【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... -z./6dQ  
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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.... t/LQ|/xo  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... fGHYs  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      _?kjIF  

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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Nl,M9  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ~q4KQ&.!  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 G=/a>{  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 KWbnSL8  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 qPGpN0M`  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Xptb4]  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 u+%Ca,6  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 /|V!2dQs"  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 5S`_q&  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ]=\vl>W  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 t&}Z~Zp  
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　　必由之路the only way　 l?Vm/YXb  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 U$jw8I'.  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 !Rp  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 &q~**^;'  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 |]=. ^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 'lmZ{a6  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 r*$$82s  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 >6 p <n  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 WKVoqp}  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 /P_1vQq  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 !
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 $xx5+A%,  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ~vf&JH'!  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 %cIF()  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 .-kqt^Gc  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 m]g"]U:  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 7lP3\7wD@9  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 JGmW>mH  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 !83x,*O  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 w1zI"G~4/Q  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 IKJ~sw~AQ  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 $}[Tj0+:  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 [\9
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 v\9:G  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 gto@o\&=  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Q:LyD!at  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 D3^[OHi~a  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 vcB+h;x  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 2|k*rv}l  

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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ,5\:\e0H  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 =q|fe%#  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ?o0#h  
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　　称心如意well-content　 >qA5   
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 syh0E=If_  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 AK<ZP?0  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ^v3+w"2  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 f5a%/
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 qn@Qd9Sf  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 F dv&kK!  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 |~H'V4)zXu  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 [v-?MS  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 LWbWj ^  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 v03~=(  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 qe(X5?#;  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 nE-=7S L  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 !^axO  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 *MagicA  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 n+GCL+Mo  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 d+T]EpQJ*  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 aDZLabRu  
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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 　 =r0!-[XCa  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ObM5vrEk|  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 He!0&B\7h  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 /v!H{Zw=c  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 !Rb7q{@>  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 3b&W=1J  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 /asyj="N7  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 P;_dilG  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 RmNF]"3%  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 _^'k_a  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 8dZH&G@;  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 s+CXKb +  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 6nq.~
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　　大公无私selfless　 EEo+#  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 x4( fW\  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 T]zjJwa  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 (@#Lk"B  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 .z4FuG,R  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 PJ.jgN(r  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ^R$dG[Qf  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 e/3hb)#;  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 _ o(h]G1].  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 f:0n-me  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ,5?MRqCM  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 !58JK f  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 eC39C2q\  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 [P,nW/H  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 ]]ZBG<#  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 {cI<4><  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 E=QQZ\w  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ZM?r1Z4  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 t@n (a  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 h)vTu%J:  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 8|GpfW3p2  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 @k,(i=**  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 B_2>Yt"  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ~2431<YV  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection