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
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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" i" x" J' Z3 n, x7 X　　百闻不如一见

5 L5 K* ?; U5 O% c- ^* C& b1 q　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　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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4 O7 Q# L/ Z3 i6 e: _0 t　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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; Y6 @, ^9 }. D, A　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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+ ?: }4 b9 j$ i0 b　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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# n$ N0 D' o2 ?! v3 Y　　辞旧迎新
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2 \0 }3 @8 z" o. q, G　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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; D4 y- B$ Q0 G# c# Y- ]　　大事化小，小事化了

　　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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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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( R: b$ S1 \8 I" {9 q) p　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

- w% x# u* _. }& L* S% H6 f　　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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" a! o: K0 N7 T7 U　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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( |. D  g4 l+ ]. x　　Bad news travels fast.
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  Z+ g% r5 [( U6 e5 C) [& I* M　　和气生财

1 |) _, ~# E/ ^, v3 I　　harmony brings wealth;

( _5 }1 @' ]' {+ Z0 f/ `% h6 c　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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" ]( k! {  ~+ S　　活到老学到老
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: c* ]  v: C+ {3 q" E　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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2 l* j7 h" q: d; e, Y# y/ |/ ^　　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
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　　be down-to-earth

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5 W2 p& t& J9 K4 F* k+ u, f1 e　　脚踩两只船

　　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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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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! l  b4 B5 v0 p7 p2 j9 p3 u( E　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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: z" l3 E# W$ R* B8 O7 V　　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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6 f: i( t" H( n8 l" Z　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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+ d/ z2 i7 N. o5 c! s　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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7 j1 ?  `1 J  b! l0 K7 d　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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5 @2 Z3 l# v! d; n! t; Y　　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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: i& e$ i! P) i# Y; o' W　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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3 h* j9 q4 {" P- s- j. B　　赔了夫人又折兵
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# W! O/ t8 U0 D　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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( j* L$ j( B$ h8 _3 Z　　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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/ Z9 j9 b0 N5 `# {$ e9 v　　破釜沉舟
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　　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

! G4 P  R  d9 r7 Z  w: E　　take the preemptive opportunities
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) J1 W. Z% _$ y. f& [　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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% O' D+ ~1 F5 R( m# C" F　　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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5 H0 B- l6 T/ _　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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9 p- a. {- J6 h5 q7 ~9 z. V8 o　　强龙难压地头蛇
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% K+ f7 S: s7 R, o' W! l　　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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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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" A* A, `  m  c1 M$ `　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

! b, y; \/ i0 `' J" K　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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- P  o4 d1 s- X) d, p8 q　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善

8 }& n+ k5 @- l　　Humans are born good.

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1 x5 a2 N5 Y, o7 w0 v# E　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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: V  ^0 n$ `2 l　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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& r3 b% b' v) N2 l; y　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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( f0 Q: |# I( @- M; g　　a blessing in disguise;
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; i! y7 _$ S* P$ W　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

) g5 d6 G- x/ [7 s　　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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: M1 l9 j( A) d　　水涨船高

4 [, n2 z' h8 s　　A ship rises with the tide
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; B# g& c% F) j! A　　时不我待
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& E# @$ I" l5 {& U2 K* y　　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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9 u# s8 K$ a/ e0 K; j　　说曹操，曹操到
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" A2 [1 F% M4 C　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

( n8 k8 R# H+ Y, X4 c9 i　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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+ w$ q- {$ J; P! n4 l7 m0 Y  C% |　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

# \6 e; h/ c- c) U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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  }  J2 O/ n" i( Y5 w8 r+ X　　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
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" i8 v" b8 b/ q4 @　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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- K8 q9 |; A0 ~0 ]" |　　物以类聚，人以群分

, q) D6 f# E# u　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

# @, z0 j9 M. ~# V　　hold high hopes for one's child
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# K: ~+ h1 r  s( Y: ~　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪

6 l- Y: B2 m; @: D& m　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　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
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3 N; r! @& q( M3 w9 w7 L2 u　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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$ _6 i( ~4 o& d! b2 `5 p' R　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

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　　先入为主

+ b' W5 W3 X6 n8 M% [: M1 v　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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( ^. T0 @5 @$ ^0 E　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

0 Q% ~* q+ |0 y( p& D　　The best defense is offense.

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0 n4 U9 M8 P6 ]9 d9 }' D　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; K' b1 y* h! @0 B9 Y8 t　　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

　　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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2 D2 n" O" b' J" T' @　　严以律己，宽以待人
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' {6 i  N  M- k1 d. F- m! d　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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: Z' t' Z0 O! X2 e( _0 D+ I　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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/ x: p% @9 f6 T9 C  j: K9 M( S　　a man of insight83

　　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

5 g- t5 D2 F  R  {4 Q　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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0 k- r, v- D" c4 ]5 G2 ]　　teach students according to their aptitude

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) r! C% H$ w7 {7 E5 s$ z　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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. I8 h3 x) [1 `5 w2 ?% ]　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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, s( v6 j2 @$ [: j2 a- D* ?" C　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

$ @! Q4 U% F' a2 x( \& A　　Great minds think alike.
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. R$ m3 R5 w6 n8 ~5 q　　冤家宜解不宜结
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4 C( H& O5 S( L　　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
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) n2 v% @. Q1 w# k  i　　A promise is a promise.
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& }! G/ M* _- c# |6 l　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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" n* j+ V: u* H6 Z; Y# _+ b$ O% T　　债台高筑

( u$ w  m( f4 S+ r) u　　become debt-ridden

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5 [* X* c8 |- d3 b# ]3 M, R　　众矢之的
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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4 \, A& T2 O2 M% k6 {9 e　　左右为难

* U4 L! e5 H+ [+ X6 U, k( b; G: T: E　　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。