【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... ~j8x"  
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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.... 4}=]QQoE  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 8"p>_K=  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      $TR[SMj  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 J *^|ojX  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 (bZ)pW/iw  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 pn'*w1i  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 MiS$Y  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ;|}6\=(  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 idGM%Faur  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 :DQHb"(  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 C:$lH  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 +KXg&A/^  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 /]iv9e{uh(  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 |.)dOk,o  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 TfVB~"&  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 !x|OgvJ  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 5;C+K~Y  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 #Ubzh`v  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Cf J@|Rh  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 !7P 1%/  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 L&][730  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 #4Xe zj,g*  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　
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　　不败之地incincible position　 6Z\[{S];  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ,H'O`oV!1E  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 JGHQ_AI  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 X0* y8"  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 r2]:'O6  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 {()8 Wr  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 >t.2!Z_RQ  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 & ;ie+/B  

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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 }Gqx2 )H  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 EGf9pcUEO&  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 f>g>7OsD]  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 '-p<E"#4Z  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 H,9e<x#own  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 M$dDExd~  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 uli,@5%\  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 a02@CsH  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 K]yCt~A$  

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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 rIR~YMv!  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 (?Fz{  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 8*V^DM3n-  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 E#X(0(A)  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 D6@c&  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 [GJ_]w^}j  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 '+LC.lM  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 eD5.*O  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 p3>p1tC  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 %H Pwu &  
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　　称心如意well-content　 pLi_)(#z_  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 C)66^l!x  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 @."_XL74  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ~Ry?}5&:  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 w@,Yj#_9cx  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 3azyqpwU$  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 SLI(;, s  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 r:rM~``  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 F_C7S  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ?x
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 sn>2dRW{  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 |j2b=0Rpk  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 7\;4 d4u  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 1:Sq?=&  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 /-FvC^Fj  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 H^TU?vz} <  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 e9\eh? bPU  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 #B$r|rqamq  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 A )q=.C#e  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 ~DL-@*&  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 [gkOwU=?  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 px=k&|l  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 eWk W,a  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 N5F+h94z]  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 @xkI?vK6  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 JTS<n4<a  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 =vD}O@tN  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 !4"<:tSO  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 T,uVt^.R+  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 <;q)V%IUz  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 F m$;p6&j  
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　　大公无私selfless　 rT!9{uK  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 9 :FzSD   
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 qp`G5bw  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 X0zE-h6P  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 0ZpWfL  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 @V5'+^O  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 wA>bLPTw  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 m8ydX6~max  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 k.CHMl]  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 u#m(Py  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 gZ1|b  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 v^_<K4N`  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Pf]O'G&F  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 {\HE'C/?  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 xR,;^R|C  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 6)eU &5z1?  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 uhLg2G^h  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 NOa.K)^k  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 2r~ Nh](  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 | ~G;M*q  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ':!;6v|L  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 {Pg7IYjH  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 BsB}noN}  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ]'_z(s}  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 y::;e#.  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 YQN=.Wtc  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 b9y E  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 (I[o;0w  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 *=/XlSWF  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection