【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... !4-NbtT  
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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.... F~<$E*&h@  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... e|]g?!  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ezHj?@  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 =XudL^GF  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 m,]Tl;f  

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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 `| R8WM  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 L'z?M]  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 qY#*zx  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 XTHrf'BU  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 $m{\<A  

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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ZFrK'BvbR  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 &+%CC  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 iAup',AZg  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ?9=yo5M}  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 dqd Qt_  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 t}*teo[  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ~49+$.2  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 HJ_xg6.x  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 xx/DD%IZ  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ,QG,tf?  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 o"'VI4  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 5{cA
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 '@pav>UPD  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 fI}-?@  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 sH+]lTSX6{  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 JziMjR  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 N#ex2c  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 M5P63=1+  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 )Dq
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ~ZvZk  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 B5tJ|3!  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 '# (lq5 c  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 egP3q5~  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 I~q}M!v~  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 (& ~`!]  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 =Oo*7|Z  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 AY! zXJ_$  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 RmzK?muk  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 L(8Q%oX%o  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 8PQ$X2)  
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　　称心如意well-content　 F.@yNr"  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Y %<B,3  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 KUly"B  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 !CsoTW9C:  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 `T~M:\^D  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 t(ZiQ<A  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 (xxJ^u>QC  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 OS \co:  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ,@[Q:fY  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 <'s1+^LC  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 w0Us8JNGz  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 X1A;MA@0Ro  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 fHwh6|  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 W_M]fjL.  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 m;[z)-&"  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 LsBDfp5/  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 <G6wpf8M  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 >Z>*Iz,LP  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 +F 5Dc  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 !%5{jO1  
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　　大公无私selfless　 W%Um:C\I  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 IO,kP`Wcx  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 yP[GU| >(  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 zSkM8LM2  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 z*x6V0'yt  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 L@G)K  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 : l]>nF4  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 EB\z:n5  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 6W#+U<  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 gg8T],s1!a  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 L8Z?B\  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 EBebyQcon  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 kXG+zsT  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 6^ KDc  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 EA8(_}  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 )6AOP-M.9  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 i.fDH57  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 EIF[e|kZ<  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 |E?%C
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ^Jkj/n'  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 |kVxrq  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 TZHqn6  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 5 wc&0h  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 QeQbO  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 |a"(Ds2U  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection