【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... i.FdZN{  
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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.... 9tmnx')_  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... GK3cQw  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      :01B)~^  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 _5OxESE  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ndk~(ex|j  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 k? ,/om1  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 C0ORBp  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 bY~V?yNgKM  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 w.+G+r=  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 YjPj#57+  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Odw9]`,T  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 z1.vnGP  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 y3P4]sq  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 -"x@V7X  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Pa?C-Xn^  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 D

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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 d9l2mJzW  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 o,/wE  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 \Y6r !D9  
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　　必由之路the only way　 N]F}Z#h  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 xX.{(er  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 K.b:ae^k  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 h&rZR
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 vX&W;&  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 r$Oa  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 P#[?Kfi  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 bas1(/|S  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 WYIv&h<h"  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 I^[[*Bh*C  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 h-DHIk3/  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 2q*wYuc  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 D&qJ@PR  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 1*.*\4xo  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 p =-~qBw  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ,wngS=  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 :#D~j]pP  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 4[)tO-v:Y  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Z*=$n_ G  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 _hMFmI=r[  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ? 51i0~O=  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 I1I-,~hO  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 wJ"]H!r0  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ?]o(cz  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Wfy+9"-;s  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 YOUB%N9+  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 U+C^"[B  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 !Uv>>MCr  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 JoZSp"R  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 [ako8  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 z7+>G/o  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 IW-|"5?9'  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 |o'r?"  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 .2s^8gO  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 hljKBx~  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 o8v,178  
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　　称心如意well-content　 yH>C7M7t  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Ob}XeN(L3  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 p1K]m>Y{?  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 s|`wi}"x  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 $RNHRA.  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 Yl:[b{Py  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 j>uu3ADd2  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 *'-t_F';  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ByO?qft>u  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 fOME&$=O  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 9+xO2n  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 3bR%#G%  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 g_N^Y  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ~PpDrJ; Va  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 v Y0ESc{  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 C/#pK2xY  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 S'kgpF"bm  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 i3Bpim.  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 :#35mBe}k  
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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 　 zy n
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 R=&-nC5e  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 0t}v@-abU  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 .{*l,  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 P=KhR&gwV~  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 l>`66~+s,`  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 B{D4.!a  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 e&U$;sS`  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 wytMoG\  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 (dD7"zQ  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 j BBl{  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 g?Nk-cg
  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 DuR9L'  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 AWx@Z7\z"g  
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　　大公无私selfless　 .ml\z5  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 [+pa,^  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ?%qaoxG37  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 jll:Rh(b  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 :r hB=  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 KCw  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 {d;z3AB  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ~mXzQbe p  

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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 VrP{U-`  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 [~ 2m*Q  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 =FV(m S  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ;hO6 p  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 nb=mY&q}~  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 k)*apc\W  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ]bh%pn  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 5;" $X 1{  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 TmLCmy!  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 4jTO:aPh_  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Q~Mkf&s  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 0m*b9+q  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 hIV]ZYbH  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 2
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 s)]T"87H'_  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 `b8nz7  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 Qe_{<E  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 "J+L]IC?AD  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 erUK;+2g  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 83Rs1}*  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 7\98E&  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 L5`k3ap|  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 WFahb3kx  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 8=L"rekV_  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection