【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... B+e~k?O]1  
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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.... H"Em|LX^  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... :fMM-?s]  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      rO2PbF3  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 uma9yIk  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 rt4|GVa  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 5Qe
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 7[VCCI g  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Ub-k<]yZ  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Xwn|.  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 +r34\mAO  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 @eD2<e  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 "\P~Re"EH  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 6(RqR  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 8*X L19N  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 jZgnt{  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 SF}L3/C&h  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 gbi~!S-  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 a}8>(jtSt  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 XT;IEZQZ  
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　　必由之路the only way　 vt7
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ZtZV:re=  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 uaMmiR  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ;bu;t#  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 eT \Q  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 %y~]3XWik  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 P<oD*C  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ' =s*DL`0  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Q#AHEm{9;s  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 iK23`@&%_  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 &dMSX}t  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 mLdyt-1  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 bGLp
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 T[II;[EiE  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 3S21DC
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ^qy-el  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 n
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 d|HM
 
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 =C}<0<"iF  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 tOVm~C,R  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 lt"*y.%@b  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 :cz]8~i\  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 f.CI.
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ''YjeX  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 (LPc\\Vv  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 K Hc+  

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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 8hA=$}y&x  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 p+?WhxG)  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 &d;$k  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 -qF|Y f  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 *5)!y d  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 RkM!BcB  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 I-"{m/PEdg  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 J_$~OEC~  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 @9a=D<'>  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 $Plk4 o*g  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 D$;/ l}s?  
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　　称心如意well-content　 nt6"}vO  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 f6)H!SI  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 yW 3h_08  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 Q{60^vg  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 P9vROzXK  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 RU=%yk-gM  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 [@;Z xs  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 f&'md  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 Yi`.zm  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 szHUHW~;J  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 >\ W" 3.  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 J']W7!p  

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　　出乎意料unexpected　 V|= 1<v  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 jo;n~>3P  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 )8;'fE[p}  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 '5%DKz  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 #p]On87>  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 !s$fqn 6  
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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 　 /bWV`*  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Vr'Z5F*@  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 z,)Fvs4U.  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 m+gVGK  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 -Je+7#P1  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ;(XSw%Y H  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 &5B+8>  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 <,m}TTq  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ' |4XyU=  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 RR"#z'zQ  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 w(vf>L6(
 
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 `p!.K9r7  
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　　大公无私selfless　 pRC#DHcHh  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 2-$R@ SVy  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 =%a.C(0&G  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 D,NjDIG8  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 6ds&n#n  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 [9w8oNg0  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 3iY`kf  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ^D!UF(H  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 J&lQ,T!?B  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 <}|+2f233+  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 rl!c\  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 zV%U4P)Dao  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 nL\BB&  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 b8>rUGA{  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 la f
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 xa
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 sY=$\hj  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 IEHAPt'  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 %b0..Zz  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 L= hPu#&/  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 0zetOlFbO  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 :,% vAI  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 zJOL\J'  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 3`$-  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 #1+1q{=Z<  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 C8%q?.nH=  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 #zyEN+  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 :[?hU}9  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 FQ26(.  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection