【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... V\hct$ 7Vm  
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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.... XJ?z{gXJ  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... +`3ZH9  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      -y*+G&  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ( +hI
  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 "a{f? .X.  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 K+OU~SED%F  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 += ~}PF  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 3*JybMo"  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 r=aQS5  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ,jcp"-5#j  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 +JG"eh&J"H  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 q%9oGYjvQ  
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　　必由之路the only way　 [?*^&[  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 mH .I!  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 69yyVu_  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 -',Y;0b%  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 6suc:rp";  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 Qpq0j^\  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ZrS!R[  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 DmsloPB?_  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 S:s^si2/  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ^(:Rbsl  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 w"|c;E1;_  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 6:pN?|=6X  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 }=FQKqtC  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 W+X zU"l  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 .O^|MhBJu  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 NYeg,{q  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 \Y$NGB=2[  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 1rC'sfz  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 OHw6#N$\  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 zqkmsFH{  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 \!3='~2:=o  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 3'wBX  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 D[mYrWHpn  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 )j]RFt  

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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ilP&ctn6+c  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 "`k[4C  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 uRIr,U^  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 fu/c)D6u*m  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 &}r932  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ;k0*@c*  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 >&R|t_ypw  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ])`F$S  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 >nxtQ  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 7j Q`i;L}Y  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 }Y[.h=X  
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　　称心如意well-content　 {9)f~EbM!  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 pnD#RvmW2e  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 2eNm2
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 l6&R g-  
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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　
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 'j.{o  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 S^_na]M"4  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 xkX, l{6  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 znM"P|A  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 lU@ni(69d  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 wj/r)rv E  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 DzYno-]A]  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ON=xn|b4  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Abj`0\  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 W2n%D& PE  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 *u-
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Q<"zpwHR  
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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 　 w7O(I"  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 *s_)E2  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 "5vFa7y  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 |,qz7dpe  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 8TuOf(qE  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Zr`:A$  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 oZ!rK/qoA  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Byon2|nf7  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 xAsbP$J:  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 VTD'D+t  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 t+ Fm?  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 is`le}$^y  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 'kPShZS$b  
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　　大公无私selfless　 w,D(zk$   
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 y~;Kf0~  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 /O+,vRw\A  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 "w=.2A:q  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 =p:D_b  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 p-r}zc9@  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 *r$(lf  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 jbGP`b1_  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 (+(YO\ng6  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 PO]z'LD  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 2t*@P"e!  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 O8r9&Nv  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 c{7!:hi`x  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 j[v<xo  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 C1Slx
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 =4 36/O`K  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 7ae8nZ3&  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 EQET:a:
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 CD;C
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 51u8.%{4  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ]'3e#Cqeh  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 Ph'*s{  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 y2bL!Y<s9  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 : " 9F.U  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ,|,DXw  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 &'uFy0d,  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 (,#Rj$W  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　  m_LW<'  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 HS =qK  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection