【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... 9u^yEqG`  
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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.... f.{/PL  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... &~MM\,KML  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      -SeHz.`N  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 }P(<]UF  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 1m\ihU  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 J*zm*~8\  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 dZ;rn!dg>  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 U_oei3QP  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 & Do|
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 KpF/g[m  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 yGZsPQIaV  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ELa:yIl0  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 UkzLUok]U  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 f J$>VN  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ^oH!FN`;{  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 3+tr_psH  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 T.B}k`$  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ("T8mt[w>  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 =!P  
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　　必由之路the only way　 D4;6}gRC  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 kp>AZVk  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 e_z"<yq  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 =[x @BzH  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 xjO((JC  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 /Q*c
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 dd|/I1  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 &Dw8GU}1  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 (
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 mbCY\vEl  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 pGhA  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 j_Z"=  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 hp6%zUR  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 {S;/+X,  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 JJe?Zu\  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 tE>hj:p  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Tr@}  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 |Lz:i+;  

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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Nq3q##Ut:  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ?[K\X  

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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 3%$nRP X  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 2rK<U
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ;v?!Pml2k  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 I8 \Ka=w  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 M6+_Mi.  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 Jc:gNQCsP  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 XdDy0e4{%<  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ~Z'3(n*9  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 U_UX *  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 fi2@`37PM  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 U&D"fM8  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 L##lXUl  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 x_JCH7-  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 f@R j;R~Jp  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ~7W?W<  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 \V|\u=@H  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 D! 1oYr  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 A3p@hQl  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 /.<T^p@\&  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 VfJYYR  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 }@Ij}Ab>  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 G}d-L!YbE'  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 C:/O]slH  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ErK5iTSD  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 )oJn@82C|  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 :?s~,G_*l  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　  `Nn=6[]  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Amf gc>eJ  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 P#(BdKjM  

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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 -t_t3aU|  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 FUic
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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 　 i>YD_#w  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 CM+Nm(|\,  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 'M>QA"*48E  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 <R)%K);  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 0|kkwZVPn  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 sdF;H[  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ]n9o=^q/  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ocCq$%Ka  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 22aS <@}  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 c++GnQc.  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 "mlVs/nsyG  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 s8L=:hiSf)  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ~9%L)nC2'  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 VfWU-lJ  
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　　大公无私selfless　 KE>|,Ur  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 FXMrD,qVg  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 SU>2M
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 wq K:=  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 HRQ3v`P.  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 'W'['TV  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 "[A]tklP  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 imb.CYS74  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 K qK?w*Qw  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 >|j8j:S[  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 'Cr2& dy  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 m2sf]-?Y  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 $TU:iv1Fm  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Y\7WCaSgi  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 XC*!=h*  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 %Z.!T  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 "UM*(&  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 :t)<$dtf[  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 $M:Ru@Du2  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ;\mTm;]G  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 S+*%u/;l  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 sKCfI]  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 -a+oQP]O  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 n/ m7+=]v  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 B[IqLD'6  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 &al\8  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 +)<H,?/  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 "k>;K,:  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 C<B1zgX  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 k2Dq~zn  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 &60#y4  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection