【资料】一些常用成语的英文表述

说实在的.. 这些东西嘛,平时大概没什么用处... ~wYGTm=(n  
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不过记一些也没什么大碍,呵呵!写作时候可以用上一两个提升一下下.... A.tXAOM(VW  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... :j^IXZW  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      `
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 `]~1pc  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Y"H'BT!b}  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 R7\T.;8+  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 OQ(w]G0LP  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Xwp6]lx  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Ab #}BHI  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 5GK> ~2c(  
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　　必由之路the only way　 E"%dO  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 )\KU:_l  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ~4+ICCbH  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 redMlHM  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 \G0YLV~>P  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ~|G`f\Ln"  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 QE|x[?7e,!  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Cxd^i  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 KV8O
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 :d6]rOpX  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 >Hu3Guik]  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 u9{SG^  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 *JRM(V+IEv  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 )<%CI#s#  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Z;z,dw  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 l_s#7.9$  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 HVdB*QEH  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 SKF0p))BJ  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 U'^ G-@  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 TS`m&N{i")  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ahdwoB  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 6B]i}nFH{+  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 rmi&{o:  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 <I*N=;7  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 )6B
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 S'`G7ht  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 fu{v(^  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 A8QUfg@uK~  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 P8#_E{f  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 x?]fHin_  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 @=}NMoNH  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 C8do8$  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 3UF^Ff<wo  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Unansk  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 \),zDO+  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 eA3NyL  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 xOr"3;^  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ?v-!`J>EF#  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 HX,i{aWWy  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 56u_viZ=8  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 loHMQKy@  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 90-s@a3B-j  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 l>hvWK[ ?I  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 " YOl6n  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 jLY$P<u?%P  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 $" =3e]<  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 k9NHdi7&2  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 zz<o4bR  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ux17q>G  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 ?%D nIl>  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 dQAF;L  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 0HQTe>!  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 |TF6&$>d  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 \JCpwNT{P  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 dYlVJ_0Zr  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 5dbj{r)s6i  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 w02C1oGfx  
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　　大公无私selfless　 J: I@kM  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 N&|,!Cu  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ;0uiO.  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 .S* sGauM  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ][YC.J  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 mrr -jo  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Az:A,;~+,!  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 A8:eA  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 +Y$EZL.A  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 nUisC5HW  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 b"B:DDw00  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 _sY; dS/  

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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 .nEiYS|T  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 POX{;[SV  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 >5D;uTy u  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 #wZH.i#  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 U*go}dt"5  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Ka<J* k3  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 \^jRMIM==  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 :H+8E5  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 aK 3'u   
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ,J:Ro N_:  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　  Fh|{ib  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 BfD&e`KI  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 9PMIF9"  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 g!9|1z  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 $g/h=w@  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 g(,^';j  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 nd7g8P9p  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 p<,`l)o}~  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection