【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... (Ud"+a  
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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.... |+Rx)  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... v1yB  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      [C4{C4TX  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 s-Gd{=%/q  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 }|Q\@3&  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 2 oL$I(83  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 3t9+YdNKU  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 -:_3N2U=+  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 GL0P&$h  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 F7C+uGTs  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 P*;[&Nn4  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 u{uqK7]+  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 VgbT/v  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 e@O]c"  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 s^PsA9EAn  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 R!"`Po  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 L^CB#5uG  
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　　必由之路the only way　 \ 6taC  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 UT{`'#iT  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Ed0}$b  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　  $P8AU81  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 w?*79 u  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 _'y`hKeI[  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 k]-Q3V  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 :!$+dr(d  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 S1~EJa5H  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 "85)2*+  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 8ZjRMr}  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 G"L`9E<0V  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 g^po$%I '  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 hZo  f  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ]sP  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 5TeGdfu @  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 }2c&ARQ.m>  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 5D7k[+6  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 P,G :9x"e  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 V4n;N  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 oRg,oy  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Tgla_sMb  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 &(p5z
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 4OAR["f  

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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 =jxy4`oF  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 0
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 7&]|c?([4  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 PAC=LQn&  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 w~=xO_%  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 7j#Ix$Ur  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 kf|J  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　  #3RElI  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 Oc.8d<  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 cBOt=vg,5  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 q]Xu #:X  
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　　称心如意well-content　 $S2 /*  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ?s)6 YF  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 nKEw$~F  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 (Gapv9R  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 3Q7PY46  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ~xws5n}F  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 :w4N*lV-  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 hew"p(`  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 x[+bLlb  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 CalWJ  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 *#?9@0b@  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 [I<J6=  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 A4KkX  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 C?<-`$0  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 REsw=P!b  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Y%r>=Jvu6  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 L[`8 :}M  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 $ma@z0%8}  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 q$K}Fm1C  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 TDy$Mv=y  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 hVd_1|/X  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 FNo.#Z5+b  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 zzd PR}VG  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 <;1M!.)5  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 K<pZ*l  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 |U$ "GI  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 3`NSSS  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Re*~C:  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ;(K"w*  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 GSfU*@L3  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 jTW8mWNk]  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 gplrJaH@  
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　　大公无私selfless　 {7_C|z:'p&  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ^7=h%{>=  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 gebL6oc%  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 5Ux=5a  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 6X!jNh$oF  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 2NB$(4/  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 C+dz0u3s  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 OAgZeK$  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Q"3gvIyc  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ~w.y9)",  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 J-5kvQi8  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 (aq-aum-I  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ZQ'|B  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 SEE:v+3|  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Tz0XBH_  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 bik lja  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 J5z\e@?.0\  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 abS3hf  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 tGSXTF}G  

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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 `B$Pk0>5r  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 R0bgt2J  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ~(=5`9  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ?30pNF|  

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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 7h>,  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 m/< @Qw  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 z(#dL>d$'  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 9! yDZ<s  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 def\=WyK  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 !FvL2L  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection