【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... Y~Uf2(7b5  
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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.... W%rUa&00  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... &&;.7E  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      V dJ  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 _#~D{91 j:  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 3XY"s"
  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 "y8W5R5kL4  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 K7s[Fa6J  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 1#L%Q(G  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 3B]E2  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 B|o@|zF  

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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 }S*]#jr&  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 E#d~.#uH  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 k v_t6(qd  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 cD9U^SOS  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 3 [#Rm>,Vu  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 2xUgM}e
 
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 @#^Y# rxb  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ]H{*Z3S  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ukVBC"Ny  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 1=T;68B  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 @+~>utr  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 1R yE8DdP  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 T~L V\}h  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 4Z=`;  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ~H   
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 g)ZMU^1  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 f9},d1k  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 \X!NoF  

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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 [dz3k@ >0  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 m__pQu:  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 0b n%L~KU  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 uPYH3<  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 FINHO058^Y  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 H|wP8uQC  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 5E~^-
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　  O&|<2Qr  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 m~Q24Z]!'&  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 v0E6i!D/  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 iT,7jd?6#  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ?7LvJ8  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 l$EN7^%w  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 |C<#M<  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 X~JP 1  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 )hj:Xpj9#  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 15<? [`:6  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 JDE_*xaUV  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 'EAskA]*  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 B<m0YD?>~>  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 d>8"-$  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 /]xa}{^B  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 o"
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 @>(KEjQTz  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 1" cv5U  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 cu0IFNF}[  
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　　称心如意well-content　 A>yU0\A  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 :;7I_tb  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 mUh]`/MK$  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Nujnm$!,Q  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 C8}:z\A_@Z  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 j9+$hu#a  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 %BqaVOKJ"f  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 xP9(J 0y  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 k_al*iM>H  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ^mS |ff  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 kNEEu!G  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 IV QH p  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 I5$P9UE+^9  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 (L_-!=e  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ( ?V`|[+u  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 90}{4&C.^  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 R`?l.0  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ]|;+2@kDR  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ?mQ^"
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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 　  )vr@:PE  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 1C[9}}  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 4p_C+4  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 0r]n 0?x  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 yev!Nw  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　  K +7  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 )cfi@-J+#  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 [^>XRBSm  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 KaIKb=4L|  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 S"Al[{  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 &|SWy 2N  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 8K8u|]i  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Z0|5VLk,<{  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 M!mL/*G@YE  
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　　大公无私selfless　 @uSO~.7  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 HC0juT OiO  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 w0QtGQ|  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ET*A0rt  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 VPN 9 Ql=  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 &9jJ\+:7  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 gI:g/ R  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 deVd87;@7[  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 $W._FAAJ#  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 H4Bt.5O*  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ~B<\#oO  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 [[T7s(3  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 wXNng(M7  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Z
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 V7$ m.P#uM  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 +kI}O*s  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Jq1oQu|rs  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 jS,Pu%fR  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 mjOxmwo  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 2NFk#_9e~  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 l|842N@1  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 .0nT*LF  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 wz+m
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 !B[Y?b:  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 !}A`6z  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ,>g(%
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 B'Nvl#  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 }+ W5Snx  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Jx3a7CpX  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection