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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" t, e; [9 S! I/ c0 P/ _　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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- i' _. W9 N7 c6 o  y  e" ]　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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5 H. G3 P3 r. o$ b　　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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1 {9 `; e. H2 L- w　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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, `- q1 z$ B# i! c& X- C7 K6 G  ~　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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" j- o7 w0 \9 g( v  c　　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
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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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　　大开眼界

; r# m9 X2 ~+ p  `: S　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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2 M, F" I) S9 C4 x　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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: z5 l# r) N( x  u' }* v5 t8 h　　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

　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

! R. t8 y3 k1 e. h3 D! j　　never too old to learn
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7 x$ }9 Z2 R9 {! q5 k　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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# k* f$ |, _1 J8 _　　There are spots even on the sun.
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5 J- f8 g6 d9 T6 {　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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* i+ q3 X- f% R; u3 l　　脚踏实地

: F3 i) ^3 \! P/ L  G2 F　　be down-to-earth
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# X6 c3 C3 y$ V/ c5 G1 @& {　　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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　　君子之交淡如水

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6 _. `; r! J  y" ~. |　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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9 O1 e# @# i1 Y　　礼尚往来

+ A+ I* ?0 Z" _* _& `* b　　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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! R  n! A, u; q6 K1 `- Y( r: ]　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　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
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! D9 m. o) N, ?3 |. ?: X　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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8 z; g- F* I6 x8 f. Z! u! q　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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  M/ O7 x% m, u. [, c　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.
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" y  Y' t6 M" b" o" M# p1 S　　谋事在人，成事在天
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9 `4 g# W# D& _9 D3 M, q　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

+ l0 A" A9 N; _& V　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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' y; Y9 O# f' f7 J. J5 o　　赔了夫人又折兵
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

/ L. i' k9 @* s, q$ a" s　　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

! u) A$ ]. \- K; N　　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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- D  V* @1 j+ M6 x　　抢得先机

( K. k# G' \6 N　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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4 M. I6 q2 N) Z3 E4 G" p% J# n　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

: F3 S- O0 t' K# N9 G6 Z　　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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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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# C; h6 B9 z5 {  C5 T6 k! g　　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

3 J$ G7 h. ~6 V/ N1 j- m5 D7 C+ Y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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' z# Q# G" H  y8 n$ l' R. O　　人逢喜事精神爽

5 }( z7 r5 @& ]1 \　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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* ~- G0 g5 F! n/ Y4 D9 \- I　　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

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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2 G2 P$ U& Q. r( y3 ~　　人之初，性本善
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) i6 V9 O( o+ Y/ L+ G# _　　Humans are born good.

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& E: X+ n4 u" ~8 M! j1 h$ S　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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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1 U& H- b4 o- o6 m( V　　a blessing in disguise;

: n# p! O6 N5 n: M　　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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  l# c) s0 N3 M/ ^. P+ Z　　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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9 W) {- C8 n' @* U, p　　杀鸡用牛刀

3 g' i# S  }7 u　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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! m* g+ L1 \: p8 h  g  ?　　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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4 d7 g4 G2 p# g" Y8 q% D　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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2 [7 D* @  J9 {% ~6 P( O　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

; ~- S; L- W( G9 {' q; f　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

  }6 _8 p0 B4 s* t+ ]' G6 ^& V3 w　　韬光养晦
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) {, V, q3 w* e# I1 Q4 V　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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; D, ]+ d6 Q# J" @　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　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

' \6 P% a6 d& Q# {　　Unity is strength.
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+ o1 {% S; U- ?4 u5 N4 b7 S/ A　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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" C- F! _* u1 w' W. A　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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) F9 B% u0 F; e9 A" [　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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& r( V; t6 O7 b( X1 e5 q　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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5 I8 a+ k4 H; L/ I0 I. a, v　　无风不起浪
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1 h7 k! n: p3 m6 x" f4 T* g7 |　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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/ D" t, ?1 a( p2 w9 S2 ^/ I' s5 c　　徇私枉法

: n! U4 o. J$ S5 t8 ?: M5 v　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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# z! O# K1 n& ]% I　　新官上任三把火
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( v) e/ f- w0 y# E" c　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

2 o- r, U) t3 J: K  z0 |　　May all your wish come true

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$ p- _% V( b# n/ s5 X　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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, F( t' K8 g; N9 t5 z6 F4 E　　先入为主
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8 o& q: H# b' {2 H　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

& V* D1 d2 u7 @5 E/ q) h, R　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

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　　现身说法

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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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. C5 L2 w' V( O( Z3 M　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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- y9 F0 d7 b# d/ q8 `) |　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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. `+ `7 E% e9 H　　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

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

+ [! ?, [. Y1 r7 ~/ h  ]　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　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
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　　people-oriented

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: s0 h; I5 W/ \: V　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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! r+ r( T. U6 o0 L% L　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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1 o: }  O: N5 Q9 e9 u1 ]  f2 R　　survival of the fittest

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　　Great minds think alike.
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6 v  t* W+ r' G0 U; p3 b　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

; I3 {% E/ j% L7 v/ V* E1 N　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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% n3 B7 K" s# O9 l　　一言既出，驷马难追
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# K3 @, y) V: L+ Y" z/ g) d　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

( ^1 _2 y) G* y, ^. S) R) A( s/ C　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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% J9 y! a- w: U0 ^( |6 Z2 F0 u+ z　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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& ^9 p# M  T3 t% W3 n1 H　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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3 {  L0 X. J7 n# S　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.
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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。