【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... |` +G7?)Y  
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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.... NE'4atQ|  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... B"9/+Yj  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      5qx,b&^w  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Q:/BC= ~  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 5/m^9@A  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Gx.iZOOH/  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 :Jz@`s1n  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 [kjmEMF9i  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 @\_l%/z{  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 qxR7;/@j)  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ?'I[[KuG  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 8LH"j(H  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 PN$vBFjm  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 tmCm54  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 m)]A$*`<  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 lQnl6j  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 BgzER[g|q{  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 @y#QH
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 JpFfO<uO  
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　　必由之路the only way　 RuW62QSq  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 {APsi7HYBr  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 1b6ox6  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ;U +;NsCH  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 e@-"B9~   
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 \Lz2"JI  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 .Q,IOCHk  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 y11/:|  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 09f:%!^u  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 yMQuM:d  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 1I?D$I>CV  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 q<YteuZJ,  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 YHVJg?H3  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Su<Ggv"  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 xZ51iD$  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 qsB,yckml  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 FtUOgL)|  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 [<)/ c>Y  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 C+r<DC3  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Kilq Jg1%C  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 })V9d  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 la ~T)U7  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 Y[A
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Zho d%n3  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 <RmI)g>'_^  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 aU]A#g   
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 G9s: Wp  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 iH& Izv  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ]HP aM  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 i,R<`K0  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ](3e +JC  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 d`LBFH,  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 UQ#"^`=R<  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 u8pJjn;  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 *TY?*H  

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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 c&.>SR')  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 h#9X0u7j  
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　　称心如意well-content　 2xvTijO0  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ${^W
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　　成群结队gang horde　 )J4XM(  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 l
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 b f.__3{  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 &U%AVD
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 6qQdTp{i  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ]ovP^]]V  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 };"-6e/9  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 pEf1[ z
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 aI]
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 7}>7@W8  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Nv!If$d  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 "J|{'k`  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 LUSBRr8  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 JB.f7-  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 .d{@`^dh1]  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 E(]39B"i  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 g{{DC )>  
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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 　 6 axe  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 GH ]c  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 !R@v\Eu  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 a`/\0~  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 j{QzD^t  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 NVyel*
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 R^u 1(SF  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 vH14%&OcN  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 JTg:3<L  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 -d'swx2aZ!  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 3Lg)237&j  

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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 LR`]C]  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 M%{,?
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 GN0s`'#"3%  
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　　大公无私selfless　 Uw!N;QsC  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 P:8qmDXo  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 )#%v1rR  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 NC@L,)F  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 d U}kimz  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 m7
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 h85kQ^%  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ]K0G!TR<  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 q+ZN$4m  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 n.l7V<1  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 :P/0"  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ;${_eab]  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 k1_"}B5  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 hVGK%HCz&  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 v!WkPvU  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 .~AQxsGH  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 (dnaT-M3  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 q]\GBRp  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Be
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 P.Gmj;  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 phP%  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 w|[{xn^R  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 L43]0k  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 8S#TOeQ  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 s$ZKd  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 hOM#j  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Xf%wW[~  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Jq8:33s  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 8dlhL8#  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Y*-dUJK-`  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 U}c05GiQw  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 F-GrQd:O=  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Noi+mL  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection