【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... h:=W`(n5u  
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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.... nu `R(2/  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... L2Fi/UWM  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      (:>Sh0.  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 j a'_syn  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 >aAsUL5W  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 P]0/S  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 #2dH2k\F  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ID~}pEQ  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 gn:&akg  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 owzcc-g  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 5i-VnG  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ! JauMR  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Ae* 6&R4  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 r8>Qs RnU%  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 zym6b@+jN  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 32p9(HQ  
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　　必由之路the only way　 <q`|,mc  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 4t 0p!IxG  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 J;N\q  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 j9R+;u/!  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 3F$N@K~s  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 rQ(u@u;  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ft$!u-`  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ,4r 4 <  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 a&Me#H{  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 bZ}T;!U?I  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 B.}j1Bb  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 e 3TKg  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 C?]+(
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 WH<\f|xR  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 VuuF _y;  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 >gDKkeLD  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 '/3\bvZ
 
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ITZ}$=   
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 :H/Rhx=  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 sqO$ka{  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 vV>=
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 x5k6"S"1,  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　  dK]#..  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 G*g*+D[HM  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Hi&bNM>?O  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 UW&K\P  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 gyobq'o-  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 6>[J^k%~w)  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 hmI> 7@&  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 )jMk~;'r  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 uk3PoB^>  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ht*;,[ea  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 O*9d[jw[  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 l?KP/0`  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 SA~oGgk=P  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 j^D/,SW  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 sbV_h;<  
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　　称心如意well-content　 GX N:=  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 1(/rg  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 A{gniYqvB`  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 KXcE@q9  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 F#|mN0op  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 _p%@x:\  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 "O%xQ N  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 "SV/'0  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 Lasi)e=$<  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 &FDWlrGg  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 a7e.Z9k!  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ]Waa7)}DM  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 *YWk.  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ^ ]SU (kY  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 I(+%`{Wv  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 trL8oZ6  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 7G23D  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 :SVWi}:Co1  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 rq^VOK
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 s6_[H  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 "@@Z{  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Dqm;twd>  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 0/zgjT|fe  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 .$"
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ?4lDoP{  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 u$mp%d8  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 mf)E%qo  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 R?+:Js
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 [USE&_RN  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 lcEin*Oc  
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　　大公无私selfless　 f`8mES'gc8  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 HDT-f9%}<4  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　  iU a `<  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 y,=TB#  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 -WK  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 RaLc}F)9  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 qn|~z@"  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 +~1~f'4J  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 {aq}Q|?/  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 :pPn)j$  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 j\.\ePmk]  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 WHvU|rJ  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 XbKNH>  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 /f) #CR0$  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 &[|P/gj#>  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 2rJe
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 2OQDG7#Kc  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 CxRhMhvP  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 |=W=H6h*  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 zS+_6s  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 #8[iqvE  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 zm('\KvT  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 O FCA~sR  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 &\/b(|>  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 e=%6\&q  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ?Ok@1  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　  {!9i8T  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 J\V.J/  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Ud8*yB  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ~1yMw.04V  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 11Hf)]M   
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 t|Ipxk.)  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 5h4E>LB.B  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection