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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/ {1 S7 \3 ?' O2 t　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

/ l& S# g' w3 N$ P( m" ^# ~* S9 s　　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
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力
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" q4 H4 P( o! b& o4 I　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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! z6 f5 d/ r, V9 w$ N　　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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　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　辞旧迎新
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; p2 N. C: i' ]" J+ k- [3 D7 d　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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: U7 m4 R# z" N* k# ^　　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

7 ~: ~4 X3 l0 P. e' t/ P, c! \8 g% u　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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4 z* n/ q0 e+ M; \7 E　　过犹不及
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0 I7 e  d8 Q) x% w  H6 Y8 p　　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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! v" S# h8 @4 ~2 @9 K4 R　　好了伤疤忘了疼

6 I* G  e) o0 a  ^# _4 \: D　　once on shore, one prays no more
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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

% m2 s1 N2 x2 {' K　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财
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. d( J8 T1 Z# r5 `' o0 N* ]7 j　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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+ C/ ~3 G; ^" s+ m; ?5 ^8 j　　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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　　金无足赤，人无完人
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' R. {8 L" J% g; a/ O　　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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9 P- v( f* l, a& F3 y$ A' g　　脚踏实地
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5 B. L+ }! R" E  S5 h　　be down-to-earth
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& Y$ T/ j: j4 x, W% F7 c, X! A( l　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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. u( X, M; B4 |　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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- P" a- o2 L: U　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

- G1 s) V: ^, q1 k+ f　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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" a- Z5 f: i! ^8 [3 H, h# E　　Where there is life, there is hope.

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　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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! _8 `5 \* {$ G4 g9 z　　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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& s) \' b  q. t/ ?　　没有规矩，不成方圆

3 [" g3 E4 [: O6 d　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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9 w4 L" b0 j* T, i  \( e1 W2 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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7 O4 x3 X0 [( [4 l  Y2 U5 f　　弄巧成拙

" t% e* q: ^1 _7 w- r　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　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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　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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- X- \( v, C6 h! V　　破釜沉舟

2 s4 B- L  L2 P) m, 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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, I$ M, @3 e/ F4 [3 z5 d( i3 m4 o　　抢得先机
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　　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

4 z5 [+ ~% ]' g0 K; k　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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' K' U% U8 _4 y" O　　前事不忘，后事之师

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: ~5 }" n* c5 w2 m# M3 Z1 z- \2 G1 ~　　前怕狼，后怕虎

/ w  c) e5 c' L3 j- s　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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+ O+ ]: |+ u+ g2 `　　强龙难压地头蛇

' \4 S+ M# q9 {' {% b( |　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' x/ T3 K3 N! N5 d6 y　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

+ o3 s! N# o9 O　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

* i* d% F9 }9 f* y1 E　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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+ k8 B4 T( _  F& S- y$ n, ~　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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　　人之初，性本善
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　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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( j5 k& [( m5 f, g/ O/ b. M　　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

; ^4 \4 T' q5 U' I1 J( Q" _+ P　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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 ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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" D, I5 n# X4 W6 K　　杀鸡用牛刀
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, Z0 d; ?/ V# t4 Z1 z5 U　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

7 o$ r+ f: H. b, n5 f4 s3 T　　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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9 p9 ]. c' V/ K# b' l4 M　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说
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% ~' \  c- n1 X* Q( }8 Z4 {　　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

7 l2 S. o! ?6 X! p* y2 F0 l　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

( H9 l- F6 s, z6 g2 Y- Y2 J/ ^# `　　糖衣炮弹
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2 u  l, _. p; h1 Y# z　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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: U0 U7 N8 i0 q　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

- O+ ^  r' n- g+ F) _　　团结就是力量
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, v0 Z. m$ Q0 _8 [; i　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

! t# G9 c: v6 W1 [5 _　　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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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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2 o) \( o' e' H% `　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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! }$ F8 \: t" p8 m9 N8 n5 M* M/ b　　唯利是图
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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　　无风不起浪
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0 x2 ~  ?4 T# W7 k$ `8 W, F　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

, b1 C8 p* l$ N　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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8 \3 a; q2 P' G　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　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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　　先入为主

8 {5 k& B2 N+ w% Z* J　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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: }: i. U1 V; B　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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4 T; A. p- `3 B9 X+ x# y　　The best defense is offense.

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: P7 k& u* d! [( G" _8 Q2 u3 q  j　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

0 z- X8 s( ]" n4 j　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　循序渐进

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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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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

: Q9 {: o& ^3 Z6 l. o　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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$ ]& W: I, Q4 |, e　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

5 d5 I& \; Q* m* K5 z) G0 R0 ~' S  _　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会
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　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

6 Z+ r. w( l" ^( C+ \" L' P! B　　与时俱进
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0 E! x" Y- D& [" X1 e3 T　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　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

　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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% R. [2 z) h( C9 k6 b　　欲速则不达

+ b% ~* r7 `  G" a: n　　Haste makes waste.

& q+ c2 [7 P' |# I0 G+ l　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest
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4 {% O7 U5 C+ A/ ~3 O' a　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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- E7 n2 n- L! j: n　　冤家宜解不宜结
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/ h/ ?% E* Y# J+ A　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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) v) Z" ^6 ^7 u# ~6 i$ e　　be an armchair strategist

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9 f; O3 g5 B+ o" u/ [　　纸包不住火
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( I2 D; I! g' o2 A　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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& Y5 ~$ M$ K# V3 d& S* v5 X% C$ h1 j, ]　　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。