【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... _Bq[c  
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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.... ='vkd=`Si  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... k(R&`  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      3sz?49tX  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 }x+s5a;!3/  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 hC2_Yr>N%  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 nhI1`l&
 
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ~,O}wT6q  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 "Rq)%o$Z  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 &?#!%Ds  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 4<l&cP  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 /+{1;}AT  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 \"AzT{l!;  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 kz?
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 K0z@gWGE  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 #hP&;HZ2>"  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 "M4gl  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 "%fvA;  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 OVf%m~%&s  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 p'`pO"EO  
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　　必由之路the only way　 mZb[Fi  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 HA::(cXL  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 -3eHJccB  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 XY1b_uY  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Sn~|<Vf  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 _ ZC[h~9H  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 SVc5mS|up  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 @N,I}_9-  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 'q9='TOk  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 -+w^"RBV  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 a54qv^IS  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 N0 F|r8xS  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 :KL5A1{  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 4_B1qN
 
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Q'n]+%YN  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 }9,^=g-  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ;mYj`/Yj  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 />E:}1}{  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 k yI-nE  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 :Kt'Fm,s?  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 #0wH.\79  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 y@?t[A#v  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 f.cQp&&]r  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 O3>m,v  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Q lg~S1D_v  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 I/ q>c2Pw$  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 #^FDFl  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　  T.{sO`  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 _:Jra  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 S`qa_yI)Ed  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Q-:IE T  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 rL=_z^.P  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 _ Db05:r@  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 f;w7YO+$p9  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ojA i2uz  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 8 FqhSzw  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 =h<LlI^v  
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　　称心如意well-content　 > (.V(]{3y  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 !7KSNwGu  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 _ `RCY^t  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 n4YedjHSN  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 F;Lg w^1!  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 J*lKXFq7  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 NiCH$+c\  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 L6xLD X7y  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ]7d~,<3R  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 mv,<#<-W  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 %4%$NdU"  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Gl1Qbd0  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 cPemrNxydN  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 X/ \5j   
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Vu%XoI)<KY  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 \G3P[
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 nZfU:N  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 3c"$@W:>  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 =?*6lS}gy  
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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 　 urlwn*!^s  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 v{N4*P.0T  

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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 =aWj+ggd@  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 e~#"#?  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 BVKr
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 wH=L+bA>a  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 arCi$:-z@  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 r((2.,\Z  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 d6$,iw@>^  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 `A]CdgA  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 19Cs 3B\4  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 |Ef\B]Ns  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 [j6EzMN  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 &C~R*  
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　　大公无私selfless　 (M1HNIM;(  

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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 Zz"b&`K  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Q9(J$_:  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Q?f%]uGFQ  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 dmq<vVxC  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 p!+7F\  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 $/\b`ID  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 +3HukoR(  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 <b-BJ2],k  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 p^2"g~  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 45Z"U<I,9  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 %5N;SRtv  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Bg^k~NX%  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 pUvbIbg+  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 G1;.\i  

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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 I91pX<NBf  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 8>:kv:MId  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 V:M$
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 DVu_KT[Hd  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 VS$ZR'OP0  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 9m2_zfO[w  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 K^V*JH\G  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 :n3)vK   
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 jB8n\8Bs  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 %G%##wv:  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 MC.,n$O}6  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Luxo,Ve  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ]w _
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 >wK ^W{  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 [\o+I:,}wi  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Z+!3m.q  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 myTz  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 |>(@n{  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection