【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... FVpe*]  
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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.... @)0gXg  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... IWQ8e$N  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      DuFlN1Z  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 M>^IQ  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 TUUBC%  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Ar$LA"vu4  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 C^~iz in  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 K4tX4U[Z  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 {!4%Z9G  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 5Tu.2.)N  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 _96&P7  

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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 (+@.L7>m+t  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 R}]FIu  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 E5dXu5+ye  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 8?$2;uGL  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 g,;MV7yE  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 (!b: gG  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 BAhC-;B#R  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 @K/Ia!Lw  
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　　必由之路the only way　 2*|]#W
 
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 V#~.Jg7  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 JVkawkeX  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 GXfVjC31z
 
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 o;[oy#aWl_  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 "jHN#}  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 -db+Y:xUZ  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 4(R2V]  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 .H"hRYPC?  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 9)">()8  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 U]|q4!WE  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 6"7qZ
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 aW"!bAdx`,  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 jO55<s94  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 X2cR+Ha0  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 U3}R^W~eb  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 T Rw6$CR  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 {0 ~0  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 5-^%\?,x  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 %K"%Qm=Tl  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 <+gl"lG  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ozC!q)j  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ~7pjk  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 vC:b?0s#(  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 rf->mk{  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 |A0$XU{  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Da[C'm=  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 jJ!-hg4?]  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 H@E")@92  

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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 8e!DDh  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 P0e""9JOo  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 mSzpRa  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 |<-F|v9og  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 W[E3P,XS  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 vo ;F;  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 l(,;w
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 EB5_;  
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　　称心如意well-content　 'd#\7J>d  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Y#&0x_Z  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 i9eyrl+!  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 s!ZW'`4!z  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 <*"pr
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 |Vwc/9`t]>  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 vZE|Z[M+<  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 +z|UpI  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 8nIMZV  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 _7lt(f[S  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 wKk 3)@il  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 eb!s'@  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 -".kH<SWv  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 m!5HRjOO  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 |Bx||=z`  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 X-kXg)!Bg  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 &so-O90  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 #y=ZP:{:t  
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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 　 y]}b?R~p=  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ;OOj[
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 >vWEUE[  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 5vD3K!\u  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 <nDNiM#  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 C=N!z  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 -xJX_6}A  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 X*pZNz&E  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 j~Q}F|i8  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ,{k<JA{  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 m_a^RB(  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 0 _Q*E3  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ?4^};wDb2  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 gs?8Wzh90*  
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　　大公无私selfless　 pvlDjj}  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 H#OYw#L"u  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 +A@m9  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 C1b*v&1{
 
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 W!t{rI72  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 +jUgx;u,  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 t<Ot|Ex  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 zX98c  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 "?35C !  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 !$_~x 8K1-  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 @OzMiN  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 [ 7g><  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 e?b)p5g  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 t8P PE  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 )n>+m|IqY(  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 )qv2)a!H  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 0]B(a  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ZIDbqQu  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Xh F_]  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 `:p1&OS  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ?2 f_aY ;  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 X:|8vS+0gU  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 po7>IQS]  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 wMWW=$h#\  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 .X'pq5  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 F9a
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 S\*`lJzPM  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 x`%JI=q  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 .4-,_`
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 R[jEvyD>(  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection