【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... [Gtb+'8  
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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.... s$ z2 c  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... T<yb#ak  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      KmmQ,e%  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 4-^[%&>}  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 4MLH+/e  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 sJU`u'w  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 WbcS: !0  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 rt}^4IqL  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 G3a7`CD  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 iKAusWj  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ].mqxf  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 [Y/:@t"2y  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 fYX<d%?7  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 .zkP~xQ~  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 3CZS)  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 {/ 2E*|W~I  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 Dl,`\b@Fw3  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 RUo9eQIPD  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 Gquuy7[&  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Z :nbZHByh  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 sWqM?2g  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 qTmD'2  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 KoBW}x9Jp  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 dh -,E  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 #wR;|pN  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 K=\O5#F?3  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 [V}, tO|  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 h<l1U'Bn7  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 <48<86TP  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 27Emm
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 nE W31 8  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 {6
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 x3G:(YfO  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 CNrIIsJ  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Z;DCI-Wg  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 [.,>wo~  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 kUl  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 42C<1@>zO  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ~qP[eWe  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 |V,<+BEi  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 @x&P9M0g  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 @C8DZ5)  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 )xU-;z0"~  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 $iw%
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 b7:
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ){;02^tX  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 :$3oFN*g  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 kAYb!h[`  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 8(U{2B8>\%  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 BRRj$)u  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ?=Pd  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 $14:(<  
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　　称心如意well-content　 _"a=8a06G  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 g{k1&|  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 l:B;zi`)oB  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 m!n/U-^  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ~"x5U{K48S  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 .>g1$rj  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ,Z9>h[JF  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 /hWd/H]  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 #U7_a{cn"M  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 F'8T;J7  

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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 6SM:x]`##,  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 G#`\(N
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 }l0&a!C  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 OWjJxORB  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 &[R8Q|1j  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 j`*N,*ha  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 {QaNAR
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 7k%T<;V  
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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 　 z2c5m  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 G\gMC <3  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 u`:
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 &O\(;mFc  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 NF$\^WvYSP  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 1n*W2:,z  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 qa >Ay|92e  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 -ZOBAG*  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 $3+PbYY  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 *~$~yM/~3U  
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　　大公无私selfless　 h:\oly\  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 &:*q_$]Oz  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ewsKH\#  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 X*oMFQgP  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 OU DcY@x~  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 Wk;5/  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 wYsZM/lw  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 i@"e,7mSG  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 hm$X]H`uMX  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 iGXI6`F"  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 $9 p!Y}  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 _,h@:Xij  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 V)o,1  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 FeJr\|FT  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 J a,d3K  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 lEL78l.  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 JEn3`B!*  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ^o?SM^  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 +WJ(QZEhD  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 AtS;IRN@  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 UQCo}vM  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 4fV3Ear=j  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 }'"Gr%jf(  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Zx }&c |Q  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 bZ_mYyBh  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection