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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$ g' G  H0 L' N/ ]# [; h　　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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7 Z* N; ]0 a; B# B& n　　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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: C) f! m. Y8 s+ V　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best
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5 F  t- w( h8 S! c　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.

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( `+ O% D5 S( i8 E9 K( @- U　　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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  I$ c/ k9 o) L/ O; u/ g　　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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4 O8 }) {8 j& b　　大开眼界
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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1 }4 n$ t9 m/ d9 A, b* H　　国泰民安
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. [  w4 ^& T7 J7 p% f% ?% k# Z9 I　　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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& ?1 j# u  j: ^: M/ i　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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# d. ^" z: J' N! M! Q6 V5 b　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

: Q2 `4 ^0 a2 j# L* B1 g  }$ }　　harmony brings wealth;

8 q- N( d0 O6 E  M　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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5 e8 c' r6 r, Z% i　　never too old to learn
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0 B! h: X3 O6 f* u9 l8 Y1 A+ |　　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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　　There are spots even on the sun.

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1 e0 P' P+ I5 T　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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/ _8 J; _9 Y1 N& g) e　　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

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& J5 }2 S) I0 M: ^, m& b　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来
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　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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3 z; l2 u1 @9 ^4 k! @3 e4 w. P3 v　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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3 Y8 Q3 e( }' _! J( Q; V7 {- j7 T: j) O　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功
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: c* L5 W. m$ [: F7 u- `$ a& Z+ T　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

7 {$ [5 e, {) {+ O! Q& o& L+ K; t　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲

　　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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5 }. M; o; V8 Z) e2 t　　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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( U7 ]! x- A# o- A$ J' M+ `　　抛砖引玉

! L. p/ M+ L# B　　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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+ c- S% d3 c4 J% G$ l/ x  v　　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

( \5 G# Q0 k# N　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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% o3 H0 |4 K) b　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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9 Z$ f6 P! C% L" s9 b) B5 a8 v　　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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8 e' Z, G' V. n  c　　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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8 l! z7 U5 U4 o' A' ~　　强龙难压地头蛇

, o' Y, A- I; S' Y7 u　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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　　瑞雪兆丰年
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' u/ p! M) |0 {　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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+ w2 p# q) {7 N3 G8 A( i6 [& I+ }　　人逢喜事精神爽
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( c* O4 j7 m6 I) E　　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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; e% Y$ \+ U9 m" T　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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/ i4 E# W' ^5 u$ j: K  C　　世外桃源
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- s) x% _) x- Z　　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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) X3 j1 |3 i) b5 r7 @% C) v+ j8 A　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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! G& D! s5 Z+ N! `1 t8 o. l8 Y　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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5 R7 c6 O( g  Q$ p　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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　　a blessing in disguise;
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0 }( x1 h! o, e  I7 y　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

　　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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( }% U1 z: e& [# a$ l1 u# k% L8 Y$ u　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待

　　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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　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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5 T/ @$ t8 ^. a' s+ I  H8 }) v　　说曹操，曹操到
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　　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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. h* ]) @: Q8 B; U  _5 c　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# ]' c: F& \4 U' w. s! W　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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: v! r# F% k* x1 L% t  ^　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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/ j. D' K4 I: R! r( _5 w$ A　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

" H& E. l6 t' S　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

: @% |0 s. V6 q2 v9 F　　Unity is strength.

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　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 ]; [" w% Z' s. |; b. J　　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

0 ~/ O. `7 e0 ?7 m+ K" U4 h　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

6 s) @1 u4 D3 S8 V/ P% {　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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- \$ m# r4 T% x, @4 h! N* S/ k- m! O　　hold high hopes for one's child

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. w$ ?4 r, K2 }　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

: z0 i1 Y7 Q4 r' W/ V  U　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 }$ J6 U) E1 r) @　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

) [1 E: G7 F4 t7 W7 i3 F6 q8 l　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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* }" s' g& i/ ~* D& d" I1 j1 P( Z! e4 C8 D　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

" R* j+ m" B  s2 r" G　　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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/ U( y* C' r5 [% T6 a# ~& O9 V6 s　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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% q; {5 p2 x  [4 T4 i* x　　先入为主

" X3 G& L9 }' c6 J# R　　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.
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　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人

* Z! m8 o% v& k. B/ }- _3 n1 y  v　　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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: L9 w+ Z! E- i4 l7 R; s　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order

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* V7 q4 Z8 H8 u( ?/ j9 @# {　　严以律己，宽以待人
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" p$ B/ Z3 x4 y; ]5 A; n　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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$ x, G$ Z. @/ T2 d* [6 _0 x+ u　　有情人终成眷属
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, x, V0 C* W) ]" i  }　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士

% Z* y1 @$ V, Z　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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　　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
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　　keep pace with the times86

$ E6 g/ Y3 S6 ]5 h　　以人为本
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　　因材施教

% E+ Z( T( w& Q　　teach students according to their aptitude

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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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: D9 i7 _1 t6 ?  m　　欲速则不达

　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同
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3 j9 a* I4 k) J8 i$ k　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

( W% i# U9 G8 N0 B/ X　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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; P/ C' k. B' v7 E2 d　　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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8 G; D- Q0 m# z9 b2 A　　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.

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1 u5 m4 G+ E1 P% ?　　招财进宝

1 t& j& N9 L) X( q& O4 M6 C; R　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑

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　　众矢之的
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　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵

5 f1 M( M$ h; Q) W　　be an armchair strategist
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' E5 C2 O" F1 [( n$ b4 `8 ?　　纸包不住火

% r- s- E' R& y　　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

　　caught in a dilemma; between the devil and the deep blue sea

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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。