【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... *MYt:ms  
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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.... _x\-!&[p  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... +R "AA_A?  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      *CeQY M  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 ,VKQRmd  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 0rku4T  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Az9X#h.vf  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 kU#:I9PO  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 T$H2'tK|  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 ZJ^s}  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 Z,0O/RFJ.q  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 Ab*]dn`z  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　  LsQs:O  

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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 &nQRa?3,   
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 4$%`Qh>yA  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 +yth_9  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 >RM 0=bO  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 EtGH\?d~]  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 -<O JqB  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ?^U c=  
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　　必由之路the only way　 SLSF
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 h:f;
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 b<\$d4Qy  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 o1U}/y+R\  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 T\jAk+$Jo  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 @2u#93Y  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 6Hda]y  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 B9}E {)T?  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 #L\o;p(  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 t|.Ft<c#  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 zb>;?et;)  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 <iRWd  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 r( M[8@Nz  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 g*F~8+]Y  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 bTiBmS  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 g**5z'7  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 JxHv<p[  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 [T-*/}4$  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 J B(<.E2  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 {U^j&E  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 jccOsG9;_  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 &1l~&,,  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 }qL~KA{&  
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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%$}WA]|  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 L0xsazX:x  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ZL,8,;]  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 NNmM#eB:4  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 !?b/-~o7S  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 J)KnE2dw5  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 E<k^S{  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 R(`]n!V2  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 tpZ->)1  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 _@K YF)  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 3daC;;XO  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 }/"4|U  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 7"a4/e;^  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 QtlT&|$   
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　　称心如意well-content　 ^cn@?k((A  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 6KO(j/Gwp  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 [<S^c[47U  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 #Cx%OIi[f  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Wc\+x1:8  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 ;W6-i2?  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 %"+4 D,'l  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 +ouY  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 #D0W7a  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ^Et,TF\  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Bj=@&;  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ThiN9! Y  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 \OA L Or  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 :P,2K5]y  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 -f 4>MG  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 -$9~xX  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 RAwk7F3qn  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 | +fwvi&a  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 71*>L}H  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 3;A$
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 RQ|?Ce",  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 }H; ]k-)  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 %_)b>C18y  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ,[^o9u uB  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 9!c
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 pRmEryR(U  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 oR77`  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 -^0KE/  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 (Y&R0jt  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Y*"<@?n8?x  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 *%;6P5n%  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 {3jm%ex  
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　　大公无私selfless　 9[B<rz  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 /%c+ eL}l  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 hn*}5!^  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 -<u- +CbuT  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 ] `b<"  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 =P@M&Yy'  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 hlYS=cgY=  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 My`josJ`Pb  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 (Q*2dd>  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 >"2\D|-/  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 E1mI Xd;.  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 b7F3]W<`&  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 oRtY?6^$  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 dK-  ^  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 ;@=@N9qK  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 `&"H* Ie  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 S]#=ES'^/  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 P %U9S  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Z]1z*dv  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 <*b]JY V@  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 PEwW*4Xo  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 MFCbx>#  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 :*w:eKk  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 JXZ:Wg  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 Kr+Bty  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 eL]w' }\  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 D=pI'5&  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 [K|>s(Sf*  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 =>9.@`.  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 {KQ-Ce-6  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 szM=U$jKq  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 m= beB\=  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection