【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... ,yd?gP-
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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.... DZi!aJ  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... -wjN"g<  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      F&&$Qn_+  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 @|\}.M<e*)  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 k{'0[,mx#  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 0{=`on;  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 b#X^=n2  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 {~F4WjHJp  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 B'fb^n<  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 &}A[x1x06)  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ;cQ6g` bM\  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ~8]NK&J  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 UXh9:T'%  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ;UfCj5`Q)4  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 mFi&YpHu3  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 o|$AyS{1  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 "T|PS6R~  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ,]d,-)KX8  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 s#WAR]x0x  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ^3UGV*Ypk  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 hK_LEwd;  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 @WVcY:1t#  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 @CT;g
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 +w+}b^4  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 FN8
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 *exS6@N]  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 L{8xlx`  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 FSA1gAW6g  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 l=v4Fa0^jF  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 @*6 C=LL  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 3GUZ;jdn  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 vy\RcP  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 5) pj]S!]-  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 &2{tF  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 _N{RVeO  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 a 0GpfW$t  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 !qM=a3  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 @NNq z  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 A m>cd;  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 3%(N[&LU  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Y]B)'[=h  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 &GB:|I'%7  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Y}#J4i0b*  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 f;xkT  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ~e+\k>^eN  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Z(ACc9k6:'  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 CkdP#}f  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 uFPF!Ern  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 /M3Y~l$  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 JSTuXW  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 RkBb$q9F]  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 *22nVKi{  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 Qg[/%$x.  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 i-6F:\;  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 i*NH'o/  
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　　称心如意well-content　 elFtBnL'  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 /x[jQM\  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 m/y2WlcRx  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 6w(6}m.L^  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 UM6(s@$  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 mA*AeP_$  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 =<X?sj5  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 *EZHJt9  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 DJ(q 7W  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 "Za>ZRR  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 YH%'t= <m  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 8rMX9qTO@  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 -sjd&)~S[  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 #z2rzM@/:  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 C0 /g1;p(  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 %T)oCjM[\  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 hvuIxqv!y  
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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 　 6
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 spGB)k,^  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ewfP G,S  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 t@R ?Rgu3  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 Pj4/xX  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ( @3\`\X  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 {.De4]ANh  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ~5 *5  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 e][B7wZ  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 K)-m*#H&uw  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 `8I&7c  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 X*,%&6O*  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Wa1, p  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 _^
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　　大公无私selfless　 h?f>X"*|(  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 GHHav12][  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 7As|Ns`  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 h[?O+Z^
 
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 z)xSN;x  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 !j\" w p  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 0V{(Ru.O  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 c(/VYMJZ&  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 iajX~kv  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 `-\/$M9s=  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 e.*%K!(  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 oM2UzB{(  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 e }*0ghKI  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 9M /SH$Qy  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 4#(ZNP  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 )%X;^(zKM  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Xwa_3Xm*Le  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 $fpq 3  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ]}mxY vu_i  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 XYH|;P6K  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 phYDs9-K  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 5y} v{Ijt  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 O%f8I'u$
 
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 b}G24{  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 %@R~DBS  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 @ 2_<,;$  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 j}+5vB|0  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 "Jy
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 "%@uO)A /  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 !RlC~^ -  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 g6sjc,`  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 fj4^VXD  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection