【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... <KX&zi<L)  
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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.... =5?.'XMk  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 4Ac}(N5D@  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ;,k=<]  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 a$}N
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 J'e]x[Y  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 U7h(-dV   
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 7\X$7  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 gfN2/TDC]P  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 k"0;D-lTZ>  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 Us=eq "eu  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 \f%.n]>  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 "VTF}#Uo  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Ryv_1gR!  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 l'"'o~MC  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 !OAvD#  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 JN(-.8<  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 >
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 :_HF j.JW  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 \TbVS8e^  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ^+/kr/  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 C5X(U:  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 fZ{[]dn[  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 s V  }+eU  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ]A+o>#n}x  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ,r^"#C0J}  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 Da1aI]{I  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 !0}\&<8/m  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 l=m(mf?QBg  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 SNpi=K!yn  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 5Av=3[kh"%  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 I PCGt{B~  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ;0%OB*lcgE  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 !36]ud&  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 7<\C?`q"  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 M[]A2'fS  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ]ZoPQUS?  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 3R$Z[D-  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 |UUdz_i!:  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 N_C;&hJN$w  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 #/S {6c  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ?=Pd  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 (=x"Y{%  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ]3{0J  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 r),PtI0X  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 *~XA'Vw!  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 knp>m,w  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 \*T"M*;  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 JtKp(k&  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 lJ;J~>  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 3Mjj'5KH!  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 uLeRZSC  

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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 66&EBX}  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Z$KLl((  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 +YY8h>hj  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 @~ Dh'w2q  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 \0;(VLN'U  
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　　称心如意well-content　 $& ~;@*[  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 * A|-KKo\  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 +t)n;JHN  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 /?-7Fg+,  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 hjx)D  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 [ee%c Xo  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 I8  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 DrW#v-d  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 =dP{Gh  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 `ejUs]SR  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 2Nc>6  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 0IM8  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Q'B6^%:<~  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 bJr[I  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Si}HX!s  

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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 8U2dcx:G3  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 tYW>t9  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 _K2?YY(#>  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 "GT4s?6O  
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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 　 6V9doP]i  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 4tA_YIv  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 UO`;&e-DB  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 gv15t'y9  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 6+rlXmd  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 G>qZxy`c  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 n]W_e  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 zZ-wG  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 =tTqN+4  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 1xJ TWWj-  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 6~:Sgt nU  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 .V9e=yW!*  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 h5z)Lc^  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 fyz nuUl  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ~wn
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 PMsz`  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 a^qNJ?R!  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 h)lPi   
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 rn@`yTw^  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 _eSdnHWx  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Z.L?1V8Q1  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 uaw~r2  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 idc`p?XP  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 !9*c8bL D  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 S 6,4PP  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 6dH }]~a  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 KAA-G2%M  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 v!3A9!.  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 p?[Tm*r  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 5S Xn?  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 CHd9l]Rbe  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 mOpTzg@  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 mE O\r|A  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 m p<1yY]  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 f:*vr['d  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 U<"WK"SM  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 )m6M9eC  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 rG?>
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 iu**`WjI\  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 6cqP2!~  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 A5,t+8`aci  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 sGvIXD  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 gTRF^knrY  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 yA{W  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Qf@I)4
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 I ZQHu h  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 :JlP[I  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection