【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... WNx^Rg" >'  
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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.... Yyo|W;a]  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... h<M7[p=  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      =oTYwU  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 mx[^LaR>v  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Tc(R
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 "6dbRo5%  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 {t:ND  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 5)
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 1^#Q/J,  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 h3EDN:FQ  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 .4W>9 8  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 2P_^@g  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 r)]CZ])  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 z~e~K`S  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 ~!-8l&C  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ~1r*/@M[V  
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　　必由之路the only way　 s!/holu  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 1|WpKaMoq  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 z2Y_L8u2  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ,J(5@8(>a  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 q= yZx)  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 .5!sOOs$P  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ,|.*,  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 g{v5mly  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 P~\a)Szy  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Gf H*,1x  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 fVH*dX'Jz  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 h0F0d^W.  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 d2C[wQF  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 R`@8.]cpPy  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 c*x J=Gz6d  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 3>-[B`dD(  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 k{gl^  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 |av*!i5Q  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ![*:.CW  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 _1I K$gb[  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 JB&G~7Q85  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 z%OuI 8"'  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 :]vA2  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 :1:3Svb<Y  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 ?#d6i$  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 Ve)ClH/DW  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 t5xb"F   
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 1j11|~  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 )B6
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 #<4--$Xo  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 WSRy%#  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 D|l,08n"?  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 w]nX?S8  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 yYY Nu`  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 zzJja/mp  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ,X68xk.'  
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　　称心如意well-content　 EiWd+v,QJQ  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 hJf2o  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 ZSB?Y1wG  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 [|RjHGf  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 bMm3F%FFq&  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 wTc)S6%7  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ZZxk]D<  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 |~0UM$OB^3  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 eWs&J24  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 (s<s@`  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 C[sh,  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 4?\:{1X=  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 qet>1<  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 g4p  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 rwLAW"0Qz  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 8,P- 7^  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Yb3mP!3q8Z  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 nn/?fIZN4  
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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 　 >@xrs
 
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 hI%bjuq  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 d@`M CchCB  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 {"oxJ`z4  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 uH/w\v_I  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 S5~VD?O,  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 x~xa6  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 |f~@8|MQP+  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 hX`}Q4(k  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 TIp:FW[  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 _g1b{$  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Fx-8M
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 [9Ss#~  
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　　大公无私selfless　 h;6lK$!c  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 `uC@nJ  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 (V4 ~`i4V  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 1Tu *79A  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 L'u\w  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ?Wz8[u  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 -;'1^  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 #5f-`~^C{  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ^k9kJ+x^S2  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 }I :OsAw  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 /oriW;OF  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 \Cii1\R=  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ;1a~pF S  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 :3I@(k\PY  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 {j7uv"|X7  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 'hs2RSq  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Dp':oJC
  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 D8xmE2%  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 v^1pN>#%g  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 `a2n:F  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 OR;uqV@  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 %'X[^W  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 @*6 C=LL  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 BS:+~|3w  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 '2[albxSc  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 -@0GcUE:r  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 [E/\#4b  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 (A~/'0/  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 F*3j.lI  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 paD!Z0v&  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection