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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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# j: a' @1 j& u2 V+ d' Z* g/ p　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

: X( u% U$ f9 s' d( u　　Seeing is believing.

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' r! m6 J/ ~: z% W　　比上不足，比下有余

; J9 t1 ?8 E# ~4 f  e9 @　　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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6 j$ X; K7 S" k/ P　　不遗余力

& z$ M" _' g; P, \* |& D" `　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 o3 {; c5 p+ W　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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4 A" N: N# @, C$ {# }" {　　辞旧迎新
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3 z( b  f. m" h0 L& O$ L　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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9 l& R9 U* A' H* R, [. v* x. @- Q; Y9 X　　大事化小，小事化了

" k6 y1 h0 p5 r, y# P/ q* M　　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

: n+ U& u; C$ E) J: d　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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- ~* u8 \( ?. F/ m) g' o　　国泰民安

+ U& x& y  X, Y) H/ S6 D, ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及
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& `7 D4 |, u8 A& C8 @% z' 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
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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5 s: q2 u7 g, B6 {( E# {　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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0 ?. ^% l) V! d. K. o& s　　Bad news travels fast.

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% D; u1 e  ^5 d9 }4 E7 N" U　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

+ a9 C2 q8 d+ ]9 q0 j% Q, L　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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# m- V. X2 c! y: k" u( ~( _0 ?　　脚踩两只船
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6 F4 e# ^; f3 r5 R3 R( o1 g) u　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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$ G) I1 a3 l5 x. W( f! c6 k　　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

' a3 r  }. R0 ^- @' W　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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  \) {8 B+ k# E* u( L% I　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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& I2 w% O; ^" Z  I# X　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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+ Q7 u& Q, G- O7 n. u　　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
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0 Q' p: J4 t$ ~* K2 {　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 J/ \! U4 ^$ l- E. H　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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0 M5 C# K" ~7 Z/ X# k! }8 ^　　谋事在人，成事在天

/ o! t; z7 U* {' ?5 w$ P5 d2 t　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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* u' G8 u& L$ c1 s. @* e! f　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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( a3 G4 z% @/ K! Z5 q8 ?+ i  `3 s　　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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& v) o/ d! O# i　　抛砖引玉

; d8 H, }) T! j　　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

　　take the preemptive opportunities
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) D# s2 W6 v+ T2 A# G- p　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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# b, l2 S9 p) t: K* [　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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9 z1 Z! ?* Y7 ^7 X* ^　　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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0 ?' F  W5 m2 h' Z0 O. C2 ?7 m* |　　前事不忘，后事之师
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0 w1 H: L. X5 q$ K　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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* [9 p! N9 `2 \% X. p　　前怕狼，后怕虎

/ ?5 E7 Z+ c/ H5 G* u& I　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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9 a* Q+ P0 @$ h0 s　　强龙难压地头蛇

) R0 y: Q, I* B　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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2 Y( t4 f# c  I　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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  j- [2 Z. X8 \# }- t# J5 V& u, {　　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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/ ?6 I+ m# a) `7 ]1 s/ w0 m　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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/ b+ {+ ~; C! {$ z　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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* C9 }1 i- p  w9 Y' y& Z　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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, e! W! [& |! P$ H' u　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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! F/ Q3 F# w* T4 e　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

7 v, W7 z4 G; U9 T& X3 H　　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

  t4 Z( W4 [- `8 t　　A ship rises with the tide

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, P  ]* q; H/ W, e; t3 f　　时不我待
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  P! Q* M' _8 Y　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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$ E7 f0 Z) C5 e6 v. k" a: I# F　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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  D3 P- m- Q/ K( C　　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

  a4 n; L/ q; p) P/ z　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　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

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

4 E! Q  k$ d* g- ~　　韬光养晦
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　　sugar-coated bullets59

% [! e0 G. k$ N/ S0 ^% p$ u7 ?　　天有不测风云

+ [5 o  X3 {3 w　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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+ Y1 ~4 h1 ?) a7 t/ m　　团结就是力量

: C- o- B3 V2 d4 M+ w　　Unity is strength.
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& h; j2 H/ T. w* D# w( b　　跳进黄河洗不清

$ d) q- I" ~( ~　　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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8 G+ n& \' d. m& v7 N　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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2 c9 H5 l; C* o" O　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

7 S: w/ N: t6 q6 S, A$ a$ t) P　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　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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1 Q9 d! ]; s; M2 i2 R. }) s, F　　无中生有
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( X+ _7 B; a# Z9 I& w0 S　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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: t1 H/ E+ J4 l9 a　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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' `* _& L0 M, F2 y9 |5 p　　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

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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5 T# D  d! e- o4 L　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

　　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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+ ?3 f+ D; B* h0 Y0 I0 ^　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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6 }4 K& x: K6 O. r　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

/ t4 k: T; g% I4 _4 @; C7 b　　The best defense is offense.
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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法

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　　息事宁人

1 R+ |+ X0 G4 @  q- }8 \& X　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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; V* }; f$ q3 M; n, t. ?  @　　循序渐进

; r: X/ K$ w7 Q& l3 Q　　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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/ H& r- W# X9 m8 |* U5 [& X3 i　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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! `# q+ N+ X% f' q7 e　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

3 t% _8 ^* {8 W( I! s& m  n* Y　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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0 ?( w) `( K* h% w6 i* G4 h2 a- J　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会
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: h( D& O; P% I& z4 v* Q1 z　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# N; w: w8 z" `1 d& U+ C5 _　　与时俱进
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$ c6 S" G: {% U8 t: o　　keep pace with the times86
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8 ~* R$ f/ T: g8 f- x6 P* L( }　　以人为本

3 O4 U' |: H: S( T: p　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

# N" v& ]. k+ R: F1 S7 ?　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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9 b5 j5 m/ D; Z; Y) \2 v　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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' A+ f; p# y8 I& w) I　　欲速则不达
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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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( _3 @% p  e: c$ b　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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) Z' c. {. a* A( B　　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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　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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- r+ i& u' z6 l9 r　　一言既出，驷马难追

" l& ^; m* H6 K! ?2 ~　　A promise is a promise.
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& z/ Z" z6 q! m. a( {; A　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

2 R( m9 Z- l, d7 H　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　be an armchair strategist

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* _) N8 \. \* }! ?# W　　纸包不住火

( V2 ~  {& K& K　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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7 F9 I4 ?9 ^5 X# \　　左右为难

2 _! w. G: P, n, I6 m8 x5 w　　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。