【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... ~JwpNJs  
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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.... /lLov.  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... %XJQ0CE<(  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      w.J%qWJq  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Qj 6gg  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 r"{Is?yKe  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 RDs,sj/Y9?  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 T!l mO?Q  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 LkJ$aW/  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 2#z=zd  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 mi7sBA9L8  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 p`>AnfG  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 |EF>Y9   
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 )K{o<m~WAo  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Bu7A{DRf  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 A)8rk_92Q  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 6 -]>]Hr-  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 #hIEEkCp +  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 5B%w]n  
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　　必由之路the only way　 6hZ.{8e0  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 p` $fTgm  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 s~L`53A
 
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 c8T/4hU MN  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 8pqs?L@W  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ^Sw2xT$p{j  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 oWI!u 5  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ?fV?|ZGZ
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 )`^ /(YG  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 rR\;G2
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　　不败之地incincible position　 vTdUuj3N  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ~Po<(A}`f  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 !:3^ hb  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 s'TY[  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 teAukE=}  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 n&$/Q$d&  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 )9B:Y;>)  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 "Kq>#I'%W  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 tF^g<)S;t  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 %&h c"7/k  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 9Sz7\W0  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 wG8 nw;  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 <UT>PCNG  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 _w>uI57U  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 x#r<,uNn,  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　  m*dNrG  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 |cgui  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 A?A9`w  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 m(_9<bc>  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 I3(d<+M  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 N 9LgU)-Jt  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ~KPv7WfG  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ykmv'a$-4  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 uR:rO^  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 :o8MUXH$  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 j_GBH8`  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 snC/H G7  
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　　称心如意well-content　 wxdyF&U n  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 3i=Iu0
 
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Zh'&-c_J  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 T1bd:mC}n  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 K 1W].(-@4  
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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　 uQ3[Jz`y  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 %l!xkCKA  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 z]@6fM[  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 5zB~4u  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 @_yoX(.E&  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 a`c:`v2o  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 s V  }+eU  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 8dO?K*J,H'  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 j6YiE~  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ~ 'Vxg}  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 X#p Wyo~  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 %X1x4t]  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 diT=x52  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 u{e-G&]^;  
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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 　 sen=0SB/  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 rf K8q'@  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 #"*e+.j[;  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 cj$6  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 H)(jh  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 A%bCMP  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 R9o-`Wz  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 l.=p8-/$'7  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 e":G*2a  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 5<YzalNf  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ['qnn|  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 =r.
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 H*I4xT@  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 umEVy*hc  
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　　大公无私selfless　 qOhO qV  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 SI:ifR&T  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Rd*[%)  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 )u:Q) %$t  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 i^`9syD  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 jdA ]2]  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 22hSove.  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 k`KGB  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Tb;d.^  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 R{YzH56M  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 sUkm|K`#  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 K+\nC)oG  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 '_s}o<  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 K]oM8H1  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 gApoX0nrv  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 -XK0KYhgW  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 od<b!4k~s  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 U 5w:"x  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 f|EUqu%E  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 yTM3^R(  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 sRHA."A!8  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 EpPf_ \o  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 T$4P_*  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 !/{+WHxIr|  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 dj6*6qX0'^  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ?NNn:tiD  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 JOnyrks  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 )x,8D ~p'  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 36m5bYMd)  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 p\vMc\  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 =TvzS%U  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 {4 >mc'dv  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection