【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... $|-joY  
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不过记一些也没什么大碍,呵呵!写作时候可以用上一两个提升一下下.... FYU)sQ  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... g9~>mJR  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Q^=drNV  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 2Ur9*#~kGp  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 dNd(57  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 62{(i'K  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 fX"cQ&  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 7{0;<@  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 j0^%1  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 ~=xiMB;oH  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 'IVNqfC)u  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 VTM*=5|c  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Q&Q$;s3|Y  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 QGC%, F"+  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 k'(d$;Jgr  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 [5"F=tT7WP  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 MS>QU@z7c  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 sMZ90Q$  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ]YF_c,Q  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 F5+)=P#  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 LBw$K0  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 Zr#\>h'c  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 m\DI6O"u'  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 6!|/(~  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 3[UB3F4K  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 R[bI4|t  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 aBblP8)8;K  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ~/R bYvyA  
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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%&+yg  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ":Uv u[-  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 [39  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Y| 2Gj(*8  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 wxW\L!@  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　  }0f"SWO>  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 .j l|?o  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 L>>Cx`ASi  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 r{ }&* Y  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 TBr@F|RXiO  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 9TZ4ffXV*  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 $5v:z   
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 :o=a@Rqx  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 $C
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　　称心如意well-content　 #24eogo~  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 = k7}[!T  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 b@?pofZ`k  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 c$AwJhl^]  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 :0'2m@x~  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 M
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　　持之以恒preserve　 gtVnn]Jh  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 NPY\ >pf  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 M*n@djL$\~  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 H4{CiZ  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 kD.KZV  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 k?7V#QW(  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 BK;Gh0mp  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 9qcA+gz:|
 
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 t'{IE!_  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 _`-trE.  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 b;k3B7<  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 2uZ4$_  
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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 　 $LkTu  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 G~mLc  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 "\`>Ll  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 -g\;B  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 *'to#_n&W  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　  ,7h0y  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 slTE.  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 |5TzRz  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 A@<a')#>)  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 vzFo"  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Ef$a&*)PH  
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　　大公无私selfless　 46##(4RF  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ykYef  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 f?$yxMw:@  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 zs6rd83#  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 fZoQQ[s  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 # [ +n(  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 &dPUd~&EL  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 "!_vQ^y  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 UoaWI2  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 9kwiG7V1  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 u@P1`E1Q  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 )?I*zc  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Q+/P>5O/  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ^x$1N
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 d(:I~m  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 }$sTnea  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 K`60[bdp  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 c.5u \I9"  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 (_+ux1h6^  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 M _lLP8W}  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 +(z[8BJl  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 wehiX7y  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 X?JtEQ~>  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 }odjaM}5Nc  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection