【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... <qI!Dj{  
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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.... R. vV
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... /wP2Wnq$  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      "];@N!dA  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Pl2eDv-y  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 zXbA$c  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ovi^bNQ  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 uaky
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 d..JW{  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 uotW[L9  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ?a1pO#{Dg  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 7QoMroR  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 8yH
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 L1y71+iqU  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 i` ay9J8N  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 a(ml#-M  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 (Q8r2*L  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 .*.eY?,V  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 m -hZ5
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 n+i=Ff  
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　　必由之路the only way　 $J&c1  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ]0j_yX  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 U=U5EdN;  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 j-DWz>x  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 e0otr_)3F  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 D{[{&1\)r  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 X8N9*vy  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Dg{d^>T!_x  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 sf->8  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 2gMG7%d  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 M}f(-,9  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 T#*H  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 (Cfb8\~  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Ki7t?4YE  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ' VKD$q  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 />/e  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 1 <+aF,  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 X;Sb^c"j1  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 WvSm!W  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 .g\Oj0Cbxh  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 k0K$OX
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 0doJF@H  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 6w,"i#E!  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 jy?*`q1]  

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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ||awNSt  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 J:Qx5;b
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 MJ1qU}+]  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ?X@[ibH6  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 h\w;SDwOk  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 hRu}P"  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 KGg S"d  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Babzrt-  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 BOw[*hM  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ~1wt=Ln>  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 T :d+Qz\  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 phjM(lmCo  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 IONo&~-l  
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　　称心如意well-content　 \]]K{DO  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ZF[W<Q  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 S*h^7?Bu  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 N wk  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 9u{[e"  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 XKky-LeJ  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 N'ER!=l)  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 @u9L+*F  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 HZRFE[ 9nb  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 MSS[-}  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 SED52$zA  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 >2{Y5__+e  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 p-.kBF  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 Gkuqe3

 
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 IsI5c  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 3xs<w7  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Gb`)d  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 vlkwWm  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 &wK:R,~x6  
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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 　 cgrSd99.  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 i0{\c}r:4b  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 )^o.H~Pv  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 eWAD;x?.  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 S~aWun  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 PSq?8.  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ASbIc"S6  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 Zu|NF uFI  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 D^@@ P  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 {4 Yxh8  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 $t%IJT  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 phu,&DS!  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 <CuUwv 'A  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 iG54 +]  
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　　大公无私selfless　 DehjV6t  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 +w]#26`d  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 }BC%(ZH6  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 aH."| *.  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 \|S%zX  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 K
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 iKo2bC:.&  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 QtnNc!,n  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 5?$MZaT  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 m,\+RUW'  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 bX2BEa8<"  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ZXs,TaU  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 GU>j8.  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ~RVlc;W  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 P+f}r^4
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 mQ`atFz:Z  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 t,D
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 W<)nC_$  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 2gO@   
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 Brxnl,%\  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 /#vt\I<x  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 s@:Yu  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 z$^wCd:  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 Kkq-x'gt^  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 @cIYS%iZ  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ~9o@
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 gnZ#86sO  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 T+T)~!{%  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Vq0X:<9  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 KJJ:f
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 EXeV@kg  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 M{orw;1Isy  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection