【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... 'X`Z1L/  
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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.... c7Z4u|G  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Zp_(vOc  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      d2 ^}ooE  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 {f!/:bM  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 R?2sbK4Cz  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 yVd^A2  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 f-=\qSo  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 5\-uo&#  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 INZVe(z  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 \u3\TJ  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 YeX*IZX8  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 dj|5'<l2  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 ?HZp@&  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 Hh<H~s [  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 A5?"  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 H^_,e= j  
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　　必由之路the only way　 }fpya2Xt  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 od;-D~  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 C \ Cc[v  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 C3AWXO ^  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 [+#m THX  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 HN47/]"*  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 g14
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 R^Rc!G}  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 y48]|%73  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 V>$( N/1  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 9#LMK 1ge  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 p_r`"  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 |%_C$s%  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 EZtU6kW"  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ~%hdy@  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 hW7u#PY  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 OY*y<>  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 C|{Sj`,XG  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 $+eeE  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 WR+j?Fcf  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 p^l#Wq5  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 mY|c7}>V;  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ! FcGa  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 z*3b2nV  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ,%i Scr,z  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 +]
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 NP>v@jO  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 7:`XE&Z  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 BD6!,  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 =dm9+ff  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ,@Csa#  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 g%2G=gR$?z  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 D5zc{) /  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 K^{
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 kHg|!  
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　　称心如意well-content　 TtJX(N~  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ~B<\#oO  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 T*p7[}#  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ueg%yvO
 
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 +m_.?V6  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 $$AZ)#t[  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 33`bKKO}  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 -O})Y>=}  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　  hyxv+m[  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 m
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 U" @5R[=F-  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 gd[muR ~  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Iq|h1ie m+  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 03?ADjO  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ErN[maix#  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ,)
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 =Vh]{y~$  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 +@$VJM%^7b  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 /{({f?k<\/  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 `+=Zq :0  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ,T;sWl  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Z9mI%sC[(  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 06NiH-0O  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 pg!m
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 |yNy
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 };2Lrz9<  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 y2k's  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 zt((TD2  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 zCq6k7u  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 YTgT2w  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Gj#BG49g2  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 1>_$O|dE  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 WOYZ  
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　　大公无私selfless　 CE183l\  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 11$v~<M  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 PC=s:`Y}R  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 PHsM)V+  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 D-e^b'l  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 d76C]R5L  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 aBF<it>  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 (_
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 -mZ{.\9  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 L'BzefU;04  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 YkV-]%c  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 [s!cc:JR
 
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 }>Lz\.Z/+[  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 P[cGCmM  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 3TD!3p8
  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 6? (8KsaN  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 hWu#}iN  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Z$@XMq!  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 jdDcmR  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 zPoIs@  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ">RDa<H]  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Y-,1&$&
 
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 6{I5 23g  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 mE]W#?   
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 iyhB;s5Rgw  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Zt[1RMO  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 "mE<r2=@  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 {/ _.]Vh  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Hca)5$yL  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 2{h9a0b  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection