【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... yGvDn' m  
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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.... k&)K
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... xQJIM.  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      VLsh=v   
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 AJyq>0p  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 %bP~wl~  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 gYatsFyL  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 B0oxCc/'sZ  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 (0i'Nb"  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 w[(n>  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 Ly9Q}dL  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 +UxI{,L  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ITyzs4"VV  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 1SW4Y  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Xv0F:1  

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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 JO2xT#V  
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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 　 Z>8eD|m%2  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 $uCiXDKCq  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 6lsL^]7  
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　　必由之路the only way　 !.EcP=S  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 nq'M?c#E  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 HA!t$[_Ve  

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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 'T7x@a`b)  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 *|YU]b;W  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 \jyjQ,v)  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 b`CWp;6Y  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 oG_C?(7>  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 ]p]UTCo!'  

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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 /p)F>WR  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 m'x;,xfY&F  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 tnb$sulc+  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 _D,eyP9P  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 Hi7y(h?wj  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 rk|@B{CA;  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 >(3\kiYS  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 30Drrno7Io  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 uzBz}<M=  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 T_;]fPajjD  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 *:hyY!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　 ".U^ifF  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 }Ln@R~[  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 {fDTSr?/  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 #X`8dnQZ  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 xT*d/Oaw  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 a~]bD  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 _yH`t[  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 06mlj6hV  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 )9v`f9X){  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Pbu{'y3J  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 @T-p2#&  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 +T{'V^  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 1wj:aD?g  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 0CExY9@Wq  
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　　称心如意well-content　 !Ng=Yk>3  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 =8{WZCW5  

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　　成群结队gang horde　 ;#/@+4@a&  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 0(TTw(;  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 XGrue6ya  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 tRb]7 z  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 4BL;FO  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ;bzX%f?|G  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 _gj&$zP  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 {$D,?V@%_  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 tC?=E#3V  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 MM_k ]-7  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 r|Z3$J{^"  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Dr&('RZ4  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 d_UN
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 (_kp{0r#  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 M-L2w"  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 XgN` 7!Z  
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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 　 >WJf=F`_H  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ;7]u!Q  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 '|]e<Mt-  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　  Amr[wx  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 q5h*`7f  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 rk+#GO{  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 D']ZlB'K  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 d(vsE%/!  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 3iw{SEY  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 L;gO;vO  
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　　大公无私selfless　 l"\~yNgk  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 q@b|F-  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 "UEv&mQ  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 d(g^M1m  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 W@yJAQ  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 b-3*Nl_%  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 [((;+B  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 : tWU .f#  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 9-]i.y  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 DE2a5+^  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 8k(P,o  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 a_h]?5 :c  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 %cE2s`  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 ='TE,et@d  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 Isx#9C  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ORu2V#
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 [!%![E  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 D1nq2GwS  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 2>*%q%81  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 -48vJR*tC  

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　　得意扬扬ride high　  ^xPmlS;X  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 V^Hu3aUx8  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 `Y?87f:SP  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection