets59
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6 g! i2 A6 D+ l6 ?& a  V. e　　天有不测风云

+ X& t/ B0 Q1 u' A　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* u- k1 G2 r; e. Y# y4 s$ `& p- e. R　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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" y8 O( }' ^/ `  p　　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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* M# z, k, ~+ g( t, j+ T$ p　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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1 |2 A4 ]( U# n$ f' s: t. F) N　　物以类聚，人以群分

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( Q! ~) ]! h1 y5 D- \　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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" {! [0 ?, M' @2 N　　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
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9 `6 x9 }! L0 u0 {　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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9 g: z' Z$ e- R; d0 d　　无风不起浪

& t* ], K  B: `1 N) R$ E　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法
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　　新官上任三把火

; F3 t( m  ]9 k, a# I. J　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

) u& R+ f  v% h, `　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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; _5 r0 Y( j4 k# I+ K7 k3 t　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true
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* q) Z9 r- I2 u# w* f　　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

% K+ \7 ?) ]$ B3 z% M0 E　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

0 Q0 e3 ^# {% g: e. }　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ A2 w% s* b# y　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

( K$ x" s: `1 Z/ o7 G　　ants on a hot pan

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/ T: ~3 R8 c) {) K  V　　现身说法
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7 |0 E1 U2 N" g6 U( |5 E　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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9 S. o" d! }8 D# L6 P$ B7 F  _　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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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+ y* P. ~# s+ i. l　　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
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

0 `+ V: F! a% D: Q$ h2 R: D　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

7 |0 L% X6 c5 b: Y! \　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude

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0 U2 J' Y! z' Q7 E3 e  S8 U9 E2 ^+ |　　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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0 }0 ?2 j  T8 r2 Z5 O　　Haste makes waste.
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2 x7 x$ P8 X* C6 P2 `+ Z　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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) \; r7 i0 Q; a& M. _　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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1 X/ s7 Q- `2 \* `; f% v6 }　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

# O* x. q. a  ^& ~8 j6 s$ i　　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
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# Z: j. M7 ^( p; y* u. r' h- B　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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( B! y4 _1 b" H9 V$ [5 G　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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9 v( A, f0 m7 t$ G　　众矢之的

0 Q2 T) B6 @& i; V  z  g　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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; D) i' h& a' R) G# l9 `　　纸包不住火
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* o; ]0 f' H5 w' D; O8 M4 v- ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。