【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... JIFU;*PR1  
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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....  X!j{o  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... g >'p>}t  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Bcjx>#3?L  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 N~?{UOZd  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 SR8qt z/V  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 HeK h>  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ?hR7<02  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 qTB$`f'|$  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 bC^(U`y32  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 yE\wj  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 YxGcFjJ  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 D-U<u@A4  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 {&[9iIf  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 : 5U"XY x@  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 cDrebU  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 !'f3>W\   
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 "{E qhR~  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 tQ~WEC  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 &48_2Q"{  
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　　必由之路the only way　 o+?rI p  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 #Y
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 XMRNuEU  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 aj~bt-cE  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 [WB{T3j  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 n(lk dw  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 O{k
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 q6wr=OWD  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 o0pT6N)  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 m_!U}!  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 3^.8.q(6  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 /.=r>a}l  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 OK`Z@X_,bW  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 _a+ICqR  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 TRKgBK$,  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 L"rcv:QWZa  

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　　不同凡响outstanding　 F* #h9 Y  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 o6?l/nJ  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Zj-BuE&@f  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Yb=6C3l@  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 67J*&5? |  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 fQQ|gwVki  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 V_;9TC  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 U1Yo7nVf  

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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 b|ZLX:  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 y`b\;kd  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 M5Wl3tZL  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Ofm5[q=  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 |yAK@Hl'  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Yzd2G,kZ=  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ! IgoL&=  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Bj&_IDs4  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 gV.f*E1C  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 &<=e_0zT  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 -? Tz.y&  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 IwM8#6;S~  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 wlL
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　　称心如意well-content　 = uk`pj  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 r!~(R+,c  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 wH#-mu#Yl<  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 jPpRsw>  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 t5n2eOy~T  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 Ogd8!'\  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 rQn{L{  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 )F
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 D>ojW|@}  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 P&,hiGTDi  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 R04.K!  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 y{YXf!AS  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 m**0rpA  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 s c5\( b  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 W^003*m~~K  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 (%6(5,   
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 *Ao2j;  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 (QhGxuC  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 YW'{|9KnI  
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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 　 WC3W+v G7  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 f3/SO+Me}  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 W\&WS"=~  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 *
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 fL(':W&n-  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 0[V&8\S~'T  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 yJF 2  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 $dlnmNP+  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 I/^q+l.=`{  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 p.@0=)  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 30A`\+^f  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 -Pqi1pj]  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 =@Q#dDnFu%  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 @PT`CK}  
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　　大公无私selfless　 T[i7C3QS  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ybD{4&ZE  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 aEcktg6h  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 OT-
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 >{O[t2&  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Z
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 S% JNxT7'  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 gGtep*k  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 D__lqboz  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 fOqS|1rC  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 B6tcKh9d,  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 o~i]W.SI(  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 tx:rj6-z  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 #,f}lV,&  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 p/\$P=  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 d8Q_6(Ar|  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 K#9(|2J%  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 bR>o!(M'Z\  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 )8 "EI-/.  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 U/1[~429  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 |xsV(jK8  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Vq\..!y  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 Se^/V
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 y~]IVl"  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 [p( #WM:  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 qrkRD*a  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 )}k?r5g  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 eB<V%,%N#  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 $+lz<~R  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 g9([3pV,  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection