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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0 Z4 Y; D; F$ V* x　　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.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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6 y& |1 f, o/ K$ h* Z' L　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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" p# S& F& Q9 T2 y# W$ P　　笨鸟先飞

) \) ~* b) i  H+ K! \1 K) W- I: W　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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　　不打不成交

4 @/ H& U/ j/ m3 c8 }　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙
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- C% h3 e& }7 }7 s　　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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　　大事化小，小事化了

, p/ Q/ s$ w8 ]9 a2 z$ k　　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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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" Q/ U, {/ J8 o+ G% E, ]　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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" X, h2 `! O9 b5 z# I9 l　　过犹不及
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3 @$ M5 q/ Q. b( M, |  Z- C　　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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　　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
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8 c3 K$ n2 `6 Q　　Bad news travels fast.

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( m) W, P2 i9 n" \: F& L/ o　　和气生财

9 B/ Q3 s- o: V; W& o　　harmony brings wealth;

, s+ ?0 R+ b2 k. I  S/ p: h# f　　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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2 [1 ]( \# a# v" Q$ x$ j　　既往不咎

2 J5 ~( S: c/ L7 \　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

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/ o8 i2 a& F9 t5 D% e　　Treasures fill the home.
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4 z) L' m8 x5 z4 R/ ?　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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0 `: ~$ a7 \3 N' P　　君子之交淡如水
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8 W' o1 ?7 X+ t( `- T- J! t　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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( |* m4 D/ _0 C+ O3 x4 v　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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　　cut and dried; cliché
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, ?0 {" ~; {1 T6 I! k. }　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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$ c/ g% a: D- {9 Q. Y" h& _: Q4 l, Z　　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

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth

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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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* ^  P, w; j  c# a; Y* E: |+ u　　每逢佳节倍思亲

, L+ ~1 P  \1 Q# f9 ]　　On festive occasions more than ever one thinks of one's dear ones far away.

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: k( E0 p' K( W) |　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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　　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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% ^7 f9 B7 z1 i, c% }3 e　　抛砖引玉
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1 t9 W) b8 O9 i6 E5 H　　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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- F! U& [4 `8 @: a& W　　抢得先机
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1 l/ A9 b* y$ ~- m; ]9 f　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　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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) q5 V! M: ^4 Q  i0 ?+ f　　前事不忘，后事之师

: y6 a7 T6 y1 d, j　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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6 k( {# k( p7 U7 m　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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5 S5 j0 k6 A5 E1 F: U* X　　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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3 E" V/ E5 Q) [3 B$ d* q　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

. b( p8 l* P" W　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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/ s" y* ]% A8 o　　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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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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　　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
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! X, W6 n3 h, b/ Y# u# C, h　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立
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9 v- W$ c+ r* C9 ?　　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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　　水涨船高
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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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　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

　　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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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

1 P" D5 q9 q( a0 E# k& N　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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* v0 A7 d+ F5 L4 l$ c　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

7 A0 R4 x( o+ u7 M  J8 ]　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

& g! n- S8 u/ M& Q. H; }8 D　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

- ]$ N2 h, m1 f, I, U　　糖衣炮弹
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8 i5 Q: G# E0 X0 k* o  j　　sugar-coated bullets59

$ y4 m/ |& W0 @; h9 ^) x　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

/ b* g+ V+ r) k  Z+ u# O　　团结就是力量

" P0 k9 b7 V% Z! q9 y) K　　Unity is strength.

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1 g& r' t$ M- ~+ _& h　　跳进黄河洗不清

4 @: _- M/ `* s　　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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# E6 b: K2 r+ H  a" J3 ~　　歪风邪气
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　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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' U" V6 L) U6 ]6 D5 x6 A　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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# v8 c) ^) u2 H! \( s+ b4 Z6 S　　望子成龙

9 t$ V$ D( Y0 @0 `　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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2 t4 z& A" P0 v) H  s# @　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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# o- ~: i) ?0 c; P) m! H　　无中生有

( O6 u3 I; i' a0 V* u$ D0 Z1 h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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0 r  E4 k6 [) X; Q　　无风不起浪
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5 x9 R% e% }2 I) d6 `# V　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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1 {" q1 z$ s* \# A　　蓄势待发
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* y. L$ r2 D# j1 R" d　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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, ~( U7 m9 B/ x3 G3 A  |. b, P　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

! o) N. L. y) z2 b# g/ A　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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　　先下手为强
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. b' a8 ?! {2 H6 `; f5 R+ k. U6 n' J　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

$ _0 T6 z/ p5 I7 E, p" O　　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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# L; v/ K+ r( e% ]' Q  F　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

　　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

　　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
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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' k" \/ y- ?$ C% s% |0 W　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

5 t! K7 ~  b( O- o; `8 `　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83
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2 B, ?" A% s/ T- n　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

" q& m, t* z: u/ q: E7 t2 z+ S　　有缘千里来相会

- J4 q$ G$ j( c- k　　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

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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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; _. H1 Y2 p6 b; W% E6 Z　　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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$ ]" p* q% Y; p2 I　　欲速则不达

0 b" I! B4 u, r1 x% T7 a　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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  m6 j. N# L' A! x　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest
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　　英雄所见略同

) C. t; w2 I) W" W　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

0 x' F% l! o/ v' U1 z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　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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0 q) J- v* X3 l5 D/ ]; a' i5 U- s1 E　　一言既出，驷马难追

　　A promise is a promise.
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( ]( `. l7 s) ^6 B9 {　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　become debt-ridden

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6 S1 ^9 w$ {- {2 |3 S9 D% K0 W0 I# }$ w　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism
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　　98

' R4 h, b: r; n$ W# l/ C　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist

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2 X5 t' j  R* _. @1 h3 K　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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+ I2 i+ J% e5 P4 ]3 |; B/ S7 r  F' b  q　　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。