【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... ,{'~J @  
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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.... !m_'<=)B4~  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... HkEp}R  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      vf5[x!4  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 W!IK>IW"  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 .YS[Md{  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 o"[qPZd>  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 xg3G  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 R?l>
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Bljh'Qp>C  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 zaoZCyJT%  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 =q6yb@  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 BJW;A>@Pj  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 !3HMGzt  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 zEks4yd  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 N|7._AR2  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 /]+t$K\cBq  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 g00XZ0@  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 {a(YV\^y|H  
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　　必由之路the only way　 (_-zm)F7  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 j\Q_NevV  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 I.(/j  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 bLf }U9  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 !JrVh$K  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 S{ *RF)  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 *!.'1J:YJ(  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ii~~xt1  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ~BZA_w"`1  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 u^:!!Suo  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 4'_uN$${$  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 G]5'U"cj3  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 5$zC,g*#  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 r$.ek\D5  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 IURi90Ir  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 +KD~/}C%-  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ZEHz/Y%  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 YMJjO0  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 dr:)+R  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 J}<k`af  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 3!ulBiMh  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 hv7!x=?8  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 I[&z#foN=w  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 3Jk;+<  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 m",$M>  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 {v~&.|  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 }^P(p?~  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 7c<2oTN'  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 j'CRm5O  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 _Z5l Nu  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 C6O1ype  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 Y.jg }oV  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 s`GSc)AI  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ){R_o
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 z`5+BL,|ND  
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　　称心如意well-content　 F!j@b!J8  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 t`H^! b  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 kB"Sh_:m  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 d*8 c,x  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 M ~.w:~Jm  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ,N<;!6e  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 &g.w~KWa  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 Nki18ud#  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 }+i ZY\t  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 z=BX-)  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 B2WPjhzD  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Q gDjc'  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 k;;?3)!  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 &FkKnz4IZ  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 J>]' {!+  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 m$pXe<  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 @Eqc&v!O  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 #x)G2T'?  
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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 　 DtXXfp@;  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 =h5&\4r
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 NTs< ;ED  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 iDp]lu  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 {nm#aA%,  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 XRJ<1w:  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 "EWU:9\0  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 *=~ 9?  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 A6q,"BS^d  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 jR}h3!  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 &zb_8y,  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 }Jjq]lW  
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　　大公无私selfless　 b0m1O.&I_  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 tG^Oj:  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Fm*n>^P@Y  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 5p U(A6RtS  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 F3,hx  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 wgkh}b   
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ~" }t8`vP1  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 6H.D`"cj  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 /LPSI^l!m  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 Zo-s_6uC  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 !_l W#feR  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 .~ZNlI {K  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Ax=Rb B"  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 M!!W>A@T[g  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 WvUe44&^$  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ?G0=\U< o,  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　  p&:RSO  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 l_>^LFO
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Mm^o3vl  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ,%v  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 h+t{z"Ic=  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 y5BNHweaRb  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 :&&Ps4\Sq  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 "9&6bBa  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 .!l#z|/x  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Z+(V'e;  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 8`U5/!6fu  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 TPvS+_<oL{  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 `5=0f}E  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Ex&f}/F  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 _udH(NC  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection