【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... Yg!xlrxA  
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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.... +7$zL;ph=n  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Pi'[d7o  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      m:C|R-IL  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 +*Pj,+;W  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 -n]E
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 (db4.G+0  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 rRd8W}B  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Fa9gr/.F,@  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 /+{1;}AT  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 %#-'|~  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 2[TssJQ  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 @g==U{k;
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 )ZQML0}P;  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ,`;D
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 `6`oLu\l  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 `o,D[Jd  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 .~yz1^ c  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 h!UB#-  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ;yVT:qd %  
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　　必由之路the only way　 K3($
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 b+3QqbJ[F  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 \4r?=5v*  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 e$+/;MRq  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 j/+e5.EX/  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 +bv-!rf  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 t@1bu$y  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 @|cfFT W  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 "o ^cv  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 @&G< Np
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 S`qa_yI)Ed  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 W$X@DXT=o  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 !PIpvx{aX  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 D@cv{ _M/  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 =Bq3O58+  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 GWU"zWli]z  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 8<VO>WA>E  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 )TmqE<[  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 .=nx5yz  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 BJdH2qREN  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 #ZPU.NNT?  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 [CBhipoc  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 XM+o e0:[  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 4rmSo^vK  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ;}t
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 qm.30 2  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 #q06K2  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 5&y;r  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Myl!tXawe8  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 JH%^FF2  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 l1_Tr2A}7/  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 B@:c8}2.  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 69 PTo  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 %:v59:i}  
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　　称心如意well-content　 "[PxLq5  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Ub0hISA  
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　　成群结队gang horde　
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 egBjr?  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 yIab3/#`  
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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　 '%W'HqVcG1  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 z|Z<S+=f  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 tEz6B}  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ? x1"uH  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 N4 O'{  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 n@LR?  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 8S&Kf>D  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 %G%##wv:  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 UcCkn7}  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 &9CKI/K:  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 4\HB rd#P  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 BX[92~Bq  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 !GkwbHr+p  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 cH>rS\|Y  
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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 　 dw)SF,  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 9X
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Dc |!H{Yr  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 )^UM8 s  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 @ViJJ\  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 03*` T  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 D%v4B`4ua'  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 -ea>}S  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 d%?+q0j  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 <va3Ly)c&  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 u2 a U0k:  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ZSq7>}  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 !%x8!;za  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 {J q[N}  
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　　大公无私selfless　 1g6AzUXg  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 V|b9zHh  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 T6JN@:8  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 VTySKY+  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 0ZPwE
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Ql a'vcT  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 [hA%VF.9  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 zF6R\w  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 A<l8CWv[  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 XJy~uks,  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 n4Nb,)M  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 /ylO["<Q  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 qd#?8  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 F8M&.TE_3  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 KBJw7rra  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Ix@rn  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 C(zgBk  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 pgbm2mT9  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 {$D[l hj  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Py*( %  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 j1{|3#5V  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 '%Og9Bgd+  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 |^fubQs;2  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Z]?Tx2|7  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 "XPBNv\>_  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 m2c>RCq  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 -& Qm"-?:  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 \s_lB~"P!3  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 t][U`1>i  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 &UzeNL"]  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ]5(T{  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 5ggmS<=  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 .<xzf4C  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection