【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... W..>Ny;'3  
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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.... 0L-g'^nn  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... :Gk~FRA|  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      zm.sX~j  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ` R-np_  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 :H k4i%hGk  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 Vi~+C@96  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 UYLI>XSd  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 {x$#5PW  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 5,fzB~$TX(  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 H*<dte<  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 xrd^vE  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 *Ux"3IXO  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ZmF32Ir  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 (b5af_ c  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ".=EAXVU  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 /vKDlCH*  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 chbs9y0  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 /PlsF  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 `MS=/xE  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 YFY)Z7fK  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 1-fz5
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 s.R(3}/  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 3& $E  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 6fiJ' j@  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 OWzIea@  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ;f?bb*1  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 l/5/|UE9  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 P:+:Cm<  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 SF7Kb`>Y  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 SzDi=lY  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 w~`P\i@  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 h7{W-AtM7_  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 G(- `FH  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 9bB~r[k  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 K(?7E6\vO  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 711z-  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 JQb]mU%?  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 4d#W[  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 +hfl.OBy  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 a?;{0I:Ln  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 n1QO/1} :  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 b(yY.L=K  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 D`ZYF)[}J  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 gG}<l ':  
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　　称心如意well-content　 ykZ)`E]P`  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 A9"ho}<  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 G B15  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 "G<^@v9  

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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 YcIk{_N3  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 %zWtPxAf  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 n#4Ra+dD  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 <h(tW  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 z7NaW e  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 )jnxR${M  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 &QvWT+]c'0  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 pZXva9bE  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 [N{Rd[{QTL  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 kYx|`-PA<r  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 euQ
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 >*EcX
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 7GpSWM6  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 :h"Y>1P  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Z>'.+OW  
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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 　 uYF_sf  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ]^R;3kU4Q  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 wtaeF+u-R-  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 jf@#&%AC9  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 VcA87*pel  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 A6= Um%T  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 l\J
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 S!0<aFh  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 kO+Y5z6=  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 !SMIb(~[z  
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　　大公无私selfless　 k7'_  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 $~75/  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 !X*+Ct^  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 [2"a~o\  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 %4*-BCP  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 zW+X5yK  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 _ fJ5z  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 `q@5d&d`j  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 1qp<Fz[  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 pnl7a$z  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 NCR4n_  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 f3El9[  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 -FftEeo7  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 ,j E'd'$  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 }-4@EC>  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 %Z_/
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 G%5bQ|O  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 a4{~.Mp  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 XK#~w:/fB  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 y#tuwzE  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ZW+M<G  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 D/U=zDpiB  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 im,H|u_f4  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 :)JIKP%$\)  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 [7Fx#o=da  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 xD.Uh}:J  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 /6fa 7;  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 0+3_CS++r  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection