【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... :'!,L0I|t  
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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.... (yCFpb  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... #|34(ML  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ;z>)&F  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 =LS?:Mhm  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ]dc^@}1bN  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 V7!x-E/  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 :~pPB#)nk  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 SqTO~zGC  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 S\ ~Wpf  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 GM{m(Y  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 VC\43A,9  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 T+m`a#  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 }| _uqvin  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 JG
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 C+$dm)M/q  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 V4}9f5FR  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 .OVIQxf  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 E% Ce/n  
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　　必由之路the only way　 2P~zYdjS  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ]L%qfy4  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 lqa.Nj  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ' D+h_*H  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 r}MXXn,f  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 bWo-( qxq  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 /cUcfe#X  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 R3<>]/1p|P  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 /Ou`$2H87  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 MbC7`Sp&i  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 }x`W+r  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 RyKsM.   
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 *g]q
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 >xws  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 :t-a;Q;  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Ol6jx%Je`  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 :jB~rhZ~  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 B*p`e1  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 hJ\IE?+  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Q;W[$yv
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 B:#5U85m  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Rd@34"O  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 .
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ["Mq  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 8}z]B^?Fy  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 I.BsKB  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 mW~t/$Y$  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 JLo'=(  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 &AM<H}>  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 kHLpa/A  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 !l
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 .,Qj3  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 W*?mc2;/  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 GP=i6I6C  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 qYpuo D  
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　　称心如意well-content　 h1O^~"x  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 j7r!N^  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Xc)V;1  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 },1**_#<Br  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 hv" 'DP  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 x0t&hY>P!  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 b1X.#p
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 >&uG1q0p.  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 In
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 9`[#4'1Mik  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 &5*)r@+  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 5fh@nR  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 x.>E7 +  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 @G/':N   
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Salu[)+?  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 )9,*s!)9  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 MSEBvZ-  
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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 　 V/j]UK0$  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 uO$ujbWZ  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 qA- ya6  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 y$)gj4k/D  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 9Ao0$|@b  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 mB(*)PwZ  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Ow\9vf6H  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 bw*
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 RJs_ S  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 <!,q:[ee5  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 (.,E6H|zI  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 @ ADY?  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 tC+9W1o  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 a73b/_zZ=  
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　　大公无私selfless　 '4sT+q  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 o*n""m  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 9\)NFZ3Mz  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 "!)8bTW  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ^J>28Q\S  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 p)ZlQ.d#Y  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 f.jAJ; N>  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 7\ff
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 -lL*
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 3|:uIoR{  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 |0f\>X I  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 s*k"-5  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 #<'/sqL  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 `ss]\46>  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 <i`EP/
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 /HzhgMV3  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 [F/xU  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 N_0&3PUSM  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ^|sxbP  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 Z<,gSut'Y  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 aRG[F*BY  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 t1Jz?Ix6%  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 D[tGbk  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 p`d:g BZ  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 S'@"a%EV  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 4x C0Aw  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ~r>UjC_ B:  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 2Qk\}KWs  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 8v6rS-iHP  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 {(MG: B  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Rw\DJJrz  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 :<(<tz7dj  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection