【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... ',WJ'g  
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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.... m,q)lbRl  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... W?E,"z  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      8,RqhT)2#  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 4f8XO"k7t=  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 z@\mn  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 qyKR]%yzi  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　  Q$`uZ  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 5-({z%:P  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 \/Q~C!  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 7!Im|7Ty  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 :2vuc!Pu  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 7aPA+gA/  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 P;'ZdZ(SLu  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 fN<Y3^i"  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 4_'BoU4  
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　　必由之路the only way　 
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 r/P}j4)b7  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 U+E9l?4R  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 gMPp'^g]_  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 :Y9/} b{  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 !<~cjgdx  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 B/!/2x  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Q#K10*-O6  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 5nsoWqnE8  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 r}D#(G$  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 HTvUt*U1  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ~mi4V  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 zZ<
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 9tVV?Q@)  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 G'(rjH>q  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 HiH<'m"\.  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 xk7Dx}  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ;DR5?N/a  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 H6|eUU[&  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 J|%bRLX@>  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 .Y^cs+-o  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 hwJ>IQ1  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 /sT?p=[.  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 >$E;."a  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 NlKVl~_ C  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 s8>y&b.  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 T]-MrnO  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 CW?Z\  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 aK@ Y) Ju'  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 H)7v$A,5%  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 w3);ZQ|  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 n-"(~  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 0r1GGEW`s  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Z}uY%]  
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　　称心如意well-content　 In96H`  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 :!oJmvy  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ^py=]7[I  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 xBTx`+%WS  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Gd%i?(U,R  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 1]Xx{j<  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 H_RfIX)X  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ,yltt+e  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 #("M4}~  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 [WR"#y  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ^H.B6h?  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 T-a>k.}y  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ,<%uG6/",g  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 <4Gy~?  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 dB_0B.  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 5FR#CQ  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 $,~Ily7w  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 j2Dw7"f3  
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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 　 8+[Vo_]  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ! eZls  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 4 -tC=>>wc  

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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 o>8~rtl  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 c7r(&h  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 /#Pm'i>B  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 i)e6U(H  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 *:H,
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 E'\gd7t ;  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ]z'L1vQl7  
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　　大公无私selfless　 YWn""
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 q,ie)`  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 7kV$O(4  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 8*8Y\"  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 / P@P1l|I  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ;PMPXN'z6  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 R{brf6,  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Z-t qSw8n  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 =Cf@!wZ^  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 -"Kjn`8  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 [D|Uwq  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 :p<:0W2!  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 (8S+-k?  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 yYJ +vs  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 &xj,.;
  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 M1DV9~S  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 mk-L3H1@J3  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 >
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 "Bn]-o|r  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 9jUm0B{?  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 N;av  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 z:tu_5w!,  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ^p7Er!  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 @Nt$B'+S&  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 &mp@;wI6@  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 {p(.ckze+  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 GKKf#r74  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 s|Acv4| V  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 aYQIe7J90J  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection