【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... 'wg>=|Q5  
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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.... ruKm_j#J  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... +=:*[JEK,U  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      pp2,d`01[L  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Z?);^m|T  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 `;7eu=  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 s IE2a0+  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 r
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 5p}ri,Y<  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ?^Q8#Y^M  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 4!</JZX~$  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 N*w6D:  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 u{'|/g&  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 a7fFp9l!  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 sc0.!6^'V  
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　　必由之路the only way　 q^w@l   
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 7K 'uNPC  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 MtD0e@  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 KbSE
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 11((b  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ^7SE2Zi  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 0 L$[w  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 I'E7mb<2  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 j>`-BN_  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 X5tx(}j  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 VTwDa*]AhB  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 AnK~<9WQj  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 dSI<s^n  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 yu>o7ie+;Y  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 r])V6 ^U  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 X`fb\}~R(  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 +# 3e<+!F  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 RcC5_@W  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 DF>3)oTF  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 brX[-  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 A5T&i]  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 M@z_tR'3\  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 a4[t3U  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 =4$ErwI_dm  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 guG&3{&\s  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 2qot(Zs1i  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 F{4v[WP)  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 B Dp")[l  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 (g*j+i  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 !B92W  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 }i{qRx"4  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 YS#*#!ZMn?  
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　　称心如意well-content　 3FtL<7B'.  

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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 IJ~j(.W  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 2kt0Rxg  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 damG*-7Svx  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 4&=</ok6`0  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 14"57Jt8  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 w|6/i/X  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 pY@QR?F\  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 |?#JCG  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 DnFzCJ  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 YR*gOTD  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 4"k&9+>  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 9xO@_pkX  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 AU3Rz&~  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 uQKQC?w  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 C@6:uiT$  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 t\hnnu`Pq  
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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 　 m~5 unB9  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Rey+3*zUb  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 I09 W=  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 3"7Q[9Oj  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 D[/fs`XES  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 qC> tni%  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Q-'j131[  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 xqzeBLU  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Y2x|6{ #  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 f%,S::%Ea  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ?Ts]zO%%Z  
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　　大公无私selfless　 K<e #y!  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 z< L2W",  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 B-MS@<2  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 teJt.VA7)  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 T)\}V#iA*  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ?}KRAtJ8  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 irAXXg  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 *D?_,s  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 oVvA`}  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 f!x9%  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 r^~+<"  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 zKd@Ab  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 2`4m"DtA  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　  gHe:o`  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 }p~2lOI  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 cyCh^- <l@  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 T?7u [D[[  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 RNk|h  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 C8-7XQ=B:b  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 yqx5_}  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ]DVr-f ~  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 cwmS4^zt8  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 gQeQy  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 E=8'!  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 XFS~  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 G8av5zR  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection