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

5 v' D8 m( r  e! S7 K( o　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

: n6 b' A* d9 ], l" z2 v　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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　　Seeing is believing.

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2 t* R  S3 O4 k8 o$ u, N　　比上不足，比下有余
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; H% H- z) W& M' h5 {1 b　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞
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2 s4 W8 N' c! T9 o, m: s& s　　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

　　No discord, no concord.

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　　拆东墙补西墙

　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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0 t7 Z( p- x0 N& z: P　　辞旧迎新
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　　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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8 ]7 j- p8 e' Z' J) \　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安

) ~" {  S1 y; G' W　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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　　过犹不及

" ~- G& }7 O( f2 n/ y! ]　　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

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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　　好事不出门，坏事传千里

　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

+ x; w2 C; F  E) b( c/ ^/ w) p　　harmony brings wealth;
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& `' F9 g8 q( h# f1 M. L$ e5 Y　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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6 f: R$ Q7 @* N2 K　　活到老学到老
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% x2 d  R$ C" E' D+ E　　never too old to learn
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　　既往不咎
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　　let bygones be bygones
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　　金无足赤，人无完人

& L4 v2 m* o! _; Z4 Q! i& r　　There are spots even on the sun.

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　　金玉满堂

/ F# t' P6 J9 q9 S# K1 r　　Treasures fill the home.
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: X9 w3 I/ P$ R　　脚踏实地
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9 T/ t' y0 e% M　　be down-to-earth
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　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp

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# Q# H9 F/ c5 ^% [' `* r+ \6 s　　君子之交淡如水
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2 m& J* I4 F5 x9 O: m" l　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

　　cut and dried; cliché
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; |5 q2 v$ L- z+ W6 ]+ N( S　　礼尚往来

& p3 U, S( m% J3 s" O5 s　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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& e0 L, J2 o* [0 ~1 Q  S　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧
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; H1 a* t4 ]) v" v　　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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　没有规矩，不成方圆

　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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+ z) b; b" `2 r0 @$ X& N　　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

& _5 E8 B" N" a6 E* \& X% {　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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3 V. H( Y. P% F  a2 u6 I. {　　弄巧成拙

7 x& p$ i& \% v　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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　　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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& Y, M9 ?2 K# X. X* V' O　　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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1 k$ w8 L: U  {5 N0 {9 M& v　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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: V- J- a% j' @2 t+ G* ^　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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$ m: ]) e9 N! u- O: 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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. {. M5 S# c9 j, {. y　　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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　　前怕狼，后怕虎
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　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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$ H- @( A, o6 x: ~1 `　　强龙难压地头蛇

, j2 n/ U% k& k% E- ~5 Z　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.
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/ D( y: N2 E" j　　瑞雪兆丰年

7 w, h+ f8 Z5 C" F  P: I: k2 L　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year

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0 ~7 \. U6 T: \6 C' W7 ?2 m　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.

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　　世上无难事，只怕有心人

　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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- e& l. Z4 f& i* ^& W" x　　世外桃源
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# O9 ~9 A+ D, u' P- [1 E8 x　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world
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, R" w6 B0 o) e# ?& D- t6 {　　人之初，性本善
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  H/ @# `; `. Q　　Humans are born good.
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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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8 Y5 A6 b* I% [8 k! f& b2 `7 h4 E　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

' q9 k9 ^% n2 ?: P　　a blessing in disguise;

0 F% S3 o) t0 e" E- C　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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- n6 C. |( \$ r, N& d　　三十而立
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! @  H* a; I/ B　　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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7 i4 ]2 B- Z6 G. S# A　　水涨船高
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3 F4 ?0 G4 X4 h" U9 B* Z　　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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, P- k9 C' ^5 w　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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　　实事求是

　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts
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# }' ]2 Q- g. l% _2 I5 i+ e& Z" K　　说曹操，曹操到

! `* k3 u% E+ r1 Z/ x+ c　　speak of the devil
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　　实话实说

　　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
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　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

$ Z+ {/ a$ f' H5 ?4 b, J　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59

9 F$ @2 X6 m6 e: o& e& }  ~　　天有不测风云
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. ^0 b& W  k5 \$ Y/ |　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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( a: _. g- X$ o1 I) s　　团结就是力量

* T( O8 B- D# q( R$ g' T　　Unity is strength.
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　　跳进黄河洗不清

5 \8 L7 ]; }1 a- o& `　　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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' `8 P7 o" O5 P4 S+ H) H2 N　　歪风邪气

　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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　　Birds of a feather flock together.
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+ B# T+ B3 E( W3 ~# t3 X　　望子成龙

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5 R  |: F1 L0 s; m7 [  U% O　　唯利是图

" [& G2 o4 u0 ?6 K8 z　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests

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  W; i' F: r, G( a3 Y　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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+ o- w" v, R" v7 i　　无风不起浪
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　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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- u$ Q2 c' ?) `　　徇私枉法

　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火

- `, H1 O* W' `3 R　　a new broom sweeps clean

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　　蓄势待发
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8 f% o9 @, q; A9 \' l　　accumulate strength for a take-off

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* u* z# P6 ]  F5 m2 Q　　心想事成

　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣
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  i; k! b+ q6 z0 ~　　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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+ L; f, R! n. }) S6 k& |　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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5 T4 K% |( j# Z. A　　先下手为强

; W/ y* I8 H5 k; N　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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& ]5 ]  J3 ]  c( K( E5 F8 e, p　　The best defense is offense.
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( o, Z8 Z7 S; {" L* o- `! I　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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9 z4 C3 t+ m7 _- @. u　　ants on a hot pan
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　　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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4 O. Y2 |5 }( a$ M　　循序渐进
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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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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81
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　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

0 i& l  l4 g3 O2 H7 R& g# R: `" g　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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# M/ ~* u+ f3 u* v. z' p6 H6 j( j　　与时俱进
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　　keep pace with the times86
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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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  H# r5 v6 C. t; j0 u' j' a8 s; D0 D　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼

: X# Q0 M) D5 ^$ m6 P- u2 T　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.
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/ j( _2 G- B5 {) l　　欲速则不达
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9 r0 K* C$ F, h4 q; {8 t0 ?　　Haste makes waste.
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　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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3 Q2 u0 ?" q* U$ Z$ {" ]/ a　　英雄所见略同

. B% @* l0 `- f9 g+ G! e5 V: _" _　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 g# G5 `, [1 f! n4 U　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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　　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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

) j& q: \+ k% \6 a9 k# h　　A promise is a promise.
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0 j( n% ?- {2 _2 y　　A real man never goes back on his words.
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　　招财进宝

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　　become debt-ridden

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　　target of public criticism
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　　纸上谈兵
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4 }$ e+ H, ?. d: C* t　　纸包不住火
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　　You can't wrap fire in paper.

6 @3 b; d* u: m　　What's done by night appears by day.
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5 E& Y, h7 N# `+ `1 {( p0 I　　左右为难

! ]' h0 e- Y9 `" y& ]　　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。