【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... s~A:*2\  
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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.... BnG{)\s  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... d>0 j!+s  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      HP=5a.  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 v?o("I[ C  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 <!-#]6  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 Q) iN_|  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 U8eU[|-8O/  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ^AT#A<{1(  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 <7oZV^nd *  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 {#l@9r%  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 fQ,(,^!;  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 !O#NP!  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 HUY1nb=  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 -%)8=  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 `'<
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 D`uOBEX  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 `=f1rXhI+1  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 o*WI*Fb'  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 TJp0^&Q  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 {pNf&'  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 !'EE
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 j8gi/07l  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 /.aDQ>  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 bbU{ />yW  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 +Ss|4O}'  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ,HdFE|  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 AyMMr_q  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 UN}jpu<h  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 glppb$oB\  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 T+[N-"N  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 O5Xu(q5+  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 +cVnF&@$  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ivbuS-f=r  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 _KkLH\1g$  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 [EJ[Gg0m  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 /)PD+18  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 B{SzC=4f}  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 V(Ps6jR"BS  
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　　称心如意well-content　 & ;+u.X  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 vb}; _/#?  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 0f 1Lu) 2  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 D!~-53f@  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Dm6}$v'0  

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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 Xz0jjO,  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 d^IOB|6Q  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 hq/\'Z&!+P  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 uYS?# g  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 TdP_L/>|J  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 0,(U_+n  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 gqJ&Q t#f  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 %L{H_;z  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 {SW104nb&#  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 er^z:1'  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 tuK"}HepB  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 -c%GlpZw  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 5SK{^hw  
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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 　 (80]xLEBL  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 B @UaaWh  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 G!oq ;<  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 t</rvAH E  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 B>t$Z5Q^X  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 LSNa  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 22`W*e@6h  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 B+iVK(j'[v  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 iRS )Z)  
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　　大公无私selfless　 >,y291p2  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ~{0:`)2FQ  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 '49&qO5B  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 1<fS&)^W  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 wxkCmrV  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ePq(:ih  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 fB:9:NX  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 aA-A>z  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 [!]a' T#x  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 M")JbuI  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 YFv/t=`  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 $HF. 0
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 =${]j  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 G+stt(k:  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 l Q]&:%^\  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 j2c -01}  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 >G$8\&]j  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 n1m[7s.[&  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 eqU2>bIf  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 /:3:Ky3  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 n0F.Um  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 G3'>KMa.  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 1rKKph  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 wwrP7T+d  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 g\S@@0T{0  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 mR@|]T  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection