【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... wI(M^8F_Mf  
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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.... (o`{uj{
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 6j ~#[  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      21"1NJzP  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 X&kp;W  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Bz,?{o6s)Q  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 R17?eucZ  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 a\r\PBi  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 @;"|@!l|  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 7 qS""f7  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 .[_L=_.  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 X(NLtO w  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 nR*ryv  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Z.Lc>
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ,y#Kv|R  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 J\b^)  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 z:wutqru  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 " )1V]}+m  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 lNYt`xp  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 t7aefV&_,  
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　　必由之路the only way　 H*PSR  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 50S&m+4d+  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Yo6*C  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 + R~'7*EI  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 W:pIPDx1=!  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 k5'Vy8q  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 :74y!  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 W')Yg5T  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 \!.B+7t=I  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 +nFu|qM}  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 n{argI8wF  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 Rl?_^dPx  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 OrY/`+Cog  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 .YAT:;L  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ;n*.W|Uph  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 :!WHFB o 8  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 yEqps3%  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 f@wquG'  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 BYL)nCc  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ) j#`r/  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 3
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 $w`xvX  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ;"5&b!=t  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 -A^_{4X  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 _7Ju  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 JE"x  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 'urafE4M  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 G:<aB  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 KxJ!,F{>H  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 X]TG<r  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 #CTE-W"|HE  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 gh]cXuph  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 E4jNA}3k+  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 q 'yva  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 &jJL"gq"  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 AO4U}?  
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　　称心如意well-content　 `Y$4 H,8L  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　  +SU8 +w  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 [q[Y~1o/&H  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 )qw&%sO +  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 A}9`S6@@  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 :g0zT[f  
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　　持之以恒preserve　
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 8Fu(Ft^9  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 }&J q}j  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 dR,fXQm  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 q>+k@>bk@  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 uy$e?{Jf  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 )3EY;  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 /y}xX  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 W/h[A3 `3N  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 NC
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 k5pN  
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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 　 uKHxe~  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 eng'X-x  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 L4nYXW0y  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 6j}9V L77  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 /k3:']G,s  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 <RL]  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 /%^#8<=|U  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 D*d]aC  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 =UWI9M*sz  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Cp0=k  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 =T7.~W  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 _H@DLhH|=  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 X"eYK/7  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 f3y=Wxk[  
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　　大公无私selfless　 |2A:eI8 ^  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 KMax$  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 O;3>sLgc  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ^S; -fYW2  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 =?8@#]G+  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 v`T c}c '  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 -mh3DhJ,  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 RxQ*  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 UPGtj"2v-  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 6
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 \w8\1~#  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 @O~pV`_tD  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 cWm$;`Q#\  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 n=q76W\  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 _yT Ed"$  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 vih9KBT  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 4I[P>  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 VxBo1\'  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 \{YU wKK/A  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 }-`4DHgq  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 z(~_AN M4,  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 eJX#@`K  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 jb)ZLA;L_c  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ]_$[8#kg  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 -n;}n:wL  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 S8gs-gL#Og  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 P'rb%W  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 6H|S;K+  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 `y0FY&y=  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 V43H/hl  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 R}ecc  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection