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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! o! g7 `/ l) t8 ?- M' m2 D5 v$ D- N　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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2 ]* V3 E4 L2 }) }- Y1 Q- ?　　Seeing is believing.
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1 [0 G4 |7 |: [! X% a4 [　　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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　　笨鸟先飞

9 M! o' e* U: z* r, z0 ~0 z　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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2 Z0 J+ n/ I; C　　不遗余力
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　　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

: i; j* v' c! i: x　　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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6 k) y3 q: z3 b; K　　大事化小，小事化了
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* z3 O) o* C8 R( g2 b　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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: r# C# K0 {& @& F0 [  _. f　　大开眼界

# ?% L1 @; U4 [0 x3 J# |( L3 k　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

1 p& Y! z: G1 a4 L　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

% R6 B- H& s0 @6 C# w3 v6 b) ]　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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* g3 s1 ~: d3 `$ T9 S2 Z　　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

9 v& }% Q: r8 R1 P! F8 |　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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$ T* k* x9 M' q# N- ^. n( R　　活到老学到老
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8 U. {  n4 J% N; U9 w7 o) z0 R　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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. D! b. W4 c/ O　　金玉满堂

* u7 ^* ~( n) M+ F$ W　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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- I. O2 ]! N3 W/ g9 z) Q　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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/ Q1 m& \; D$ L- I　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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- C: n' Y7 \% n7 c  k3 F9 N　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: k/ c- F# u9 Z& ]/ t$ m7 i　　cut and dried; cliché

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! V  O0 f% h& R6 ~　　礼尚往来

1 X) v3 O/ o5 j( w, L　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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, p6 e8 H7 D% e; ^　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 j6 Z7 R/ w$ z& `9 n　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

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5 W( g2 G/ }; b  n　　名利双收
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) D6 k4 n, t: f" ^- _  b　　gain both fame and wealth
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! I! D9 r. w6 |! N% A8 o　　茅塞顿开
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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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　　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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, m) ^. w# N! V3 r) A. H3 t! j/ d, p　　谋事在人，成事在天
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- R) B" ^: S6 ]2 W, X　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　抛砖引玉

. ^' {5 }0 G" f; E# H　　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
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9 T; z: m  y2 S+ J$ {- Y0 b　　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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& D0 D" w7 r7 v. b& E0 K　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

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　　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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& w/ w" \6 o5 i6 F, W; z& p　　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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( m1 J, T) B1 I& t5 Z　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 a: T9 d3 y5 V) M　　瑞雪兆丰年
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, V8 `: ]: ^+ ]! G; ^) g　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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7 t6 |. f0 e$ d; O& s* x　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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. _2 p% X" C! o5 G# D! x　　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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( [) r7 l0 v4 P; U, Z5 q; e　　世外桃源
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! k- ?- p) x5 @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

　　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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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6 ?, \; ]% o, F, R% q5 K/ ^9 c$ N　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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　　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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4 [8 ~" ]3 L' U/ w6 [; X7 Z$ _　　水涨船高

　　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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; z1 ~" r5 H, D, o+ ~* N　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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7 e0 z8 F$ @9 S" s( ^! @　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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6 r8 V  o: c; I9 K( u8 u+ R, r　　说曹操，曹操到
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6 K% _$ [1 h- k. t$ W　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

" {/ n! i- ^; {: P1 d8 a% c; X　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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# w% B9 `5 x" E9 e0 T, G　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

* T) ]1 ~# Q& G% c' h4 z- U　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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. x- J* S5 r! j; L　　韬光养晦

& }# G2 }$ j2 Q; W3 P$ W　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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0 I  A" ?9 h& ~% `) h　　sugar-coated bullets59
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9 F' k6 c8 A) o' n+ X　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

* u$ v) }& V5 J  E9 r- h　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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! C2 c2 c8 C2 |% w; l5 E! M. j　　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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: R8 M& r  [- Y+ P( }5 p4 L　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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) B# M' [: p9 @3 y9 c1 C  X　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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+ X, p7 ~3 W% d' ~& @5 N% Z& \* S5 r　　无中生有

2 A8 V, A% ?) b0 k# c3 K　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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+ i) [: }) v1 i  o/ ?, F; P& m) E9 K　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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  E" ?% B( d  I9 b0 ^3 j  U　　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

　　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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' t+ B2 l: K1 Y8 a, F　　先入为主

& V, t7 J# j6 e# n' |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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) u8 _( W7 U% A4 U　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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5 E4 \, ~* N( D- l1 J　　The best defense is offense.

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2 R4 K0 b9 J8 K7 O$ W　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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) L/ O3 b! x$ \0 A, B　　ants on a hot pan
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5 \! j& K7 y2 L- j" w2 O+ L　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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* Y6 v1 [5 K5 b7 O　　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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& ]& M" y' H1 E/ z4 m　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　有勇无谋

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7 c$ n# W+ W& x) ^　　有缘千里来相会

& `7 `. R5 C/ ^" u$ a7 |　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# n3 e& Y; W# R8 v6 b　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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6 F7 ]7 V; s# S" ^& C　　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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2 B; H& |. z. O; Y　　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

　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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& p$ X+ K; n6 s) F1 I$ S" ]' [　　survival of the fittest
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( F! r1 J! M* p* n) r9 y( S% D  X　　英雄所见略同
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' d! i, b3 L: D1 V4 x& \　　Great minds think alike.
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, B1 i9 `& {8 F# R3 [, M$ W　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　冤假错案
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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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

. S, S' |: i1 _　　A promise is a promise.
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　become debt-ridden
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　　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

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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. ^  k7 k6 f. E: A, R　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

7 Y; E0 C9 r) z* [, x/ n) w　　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。