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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' X" m6 Q" D/ e: M3 T　　爱屋及乌
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% O8 E7 ]% i4 Y+ ~8 e1 r+ t" q　　Love me, love my dog.

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5 S$ W! x$ N( p/ e  F　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.
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/ |* \9 _) h0 u3 p! Q" c* W　　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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$ G5 @7 w) }+ l" V4 U% `7 m# D　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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, }2 G: L1 i) ~& [　　不遗余力
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. u, }" P; H4 }- P, k9 p1 _, s　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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2 D# J$ E; ^  E/ r/ D6 V　　不打不成交

3 v; u1 S4 ~% T, M+ Y5 v/ z9 _　　No discord, no concord.
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# D7 z+ G! J& o" f- G' A2 W4 X　　拆东墙补西墙

. ?  a) l- y6 {. {* ^$ s　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新
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8 F5 j0 B/ p2 W( E5 A5 h9 B& s　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new
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0 w/ G2 F8 g; {# x2 F  ]! [　　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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+ A3 n+ c+ A2 R( h$ T　　大开眼界

　　broaden one's horizon; be an eye-opener
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　　国泰民安
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( h4 w" o+ [  c/ w' _/ G6 N5 V　　the country flourishes and people live in peace

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　　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;
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　　too much is as bad as too little
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1 V7 W) n: x4 L" f, }! d. {　　好了伤疤忘了疼

　　once on shore, one prays no more

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/ ~: Y8 V+ w: o3 b  S! l2 D. W　　好事不出门，坏事传千里
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4 }0 P$ C9 }) \　　Bad news travels fast.
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　　和气生财

" R$ o: p4 A* ^) o　　harmony brings wealth;
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) ~1 ^5 R6 b  m# D, V7 c- T8 {　　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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, y+ q7 P( J/ U, [2 G7 @　　既往不咎

# G4 u4 u% K& I　　let bygones be bygones
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　　There are spots even on the sun.
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　　金玉满堂

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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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4 S& U2 |7 n$ v& _; m& J# k　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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　　老生常谈，陈词滥调
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" ~/ }! W$ t1 R* G8 I8 r, g  W/ {　　cut and dried; cliché

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　　礼尚往来
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& V! Z; y. `2 ^9 J- @9 D6 X　　Courtesy calls for reciprocity.
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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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　　名利双收

　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开

6 N5 w8 q5 T4 W" X# @　　be suddenly enlightened
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　　Nothing can be accomplished without norms or standards.

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　　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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　　Man proposes; God disposes.
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2 t# F) G4 z, S　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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) b4 u. i. S# A% f: E　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish

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. f7 D1 S" Q5 I: ?& s: m; ?! G7 e　　抛砖引玉

3 A; [5 w9 h- k: J2 Q! S　　a modest spur to induce others to come forward with valuable contributions; throw a sprat to catch a whale
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; g* z( M: F0 ~　　破釜沉舟

" S$ Q5 d% g2 n" v　　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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* j; S8 a2 b9 Q( L$ s" b: g; `　　抢得先机
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: C* l8 v# i4 r/ E4 r　　take the preemptive opportunities

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# ~. t7 m. [6 H* E" T　　巧妇难为无米之炊
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　　One can't make bricks without straw.
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　　千里之行始于足下
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3 M6 K* n' U! h( O　　前事不忘，后事之师
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; M+ M3 z5 S' T& j' l　　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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0 m' ~" A2 E6 ~3 y/ r　　强龙难压地头蛇

　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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. @* L7 n* [, u* Z- p. b+ }　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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　　人逢喜事精神爽

1 i) e- V# i+ B) h　　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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' H' M  Z6 v0 t# \　　世外桃源

　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善
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1 E7 Q5 a# a. _' h4 k1 N8 x2 p　　Humans are born good.

