【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... y:[]+  
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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.... \;gt&*$-  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... pUGfm  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      P@`"MNS  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 (OQ @!R&  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 1Z8oN3  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ~la04wR28  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 v=-3 ,C  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 :=v{inN  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 _O9H._E  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 N2s%p6RMPD  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 9yw/-nA  

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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ;I71_>m  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 cY'To<v  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 8Flf,"a  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 u;qMo`-  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 HKN"$(Q  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 3N0X?* (x|  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 <;E[)tv  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ^J~A+CEf"W  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 dN/ "1%9)  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 [*{\R`M  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ;Pqyu ?  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Yj7= T%5  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 >dvWa-rNUT  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 .>64h H  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Ld3Bi2d|  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Q}?N4kg  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 QJIItx4hE  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 syW9Hlm  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 J6( RlHS;  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 `\F%l?aY  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 i B!hEbz  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Ns!3- Y  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 &Ky 
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 &J^4Y!gt  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 yXTK(<'  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 oWx_O-_._  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 gVnw
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 (,Ja  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 NlF0\+h  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 'ybth
 
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 aVQSN  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 (aJP: ^  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 *,W!FxJ  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 g=FDm*  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 .0 s[{x  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 .# 6n  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 X-)RU?  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 AXl!cgi  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 "U%n0r2  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Uvjdx(fY[a  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 c=A(o
 
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 bBUbw*DF)  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 7P<r`,~k-  
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　　称心如意well-content　 tZaD${
 
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 J [ YtA  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 << 3 a<I  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 tcBC!_vF  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 #TMm#?lC  
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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　 ;~W8v.EW  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 M]}l^m>L  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 N>
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 hf;S]8|F  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　  )|v^9  

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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 -x{dc7y2  

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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 z5x _fAT(  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 led))qd@V-  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 >D 97c|?c  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ).LTts7c  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 MhNFW'_  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 _5mc('  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ] /+D^6  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　
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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 　 [8"ojhdV  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 A3HF,EG  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 FW8-'~  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 -?<4Og[^  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 l?
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 1S0pd-i  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ][d,l\gu+s  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 F[saP0 *  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 e'2Y1h  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 cX:HD+wO  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 u3J?bR  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 K=?VDN  

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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 S[,8TErz  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 *1{S*`|cJy  
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　　大公无私selfless　 @]HXP_lyD/  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 T[?6[,.  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 W`z 0"  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 9}29&O  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 FP^{=0  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 wmU0E/{9]  

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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 nZy X_J,Vd  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 CHJ>{b`O  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 q<#>HjC  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 \5)htL1F  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 %\$;(#h  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 }/P5>F<H[  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 zTbVp8\pI  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 fV:4#j  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 qU6nJi+-I  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 X^9d/}uTa  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 YW\0k5[  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 h].~#*  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 9`//^8G:=  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 )u]9193  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ig LMv+{  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 .`<@m]m-  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 73#x|lY  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 C;QAT  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 BBG3OAyg_  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ~=<}\a~  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 C98
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 g,o?q:FL  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 iRg7*MQu  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 >>aq,pH  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 1&;QyTN  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Ev7J+TmXM  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ?Kvl!F!`
 
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection