【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... EcSu[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.... Sqyju3Yp  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Z6Z/Y()4Tl  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      +EqL|  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 :7JP(j2  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 *UXa.kT@  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 :#{0yno)H  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ~*+evAP  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 l Ft&cy2  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 - DYH>!  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 "(kiMog-  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 [Ls%nz|  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 )7Qp9Fxo  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 St> E\tXp  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 BO6XY90(  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 E @Rb+8},"  

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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 d-W*`:Q
 
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Qv;b$by3  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 3/(eK%d4Xb  
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　　必由之路the only way　 s$0dLEa9  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 'P4V_VMK  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 v|(N  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 hgwS_L  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 98uMD  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 #T`1Z"h<  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 u09D`QPP]  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 /len8FRf  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 I).eQ8:  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 uaCI2I  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 rsw=a_S  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 oJ#;XR  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 d?cCSf  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 jxYze/I  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 mQ<Vwx0  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ,Hp7`I>/  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 r $YEq5  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 a\B?J  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 >rYMOC~  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 KmWd$Qy,  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 c s:E^  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 i@%a!].I  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 >yLdrf  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 gXY]NWI  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 fEGnI
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 QVl"l'e8  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 (SA^>r  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 BJp~/H`vd  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 {c<cSrfI  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 bJw{U.  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 8RS@YO  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 FB3}M)G>M  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ih: XC  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 F^?DnZs  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 [&lH[:Y#  
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　　称心如意well-content　 n-OQCz9Xl  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 +.uQToqy  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 \AB)L{  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 {9cjitl  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 N_l_^yD  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 Q!r` G  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 !1Ht{cA0  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 7"OJ,Mx%  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 dk0} q6~
 
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 F 1l8jB\  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 h05<1>?|  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ^z51f>C  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ,;f5OUl?[  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 !lBK!'0  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 %Am
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 yJ;Qe_up  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 +,j6dYub  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 RiFUa $  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 /Pg)@*~  
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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 　 "=V!-+*@G@  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 unKgOvtj  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 EV7lgKM^  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 KLG2
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 }Yc5U,A;  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 G&YcXyH  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 T\bpeky~  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 wuW{2+)B  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 [B+:)i  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 7|GSs=  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 96P&+  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 i0zrXaKV  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 _"*sx-  
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　　大公无私selfless　 y,bDi9*|  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 o8v,178  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 yH>C7M7t  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Ob}XeN(L3  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 @|bJMi  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 3:xKq4?  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 *N}$~N  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 |lZp5MOc  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 1iNMgA  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　  ST0TWE'  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 t`R{N1  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 8FZC0j.^DH  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ByO?qft>u  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 k7;i^$@c  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 >(wQx05^D  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ^FkB/j  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 XgM&0lVT  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 R/*"N'nH-%  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 G--(Ef%v'  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 &/ED.K  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ^y KkWB*  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 5E1`qof  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 %KkC1.yu<  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 VB#&`]rdo  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 dJQK|/  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 .{*l,  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 UcOP 0_/  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 D7JrGaF{  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 h6^|f%\w*i  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 V,0$mBYa  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 D4|Ajeo;1  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 9_iwikD  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection