【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... *^XfEO  
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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.... $'I+] ;  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... '2u(fLq3h  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      xS) njuq4  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 c5K@<=?,E  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Z&hzsJK{m$  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 \bze-|C  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ,?"cKdiZ  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 FE+Y#  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 Yx21~:9}  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 L lmdydC%  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 >E;-asD  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 KX e/i~A
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　  y{hy  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 J:  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Z^i=51  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 o9)pOwk7;  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 YNc
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ueO&%  
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　　必由之路the only way　 BJI}gm2y  

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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 %G6ml,  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 *I;,|Jjk  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 `UFRv  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 "(y",!U@  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ("{JNA/  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ^6!C":f  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 fY@Y$S`Fh  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 _@CY_`a  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Jy)E!{#x  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 t0_o.S  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 0z) 8i P  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 " , c1z\  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 UW7*,Bq  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 %M{qr!?uj  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 8Xpf|?.  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 7Iu^l4=2  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 85; BS'  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 3R(GO.n=]  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 `>CHE'_  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 C"bG?Mb  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 z@\C/wX  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 8A/;a{  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 P7GuFn/p~2  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 "Y(stRa  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 o>rsk 6lNi  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 +`pS 7d  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 r|$@Wsb?#  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 j8p</gd  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 4yhan/zA  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 8S2sNpLi-g  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 oRl~x^[%[-  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 eF]`?AeWQ  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 hV5Aw;7C  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 USgZ%x
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 yV=Ku  
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　　称心如意well-content　 5,/rh,?  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 tHF-OarUO  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 L?~>eT  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 8MIn~  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 l=EnK"aU  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ?D 8<}~Do  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 MNC=r?  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 4:umD*d 3E  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 -cDS+*[  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 d|I_SI1  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 VO"/cG;]*  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Y.}"<{RQ  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 hc"l^a!7ic  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 Lzr&Q(mL  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 DIqM\ ><  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 'SW%EVB  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 0B}O&DC%|  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Bb[WtT}=  

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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 <K g=?wb  
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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 　 9f(0 qa  

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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 bk(q8xR`  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 }nEa9h  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 bA_/6r)u  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 v9,<2  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Ie<H4G5Vh  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 @d&JtA  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 PFKl6_(  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 n1!}d%:  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 JRw<v4pZ  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Aaw]=8 OI  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 2jVvK"C  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　
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　　大公无私selfless　 =Lh8#>T\h  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 -k?K|w*X  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 *@VS^JB  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 DL*&e|:q  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 43}uW,P  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 c(kYCVc   
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 _ea|E  8  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 U]]ON6Y&F  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ?$Dc>  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 h:AB`E1  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 |\U5m6q  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 sd _DG8V  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 #=T^XHjQ  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 z[qi~&7:v  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 3>6rO4,  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Yy{(XBJ~%t  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 F@b=S0}K  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ]G~Z'fs<(  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 y q!{\@-  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 RB9ZaL\  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 XM)  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 4>Y*owa4  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 lHFk~Qp[  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ~sdM~9@ '  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 x2f=o|]D'  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 2|&SG3e+(I  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 *;F:6p4_  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 O=jzz&E+  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection