【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... [[AO6.Z  
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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.... ]9/A=p?J@  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 8YlZ(
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      HOWpTu(  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 a"U3h[;$y  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 E:**gvfq  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 @#,/6s7?  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 oydP}X  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ^"?a)KC  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 `&q+ f+z  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 q5e(~@(z<`  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 v0 :n:q  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 `Ze$Bd\  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 @~ke=w6&pe  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 q`2dL)E  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 o}KVT%}  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 7!jb  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 _dk[k@5W{'  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Ij4q &i
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　　必由之路the only way　 -d4v:Jab  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 klQmo30i  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 +fboTsp% H  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Fw-Rv'\  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 lJFy(^KQG,  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 z-gMk@l  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 >&+V[srfD  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 qdpi-*2  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 FvVC 2Z  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 dYD;Z<l  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 $6UU58>n  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 [5IbR9_  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 Yn [ F:Z  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 *Lz'<=DLoW  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 bFN/{^SB  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 up['<Kt+a  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ?+d{Rh)y  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 b1#C,UWK  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 sdO8;v>  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 0!YVRit\N  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 E-Xz  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 NX%1L! #  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 j~\FDcG*ed  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 x*F-d2D  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 bf.+Ewb(  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 +~G:z|k  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 S[9b I&C  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ] +%`WCr9  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 vA:ZR=)F  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 3O*
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 rU9")4sQ  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 GjW(&p$&  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 0&NM=~  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 R&t2   
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 7^rT-f07  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 9HN&M*}  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 e^\(bp+83  
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　　称心如意well-content　 |wb_im  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ,ynN801\m  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ;9)nG,P3  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　  7Tr '<(A  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 zBTxM
 
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 T^d<vH  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 rFC9y o  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 7Y.yl F:  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 UZiL NKc  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 P&c O2  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 hP[/xe  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 K43`$  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 a&mL Dh/  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 H,/=<Th;i  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 %ID48_>*  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 #cD$ DA  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Ttb?x<)+8  

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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 E7SmiD@)  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 $RRh}w\0^  
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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 　 ffOV7Dxy  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 JGhK8E  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 [W'2z,S`WD  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 =ZV+*cCC=q  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 qssK0!-  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 &xC5Mecb*  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ob)c0Pz  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ]>+ teG:4  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 @&Af[X4s  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 5cr\ JR  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 #("E)P  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 8hX/~-H  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 .T~Oc'wGo  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ge&!GO  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 _6sSS\  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 R{Me~L?  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 m8*)@e  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 7t% |s!~  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Z~g7^,-t  

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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 S1*xM  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 t "[2^2G  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 mv`ND&  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 @t#Ju1Y  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 CGZ3-OW@E  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 U;Q?Rh-W  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ?Lquf&`vP  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 \ UiITP<  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 1xb1?/n1#  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 }m.45n/  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 /qPhptV  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 E Ks4N4k  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 *~jTE;J  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 M_f.e!?  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ]R]%c*tA  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 t'bhA20Z\  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 V*F |Yo:  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Ws:MbZyr  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 "<yJ<lS&>  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 J*+[?FXRL  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 {Z^q?~zC[  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 wYN/ }>M  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 z--Y  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 9}aEV 0 V|  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 o&#
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ^D A<=C-[!  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection