【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:sUGM,  
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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.... {55f{5y3 c  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... ehLn+tg  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      KGGnypx`  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 'w=aLu5dY  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 A-, hm=?  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 pgs<Mo$\%B  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 SW5n?Qj3-  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 E.*gKfL  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 x|gYxZ  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 NZO86y
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ("YWJJ'H  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 }=JSd@`_  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 -zWNQp$  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 #*%?
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 =A
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 H?FiZy*[Y  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 q#1G4l.  
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　　必由之路the only way　 -d thY(8  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 v$+A!eo  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 O S#RCN*  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ThkCKM  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 \t`VqJLyu  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 rCsC}2O  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 97<Z,q72Y  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 (D6ks5Uui  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 >o%X;U 3  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 2pvby`P4  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 $=#Lf[|f=  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 }eI9me@Aa  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 $FDGHFM  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 k {vd1,HZ  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 :7X{s4AU6  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 +fKV/tSWi  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 __1Hx?f  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 S6C D
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 !,{N>{I  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 xRO9o3  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 W5()A,R  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 )7-mALyW  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 \d:Uq5d)0  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Fi7~JZZ  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 1W-kZ(e  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 "4T36b  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 a@9W'/?igk  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 q$s)(D  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 /xr75|-8  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 .
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 \l# H#~  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 -]YsiE?r  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 1Mx2%  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ADP3Nic  
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　　称心如意well-content　 VG$%Vs  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 :9q|
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 .Rb1%1bdc  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ~X'hRNFx~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 iRv\:.aQ.  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 jq|fIP  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 :0o]#7  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 wc}4:~  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 >bO}s
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 VrT0S  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 Z22#lF\N  

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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 q~xs4?n1U  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ^Uik{x  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 sHSg _/|  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 -e*(+  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ovvg"/>L  
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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 　 M-C>I;a  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 AUr~b3< 6
 
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Cs^'g'  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 @ |(Tg  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 73+)> "x>  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 U%tpNWB  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 y,$zSPJCi  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 {6;S= 9E\
 
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 bN>|4hS  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 5R*55@)  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 +J2;6t  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 cdD?QnZ  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 xn2f!\%p  
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　　大公无私selfless　 m+pFU?<|  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ~x g#6%<=  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ?0'db  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 80Z'1'u0  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 n_P2l<F~/x  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 JnXVI!+JDL  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 vQ1#Zgy  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 K&TO
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 &Q[|FO;[  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 75*q^ui  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 vALH!Kh  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 #A9rI;"XI  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Ks\\2$Cm7  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 N:&EFfg3  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ! ^TCe8  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 G^qt@,n$;  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ^#)]ICV  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 hmr2(f%U  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 sJ5Ws%q  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 3&KRG}5  

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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 O7# 8g$ZIv  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 2dJP|T9H  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 pMLTXqL  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 qw6i|JM%  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 uG=~kO  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 eNu]K,rT  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 g+3_ $qIQ+  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 R^&.:;Wi>  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 @Io@1[kj  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 K8RV=3MBLD  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection