【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... L_|iQwU%  
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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!Z8zk=W  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... O*lIZ,!n  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      H|,d`@U  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 HRQfT>"/  

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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 U%Hcck'  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 4~&X]/_'  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 *b!.9pK  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 (Rp5g}b  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 -UAMHd}4  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Im};wJ&
 
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 +afkpvj8  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 kmlO}0  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 x
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 J-azBi  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 `#r/L@QI  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 +# !?+'A  
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　　必由之路the only way　 /}%C'  

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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Q84XmXm|  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 a^X% (@Sg  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 \q^dhY>)  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 y]!mN  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 M:d|M|'  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ,?%o ~  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Y[
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Y9%zo~]-W'  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 >Il{{{\>  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 [s%uE+``S  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 qV``' _=<  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 <BBSC  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 +<f+kh2L  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 JxRn)D  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Go~3L8 '  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 =trLL+vGw'  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 PBwKRD[I  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 >k~3W> D  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 "T>;wyGW  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 `2HNQiK'@  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ^X:g C9  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 N_VWA.JHt  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 IBh?vh  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 !Bhs8eGr3  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 KFM)*Icg\8  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 a7laCHI  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 (Lkcx06e  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ^'hh?mL  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 C4eQ.ep  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 /f!ze|  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ?]58{O(?c  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 5oOFl  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 QbEb} Jt  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 [d6
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 $1bzsB|^  
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　　称心如意well-content　 [R{%r^"2p  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 %j;mDR95  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ac/<N%  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 QlH,-]N$L  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Rj])c^ZA'*  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 rHD_sC*  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 :o}LJc)|  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 B1(T-pr  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Q
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 !ZzDSQ;  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 [F}_Ime  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 R}HNi(%"  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 raB',Vp  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Y3?)*kz%  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 &a?k1R>  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 J6RzN'j  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 }C<$q  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 {P!1VYs5  
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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 　
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 sz+%4T  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 u{%dm5  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 o3(:R0  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 cN%@ nW0i  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 g1&>.V}!  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 LW!>_~g-  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 k\KI#.>  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Czb:nyRj  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ;C,t`(  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 a7n`(}?Y  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 @Io@1[kj  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 QzVoU |  
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　　大公无私selfless　 _f"KB=A_x  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 9xaie
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Q#zU0K*^  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 2B b,ZC*  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ^j7>Ul,  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 'Lh nl3  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Y2[ik<  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 >~jl0!2z@  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ai"N;1/1O|  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 9XmbH
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 z}F^HQ1  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 9r>iP L2H  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 SB,#y>Zv?  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Kx02 2rgDU  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 +/ ?oyC+Z  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 `NfwW
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 0{/
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 :-$TD('F  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Zt}b}Bz  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 OZ/"W)  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 WW-}c;cnK  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 S[{,+{b0  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 \F
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 89t"2|9 u  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 8! /ue.T  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 V P(JV  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 `|mV~F|  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 J!">L+Zcx  

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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 X9?0`6Li  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection