【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... O9#8%p% )  
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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.... ~.?,*q7  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... KErQCBeJ  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      Lj"@JF;c  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 r%*,pN7O  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 qU(,q/l  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ,iKL 68  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 1PD{m{  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 %l4LX~-:  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 e5/f%4YX  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 s9R#rwI
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ,Jm2|WKH  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 @]v}&j7  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 M3m!u[6|  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 TR;"&
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 3q'["SS  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 87; E#2  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 >Q5et1c  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 aQjs5RbP~  
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　　必由之路the only way　 GM_~2Er]  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 =E6ND8l@2  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 PIk2mX/D_6  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 cQg:
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 z$64Ep#  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 (*~'#k  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 p**Sd[|  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 N>pTl$\4  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 olm0O (9  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ,> Ya%;h2k  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 \#50; 8VJ  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 mafnkQU  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 .1{:Q1"S  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Ew< sK9[o  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 $^T
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 *x!j:/S`n  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 t.rlC5 k  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 YD9|2S!G  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 iFOa9!_0n  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 PIHix{YR  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 <`
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 sC'PtFK8z  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 &q7}HO/ @  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 SgWLs%B  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Z!+n/ D-1  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 J4]tT pu"K  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ^\oMsU5(  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 P(bds  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 (j(hr'f  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 :-Wh'H(  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 jL{k!V`s  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ctoh&5%!n+  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 l h?[wc  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 q:1n=iEi  
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　　称心如意well-content　 nKmf#  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Cb6K!5[q]  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ?L|Ai\|  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 q8)wAl  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 :(K JLa]  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 xJin%:O  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 gX`C76P!  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 z%nplG'~|  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 &{bNa:@  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 {]iM5?  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ;<=z^1X9  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 %r@:7/  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 PB#EU9  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 @>F`;
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 v?o("I[ C  
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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 　 gu1n0N`b  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ]{AHKyA{:  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 y(j vl|z[  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 _@Y17L.  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 p]6/1&t="  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 "R[6Q ^vw  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 _:Ov-HIR  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 LufZ,  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 6MbMAh5>  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 'D?sRbJ=  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 9QkIMJf0e  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ;{rl Y>  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 P,n:u'Iwy  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 m A|"  
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　　大公无私selfless　 v?h8-yed  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 [mQ*];GA  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 JmVha!<
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 \8SHX
 
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 rVx?Yo1F'  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 N+NS\Y5  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 f%Bmx{Ttq  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 wB W]w  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 GGn/J&k  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ppM^&6x^  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 &:*|K
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ^<O:`c6_  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 w`OHNwXh#I  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 kP}91kja  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 :S |)  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 (T0%H<#+  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 e#$ZOK)`  

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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 BpKgUwf;C  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 MM%c  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 e RjpR?!\  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Xpd^^  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 B[0XzV]Z  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 hOSkxdi*^  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Mb(aI!;A  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 j5:{H4?  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Whq@>pX8  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 FPu"/4v&  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 D`lTP(] y  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 8]N+V:  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection