【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\=AS=  
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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.... 3S1{r )[j  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... t#%J=zF{  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      `~\8fN  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 E,fbIyX  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 +:W?:\  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 b;nqhO[f}  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 [Fv_~F491  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 a-AA$U9h
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 c7R&/JV  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 B1]FB|0's  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 f0YBy<a  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Kjpsz];  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 gZ-:4G|J  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 G&`5o*).bb  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 rv<qze;?|  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 R]RLy#j  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 #WGyQu  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 OL^DuoB4q  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 h
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　　必由之路the only way　 RWoVN$i>  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 uaxkGEXr  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 2vddx<&  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 `6LVXDR  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 '#~Sb8   
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 u'gsIuRJ  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 " LhXR  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 I*mBU^<9V  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 2P{! n#"  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 W9bpKmc  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 u/wWD@,  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 q~X}&}UT  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 5RYrAzQo  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 "IWL& cH3  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 9Z3Vf[n5\  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 pwF])uf*{\  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 9A}y^=!`  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 lH"VLO2l  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 lvUWs  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 G@<[fO|Iam  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 B;Co`o2  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 V<d`.9*}  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 +V#dJ[,8;.  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 n5*m x7  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 mf2Qu  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 zZ8:>2Ps(  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 !'=<u
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 Angt=q
 
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 <"LA70Hkk  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 !Eb!y`jK  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 F4g3l   
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 _No<fz8  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 <@qJsRbhK  

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　　畅行无阻checkless　 :) T#.(mR  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 kyUG+M  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 lq)[  
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　　称心如意well-content　 smuQ1.b  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 M =GF@C;b  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 iM{cr&0  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ;7g~4Uv4}  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 4pFoSs?\  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 &, WQ
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 Y kc
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　　持之以恒preserve　 R}\n@X*  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 1WLaJ%Fv  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Vw b6QIs  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 @#&y  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 "9yQDS:  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 mEDi'!YE"  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 Y@[Dy  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 F<A[S"  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 by0M(h  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 R(N5K4J  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 \Dr?}D  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 (uskVK>L  
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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 　 )%]`uj>*[  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 0'4V*Y  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ]-G10p}Ph-  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 q\a'pp9d  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 .YcI .  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 6Cd% @Q2cr  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 beCTOmC  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 V[T`I a\  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 r^|AiYI)  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 S.X*)CBB  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 4
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 =UW! 7OzC  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 4PzCm k  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 /?wH1 ,  
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　　大公无私selfless　 T2^0Q9E?  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 xVn"xk  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 EgT2a  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ^ A`@g4!
 
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 bEJz>oyW"  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 toCxY+"nbU  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 udV.$N  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 6.!Cm$l  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 "5,tE
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 oS/cS)N20  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 y(!YN7_A  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 @1w9!\7Vt  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 o`8dqP
 
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 9{;cp?\)M  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 n
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 vIi#M0@N  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 .9< i  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 8%dE$smH  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 &3SQVOW ~T  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 SOq{`~,4B  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 =lzRx%tm  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ndIf1}   
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 |]dA`e&y  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 q"|,HpQ  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 ]"jJgO^  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 8| 6:  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 G d".zsn  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 zHI_U\"8D  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 om`x"x&6  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Z'P>sV  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 h}X^  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Xndgs}zz  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 tgy= .o]  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection