【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... /4+(eI7  
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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.... i27)c)\BM  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... oDi+\0  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      :g^ mg-8  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 L/] (pXEp  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 cF8X  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 |\G^:V[.  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 `.3@Ki~$#  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 : MjDcI~  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 18QqZ,t  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 GJrmK  
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　　必由之路the only way　 f(~N+2}  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 NjOUe?BQ  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 -n"wXOx3  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 1(IZ,*i  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 !W@mW 5J|  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 b(;u2 8  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 n-"(~  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 O=RS</01!  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 nf 8V:y4  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 6Uk+a=Ar  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 *0!p_Hco  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 u5k{.&  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 PD0&ep1h7G  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 l X+~;94  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Nb&j?./  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 X_o#!  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 D`a6D  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 \~E?;q!  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 Bc"MOSV0  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 KQNQ<OE4  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 4@{cK
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Zpkd8@g@  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Za{O9Qc?D|  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 t[`LG)  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 QX<n^W  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 0>BxS9?w  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 *gwlW/%Fz  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 wkx9@?2*  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 LVB wWlJ  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 K`Kv.4  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 (NLw#)?  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 O]PM L`  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 w/*G!o-<  
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　　称心如意well-content　 #]jl{K\f#X  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　  7(+4^  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 uM`i!7}  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 I%J>~=]n_  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 d MR?pbD  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 "HJ^>%ia  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 )7*'r@  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Xeq9Vs zg  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 P_5aHeiJ  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 $L= Dky7  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 *gwaW!=  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 OY{fxBb  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 i-wRwl4aEF  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 +JtKVF  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 k3$'K}=d  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 68z#9}  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Jai]z  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 eWDXV-xD
 
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 X&zGgP/  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 S} UYkns*  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ,Sgo_bC/|  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ;t+p2i  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :0y-n.-{  

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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 'df@4}9  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 :4zPYG o  
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　　大公无私selfless　 }'Ap@4  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 GImPPF  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 #6c,_!  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ]uFJ~:R  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 o%+w:u.  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 2#$7!`6K  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 BsXF'x<U*  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 9HR1m3  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 GjEV]hqR  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 !N+{X\+  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 'exR;q\  

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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 LT{g^g  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 "T /$K  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ]gHrqi%  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 GKg #nXS  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 A\mSS  

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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 UBv#z&@[  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 $n8&5<  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 T^8`ji  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 MIr[_  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 l66 QgPA  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 meB9:w[m  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 sn[<Lq  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 aAu%QRq  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 >PWDo  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 KdlUa^}
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 bneP>Bd  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 sN[<{;K4  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ywjD.od"v  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection