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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: p$ E& F5 k+ e& d　　爱屋及乌

( G  h; u4 o# D" V' C　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见
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0 j! ^/ v3 N3 Z$ Q3 v! G0 I5 O　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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, z' v0 Y. k& ^# D  k7 v　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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( m* {2 `4 y0 u+ D7 E% b! ^2 {　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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6 v& X8 o8 z3 [' T2 W5 E　　辞旧迎新

　　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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　　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

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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　　国泰民安

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% H! b* n+ Y; `, Q　　过犹不及
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; Z0 R. L. r2 Q7 N　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

3 Z1 d$ O9 E. D; P. x　　too much is as bad as too little

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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

: X# S' o1 R/ i　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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- A8 {0 C" u" Y: h, R* b　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

# J. b1 y' ^# m- E* a- C　　never too old to learn
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: m4 E4 \. c- u( Z( x) y　　既往不咎

4 S. S2 Q& K0 h% E　　let bygones be bygones

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0 L0 G" }' @! J' X　　金无足赤，人无完人
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; R8 ~; Y2 q' U) m2 \: k, b* @　　There are spots even on the sun.
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/ F0 S5 U9 \( F$ T7 q　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

, O1 L+ N! P6 V! i8 q　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

; j  i: p* b% E% T! i. g　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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+ j6 o5 w! Q5 T8 {; ^　　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
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　　cut and dried; cliché

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/ M/ g$ N7 X* v9 O7 S; L2 D　　礼尚往来

- a: m% w$ U8 q7 _6 o　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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% H# A  g5 @9 x+ k! F5 y8 ~　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

* G! I3 o6 Z+ U' X　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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8 h( n- J7 l/ ~" L　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收

+ U% `# \3 M: q) C' i8 r2 I- h　　gain both fame and wealth

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: v, G! ^: ]) z' P* y　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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/ d. R; x  }5 F$ U$ o! Y　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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/ Y* m5 I5 e  K1 _5 `" x8 W" C　　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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　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

8 W) _- Q5 V8 I　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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. w% o2 _. _& L6 e$ g3 Q% r% }　　赔了夫人又折兵
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" Z9 }: S3 f7 ~0 z! H3 h! n　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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9 Q6 c/ ^: u! u! z- E& V) h  ]　　抛砖引玉

8 ]. H6 u3 Q- s$ r　　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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  e8 y8 o2 K) E6 I' D6 q　　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

) S8 T/ I  b: f1 _' }; ^　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

# b5 T# }; g# a9 b2 J. n　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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; v' v3 _- ?/ w. `　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　强龙难压地头蛇
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2 e  J3 X/ U, e, o8 I% ^　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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2 y2 {+ C6 u! j1 S3 b  a/ [　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽
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+ P) @  I/ S* Z+ D) M5 X9 ]　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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+ I' L7 ?% U! }  y2 }. 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

! [( \/ I# p1 E　　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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' A$ C0 ?$ \1 S6 A4 W! m　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 I( b2 f/ i) c) u' V% j0 T　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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% P7 `- S. A( @3 Z7 j* R/ x　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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- O" u# U6 ~6 A/ M' @& f5 J　　a blessing in disguise;
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& }. N/ |6 q6 }; L$ `　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 \4 Y& _+ d( J! G% ~5 `　　三十而立

  l3 c3 R, F! G. l　　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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( I, C; e9 Y: s4 k+ n; z, M( N* o　　A ship rises with the tide
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, Y3 Z' ]5 |0 ^/ L# L　　时不我待

0 l9 B4 Q; s8 {; i  b1 ?' r: X　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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4 g0 e" C9 q- c, S! m( p3 X( c　　实事求是
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1 A; ~9 l7 _0 j4 ^4 x6 P　　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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　　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

2 g8 X6 G) {9 Y6 |. {- ]2 n9 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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  b" e/ |1 t* [# R$ |　　糖衣炮弹

. F3 N5 s& {  M　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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8 Q, B$ Y$ N) d6 ?/ i6 \7 e　　Unity is strength.
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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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0 u- O' l& M) Z6 |　　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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% t" j% ~- C: T7 X/ c　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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( z" ]* Q& l$ f4 \- r　　望子成龙
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　　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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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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, ^& Q1 ?% n) @0 n　　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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2 g! Z+ o+ G. b! Z) {1 o# f( ^　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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& o, x2 O- z4 R' C$ L! U* c# z　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　May all your wish come true
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" D% n# Z4 j- w　　心照不宣
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# w' b5 j7 s' o# Z6 Z" \% @0 t　　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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4 D* j- z3 ?" o5 ^+ k* I- q　　先下手为强
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: c# v# Y' O, \　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

' ]# Z5 c8 B1 E, \1 j　　The best defense is offense.

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; X* Z" o& V( x, _2 Q　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法

　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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5 a7 a* h, O  ]4 ?. W4 q　　息事宁人
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- D. o! I7 X3 _& e/ e5 ^　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

( ]4 M8 L8 H: D9 k4 {　　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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2 l, ^+ f8 {5 c& X$ w　　有情人终成眷属
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8 y8 A3 M0 f+ i8 t4 v+ _% {　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

( Z5 I4 i5 |; X　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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; L) K3 {* \& a) s" }7 X　　有识之士
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　　bold but not crafty84
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　　有缘千里来相会

. B$ y+ R+ W5 u2 \9 Y6 K9 s6 z* X　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进
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$ ^$ J7 x# K* Z/ M5 K　　keep pace with the times86
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- Y. j' \/ o( U9 R+ B) I　　以人为本
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0 `# y% J, z$ G0 ~  m* n2 M$ L　　因材施教
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" `  E! A# t; h' u5 [　　teach students according to their aptitude

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+ }& X- s8 C, p; A2 C% |) Z　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

/ o/ L7 c( t* o" f4 n$ N5 ?; x  i　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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* S- ~5 v3 C. o8 p　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

% S; W: o- I! x" i　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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# [; A- b4 S  v0 A4 N& ~　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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, ]' S0 o( a/ m% |7 P( E　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

+ y& y4 ?/ M4 M2 a) h! `( ?" I! r　　target of public criticism

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5 {+ x/ L! z( ~　　纸上谈兵

" s" E4 q& C* t  a  \. D  O! L( T　　be an armchair strategist

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　　纸包不住火
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1 ~2 s# j5 [! T7 N* V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

7 s1 ^3 t% }5 S2 m$ d4 C: `　　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。