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
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4 t# _1 Y8 o3 L8 q9 L8 _# [0 m　　Love me, love my dog.

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　　百闻不如一见

　　One look is worth a thousand words.

* T$ q8 I  Q3 W4 M% c6 n　　Seeing is believing.
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　　比上不足，比下有余
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, L4 _0 l6 w1 x) ]& A1 x　　to fall short of the best, but be better than the worst

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　　笨鸟先飞

9 Q* `+ d: B9 K3 ], @　　A slow sparrow should make an early start.

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" l9 e8 F; f  E# z  T+ F　　不遗余力

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

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& h1 i+ Q$ N1 X# A5 Q　　不打不成交

5 n7 A. Y2 P4 Y" N　　No discord, no concord.

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) V. o' N$ }. y+ E0 m% g0 b8 m" S! P　　拆东墙补西墙
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* r  }' n& j7 f　　rob Peter to pay Paul

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　　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

! W0 f2 {  C! @2 G. h　　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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7 ~( w# z1 f9 l1 F　　过犹不及

# K& r. d3 d6 j9 L3 F7 ^　　going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short; excess is just as bad as deficiency;
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. o5 d, R3 r( G4 c# H4 e, B　　too much is as bad as too little
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; C, N2 Z1 U6 Z: J) g/ v　　好了伤疤忘了疼
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　　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

/ h- m* t( y4 n* \　　harmony brings wealth;

　　friendliness is conducive to business success
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$ ]7 [8 W7 P: Q6 J  h% H0 P　　活到老学到老

# ^& O- o1 J/ [; Q9 b　　never too old to learn

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  d) j" ]' i9 F) q0 z, G- L7 q　　既往不咎

　　let bygones be bygones
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  G- [, d; F% P4 K: [( Y7 h( n; z! P　　金无足赤，人无完人

6 k' I- M7 {, _' C　　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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3 ?0 w) f- M7 |! i6 Z6 ]　　脚踏实地
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' K# r& f$ |7 T3 O　　be down-to-earth
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　　脚踩两只船
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) K+ K! I- z+ r　　sit on the fence; be a fence-sitter; have a foot in either camp
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. c/ L' ~7 P1 l! e　　君子之交淡如水

　　A hedge between keeps friendship green.

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& M; w& C% p: L0 B$ x+ U  e3 `. a: q　　老生常谈，陈词滥调

" K  T2 [, ?  q3 Z　　cut and dried; cliché
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　　礼尚往来

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　　留得青山在，不怕没柴烧

9 {1 e1 f! f/ S% F6 n7 m% ?　　Where there is life, there is hope.
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　　马到成功

　　achieve immediate victory; win instant success
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; r" `7 a0 T0 K2 N　　gain both fame and wealth
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　　茅塞顿开
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　　be suddenly enlightened

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. l6 J" ^/ H. X$ p- P　　没有规矩，不成方圆

9 D+ e9 m  Y% C; C2 ]* f* R( `7 k　　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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3 B2 L. _# G; ]　　谋事在人，成事在天
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# O/ `: @! q* _- a7 P; n　　Man proposes; God disposes.

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　　弄巧成拙

　　make a fool of oneself in trying to be smart
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7 N, K7 U. D3 F' j# e　　赔了夫人又折兵

　　suffer a double loss; lose the bait along with the fish
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　　抛砖引玉

1 I( y* a6 @  I  {0 m( l4 ]: g　　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

　　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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( _& ~. |2 e) L! H) k! i　　抢得先机

　　take the preemptive opportunities

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　　巧妇难为无米之炊

　　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
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　　Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.
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7 H/ j- }$ Z7 \& g% ?0 i0 X　　前怕狼，后怕虎

# g, w& |1 n) i# P. K5 P7 d, L　　fear wolves ahead and tigers behind; hesitate in doing something

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6 U9 y* c. c& q- u$ Y% ^8 T　　强龙难压地头蛇
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) @/ ?5 p7 [3 w2 T0 [4 I5 n　　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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, K: O* I2 e: v0 H　　人逢喜事精神爽

　　People are in high spirits when involved in happy events.
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& }) ]! f/ v( b& }　　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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! N1 W6 h2 e' _) M! V/ v& L. X+ O( |: y　　世外桃源

+ t2 r' n$ S2 F6 y, J6 d　　a retreat away from the turmoil of the world

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  e% t$ W2 U, R　　人之初，性本善
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　　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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　　塞翁失马，焉知非福
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" `2 k& {# v1 g　　a blessing in disguise;
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　　Every cloud has a silver lining.

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　　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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  @, n. p7 l  {　　水涨船高
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　　A ship rises with the tide

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  Q, K; J, z! [: h　　时不我待

　　Time and tide wait for no man.
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; |* l% e# _( d2 r. H7 c　　杀鸡用牛刀
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5 e. }' M9 v( c! J: ^　　use a steam-hammer to crack nuts

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　　实事求是

- X9 z& F+ c) ]" M2 s　　seek truth from facts; be practical and realistic; be true to facts

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　　说曹操，曹操到

* v8 f0 b( ]( `: c4 B8 A* U2 n　　speak of the devil
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6 [! ~2 x: o$ r3 C　　实话实说

8 f; @$ }& K: h6 d3 w$ I　　speak the plain truth; call a spade a spade; tell it as it is
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# l! S& G$ r& k! W6 E/ V5 Y! U* }8 w　　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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　　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

; x' J1 K8 ^* {/ s, A　　sugar-coated bullets59

7 p5 b' |$ X; n3 x. y  `2 y) O　　天有不测风云
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' ^- k& J# e6 A9 P　　Anything unexpected may happen. a bolt from the blue60

　　团结就是力量

　　Unity is strength.

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9 z2 t' j3 O5 \) O! c　　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
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4 {7 i& T2 G. [3 K8 R6 |" X　　unhealthy trends and vulgar practices

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　　物以类聚，人以群分

  R4 z" @. z' F: `: {. j( ]　　Birds of a feather flock together.

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/ q3 [. n6 E4 E9 `2 V# i1 u　　望子成龙
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　　hold high hopes for one's child

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; g0 a1 M* @' v: B) `+ X2 q　　唯利是图

　　seek nothing but profits; be blind to all but one's own interests
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　　无中生有
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　　a sheer fabrication out of nothing; fabricate rumors out of thin air

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5 e" l/ l/ V  Z6 J7 O　　无风不起浪
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　　徇私枉法

: E( P3 k) R7 _( K: z　　twist the law to suit one's own purpose
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7 f6 e  j5 c9 v8 k/ x　　新官上任三把火
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# G6 G# E+ T0 I: H% D) }7 J$ T　　a new broom sweeps clean

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5 x2 h0 Z" V' @& E- Q1 F7 H　　蓄势待发

　　accumulate strength for a take-off
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　　心想事成
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　　May all your wish come true

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4 ~% g2 l& q5 v' f5 P: v　　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

　　First impressions are firmly entrenched.
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　　先下手为强
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1 W3 c3 c6 S4 ?# l# p* U　　He who strikes first gains the advantage.
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: ~. L# \7 t2 `) f　　The best defense is offense.

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& D( s! u+ @* c/ A　　热锅上的蚂蚁
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　　现身说法

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' A( J* r) H5 X! _　　息事宁人
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　　pour oil on troubled waters; patch up a quarrel and reconcile the parties concerned
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) Y+ }! o0 O4 P+ k% A1 }, X　　循序渐进

　　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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　　有情人终成眷属
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　　Jack shall have Jill, all shall be well.81

7 s. X' a: Q! b: j　　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
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　　有勇无谋

　　bold but not crafty84

) }: i) n& A  C+ _& q0 \　　有缘千里来相会

　　Separated as we are thousands of miles apart, we come together as if by predestination.85

: Z' L9 X, _6 B& L7 n" d　　与时俱进
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　　以人为本
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　　people-oriented

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2 V- r; ?0 x  E: ^) o　　因材施教
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3 i: u, T( y/ P0 v8 Z1 S, l& H　　teach students according to their aptitude

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/ o: ~7 ?6 h6 u0 o5 ~　　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.

　　More haste, less speed.
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　　优胜劣汰

. A( \8 j! \: J8 t　　survival of the fittest
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9 A: e5 q) E; h+ C　　英雄所见略同
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　　Great minds think alike.
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- n( f, _* |6 S4 S　　冤家宜解不宜结

8 t' H9 Q- _8 t$ z　　Better make friends than make enemies.
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　　冤假错案
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, w7 m9 ~9 p& d5 X& S& F  o　　一言既出，驷马难追
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　　A promise is a promise.
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" ^9 p, I8 H  ]6 S, Q　　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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　　become debt-ridden

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　　众矢之的

　　target of public criticism
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　　98
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3 B; z7 v. _) F6 p- m5 o% d' B　　纸上谈兵
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　　be an armchair strategist
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　　纸包不住火

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: M1 K8 P. w$ J, A! h　　What's done by night appears by day.
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　　左右为难
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/ ~! }( ~$ x, X  V- u( J/ H　　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。