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　　上有天堂，下有苏杭
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7 C0 A* C4 B1 ?　　Just as there is paradise in heaven, there are Suzhou and Hangzhou on earth

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% U9 d7 d" B( ~9 Z: P: p  f　　塞翁失马，焉知非福

  i6 H  G. P3 f' s! n/ o/ y7 A* W　　a blessing in disguise;

. _  D+ `0 T8 S　　Every cloud has a silver lining.
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　　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
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0 N5 ^' W- I$ J; I1 q% {　　A ship rises with the tide

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　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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$ m4 [/ y! Y) X  o/ M* |　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts
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$ {  p; u% \7 J5 J. G6 s( m" y　　实事求是

　　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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; n; b2 C$ T7 z4 j2 `' W  m" s　　实话实说

( O- Q, z, x/ T$ }' M! ]3 l+ k　　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

, G# x, t8 {4 ^$ ^4 B0 |　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57
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　　韬光养晦

# P/ J( j4 ^8 p7 u　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

9 l. ]1 \$ P& p5 W, ]2 g　　sugar-coated bullets59
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, G  j1 [) j& d( s　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60
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　　团结就是力量
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9 T% [$ H- L# u& ]　　Unity is strength.
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* @- b( ~8 m6 x& ^2 t$ J% g　　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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; n+ i8 T. O8 B% O2 l' `　　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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　　望子成龙
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0 D7 B$ a8 J. W% P2 e　　hold high hopes for one's child
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7 A1 s  G' J: n0 S1 l/ n$ O* \: G/ M　　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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! O* C( Q$ S7 C6 o$ A4 ?# e　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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! `$ A: e7 L' i* ]　　无风不起浪
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　　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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　　新官上任三把火
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# F! L1 Y2 q, G# ^0 x/ M　　a new broom sweeps clean
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　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成

4 `3 R7 R. m- e( n. L　　May all your wish come true
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6 ?8 s+ b7 M4 r; f; u$ J" }' L　　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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4 r: I1 f" i* Z　　先下手为强

% w8 g0 o( V& h  L' q　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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9 V. f& C! o! O  I6 y　　热锅上的蚂蚁

* L' L6 k) f2 T5 m" f　　ants on a hot pan
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　　现身说法
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　　warn people by taking oneself as an example

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　　息事宁人

1 U2 Q) Q# r' J8 Z9 k& n　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned

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　　循序渐进

# K/ I# d# ~. u0 |9 H  Y　　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

　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others
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　　有情人终成眷属

　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨

& ]6 q' q0 n4 I　　Money makes the mare go./ Money talks.82
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　　有勇无谋
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/ q, v* d0 O- q2 n. z　　bold but not crafty84

　　有缘千里来相会

* e- U, J6 R/ u& L　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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: x7 ]: S3 u8 A- z4 P1 h　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86

( M* P; H, ^4 Z6 M　　以人为本
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　　因材施教
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" V9 F) |: c5 l5 D  c% x& N　　teach students according to their aptitude

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　　欲穷千里目，更上一层楼
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0 k* I; Z: q+ I$ l　　to ascend another storey to see a thousand miles further; Ascend further, were you to look farther.

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8 t* m0 a: Z* v/ C7 e% z' Q　　欲速则不达
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/ m- c4 T  D# A, q. o5 f6 H　　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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1 I7 O8 x: ?, m7 Z' R1 k　　英雄所见略同

  u/ h) |4 n: T4 y* K  G　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结
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. y- ^: K# V, I8 G$ Z　　Better make friends than make enemies.

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) z: _# Q# `# U" W6 `1 C+ A" d　　冤假错案
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　　cases in which people were unjustly, falsely or wrongly charged or sentenced; unjust, false or wrong cases

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% F( w2 v& c, R4 p: j( n　　一言既出，驷马难追
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  w" [2 P8 T( F2 X* \　　A promise is a promise.

4 Q! Q0 x3 q4 b( j2 P4 v! \: k　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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! @7 `: O  Y$ K　　招财进宝

　　bring in wealth and treasure

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　　债台高筑
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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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　　纸上谈兵

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9 }1 a- w7 h2 j8 p" y　　纸包不住火

　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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  m" N; r8 o6 V$ M　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难

　　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。