【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... -w]/7cH  
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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....  <B)   
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... :3^dF}>  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      zb:kanb-  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 u]E.iXp  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 qnJ50 VVW  

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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 $mpO?D J~  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 'J
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 jO8X:j09A  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 CxDcY  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 AbfZ++aJ  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Vb!O8xV4;+  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 oa`#RC8N  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 ,Dp0fauJ  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Z\ )C_p\-  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 H0>yi[2f  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 89HsPB1"t  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ?djQZ*  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 zzIr2so  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ho
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　　必由之路the only way　 |=K_F3aJ  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 tR)H~l7q  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 2SG$LIV 9Y  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Riry_   
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 L0NA*C   
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 l]6%lud8_  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 +TJEG?o  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 $`J_:H%  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 eu#'SXSC F  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ](jFwxU  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　  QLKK.]  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ~E5z"o6$  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 y 1\'(1  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 mUoIJ3fv_,  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 |j~lkzPnV  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 PnYBy| yl  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 9Ul(GI(  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ;2xO`[#  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 5*-3? <)e  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 /j2H A^GT  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 F7*wQ{~  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ca<"  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 u9qMqeF  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 1fU,5+PH  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 qoMfSz"(  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 )?! [}t  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 T1WWK'  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 -V.d?A4"  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 G\d$x4CVGc  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 @C_KV0i  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 08bJCH  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 V N{NA+I  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 "_UdBG  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 U&Wwyu:4i  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 8)*2@-Rp  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 K6JVg$  
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　　称心如意well-content　 B;6]NCxD  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 k*rZ*sSp  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 UB`ToE|Ii  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 `$LWmm#  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 /&#XhrT  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 gbeghLP[?  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 kqYa*| l  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 9Y
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 `!:q;i]}  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 PjT=$]  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 l\AMl \  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Q-Ux<#
  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 .@-9'<K?~  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 &1l=X]%  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 x\&`>>uA  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ~^
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 <R%;~){  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ZT02"3F  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 a9n^WOJ6  
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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 　 YY?a>j."a  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 0JgL2ayIVI  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 2j(h+?N7k  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 =.y*_Ja  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 OmM=o*d  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 S$f6a'  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 c4_`Ew^k  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 mzQ`N}]T:  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 |IunpZV  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 KXV[OF&J  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 5XuT={o  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 X7,
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 p8
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 &V|>dLT>A  
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　　大公无私selfless　 jjJ2>3avY  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 {0! ~C=P  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 :V2bS  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 1 T130L  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 X(jVRr_m9  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 I\qYkWg7  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 0A{/B/r
 
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 \7"@RHcihB  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 CF|]e:  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 UD~p'^.m_  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　  p!Eft/A(  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 c*d9'}E  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Sx
   
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ^IKO2Ft
 
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 KYJjwXT28W  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 y/V%&.$o=  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 {{C`mgC  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 bslrqUk_`=  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 "uLjIIl  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 B= keBO](@  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 5 ,0d  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 >pkT1Z&'  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 [<`SfE  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 (h']a!  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 w@
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ,(a5@H$f  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 !h&g7do]Z  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 SPj><5Ro  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 \b}~2oX  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 {F&-7u0  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 R`F,aIJ]  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 KCe13!  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 W;?(,xx  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection