【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... k8J zey]X  
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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.... J:'_S `J  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... z80(+`   
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      y5c\\e  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 |_g7k2oLY  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ]5@n`;&#.  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ]iW:YNvXA  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 'y>Y*/  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 H}_R`S  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 9%SC#V'  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ~}{_/8'5  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 !#%>,X#+  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 H)S!%(x4  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 o(DG 3qk  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 fD(r/~Vu  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 I0H]s/*C%9  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 yEjiMtQll]  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 F_-xp1|  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 .Mb0++% W  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 dR_6j}  
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　　必由之路the only way　 $kN=45SR  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 !"yr;t>|Zb  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 $v#`2S(7  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 m44a HBwId  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 `V<jt5TS  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 OE0G*`m  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 FP=27=  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 zdU46|!u  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 .QKyB>s  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 =&pLlG
  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 *-Yw%uR  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 \$.{*f   
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 d,l?{Ln  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Q0K$ZWM`7  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 $fg@g7_:  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 :EQ{7Op`  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　

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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 }]mxKz  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 [H<TcT8  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Wpl/CO5z  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 xIa7F$R 0  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 0]
  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 1]~w?)..'  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 }}tbOD)t  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 xH*X5?  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 +K'Hr:(  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 .nrllVG%`  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 u7[}pf$}  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 h.PBe  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 .M^[/!  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 DpgTm&}-  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 DaQl ip  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 rtj`FH??11  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 rR#Ditn^  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 aE`d[dSG  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 e(?w h   
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 FzJ7 OE|  
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　　称心如意well-content　 uX6yhaOp|  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 tR|dnC4U  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 +P2oQ_Fk`9  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 IW0S*mO$  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 <.6rl  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 hx:q@[ +J/  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 DiFYVR<@  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 =nhY;pY3u  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 vYed_'_  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 =,6H2ew  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 AW]\n;f  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ]`/>hH>+~9  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 b@Ej$t&  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 tbFAVGcAM  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 *N">93:  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 F]aoTy  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 \P<aK$g  
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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 　 ;c!> =  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 n{tc{LII/  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 8q^}AT<C  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 yw^P
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 {VcRur}&Y8  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 &jE\D^>ko  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 )~ (*q  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ,aP6ct  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 `YNzcn0x  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 z`{sD]  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　  LA3m,  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 O_FB^BB  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 5vx 4F f  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 A@A8xn%  
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　　大公无私selfless　 oD2:19M@p  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 nWd!ovd  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 k2}DBVu1  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 @{/)k%U  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ynIe4b  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 =pL$*`]?  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 "qmSwdM  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 K=gg<E<  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 b}! cEJY  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 8eXeb|?J  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ]#o;`5'  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 &[G)YD  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 g[} L ?  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 HPtMp#`T  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 %]P{)*y-?  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 od `;XVG  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 nCYz];".  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 |4+'YgO  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 aO{@.  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 r_+Vb*|Y  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 6ALjM-t=V  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 [RBSUOF  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Y-it3q'Z  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 'Xik2PaO  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 kqB# 9  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 3eY>LWx  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 nmpc<&<<  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 z}-CU GS  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 0(i3RPIj\  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　  )M;~j  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 t,YRM$P  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 M4Cb(QAVP  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection