【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... (ap,3$hS  
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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.... c_6~zb?k+m  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... h],l`lT1\  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      $=!_ !tr  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 vcp[$-$QGJ  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 78zwu<ET  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 0e~4(2xK  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 \avgXndI  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 N9AM% H
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 MM/D5g  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 8|S}!P"  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 BWG#W C  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 .5YW>PV  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 g5hMZPOmP  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 OR-fC  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 H.s:a#l?  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 LLW\1 cxi  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 =bl6:  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 #bdSH)V  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ~BD 80s:f  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 )Vnqz lI5  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 C.q4rr  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 !p|d[  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 U8R*i7  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 B@v"giJgr  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 :7jDgqn^|i  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 =^S1+B MY-  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 k_hs g6Ur.  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 [BzwQ 4  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 3"y,UtKGa  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 `hE@S |4  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 wwD?i.3  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 $%BNoSK  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　  pu?D^h9/  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 urA kV#d#  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 TG@ W:>N(  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 uKE?VNC]  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 u[G`_Y{=EM  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 KR sY `[Y  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 &yN/AY
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 WG=~GDS>  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 +Ssu^>D  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 @_4E^KgF  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 0G}]d17ho  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 z6>Rv9f  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 AIX?840V  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 k1HVvMD<  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 g\q*,1  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 asd3J  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 3yp?|>e  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 E/IoYuB  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 lPO+dm  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 WO]9\"|y  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Lk>o`<*  
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　　称心如意well-content　 !5zDnv  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 5eJMu=UpR  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 {sb2r%U!+  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 JNk6:j&Pf  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 o`+$h:zm@  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 R+b~m!58  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 lGZf_X)gA^  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 t$zeBOI)  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 /(jG9RM  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 "%E<%g  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 |D1:~z  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 YHQvx_0yP  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 @t{`KB+ ^  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 )kk10AZV-E  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 {v>8Kp7_R  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 f[fH1cu&`  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ;>*Pwz`~jT  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Rv)*Wo!L  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ,,=VF(@G  
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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 　 $w+()iI  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 \]|(w*C  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 6]NaP_\0  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 dJ.up*aR  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 8DGPA  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 l1%ubu  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 @~&1!  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 S{jm4LZ  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ?h)T\z  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 X:mm<4  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 +:3s f%0  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 xV"~?vD  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 G * =>  
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　　大公无私selfless　 :u`gjj$:s  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 4}-G<7*  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 :Z.P0=  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 H"c2kno9  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 A"/|h].  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 MIY`"h0*  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 =g|5VXW5  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 VV"w{#XKw  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 mhI  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 d%:J-UtG"  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 vr4{|5M  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 QBd4ok:R  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 1[!7xA0j  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 j>G|Xv  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 <Qt9MO`a  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 HM
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 .:O($9^Ho  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 <j1r6.E)  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 K{:[0oIHc  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 KE-0/m4yJ  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 T.W^L'L`  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 h]/3doP  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 _jH./ @G  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 YF>15{H  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 u>=\.d<  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 < <F  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 d[Zx [=h  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 @$nh6l>i  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 dKhS;!K9p  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 eZD"!AT  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 {`-AIlH(  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection