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
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6 ~% z9 y! }3 ?7 `　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

  S: @  s* ]$ U; a6 Y　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

1 w9 T# d/ o" g　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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8 S1 B. G" t2 E3 j# f+ O　　笨鸟先飞

* e- A' c+ h" j5 M( p3 U; C" j; v　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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8 v9 d( b: \; V" {/ Q' |　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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  v3 i8 S- s2 B2 a0 ^9 o  ]　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

7 m7 c' p( n% a" G7 w4 k* K　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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  B1 X2 L, m( s' \2 N. V　　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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& Z$ ~0 F; R3 E& k- _　　大开眼界
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* W/ ?+ ?( |6 |0 {" F5 I8 [　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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% w/ @$ y& T/ d& Z# a& {8 V　　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;

% K% x$ p1 @8 y! N$ \& F* y　　too much is as bad as too little

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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

/ M/ _2 C: D! v0 t　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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  N/ @8 m8 {7 B$ a* |2 H) w　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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3 _. s3 S; D2 M7 }* R( \　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

* _3 ~; D1 C/ _! u5 J3 m( |5 L　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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" |3 B" b& H% E5 T$ f0 j　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂
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( a% {9 Q, z. e: e" ]　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

, t3 a* z* q2 B! o( P+ A& ?6 f　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* Z# U: N6 T+ @4 {' S+ c4 u7 Q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

% J0 _! p+ g$ W) W/ f% Q3 P　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功

  ^% `0 I/ C" c2 S$ r2 s! Y　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　gain both fame and wealth

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! E8 P) n- {; E5 r　　茅塞顿开

　　be suddenly enlightened

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3 X. C$ N6 S/ Q, e" Y" f# r　　没有规矩，不成方圆

3 ]2 S9 B# \6 C. Z8 L" |1 B, B! n3 n　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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+ ~' I) q4 h5 K4 `9 [* e　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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　　弄巧成拙

( W9 k; [6 v6 @8 Q4 S　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　赔了夫人又折兵

+ l3 D" q+ L2 t( F5 J　　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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　　破釜沉舟
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　　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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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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8 _0 u2 n$ J8 ^+ t2 f4 ^　　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

5 m% K' D/ z, k% Q! }2 Z0 e　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step
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# K: C# \6 y+ v! [4 x　　前事不忘，后事之师

2 b! i" m' ^) ?4 a$ g+ F- w* F7 P　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

2 \4 b" k- Y$ ]7 {0 M& z3 c2 p　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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4 Y) t) c9 Q+ q( B" Y. e　　强龙难压地头蛇
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6 l  p% J& [# k( Y9 p5 V　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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8 Q5 W- o; E. r3 @  S; U% h　　瑞雪兆丰年

　　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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　　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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# W1 \* M5 _2 @7 c　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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8 F  [+ z, O8 R" s( o　　世外桃源
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9 {0 f) U3 ]& ~3 a6 X( W( G, A　　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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/ U7 F+ K' m/ l' g& e; C6 L　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　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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2 k4 D7 z* C3 G4 U; E8 J　　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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, a; o6 \8 H" x" W8 @　　水涨船高

7 f' n# T9 X, m! v　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

% K3 h! g& [  j( U　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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# W" u3 C) s) H' q5 _$ n  K　　杀鸡用牛刀
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. i/ ]* g5 i2 J+ N　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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/ h. r' s2 l7 c* l( Q　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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& H7 j! F4 A" P! g! q　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　speak of the devil

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. f/ t3 F. [0 o: C　　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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: X* c( ~& e% ~/ _" n& A　　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
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4 @4 ?7 w3 A" j" ~　　韬光养晦
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　　糖衣炮弹

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　　天有不测风云

! t/ j2 I5 U* p( R( k* @1 Y, Z( ~( Z　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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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7 M0 Q7 \2 K# i1 P) n: _　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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; x( ^3 h0 a( w2 j　　物以类聚，人以群分

; [# R  P* t7 w0 y& ^/ @: O( q8 s　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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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

& P# ^. _4 q, `, ]. G- |/ d　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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7 t, Z# c+ K2 M  R% c+ \　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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( f, p; O0 P3 G$ V　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

/ A* e, E- z. j; a/ B4 ~　　May all your wish come true

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( x7 _; q2 ]) B: h' H　　心照不宣
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' x; Y6 T0 \. T5 ~- Z* T1 T　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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  c' I# a: s" `4 m　　先入为主
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; f& F& f% H  U　　先下手为强

0 q' Z/ k5 G9 K9 @  |/ ^　　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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' {7 p& _  c% P1 I　　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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9 b1 f9 O( ]. G. V2 L" Z　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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' P4 K# X% W* K9 N　　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

/ q' ?/ `2 `, z+ R　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 ~7 g4 ?3 K0 e  y　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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3 a( s9 [% x) s1 e2 z　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

0 i+ g; `6 s. \& u　　有勇无谋

- r& T8 K% W$ t3 H1 Z　　bold but not crafty84

$ ]- w+ h; |; O2 w4 h# D% @" l　　有缘千里来相会
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2 ?8 P5 R- Q1 r; e2 M1 J　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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! l3 Q3 W. k" k/ A. a5 D1 n　　与时俱进
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! q+ m2 e& u2 @! A　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

# y( e* H  ?) ]+ K4 ]　　people-oriented

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7 s: x( {! t6 }& A$ i. O8 @2 _# B1 C　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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) p4 A5 {& s9 J7 a# N6 p　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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( G# s* W7 h; X5 f0 W. s　　Haste makes waste.

3 ?9 S% h) r: s" F　　More haste, less speed.
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& U, w+ G8 j+ i" g  u　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

0 G" [- U) f1 x5 f; d　　Great minds think alike.
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0 q( h4 v5 t! g　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

4 \; ~8 R. t/ i1 @& J$ \　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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0 u- m% m( m! E+ x$ F　　一言既出，驷马难追

6 s% b$ T) Q9 {% M2 E7 Z/ {　　A promise is a promise.

　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

) Q- e) o  ^* X& G" {- b9 x) ~　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。