【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... :^c' P<HM  
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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>jx`68'KI  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... [Yo3=(7J  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      tE i-0J  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Y)?dq(  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 1WGcv O)<  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 !olvP*c"  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 &I8,<(`  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 8:,E=swe  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 gkS#=bv9e@  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ]X+3"  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 42LlR 0  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 D3yG@lIP3  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 QZk:G+$  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Xg.'<.!g0  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 &9\z!r6mc  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 _#9:cH*  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 i7 `dY{p7  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 hu\HK81m  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 H[V^wyi'z  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 *wP8)yv7  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 q#v.-013r  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 }p}i_'%  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ?+GbPG~  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 '0X!_w6W  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 0{v?  
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　　称心如意well-content　 *]z.BZI:  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 r4JXbh6Tt  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 h@Ea$1'e,  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 uA C:&  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 U`FybP2R~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 8S]Mf*~S'  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 W:(:hT6`j9  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 <$?:|  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 =v:_N.Fh-c  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 <(f4#BP  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 5&}icS  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 XX6&%7(  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Lvp/} /H/  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Qb(
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ?0?'  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 }K*ri  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 BMdr.0  
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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 　 {'b8;x8h  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 /C(L(
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 9V"j=1B}  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Gg!))I+  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 I#Bz UF  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 Q?tV:jogY  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 {L=[1  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 zb" hy"hKw  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 V\"5<>+O  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 (HI%C@e9  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 `$H  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ra>`J_  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 md"%S-a_dT  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 K]8wW;N4  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 9/Dt:R3QU  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ~,2hP ~  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 q-%KfZ@(|  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ==1/N{{R  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Ok
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 e[mhbFf-  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 gvqd1?0w  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 6BU0hV  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 R P:F<`DB|  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ]~00=nXFM/  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 MAe<.DHY  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 4ZJT[zi  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 '+!S|U,{  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 `}9 1S  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 -[=AlqL  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 p&OJa$N$[  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 }+{*, z  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 !$p2z_n$@.  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ZSF=  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 QN5yBa!Wz  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 z"6ZDC6
 
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection