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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　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.

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

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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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! G. E, p# \" l% K5 {5 M3 R　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交
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- o8 b/ L4 K( Z2 }6 a3 D: d　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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% z. t, t# P$ D. D　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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' x4 ]( M% o7 x1 V　　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

　　try first to make their mistake sound less serious and then to reduce it to nothing at all
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+ S: n8 G/ o7 a$ Q5 T& A9 r7 D7 |　　大开眼界
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　　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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　　过犹不及

　　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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　　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
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& i, G' {$ v/ R+ \) Q  Z% d) S( l　　harmony brings wealth;
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　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

; P: Z" t% i: A( H: K　　There are spots even on the sun.

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! b9 V6 p- m) r　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

7 E3 L% W8 c, j* S! P　　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

+ D, `7 n4 d; c3 N) P6 q5 Y　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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3 a! ~  p  m# E( a9 \, r　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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- m# f; r7 x/ X1 J8 g! X' T　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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' V  \% S" t) a# M0 T% y( A　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

/ h  Z) ]; q$ |5 z　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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9 Q6 W' ]4 o& h1 R7 m) o) M5 t* X　　be suddenly enlightened

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4 ?, S4 ]. F2 V# r　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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% Q0 c; {8 x' S) D　　每逢佳节倍思亲

2 d! ~2 Q. {4 o8 ^4 f. R+ M3 l: M9 y. r　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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% S2 s# `/ {# F# A1 ~　　谋事在人，成事在天
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　弄巧成拙

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8 H0 G% o( K3 o, ]　　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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　　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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: G! Y+ C/ G& m( [# u$ C1 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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# m% T) y1 C, \( I  ]* F: b　　抢得先机
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　　take the preemptive opportunities
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, [( p: e! v3 R( ?4 \( h　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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7 v$ r! E+ C4 `) X　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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" X* t- z) r3 v6 p( F　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

: A2 S4 O  ~. x% e& u3 K/ i　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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- L0 D# x) X8 E1 q　　强龙难压地头蛇

0 e# V9 q8 n* I　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　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

+ R/ m6 w3 q& o/ p　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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% P. _7 n. i  k6 U　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

/ A0 e  j+ U+ s/ H/ {+ N2 d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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, T) s' w: Y1 q. S　　世外桃源
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　　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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# c) W% R9 T/ `8 c' n; I- l0 G) I: U　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

& S9 j+ i9 l6 G) R; u! K　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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# T0 `9 b7 l9 i) h4 p; m4 N　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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3 \% J9 P# E! }! ^8 @　　三十而立

5 z3 u. k8 J$ @　　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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" l5 P/ C5 W9 \* x9 l1 X　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide
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7 X6 P4 Z! ~. v, R　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是
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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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  U2 l& K! M0 @% @. X　　说曹操，曹操到

* ]( b# B  P# d5 w% c　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说
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6 T7 Z7 X' d1 [6 p3 M. g　　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
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$ b$ c, o; ?* c+ W- I　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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3 X1 @  I5 S/ q, J' a　　韬光养晦
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$ m! x* Y, D: w9 _' b' M2 ^! p　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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. h( |& l5 s# Y4 m( e2 r5 c2 P2 o　　天有不测风云

! z7 H+ V$ L$ v3 e　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

. c3 U$ E6 d; A) Y  ]9 w' U+ ^　　Unity is strength.

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7 `# Z( z) \# K& o2 j1 W　　跳进黄河洗不清
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* U* J$ M# m  T' y) I  g8 \　　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
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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0 Y0 ?) B5 N  E　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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/ n, H. X9 j& s" z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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+ h1 x9 D6 `# `. R　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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6 q1 Y+ q0 z$ k  y& A8 v　　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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　　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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  I% |6 X0 g) K　　蓄势待发
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

1 g/ C$ }6 q7 Z　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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* h* l4 X4 i; z2 q* a- y6 ]　　先入为主

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　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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% P7 S/ ]9 J3 ]1 F  v, m9 C　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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7 V/ J- P. i. _. |　　ants on a hot pan
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! {* k3 H2 f9 a. X8 G　　现身说法
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7 X" g4 a/ a! a- o: u. v　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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* x8 v' Z* X  r5 ^& a　　息事宁人
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# h- v$ A& ?  W0 G% x# @# A" g$ K　　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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0 i) ^8 k( g3 U+ Z3 J7 G8 K- |　　严以律己，宽以待人
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5 q+ ]) U# F. K% ?" `　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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5 ]8 U" w& z8 H  f  ]　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

' `0 `5 _2 J( q  d3 e8 O& v/ l　　bold but not crafty84

  B7 ?" v& Y: ^/ r, z; m　　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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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

　　以人为本
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　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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$ S1 d1 I/ u5 ~# z$ r" g. w　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

' _$ z$ @& H7 T# E3 b4 [$ ~/ e' o　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同
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  W+ ]3 b0 ]- X/ R  r* B! C; @　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结

　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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0 W* P% p9 _0 U; m" }1 k0 Q　　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

. F, s$ e" T$ S5 O3 K5 V% |　　A promise is a promise.
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# ?+ `& G- t( T　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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, V, ~7 }2 X2 N2 p& G　　招财进宝
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4 z5 H1 `* J) Z　　bring in wealth and treasure
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, L- B: m, r$ X! t1 x　　债台高筑

$ _5 g1 Q" t, n$ b4 Q; N9 _　　become debt-ridden
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　　97

0 z' T& J& B9 [/ r* y8 v　　众矢之的
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- Q/ E0 K7 f1 t: e! h! E　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

# c2 Y8 a; B5 _) [) m, E( W& |　　be an armchair strategist
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2 ^- F4 }4 B, m/ L3 X　　99
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* Z7 D# y7 a9 A　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

; R( @4 t" n. [! L1 O　　100

　　左右为难
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3 e( ^# |2 Z1 E# Z　　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。