【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... 8[y7(Xw  
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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.... hA~}6Qn  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... RGxO
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      "<.b=mN-  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ;N,7#l|wi  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 _e-a>y  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 0um
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 f.8L<<5 c  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 lc/2!:g  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 !}vz_6)  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 8EP^M~rv  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 a-kU?&* y  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 XFX:)l#o  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 wv*r}{%7g[  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 4+uAd"  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 $QY(7Z"  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 GCIm_ n  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 #q=?Zu^Da  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 &yP9vp="  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 <vPIC G)  
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　　必由之路the only way　 6T)D6;@L  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 V%3K")  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 4sG^bZ,  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 :vm*miOF  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 k%.IIVRx  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 t\'URpa+5%  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 3"cAwU9
 
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 3d \bB !  

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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 )6HcPso6  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 \_0nH`  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 1dHN<xy  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 yB,$4:C  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 9qIjs$g  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 4ZSc'9e9  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 `[X5mEe  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 !^:b?M  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 W0R<^5_  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 g\ilK:r}  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　  At3>  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 R6v~Sy&n!  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 {DlQTgP  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ~>6d}7xs  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 =#L\fe)q)  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 )09>#!*  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 @@uKOFA?  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 F)K&a  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 uE E;~`G  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 @3*S:;x  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 >uLWfk+y1  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 #M ;j*IBl*  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 (
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 @6"+x  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 do[w&`jw8  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 vJj
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 Nr"gj$v  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 f4;V7DJ  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 uOAd$;h@_Z  
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　　称心如意well-content　 LGh#  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 *+TO%{4  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 l0r^LK$  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 cwE?+vB  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 q{}U5(,{0  
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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　 WtlLqD!_D  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ]4Q~x  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 Yq:+.UU  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 brdY97s4  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 |H%,>r`9S  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 t?FPmbjv  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 }O:l]O`  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 K>TvM
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 N lB%Qu  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 b@[\+P] "  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　  gX]'RBTb  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 (L"G,l  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 y_Nn%(j  
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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 　 nNcmL/
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 sme!!+Rd  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 e[J0+ x#;r  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 44_CT?t<  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 h
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 D3-H!TFpDb  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 cdfvc0  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 e{33%5  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 B0}f,J\  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 0`dMT>&I  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 -wj
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ?4i:$.A Y  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 YaDr.?  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ,pz^8NJAI  
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　　大公无私selfless　 |Skk1#  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 PDnwaK   
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 |NcfR"[c  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 D$RQD{*  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 q.OkZI0n  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 z Lw=*  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 >y&4gm  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 | 1Fy  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 I-NzGx2u  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 pC2r{-  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 $-$^r;  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 t)LD-
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 'w`:p{E  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 s% "MaDz  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ?9_<LE q  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 e%&2tf4  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Y&aFAjj  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 w} *;^n  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 \~1M\gZP  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ]lzt"[  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 AoL4#.r3H  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 n4+l,~  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ;wIpche  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　

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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 4[|^78  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 `uy)][j-  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 R>U0W{1NO  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 vFLQq,?Nh  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 SuU,SE'TX  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 R9nW5f Nf  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 nS)U+q-x&o  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 0]=|3-n  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 [ZU6z?Pf  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection