【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... E}Ljo  
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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.... \3L$I-]m  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... iY}QgB< M  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      eS* *L3  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 "Jf4N  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 %bEGv:88s  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 =z+-l5Gu"  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 3e#x)H/dr  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 i?lX,9%  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Tw?P
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ?psOj%  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 Y+|L3'H  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ;4+qPWwq8W  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 1"mnzbf8*  
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　　必由之路the only way　 iuvtj]/  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 =e"H1^Ml  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Enq6K1@%G  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 *y":@T  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 wN/*|?`Z  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 p*(U*8Q  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 -Z[R S{#+T  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ^Yg|P&e(;  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 SNopAACf1  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 4{Yy05PFS  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ,6%hu|Y
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 #w%a m`+  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 } Y7W1$he  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 8VAYIxRv  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 D:RBq\8  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 [EW$7 se~  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 .5#tB*H  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 b0zx
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 6|"!sW`%N  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 JPoK\-9NT  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 iz%A0Z+`bg  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 P!4{#'_
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 9qu24zz$P  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 4HJZ^bq9|  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 mC[U)` ey  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 HC;I0&v>  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ]ZryY EB  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 5?~[|iPv  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 &8_#hne_  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ~=AKX(Q  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 eE.5zXU3R  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 mP$G9R  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 gHh.|PysW  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 5q_OuZ/6  
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　　称心如意well-content　 w[$nO#  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 MkNURy>
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 r(in]7  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 Oc/_T>  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ?^$4)Y>Kf  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 G*~*2>~  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 M7<#=pX&  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 .f<VmUca  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ryp$|?ckJ  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 6BN(^y#-X  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 OUk5c$M(  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 = 4WZr  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 -zLI!F 0  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Hr*Pi3dSI  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 MHyl=5  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 [5eT|uy  
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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 　 :;WDPRx  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 EM w(%}8w  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 5 ^z ,'C  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 b-zX3R;  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 dsZ( D:)  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 swq!Sp  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 S)|b%mVwR  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 R0<Vd"  
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　　大公无私selfless　 9,eR=M]+:  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 %{abRBny  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 qDd/wR,44  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 >D62l*VC)  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ScoHtX3  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 gjLgeyyWC  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Z"+!ayA7D  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 V7_??L%Ct`  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 %WN2 xCSf  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 qG]PUc>j  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 L{p-'V  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 j3&*wU_  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 n\
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 >,3 3Jx  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 eVXbYv=gJ@  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 <bI,y_<K  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 H #_Z6J  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 A4
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ?f..N,s  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 {wI0 =U  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 r$5!KO  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 if>] )g2lr  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection