【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... kxyOe[7 S  

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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.... q^^R
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... m;xa}b{(i  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      v)|a}5={  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 W]bytsl  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 N`H`\+  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 JS\]|~Gd  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 L_:~{jV  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 r+#g  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 XrMw$_0)  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 !J{[XT  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 k[<i+C";  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 6q0)/|,@  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 >bhF{*t#;y  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 `RURC"  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 <pG 4g  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 zt|1tU:  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 )`W|J%w+  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 #\xy,C'Y  
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　　必由之路the only way　 QiV
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 `@6y Wb:X  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 /a-s9<  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 D7B g!*  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 (CYQ>)a  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 'auYmX  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 6s
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　　不败之地incincible position　 z<.6jx@  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 1wggYX  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 cj#.
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 h}o
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 +ul.P)1J6  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 rPifiLl A>  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 OZ<fQf.Gh}  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Fj&8wZ)v)  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 [F,s=,S'M  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 }ol<DV  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 0A75)T=lQ  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 4(8BWP~.y2  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 U\"FYTC  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 FaG&U  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 [O3)s]|  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 8;(3fSNC  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ,#(k|Zztc  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ^^[A\'  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 !<0 `c  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 =$< .:b  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 $69d9g8-(!  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 |u^~Z-.  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 #8B4*gAM  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 4FJA+  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 )p 8P\Rl  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　
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　　称心如意well-content　 ,+'VQa"]  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 O _^Y*!  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 &v/R-pz  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 pT<I!
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Qs8Rb]%|  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ?q}:ojrs1  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 YZ/2:[b  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 E5t /-
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ?2Sm f  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 JYa3xeC;  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 !~ZAm3GwL  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 j%fi*2uX  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 He  LW*  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 iq3TP5%i  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 He}"e&K  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 MQlGEJ  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 c) _u^Dh  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 eY3<LVAX  
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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 　 C@@PLsMg  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 p}|<EL}Z9  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 G(

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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 /_tN&[  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 `i6q\-12n  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 X^d}eWP`I  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 BXUd i&'O  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 c)SQ@B@q  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 1c:/c|shQ_  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Q8NrbMrl  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 >&)|fV&4  
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　　大公无私selfless　 6V-JyTcxGI  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 h{CyYsQ  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 vJuL+'[i  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 %6TS_IpJ  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 `6o5[2V  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 3s_$.  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 y@dTdR2Wc  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 8lF:70wia  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ;%O>=m'4  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 -m Sf`1l0  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 zO3}c3D~q  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 jYsg'Rl  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 {-L}YX"Bh  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 _cQhT  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 q ?m<9`  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 #YB3Ug]z  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 _kQOax{c/  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 E# *`u  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 B[[1=  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 j4Y] 8  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 KL8WT6!RZ  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 :c0 |w  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 [3io6XG x@  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 n]bxG8~t  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 WvWZzlw  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 [jgC`  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 &Ef6'  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection