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常用成语汉英对照翻译哀兵必胜 an army burning with indignation is bound to win哀鸿遍野 disaster victims moaning everywhere挨家挨户 go from house to house唉声叹气 heave deep signs (of grief, worry or anguish)爱不释手 be so fond of sth. that one will not let it out of one’s hand爱莫能助 be willing to help but unable to do so爱屋及乌 love me, love my dog爱憎分明 understand what to love and what to hate碍手碍脚 be in the way安邦定国 bring peace and stability to the country安步当车 stroll over instead of riding in a carriage安居乐业 live and work in peace and contentment安如泰山 as solid as Mount Tai安之若素 bear with equanimity按兵不动 take no action按部就班 keep to conventional ways of doing things按劳分配 distribution according to work按图索骥 deal with a matter in a mechanical way按需分配 distribution according to need暗渡陈仓 enter into a secret liaison 暗送秋波 make eyes at sb.昂首阔步 stride proudly ahead八九不离十 pretty close八面玲珑 be smooth and slick八面威风 an aura of awesome might八仙过海各显神通 like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one showing his or her special people拔刀相助 take up the cudgels against an injustice拔苗助长 spoil things by excessive enthusiasm跋山涉水 scale mountains and ford streams 白璧微瑕 a slight defect in a person of integrity白驹过隙 the time is fleeting白日做梦 build castles in the air白手起家 start from scratch百尺竿头更进一步 further improve one’s work百发百中 shoot with unfailing accuracy百废俱兴 all that was left undone is now being undertaken百花齐放百家争鸣 let a hundred flowers blossom and a hundred schools of thoughts contend百里挑一 one in a hundred; cream of the crop百闻不如一见 seeing for oneself is better than hearing from others百折不挠 keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks稗官野史 books of anecdotes班门弄斧 display one’s slight skill before an expert半斤八两 two of a kind半老徐娘 woman of fading charms半路出家 switch to a job one was not trained for宝刀不老 he is still at the height of his powers饱经风霜 having had one’s fill of hardships抱残守缺 be an anachronism抱佛脚 make a hasty last-minute effort抱头痛哭 cry on each other’s shoulders暴殄天物 a reckless waste of the products of nature暴跳如雷 fly into a rage爆冷门 a dark horse bo