【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... *T{KpiuP  
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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.... (; Zl  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ltd'"J/r  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      l4OPzNc'  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 R xWD>:  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 %;`3I$  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ezd@>(hJ  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 _xdttO^N  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 *kDV ^RBfq  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 _[ `"E'  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ,-BZsZ0~  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 %;G!gJeE  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 {K2F(kz?T  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 POQ1K O  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 W&^2Fb  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ;Y16I#?;Kh  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 *$>$O%  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 SHPZXJ{  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 k4nA+k<WI`  

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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 |zL.PS  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ~ .Eln+N  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ,K[B/tD{j  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 %x7l`.)N  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 N,_ej@L8  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 7f td2lv  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 @.i
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 JGD{cr[S  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Vt
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 "WYcw\@U  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 a^5`fA/L,  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 |/lIasI  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 %dT%r=%Y  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 |2 wff?  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 |H_)u  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 p go\(K0  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 X0Oq lAw  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 Z#MODf0H@  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 .DvAX(2v  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 C aJ
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 #=.h:_9  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 }t-r:R$,  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 %-'U9e KN  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 99:L#0!.W  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 w9PY^U.Y3e  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 J;kbY9e  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 5#F+-9r  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 5,((JxX$  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 E0pQRGPA  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 :gVjBF2  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 3U`.:w`  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Vi|jkyC8  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 -&A[{m<,>  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 .0|J+D  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 .2P?1H
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 'x0t, ;g  

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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ;hvXFU  
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　　称心如意well-content　 B<RONQj_  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 %E\%nTV  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 QBy*y $  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 {\&"I|dpe  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 bSghf"aN  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 R6XMBYK^  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 c1J)yv1y  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 |mmG s  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 lKUm_; m  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 <\g&%c,  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 YnWl'{[ C  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 IJY5wP1
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 #cG479X"  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 tC:,!4 P$  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 bV*zMoD#  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 az;jMnPpR5  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 !muYn-4M  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 chmJ|  
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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 　 .00=U;H%`  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 pEj^x[b`^  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 7E3SvC|M  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 !NLvo_[Y  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 TUUE(sLA  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 YB B$uGA  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 V<2fPDZ  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 JkDPuTXD  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ^]qV8
 
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 fj-pNl6Gf  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :{b6M/  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 fb"J Bc}X  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 |\%F(d330  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 #W@% K9  
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　　大公无私selfless　 AX!>l;  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 60,-\h  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 3 "l F  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 +t>*l>[  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 n4WSV  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 I[=Wmxa?r  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ?UZ$bz  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 wrQydI  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 xHv|ca.E  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 gHvW e  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 Sf'i{xye  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 X:G&5  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 B:O+*3j  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 6%ZHP?  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 uX<+hG.n
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 _x\-!&[p  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ;Ze"<U  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 0W~.WkD  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 u}Ei_ O<z  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ZR/R'prW  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 hz<|W5  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 !Z U_,[  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 '"` Lv/  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 IIq"e~"Vs  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 4-y6MH  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 X$BXT  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Ab*]dn`z  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 so}l#  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 myD{sE2A  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 3QCMK^#Z:  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 c
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 \C|;F  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection