【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... SUiOJ[5,  
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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.... }2jn[${ pr  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... .v K-LHs  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      pK*TE5]  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 5m@V#2^P  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 |yCMt:Hk  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 2y4bwi  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 >4TO=i  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 %{W6PrY{  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 9hl_|r~%*  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 &oNAv-m^GD  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 wYea\^co  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 F59 TZI  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 w0. u\  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ]Ljf?tk  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 I%):1\)  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 P}iE+Z3  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 lE;!TQj:X  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Z+SRXKQ  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 4H/OBR  
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　　必由之路the only way　 \V:^h[ad  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 }H2R3icE  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 9WHddDA  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 kAx4fE[c  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 }Z>)DN=+  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 rqq1TRg  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 +\'tE~V  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 hZ3bVi)L\  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 G3]4A&h9v~  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 oU|c
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　　不败之地incincible position　 $kgVa^  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 d-m7}2c  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 zi:BF60]=  

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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 0c&+|>!  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 AGno6
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 *"kM{*3:v  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 \jA~9  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ~ 1pr~  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 WHI`/FM  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 zQA`/&=Y  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 F?cK-.  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 *H122njH+T  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 #%s#c0TX  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 q;U,s)Uz^  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 KG@8RtHsQ  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 7|D+Ihy;  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 j4b4!^fV  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 S$k&vc(0  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 fatf*}eln  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 sr}E+qf  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 r
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 )jC%a6G!  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 X(C$@N  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 %UM *79  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 rGkyGz8>  
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　　称心如意well-content　 x`?3C"N:<  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 c(%|: P^  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 j.kG};f  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 EE'!|N3  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Z/K{A`  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 Q|L~=9
 
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 f9\X>zzB2|  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 YF:L)0H'O  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 )Beiu*  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ukY"+&  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 f`/x"@~H5  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 hG:|9Sol,  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 6x|jPb  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 So 5N5,u@=  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 [=_jYzD,j|  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 2T TdH)  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 zA"`!}*  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 RAK-UN  
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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 　 }-3mPy(*%  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 8'r[te4,  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 XF_pN[}  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ;xs"j-r/  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 ivz5H(b  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 d&s9t;@=  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 -\n@%$M]G  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 @k/NY*+  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 BIWWMg  

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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 ~<OSYb  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　  {s{j~M  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 rI-%be==  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 =6|&Jt  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 1q1jZqno  
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　　大公无私selfless　 7;(UF=4  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 DXK}-4"\  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 fn6J*[`  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 =+MPFhvg!  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 3%;a)c;D  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 M b1sF  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 xZF}D/S?Ov  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 KX7>^Bt&k  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 D^3vr2  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 EJ:%}HhA  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 QM#4uI55B  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 !*. -`$x  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ?+a,m# Yx  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 sCb=5uI  

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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Z//+Gw<'  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 aL&7 1^R,  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 xZwLlY  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 }YNR"X9*)/  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 zvH8^1yzG  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 04l!:Tp,  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 mFaZio0GK  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 /M4{Wc  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 j; y#[
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 H'HA+q  

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　　得心应手handy with facility　 $m
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 gSUcx9f]  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 [8,yF D_U  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 0ANZAX5  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 1Z
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 SB|Qa}62  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ;y\IqiA{o  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 s1NKLt  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection