【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... <Dx]b*H  
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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.... #jAqra._b  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... x^"ES%*  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      IHgeQ F ~  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 k
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 i,13b e  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 >3awn*N  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 {pb>$G:gfx  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 AxxJk"v'y  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 v/*Y#(X  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 /6O??6g  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 \7"@RHcihB  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 )otb>w5  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　  p!Eft/A(  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 _2btfY1U  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 @|a>&~xX  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 CIjZG?A  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ;Ut+yuy  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 RFh"&0[  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 g~UUP4<$"  
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　　必由之路the only way　 vaf&X]p  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 (h']a!  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 rzp +:  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 7j5f ;O^+  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ,wwZI`>-  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ThW,Y" l  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 [NnauItI  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 'H9=J*9oG  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 (3\Xy   
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 v;{{ y-  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 XwM611  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 !BU)K'mj  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 Kr L>FI  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 eT"Uxhs-}  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ;D ~L|  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 b|^I<7  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 x:K?\<  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 5/ecaAB2  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 +2cs
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 g=]&A  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ~JZ3a0$^  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 T)u4S[ &  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 >POO-8Q  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 <3 @}Lj  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Q49BU@xX  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 \tt'm\_  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 P@ypk^v  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 =:$) Z  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 X BI;Lg  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 {Bs+G/?o/  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ;<6"JP>0  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 XL"=vbD  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ?MZ:_'2p  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 U1\MA6pXW  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 QT}iaeC1i  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 N{pa) /  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 Qx.jCy@  
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　　称心如意well-content　 aJQXJ,>Lv  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ,?w!5N;iRO  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 sN@j5p^jc  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 jaa/k@OG  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 !h/
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 FBbm4NB  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 >]C<j4
 
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 y8}"DfU.  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 @ikUM+A {  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 pO5v*oONz+  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 kS[Dy$AB/2  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 EOofa6f&l  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 4$qNcMdz  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 aGdpecv  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 Q>##hG:m  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ^n6)YX  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 wE-Ji<1HJ  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 &?}kL= h  
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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 　 ~W]#9&yQ  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 )Ix-5084  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 $]Q*E4(kV9  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 8@9hU`H8l  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 (=S"Kvb~#  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 SH@  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 2)HxW
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 j`[yoAH  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 35]j;8N:  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 _rWM]  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 8|S1|t,  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 CA~em_dC  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 0~@L%~  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 mCC:}n"#  
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　　大公无私selfless　 `ohF?5J,  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 r+V(1<`2X  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 YN5OuKMUd'  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 u #=kb5}{  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 r=P$iG'&  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 )z*$`?)k  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 "z(fBnv  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 [V#&sAe  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 $.3CiM}~  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 WKYA9BaR  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 "|l oSf@  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ~i_R%z:y  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 s$nfY.C  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 >*Qk~kv<%  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 [9W&1zY  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 $Ln
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 $GfxMt  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 T?}=k{C]  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Rx"VscB6z  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 VTX'f2\  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 By"ul:.D  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ++RmaZ  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 O!cO/]<  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 n#AH@`&i  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 OpX  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 us *l+Jw,m  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ~9 nrS9)  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 f*f9:xUY  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 %ieAY-<"  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection