【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... {a:05Y  
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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.... i!?gga  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... "}fweCBgo  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      @>(KEjQTz  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 +ZOiL[rS  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 .w.:o2L  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ]19VEH  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 p%"dYH%]&0  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 A]/o-S_  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 )S)L9('IxT  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 )?*YrWO{  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 A IP~A]T  

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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 JQ&t"`\k  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 86r5!@WN  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 S\e&xUA;|  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 p T(M>LP83  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 X*8y"~X|vq  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 k_al*iM>H  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Ccf/hA#mb  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 k*.]*]   
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　　必由之路the only way　 'Wonz<{'  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 `2~>$Tr  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 fCl}eXg6w  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 X|M!Nt0'  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 "(koR Q  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 g|=_@ pL  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 I-7LT?r  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 l?Y^3x}j  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 gwZ<$6  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 aD/Rr3v>  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 HDyf]2N*N  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 0oe<=L]F  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 v1h(_NLI!  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 $o6/dEKQ  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 2`yhxO  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 e4X df>B  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 }ze+ tf  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 +qxPUfN  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Nk~}aj  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 F[qXIL)  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 sW^M  ]  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ];r! M0  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ,|%K
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 s"(RdJ-,  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 !}*N';  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ;qx#]Z0 <  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 PjQl(v&O  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 N
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 y@LImiRG  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 7T[~~V^x  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　  /SvhOi  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 o'Bd. B  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 $`pf!b2Z  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 '2,~'Zk  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 AXw qN:P}  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ;H$Cq' I  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 |$.?(FZYu  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ~tUZQ5"  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 =^"Sx??V  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 *0U#Z]t  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 >^8O:.  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 UG v
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　　持之以恒preserve　 oKGH|iVEe  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 l,n_G/\  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 o*T?f)_[p  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 I!zoo[/)%  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 GzEw~JAs  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 9WHE4'Sa  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ?M90K)&g{  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 qMaO1cE\  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 |E13W  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 q~>!_q]FE  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Vc\
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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 　 /}u:N:HA%  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ]xf89[;0  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 (R=ZI  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 _Q:ot'(~0-  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 OL
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 do`'K3a"  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 \,v^v]|  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 9u~C?w  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 A?tCa*b^  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 =ZH
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 (9bU\4F\  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Bl)D/  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 $_%  
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　　大公无私selfless　 %AV3eqghCg  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 dyqk[$(  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ^`-Hg=d  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Gj#BG49g2  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 1>_$O|dE  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 lYS4Q`z$  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 )`=N+k]  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 uPFbKSJj  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 R]kH$0`  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 T~>&m~} +  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 J(~xU0gd'  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 Rlr[uU_  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 6yaWxpW  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ?s0")R&  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 a0FU[*q  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Mf:x9#  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 =66,$~g{  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 -}JRsQ+rgM  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ^q~.
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 2wh{[Q2f  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 hWu#}iN  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 `=foB-(zt  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 1<9m^9_ro  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 `!T
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 !NOvKC!  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 o;:a6D`   
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 0g(hY:  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 K31rt-IIt  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 mE]W#?   
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 *o[*,1Pw  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection