【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... _8A  
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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.... I{tY;b'w  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... `-fWN
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Y[)b".K  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 vF@hg)A  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 SW5V:|/  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 P5Lb)9_Jw  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 &!P'
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　　必由之路the only way　 E{;F4wT_@  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 9?X8H1  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 6am g*=]  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 r[?GO"ej5  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 YMN=1Zuj?  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ?(Se$iTZ  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 J>l?HK  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 H*j!_>W  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 "uli~ {IU  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 cX!C/`ew>  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 NSa6\.W)  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 beaSvhPU  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 .TMLg(2hgv  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 @XJ#oxM^  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 f8 BZkh  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 zauDwV=  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 UX+vU@Co[  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 SJ91(K  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 [^Bjmw[7  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 gu6%$z  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ,z<1:
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Y)
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 *|<T@BXn  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 -#v1/L/=  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 %&_^I*  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 .uVd'  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 >+Ig<}p  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 RyP MzxV  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ~Th,<w*o  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Gbjh|j=  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 5[g\.yi2_]  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 #M{qMJHDo  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 H<[~V0=  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 F|{uA/P{  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ^~I@]5Pq  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 O>pv/Ns  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 a/\{NHs6"5  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 !b7"K|  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 z4:<?K  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 jtlRom}  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 E Izy  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 itP`{[  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 N"G aQ  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 [K.1 X=O}  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Q0Ft.b  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 |g)C `k  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 X n$ZA-  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 x{SlJ%V  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 +Cw_qS"=  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 R~4X?@ZB  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 *z?Uh$I4  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 z~pp7  
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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 　 :J`@@H  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Ev5~= ]  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 #y83tNev  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 </{Zb.  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 q++r\d^{  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ;>v.(0FE6  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 =0
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ,Z@#( =f  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 f8]sjeY  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 *y*tI}  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 VGV-t  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 y|5s  
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　　大公无私selfless　  + Q-b}  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 OUv<a`0  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 1INX#qTZ  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 y&NqVR=  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 .EKlw##  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 KZ
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 "\b>JV5  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 :;+!ID_
  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 d51lTGH7Z  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ]01`r/->\  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 T~[:oil  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ]Z!Y*v  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Vq'7gJj'  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 \dk1a  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 :U?g']`Z##  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 =3bk=vy  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 8~'cP?  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 lx`?n<-X  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Za@\=}Tt  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 #}~tTL  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 48xgl1R(j  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 c&D+=   
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 k=)U  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Hca(2 ]T-  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection