【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... t^ax:6;"|  
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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.... Wbra*LNU  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... bIs@CDB  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      6,J:sm\  

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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 0J \hku\  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 uIeD.I'@{5  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 2p6`@8*34  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 E 0k1yA  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 cbHb!Lbg  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 S zqY@  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 <kY||  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 @1p,  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 #c2InwZV  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　  `LWZ!Q  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 lQ}e"#<  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 Q I.
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 0 CJ4]mYl  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 M~G1Z
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 `tCOe  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 jaoGm$o>"F  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 N1V qK  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 `P`nqn  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 '(/ZJ88JP  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 SZ
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ))n7.pB9/  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 %qzpt{'?<  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 'DQp  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 M} IRagm  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 }lgqRg)F9[  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 @=c{GAj  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 `d=$9Pi  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 dXh@E7
 
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 4\q7.X+^  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 FhB^E$r%  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 F9e$2J)C  

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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 "F+ 9xf&r  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 +G&h  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 v@k62@;
 
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 )2oWoZvi9  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 1!\!3xaV  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 jh]wHG  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 v,RLN`CID  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 +by
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　　称心如意well-content　 "zw?AC6  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 'oTcx Jx  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Qd!;CoOmZs  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 5d
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 !{s$V2_  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 [p!C+|rro  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 l$
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 9qXHdpb#g"  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 +@%9pbM"z  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 c#"\&~. P  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 -#gb {vj  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 dN |w;|M  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 >+vWtO2  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Q=PaTh   
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 (= !_5l  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ]; ^OY\,  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 5)$U<^uy  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 ziH2<@  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 [PX'Jer  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Jh466; E  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ['R=@.  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 "BFW&<1  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 5\4>H6  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 #[KwR\b{:+  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 (B$FX<K3  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 HJcZ~5jf  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 GzB%vsv95  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 rSJ}qRXwU  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ,3n}*"K  
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　　大公无私selfless　 A&M/W'$s  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 `q@~78`  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 _x'StD  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 5-3gsy/Mo  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　  WcJ{}V9  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 LtU+w*Gj  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 <'B^z0I,  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 s-ou;S3s  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 +OH."4Z  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 [5 V  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 zKutx6=aj  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 dkLR Q   
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ?c+;  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 vuP1gem  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ex1ecPpN  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 vKC>t95  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 24Fxx9g  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 bsm,lx]bH^  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 D/WS  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 &}cie"\L  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 4=Ey\Px  

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　　得意扬扬ride high　 `{Jb{L@f  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 y#+o*(=fRE  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 J%)2,szn0  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection