【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... 1]T|6N?  
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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>Fesm"aq  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 3+ =I;nj  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      bHE7yv [  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 X P;Bhz3j  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 RP! X8~8  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 :HRT 
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 'N\&<dT>  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 wC`;f5->  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　  @pFj9[N  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 dz-y}J11  

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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Q9c)k{QZ  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 P|xG\3@Z  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 [&#/|zH'j:  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 NmpnJu|8  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 /Vww?9U;  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 d ~`V7B2Y  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ^U@~+dw  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 TQ]
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 8e&p\%1  
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　　必由之路the only way　 @Jn!0Y1_3  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 np9dM  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 h8{(KRa6  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 O;uG?.\  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 %,P>%'0  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 WFTvOFj  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 3=mr "&]r:  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 !l@zT}i??  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 $IQw=w7p  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 8\.b4FNJ  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 nh+l78  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 SmwQET<H  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 cVnJ^*Z  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 X{xBYZv4  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 }_9,w;M$  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 j=RRfFg)  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ]:M0Kj&h  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ED>prE0  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 /AY4M;}p  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 "\C$   
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ^!<dgBNj  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 8BOZh6BV  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ^&@w$  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 \>LnLH(  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 9vUO
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ryF7  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 IN8>ZV`j)  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 F'jWV5"*  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 $vC1 K5sLk  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 X[`bMa7IB(  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 1XM^8 .;  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Gj"7s8(/K|  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 p' M%XBu  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 \
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 0/S_e)U  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 y_\p=0t8  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 =]:>"_jN  
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　　称心如意well-content　 W
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 :ba5iMa  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 :Ad&$eg+  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ': N51kC  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Cvn#=6V3  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ]Kr `9r),  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 27;ci:5  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 w8n|B?Sr  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 "HPB!)C8(  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 qh`t-  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 &L^+BQ`O?  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 fFc/ d(  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 Y.*y9)#S6  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Hla0 5N' 4  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 5H ue7'LS  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 >yULC|'F&~  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 B[KJR?>  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 l,kUhZ@W  
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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 　 a[ex[TRKe  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 92 [;Y  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ~8]NK&J  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 2o'Wy  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 #W|'1 OX4  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 !1ED~3/X  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 f`[R7Q5  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 /K(o]J0F  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 `b^Ru+(dM  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 8@tPm$  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 PBp^|t]E>  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 43@{JK9G  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 m8o(J\]  
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　　大公无私selfless　 *#C+iAF|)'  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 $
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 -&-Ma,M?  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 SF>c\eTtx  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 vuoQz\  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ;<(W% _  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 #3+!ee27#  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 %|^fi8!:|  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 4x 8)gE   
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 PEW=@xj2y  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 lx[oaCr  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 yge,8i)c  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 4#:W.]U8  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 oyYR-
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 !Ikt '5/  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 v#U"pn|M  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 YJJB.hR+  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 V7Ek-2M  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 4*Hgv:0?kI  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 .O0+H+  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 /#m=*&!CB  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 K otrX  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 FXi{87F2  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 7aQc=^vaZ  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 tX> G,hw  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 3tZ]4ms}  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 iC98_o_9  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 SBIj<Yy]  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ~e+\k>^eN  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 %\H|B0  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection