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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% V( I2 W: |* h$ C. U4 H　　爱屋及乌

% @1 C; p% b2 V" Q　　Love me, love my dog.

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' i$ c& Y/ ~* ^1 L& o　　百闻不如一见

1 c5 P0 Q8 P! l3 ~: e2 c1 a; E　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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0 B2 d+ Z4 Z/ q: V: t　　比上不足，比下有余
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  `' |, M7 ]! t2 I　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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: W% h1 c$ a9 L　　笨鸟先飞
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　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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　　不遗余力

# U" L' K. d; C! r# t' ]　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　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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8 n# p, E' ~' o- T4 n　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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  \! K& G1 A( T4 G, O9 M　　辞旧迎新
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% V0 x) f" w7 \7 ]! ]/ z　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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, \3 h7 |- T6 |  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

$ Q5 n% i2 q* w( Q0 w0 |+ w　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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& T; R( a" P# i" h- T/ I" }6 j　　国泰民安
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! {3 m  s3 I) W6 V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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/ L% T- A& h6 Q( Y6 u. V" P2 d　　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;

　　too much is as bad as too little
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& D6 d) X# j/ k" g$ Y$ b* h　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　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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6 U, X- ~% H" K5 P& [. u　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;

7 X1 x* A' U" O　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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2 {) d+ X+ D% \9 A" R　　活到老学到老

　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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: m! b! I# X5 [' J3 D; O; v3 c　　be down-to-earth

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　　脚踩两只船

　　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

5 v0 W: D2 a0 z) ^3 q　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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1 {+ s# e, w8 F. {) q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

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　　礼尚往来
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7 i: y% B+ M# A9 N8 @% v7 J　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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# A6 M3 V9 @# N. B. E; F　　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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) T* n( Y* I0 q# N　　马到成功
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' u- }& `# S, ?3 K' X5 V, `3 g$ H　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　名利双收
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  ]! \2 U8 U( _, }2 h$ h0 C- ?　　茅塞顿开

- h) {' q" V7 L7 Z8 A2 E8 {* Z　　be suddenly enlightened

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2 O9 m: P: Z& C: S　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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8 k2 z0 V! z$ R$ |　　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
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　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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3 E$ h% ]( X- X7 G" o/ k　　弄巧成拙
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　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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　　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

　　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

4 R( ~! R1 [3 S4 p8 Q1 \% T　　take the preemptive opportunities
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( N! P4 e: h6 \" S- m　　巧妇难为无米之炊

( M1 e* N* @# K; ^$ C' E4 h　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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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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/ u* I. v' T0 c% W　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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5 Q  i( i7 _1 h# X& s　　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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+ G3 s& I! A% \+ r* C　　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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; O* F! B2 G9 s3 J　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　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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# B% ^% F4 ^: k1 d$ g( g! F　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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. p" X6 r/ M4 j% R  c" ^" A6 s* K$ D# j/ V　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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1 I' D. ^% W$ a% I" E　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;

# C$ r  S; Y/ }2 ~' l0 f　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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) Q" a% y, M$ ^* s9 |' Q　　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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! j) o' {. {- U# Y' K; p　　水涨船高

1 d/ s8 F9 h- ^% Y7 P　　A ship rises with the tide
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　　时不我待

; Q' S$ Y' ^) X6 ~$ ~6 q6 D　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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- ?; J* N: k( D) K/ g! i  W　　杀鸡用牛刀

) b' x1 ?, X. c2 x4 u$ O　　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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　　说曹操，曹操到

　　speak of the devil

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' N5 ^; E9 x9 B0 y  C6 B- d　　实话实说
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! K7 x) ], Z" F) }　　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
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6 ^3 K" y7 A* z6 H: {　　韬光养晦

0 H, a* ]- d0 e3 {4 @　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

+ O+ s3 g/ B' v9 r　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

& [# p$ q$ W+ X/ P" y8 h　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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& r* w# @) W1 A2 W3 q% J　　跳进黄河洗不清
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( b( s/ G* ^+ z* \) }6 q' h　　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

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

# @6 e9 A& p9 q& m+ ?　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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/ S- v* n6 [+ L- r! A$ b　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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, X; T: z& Y0 Y　　无中生有
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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

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.
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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

2 f5 E3 H% b5 @9 {8 p　　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
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( z3 G- f, V, t$ C3 m  ?/ E* X+ N* d　　May all your wish come true
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$ P, ]. n$ E2 P8 I$ q- i　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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8 u% Y7 o( m$ l5 G0 c　　先入为主

6 b" l, @% H0 a% v8 }　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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# s& d9 B0 |0 Y- W2 C, P　　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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8 M4 B* w0 W3 B7 T! m+ D　　热锅上的蚂蚁

" b: e. M: U3 y6 h　　ants on a hot pan
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) l  h' u6 ]6 W; w　　现身说法

3 ]7 k- O' c1 z1 C' o* s( n4 n　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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6 ]9 u" ]: F/ W　　息事宁人

) X4 I  x" e7 U' S　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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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
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% n# Q3 I9 L4 h/ H1 |6 e( u+ X6 Y　　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 f+ O! s& f9 Q+ @# S) T　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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& d4 |5 l% @+ q0 n, ~  O6 I% \　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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* J- c* R$ Q5 b! }$ H# z& j　　a man of insight83

. Y2 v3 `2 F0 n9 n　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

$ i% Z3 B% k. D8 u! H6 |) I　　有缘千里来相会

! E! r9 l: x" [* Y* Q4 H; F　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( K) {: i2 ^0 E& `* ]2 o- D　　与时俱进
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　　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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* C8 \3 P" l/ y& d  r　　欲速则不达

$ o* _, S. g$ c4 f2 U- A　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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. d# r& e2 R8 `7 ?/ b　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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  C( j. E. |# Z' v3 f: Q　　Great minds think alike.
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案

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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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2 A7 m6 c9 f# c$ f　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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, M6 p9 C, A$ m　　bring in wealth and treasure

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' b- ?9 h$ c: R& I' L　　债台高筑
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# G5 M9 b; g% b　　become debt-ridden

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5 A, i6 T/ J4 m　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

& H; h6 T/ w! `, W( Z. c2 J　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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4 P3 U1 r& n0 I) ^- p4 N　　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。