【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... .0>2j(  
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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.... B#K{Y$!v  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... lUd;u*A  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      oMV<Yn_<  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 %Z=%E!*  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 D-tm'APq  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 _3YuPMaN  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 w+NdEE4H9z  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 \qAg]-  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 8tR(i[L   
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 gua +-##)  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 .S l{m[nV8  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Vy:I[@6@+  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 zq=X;}qYj  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 i|]Kw9  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 7hs1S|  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 -bN;n
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 qgT~yDm  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 |a3v!va  
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　　必由之路the only way　 cmLGMlFT  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 r\OunGUP  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 MX@t[{Gg9  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 _GoV\wGKl  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 B-oQ 9[~  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 RZ(*%b<C  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 S(B$[
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 :~I^ni  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 9j0Hvo%T  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 (=2-*((&(A  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 :%6OFO$z  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 /5Od:n  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 :U6"HP+?g-  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 0}'xoYv f  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 <r9L-4  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 jR1o<]
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 3V(]*\L  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 S55h}5Y  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 h23"<  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ty"|yA  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 &RJ*DAmL  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 i/C`]1R/  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ':>u*  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 lZ'WFFWLE  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 3 T1,:r  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 (#c|San  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 gW5yLb_Vz$  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 t]CA!i`  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 &o;d  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 %lnVzGP  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Ob&m&2
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 )n&6= Li  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 mDXG~*1  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 |iA8aHFU  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 +8|9&v`  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 TE5J @I  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 S\SYFXUl  
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　　称心如意well-content　 bZ>dr{%%e  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 2lCgUe)N  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 3L CT-rp  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ``-pjD(t  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 K))P 2ss  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 8`wKq6
 
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ~"_!O+Pj  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 @^<&LG5^  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 XDAP[V  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ,6X__Z#rGT  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 xkRS?Q g  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 C4qK52'2s  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 5JEOLPS
  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 -L4G)%L\  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 <Y6zJ#BD  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 _BY+Tfol  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 xY/F)JOeG  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ,(Ol]W}  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 oc]:Ty  
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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 　 d=meh4Y  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 S~ Z<-@S  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ,Jh#$mil  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 =.CiKV$E  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 -.y1]4  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 i}zz!dJTE  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 N&p0Emg  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Bm,Vu 1]t  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 r180vbN$  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 AEaN7[PQx|  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 g)^s+Y  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 \eNB L[  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 1P[x.t#  
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　　大公无私selfless　 
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 D-LOjMe  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 NJ.oME@=  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 fn,hP_  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 wpYk`Lr  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 "r_wgl%  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ?R#$ c]  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 yD7}  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 V=*^C+6s  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 FMeBsI9pL  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 U< G2t
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 [Cv./hE
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 N4C7I1ihq  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 }q@#M8b  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 t kj  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 3r kcIVO  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 jW`JThoq  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 f; |fS~  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ;C$+8%P4  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 }p
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 $!.>
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 q%dG>!  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 "g^i%  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Y\-xX:n.\  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 Z{0BH{23  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ~%/Rc`  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 w7U]-MW6A*  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 t Y  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 T(7`$<TQ  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ?8V.iHJk  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 [v"Z2F<.=  

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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ljNwt  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 "17)`Yf  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection