【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... IA!Kpg W  
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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.... n&JP/P3Y  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... dy'?@Lj;  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      B&D z(Bs  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 )I9(WVx!]  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Rl8-a8j$f.  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 0:p#%Nvg  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 tDVdl^#  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 X'<xw  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 b*i+uV?  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 p IToy;]  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 e^TF.D?RS  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 4vphLAm  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 lB-7.  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 m`cG&Ar5  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 P8f-&(  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 I(SE)%!%S  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ;iVyJZI  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 4(]k=c1<  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 F(9
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　　必由之路the only way　 K""04Ew*pV  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 jiat5  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 apXq$wWq{D  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 N*#SY$!y  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Nf1l{N  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 e=U7w7(s9
 
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 P06K0Fxf  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 [M.Vu  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 j<[<qU:  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Kxq~,g=t  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 <_+8c{G  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 28-@Ga4  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 Lt)t}0  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ?w.Yx$Z"  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ?@ O[$9y  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 )vw3Y88  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ;fuy}q8@7  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 &{$\]sv  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　  H='`#l1  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 M/BBNT  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 %9IM|\ulp  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　  `=oN&!  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 %f@]-  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 lGxG$0`;;  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 419t"1b  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 KNV$9&Z  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 K]RkKMT,  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 xX}vxhN  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 yHCBf)N7\  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 *NDzU%X8  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 gCd9"n-e  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ndN8eh:OR  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 uRJLSt9m  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 xZBmQ:s',S  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 UA}k"uM  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 X=-pNwO   
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 r%F{1.  
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　　称心如意well-content　 }*;Hhbox  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 6MF%$K3  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 amOBUD5Ld`  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 (Zx;GS  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 8z\WyDz  
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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　 :U^a0s%B  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 >i-cR4=LL{  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 DO(FG-R  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 E:L =>}  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 c"v#d9  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 (F +if
 
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 77.5 _  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 52,pCyU  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 M8Q-x
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 $*{PUj  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 T1LtO O  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 R4%!W~K  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 #sw
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 n'U*8ID  
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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 　 =(3Qbb1i  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 eh&?BP?  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 /xWkP{
 
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 eo24I0
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 uI}S9  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 (dLt$<F  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 hbD@B.PD  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 #KF:(2  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Ou"QUn|  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 nU-.a5  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :bkACuaEn  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 [=z1~dXKb  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 AU)"L_ i}  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 AyB-+oTf(  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ,B(UkPGT  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 @s}I_@  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ,%w_E[2  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 G(~d1%(  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 DmEmv/N=  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 tSV}BM,  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ]:(>r&'  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 2+M(!FHfy  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 i;;CU9`E2q  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ;n$j?n+|  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 3Q*K+(`{  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 !f-mC,d  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 [X0Wfb}{  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 H$zjN8||"  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ?v
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 FiMP_ y*S  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 %Ez%pT0TQ#  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 A\ds0dUE  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 o[q Kf  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 k<wX??'  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 p/>}{Q )Y  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ZfM(%rx  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 G 5w:  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ?&EPZqI  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 
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　　得心应手handy with facility　
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 o
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 />c F  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Q4\EI=4P]  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 fiqeXE?E  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 :pj#t$:!  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 NBZFIFO<  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 GhpVi<FL  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection