【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... q Dd~2"er  
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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.... V)M1YZV{  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... zSTR^sgJ  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      b]Kk2S/  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 AIl4]F5I  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 +YY8h>hj  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 @ T;L$x  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 D0G-5}s`  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 5MTgK=c  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 NUJ~YWO;  

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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 V3N0Og3  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 z2c5m  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 -<_$m6x"A  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 t/oN>mQG  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Y$8JM  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 S]3Ev#
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 NVV}6TUV  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 nQK|n^AU/  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 E N^Uki`  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 SU_SU".  
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　　必由之路the only way　 =dP{Gh  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 xh@-g|+g  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 "v*8_El  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 k5d\w@G"~  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 LS>G4 ]  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 >
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 s'P( ,!f  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 XhU@W}}  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Nf,Z;5e  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 T>>YNaUL  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 y9Y1PH7G  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 l":c  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 Aez2*g3  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 zQ
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 pz^<\  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 u}hF8eD  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 wl=61Mb  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 UsVMoX^  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 b}ODWdJ1  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ;d.K_P  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 }'"Gr%jf(  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 t5k!W7C  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ek aFN\  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ER2GjZa\z  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 >>[/UFC)n  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 C`rLj5E%  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Y-piL8Xc  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 :H6FPV78  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 JN/UUfj  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 LVIAF0kX  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 TjWE_Bq]g  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 9Ywpej*+  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 JG`Q;K  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 g3n'aD@'x  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 # M,
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 }_tln  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 <F7kh[L_x  
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　　称心如意well-content　 M4LP$N  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 X5fmz%VK@  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 t- u VZ!`\  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 I4;A8I  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 G CRz<)1  
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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 　 HM>lg`S  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 1[_mEtM:]B  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 4|A>b})H  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 T843":  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 &.TTJsKG h  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 @p\}pY$T  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 UGK*Gy  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 \"hJCP?,  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 r(gXoq_w  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 +SJd@y@fR  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 1?Z4K/  

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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 vm>b m  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 _UuC,Pl3  
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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 　 Ewg:HX7<(  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 5atYOep  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 *?MGMhE  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 m^qBxA  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 m)oJFF  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 6^DR0sO  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 f7}*X|_Y  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 cv`~y'?D  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ?Q&yEGm(  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 }1rm  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ?R$&Xe!5  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ]~3U  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 W|o'&
 
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 L31|\x]  
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　　大公无私selfless　 wm^J;<T[  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 L{c q, jk  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 FKmFo^^0  

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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Hik3wPnp  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 9`9R!=NM  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 =J~ x  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 [2Ud]l:6E  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 _H/8_[xk  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 NrJKbk^4u/  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 mN19WQ(r  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 \0gM o&  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 A\.GV1  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 E)fglYWs2  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 z.I9wQ]X[  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 yiA<,!;4P  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 w4d--[Q  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 aX}P|l  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ,9o"43D:a|  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 bAm(8nT7w  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 oTuOw|[  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 =Yt R`  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 $+I;oHWI  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 AlIpsJ[UU  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 n0e1k.A  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 3z&Fi;<+j  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 H?X|(r|+  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 t>$kWd{9e;  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 LMAE)]N  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 x" L20}  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 {>)#H
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 #Ibp(  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 dKxyA"@  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection