【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... @dl8(ILk'  
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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.... WSRy%#  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... PY?8[A+  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      3)3Hck  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 joqWh!kv7U  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 >)NQH9'1  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 6g"C#&{@  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 6W&_2a7*  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 %m eLW&  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 dQD$K|aUp  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 EiWd+v,QJQ  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 }^Gd4[(,g  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 */(I[p  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 5dl,co{q  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 20tO#{Li  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 S_b/DO  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　  )h_8vO2  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 </[: 9Cl  
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　　必由之路the only way　 2S~R!   
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 !wE}(0BTx  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 UvJ;A  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 N|usFqCNk^  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 %*}Y6tl'|  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 xHA0gZf  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 %aRT>_6"  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 }baR5v  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 tc+WWDP#"
 
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ~`ny@WD9  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 !]yO^Ob.E  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 SRIA*M.B}  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 !>
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 RD7^&  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ,l YE  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 @AHm!9?o  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 &qpr*17T  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 S#)Eom?V  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 S5~VD?O,  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 kB?al#`  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 JJ;[,  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 L}@c
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 pw7[y^[Qg  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 =FE|+!>PA  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 :Ad&$eg+  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 vAyFmdJ^  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 K|dso]b/  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 =[F<7pvE  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 r*Yi1j/  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ) $PDo 7#  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ~%YBI9$+  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 m9/}~Y#k  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 J>/w5$h5  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 aG^4BpIP  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 TYy.jFT-  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 JU4qzi  
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　　称心如意well-content　 Z,=7Tu bR#  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Nqu>6^-z0  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 gSh+}r<7  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 >(;{C<6|^  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Bro9YP4<  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 lR(+tj)9uO  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ROous4MG  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 7eiV{tYF  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 fc |GArL#}  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Y$?9Zkp>  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 =Xqc]5[i  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 RH&~+5  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 %'X[^W  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 t({W [JL  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 9R7A8  

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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ;n&t>pBM  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 %3ICI  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 SUU !7Yd|  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 a 0GpfW$t  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 Z
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 .K
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 d\jPdA.a=  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 f]\CD<g3|E  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ;;:-l99  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 n8".XS  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 Vp3ZwS  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ecCr6)  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Ns7(j-  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 7 D^gMN%p  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :F{:Z*Fi0  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 vfE6Ggz  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 s1h/}  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 LS88.w\=S@  
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　　大公无私selfless　 >V*mr{/1  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 fH>NJK;  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 w6W}"Uw  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 j"'(sW-  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 lo,$-bJ,<,  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 <-D0u?8  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 X7i/fm
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 x"{'&J[hx  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 qQsku;C?i  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 T<w5vqFDu  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 /i-J&*6_  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 isZAoYVu  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 yLdVd P  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 N.]qU d  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ghX|3lI\q  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 !2'jrJG
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 E gal4  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 _&j}<K$-(  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 _-9@qe  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 @*Wh  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 mN>h5G>a  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 :L1dyVA{  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 GW$.lo1|)  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 .hba*dV  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 XvE9b5}  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ]]&M@FM2z  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 B <+K<,S  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 w4{y"A  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 >I-g[*  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Rq
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 l.7d$8'\  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection