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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) x) n  C- {! i4 ~% o( M. f　　爱屋及乌
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; K2 s8 ~/ q  p# k8 ~$ m3 v　　Love me, love my dog.
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2 p2 r& I: c' [% f1 z- X0 x, m0 A　　百闻不如一见

0 Q: ]: y+ A4 @8 W6 q5 F　　One look is worth a thousand words.

, F2 F9 S" l4 S　　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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3 w. b+ U9 X9 }: n# d( |8 p/ n& @　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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/ w+ _( Q5 ~; l: v9 K　　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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2 W; e* \2 n+ I6 x4 G$ U# Y$ w1 u! g　　拆东墙补西墙

8 x. J9 b, @8 ]: ]　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

$ W. T3 ^7 b$ x& P　　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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! {  n- ^* l7 X! f5 S　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all

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# k' u/ K% ~# \* l. O　　大开眼界

+ o4 k7 x: D6 {; \/ r7 ^2 ~　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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* N/ H) S1 F  n! m3 {6 M- @- Z, K　　国泰民安
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- K1 c4 N' }3 O# P　　过犹不及

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

4 P$ n, \/ W  J# b; w- c# q　　too much is as bad as too little
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3 }4 z: P* ^8 C0 H　　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

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

( {' f& D9 j5 b; }　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

7 {) Y0 K+ @3 O* g5 {0 u　　Treasures fill the home.

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) D+ u; H! g% k% w6 Q- j　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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. l/ P9 h. \0 N9 @5 M/ G8 P　　脚踩两只船

+ T/ @" e8 r3 x8 C* h　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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% o$ R8 Q1 Z1 F/ S　　君子之交淡如水
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( q& N# G" d' ^: x6 V　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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( o- Q$ A# v/ ?$ y1 m　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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: L4 y  G' Z- b. y1 {4 ^- }. a. |" G　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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$ d( N% h, B: j6 ?, P+ z: e9 P　　马到成功

& W5 f, S; y0 |. }$ t5 O  i& A  C　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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, N. i+ o2 a; X2 e) o　　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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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

- {" y: C) m! w5 n3 r5 y) p; o　　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

　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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8 b* c8 A6 T$ K, M& @: t- ?　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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5 J. \5 O- }( Y. r8 p/ F# {　　赔了夫人又折兵
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3 {7 K, c* B1 Z: y5 o% n7 y' i　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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; m6 K6 u; m" n! ]; y, a2 O　　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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% y1 }4 ^! I) k$ C' i( m% K2 @　　破釜沉舟
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; G- J0 \5 {* k, [　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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5 ^" Y* _3 I# d- ]　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 A  o" o8 Q4 a; G　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ R! i: |, A6 _8 S  \( j) B　　千里之行始于足下
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　　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
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7 F3 |& ]! J+ Y4 ^1 F2 w; I2 E　　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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* m% ^1 i% W" b& q2 P! |　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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7 E8 X/ v+ Q: h. J; o8 X　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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' q- Q9 U, q) {0 z* y' A　　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
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8 e3 a) v% e) R$ q7 F" N/ y4 b/ ~　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源
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$ V  t( [7 y6 ]　　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
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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

　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

* @( ?, ]& W( n. i2 t. _　　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

" G% Q. a% G, B7 ^# A9 }/ h　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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6 r- |5 |( h( {/ W" |, M7 B# O% J　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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$ J  Q5 @" S  d' n　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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* Q: `1 s7 m" \3 m3 A　　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

( l2 H' \8 I: e+ R  H/ q　　speak of the devil

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/ _1 h3 w( _$ H( G　　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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; g; P- F# [! F+ V　　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

　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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. j" F9 W# e6 ?2 ]　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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6 G" E+ R% {7 E. M　　团结就是力量

1 m0 s, B7 ]+ A9 j# e% H& b( E" F1 D　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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; ~2 ^0 z4 E6 }, l# N; M4 U　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分

; C9 ~5 P$ [6 I9 K/ V　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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1 P) c: h' W1 h/ L# G2 q5 Z' r　　望子成龙

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　　唯利是图

7 N1 O, n# [# L- C　　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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' E) O; i: S$ h$ M2 H1 R! Z" w　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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# w; p  o% e4 h" }　　徇私枉法

7 T% W* j/ |$ r( K9 O, Q( A　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

" N$ [. m% p( q$ o; O. J　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

$ E( `, I, B! q4 h5 \, p　　May all your wish come true
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　　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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　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强

5 l+ h- C9 r0 l# y' j" i　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

5 \! A' }5 K6 c; w: Q　　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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! W, u& R; X" l! t8 }: [2 |　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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- f' q7 w* S; Y1 k' v; d" b( I　　有情人终成眷属

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7 p6 K8 f: C! v, @　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84
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& L, j8 i) U# t& S4 ?　　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

　　与时俱进

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　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

$ i+ @$ u, |6 }/ x" K: @: {　　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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7 z( p  b' @# {" S! t, f, I　　Haste makes waste.

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　　优胜劣汰

& S& G: K) a7 e　　survival of the fittest
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$ m! O1 y% K) G/ w　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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" u9 G! a$ }3 o& A* O+ r　　冤家宜解不宜结
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% x1 ]2 K/ X  z/ R' ~9 J　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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  Y4 V! o* z% C4 l9 H: |　　冤假错案
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' n4 ]0 U6 d7 t　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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# n% }4 I( j6 U8 f% I/ c3 O　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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  l9 W8 P! f( W4 u. ?4 X　　招财进宝

+ P( b( J' Q/ Y! S: z　　bring in wealth and treasure

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& R2 B3 P0 _, F　　债台高筑
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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; D' o) b! w0 o7 @　　纸上谈兵
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　　纸包不住火
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1 K  x" b3 X9 G1 ^! }　　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

　　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。