【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... @wR3L:@  
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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.... ]bY|>q  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... e'K~WNT  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      efXnF*Z  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 _eKO:Y[e  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 spV7\Gs.@  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ;bE/(nz M  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 s* (a  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 <,M"kF:  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 5s[nE\oaG  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 5%I3eL%s  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 QOB^U-cW  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 D~C'1C&W  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 e$~[\ w  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 aFTWzz  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 : "85w#r  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 c2P}P* _  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ,Pa*; o\  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 `==l
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 y\skke]  
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　　必由之路the only way　 QL7b<xDQC*  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 1&MCS%UTL  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 3}|[<^$  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 K0gQr.J53  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 i7#4&r  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 tj13!Cc}e`  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 k'o[iKlu  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 RcYUO*  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ,6>3aD1w~q  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 vG
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Skt-5S#  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 cfIC(d  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ?06gu1z/  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Tw-NIT)  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 gy.UTAs N  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ga +, P  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 V#EL
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 V}s/knd
 
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 kPX+n+$  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ?,pwYT0g  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 T1d@=&0
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 > Z+*tq  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 $\u\4n  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 =2 HY]H  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 IH`Q=Pj  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 \*t\=4  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 fJ*^4
  
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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 　 4V:W 8k 9D  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 6(QfD](2}  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 X;!*D  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 jemb/:E  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 #mU\8M,  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 hrKeOwKHU  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 "
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 P*"c!Dn  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 51ViJdZ  
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　　称心如意well-content　 NV
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 3f5YPf2u  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 9Buss+K?/h  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 0gqV>:  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 eztK`_n  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ;I5P<7VW  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 e^*&&  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 EF&CV{Sw  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 GpPM?  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 7s%D(;W_Mo  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 KF&8l/f  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 -)%\$z  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 DvhFCA}z  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 !43nL[]  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 \@PMj"p|:  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 UK OhsE  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ();Z,A  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 e}O&_j-  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ZWGelZP~  
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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 　 eAO@B
  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 zk }SEt-  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 /E/6(c  

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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 0F uj-q  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 *} *HXE5  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Up-^km
 
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 pV<K=;:x>  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 =Q;dYx%I5  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 wR 2`*.O  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 6I~M8Lo;  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 9XUYy2{G  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 !*^+7M  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 =sAOWI,8!  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 }K.)yv n  
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　　大公无私selfless　 9R+ qw  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 JWM4S4yZHR  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 1jK2*y  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 }lkU3Pf1U  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 {Y+e|B0  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 N+UBXhh
  

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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ckdCd J  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 lE bV)&'  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 )x,-O#"A  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 O2Y1D`&5  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 %B>>J%  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ^x >R #.R  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 MR":aT  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 =,U~  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 .A6Jj4`-  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 K}dvXO@=|c  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 v00w GOpW  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 > 8!9  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 $=!_ !tr  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 UDgUbi^v|D  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 /pgn?e'lk  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ,h9N,bIQg  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 LyT[  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 u`Zj~t  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 :&=`xAX-  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 yex0rnQ|  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 5uvFCY./c  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 F@@6D0\X?  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 "D/\&1.&  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 9d >AnTf&H  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 \oV g(J&o  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 MN. $a9m  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection