【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... :2_8.+:  
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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.... B]-~hP  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... P.Uz[_&l6  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      5^W},:3R  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 W@(EEMhw  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 j(*ZPo>oD  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 D$wl.r  

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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 *&d>Vk."]  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 VJeoO)<j  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 |\lsTY&2  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 lD%Fk3  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 0I`)<o-  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ZCT\4Llv#  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 !R;NV|.eI6  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 &!xePKvO6k  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 BrHw02G  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 AqdQiZ^9  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Ke*tLnO  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 +;T `uOF}  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ;ewqGDe'3  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 k%|Sl>{Ir  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 <T3v|\6~H  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 <Lt%[dn  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Wq+a5[3"  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 v!>(1ROQ.=  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 9sgyg3fv>5  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 zAZ+'9LB  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 UA8*8%v  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 z{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　 )&") J}@  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 =-m"y~{>3  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 0XWhSrHM  

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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 j(>~:9I`  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 `mE>h4  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 itn<c2UyA  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 zAkF:^#Y  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 i!i=6m.q7  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 uz /Wbc>y  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 G&z^AV  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 O\+b1+&b3Y  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 pdySip<  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 [aF"5G
  
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　　称心如意well-content　 gA:unsI  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 r]=Z :  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 VD~ %6AjyN  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ,}:}"cl  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 O~#A )d6  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 H5(:1  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 a$3]`  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ~U4Cf >  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 X]_9g[V  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ?CldcxM#  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 YIF|8b\  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 +LlAGg]Z  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Z= =c3~  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Z4g<Ys*  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 `O!yt  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 kG5Uc83#G  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 *J{E1])<a  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 TPLv]$n  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Zy|u5J  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 t#%J=zF{  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 79I"F'  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ,!X:wY}dW  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Z-yoJZi  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 [&l+Ve(  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 rv<qze;?|  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 WI.+9$1:P  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 2/Ye<.#  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 :9(w~bB9$  
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　　大公无私selfless　 j 20mZ  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 #-{ljjMQI  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 =$ubSfx  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 |/Y!R>El  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 jO`L:D/C  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 zE7)4!  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 'lgS)m  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 XHY,;4  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 {P%\& \{F  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 lnV!Xuf  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 :r&4/sN}<  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 "b`3
 
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 f6#1sO4"  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　  f^[m~  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 WX$AOnEv  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ,go$6  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 -nB. .q  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 /tqe:*  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Kp/l2?J"  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 @G=_nZxv  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 .vpx@_;]9  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 \-
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 HO39>:c  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 f >\~h,SLL  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 x]|-2t  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ?rgtbiSW-  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 IL<@UWs6  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection