【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... j]{_
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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.... ,vr? 2k  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... RiDJ> 6S  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      QA< Rhv,  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 w^Sz#_2  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 o*b] p-  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 v_BcTzQ0S  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 )P%ZA)l%_o  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 H['N  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Ghu#XJB?  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 O@tU.5*$5  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 N,`$M.|?  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 +Jlay1U&  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 +M./@U*g  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 #9B)Xx!g  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 l\E%+?K+^  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Um}  

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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 e2L0VXbb  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 @y e4q.m  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 aC^\(wp[  
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　　必由之路the only way　 ]O Z5fd  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 OGBHos  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 x"eRJii?  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 u=Fv2  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ImCe K  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 1ofKt=|=  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 c@YI;HS_g  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 J2d.f}-  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Ytgcs( /$  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 ~L]|?d"  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 tM2)k+fg  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 aF8fqu\  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 lT4Hn;tnN  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 jQk*8  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 NxSu3e~PS  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 '[J<=2&  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 m7&O9?X  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ?!wgH9?8  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ~CtL9m3tO  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 F&])P- !3  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 SaC d0. h  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 #Pw2Q  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　  ]E_h  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 fq5_G~c=  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 N+LL@[  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 5K^69mx  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 !Gu%U$d  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 KBXK0zWh7  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 I8+~ &V}  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Zq,9&y~  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 G2]4n T  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 XYS'.6k(  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 {%VV\qaC
 
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ;w6>"O$a  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 !ALKSiSl  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 'WI^
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 :9R=]#uD  
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　　称心如意well-content　 |\dZ'   
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 U
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　　成群结队gang horde　 28hHabd|  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 =\,uy8HX  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 xy8#2  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 {ub/3Uh  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 _P,^_%}V06  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ukuo:P<a  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 !umEyd@ "  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 Q0_>'sEM  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 c 5`US
 
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 JmOW~W  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 |@j_2Q,  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 7;LO2<|1  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 PI|`vC|yy&  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ErbSl  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 QLbMPS  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 fk5XvL  
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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(uP!n1+  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 \~"#ld(x7  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 EI`vVI  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 L:U4N*  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　  *q"G }  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 &X w`T9<  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 +>E5X4JC  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 $,`VUe{  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 3Wj,}  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 XWF7#xM  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 (1y='L2rj  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 0Q*-g}wXfS  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 RR'(9QJ$  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 \SzGzCJ  
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　　大公无私selfless　 J2Y 3er  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 _H/67dcz,  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Y"s )u7  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 VEr 6uvB  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 D@}St:m}  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 L F8Pb;I  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 65;|cmjv  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 J.*[gt%O|  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 @*bvMEE  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 y*y`t6D  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 XKpL4]{&q4  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 r'Hy}HWuF  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 5xG|35Pj  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　  #a|6Q
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 <^H1)=tlF  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 NB|RZ
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 >N+bU{s  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 aTL8l.c2  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 d- Z+fz  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 H|rX$P  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　  Gh)sw72  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 oUKBb&&O  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 DJD]aI  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 <y\
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 Z3abem<Q  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 *1o+o$hY2  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 >XXMIz:  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 cyHaku+  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ;Xd\$)n  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 %.Tf u0M  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 mBpsgm:g^  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection