【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... /j11,O?72  
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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.... }6<)yW}U  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... p=2zS.  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      {W-5:~?"  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Dzo{PstM%  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 S)+CTVVE  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 HF]EU!OT  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 )Ea8{m!  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 +)zDA:2Wa"  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 7 %3<~'v[  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ("OAPr\2dw  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 <>]1Y$^Y
 
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 DKTD Z*  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 {M[~E|@D  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 jQ?LHUE  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 gJh}CrU-  
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　　必由之路the only way　 }"n7~|  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 1M+oTIN  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 %l]Rh/VPn?  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Ig9d#c  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 w4,]2Ccn.  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 J(e7{aRJ9  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 %'0&ElQ  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 3cixQzb}u  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Yb6q))Y  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 B.*"Xfr8  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 Y\(;!o0a  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 B |&F%P0:  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 [7.agI@=  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 41yOXy ;~l  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 DP*@dFU"  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　  %w5[*V  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 bX2"89{  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 9i%9  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 u7].}60.'  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 `R+,1"5=  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 EB,4PEe:  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 cp%ii'  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 fu]N""~  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 |"7Y52d  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 rMp9jG@3   
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 yZ3nRiuRT  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 FS@A8Bb  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 4!%F\c46  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 W^3;F1
  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Z cpmquf8L  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 b{5K2k&,  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 GEe`ZhG,  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 >/^#Drwb!i  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 S$[k Q|Am  

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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 kWW w<cA  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Cifd21v4  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 \Fb| {6+  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Q8qz*v]{  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 WsOi,
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 DQXS$uBT  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 =A!S/;z>  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 buMqF-j  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 7Z,/g|s}z  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 m7qqY  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 Bl;KOR  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 `\Unpp\I  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 V'gw\mcb  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 .ln8|;%  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 O8u3y  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 G*}F5.>8(  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 tj1JB%  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 8;\sU?  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 I!:z,t<  
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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 　 F # YPOH  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 6[dur'x  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Rm>^tu -  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ;?L\Fz(<
 
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 +Ov2`O8?  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ${&5]!E[>D  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 15H6:_+=0  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 g@v s*xE  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 8HErE<_(  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 lX!`zy{3k  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 }ZOFYu0f  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 =_TaA(79  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 C?Zw6M+  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 MBr:?PE7  
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　　大公无私selfless　 4&^9Wklj  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 83ipf"]*  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 :Ao!ls'=  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 `iShJz96  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 Xh+ia#K  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 QL7
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Uu p(6`7  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 X=X\F@V:u  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 wdE?SDs  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 k!XhFWb  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 |BU+:+
 
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 Q}AE.Ef@<  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 V~{ _3YY  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 rJfqA@  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 yl]FP@N(  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 do/)~9[4\  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 |PVt}*0"  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 -f(/
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 m@xi0t  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 !3&kQpF  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 zi]%Zp  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 N"5fmY<  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 D@Da0  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 KlxN~/gyik  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Jcf"#u-Q/  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 C"<s/
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Iq5pAHm>M6  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 RNJFSD.  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 +",S2Qmo  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ?s%v0cF  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 7v~j=Z>  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection