【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...  *(5y;1KU  
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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.... E(N?.i-%$  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... `&xo;Vnc  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      vs}_1o  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 r*CI6yP  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 jp?;8rS3  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 @LZ'Qc }@  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 !.9pV.~  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 (:v|(Gn/  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 =g|e-XC  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 |eH>55 b  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 NGZEUtj  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 v%N/mL+5L  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 $h"Ht2/ J  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 qOOF]L9r%u  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 G=?2{c}U  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 k+Ew+j1_  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 )\fAy  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 6;"^Id   
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 a|aRUxa0"  
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　　必由之路the only way　 lFvRXV^+f  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 g+shz{3zvz  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 "p]bsJG  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 (Ic{C5'  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 z@@w?>*  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 d:KUJ Y.  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 UG)J4ZX  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 % H"A%  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 :W]IJ mI\  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 &n:3n  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 s"1:#.u  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 m(Hb! RT  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 fAx7_}k/ m  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 w7n6@"q  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 #is1y3yh  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 &{#4^.Q  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 "6.JpUf  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 2^-Z17Z}  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Z<7FF}i  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 fBgW0o.Bu  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 8u+FWbOl]  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 VlGg?  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 dV{N,;z  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 D9OI",h  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 &[]0yNG  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 &r0b~RwUv  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 RS`]>K3t  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 eK
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 }=kf52Am,}  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 _O!)aD  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 .A;D-"!  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 nF0V`O\T  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 zu6
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 '\[o>n2  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 igNZe."V  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ~T<yp  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ,3^gB,ka  
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　　称心如意well-content　 w#v8a$tT  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 )9sRDNr  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 hdB.u^!  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 cnm&oC 6  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 \79KU  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 +QcgLq  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 (17%/80-J  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 fuM+{1}/E  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 j{,3!  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 rM6^pzxe  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 $x&@!/&|pv  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 G%N/]]ll  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 +RexQE  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 td^2gjr^5  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 (uG.s%I  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 =PXQX(_  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 #~um F%#  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 EL+6u>\-k  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 K @3 yS8F  
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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 　 0'!v
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Dt,b\6  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 *_d+cG  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 )&di c6r  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 6zs&DOB  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Gv[W)+3f  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 |+Z, 7~!  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 ^_b+
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 J{' u  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 dq%N,1.F  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 b u%p,u!
 
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 r{qM!(T  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Tz.!  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ,Iq+v  
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　　大公无私selfless　 Db\.D/76  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 ^7v}wpwX\  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 >XP]NY}Po[  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 LNml["   
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 zsA6(?)u  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 N;tUrdg
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 (V@g?|LZ  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 E&V"z^qs_  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 @PuJre4!;L  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 6NJ"ty9Bp  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 /Ik_U?$*  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 G_zJuE$V  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Z `O.JE  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 w=d#y )
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 Rct|"k_"Ys  

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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Xtbuy/8"1  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 NUiZ!&  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 C$oY,A,  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 %Fq"4%  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 ~1wAk0G`n  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ^DXERt&3  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 J}EQ_FC"$  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 A?|KA<&m#u  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 }M?GqA=  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 Z!G_" 3  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 ?;>s<  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 FMhwk"4L  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ??=CAU%\  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 GV6!
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 suj? e6  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 NS
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Y oNg
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 OgyETSN8C  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection