【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... (hzN(Dh  
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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.... 5:h[%3'bB  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... cqNK`3:.j  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ((k"*f2%  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 m.e]tTe  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 7z{w
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 _8VP'S=  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 (CmK>"C+  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 )|F|\6:ne  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 \2i7\U  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 JbMTULA  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 @p+;iS1}  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 BX@I
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 'pdTV:]zA  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 (\9`$  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Kx__&a  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 %@/^UE:  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 XIeLu"TSL  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ;;Q^/rkC  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 =l,P'E  
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　　必由之路the only way　 H",B[ YK  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 ^PksXfk  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 "/#JC}]  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 'Wonz<{'  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 dhl[=Y` Q  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 \{,TpK.  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 GP|=4T}Bf  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 jcH@*c=%e  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 PxHFH pL  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 mCtS_"W  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 h`fVQN.3  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 /'O8RUjN  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 BxY t*b%  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 85{m+1O~  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 (z?HyxRT  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 r;cDYg  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 gU9{~-9}  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 h\m35'v!  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 d{ (,Gy>I  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 QWmE:F[M~  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ]`o5eByo  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 XLpP*VH3  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 #GsOE#*>T  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 c=\tf~}^Ms  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 7GA8sK  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 91 jRIB  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ,OZ  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 337.' |ZE  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 |%_C$s%  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 EZtU6kW"  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ~%hdy@  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 hW7u#PY  
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　　称心如意well-content　 OY*y<>  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 C|{Sj`,XG  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 WR+j?Fcf  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 p^l#Wq5  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 iIfiv<(ChM  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ]&'!0'3`  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ZbRRDXk!  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 x;ik   
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 wGHft`Z  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 |N,^*xP(6  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 8X;?fjl`"  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 N2h5@*1Y  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 g4W
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 >N3X/8KL%  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 LP3#f{U  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 at>_EiS  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 j;$f[@0o  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 )St0}?I~  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 <?7CwW  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 /.:1
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 9WHE4'Sa  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 (4Db%Iw  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 #jbC@A9Pe  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 G-CL \G\n  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 W{Qb*{9  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Tp;W  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 7$7|~k  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 3 EAr=E]  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 CCpRQKb=  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Fpo}UQQbc  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 zt2#
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 +:m)BLA4l  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 =$}`B{(H  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 QVn2`hr  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 oCwep^P(v  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 &=zJ MGa  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 SdufI_'B  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 4o''C |ND  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 W9Us I  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 (3,7  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 ILNghtm-  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 -Hi_g@i*XW  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 WnQ'I=E#~  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 %[,^2s  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 VuBi_v6  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ~9fTs4U  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 M~sP|Ha"+  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 oxCfSA  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 fQU_
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ?!34qh  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 D@mqfi(x  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 WtSlD9 h  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Z=?qf$.}  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection