【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... ;,[6 n|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.... }l~|c{WH`  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... L^i=RGx  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      GR@!mf  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 lT#&\JQ  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Aayh'xQ  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 R''nZ/R  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 zs e<b/G1G  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ~qt)r_jW  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 hr_ 5D  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 mbB,j~;^6H  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 JBfDz0P  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 tvXoF;Yq  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 PPk\W7G  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 =y-L'z&r  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 f2Zi.?``H  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 56gpAc  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 y_EkW f  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ]@X5'r"  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ?&;d#z*4  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 zvjVM"=G  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 uo0g51%9  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 y_O[r1MF  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 -c-af%xD  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 - s[=$pDU  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 X"WKgC g$  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 q/y4HT,x  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 H`u8}{7  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Z$qFjWp  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 +5J"G/f  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 s ^NO(  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 yMdEH-?/  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 iVq4&X_x  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 <viIpz2jh%  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 u\YH,  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 '[#a-8-JY_  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 z;1y7W!v  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 8r '  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ^l1tQnj)7  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 U3r[ysf  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 `|K,E  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 =ark?<E  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 R'a%_sACj>  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 xsK{nM6g  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Hj ]$  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 f`<j(.{9F
 
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 8Ml&lfn_8  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 gA ]7YHc  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 3oX%tx  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 @k~?h=o\b  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 '$Jt
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 $mm =$.  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 3{_AzL  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 5@c,iU-L  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 mY-Z$8r  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 WrbDB-uM  
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　　称心如意well-content　 }@yvw*c  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　  l|`FW  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 BOJh-(>I  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Wm:3_C +j  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 wo2^,Y2z+  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 AX**q$'R  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 B0=:A  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 4 E3@O  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ZJ"*A+IJx[  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 qU8UKIP  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 w:FH2*  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 wdBytH6r.  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 m?<8 ':  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 I#eIm3Y?  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 `H$s-PX  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 @PwEom
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 w2]1ftY  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ^\N2 Iu>6  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 >[|:cz  
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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 　 eE7Rd>  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 q4Ye  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 {w!}:8p
 
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ]`m|A1(  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 {h9#JMIA  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 "6Dz~5  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 0RoI`>j'  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 gFDP:I/`  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 9HTb  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 &<_sXHg<x  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 t:=Ui/!q  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 f7s]:n*Ih  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 9,y&?GLP  
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　　大公无私selfless　 h)y"?Jj  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Mm6 (Q  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 k ,<L#?,a  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 U Ciq'^,  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 <CA lJ  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ie$=3nZJ}  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ^1Yx'ua'  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 '|]zBpz  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 ,/d-o;W  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 }(hE{((o  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 s#d# *pgzh  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Mb<KZ_wYOX  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 4uu*&B  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 k"sL.}$  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 tXp)o>"  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 vW4f3(/  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 {;-$;\D  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ]7VK&YfN  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 >yWJk9hf  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ]Ny]Ox<  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 _n_i*p '2  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 8bK}&*z<  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 d")r^7  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 *Zc-&Dk:Ir  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 !PQRlgcG  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　  LSfj7j`  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 au7BqV!uL  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ?3|ZS8y  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 +amvQ];?Q8  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ^ID%pd  


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