【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... d59rq<yI  
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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.... 3u@,OE  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... GSA
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      $z=a+t *  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Bg|d2,im  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 M$x,B#b  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 8)>>EN8 R  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 "
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 %[XP}L$  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 +G;<D@gSa0  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 " ILF!z  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 p,=IL_  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 oVK?lQ~y  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Le83[E*i  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 , S^y>  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 YM#'+wl}`  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 27}:f?2hbJ  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 L1_O!EQ  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 7(5d$W  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 C;ab-gh  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ;\"5)S  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 (]k Q9}8  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 TlO=dLR7d  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 6x5Q*^w  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 t<+>E_Xw  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 EId>%0s5  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ;Ym6ey0t  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 I+Y Z+  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ("f~gz<<  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 aA%x9\Y  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 .|:(VG$MfI  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 _4{3^QZq5  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 |+-b#Sa9  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 I_c?Ky8J_|  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 kT^`j^Jr  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 `y"a>gHC  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 |>JRJ"CFE  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 -ADb5-px  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 w!UIz[ajI  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 o~x49%X<c  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 X-yS9E  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 gue~aqtJ  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 F@xKL;'N74  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 \uOR1z  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 \k%j  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 z|m-nIM  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 :
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 )#Id=c  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 p~<d8n4UH  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 A~wVY  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 u[LsH  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 a(K^/BT  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 dJ=z'?|%g  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 |BE`ASW;  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 %8! }" Xa  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 cDLjjK7:   
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　　称心如意well-content　 Hge0$6l  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 = ^_4u%}  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 t(5PKD#~Dc  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 x10u?@  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 |*n B2  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 SZ1yy["  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 TyY%<NCIb  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 +E-CsNAZ*"  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 eY[kUMo  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 #Q'#/\5  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 jN-!1O._G  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 :!Nx'F9a  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 <nTZs`$LwL  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 +)LCYDRV7  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ""A6n{4  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 `hdN 6PgK  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 J/IRCjQ}  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 k*v${1&  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 a?yU;IKJ  
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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 　 r@/@b
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 iCLH  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 jZC[_p;  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 0n'vF&E8  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 k'k}/Hxub  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 D6H?*4f]  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 )$1>6C\  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 iPCCTs  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 3h:y[Vm#9y  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 s'
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 A=5Ebu!z  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 @aZTx/  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 aY#?QjL  
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　　大公无私selfless　 DrkTM<  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 O"+0 b|  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 0Zi+x#&d  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 5C9b*]-#  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 DJL
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 #%\0][Xf  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ;na%*G`  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 QMsq4yJ)%  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 r |C.K  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 5]N0p,f  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 q`'f /CS  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 "/aZ*mkjfJ  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 {5E8eQ  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 JY#vq'dl|  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 [<RhaZz  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 [Km{6L&  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 kw#X,hP  

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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 kXwAw]ogN  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 <a6pjx>y  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 JQ1MuE'  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 G"<#tif9K  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 |4df)  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 U]cXE1c>F  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 ~1uQyt  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 @_+aX.,  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 xb;{<~`71  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 7:jLZ!mgi  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 2aYBcPFQh#  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 h&0zR#t  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 25SWIpgG  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 [Hh-F#|R  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Nr4}x7  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection