【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... V!f' O@p[  
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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.... a/Cc.s   
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... es1'z.UJ  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      K7},X01^  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Ym wb2]M  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 -^,wQW:o)  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 "v+%F  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 (RLJ_M|;/b  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 -hKtd3WbT  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Y#f
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 '?b.t2  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 1#jvr_ ga  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 G2hBJTW  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 EhHW`  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 )4bZ;'B5  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 *,p
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 \ /6
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 be5NasC  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 |h65[9DMP  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 N3g?gb"Ex)  
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　　必由之路the only way　 'BwM{c-O"  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 _G5MQ%z  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 JTg0T+  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 5PlTf?Ao  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 U-EX)S^T[{  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 weiqt *,8  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 >AW=N  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 E$[\Fk}S  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 1H_#5hd  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 z,oqYU\:  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 SS;QPWRZ  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 q'?:{k$%  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 >1tGQ c
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 5@Q4[+5&_  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 q9oF8&O,  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 XI\aZ\v  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 [JVI@1T  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 u6y\GsM.a  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 =,[46 ;q  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 :Rt5=0x   
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 dY\"'LtF  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 \Zf&&7v  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 k #*|-?  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 UWn}0:6t  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 DAu|`pyC%  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 FOk @W&  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 M@'V4oUz  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 [V)sCAW  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 )%y~{j+M  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 _yWH\5@  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 0[1!K&(L  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 44W3U~1  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 *c AoE l  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 i9xv`Ev=R  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 pt4xUu{  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 %b{!9-n}  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Yjl0Pz.q  
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　　称心如意well-content　 \a6)t%u  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 )j6>b-H  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ?8,N4T0)  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ,xz^k/.  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 `_'Dj>  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 qX'a&~s)n  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 =+h!JgY/L  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 jN}7BbX  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ')<FLCFwT  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 A]?O&m|  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 '>|*j"jv-  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 !$xEX,vj|W  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 R,w54},  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 C$RAJ  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 WUWb5xA  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 /-K dCp~  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 9Oo*8wvGG  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 9 QCpXy  
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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 　 (_&V9vat=  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 :YJ7J4  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 M*~v'L_sI  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 +ptF-  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 }Uwkef.Q  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ]EVe@  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 /8WpX  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 .e FOfV)  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 PV]k3&y  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 %Vw|5yA4  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 (DG@<K,6  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 _>gXNS r4u  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 B8cBQv  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 |5}rX!wS4  
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　　大公无私selfless　 e(OwS?K  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 '!j #X_;  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 d]O_E4X*  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 dN$ 1$B^k  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 :X'*8,]KHH  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ]&Y#)ebs  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ;;EDN45  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 :V&N\>Wo  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 LYd}w(}  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 i0k+
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 V~/.Y&WN  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 EKqi+T^=F  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 p]wP36<S!  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 RXGHD19]  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 z)5S^{(  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 }0$mn)*k  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 JxjP@nr  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 {]=v]O|,  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 `8,w[o oC2  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Raefj(^V  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 &Cq{ _M  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 va5FxF*%  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 \OcMiuw  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 |q_ !. a  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 B;!f<"a8  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 [T`}yb@  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Q.k :\m*h  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 5h8o4  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 knT.l"  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection