【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... -j"]1JLQ  
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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.... }N`m7PSf  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... [~UCYYl  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      3 6-Sw  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 kY.3x#w  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ;lU]ilYv  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 (n
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 kD{qW=Lpn  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 $C
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ReZ&SNJ  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 XPd@>2  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Qs1e0LwA9  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Z`{ZV5  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 nQ}$jOU&  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ocDAg<wo  
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　　必由之路the only way　 #[ZNiaWT  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 %SJ2W>e  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 5ON\Ve_H  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 {IR-g,B  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ?D8+wj  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 [t}\8^y  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Yv ZcG3@c3  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 yG..B  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 fq,LXQ#G  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 5wgeA^HE2y  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 XjINRC8^4  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 T2/lvvG  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 v62O+{  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 |b^+= "  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ~8l(,N0  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 TcEvUZJ"
 
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 n4%ZR~9WH  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 S;L=W9=wby  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 X" m0||  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ;:DDz  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 4Fs5@@>X  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 '^10sf`"
 
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 0+
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ?_V&~?r   
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 [Zxv&$SQ  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 u/_TR;u=q  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 qEJ#ce]G  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 xm$-:N0q  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 a2%xW_e  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 D`NPU  

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　　畅行无阻checkless　 X%rsa7H3J  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 r?2EJE2{V  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 a${<~
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　　称心如意well-content　 N> jQe  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 vN9R.R  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 E^4}l2m_  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 [jEZ5]%  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 +l hJ8&  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 5=_bK^Am  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 gY&WH9sp?9  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ZM16 ~k  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 UR~s\m  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 H1.ktG  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 -v! ;  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 1
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ;pj,U!{%s\  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 K7X*N  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 2<9&OL  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 y* :C~  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 <JIqkGeAi  
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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 　 {53|X=D64  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 (mplo|>  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ^5Zka!'X2Z  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 $*`E;}S0  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 MOPHu O{^  

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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Tm$8\c4V:*  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 d3\KUR^  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 hBaF^AWW  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 h^v#?3.@  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 =KAN|5yn  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 \r9E6LLX'  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 -g:i'e  

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　　大公无私selfless　 K:A:3~I!NW  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 *2fJdY  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 =dwy 4  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 R#i`H(N  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 r&ys?@+G  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 =**Q\Sl  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 pFV~1W:  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 OI8}v  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 )TyP{X>  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 G*,7pc  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 t BG 9Mn  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 |WpJen*?Y  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 (Q&O'ng1  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 aL&9.L|1g  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 dc_2nF  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 OEX\]!3_Fm  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ks %arm&  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 "!fwIEG  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 3lEP:Jp  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 o}f$?{)|  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 &}|`h8JA]K  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 tfh`gUV4  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 2$VSH&  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 :#{0yno)H  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 %$Xt1ub6(  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 S v#,L8f  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 QFoCi&  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 h?}S|>9  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 P"t Dq&  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection