【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... p+Icq!aH5  
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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.... [)nU?l  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 64f6D"."
 
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      rqhRrG{L|&  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 N-}|!pqb  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 cDh\$7'b  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 $ZnVs@:S  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 pe-%`1iC0>  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 O\^D 6\ v  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 $"`e^J9!!  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 P;p;o]  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 5z"[{#/  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 5S&^mj-9  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 SW=%>XKkh  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 M[KYt"v  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 +fG~m:E  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 n16TQe"8  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 mp17d$R-  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 No(S#,vJ;  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Ox+}JB [  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Bt"*a=t;  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 =N{-lyr)  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 mW @Z1Plxs  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 e}q!m(K]e-  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 `;#I_R_K  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 dF0:'y  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 `pYL/[5  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 PoRL3
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 S3_QOL  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 0+"P1/  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 `jH0FJQ  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 RaY=~g  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 kNTxYJ  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 h*?/[XY  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 %TRH,-@3h  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Xu&4|$wB+  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 vCtag]H2@  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 .%N*g[J  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 OPwO`pN  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 &y=~:1&f  

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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 (_O_zu8_  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 B$cx '_zF  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 k!6wVJ|_Y  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Q!dNJQpb  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 r)SwV!b  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 ^atB
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 sd~T  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 Pkw` o #  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ]1<O [d  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 h&6v&%S/L  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 8L7ZWw d  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ?"[h P=3J  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 9}2E+  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 s~(iB{-  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ;9R;D,Gk!  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 0-W{(xy@4  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ^3L6mOoA  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 6*<=(SQI  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 hd2 X/"  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 r%g?.4o*b  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 oiq7I@Y`x  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 D/w4u;E@  
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　　持之以恒preserve　  l+.E'  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 $C UmRi{T  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 NW`.RGLI<  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 {g2cm'hD  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 6}.B2f9  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 zn T85#]\@  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 mAFqA  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 A/N$  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 2sjP"
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 N7%+n*Z  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Sq&*K9:z  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 %Yg;s'F>#q  
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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 　 2B_6un];W  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 GV1\8OG7  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 kx'ncxN~  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 pr\yc  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 4@|K^nT`  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Tk9*@
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 FpE83}@".w  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 n<Z;Xh~F  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 N{`-&8q;K  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 Ly\$?3h  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 !,Wd$UK  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 {$>*~.Wu  

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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 WUAjb,eo  
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　　大公无私selfless　 *%'4.He7V  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 A,MRK#1u  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 d6
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ][:6En}  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 JJ,Fh .  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 AZorzQ]s
 
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 tQ'E"u1  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ;e()|  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 jN 5Hku[?  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 w48T?  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 j)C%zzBu(  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 d4[M{LSl  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 )#T(2A  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 SYB
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 E92dSLhs5  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 o9#  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 :De}5BMy  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 j3P)cz-0/L  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 :bW}*0b-  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 KZ`d3ad  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 =:1f 0QF  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 r=s,Ath  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ,78QLh9:  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 UALwr>+VJ  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 /+"BU-aQk  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ZJ 8~f  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ,@khV  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 u#\=g:  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 :upi2S_e  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 <3LyNG.  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 l-XiQ#-{  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ya5;C"  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 &%>l9~F'~  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection