【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... M$&aNt;  
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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.... !V|i\O|Q2  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Jlgo@?Lc  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      %|mRib|<C  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 5IOMc4v  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 E]eV
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ^R\et.W`s  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 R.n:W;^`  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 s7j#Yg  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 EOqvu=$6  

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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 QLNQE6-  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 8yr_A[S8.  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 zY?GO"U"  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 32DT]{-N!  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 l| 1O9I0Gd  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 _T[=7cn  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 8m? 9?OV5  
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　　必由之路the only way　 c%2C\UB
  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 H(qDQqJHYy  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 H>8B$fi)$  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 /S}0u}jID?  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 T KpX]H`  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 _N`:NOM  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 h.\V;6ly  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 T;6 VI|\  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 < C54cO  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 >T*/[{L8;  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Wn*>h'R  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 F:"CaDk  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 Wj2s+L7,  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 @4h{#  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 XA`<*QC<  

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　　不同凡响outstanding　 @^47Qgj8U  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Kk?P89=*  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 vby[#S|  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Kt
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　  m9My  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 zyNg?_SM  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 YGVj$\  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 96fzSZS,  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 9I0}:J;7  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 B%95M|  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 cPcp@Dp  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 8
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 }EB/1
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 U_ j\UQC  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 \v(}@zcB|  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 &6-udZB-  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 @.Pd3CB0  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ay}}v7)GM  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 +Tnn'^4  
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　　称心如意well-content　 s+{)K  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 .(T*mk*>  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 b}DxD1*nsI  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 L4bx [  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 +AGI)uQQ  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 l] -mdq/C  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 sFhmp  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 8t4o}3>  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 #^|"dIZ_M  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ;JQ:S~K9  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 -_<rmR[:]  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ozF173iI  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 r$7zk<01  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 1|U8DK
 
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 /XfE6SBz  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 pAZD>15l"  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 G)
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 9d5|rk8VS  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 x^0MEsR  
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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 　 Wzm!:U2R*  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 S.iCkX  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 k;)t}7(  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 G]DSwtB?D  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 {Z~5#<t  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 2.6F5&:($  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 -FxE!K  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 RxeyMNd  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 mmf}6ABYT  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 J.t tJOP  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 cq?&edjP  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 T?!D?YV  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 G/y@`A)  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 jE.yT(+lW  
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　　大公无私selfless　 :<"b"{X"  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 rzk]{W  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 +f+#W  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 |^&j'k+A  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 !+F6Bf  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 |o5F%1o  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 udjahI<{  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 L)mb.U$`c|  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 F:vHbs `y  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 !(&N
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 4!3mSWNV  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ~AX@o-WU  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 kZfUwF:yN  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 *pOdM0AE  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ar
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 "j]85  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 0IP5&[-P  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 R{X@@t9@  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 FVw4BUOmi  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 .]IidsgM  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 $v
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 j1sZRl)D  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 .0gF&>I}  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 -*QxZiKD  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ~dpU DF  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 C'a%piX  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 <Y9 L3O`[  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 <NVSF6`  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 r*gQGvc  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 i- v PJg1  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 c[h{C!d1  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 3a_=e B  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection