【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... EJrP{GH  
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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.... xcty  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... <m'W{n%Pp  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      4S5U|n  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 PKJw%.-  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ;X, A|m$(  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 *lc|iq\  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 W^k95%zBM  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 H}?"2jF  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Qco8m4n  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 r'8qZJgm  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 XlLG/N  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 42M_ %l_  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 s5h}MXIXw  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 pmRm&VgE.  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 galzk$D  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 9A~w2z\G  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 PzOnS   
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ?8N^jjG  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 DSQ2|{   
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 'i',M+0>jC  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 {xx}xib3  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 .' }jd#  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 4%2A
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 `JO>g=,4  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 w?>f:2(=[  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 elAWQEus  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 7HkFDI()1  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 D(l,Z  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 8tQ;N'  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 rRg,{:;A  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ^R=`<jx   
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 w i[9RD@  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Q66 +  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 #B<EMGH  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 gu3i
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 4XNheP;b  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 KJRAW]?{  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　

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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 +=jS!  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 3("C'(W  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 .ojEKu+EJ'  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 iI{L>  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 i}VF$XN  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 \= v.$u"c  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 S[1<Qrv]  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 gom!dB0J  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 F%h3?"s  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Ea&|k
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 3]l)uoNt/  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 F{0\a;U@^  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 xj3qOx$  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 umIGI  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 _ocCt XI9  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 1uAjy(
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 wb0$FZzh  
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　　称心如意well-content　 a_RY Yj  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 wXKtQ#o}  

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　　成群结队gang horde　 w}ji]V}  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 wtw=RA  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 BS9VwG<Z  
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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　 pF{jIXu  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　  [E1qv;   
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　　持之以恒preserve　 w:5?ofC  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 S(gr>eC5  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 AY /9Io
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 rtj/&>  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 > Vm}u`x  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Xq?>a+B  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 =A'>1N  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 287j,'vR  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 eC-&.Fl  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 w!m4>w  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ji/`OS-iq  
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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 　 k=s^-Eiu  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Cog}a  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 b7sfr!t_d  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 A?MM9Y}K  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 nE]rPRU}[  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 sPNm.W$_  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ~cm4e>o  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 WO>,=^zPJ  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 e)}E&D;${  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 /we]i1-9  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 e#oK% {A  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Z66Xj-o  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 `+Nv=vk  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 r5gqRh}+  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ?l~qb]._  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 lW"0fZ_x'E  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ,#XXwm ^I  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 l$5nv5
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 T @^ S:K  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Gd|kAC g  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 N4x5!00  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 [.&JQ  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 9qDM0'W
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 KC"S06  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 kB?/_a`]  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 .RmFYV0,  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 GPni%P#a@0  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 }8AH/  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 N( 7(~D=)B  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ?#a&eW  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 +@uA  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Wtaz@+  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ^X6e\]yj  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 i+5Qs-dHA  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 pq
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 3~R,)fO;  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 02J(*_o  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 phG*It}  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 S]=.p-Am  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 fJ\?+,  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 P7T'.|d  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 $,O8SW.O$  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 lO|LvJyx  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 _'Jjt9@S  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection