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

5 R8 C( D* n" d　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

3 t/ U& O0 b5 e3 r! {: `4 N　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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9 z6 X1 q, x8 O　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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　　不遗余力
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7 F8 W8 L- [  D- p5 U( \# P　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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: G9 h5 M% ~2 p$ ]& `  R9 E" f　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了

0 w( V1 t' x7 C6 [6 S- k$ Y　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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0 \; \: N+ P. H9 X; k0 d　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

9 _1 \' ~) _# K, X* @8 s　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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　　too much is as bad as too little

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9 [& ]% @( B: h, ~0 G+ U　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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! i' U  j% ^# k  |9 |　　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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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 w. }8 {8 l, y: L) Y+ V　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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( Z* i3 E3 W1 Q/ g3 ~$ k; ]- Z　　活到老学到老
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3 W/ v# F' X4 u. B) q, g) U　　never too old to learn

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. H  Q+ v! [' _" I( o　　既往不咎

' @* s! i. ?: x& z5 S( _3 Q　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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# K  l: L3 v" f. p! K, @　　There are spots even on the sun.
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  U+ e2 _' m/ M9 c1 ?( u　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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: {/ `) W! ?4 ?　　脚踩两只船

5 C- G/ E* |2 n　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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1 v- b+ |2 W: y2 U　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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0 A) h1 _' R4 n6 N- a3 `. h% ~　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

' h/ Y: ~( T2 k" d7 n　　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
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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' |0 J9 V' u7 D* p6 u　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 }6 l* F, ^7 F" y. q; R　　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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( Y: w9 w* S. n' C1 Q9 A$ J　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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6 Q! P: }$ c# ^! i! L' G　　弄巧成拙

4 }6 g3 f0 b& c8 X  P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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# l0 X; t$ z! W% O% m& a1 ~　　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
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: l/ [. @+ E6 g$ ?' A' c6 z　　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

　　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

+ T& X3 v' s8 c4 q$ d　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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% N9 n/ N  N+ D$ |* A/ Q　　千里之行始于足下
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. n2 ?" p3 a" g- U' L　　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

　　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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" V* y# a+ ^( O" W8 R& E　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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/ J5 p* H; P4 s9 {$ k　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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: F* e% u0 W; b$ f　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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　　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
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. \2 \; n- l4 J9 R: w　　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;
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　　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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* K9 P% X' Q9 O. \0 W　　水涨船高

3 A4 u0 U* u9 q3 Q. ^) r0 o' _( q　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

# J% q  O- z# K8 V' [* d4 s' |　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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5 I3 T# r+ Y5 V( z$ N8 i7 A# x  }　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

. m5 n& o( m1 t- ~　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

/ p. v* P, U- Z0 T! e  o* E' I　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦

, b( V1 i7 q# B' T　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

7 @% H% d; J, [) Z$ `　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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) x0 x- M8 k( R; _+ Y4 o　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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" I2 M+ r& ]+ D　　跳进黄河洗不清
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　　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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/ J9 H" {8 Q+ x$ Z7 v* q　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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: `- o2 ~# X1 b　　物以类聚，人以群分
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5 m! ^* u" e( M8 ~* Y% I. z  r　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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) i- H1 p8 o8 m2 i, b　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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, e4 K( }' V/ E- Y- i1 Q8 q7 O　　唯利是图

1 Y1 o4 [: z  m6 u　　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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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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' G5 M5 }7 d7 l6 `8 K% C6 H6 \! V9 H9 l　　徇私枉法
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: ^- q) @+ _& }2 y6 l% k$ U　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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+ q; ]6 u4 ]  n+ q　　新官上任三把火

( Z! e* _7 ~- ]6 p$ u5 H2 p4 a  h　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发
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$ h5 [4 A# P; e6 Q- H- H$ g9 Z　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true
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: t' _6 `  G5 Y- _' Z+ T8 Z: ?　　心照不宣
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! A1 _$ Y4 v1 U3 d　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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+ {& |3 V2 N: M1 X9 ?　　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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　　ants on a hot pan
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/ t* z& t, F3 e　　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
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　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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* t4 S! h3 F2 j3 p9 K, z: v　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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3 n) o3 g! e8 s, s$ e　　有钱能使鬼推磨

8 _) L) V, T4 ?/ A2 ~　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83
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　　有勇无谋

  j) z7 p: f) h3 F8 F; D　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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' |) _8 A, F3 K! D　　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

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

$ M1 n0 T( @( D& {9 `, ]' F! {' @: _　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

- F, ]+ i, i% D　　survival of the fittest
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( }( a& l( K3 _" _# q8 R! }　　英雄所见略同

* x" P* ?' b0 a4 q0 }) Q- Q　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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$ B5 P5 ^% U) N8 |4 t& [　　冤假错案

! ]6 s: i# s) P( J9 ^　　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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# a% ?9 P" m4 I　　A promise is a promise.
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7 O+ @- u- c" P1 U, a+ `　　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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% J6 N% S2 P; C: y　　债台高筑
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1 t# E2 M9 Q2 ~　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

. c/ ^. q  b  w/ S0 D　　target of public criticism

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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

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　左右为难

　　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。