【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... )R^Cqo'  
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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.... ?&"^\p  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... }x.)gW  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      aVP|:OAj  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 tqQ0lv^J  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 u3wC}Zo  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 M?B(<j1Ri  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 d# 3tQ*G/  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 QklNw6,  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 BZ?W>'B%$  

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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 x~;EH6$5'/  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 !/}FPM_  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 R9l7CJM@  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 |2@en=EYk  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 4$aO;Z_  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Y_@"v#,  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 $W$# CTM  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 -k&{nD|  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 d>, V  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 m*!f%}T  
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　　必由之路the only way　 *w/WHQ`xI  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 lKEX"KQ!  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 N\q)LM !M  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Vd+Q:L  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 rer|k<k;]G  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 jJVT_8J  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 (a `FS,M  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 L}W1*L$;<  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ALd]1a&  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 -\kXH"%  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 $J"%I$%X=  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 %X4-a%512  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 kG1;]1tT#  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 s>|Z7[*  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Y{Da+  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 'y9*
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 (=1q!c`  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 yo'9x s  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 J&eAL3"GF  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Xb}!0k/{  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 =}JBA>q(  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 akT|Y4KxD  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 )Zas x6`  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 [O2h-`  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 uBmxh%]C~  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 (ZV;$N-t  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 @(-yrU  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 M% @  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 p*|ah%F6N  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 R2w`Y5#`  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 mDfwn7f  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 Ep mJWbU  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 xO7Yt l  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 LeSHRoD  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 P-'_}*wxi  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ?Ko|dmX  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 p<KIF>rf|  
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　　称心如意well-content　 >,"sHm}l%  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ne4c%?>t  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 QU/fT_ORw  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 z(me@P!D~  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 Ox qguT,  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 YEv L
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 M2@;RZ(|  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 lb~E0U`\E`  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 cin2>3Z$  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 %8mm Hh  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 T3N"CUk  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ZFvyL8o  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 >jx.R  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 "aq'R(/`c  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 riCV&0"n  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ~/-eyxLTm  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 vF4]ux&  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 aeP[+I9  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Ug%_@t/?  
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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 　 !EBY@ Y1  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 6GL=)0Ah  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 3 hKBc0  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 +wO#'D  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 TNwKda+  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 FjFMR 63  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 1X1 NtS@  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 uJU*")\V  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 e Y$qV}  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 O;9?(:_  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 {QAv~S>4  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 3gZ8.8q3  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 An`3Ex[  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 ]T:;Vo  
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　　大公无私selfless　 `#P$ ]:  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 AyKMhac  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 7- d.ZG  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 `)iY}Iu  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 k?B[>aQn.0  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 %r\n%$@_  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 4BL;FO  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ;bzX%f?|G  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 o G*5f  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 K)tQ]P  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 d[^KL;b?6  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 7c
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 JCx WWre  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 )> ,wj  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 v4,h&JLt  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 b \KL;H/  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 Xazo9J  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 NL=|z=q  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 EC2+`HJ"  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 _ n
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 &X@Bs-  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 uzmk6G v  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 WG*t::NN  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 +d+@u)6  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 S=R7`a<.5  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 +a&p$\  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 PWh^[Rd)  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 N8qDdr9p?c  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 IdYzgDH  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 =U8a ?0  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ul%h@=n  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Um1[sMc{au  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 X37L\e[c  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection