【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... X^9eCj;c  

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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.... zHk7!|%Y  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... %3mh'Z -[f  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      jC_m0Iwc  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 !nt[J$.z^  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 [LDY;k~5+  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 "ot#g"  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 eq,`T;  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 8=,-r`oNy  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ,WtJ&S7?  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 rceX|i>9n  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 )SyU  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 uS7kkzt-x  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 LsO}a;t5  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 !!d?o  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 KvXFzx|A  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 % Ou'+A  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 |dhKeg_  

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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ZQ{-6VCjl  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Oi<yT"7  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ;OZl' . %`  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 r1:CHIwK  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 >wb Uxl%{5  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 m`}mbm^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Lv#0-+]$Bt  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 "By$!R-&  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Em !%3C1r  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 .>z1BP:(  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 {xeJO:M3/  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 =fJU+N+<  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 1wFW&|>1  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 qYJ<I'Ux O  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 6
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 v? OUd^  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 (xHu@l!]  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　  V?1[R  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Kei0>hBi  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 R~T}  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 5!fOc]]Ow  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 YLi6GY  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 YI ?P@y  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 r'j88)^  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 S4`X^a}pY  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Y|Q(JX  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 'mbLK#q  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 \.}T_,I  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ~Ym_ {  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　  e|!'  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 t&?{+?p: 9  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 JkWhYP}  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 9
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 Kh\ 7%>K#  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 IU"  
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　　称心如意well-content　 W+#Q>^Q>  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 1v]%FC`  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 dYrgL3'  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 X6G{.Vh"  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ~r.R|f]IQ  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 !Ap5Uwd  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 vdq=F|&  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 jhm3:;Z  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ynIC (t  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 #BLHHK/[  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 uy hh"[  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 uBRlvNJ  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 yI: ;+K  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 0 %~~IT}U  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 D0\>E}Y E  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Ok_}d&A  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 V;%ug'j  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 X}Oe'y  
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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 　 C
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 8%,#TMOg  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Fx:38Ae  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 INA3^p'w  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 t5+p]7  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 :K6JrS  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 y >=Y  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 +cH>'OXoB  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Z[nHo'  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 5mZ2CDV  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 1D'r;`z  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ^4fvV\ne_~  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ]AYP\\Xi  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 -~]H5er`  
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　　大公无私selfless　 %C/p+Tg  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 1%v6d !  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 t)&U'^  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 )J[m>tyY5
 
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Nud =K'P=  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 VFf;|PHS  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 }*(_JR4G  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 a=}1`Q  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 7K
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 +%XByY5  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Kzn1ct{65!  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 vS
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 *1EmK.-'u  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 UK,bfLPt~  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 /}6I3n  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 _+48(QF<  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 {LjzkXs  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 n5C
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 6qDt6uB  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 /4(HVua  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 JL4E`  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 ((`\i=-o5  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ]0T*#U/P  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 lwf
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 d8;kM`U  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 P<X?  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 (<_kq;XtN0  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 9IXy96]]6  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ,sSo\%  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 ?,7!kTRH  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection