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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2 U% ^9 {; r1 f　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.
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' E2 h6 Q: ~- e6 f: ]　　百闻不如一见
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1 m0 T  u/ K- @　　One look is worth a thousand words.

! `6 |. a$ x3 A0 h& H/ N　　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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5 q8 Z4 k# m/ o0 n　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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9 a( D" W3 o% D$ D　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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5 U8 {+ D/ i% q4 r( K/ d　　拆东墙补西墙

　　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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& I+ U) {% ?+ C2 U) I( E+ c: H　　大事化小，小事化了
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$ E. G" w- C6 G) X2 y; ]  p　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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9 G/ g0 H* Z( ]( S4 m　　大开眼界

- L# ]6 Z6 ~) Y- r7 E, m　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener

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3 Z$ S" q+ j5 F$ t0 B　　国泰民安
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

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

7 r' W- V6 Q+ H* q. v2 Y　　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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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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2 v. o' m2 U! F6 v$ K6 V! u　　Bad news travels fast.
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2 K: M3 Z* P0 w' I/ M  V8 ]2 R　　和气生财

) {6 y( ^4 N: G: O6 m6 v　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老

% G9 Z3 g* e3 H+ U1 s! y- C2 C; ^　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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) Y# E7 a7 d' k) a　　let bygones be bygones

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( Z9 @7 y$ F9 L3 W6 _　　金无足赤，人无完人

& U( P3 i# U" V  x5 c$ ^" ?% \　　There are spots even on the sun.
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( c3 I) O9 F. A  A, n  V8 c　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth

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2 `" H6 F% e/ S" j1 ]　　脚踩两只船
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* ^0 b2 c* E, J7 H8 x　　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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# y/ i) H8 X- ]8 s' |# T/ H0 F& X　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

8 C* i/ c  h; g1 n* f　　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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　　马到成功

% J( h5 v  c0 o) ~# A  L) F　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　be suddenly enlightened

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) h5 Z& r; j) r! Q- Q$ h6 j* U% T　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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% w* K3 d8 M* @5 p　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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$ E- v; @+ z' w0 X; A　　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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( x0 s% H+ g$ g' K# N　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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+ x8 @3 }2 y, ~6 r　　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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5 v& \' b2 x% `: ^　　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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　　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
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, A9 h7 U( E  K/ h　　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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( N# X& r0 t) C3 d% p8 E% h　　千里之行始于足下

: H; w2 H! x# X+ A　　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

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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. X- e0 X- ]. A4 r: A# X　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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2 f, _2 ?! a/ J　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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4 l1 E5 b: ?( H# m7 x, ]1 M　　强龙难压地头蛇
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　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　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

9 K5 k2 b3 v. n% V; B1 X* q: D  y　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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. v4 H6 P6 F& s0 W　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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" |8 \+ z8 I: e  o# o: s2 `　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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4 w0 z5 d. D$ f' S1 |　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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% v) A, h8 \6 y4 \6 z9 `　　人之初，性本善
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7 o% T& P* I8 q+ V/ J' A2 e: g　　Humans are born good.
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* ~1 Q. i3 U6 P9 j) G　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

5 E$ a% k9 u. U) K) {　　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;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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/ v+ D$ ]" A  W5 z0 q" w　　三十而立

　　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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4 v* C& f$ I$ V0 ?6 L- G　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

* E+ W  F2 X+ \9 T/ {& l　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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* f! f. ~7 ]' N/ x6 s# Z　　杀鸡用牛刀

& \, h: Y. @* G　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

5 L7 b& r& C& F' S; A　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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$ ?; `( O) g/ d　　说曹操，曹操到

) V8 q  h3 m2 @* Q7 U- u  P, r2 g　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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6 u4 G0 O7 N+ l. h) c; T0 j　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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, O" a) P' e3 `. W8 t　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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* K" j' D; i; t$ t, B; o  o　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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% [, e7 F: U' L  e" [8 W# T$ q. {　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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5 j: F3 N& d  Y1 _3 }' f　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: U! `  \  T: B- \: j0 h　　天有不测风云

' Y) |, x7 a  r　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

% t( x% L3 F0 [8 }0 i　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清
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1 Q$ W) }! F: J7 n. X. _/ V　　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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　　歪风邪气
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; u: R: ^1 J) v5 h6 L9 C. h: ~3 A5 ~　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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  }1 Q# w5 M0 o0 [# ^$ o/ @1 |　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙

' ?. G" x( q3 T7 A, v- X% I5 ?　　hold high hopes for one's child
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/ D7 J- e2 {4 c4 G  V$ T　　唯利是图

0 m' b- f& L4 `$ `4 X4 g　　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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# p; v' r: L% L$ T4 j0 p/ v0 ]　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 n5 o+ i# o7 Q3 W. o! ^0 W　　无风不起浪

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

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% E% ?1 F% `  h3 T, z3 u　　徇私枉法

% v# }8 b) ?3 X　　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
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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& |8 `- n. Z: d9 T6 r1 f　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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' }+ D# m9 n- O+ T2 g$ l* p; F& t　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主
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% {5 U4 N5 ?3 ]5 e. W, `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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1 a  @7 A( \8 p) ?' w　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　ants on a hot pan

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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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　　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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$ _* ?2 H) o0 r　　循序渐进

　　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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　　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

  h" C* S8 G( K6 S5 q# q　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

( J6 U; o+ n% u$ a& A* ]　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

" s- d) `5 E4 W　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

. F/ F* E, L! o) n: Q: [# R9 `6 I　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

　　people-oriented
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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

　　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.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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5 G/ M* ]  A* @　　英雄所见略同
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* x: l5 e% T, \4 Q6 m　　Great minds think alike.

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% y. @6 A; O. O5 |, H+ C　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　冤假错案

/ h3 _( v- [% F　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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# J( d$ ~1 @/ Y　　一言既出，驷马难追

5 \6 a/ `. x- ?% O1 ~5 j5 V　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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# M9 w1 l$ h2 ^" P　　招财进宝

' N& s* k, l0 O: P1 ], `( D4 o　　bring in wealth and treasure
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8 T2 @& V6 V5 }# Z% r! z- Z' a5 k　　债台高筑

( s+ U+ V2 e+ H/ Y　　become debt-ridden
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& K& p9 B  C* h, ]( Q; Z. n( M　　众矢之的
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3 d2 |8 Z2 `5 G# ^4 b& o　　target of public criticism
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' _) ^! {+ y  H* D　　纸上谈兵

9 f% n' r5 C% \/ {2 Y7 _　　be an armchair strategist

& f" v# U, z) i, p2 s, B2 C3 d　　99

　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

# r4 d5 V' l1 I# Z) D* G6 @　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　100
' `8 D  g* ^& k1 U, o; O
　　左右为难

4 l$ H4 q2 }3 {/ J, l　　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。