【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... 3fM  
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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.... gI\J sN  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 3+n&Ya1  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      \B2=E  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Q6
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 299; N  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 xx9qi^  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 oSy[/Y44a  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 (A(d]l  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ^>k[T.  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 WW==  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 s(wbsRVP8  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 t^uX9
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ,{:5Z:<|  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 MdEZ839J  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 my*UN_]  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 :5h&f  
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　　必由之路the only way　 HOu<,9?>Q  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 yfuvU2nVH  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 l+YpRx/T\  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 37M7bB0  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Y@#~8\_  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 DB%=/ \U  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 6RzTSb  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Ig5J_Z
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 \<;/)!Nmw  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 )"j_NlO  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 PjRKYa_U  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 S}*#$naK  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 rQ~%SUM7  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 B>9D@fmzs  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Ur5X~a\y  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ]RGun GJ  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 :@YZ6?hf  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 3MkF  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 +a;:7[%&  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 -+O8v;aC'  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 7!L"ef62o  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 #[Ns\%Ri0  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ]FsPlxk6  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Eepy%-\  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ]6}|X#_  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 qj=12;  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 //|9J(B]  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 m!!uf/  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 i[WTp??Uv  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 7F.>M  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 sF(U?)48  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 KRm4r  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 WYI? M  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ^c.b@BE  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 iTxn  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 G}] ZZ  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 qH"0?<$9  
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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　 +.[#C5  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ZhM-F0;`  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 'Y>!xm  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 %xWmzdn  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 2c9@n9Vx3a  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 f{^n<\Jh  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 x{Gih
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 bu@Pxz%_  

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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 x-Xb4?{  

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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 TvM{ Q
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 t}NxD`8  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 L\hPw{)  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 y]cx}9~  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 s?OGB}  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 r+$ 0u~^  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 [-Q"A 6!Zd  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 <|.S~HLTQ  
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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 　 |a^ydwb  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 h1)p{5}H  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 MZL~IX  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 <-FZ-asem  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ?&/9b)cS  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 :5@7z9 >  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 `{tykYwCLc  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ;5y!,OF6  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Y]P $|JW):  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 |wK)(s  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 bM;tQ38*  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 ixfkMM,W  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ~Bu~?ZJmd  
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　　大公无私selfless　 Zvr(c|Q  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 a?+) K  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 3zh'5qQ  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 P#EqeO  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ;39{iU.m  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 xFyMg&  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 xnh%nv<v{  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 $F/&/Aa  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 z{ymVd0#  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 7Y#b7H  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 a"WnBdFZ  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 -$T5@  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 4|Y0$(6o  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ,t)mCgbcO  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 )<3WVvB  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 ]k,fEn(  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 hcN$p2-  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 x"N,
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 (:hPT-1  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 .t~I[J\<  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ;>CmVC'/  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 *1elUI2Rg  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 xy|;WB  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 C6/,-?%)  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ^
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 NIYAcLa@n8  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 v#nFPB=z  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 S:oZ&   
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection