【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... ?"\`u;  
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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.... &yv%"BPV  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... -XIjol(  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      @yPa9Ug(V  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ,#rl"  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 O/$pT%D1x  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 utKtxLX"  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 gbM#jhQ  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 :)X?ML?  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 !r$
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 #~%tdmGuL  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 h"cLZM:6  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Es6b~#  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 aN{C86wx  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 |3W\^4>,  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 !fr /WxJ  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 c)gG  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 Au &NQ+  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 F;Ms6 "K  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 "I?sz)pxG  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ]YYjXg}%  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 xiuAW  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 K[Bq,nPo  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 2GQq(_  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Vc|r(lM  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 uZ][#[u  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 b{qeu$GR  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 %:oyHlz%  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 6r"uDV #0  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 l^4[;%*f#l  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 z)"7qqA  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 gv$6\1  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ""l_&3oz  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 vf(8*}'!Q  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 u38FY@U$  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 yyZH1A  

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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ^ a%U *>P  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 6$[
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 RbX!^v<0f6  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 0-cqux2U  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 n's3!HQY[  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 5(bG  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 {H s""/sb  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 e'aKI]>a  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ;AKtbS;H  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 *FDz20S  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 p3O%|)yV  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 YfUdpa0  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Pi::cf>3  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 >R3~P~@30  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 vFY/o,b \  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 FW&P`Iu  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 VHVU*6_w  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 J]ivIQ  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 I=&5m
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ?@Z~i]gE[V  
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　　称心如意well-content　 C-]H+p  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 OTd=(dwh  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 &J^@TgqL^  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 5R4h9D5  

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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 X;sl?8HG!<  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ~CldqXeI  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 h0Acpd2  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ru3nnF_I  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ^C>i(j&  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 MR%M[SK1  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Um;ReJ8z  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 56u'XMB?  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 1>bkVA  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 b'Z#RIb  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 P\iw[m7O  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 =Z2U  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 )Be}Ev#)Zx  
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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 　 QYVT"$=  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 eN>=x40  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 "6 dC  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 vBj{bnl  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 QtkyKR  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 I6YN&9Y  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 R2x(8k"LPU  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 [>;U1Wt  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 L2P~moVIi  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ?b2"~A  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 VZb0x)w  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 AmRppbj/wO  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 "%<Oadz ap  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 b0tr)>d  
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　　大公无私selfless　 KxGK`'E'r  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 o9<jj>R;  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 P[8`]=  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 FX+Ra@I!  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 M!,$i  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 .^l;3*X@  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 kJlRdt2  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 EbY%:jR  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 }PK8[N  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 %=]~5a9  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 o D*h@yL  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ^$6EO)<  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 mmu{K$9}I  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ZvkO#j  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 !n}"D:L(  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Mf<Pms\F  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 H8mmmt6g  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 TC<_I0jCh  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 2VrF~+  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 :;#^h]Q  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 nkG1&wiX  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 {<v?Z_!68  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Z0`Bn5  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 _Qt  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 mcP]k8?C  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ~dkS-6q~Q  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 nVoL7ew+  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 `k+ci7;  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 +g(>]!swb  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 H{x'I@+  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ^RAst1q7  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 1Mn=m w  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 *39Y1+=)$$  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection