【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... pfR"s:#  
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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.... +Dd"41  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... v5B" A"N  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      n;%y  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ZOp^`c9~  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 3u*82s\8T  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　  -H`\? R  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 JfbKf~g  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 z/weit  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 m#*h{U$  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 -xz|ayn  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 pL! a  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 6%E~p0)i%  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 vu<#wW*9  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ;Xyte  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 IfMpY;ow=  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 mpAHL(  
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　　必由之路the only way　 gM#jA8gz  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 e=7W7^"_  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 SRItE\"Xe  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 1A^1@^{m'  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 @o&Ytd;i  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 m6i%DE  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 (ii(yz|  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 O,|\"b1(  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 cIb4-TeV  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ('4wXD]C  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 8teJ*
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 6,+nRiZ  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Y)T
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 7$7n71o  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 J633uH}}  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 'zxoRc-b@N  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 uPLErO9Es[  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 5)M2r!\  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 6Dst;:  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 /g76Hw>H  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 B+"g2Y  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ;^3$kF  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 g_q<ze  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 |=5/Rax^  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 }l;Lxb2`  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 u|fXP)>.  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 o@k84+tn(  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 4l @)K9F  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 d8OL!Rk  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 gQouOjfP  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 79BaDB`{a  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 }V`mp  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 8)wt$b  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ax|1b`XUr"  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 L1#Ij#  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 O#_b7i  
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　　称心如意well-content　 \x+3f  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 + WDq=S  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 51xk>_Hm}|  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 jbte *Ae  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 jirbUl  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 +K$NAT  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 x?yD=Mq_  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 n$)_9:Z-j  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 \\4Eh2 Y  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 BavO\{J#|0  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 z1V#'$_5-  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 lWZuXb,G  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 !1sU>Xb4J  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 CAc %f9!3  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 vS?odqi#n  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 4? (W%?  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 /Z%>ArAx  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 y2yKm1<Ru<  
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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 　 +: Ge_-  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 )R)a@op  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 6`H.%zM  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 4sFv?
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 !.X.tc  

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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 X" R<J#4  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 6vy7l(%  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 +V(5w`qx  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ?pGkk=,KB  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 (M-ZQ -
 
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 {U11^w1"3  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 kJK,6mN  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 y9HK |  
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　　大公无私selfless　 TYgQJW?  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 '` Cs
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 `TKD<&oL  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 YE+$H%Jl!  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 e(B9liXM  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 #VbVsl  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ~|+zJ5  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 |Rzy8j*  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 t2{~bzq1X  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 VDEv>u4  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 `cB_.&  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 WgR4Ix^L#  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ni CE\B~  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 5MxL*DB=b  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 =(r* 5vd  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 vFmJ;J  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 -C7FuD[Xw  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Mio>{%/  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 XFZ~ #DT&  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 <|6%9@  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 m7]hJ,0  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 +54aO  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 A/*%J74v  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 UV7%4xM5v  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 8}p8r|d!ls  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 h,t|V}Wb  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 x!TZ0fq0  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 OmMX$YID  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 oY9FK{  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 {+T/GBF-K=  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ZXiRw)rM  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 bi[7!VQf  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection