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

　　Love me, love my dog.

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2 l* @' g! `9 U1 T: l( U　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.

( X$ [4 f2 w8 ~* L* @( S* g　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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　　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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) @2 K# i$ Q1 e　　不遗余力

3 D  f  t6 m" Y3 s3 `. J* m0 z　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, m! a9 C/ j, Y" `　　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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+ t% S, U, t5 D　　大开眼界
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2 k) p* @1 W% L9 Y; @- Y; Z3 {　　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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　　过犹不及
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5 |7 @, `1 c0 f5 F0 q" ?　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

! V; L* Q" X" O9 Q8 Y3 n1 N' n　　too much is as bad as too little

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, }; d( z) h# ?4 X　　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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　　和气生财
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5 i- s; e) H; y" d, G& L　　harmony brings wealth;
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) F: o, }5 I6 N" x  `　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老
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  Y! `5 p8 q' E) r1 h/ ~& c: B　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎

3 h" K3 h! \8 Y& {　　let bygones be bygones

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　　金无足赤，人无完人

" Y9 M: j9 i6 D8 w　　There are spots even on the sun.
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$ D: y! e  P5 ~6 s% H　　金玉满堂
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2 D0 g+ A# K1 J7 V8 p0 o　　Treasures fill the home.
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7 |5 i5 F. Q8 N4 g# E( }8 {0 @　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船
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) f. z" @- [3 D1 N; T3 k0 Q　　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

6 M4 j7 T  M% u7 u1 e　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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( o* i3 u5 i5 p" U2 i　　cut and dried; cliché

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7 [# t: H8 {- z. B/ o　　礼尚往来

8 `( M4 Z. R' E. |7 x　　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

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　　茅塞顿开

: U: O1 @! ~  N% t) R) A3 l! F4 A! m　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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0 [! A/ u8 ^% u  Y- C+ x6 W　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

. }% R4 T& s, F" ~9 p　　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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( v8 b, l* h5 w8 x9 e　　弄巧成拙

7 [! v, T7 e- L　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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& _1 }; H8 v" f. j. x( R　　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
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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
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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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　　抢得先机
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9 H+ O$ l7 ]. l; t. W/ ]; N　　take the preemptive opportunities
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7 T/ i3 U% R- H9 Q5 X　　巧妇难为无米之炊

5 I! _( e% p* a( o* q% g　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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　　千里之行始于足下
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　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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) {+ P$ X" m" V　　前事不忘，后事之师
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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7 \# e1 A1 v" V7 t+ M/ V+ O　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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! W: B9 W# [! F' W　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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9 {) ?/ P  Q; I' F1 o　　人逢喜事精神爽
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4 D9 n7 l4 T/ @. l$ l5 n　　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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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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$ I% I( E+ n: C0 t4 i6 d　　世外桃源

7 N' J( |7 O6 U. t+ H! R: @　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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+ Z3 _2 d* [3 [6 P( }　　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

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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$ a2 Q4 {: j) @5 R. _　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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: ?- q) d/ Y; b3 B　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立

" x- Q# J6 p1 _2 k/ V　　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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　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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) F% v1 e  Y; w) `( B: Z2 H　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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" P3 h3 {2 R1 q! p, m" d　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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* P8 d: D3 P% f/ Q- L0 h　　说曹操，曹操到

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. g8 S2 ]8 t2 Z) k　　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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. y' U' E* |5 V6 Z  E　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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: v( @; ]7 M5 ?$ `　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

　　韬光养晦
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/ a9 _# L' |3 T( L8 O' {　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹
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　　sugar-coated bullets59
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7 a5 o4 N. y% ?% G; w! @% V　　天有不测风云
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- c! W1 p; c6 `, e( k　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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6 h' G# w  Y1 c; r# }# E　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 ]) H) j( x. a5 {　　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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/ c- Y) k/ r) A' |3 R, {　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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9 j) b: N6 j9 q　　物以类聚，人以群分
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$ C$ T, x3 S, w( }　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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$ N$ q% v, I/ t" d! u　　望子成龙
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& D; }3 |0 }4 G7 W4 \　　hold high hopes for one's child
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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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　　无风不起浪
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1 w' @9 k4 }# r　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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　　新官上任三把火
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, |$ Z2 d7 C" I) [7 w" D3 w" e+ H　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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( Z+ E- \' Q6 D; n8 U/ {　　May all your wish come true
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3 |4 F: p7 v* M9 f　　心照不宣

　　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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7 Q, U) h; H1 j! Z　　先下手为强

　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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' P, {! R  S; q: c+ r9 ^1 d  y1 F　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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; ^+ r3 |- W! |4 d# S% U　　ants on a hot pan
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6 c2 f6 \  q0 h2 M8 i　　现身说法

5 |& ?/ Z2 E/ Q  V* [　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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　　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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9 m% y+ C; A/ k! ?' k- {　　有情人终成眷属
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; b% {( `0 c; h, K  N4 s4 n0 G3 |　　有钱能使鬼推磨

2 i7 q; o1 o5 O: l) h$ R6 B　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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% Q- r9 [! K7 O6 v　　a man of insight83
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) [, E5 o, ^1 o3 ~- K/ b3 K4 n5 V　　有勇无谋
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) }4 y/ w5 X8 h, \$ @. I$ I　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　keep pace with the times86

0 g6 T3 m; I, Z" u, \/ g　　以人为本

　　people-oriented

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$ \1 ]6 ]1 ~8 U' Y! x* `　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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5 r$ ~$ P& J' u　　欲速则不达

3 k1 `7 j: p# N/ z5 [) H+ ~2 l　　Haste makes waste.
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　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

8 ?8 q) D% ]! z$ ?; ?2 [! |1 D9 V　　Great minds think alike.
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$ i' l' \" z$ }& }- [　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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# `, j' }" W- i/ W. ~) ?6 b　　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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　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

　　95
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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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- P, T$ q9 o2 D4 w　　债台高筑

  f5 Q) n7 W/ O. O) U5 s　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

　　众矢之的
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5 b5 ^0 ^- O& }0 _! G" _8 w) {) g　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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, X- v+ e6 N, X2 @! j( `  y* w　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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0 U/ d" e7 r# ]" w* T　　纸包不住火
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) N' P6 S6 ^! x. {* K* L　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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7 M7 k) H! L  ^　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难

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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。