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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8 r' z+ f9 m5 J# a　　爱屋及乌

. n* ~, P3 c* C, a1 G- `　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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. z$ o4 Y5 n7 w+ e2 \　　One look is worth a thousand words.

9 S6 h+ n: ~. l" V　　Seeing is believing.
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　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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3 F& D0 y8 H- W$ o; f　　不遗余力
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+ x3 k& x% W  H: m　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

: X2 s( [8 \1 {: r' |1 r) {' o0 U　　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
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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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6 ]$ T5 h/ s) I% T1 e7 {- `　　大开眼界
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- F7 g. y% ]: T( |: a$ M　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

; \$ H; y2 C2 E( U5 ]6 m$ h7 t　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

4 v( p9 q8 @9 a　　too much is as bad as too little
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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

' N4 ^& V# \4 ?. I　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# E3 C% W. e# X. s) I, V! E* f　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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1 J* v+ N- G7 X" Z5 F! x! m　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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4 D3 E$ h+ ]$ l. n% k6 u　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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+ u% ~+ w" V0 p* |　　活到老学到老
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　　never too old to learn

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! W. Y: X6 ~! y6 @3 P* Q) ^! D% f9 H! |　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

3 @  c. _# }8 G9 f  r2 S8 R. c　　There are spots even on the sun.
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6 `1 k* [" V' d. I% a8 w' U/ w　　金玉满堂

( v) K* o8 m: b1 F5 i6 s　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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- d" I6 m0 L7 K" Y1 |# ^  b) p　　脚踩两只船

% B9 ^; n, l; f2 \  w3 B　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% F* _4 z9 E; l　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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4 Q$ Q' \; }7 J3 j9 W- n; {　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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9 s% s6 ~/ t8 @, o% @) c* n　　cut and dried; cliché

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) ?2 d8 x/ d) f" q　　礼尚往来

$ _! }' P) a( @　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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: t' {& k; p% q* x3 f5 P" w) X　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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# _5 A( t) ?3 ?0 r6 ^- N　　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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　　名利双收

6 i7 p* c& A) J$ f- c; r　　gain both fame and wealth
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7 Q1 v  c0 o* e9 R8 M2 t& p  `$ R　　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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& ~) a5 s  \% ]7 D, G　　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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　　弄巧成拙

' O4 |$ s/ v4 }　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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

　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale

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4 H6 ?" u8 Z' H2 Y+ j　　破釜沉舟
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. W: |/ {$ P. U9 F% I) g! T　　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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8 Y& u4 G. r( X8 S7 p' C9 j$ ^　　抢得先机
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3 I& l+ T4 x) M1 g% Y% |; V+ g　　take the preemptive opportunities

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6 W8 H7 V2 K! c; L( F. u　　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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9 C2 \* g# c) d7 e, T! V/ {　　前事不忘，后事之师

' _3 V3 ]/ B& @' g* s( c8 C　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

0 k: l- n. x- Y: t7 Y. Z$ z　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  I) k* L. W" x6 p5 S; P　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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2 g  r+ A9 E- s4 D　　瑞雪兆丰年
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1 @0 M7 Y2 S! c: q　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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, I' f. q# e* _5 _* c' e　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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& f5 r% U& [! m9 P9 |) f　　人之初，性本善
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$ `) R9 Z" A+ c8 c6 l　　Humans are born good.

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0 j  U% w) @7 c7 x/ V　　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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4 L  L. U& y% }# X　　a blessing in disguise;

9 D* E& t  k$ z" D8 U8 _0 e　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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$ o9 i, s$ g  L- c3 a9 L　　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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　　水涨船高
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* o5 ~  r4 n) ~9 u0 }" K' w$ M　　A ship rises with the tide
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8 S+ H$ G% J8 m) l2 U5 a　　时不我待
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& c6 Y" z7 z. l* J8 Q　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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3 x7 Q, q3 \, _; _4 A+ `　　杀鸡用牛刀

; g/ l) K1 j' d( f　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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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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5 x" y2 k+ g. V　　实话实说

. i$ p; h4 _4 ^  t7 l* a　　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
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; {. J: M; z, N3 Z& G# d+ ?　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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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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3 O2 }: y3 A" [3 ?　　团结就是力量

8 w) u$ m* P$ [# N; w　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

/ E( d% t8 g, N/ |　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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$ {" M/ v- f# B　　物以类聚，人以群分
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0 u# o4 B$ L9 N4 L　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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9 G" N" U. r: H/ T　　望子成龙

/ s5 W3 k. r5 M7 I: H( s　　hold high hopes for one's child
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- [. Y$ G& W; r; B' u　　唯利是图

4 W- G7 w! a; A/ i; P& M　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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5 Q) |  M  W- I7 K　　无中生有

, k( b6 ]$ M, S4 R* X　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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/ v2 {$ ?. l' }　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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* Y: R" d+ E% W  M; y　　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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7 \; Q0 N+ `8 J' M/ w　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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) _9 p2 A: a; ~0 g8 e' ]4 U8 h　　心想事成
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6 z# }- K7 a( r; s/ P" j: |' R　　May all your wish come true
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" R* Q( n1 F# B' v　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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- y5 Y4 I5 B8 B# x　　现身说法
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1 ^  d( b5 h3 V  X, _5 Q　　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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1 t9 H% S2 g2 m+ O$ M* ?5 B: M　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

5 G' v* R, E# ^9 T# e　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　有识之士

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  ~2 x% ~8 J6 f& ^3 B, c9 @* ^　　有勇无谋
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　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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  k0 U) L% }: i' t9 l6 [　　与时俱进
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8 x4 C1 E; b6 g3 ~. z* U　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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1 e4 y% v' y2 |+ y( S　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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9 l( ?* [$ d  P/ o5 j　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* E/ j; l5 Z8 r; C9 X　　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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  D# `4 i6 ]4 ?. u2 |! r　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

$ d. O. C- n3 z. M  ?　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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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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( L6 R* s# r, p' z7 p　　一言既出，驷马难追
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3 [6 q% e" g% g1 p) @$ X! N　　A promise is a promise.

$ y: t% J) k$ R　　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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7 L0 A( J+ M( N1 C2 o& M2 _+ K　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden
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5 \; [4 Z, I8 f  H　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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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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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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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。