【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... Dnn$-W|NC  
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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.... v-M3/*  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... bfy `UZr  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ngJi;9X8*t  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 3mKmd iD  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 g"vg {Q  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Jlw%t!Kx  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 r \+&{EEG  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ]v
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 qOy3D~  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 g&9E>wT  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 09z%y[z  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ,FRFH8p  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 %"tLs%"7=P  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 59K%bz5t  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Y@x }b{3  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 MG ,exN @  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 .w5#V|  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 %gj's-!!  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 +~, q
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　　必由之路the only way　 {!5"Y(>X  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 iC-WQkQY  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 =
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 yNp l0 d  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 b;$ -s \%  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 vd7%#sHH&  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 jU')8m[  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 gM=oH   
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Qx,?v|Xg  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ca>
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 bA]/p%rZ8  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 v5"5UPi-  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ;u;YfOr  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 J;+AG^U<  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ahgm*Cpc  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 dP0!?J Y  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 $I(2}u?1+d  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ;c73:'e  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ,6rg00wGE  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 @DK,ka(  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 W2h^ShG  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 _$/(l4\T[  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 MNip;S_j  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Pz3jc|Ga  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 X~abn7_  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 !!f)w!wW  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 !]qwRB$5  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 h &9Ld:p  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 1vQf=t%lw  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 M5 ep\^  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 O?NAbxkp  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 /HH5Mn*  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 2-nL2f!a{p  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 N8:?Z#z  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 f33'2PYl  
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　　称心如意well-content　 h";G vjy  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 mIq6\c$  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 F7UY>z3jL  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 /lDW5;d  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 w(n&(5FzB<  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 -\\}K\*MJ  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 /L'm@8  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 @no]*?Gpa  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 #*,Jqr2f  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 V\%;S  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 $&EZVZ{r  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ?c"No|@+  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 4O9HoX#-?  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 T,Cq;|g5E  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 HI#}M|4n  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 q`E6hm  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 1sYwFr5  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 b:\I*WJ  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 k^z)Vu|f.  
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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 　 ss T o?WL|  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ktU98Bk]  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 iBwl(,)?m2  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 x%k4Lm  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 knh^q;q*  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 y^Oj4Y:  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 xE;4#+_I  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 yC =5/wy`  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 gdSv)(  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 bd_U%0)pi1  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 PQWo<Uet  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 x@m"[u  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 R)Wv
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　　大公无私selfless　 }!pC}m  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 =4\|'V15  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 $
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ORs<<H.d  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 r,2x?Qi  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ul(1)q^  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 KG'4;Z5J  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 |ZJ]`qmZ  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 #h/-  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 $T^O38$  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 }{ pNasAU  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 y{? 6U>_  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 CmJI"   
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 A>%fE 6FY  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 )cUc}Avg}  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 7_E+y$i=  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　  3iV/7~ O  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 %ia/i :  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 =k2+VI  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 `2J6Dz"W  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 &hB~Z(zS!  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 cP$b>3O  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 P;MS%32  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 @2CYv>  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 H^K(1  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 67 7p9{:  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 &^63*x;hE  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 9{70l539  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 aZ*b"3  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 R(k6S  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection