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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" j8 j7 j$ G. J$ o) o6 V; K　　爱屋及乌

" @4 n, t1 w# h8 r+ ]: A/ Y　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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/ o# C0 p. ?9 q! `　　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

# z! v+ M: t4 r7 s7 k　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

; |( Q# b2 B9 I1 C+ j　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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7 K2 X4 q8 ?- w, G- z  P　　不遗余力

5 Q3 ^/ c5 C  Q) Q# Z6 t5 [　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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) s/ X( u8 W8 S　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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. O: t2 H3 G, q& |- H4 u, }1 b1 P　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

& s. f+ q+ m1 [/ ], s/ b$ X" n" A　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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5 T- @$ u' p' E) t0 F& \$ V　　大事化小，小事化了

  z' ^/ m. k  {# h* t　　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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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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* y8 x4 o" R  f, V( ^　　国泰民安
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- B/ D, X' O+ U5 H# c% Q　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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' o# M' ?) `" {  ?3 C9 k: m　　过犹不及

　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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; N7 N" @( z8 {" @/ l6 p/ j　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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! z: H5 ~- l$ l　　harmony brings wealth;

4 {0 H% F% ^" ^( B: P$ ?　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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- g/ o4 S2 R- h+ r* P/ ~　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

5 a0 \* \7 P- n　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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, x; S& [' g- g; U3 ^& P　　金玉满堂

7 D0 U" z, L: T) h5 P# i1 P  j　　Treasures fill the home.

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* y# w* I4 S8 ^6 z$ ^" C4 \　　脚踏实地

$ V& k! P0 s0 q  E6 W& K  [/ Z　　be down-to-earth

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# d' H6 t" M# |: h- A0 E　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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3 b7 ^$ ?4 m" W$ C& y8 ?* L　　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

　　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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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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7 V& [. b  B& o: \" g　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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! Z1 [& c7 ^- S& n, ?　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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8 m5 X, {9 O" ]. h4 c- R　　弄巧成拙
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5 Q, Z2 q& D  Y& N# `　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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) T, ?" s4 p3 h: V5 Z2 u　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　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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; _, v: o' }0 M9 I) F　　破釜沉舟

5 r7 n! l/ `& L$ F　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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4 u+ ?1 H1 w7 _4 {' ^　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下

4 _# S1 [3 Q# ?8 ^5 c  A　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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* X7 N! d: H, N" D  k　　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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2 R3 H5 ^% g& K% W, ~. p; c0 s1 {8 x　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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- P* F% _; r3 i. X# \" E; c　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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　　强龙难压地头蛇

, {) ?/ L* ~5 G; ]: C　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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" [) ~* q% ~+ `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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2 I6 }3 ^7 q8 O9 A: i# _　　人逢喜事精神爽
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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

3 t4 l3 U& M3 U  {) d, |　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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. c3 y( `8 \  ~% z2 @. a5 g3 O7 g　　世外桃源
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) h' P- K2 c, x+ q% M. s& |7 _　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

7 E8 W5 V( L4 ^2 q# a　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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8 ~1 \3 \9 g9 j, `- y　　三十而立

2 f+ P4 Z" O; D* H7 O　　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

, Q, a# F; L) i" f　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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6 H5 c0 o5 i4 `0 F$ i　　杀鸡用牛刀
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8 A8 ]2 T  W8 f　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到
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/ Z+ ?% L! P2 E; }　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

; F9 j* _. A% o7 e; ]9 d　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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6 u6 F  D( p+ V: v6 I( G3 ]　　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

; K0 |( A+ B. G/ E　　韬光养晦
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9 k' S+ j" P4 r% n( W: t　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

% z) V! Q2 W, Z/ T7 g　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: ?8 @' X% D& E6 z　　天有不测风云
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. a9 q5 j  O2 |2 v- V　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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4 R% x: T# D' S; C　　团结就是力量

3 q5 h- y  c; a7 D6 j+ K　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

) r  ]$ _, o& _　　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

. W* ]! J: D' V; }! c+ X) Z　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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) h: C8 r8 \  ~5 R$ G( i8 ^. [　　物以类聚，人以群分

4 I: p4 |/ Y) W" K# W% S　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

8 N5 r- q4 u, T. w8 |- w! C. n　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 q3 i; C$ `+ P　　唯利是图

1 U( R! U& d7 {& D- A0 @  ^9 m+ L　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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, w- {$ ?0 `" ?* o: o- D* l, i　　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
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. g9 U* G: S; z1 A; n+ |　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

1 q; ~+ Z2 G7 a　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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1 F7 \& x1 x. {+ O　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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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

( m: |; W! B: C) P# K9 ^# P( C! s+ B　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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9 i  v+ r7 c- v' p; q0 y　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

  s$ n9 F% K# p　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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$ U; R  N3 m% j: W, O8 i: i: y　　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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1 p+ w4 P8 e  V. G# i　　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

6 K( y$ ?' a$ s　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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& |9 t. g1 h6 d7 Q　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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/ Z: h, v1 Q; _8 s　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　a man of insight83

( f8 C$ p. ]' V+ B　　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
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/ h" q( k. U9 ^0 j) Q　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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4 D" R2 I" M; {$ @9 L5 c　　因材施教

- I; b+ b' \- c! D9 m　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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" k. s; i3 a. H　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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+ L+ [& J- S9 R) O5 w　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.
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" J* [* Q* D* {8 d) l　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.

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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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5 D0 P; l5 R+ l& e! q" t; |- A　　一言既出，驷马难追

0 [6 L  S) d& z7 B3 H2 ~: w　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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8 K! E# j5 v, b0 S　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

7 t4 d( E% O& K# M# Q& i　　become debt-ridden
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; j& N: a! E% s. x　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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' U/ x& }. y/ E1 \. ]　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。