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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; l# k; h& J1 Q2 [. y　　爱屋及乌

　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　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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+ O6 H* h( q/ q* Q% z　　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

- k, F& @4 [+ q" o) r4 S5 Z: J1 S　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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/ S' l9 v. q, [: |8 m8 T$ ~　　不打不成交
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　　No discord, no concord.
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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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4 [2 g  r& e' a6 D. }　　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
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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
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　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

) ^) |0 K7 Y7 [3 C+ d6 A6 k+ N　　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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9 I( v# L# e9 u$ N! x( n2 y* o, R　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　once on shore, one prays no more

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4 i7 W& h1 W# N& c( c　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.
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, ~' _4 u  |4 [' P4 h6 i　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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1 a0 E' p: x1 Y' L* J/ }　　活到老学到老
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$ c0 c9 o: U* K# R　　never too old to learn

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　　既往不咎
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" M6 _7 O4 H( G! N1 Y　　let bygones be bygones
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+ _- B5 [) F/ \0 u1 d9 S　　金无足赤，人无完人

　　There are spots even on the sun.
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- x. G) W( `! I5 J% Q　　金玉满堂

1 ~9 m) X; Z$ T- W! H4 d　　Treasures fill the home.
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　　脚踏实地

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　　脚踩两只船
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# I  v8 D! T' m, E9 o& D1 l' a1 Z6 G, K　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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2 z( t) I, i1 t9 H8 [$ v　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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6 R# s8 i% m; P2 L　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

! i; _4 m4 z9 `" p" B　　cut and dried; cliché

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- G% [/ P* k- D" s# R- t　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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" g# N, E0 [7 k; ]$ J　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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; u' u: S; ~& i. }# Z　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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& T7 G8 f& N: J- t" H  V　　马到成功
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- V$ O& D6 k* P4 s　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; t! s2 p4 ?' ^# B3 S　　名利双收

. I+ {; l7 Q  s( ]; h* Q4 G. m( ^　　gain both fame and wealth

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; H% e9 F0 }$ i, T　　茅塞顿开

9 t" o( Y; U- Q& U5 P　　be suddenly enlightened

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　　没有规矩，不成方圆
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.
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  \1 ?8 Z+ w  E5 W& ?　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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' y, a4 _! O4 c9 M5 ^　　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

! k- V' R  ?  }  u　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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4 O. e/ }  m  T# v1 S　　弄巧成拙
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; W6 |% l9 c& ~* `4 c　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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1 N: r3 b8 c1 s8 O; Y& j　　赔了夫人又折兵
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" N1 X  N' g* Y1 O9 Q9 O　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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- o, \: C$ [$ v! o, C　　抛砖引玉
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+ i- F% S, q' y$ J6 ^) C+ U　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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+ j0 w6 A2 {" K9 z　　破釜沉舟
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1 z7 R: t' c6 y+ {* a5 _, ?　　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
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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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5 g) t9 x  U. z% z* X! I# w* Y8 F　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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( t- h- J6 l- [% ^4 y　　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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9 E' [7 R( _" J( g( O　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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( g, k9 y5 @% ]% x2 ~- K2 b3 N　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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: ^3 @- {3 l! y　　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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. `& n! Z6 s2 R　　瑞雪兆丰年

# S# ]' l* h& j9 q  L2 c　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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3 H2 ]& H# w5 O. t# m　　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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" Z7 t4 @  \% s2 E& Q. ~+ `　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

. t% _, U  K' J1 T6 J1 D　　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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( @4 ~% k* p# @. L5 n) Y　　人之初，性本善

　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

2 A, I  b% Z* _0 I6 J) R　　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;

1 ]  u$ r; [: h6 {6 [　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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9 O  O$ P* E! p' e% v% W8 X　　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

　　A ship rises with the tide

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- x' h( d, X* z' W$ o　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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　　杀鸡用牛刀

　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是
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( B% U3 v" a, F! z+ n　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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　　说曹操，曹操到

$ A5 z% s, D, ~) I' o4 O1 s　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

- }1 Y# M1 P/ x* Q5 |! v　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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! j- f5 C0 c3 V9 T- `　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

6 f2 M0 N. u1 r" |2 b　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦
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( f; O7 h) _4 D$ k2 T6 ?　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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. [, F2 @, M0 I1 z. [" z　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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3 k: I6 ?  L& H5 F3 a" W) w" i　　天有不测风云
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2 }+ |5 r& @9 n; R2 G　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

/ [# U: e: t! o6 n- T; q2 w　　团结就是力量
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( _0 v$ a. t, K* }) d1 C# t7 t: M　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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: P) q- }7 P: \3 ^' V9 H　　歪风邪气

: p) [* G- W9 ]6 o; h. K/ G　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙

　　hold high hopes for one's child

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　　唯利是图
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" V* y4 _/ `+ S　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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　　无中生有
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　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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& h3 U3 c4 ~( _　　徇私枉法

; _0 E- D1 m- i! D& n$ 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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& T8 o# \9 S# D　　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

　　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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7 [- h8 e8 O" O& O1 Y8 c, y　　先入为主
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! U; ~6 c% a0 L1 h* d　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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4 a7 }, M7 P7 h" o1 x　　先下手为强

: r/ J2 R- w0 T" ^　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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7 [5 g; H: g+ w$ K: k) S　　The best defense is offense.

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　　热锅上的蚂蚁

　　ants on a hot pan
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

" V9 d" J( }% M# s5 j5 q8 t# Q　　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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4 _, K: S8 l# z' u　　有钱能使鬼推磨

　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

# A! Z! |6 l; P$ f　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

; I4 y; P9 M. y% w6 U　　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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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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　　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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　　欲速则不达
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　　More haste, less speed.

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　　优胜劣汰
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　　survival of the fittest

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9 r. v: Q$ L* P　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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6 d/ a+ w1 y7 \　　冤家宜解不宜结
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　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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8 N7 f" B- Q2 R+ s$ @) q. D2 q　　冤假错案

　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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2 W8 \6 ^8 A/ K/ j6 B4 x% B% y- {. B　　一言既出，驷马难追
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6 W" I0 B7 u% X6 G2 A3 K　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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/ B. ^  o+ [* b- g& E+ _# ~　　招财进宝

0 X% _7 T0 ]6 j) k　　bring in wealth and treasure

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( |9 }& |8 b1 ]! J3 F7 Z* j: v　　债台高筑

0 w% r- U! F0 j" W　　become debt-ridden
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　　众矢之的

$ T5 n$ c8 y1 x+ b　　target of public criticism

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/ L) u& I% s% ~& n2 g　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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( Y  @- q, P1 A* _8 r8 _: B　　纸包不住火
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' Q/ o, l/ X7 t/ w' g0 V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

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" U, t7 d& L" X. H6 t　　左右为难

* i/ G1 X5 K, O: O　　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。