【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... {b
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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.... " Wp   
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... <O;&qT*b  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      &oA~ Tx  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 GGCqtA^@7d  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 YVoao#!  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Iq+2mQi*/k  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 M9gOoYf,~  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Truc[A.2Z  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Gc wt7~  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 \H^;'agA  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 }@wVW))6$  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 &1P(O\d  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Hj2<ZL  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 fTcY"A,2  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 \Dfm(R  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 +,z)#  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 tj[c#@[B  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 >zQOK-  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ]w!0u2K<Q\  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 b:1 L@8s;  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 KU]ok '  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 QXs8:;T  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 NO2(vE  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 !>3LGu,  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 IX
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 )S*1C@  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 g5Hr7Km  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 LTXz$Z]  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 [9AM\n>g  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 wt?o 7R2  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 UV@0gdy[  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 O,'#C\   
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 +rc SL8C  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 Z!_n_Fk  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 (`c G  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 w7 *V^B  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 `5l01nOxJ  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 8:dQ._#v  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 -[heV|$;  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 i=#F)AD^5#  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 !MV@) (.  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 JN(-.8<  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 +>tUz D  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 U(,.D}PG  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 "#4dW7E  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 /.Q4~Hw%}  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 uQ3[Jz`y  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 PJ\0JR7a  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 E^CiOTN  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 a9Y5  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 1[PMDS_X  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 |J>WC}g@n  
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　　称心如意well-content　 f.xA_Y>  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Q8nId<\(  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 zP)~a  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 #Dy?GB08  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 BmBz}:xMez  
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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　 ~Y!kB:D5;~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 EqB)sK/3  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 nE W31 8  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 j`>^1Q  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 gAbD7SE  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 obH;g*  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 R9o-`Wz  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 jLVl4h&  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 6g:|*w  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 \Y|*Nee}XP  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 8Cx^0  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 "&+3#D >  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 +0$/y]k  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ^s:y/Kd  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 &2.u%[gO[q  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 'DbMF?<.  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 4@3[  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 [U{UW4  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 xyh.N)  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 N_C;&hJN$w  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ib6^x:HGU  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 uKr1Z2  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 &"Ux6mF-"  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 "y?\Dx   
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 (=x"Y{%  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 F=a+z/xKT  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 !RvRGRSyF  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 F'RUel_%  
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　　大公无私selfless　 iI1n2>V3y  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 YvL?j  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 m!n/U-^  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 5N$E()m$  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 4vnUN  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 >TL^>D  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 XKOUQ
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 +xv!$gJEj  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 :;;E<74e i  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 x+5k <Xi}  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 uLeRZSC  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 M5L{*>4|6  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 >zvY\{WY  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 +ZsX*/TOn  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 g:ErZ;[  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 FVsj;  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 @ T;L$x  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 c~,23wP1  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 9-1#( Y6S  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 I
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 mdih-u(T|  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 t@oK~ Nr  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 W`rNBfG>  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 yoe}
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 \uOdALZ  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 U]~^ZR  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 T$4P_*  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 #C*8X+._y  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ybdd;t}&1  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 \$*$='6"  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 vH%gdpxX  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 qk(P>q8[  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ~`#-d ^s:  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection