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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: M6 i) Q# d% d0 M2 [* n& \, ~* ~　　爱屋及乌
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4 m7 {. {: A. x5 x　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　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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5 ]/ H# T3 x4 O+ Y/ u9 J' O- p　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst
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　　笨鸟先飞

　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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( i& H! x, K9 }+ ?　　不遗余力

　　spare no effort; go all out; do one's best

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　　不打不成交

$ C: i# r/ l, L4 {　　No discord, no concord.
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2 r- z3 \: C1 q) c2 H% [　　拆东墙补西墙

7 j: z( Q9 D1 L  @+ P. Y* D* c5 k　　rob Peter to pay Paul
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　　辞旧迎新

1 z  \8 j  a  S5 t　　bid farewell to the old and usher in the new

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　　大事化小，小事化了

/ G7 v8 r: h8 j' D- m  @$ ~, q- x　　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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5 a" T2 x2 E, |4 y- x4 K8 G　　国泰民安

+ F! `0 U! Z; Y　　the country flourishes and people live in peace
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* j& H1 x1 A- W* }- T) e/ {6 `; b　　过犹不及
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  V9 b( |8 P  C: A' n+ f　　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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- g( W" G+ P9 s4 n, v6 f5 R　　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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" p/ A% L5 t: ~* q: C3 h　　Bad news travels fast.

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　　和气生财

4 N3 j4 C# E$ B( c$ Q8 w　　harmony brings wealth;

& U, g1 N3 T' i9 P5 [0 y　　friendliness is conducive to business success

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　　活到老学到老
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! ~. E, I) _' J　　never too old to learn

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# \5 u0 o) b! l' Y7 c8 E/ `　　既往不咎
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8 b8 e6 L: U  Y+ b　　let bygones be bygones
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: i/ ]2 h' q- S  Z' ?4 W　　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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　　脚踏实地

　　be down-to-earth
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' T) S6 N- y6 I　　脚踩两只船

　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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　　君子之交淡如水

9 x( h) d! l& p: ]5 n  k　　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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　　礼尚往来
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( ]. E2 `3 o4 h3 Y　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

$ \/ D- B+ d2 O, s0 g9 j* M' W　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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" }! F8 M$ T; A5 J　　马到成功
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　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success

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% L- H- R( [( d3 z　　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
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1 \0 h7 e- `5 |) ~" S* O　　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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9 b: l8 A9 m) [% B) w0 Z! q. z8 Y　　谋事在人，成事在天

6 m, ^. ?/ S, @& d. X  z* u　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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7 D" [' v/ c: z* p! W3 G　　弄巧成拙

+ ^" D0 d& l, u8 K; `! G$ P　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart

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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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8 u' y4 ~  i, q* X　　破釜沉舟
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/ c2 Z) @& X# l+ |' `) q　　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 p% l& k! q+ x6 ]0 s, \　　抢得先机
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. @0 @1 ]; J% d7 w, x! f! k　　take the preemptive opportunities
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　　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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# S8 n( U) R4 l  h　　a thousand-li journey begins with the first step--the highest eminence is to be gained step by step

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0 A# l6 o4 r0 d1 u; g( l7 m6 L　　前事不忘，后事之师
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5 E5 b9 C7 l& M' Q& b+ i, `& a　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

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　　前怕狼，后怕虎

　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something
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  g. m! @. }( [; Q2 p4 {5 f/ h　　强龙难压地头蛇
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. |9 w& e3 A: \" h" s/ Y0 @　　The mighty dragon is no match for the native serpent.

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: B0 W$ G5 _! m5 w　　瑞雪兆丰年
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　　A fall of seasonal snow gives promise of a fruitful year
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1 n+ P* k. `6 U2 ?& I; s( I/ P6 w  ~　　人逢喜事精神爽

0 Y$ k) {4 q0 ~6 `( N' }2 j$ U8 l　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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0 b% o7 t. f9 ?) ^* B　　世上无难事，只怕有心人
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9 F% N9 L; N1 W0 |$ Z' W  L2 z　　Where there is a will, there is a way.
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　　世外桃源
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　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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　　人之初，性本善

9 X+ C6 p" X& ?9 p$ C3 S* y( n8 O  N　　Humans are born good.

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7 v# p1 z3 H5 d: d: s　　上有天堂，下有苏杭

7 K" \* C, r3 _+ |　　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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1 R, J8 s7 I% K　　a blessing in disguise;
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  V9 e; h5 F4 N　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　三十而立
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4 Z2 K# m# y4 {& ^& I　　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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　　A ship rises with the tide

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8 w7 U' O( R% y3 E' |+ w7 d: ?+ h　　时不我待
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　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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5 H" J/ v; Z9 R+ G' T4 a　　杀鸡用牛刀
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　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

4 @" E" u* y5 y. |$ M　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　speak of the devil

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　　实话实说

2 @7 T: b3 o7 ]0 y( y2 q0 a　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is

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$ [) }9 Y) i0 }/ s) s* g' S　　实践是检验真理的唯一标准
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# f# a# C4 }! g1 [' e　　Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.57

3 D( z. s! Y6 d# U3 M7 U　　韬光养晦

　　hide one's capacities and bide one's time58

　　糖衣炮弹

　　sugar-coated bullets59
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　　天有不测风云

　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

# k3 [  b4 a2 F# y# o5 F5 i　　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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　　歪风邪气

8 \) {9 Q, S. d1 Z. V4 L% B2 g　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices
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　　物以类聚，人以群分
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. ?& _+ B9 S) `5 X+ w9 o　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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" m* r, p; g" j: V9 A6 L3 y- n7 x0 q　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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! E% E& L5 @- k5 l4 \' C　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air
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　　无风不起浪

　　There are no waves without wind. Nothing comes of nothing.

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! V. x# ~' ^9 B0 _) c0 e- F! l　　徇私枉法
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5 ^, K( [, ~' Z& S# M2 T　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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　　新官上任三把火
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　　a new broom sweeps clean
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/ u! r( ~0 P+ Y0 ?. n5 x) G9 K　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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% c- {$ f  U& q* J1 W* [/ [$ r1 N　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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　　心照不宣

( A/ Q: c# t! g0 z3 \　　have a tacit understanding; thoroughly understand each other, without having exchanged a word of explanation

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　　先入为主

  V) G7 J' [- X& q: B1 `　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.

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- w2 l# a, X# }8 w8 b1 w　　先下手为强
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　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.

　　The best defense is offense.
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9 k0 p3 E" _$ a) d+ ]　　热锅上的蚂蚁

" n' v& L: `& f, @$ [　　ants on a hot pan

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　　现身说法
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　　息事宁人
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/ a& n5 i7 J+ C& o: W* D* u　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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# ^4 x( L, L( c9 |' j. F　　proceed in an orderly way and step by step; advance gradually in due order
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0 ]1 b* g9 p: `$ k* j　　严以律己，宽以待人
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　　be strict with oneself and lenient with others

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　　有情人终成眷属
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1 ]( j( `1 B0 d7 Y" X' d2 j　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

　　有钱能使鬼推磨
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, [" U% @9 G  n" d6 N* N# k2 p　　a man of insight83

　　有勇无谋

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　　有缘千里来相会

5 s1 Z4 G6 T4 O　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85
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　　与时俱进

　　keep pace with the times86
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# s8 g2 A) H/ f6 w3 b　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented
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　　因材施教

0 J* C4 n% Q, z. x2 f" J/ m% \　　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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　　Haste makes waste.
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$ O9 O- F6 }* y- i　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

　　survival of the fittest

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3 d. @5 \  ~: v% T9 ^　　英雄所见略同

/ e; E# H/ [( R4 q! h5 B4 p　　Great minds think alike.

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　　冤家宜解不宜结

0 Z/ N$ K# `% N' c! m2 W　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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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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　　一言既出，驷马难追

( I: f* G; ~7 c, Q　　A promise is a promise.
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, Q' `3 g( d8 ]　　A real man never goes back on his words.

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　　招财进宝
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0 R6 f% N" s+ A2 S　　bring in wealth and treasure
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% r) ^! O0 U. k　　债台高筑

　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的
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5 t5 Y5 C: e, q; y. ]) Y7 [  g　　纸上谈兵

　　be an armchair strategist
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+ I8 S5 `$ C" }: j" Y　　纸包不住火
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5 r" T6 |8 ^" c1 F& I) Q7 \3 O6 z　　You can't wrap fire in paper.
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5 w, M1 h' T0 v" K9 I　　What's done by night appears by day.
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Justing

应根据前后语境翻译，同一成语可以有不同译法。