【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... u35q,u=I  
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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.... F,Fo}YQX  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... c;V D}UD'  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      N=ifIVc  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 DzDj)7  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 L{PH0Jf  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 1Ii| {vR  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 D!l8l49hLu  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 $N\+,?  

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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 EzP#Mnz^  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 iSd?N}2,I  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 =J.EH|  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 !GNXt4D  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 [:pl-_.C  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　  ^@q#$/z  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 GN%<"I.  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 |uQ[W17^N  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 PN9^[X  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 >Fh#DmQ  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 J" wKRy  
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　　必由之路the only way　 KDaN-r^{%
 
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 LH.%\TMN$  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 N4+g("  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 TRCI\  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 T8mY#^sW_  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 m/" J s  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 J2=*-O:  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 [DL|Ht>  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 79a9L{gso  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 <YSg~T  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 m"q/,}DR  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 e-jw^   
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 xLZMpP5c  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 u5/t2}^T  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 s v6INe:  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 F],TG&>5  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 e7h\(`J0lj  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 W.z$a.<(rF  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 A}gYcc85Z  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 OX`?<@6  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Q})t<l+L  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 cgzy0$8dj\  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 gYRq
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 {`tHJ|8  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Q3(hK<Qh;  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 $U\!q@'$  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 t>XZ3  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 GU2]/\W*a  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 e6Wl7&@6  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 |G[
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 "(9=h@@Y"  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 cpP.7ZR  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 MBnK&GS  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 t't^E,E .@  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 |6\FI?  
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　　称心如意well-content　 F]dmc,Q  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ,U} 5  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 #n6FQ$l8m  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 %fexuy4  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 vV$hGS(f~  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 [qjAq@@N#q  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 2Be?5
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ]ft~OqLg!  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 /eU1(oo&`5  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 jx5
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 tNi%}~Z  

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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ]Lb?#S  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 \h'E5LO  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 jmk*z(}#:  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ,;+91lR3  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 %M0mwty]  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 bN7UO  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 -'p@ lk  
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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 　 nTlv'_Y(  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 5[j!\d}U  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 L/iVs`qF  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 @BHS5^|  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 CAo )v,f  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 #Wc #fP  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 b#I*~  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 kj3o1Y  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 vb"dX0)<  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 WO(&<(?  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ]20"la5  

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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Ualq>J5-m-  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 h^_taAdS`  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 6[h$r/GXh"  
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　　大公无私selfless　 dK;\`>8  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ,S0~:c:)  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 vBYT)S  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 )< a8a@  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 qD%&\ZT  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 NDa|.,  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 'kg]|"M  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 hUhp2ibEs  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 KIBZQ.uG  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 a={qA4N  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 I nK)O';  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ?| LB:8  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ^t ldm7{_  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Y9L6W+=T  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 HgATH  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 <m:wuNEM  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 xy3
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 dTQvz9C  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 l'%R^  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 pP,bW~rk  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ~'.yhPog  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 $-fY8V3[  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 BQ0\+  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 {~I_rlo n  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 (#M$t!'%  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 Q 9<_:3  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 1u+(rVQN  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 7!nAWlQ&-E  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ++"PPbOe&D  

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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ITlkw~'G  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 -V<"Ay  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 (SA*9%  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 {hR2
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection