【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... &b&o];a  
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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.... "n=Ih_J  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... q CB9z  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      mPo].z  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 T?E[LzZg  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 I UxsvW+  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 7?JcB?G4  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 xF3H\`{4x  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ,W/D0  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 :j2_Jn4UP  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 +(<}`!9M*  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 g#ONtY@*U  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ?RD)a`y51  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 &j7l
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 =JnUTc_u  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 BDg6ZI<n  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 uv[e0,
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 s"|N-A=cS  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 z {J1pH_X  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 >:`Y]6z  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ~I>B5^3  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 JqH2c=}-  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 .-N9\GlJ,d  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 +-#| M|a  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 xZmKKKd0*  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 nx,67u/Pb  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 v4|kiy  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 j&Ayk*  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 s:cS 9A8  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 AJ:@c7:eS  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 4DfTVO"h  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 fC%;|V'Nd  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 7!JoP?!  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 =$Q3!bJ  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 *vsOL4I%  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 a/^YgrC\T  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 B{1+0k  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 #^#)OQq]  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 NK#Dq&W+&  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 S8,+6+_7  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 {/0,lic  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 <"[}8  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ={L:q8v)  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 B~PF<8h5  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 6gR=e+  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 UN>hJN;c  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 D *LZ_  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 A&t'uY6  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 :sPku<1is  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ?pF;{  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 y6PAXvv'{  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 >$Fc=~;Ba  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 l5h9Eq  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 5W{>5.Arx)  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 l[fNftT-  
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　　称心如意well-content　 k=~?!+p7  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 &^uzg&,;  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 e:,.-Kvzp`  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 eh`V#%S=  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 AQiP2`?  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 }agl:~C  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 #P4dx'vm  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 jo|q,t  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 fhY[I0;}$  

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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 wU ; f   
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 wr$}AX  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 i]53A0l  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 cyhD%sB[D9  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 hY1|qp  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 NDOZ!`LqH  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ).]m@g:ew  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 `es($7}P_W  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 -/-6Td1JY>  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 2&Byq  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 )R^Cqo'  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 gr 5]5u   
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 <]'"e]  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 0H3T'J%r  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 )zXyV]xe  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 VWshFI  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 mbBRuPEa=u  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 be:phS4vz  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 <KwK tgzs  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　  xD  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 B#aH
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　　大公无私selfless　 uXLZtfu
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 *9vA+uN  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 WkaR{{nM  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 v'Vt .m&9&  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ~g1, !Wl  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ^$IZLM?E~  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 3%R{"Q"  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　  Wu!t C  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ]iDJ*!I  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 5!AV!A_Jp  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 %X9b=%'+  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 xpTDYF
 
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 85D^@{  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 w(/DTQc~d  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Kej|1g1f  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 0||"r&:X  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 *KK[(o}^J-  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Dz`k[mI  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 PK6*}y  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 >5;N64]!)  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 #JA}LA"l  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 )N(9pnyZH  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 y"^yYO  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 n%/i:Whs  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 FY]pv6@  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 fVe@YqNa  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 &<au/^F  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 -(*nSD9  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ~,ynJ]_aJB  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 0 y<k][  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 W57&\PXYn  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 0p-#f|ET  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection