【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... ht*N[Pi4;  
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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.... #|K{txC   
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... tm/=Oc1p  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ,4S[<(T"  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 gzlxkv-F{  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 LofpBO6^  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 >|, <9z`D  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 :8(jhs  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 &a4FGzR#  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Q>\Ho'  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 L){V(*K '  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Xq )7Im}?  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 akk*f+TD`  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 B8eZ}9X  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 .?rs5[th*  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ZnJJ-zP  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Qy"%%keV'T  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 jygUf|  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 [L7s(Zs>  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 8\9W:D@"x  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 bDI

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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 wl%ysM|x  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 g33Y$Xdk  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 =BN<)f^*s  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ^V1\boo=  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 AcEz$wy  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 .SmG)5U]  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 KPDJ$,
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 (=WbLNBS  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 5#x[rr{^*  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Jw}&[  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 h8%QF'C  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 sw}^@0ua=  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 -K$ugDi  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 k<j]b^jbz  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 A-.Wd7
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ~`Vo0Z*S  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ]8OmYU%6V  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 0FH.=   
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 0~_I9|FN  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 <Piq?&VX[  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 eHKb`K7C.  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 pZ[|Q2(  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 |{-?OOKj  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 1ljcbD)T;  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ;.xKVH/@  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 P_mP ^L  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 (nBh6u*  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 t>LSP$  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 X7-[#} T  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Y}q~Km  
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　　称心如意well-content　 r~7
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 5A5t
 
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　　成群结队gang horde　 [h&s<<# D  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 vF~q".imC  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 N7}3?wS  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 Ly2!(,FB.  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ;.=0""-IF  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 >\J<`  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Y,,Z47% E  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 pzQc UG  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 QGGBI Ku   

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　　出乎意料unexpected　 eOXu^M>:F  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 +<V$G/"  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 60e{]}Z  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 0a@tPskV  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 [(TmAEON  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 g1y@z8Z{  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 4"iI3y~Gw  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 LtKR15h,  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 gA1j'!\6l9  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 oz|+{b}%  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ~%
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 V;)+v#4{  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 M9~'dS'XI  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 GlJOb|WOX  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Y(T$k9%}+  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 30sA\TZ  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 3{ea~G)[9  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 o62GEl25  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 <5h}\5#<j  
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　　大公无私selfless　 6vU%Y_n=y]  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ir|L@Jj,  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 `Uvc^  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 DwTVoCC  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 tTt}=hQpgX  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 HA&hu/mw_  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 :#N]s  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Tg=P*HY6  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 l @E {K|
 
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ,~Lx7 5{  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 :j32 :/u  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 X
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 $KoGh_h  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 |`
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 \@{TF((Y  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Jgq#m~M6  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Zb<D%9  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 $+U6c~^^  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 pMf ?'l  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 OgzKX>N`A  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 i G%R'/*  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Z~;rp`P  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 }LoMS<O-[  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 y&wo"';  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ,}l|_GGj  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 1So`]N4  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 nZEew.T:6  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Bc'Mj=>;  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection