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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) ^: ~# L6 w, s, X　　爱屋及乌
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　　Love me, love my dog.
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$ p9 x5 `: v0 U$ z　　百闻不如一见

/ ]& ^" K2 K2 \: z5 q4 W6 f) h　　One look is worth a thousand words.

　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余

　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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4 [. _" V: [9 C; f& w　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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　　不遗余力

8 u0 N2 Z  M2 w/ t0 ~* M4 I+ L　　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, K/ F0 B+ P2 X  B　　拆东墙补西墙
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' c" p$ W/ W, O; H  q　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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, T* t/ p" r) c( q+ e% b2 J# }　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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2 d0 {0 J- G. ?　　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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　　大开眼界

  H2 g" \- J+ c8 @' i9 Q5 q　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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% g4 K7 k7 f8 E: y3 ]; `$ ]. V　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

: a5 z$ P6 H) s! h( r  _, j　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;

: b3 e* n; Z, d- R+ d　　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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　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

　　harmony brings wealth;
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* c0 t* ^% @' N! K) s　　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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　　既往不咎

　　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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　　金玉满堂

　　Treasures fill the home.

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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" x$ N3 _% Q2 D' Z! T+ z) ?6 L9 L5 _　　脚踩两只船
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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1 [1 W9 z& W3 g0 C+ [) O( {  K　　君子之交淡如水
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　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& q7 ^5 g# y5 B　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché

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$ X. ?: b# V0 S1 s+ t　　礼尚往来
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) l! b7 Z, t4 g& M( c! H! B　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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) @( U" R, u8 r　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ `* Q4 W7 N! c0 S& [8 Z　　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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; M' t& j/ i9 @$ l0 L/ B& v. ]' r　　名利双收
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; d! d& z: ^  t$ P! g4 r1 m5 D% Z　　茅塞顿开

. k: C2 b/ Y* y: N/ Y9 E- h8 U& U　　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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+ ~5 q2 F* `* Y& J8 D: ]  t0 T　　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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- j& o. `' j6 A' r( k3 _. g4 i/ ^/ T　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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' U& G$ G5 m# m　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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1 q9 w; k. H6 j8 _% V　　赔了夫人又折兵
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+ F6 H8 w1 r- @0 D5 D$ e6 w　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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3 K( g  Q; e1 ?, P( r! Y　　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
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　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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" W7 P! a3 K% |; b. @　　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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　　前事不忘，后事之师

0 C' S0 X8 s7 `7 Q　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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: {% w/ D) W* r+ l, o7 r　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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  e+ z0 C+ J  Q　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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　　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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　　瑞雪兆丰年

/ L  d+ N% v& D) D　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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　　人逢喜事精神爽

5 C1 B. G7 T7 U) h. _4 j+ _1 B　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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- S* r9 v+ q, p0 `1 p5 y* @/ g7 E7 T　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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1 T7 R" Z# e0 c+ b! D$ i　　世外桃源
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9 M* O/ k3 f( q! n+ ~) s　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

% @. [  V3 O4 c! F1 [, a　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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- X, F: W. |. Q) R4 w' B　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth
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2 @9 K. |$ `6 r4 U" z7 D. J- F　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

　　a blessing in disguise;
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$ W5 T0 J( K1 h1 d5 F9 ]* {) Z　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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% i9 _1 |$ D% ]. |　　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

$ ?) {0 u( ?0 H: ]4 f7 ^5 S　　A ship rises with the tide

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: D3 d' M. V0 B8 P) G　　时不我待
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! i5 V8 }) q2 c　　Time and tide wait for no man.

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' W$ ?+ D5 r6 I, b　　杀鸡用牛刀
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2 y+ S3 W& G2 z* f, ]- ^" f' E　　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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　　实话实说
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$ o+ a' M1 b& A　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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" G; |4 k+ a5 m6 h& p: `　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

$ m$ u. x1 {" ^　　韬光养晦
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　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58
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　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云
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　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

9 k, S9 Z/ f+ i- @$ u6 _8 N. I! q3 G　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.
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　　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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* N% b  B0 I/ [- \- H　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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, y4 S6 z; ?2 j! J: y) P+ Z　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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　　望子成龙
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6 o2 \$ F3 G2 W  x9 Q　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　无中生有

5 ?0 a* ^! k! ]1 J& T" i8 p$ w$ g/ h　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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7 `9 Y9 W; ^% P3 S/ X　　无风不起浪

6 u* K& z, w; I/ a$ d- N' m　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法
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　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose

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' b% o/ A5 [: ?' ^  a. V6 C/ H　　新官上任三把火

　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

( w! y! `" X7 ]  C9 n: t' L　　May all your wish come true
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　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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  ~1 A: {* a; K　　先入为主
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" K% a( h( l5 }: s. G. `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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6 s: z' |8 y$ e　　先下手为强
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0 B' d8 N5 E8 u4 O# ]. [　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　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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. J7 N: n, _8 L, g6 l　　现身说法

! w" @3 E+ q) F0 c　　warn people by taking oneself as an example
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' G: E) j* y9 P3 E2 E　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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* K6 K" S8 s7 ^* S, S9 U　　循序渐进

　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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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

" R6 A5 k( K9 g1 n# ~6 g' I8 Z　　有钱能使鬼推磨

) S- M5 ^. _4 e0 m  U　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82

　　有识之士
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　　a man of insight83

0 Y3 Y: z, O( M( R$ }　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

  Y4 h" Y6 `4 `; V+ Q　　有缘千里来相会
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+ x3 C! M8 k% A8 ^5 _2 D: i& r　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

( e" G. S; ~3 v# g' ~2 f　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本

* ^  @6 S6 t" U7 b　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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* o( C3 z7 o* }+ @4 Z& s. O　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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# Q4 [/ U7 Q+ ]' r' L　　Haste makes waste.

7 K3 c4 q9 M# x; e1 I2 }  D& E　　More haste, less speed.

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+ L2 B. X1 B: y; B, L　　优胜劣汰

3 B' s5 r; m; Y1 U  ?　　survival of the fittest

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　　英雄所见略同

　　Great minds think alike.
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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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2 d' O7 m+ s8 s0 B& k! D  u6 H　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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3 }4 h) y, t( D. ]- A5 ]　　冤假错案
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9 L; Z# }. [/ {7 W# p7 A3 z  @　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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　　一言既出，驷马难追

2 R6 N# j) y; p1 M$ @" V　　A promise is a promise.
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/ Z9 Y- {: U+ c, [0 g　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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1 O8 R! Y0 a- ~- j! x　　bring in wealth and treasure
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6 f4 i0 ]+ {# n$ }　　债台高筑

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$ v$ B0 w: J7 V! g, |- {　　target of public criticism

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　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

6 Q2 Z" l$ _& R- g( q- N1 V　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

' T& q+ A$ G1 X) |3 |　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　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。