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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+ Z' L/ m& \. s  v9 V" ^　　爱屋及乌
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1 _( _; p5 z/ m' ^, C  c5 v　　Love me, love my dog.
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　　百闻不如一见
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　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.
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: f# N& v) q: }: w! c+ x8 V　　比上不足，比下有余

/ Q8 j6 c" l& c7 P' {& f! @0 I　　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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　　不遗余力
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　　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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6 O$ R4 D6 {+ e6 s　　拆东墙补西墙
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　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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# @3 y, i  b' C) K4 F0 s5 a　　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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4 H3 p5 Q+ T, k5 Q; Y2 j　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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3 |( w! P" d3 U0 V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　过犹不及

4 C6 x: u; W+ B1 N2 \; U　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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9 V7 C3 w1 x$ w0 p4 _0 R% T　　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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+ R" p: f9 Y; T/ a8 G' a　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

( j' L5 K1 s, d+ G9 h- D; U; i3 |　　harmony brings wealth;

2 r( M1 d( x! w) q( C　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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+ [' S% v/ j6 X$ A% f/ b, V　　活到老学到老
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/ d. _( v0 g% m) ?  X　　never too old to learn
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, r" U" ~6 L6 `4 p　　既往不咎
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; `) n, r4 R" c' R　　let bygones be bygones
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% r; h! F6 V% Q8 E" p　　金无足赤，人无完人
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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! G1 X) p6 L8 S　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地
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　　be down-to-earth

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$ z- Z7 I, {# O) f　　脚踩两只船
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/ T' [7 m. j3 k8 @2 [　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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5 n3 Z( e- ^( k1 ^　　君子之交淡如水
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8 ]4 [) R/ t1 f9 c9 u. t8 c# {+ P3 F　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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5 J; I% }: v% L　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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　　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
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; b3 {. M' l, k6 _7 T1 O' ]　　名利双收

* U1 s5 G0 r/ D　　gain both fame and wealth
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& z) c1 b1 {4 d) ?1 k5 k" E　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

5 D4 W  Y- z0 N* y4 [6 Y/ ~　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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1 U! v" l+ S% j　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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" i' v5 }( I5 P5 v　　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

( S% e" ]: l% O* V: u　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

, H# @; w/ }( W) z$ }! b! \3 K" @　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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. D8 i, `' D# v　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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: k2 \1 P8 {3 v+ k* j, i　　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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, ]  M! D7 {5 a4 _　　破釜沉舟

2 o9 J3 R) E7 a6 d　　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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4 l$ X+ H  `5 j5 P2 V8 x& m　　抢得先机
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* k2 K% x. M( {# `! G" W　　take the preemptive opportunities

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; G6 O- \- {$ ^3 X, f) Z　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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( p' r. D: p: p; I4 y- g　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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7 D! {2 j+ u  d0 q, |1 G& Z' Z　　千里之行始于足下
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6 w, o( w; x0 g3 S) f8 ]　　前事不忘，后事之师

' _6 I7 G3 B* c0 a# ^　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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5 O2 F, s) O. c% B& G% c- G　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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( U  F; u8 l. \, i4 p7 y　　强龙难压地头蛇
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, R4 E* R3 r' A# x, D5 a% C: a　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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　　瑞雪兆丰年

4 C0 S# h. O; P: M- @　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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% _0 q1 `) Q; v" ^+ L9 l6 P% \　　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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0 }  F* F$ l* `; m1 j; x　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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6 F) {6 N9 n# }, p　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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8 n" `- ?9 g' @/ p3 t7 \! ^& z. y　　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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　　a blessing in disguise;

　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　三十而立

7 Z: h# ?, K) x( e% a4 \1 O5 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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　　水涨船高

　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 H; q, i- W3 O! D　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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3 H' X; B1 U. y! H+ }( a9 I　　杀鸡用牛刀

# g! `* t, z6 s, y0 o9 R　　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

9 u) S" L: A/ m* ^# W4 v( P- o　　speak of the devil
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, f, G. X8 s7 t　　实话实说
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7 `1 T  R* O- @: s　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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3 {  n( W! S1 P3 Z7 y& A　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

* c4 G, r6 {; w4 n" t& O　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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: X8 k2 |' m( j　　天有不测风云

% ?% w( I- I# x# M5 M) B& {* C　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

! d' N( k: ^0 H1 B. F5 Y# l! N- Y　　Unity is strength.
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* O( ^& ~. Q, @. Z# O3 u+ A  H　　跳进黄河洗不清

　　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

% }8 t7 _3 j& G$ m  s　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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/ b% b1 C2 H- ?1 n- K& v　　望子成龙

& i- o0 z3 P7 Q( Y　　hold high hopes for one's child
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1 m. J) G% U4 f　　唯利是图

0 e7 e" S  D2 i2 X6 d# Q: ?　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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) n! X! l; U- a  u, x  C　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪
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% L5 g; d9 r2 V0 k- u! g- j　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

) f+ j/ ^5 Y9 p9 e3 U　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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+ U' [* o, W5 q$ r5 t　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

9 x* F; i+ k8 T% j/ j  [& }　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主
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　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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6 t) X! ~4 t; {" C* O$ U　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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6 @! X- E. g) |　　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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% j% I6 k4 ]! N, P$ D- e　　现身说法

　　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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  O' u1 c* _# O' ]) u　　循序渐进

' C& \/ T3 s- p( r3 Q9 P4 \　　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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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4 t- c! F$ p4 R　　有识之士

　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋
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　　bold but not crafty84

9 B' S7 x7 k: o- D# I& \/ N　　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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　　与时俱进
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: W7 {& d# z: J3 U: i- `# c7 `　　keep pace with the times86
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　　以人为本

$ T4 }- c: A- t& ^4 q　　people-oriented

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　　teach students according to their aptitude
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- Z5 V9 E* f. a　　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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$ F9 `+ S1 n. y　　欲速则不达
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0 q# D. J6 }, x1 n, k1 [　　Haste makes waste.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

7 ^" M4 C4 ^1 [8 y　　survival of the fittest

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9 w2 W# b# `5 `　　英雄所见略同

1 ~( b! @, [* b4 B4 G　　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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: O% |/ z8 {1 X/ q2 u　　冤假错案
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% X% M$ r& u, P! f% a" q7 ^　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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1 o/ M) G- e/ Q4 c0 I/ _　　一言既出，驷马难追

1 J  X# e: r4 T　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　bring in wealth and treasure

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. `/ `8 t- p- s. t　　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.
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　　What's done by night appears by day.

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　　左右为难
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应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。