【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... iiC!|`k"  
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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.... $x
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... \'v(Xp6  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Z-X?JA\&  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 } cNW^4F  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 l*=aMjd?  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 L>9R4:g  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 tkKJh !Q7  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 n.}T1q|l  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 >SmV74[s2  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Yl^mAS[w&  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 W;_E4  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 !q"cpL'4  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 0\QR!*'$  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 EG<s_d?  
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　　必由之路the only way　 3lxc4@Zmd  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Q;/a F`  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 (g!p>m!Z  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 [1G^/K"  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 cI0 ]}S  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 \_6OCVil  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 $14:(<  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ,L> ar)B  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 p*QKK@C  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Ka!I`Yf  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 5N$E()m$  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 "8)z=n  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 h!@,8y[B  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 g\fhp{gWB  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 a dfR
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 9' 1B/{  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 )}v3q6?_  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 !v|ISyK  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 |iYg >  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 +ZsX*/TOn  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 rt7<Q47QE  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 `m@U!X  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 t !`Jse>  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 8kL4~(hY  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 =s97Z-  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 )emOKS  
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　　称心如意well-content　 PaB!,<A  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 L6P1L)
 
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　　成群结队gang horde　 8y';\(;  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 6R UrF  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 XkmQBV"  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ;,'igdold  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ~`#-d ^s:  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 [&S}dQ"  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 1YxgR}7  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 n";02?@F  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ^D67y%  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 :7N3N  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 =dP{Gh  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 %!Q`e79g8  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 }*U[>Z-eO  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 :B*}^g  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 %%%fL;-y  
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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 　 {y kYW%3s  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 n7LfQWc  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 G)=HB7u[a  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 jLg@FDb~  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 Nw J:!  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 5R MS(  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 $.6K!x{(  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 OqhD7 +  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ~K_Uq*dCE  
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　　大公无私selfless　 > Vb@[  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 +WJ(QZEhD  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 &YP#M|  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 B=L&bx  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 4\t1mocCSN  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 !{,F~i9  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 n#Dv2 E=6  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 89}Y5#W  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ?VU(Pq*`  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 2g{)AtK$#  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 #h!*dj"  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 gJt`?8t  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 }G46g#_6d>  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 5y2? f  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 =!Vf  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 WlB'YL-`g  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 b/$km?R  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 IJOvnZ("A  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 :qhpL-ER  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection