【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... da I-*  
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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.... lPFMNRt~8  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... _I$]L8hC  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      <7PtC,74  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 HH+rib'u  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 2ZE4^j|  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 \[>Rt  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 YDmFR,047  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ||!k 3t#<  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 `q xg  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 bjvi`jyL3k  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 _FVIN;!  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 .5I1wRN49  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 kXOlZC  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 S8]g'!  

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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Z>X-ueV  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 SgY>$gP9S  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 !D6@\  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　
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　　必由之路the only way　 Y)!5Z.K  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 (^6SF>'  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Y]Xal   
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 "4ovMan  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 JM!o(zbt  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 mT)iN`$Y@  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ]^.#d   
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ffSecoX  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 #5'9T:8  

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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 e&wWlB![  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 CRS/qso[Q'  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 zs7K :OlkA  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 b~cN#w #  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 Z.rKV}yjY  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ZG<<6y*.  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 lB3W|-Ci  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 #uFP eu:  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ,LU/xI0O  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 MSsboSxA  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 %?R}sUo  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 kcI3pmgj  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 .J'}qkz~  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 jj.iW@m  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 h0d;a  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 )"wWV{k  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 CR&v z3\Q  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 8(7DW |\  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 `(.K|l}  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 OT&J OTk\  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 "i(k8+iK  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 yk,o
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 y08.R. l  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 F/IXqj  
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　　称心如意well-content　 OV_Y`u7YR  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 JUt 7  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 q okgu$2  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 nm_]2z O  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ?4P*,c  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 }(4U7Ac  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 xDD3Y{K  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ACxOC2\n  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 8QDs4Bv|  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ?5_~Kn%2  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 kscZ zXv  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 l=,\ h&  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 #Mkwd5S|L  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 {>PN}fk2QP  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ufyqfID  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 g`I`q3EF)  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 J/X{ Y2f  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 . J[2\"W  
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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 　 $8zsqd 4?  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 R1OC7q  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 &9X`tCnL  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 hp=TWt~  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 O92a*)  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 #vh1QV!Ho  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 i\hH .7G1  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 \;AW/&Ea  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 F%QZe*m[  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 N!" ]e*q  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 )US|&> o8  
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　　大公无私selfless　 g*$
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 W}B4^l
 
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 *0bbSw1kc  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　  (2vR8  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 !ZP1?l30  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 -,jJ{Y~  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ?#]K54?  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 sQW$P9s c  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 GEP YSp  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 6 .DJRY  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 UNocm0!N'  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 HC w$v#  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 W#'c6Hq2c  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 "%ag^v9  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ?zUV3Qgzj  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 '.~vN L+ O  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 `ZN@L<I6  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 P,h@F+OZN  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 SrK;b .  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 NL&g/4A[a  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 1b3Lan_2  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 BqZLqGOKu  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 T>f-b3dk  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 $Uewv +  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 )0}obPp  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 =?*V3e3{  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 wy-!1wd  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection