【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... $FJf8u`  
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不过记一些也没什么大碍,呵呵!写作时候可以用上一两个提升一下下.... N4L#$\M  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... UN8]>#\"`  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      -jPrf:3)  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 79yF {  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 H,Y+n)5  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 O]1aez[  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 yh'P17N|q  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 |z 8Wh  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 6");NHE  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 I #bta  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 fgW>~m.W  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ] v8.ym  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 C?h}n4\B^?  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 \pwg8p[4Q  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ;X}!;S%K  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 lWRRB&8  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 nN*:"F/^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 [[A}MF*@  

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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 +/|t8zFWs  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 svj0;x5  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 l0@+&Xj  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 cms9]  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 KOYcT'J@vR  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　  M_ii  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 ` Clh;  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 6ntduXeNVh  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 d"~-D;  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 M_Z(+k{Gy  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 t/Y)%N  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 SO8b~N  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 JR^#NefJ  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 `p\@b~GM  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 /+g)J0
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　  PH6NU&H  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 9f7T.}HM  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 = k7}[!T  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ]^c]*O[8  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 Yfjp:hg/!  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 .Mz'h9@  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 *p=a-s5-  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ux=0N]lc  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 *!-J"h  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 9?L,DThQ  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 O=2SDuBZ  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 @24)*d^1  
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　　称心如意well-content　 P{ HYZg  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 <-rw>,  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 5*P+c(=  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 " _{o}
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 Rt=zqfJ  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 Ap)[;_9BD  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 waRK$/b (  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 7 S6@[-E
 
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 q47:kB{d  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 {Z!x]}{M  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 ExKjH*gn  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 {2,vxGi  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 6zR9(c:a~  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 AAW])c`.  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 mtd ,m  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 K~6,xZlDWM  
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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 　 |x#w8=VP-  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 Q}6!t$Vk  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ;U)xZ _Ew~  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 }p|S3/G?$!  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 r7^oqEp@B  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 {|{;:_.>  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Rl{e<>O\^  
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　　大公无私selfless　 s3sPj2e{  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 lW|`8ykp  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Q].p/-[(  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 IqAML|C  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 lG5KZ[/Or  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 =6'Fm$R  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 %#x l+^  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ryNe=9p  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 7epil  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ^Na3VP  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 MY}/h@  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Z4oD6k5oc  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 K7R!E,oPg  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 2<9&OL  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 q|V|Jl  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 T+q5~~\d  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 h=Q2 ?O8  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 -<L5;  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 >;lrH&  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 I@5$<SN  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 [)?9|yY"`  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 <,Pl31g^  

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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 F|cli <  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection