【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... ;,]Wtmu)7  
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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.... ddjaM/.E  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... &mvC<_1n  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      a)8M'f_z  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　  bR5+({yH  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 !n/"39KT  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Q<pL5[00fD  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 5Y97?n+6  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 F\;G'dm  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ;HeUD5Nt6F  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 t/aT  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 e[7n`ka '  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 v5GV"qY  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 h>+,ba"D  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 !7lS=D(?  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 LMrb 1lg$  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 +mN]VO*y  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 k/yoRv%  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 >I3#ALF  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 O#E]a<N`  
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　　必由之路the only way　 C0X_t  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 io$!z=W  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 :U>o;  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 9BPucXK  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 "3A.x1uQ  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 !PI& y  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 sHSZIkB-r  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 wG4=[d  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 s('<ms  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 Q"KD O-t  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 "k(Ee  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 8S[`(] )  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ][1*.7-  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 4hep1Kz%  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 <taN3  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 sHx>UvN6  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 vkWh2z  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 5_@ u Be~  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 p.kJNPO\@  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Q%61_l  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 -z9-f\  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 E Z95)pk  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 rnvKfTpZDU  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 5(0f"zY  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 dYdZt<6W<(  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 6KuB<od  

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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Te=[tx~x  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 :=qblc  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 <smi<syx  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 *GxOiv7"4W  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 l<fZt#T  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 =SJwCT0;  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 egcJ@Of  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 $^|I?5xD  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 jb~2f2vUa  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 i[obQx S94  
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　　称心如意well-content　 bvZTB<rA  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 %Z|]"=;6  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Rv R,V  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 t Dx!m~[  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 e!cZW.B=`f  

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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　 7/*a
 
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 0:K
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　　持之以恒preserve　 U'IJwGRP  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 Z,~"`9>Ss  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 6 isz  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 H]:z:AAvX  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 mi~BdBv  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 N7lWeF  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 p_hljgOV  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 6MC*2}W  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ypxqW8Xe  

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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 $"Oy }  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 &dSw[C#f  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 c`UJI$Q/

 
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 -C$Z%I7 0  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 md[FtcY\  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 I>b-w;cC  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 kP%Hg/f/Ot  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 t`{^gt  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 %g(h%V9f  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 LX.1]T*m`  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 `+b>@2D_  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 EmNB}\IYU  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :V2j'R,  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 *?oQ6g(Nz  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 &sL5Pt_  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 #&">x7?5  
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　　大公无私selfless　 uVqJl{e\  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 > 3JU  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 XzQ=8r>l  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 K_nN|'R-  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　  49 3ik  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ]^gD@]
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 o<-%)#e  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ^Gv<Xl  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 {R8Q`2R  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 Hi|2z5=V  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 .Z&OKWL  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 o;Zoj}  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 fY=iQ?{/[  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 = k3O4gE7  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 p{Pa(Z]G  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 -f9M*7O<gf  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Tc:W=\<  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 *{4cc  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 xOT'4v&.  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 q'(WIv@  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 <Dm6CH  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 %\~;I73  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 mApn(&  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 ,xD{A}}V  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 eU%5CVH.v  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 tMAa$XrZj  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 W77JXD93  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Vj2GK"$v  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ^7"%eWT`  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 21o_9=[^  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Xx'>5
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 J
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection