【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... !_-sTZ  
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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.... ,' rL'Ys  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... b}Hl$V(uD  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      4[,B;7  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Z\=04[  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 q bZ,K@0  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Zp(=[n5  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 of'ZNQ/  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 !<=%;+  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 c/=y*2,zo  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 xv$)u<Ve  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 b@wBR9s  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 b$?Xn{Y  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 $AA~]'O>6:  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Gpdv]SON{  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 }iua] 4|  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ?{ B[
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 3:[!t%Yb  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 \}$*}gW[}  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　  2Vp>"  
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　　必由之路the only way　 @72x`&|I?u  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 l60ikc4$I  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 j\2]M  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 +w "XNl  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 r_Lu~y|  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 @&?a]>L  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 za,
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ^~^mR#<P$  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 %fHH{60  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 X$/E>I  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 St
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 nt7|f,_J  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 R0{Qy*YQ`  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 \H^;'agA  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 }@wVW))6$  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 {o( * f  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 byafb+x  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Hj2<ZL  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 fTcY"A,2  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 \Dfm(R  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 +,z)#  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 JRXRi*@  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 /HZv  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ]w!0u2K<Q\  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 b:1 L@8s;  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 p-xd k|'[  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 .%IslLZ  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 uaaf9SL?  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 xz8G}Ku  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 WqE '(  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 -%,"iaO  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 5]d{6Nc3P  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 VO_dA4C}z  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 oxzq!U  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 o/^1Wm=  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 DW>ES/B8$(  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 2"X~ju  
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　　称心如意well-content　 "(f`U.  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Hhl-E:"H`  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 RV;!05^<  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 )%F5t&lum  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ]iVLHVqz  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 BJy;-(JP  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ;gB`YNL  

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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ,Eu?JH&}u  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 6gU{(H   
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 2?DRLF]  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 T?wzwGp-[  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Adx`8}N8  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 (.23rVvnT@  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Yj3I5RG  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 )^x K   
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 3yO=S0`  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 {hdPhL  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 m%r/O&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 　 ,r^"#C0J}  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 #&8rcu;/  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 \R
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 h<l1U'Bn7  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 B80aw>M  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 zsQoU&D
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 T)iW`vZg8  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 kxB.,'  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 G4-z3e,crr  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 hZ$t$3  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 2I'~2o  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 <i. apBH  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 /n,a?Ft^N)  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 \IM4Z|NN"  
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　　大公无私selfless　 >l5$9wO  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 Sm{>rR  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 3`.P'Fh(k  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 VR?^HA9  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 $7Jo8^RE  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 4_?7&G0(  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 AONDx3[   
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 SI:ifR&T  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 :;]Oc  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 oA-:zz>wL  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 _"a=8a06G  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 g{k1&|  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 uRV<?y%  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ~`MS~,,  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 L:nXWz  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 [tT8_}v$LN  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 V<Z'
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 n||A"
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 }ET,ysa  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ;F:fM!l=  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　  l~s7Ae  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Z4TL6]^R  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 :Sg&0Wj+#j  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 +\ _{x/u1  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ^?"\?M1  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 \`.F\Z  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 #U7_a{cn"M  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 F'8T;J7  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 \5 pu|2u  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 zR6siAV9  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 fG L
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 U'( sn  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection