【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... 7Gwn,&)  
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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.... ?A4zIJ\  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... N|JML  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      `fTH"l1zn  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 H(L.k;B  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ~quof>  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 RT+pB{Y  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 J,iS<lV_  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 p**Sd[|  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 N>pTl$\4  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 olm0O (9  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 ]A?(OA  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ^(+
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 NUO#[7OK+x  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 84f(BE  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 CMhl*dH  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 wI5(`_l{G  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 wZUZ"Y}9  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 $~3?n
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　　必由之路the only way　 yac4\%ze  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 "g
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Lo<WK  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 m2a[E0  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 +@^FUt=tq  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ).32Im!;#R  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 #Zg pm"MW  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 r9Vt}]$aG  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 H73 r3BH  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 
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　　不败之地incincible position　 tjLG$M1z`  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 *DgRF/S  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 8 \"A-+_Q  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 oe*fgk/o9  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 &s{d r  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 y&A&d-  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 mKLWz1GZ  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 #~o<9O  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ?X+PNw|pf  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Mn 8| Knh  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 #h#_xh'  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 \bies1TBB^  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 IC6'>2'=T  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 *Oq&g\K)  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ,ZZ5A;)  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 B@ >t$jK  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 RS|*3 $1  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 Z6
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ltv~Kh  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 sw50lId  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 braI MIQ`  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 LlD=c  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 !/]z-z2>  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 mln%Rd6u/  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 xiVbVr#[  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 L+lX
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　　称心如意well-content　 !{!(yP_  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 Y2|c;1~5$  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 pS8`OBenA  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 [7l5p(=  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Gb.}af#v  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ?Hbi[YD  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 l
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　　持之以恒preserve　 6W'2w?qj?4  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 h[]3#  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 6MbMAh5>  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 'D?sRbJ=  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 9QkIMJf0e  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ;{rl Y>  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 P,n:u'Iwy  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 kN*\yH|  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 0.!Q4bhD  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 7 P]Sc  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ]GPUL>7  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 yGPi9j{QXq  
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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 　 2 Xc,c*r  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 EB>rY  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 XcQ'(  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 5$f*fMd;  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 As*59jkB  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 |h%fi-a:  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 :#
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ek4?|!kQD  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 dNcP_l/A  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 )haHI)xR  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 g3uI1]QXLg  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 KwuNHK)-  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 H"> }yD  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 h|Uy!?l  
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　　大公无私selfless　 />9?/&N6"  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 Qf]ACN  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 f<0nj?  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 o$DJL11E  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 #wZ:E,R  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ii@O&g  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 l`R/
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 nn_j"Nu  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 h4^ a#%$  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 'L2M W  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 YFCP'J"Z  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ``A=p<W  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ?Q]{d'g(sx  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 5Qik{cWxBq  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 >]k'3|vV  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 [2!K 6  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 5B?>.4R  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 5xi f0h-`  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ?s("@dz_  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 H\2+cAFN#  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ~n84x  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 jl=<Q.Mm7  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 DEaO=p|  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 a$g4)0eS  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 U6"U^  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 9/RbfV[)  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 oq=D9  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 n\5` JNCb  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 {>G\3|^D  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 }.7!@!q.  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection