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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; n& @8 i2 k" S0 G　　爱屋及乌

/ g/ n" ]3 ]2 l　　Love me, love my dog.
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; J% a- n7 g$ r6 V1 G6 U　　百闻不如一见
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' g1 |6 X! i5 U) u( u' n, _　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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. x- a0 c# W1 p2 [0 o　　Seeing is believing.
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2 Y* U) E& i0 W5 {/ |4 B. G# r/ {　　比上不足，比下有余
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$ _& U! f. F0 Q1 T; r) M　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

$ C* G# B$ \6 q* |　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.
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. `$ D; I5 x, o- X# i; C　　不遗余力
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/ l7 x; b, \1 z　　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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( Z" W' l+ A: M7 C7 a# A　　拆东墙补西墙

. R) V1 i, y$ F. h) L　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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& t+ @* V! S3 g& I$ q　　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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# @) _' U( V; _( e  t3 r　　大开眼界
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7 O% K; ]7 [5 [+ r: B. [　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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1 ^* v; N5 F1 }4 B' K　　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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　　好了伤疤忘了疼

" N4 l3 E6 z: z5 Z6 ^　　once on shore, one prays no more

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( M4 ?2 M- b1 @" N; `　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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0 G/ Q  s8 T  R5 ^; B　　和气生财
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　　harmony brings wealth;

0 {' }5 Y; W* y" N. P% [0 H　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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- \1 k7 U+ _2 _+ P/ h1 u( }! E　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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) m: z4 [# |, u: y, I　　let bygones be bygones
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# a; n  K% Z0 ~( Y　　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
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　　Treasures fill the home.

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! ]: b5 J! ?' c　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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, {! m3 I. Q1 I. l　　脚踩两只船
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( I6 V, y- b% e' Q* g　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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( I- Z6 x$ @+ y) Y+ R　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.
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* F2 q( x$ v- G2 r! \+ [0 I5 ^( ]; ^$ O　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

0 j7 c# O' S/ G/ B' x2 R　　cut and dried; cliché

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7 X( B( |# J/ z6 W; u　　礼尚往来

　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.

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4 P8 s* V2 E- G! E　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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, D: ?- D' a# i3 |' u+ l　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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4 K% U, l7 }; |2 [4 M$ O3 {　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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5 K$ Y9 J/ a5 y0 B5 C% m　　名利双收
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　　gain both fame and wealth
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% @5 w% E. \) ~- i- ~7 e, s) i　　茅塞顿开
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+ e) ]& _8 P. ]8 ~4 [( J; ?  }+ r5 j　　be suddenly enlightened
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) W4 M9 X- M. c; q0 l　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　每逢佳节倍思亲
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　　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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. v! h! T' R" }5 K, @7 l　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

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　　赔了夫人又折兵
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: [. ~) J' S  Y7 Q　　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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' \, R6 H) O3 n6 D+ g. D& I　　破釜沉舟

: I5 R8 ?4 ]- W　　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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  ?5 o/ X+ G/ d  N/ D　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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- X6 ?+ o, `2 T' }2 [　　One can't make bricks without straw.

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/ T5 F( I" e2 N  }　　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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$ B) W, y  A, M  ?8 @9 c- h! _　　前事不忘，后事之师

　　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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4 X" m4 `! u3 P2 }) |　　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

　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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8 v. {2 t, N+ l) E) C& N4 r+ t　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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. ]0 @; Q& ^, ]: O& d　　Where there is a will, there is a way.

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　　世外桃源

- {' t6 P8 |6 s) v6 e9 c1 J# d　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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1 @: \  |  g$ A3 y5 E　　人之初，性本善
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2 z6 Z; e9 \( J6 g( ~( ^  X) v- M　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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$ n, e) e: {8 \# L+ v3 H5 Y! O1 B5 ^　　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;

% w9 `& i0 L: q/ d# i. ?' }) E; L+ v　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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( C3 {+ f9 V) A　　三十而立
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　　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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% u. ~6 S8 A3 o# [3 M5 y/ c" T　　水涨船高

  d( o* _6 E5 z% p/ P　　A ship rises with the tide

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9 V: M; F* X  I$ O5 z　　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
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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
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　　speak of the devil
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9 Q: F4 h1 J# j0 u6 z2 o% u　　实话实说
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0 U+ o* j0 _- U  M6 l' ?　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准

　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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$ ?0 ~& G( X+ L5 G' Z. L1 W8 U　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹
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1 @7 q$ G) E+ ], N* c& q0 W　　sugar-coated bullets59

　　天有不测风云

& K, B& W, |1 l# H　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

+ Q4 Q  `0 H3 j  c7 {　　团结就是力量
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5 M0 S& w* L: s& P" X　　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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. E8 X* F+ d+ U　　歪风邪气

2 g, ]" Z& b1 X8 F- v　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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2 o- S) P* l! E- j. k3 @　　物以类聚，人以群分

　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child
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　　唯利是图
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　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有

　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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8 i! S) Q2 ?" b% j! d" B　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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3 x. p: B! W6 ~, k1 b　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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) X' j8 D$ I, j& e$ g　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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　　心想事成

7 V2 A" g# g6 C　　May all your wish come true

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# V, ^/ U$ N9 [1 n, w　　心照不宣

　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation
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　　先入为主

　　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

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+ |" g/ p2 T! ?5 T1 N# G2 k　　现身说法
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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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6 ~' ~( B: T! z　　循序渐进

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( t0 ~: a0 [8 i  M  D- A　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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& B; Q" X9 N# f+ e( `　　有情人终成眷属
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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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　　有识之士

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　　bold but not crafty84

' Y' [/ @1 x8 G　　有缘千里来相会

- }5 y+ Y" ~0 D: z　　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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　　keep pace with the times86
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% X& Y. y- }4 s　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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7 e1 |  M0 V" D  G7 S　　因材施教
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　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲速则不达
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* E  U. E" {  D; O, A1 G  X! D3 \% I　　Haste makes waste.

/ J4 ?# J' ^. u8 r9 l　　More haste, less speed.
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8 X* T& H7 \3 R) P　　优胜劣汰

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' `/ y& B2 O, M: D) M　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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' V* q( G3 ~0 c7 E　　冤家宜解不宜结

# k, w" J7 n- l: J( I3 R　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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. h3 `. k  `3 b; [* J　　冤假错案

8 _8 S, g1 |  O( K3 K　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases
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, a3 R# [4 M; u: V　　一言既出，驷马难追

' m) z$ A" e- i' Q) e; t8 J6 j$ d! v9 a　　A promise is a promise.
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　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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　　bring in wealth and treasure
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　　债台高筑
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1 B# g) w# @/ Q$ D; D7 i' y2 v3 @) o　　become debt-ridden

　　97
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, g1 e  X5 {8 G3 k" T9 X　　众矢之的

9 g1 R6 P: a' _( e" S" h　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist

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  C  [2 t# ^  }- `, k" z9 @6 q　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

　　What's done by night appears by day.

　　100

　　左右为难
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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。