【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... a]ftE\99  
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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.... tZ6KU11O  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ^
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      (>Tu~Vo  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 SYC_=X  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 :ox+WY  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 nNL9B~d  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Q*lZ;~R  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 9cj:'KG)!  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 jT'1k[vJj  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 0h#' 3z<  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 *xt3mv/<z  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 &%INfl>o7.  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ku?i[Th  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 3VKArv-  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 qL3*H\9N  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Oi=kL{DG:s  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Rsqb<+7  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 }<A\>  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 MyAi)Mz~o  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 hQPiGIs
  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ti3T?_  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 (q"Nt_y  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 9SXFiZA(r  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 {Jwh .bJ  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 >2,x#RQs  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 =gw'MA  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 {-09,Q
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 nYLq%7}k  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 #\_N-bVu  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 k$j>_U? P  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 :]v%6i.  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 yL7D;<!S&  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 DKx8<yEky  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 nm_]2z O  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 '%vb&a!.6  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 d<r=f"  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 imv[xBA(d  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 0GK<l  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　  yl0&|Ub  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 4C\>JGZvq  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 S='AA_jnw  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 hy3j8?66  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 61L vT"  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 r BQFC4L  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 fl#gWAM  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 r~&"D#)sy  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 FR&4i" +  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 veIR)i@dx  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 pLjet~2}iJ  
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　　称心如意well-content　 _H@Y%"ZHJ6  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 mN
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　　成群结队gang horde　 W/q-^Zkt,9  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 03$-U0.;-  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 *y<Ru:D  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 AT Dm$ *  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 FYq]-k{\  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 tgoOzk^  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 =+;1^sZ  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 :&:IZkO  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 h<;kj#qbb  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 oEPO0O  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 {g9?Eio^F^  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 n.zVCKNH  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 HRS|VC$tz  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 &X0/7)*"v  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 2}`Q9?  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 :()(P9?  
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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 　 *;A I0  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 "h.}o DS  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 B@!a@0,,_  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 R<W#.mpo6  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ,Ie~zZE&  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 rhFa rm4a  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 #u+BjuZo  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ^EU&6M2  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 }i_[wq{E&  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 HN>eS Y+  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 6 .DJRY  
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　　大公无私selfless　 j}8IT  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 EVmQ"PKL'  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ]!H*oP8a*  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 #V-qS/ q"  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Rf2/[  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 aq"E@fb  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 GSV,  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 d T/*O8  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 fT._Os?i  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 7=om /  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 $Z10Zf=  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 M@!Gk  

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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 5:|5NX[.b  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 [gzU/:  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 O~d!*A  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 A#1aO  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 $$ _uQf  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 /G[y 24 Q  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Zpb3>0<R  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 w0/W=!_  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 3{MIBMA  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 '2[ _U&
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 f4tia.  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 HKxrBQr78  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection