【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... F|._'i+B!  
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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.... W#cr9"'Ta  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... `Pj7O/!)#!  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      p%304oP6  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 D;bQ"P-m47  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 p'afCX@J  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 KZ ezA4  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Qy ; M:q  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 D .3Q0a6  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 s:Us*i=H,  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 DQg:W |A  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 *[*E|by  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 fFXG;Q8&  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 6y)xMX  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 %8H*}@n  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 fys@%PZq  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 p$}iBk0B(z  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 |u)?h]>  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 e,zR  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 '#<?QE!d2  
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　　必由之路the only way　 &0TOJ:RP  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ,_`\c7@  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 zQxZR}'  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 9>psQ0IRvr  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 NTiJEzW}  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 yY*OAC  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 /-4i"|  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 mBc;^8I?23  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 }.gDaxj  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 po"M$4`9  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 5<4njo?k  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 6fPuTQ}fY>  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 IJq$GR  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 \WouTn  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 8nES=<rz  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 0$&Z_oJ  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 F.?:Gd1  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Pc? d@tm  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 e@k ti@ZJ  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 \EYhAx`2  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 3X0^xUA6  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 j/9FiuK  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 #k)G1Y[c  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 kf>'AbN
 
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 sXoBw.^Ir_  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 W@"M/<r@/  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 mg'-]>$$]  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ixiRFBUcF~  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 'r1&zw(  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 #:' P3)&  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ~ D3'-,n[  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 + 6r@HK`,t  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 tm+}@CM^.  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 a^Zn }R r  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ?/dz!{JC  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 j nI)n*  
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　　称心如意well-content　 kf"cd1  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 %5F=!(w  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ^o?.Rph|i]  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Ih,~h[  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ?r'b Z~  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 IUu[`\b=  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 s/,St!A4!  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 uE5kL{Fv  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 4s"8e]q=  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 l'3NiIX  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 %f{
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 :1.$7Wt  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 1RcaE!\p  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 c>DAR  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 IS'=%qhC`  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ~D
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 T+2?u.{I  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 #Va@4<4r  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 WVwNjQ2PM  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 J@yy2AZnO  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Wigm`A=,r  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 k ( R  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 eKLxNw5  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 tnKzg21%  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 YHeB<v  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 x$M[/ID0  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Ye(0'*-jyc  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 5(U.<  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 GbZA3.J]yl  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 nC`=quM9  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 +%>L;'L ^X  
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　　大公无私selfless　 w1s#8:  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 mXa1SZnE
 
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 [x)BQX'  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Y @K9Hl
  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 }*0%wP  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 W6jB!W  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Q>z0?%B  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　  a_Xh(d$  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 -pLb%f0?  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 '9RHwKu&s  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 1M<'^(t3d  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 9N-mIGJ
 
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 [9$>N  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 wGbD%=  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 b},OCVT?  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 eBBh/=Zc  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 R':a,6O  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 VpJ
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ;i,yT ?so  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 b}k`'++2,  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 Na[bCt  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 *UEo&B2+  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 b/2t@VlL  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 vbh\uv&  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 w'U;b  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 IWKQU/l!  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 [?]s((A~B  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Rrk3EL  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 D(L%fK`+  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 (}c}=V  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 .PxtcC.K  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ]LNP"vi;  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Q- j+#NGc  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection