【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... ywpk\  
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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.... 5bX SN$7|  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... c4oQ4  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      jEsP: H(0^  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 v'7,(.E  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 S,Boutd  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　

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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 wQ qI@  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 0'`>20Y  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Oemi}  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 xz5Jli  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 uPc}a3'?  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Vu0jNKUV  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ~YKe:K+&z  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 pb1/HhRR^n  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 m!5P5U x  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 s~$ZTzV  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 lN
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 PjNOeI@G  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 
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　　必由之路the only way　 @9g$+_"ZT  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 C-lv=FJEk/  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 /"?yB$s  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 p/L|;c  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Tt#4dm-  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 :U
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 :,%~R2  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 >Q#h,x~vu  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 TELN4*  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 QG {KEj2V  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 qww*  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 a)w *  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ci*rem  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Qc1NLU9:  

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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 a!rU+hiC  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 2GeJ\1k  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 |j:"n3~6  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 r,I';vm<`  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ]e`&py E  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 }#%3y&7M7  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Wk<heF  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 xE>H:YPm  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 N,kPR  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 E%Tpby}^'  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 TOF_m$@#  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 J>D+/[mFt  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 }-`N^  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 .+ezcG4q  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 6gfn5G  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 R:N4_4& C~  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 M~/Pk7CC  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 t+9[ki  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 f%,Vplb  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 2uSXC*Phz  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 \_vjc]?  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 \p4>onGI  
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　　称心如意well-content　 bm>N~DC  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 8n&Gn%DvX  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 y -6{>P/  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 6 4
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 cy-o@U"s8  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 OH >#f6`[  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 jd.{J{o  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 88&M8T'AP  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ,*kh{lJ  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 eKUP,y;[I  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 b!<\#[ A4  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 >~;= j~  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 OZR{+YrB^  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 h-<Qj,L{W  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ~@\sN+VS  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 .3'U(U  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 t-i\gq^  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 |{ @BH  
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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 　 eakQZ-Q  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 D0}r4eA  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 m%cwhH_B  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 r+!29  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 I8/tD|3  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 kIR/.Ij}  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 5]*!N  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 v
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 twox.@"U  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 6Nws>(Ij  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :O7n*l
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 &~c`p[  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 uO)vGzt3^x  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 J|w%n5Y  
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　　大公无私selfless　 v_Hy:O}R  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 6rWb2b  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ,n2"N5{jw  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 \mL]xE-  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 eM@xs<BR  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ^H -a@QM  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 G^';9 UK  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ia (&$a8X  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 FU(2,V
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 gZiwXb  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 8rjD1<  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 7%W1M@  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 h?H|)a<^9  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 vvu $8n  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 &E1m{gB(  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Zu<S<??Jf  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 (tX)r4VU  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 A2;6Vz=z  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Yg,;l-1  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 z{FFTb^B  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 <5,|h3]-#  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 'n ^,lXWB  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 KQvSeH>r  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 %q~q,=H$]  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 01n132k  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 <9piKtb|L  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 z#ki# o  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 c{_JPy  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection