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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6 T6 h5 _, h( R# p5 v  s　　爱屋及乌
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5 ^- L& N$ Z8 c$ P6 d- s" h" m2 L) L　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见

$ T' ?2 N/ {* q: H5 ?: N　　One look is worth a thousand words.

4 _( o9 D9 C: @　　Seeing is believing.
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3 c- }( h) v8 `" U　　比上不足，比下有余
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# r) b; A. u. G6 W) X　　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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4 U8 p; e7 f, Q" B2 f# |( F　　不遗余力
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: V# {8 Q6 D* e& Q* e5 s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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" `, U1 D! X0 P! j$ _( i: F　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙
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" E  H) p8 |! `3 @0 A　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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3 H2 j; i+ m3 m( V5 @" f% Y　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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　　大事化小，小事化了

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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7 ^5 j0 Y  f) m2 t0 e　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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  |' i" d( Y8 ~6 ~　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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2 d9 [4 V& n+ C/ L% B  h　　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;

' M) C* ^6 U: r+ B　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

" M" K; ?. |7 n0 w- @# n$ _　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

3 j9 }+ c- T$ Q　　harmony brings wealth;
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9 \& i' U4 E, B# a2 \1 b6 A6 {　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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* L' O! d/ k! \　　活到老学到老

, k$ T6 U! a4 Q% u7 u& s! i3 |0 C　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones

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. b1 R/ c# @3 x) [1 O$ N　　金无足赤，人无完人

& N4 ^2 T+ Y+ G/ f; k# c　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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! @& {8 {; o! y) m+ {( q% f+ h　　Treasures fill the home.
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- F5 R+ U* w4 |0 B2 k- q, ~　　脚踏实地

7 X$ n' @+ ^; ?( K* v6 M4 B　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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& x9 g; F$ k* C- X　　君子之交淡如水
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- _8 Y# p6 @' l/ P+ l7 S6 i' H3 N* q/ g　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来

1 P) ]0 v) Y! [4 m  q　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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7 z# L$ i, ]. N3 F1 k　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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0 v% s, U, N  e& t6 E' W2 V" J　　be suddenly enlightened

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' J" t+ [9 \( d  C　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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, D& y3 z- N5 U8 q9 f5 k) u2 R　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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' M9 D" b3 _/ j2 [. G6 O　　谋事在人，成事在天

; ~# Q' Z# s$ j/ d　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙
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  G  p  |: k* d3 u( \# {7 k　　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

3 ]9 n+ Q0 G) l  Z  R　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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( A4 o, B( U9 N& U$ 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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  m2 s0 V, x+ i0 y" p　　抢得先机

5 z1 F$ G& S, ^　　take the preemptive opportunities

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, A6 c- o+ \2 P* w2 @  g　　巧妇难为无米之炊

& a/ S& r' I, N/ Z9 ~　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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3 d7 u( ~3 E- x) Q" H　　千里之行始于足下
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' N/ @$ g' v1 d% D　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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, R$ Q! p! j! \& o; \( ^' `/ I　　前事不忘，后事之师
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6 o. S* `8 h* P# n: T5 p2 |　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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' B* o( z) W) P- w2 u　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇

  Q* \/ R) S3 \　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

4 `  z! j* w6 |; l6 `　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

" j, @5 t$ I* S1 l1 J, H　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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, w! F; |, _2 z9 Q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

; ?/ Z' O) q& B( T1 k　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

0 G1 m* m1 c' e　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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9 f" a7 h) i5 y' B　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

9 y4 w2 L5 q+ k　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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6 n% W+ e2 E4 x　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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9 x& @1 a, `( {3 Q. y* w　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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( f6 i' U" x3 @( X( W( d5 U　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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1 ]. `. d; k7 q5 O　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

& o2 \. k  I5 m( |4 H　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到
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/ [8 e" C: ^0 v2 i6 e& z4 a: i3 Q　　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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9 x- R* [( e9 g0 a" F, H　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

+ U5 e: d7 }9 i# V6 z　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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, d) g# G3 P7 W2 _+ B3 ~) {- H　　sugar-coated bullets59

5 K( n* C  Y7 o' F: r/ i) T　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.

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( Q) e0 F, r2 i0 A　　跳进黄河洗不清
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0 {7 H! r9 Z8 W# ?  b　　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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% g( |  J5 r0 t% ]8 X　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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6 ?8 F1 ~! D2 M0 ]4 Z% `　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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5 O0 s9 W/ Z: B- C9 n　　望子成龙

/ \, h$ `- M4 ~' Y+ @; w# i9 r　　hold high hopes for one's child
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; Q* J8 c7 |( U; e9 J1 |3 K　　唯利是图

0 q  `+ V0 r0 ^- O- O. i; r* t　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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# t4 V9 u1 @0 U" Y/ y. m　　无中生有

- U% m" M" e" R, s$ J; q# c5 [　　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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　　徇私枉法
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5 N/ B% I2 S" J　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

% D* G2 z: @4 t- q% H% W8 v　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发

　　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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7 c6 s. R" M# _. A  A1 w) u　　心照不宣
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# Y3 p9 t& d6 h9 O" B" j$ u5 J　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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" k& @7 q6 Q$ h. C　　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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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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1 N3 a/ I' I- V5 u5 C　　The best defense is offense.
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; h' S( r+ K+ a% ?# v) ^- Q/ D　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan
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! r( a5 u. k( h. t( \　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

/ C% K- R+ v* n* }* c* E2 d　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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0 l& `, l3 S8 K" R　　循序渐进

8 [' ]) p8 U0 ~6 t) A2 }　　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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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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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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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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1 J. J2 z6 }" {: K　　有缘千里来相会

1 c' U* q8 E; w9 ?" Z! y　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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. f  L+ D7 w4 _( [; K: f% u　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

5 O, d: J" C! x! E- G/ q( v9 W- 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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　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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. K/ N( Y. I3 X0 W& W- n3 I' Q- O# g　　Great minds think alike.

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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
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6 }. V1 p- a1 }5 q7 @3 I# ~　　A promise is a promise.

; N; `" G4 b& X" ~1 ?1 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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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

* K5 T9 a# }. y% ^6 B: _/ e6 P　　target of public criticism
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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。