【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... WHAQu]{  
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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.... 25NTIzI@@  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语...  )@~J  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      R-Z~V  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 P
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 {8R"O{  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 8)kLV_+%  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 V97,1`  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 `fNG$ODL   
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 Ne$"g[uFU  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 hoT/KWD,  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 x!_<z''  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 lCF`*DM#  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 Z_gC&7+  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 k8,?hX:  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 D0mI09=GtQ  
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　　必由之路the only way　 .bVmqR`  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 =&!HwOnp  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 .)|a2d ~F  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 GHF_R,7  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 \V2,pi8'v  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 i)Lp7m z  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 5]1leT  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 8hA^`Y  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 7&O`p(j  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 9kKnAf4Z  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 yBLUNIr  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Lt#'W  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 'mdMq=VI  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 1Q}mf!Y  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 !C:rb  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 kE;O7sN   
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 K:yr-#(P/  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 (I{ $kB"p  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 (}!C4S3#  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 yy2Ie  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 &h$|j  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 h3u1K>R)  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 NWmtwS+@  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 OIaYHA  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ^9"KTZc-*  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 UWG+#,1J.\  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ^!:"Q3  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 va{#RnU  

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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 |qjZ38;6  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 PE@+w#i7*  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ^nDal':
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 }HZ{(?  
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　　称心如意well-content　 p6 xPheD  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 zQuM !.  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 [ x>  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 `ti8-  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 VQ |^   
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 PW[6/7  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 -0|K,k  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 #( uj$[o  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 @ ^.*$E5  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 <aVfJd/fT  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 !C`20,U  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 YBylyVZ  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 FzhT$7Gw  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 ?aJ6ug  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 plku-O;]  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 j
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 P`2&*2,  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 DB8s  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 ,9vJtP+T+!  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 [d:@1yc  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 0x#E4v(UA  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Bm<^rhJ9  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 dJE`9$j
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 K P6PQgc  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 ?%;B`2 nDR  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 o'^phlX  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 id4]|jb  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 V^vLN[8_\  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 pj@Yqg/  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 [yvt1:q  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 A?' H[2]w"  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 1W0.Ufl)  
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　　大公无私selfless　 R9q0,yQW
 
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 <L2GUX36#
 
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 9PCa*,  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 |yU3Kt  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 qz87iJp&  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 KZZOi:  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 %B0w~[!4}  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 zF=#6  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 Mc!2mE%47m  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 tz"5+uuu  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 '1Y<RD>x  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 (y 3~[  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 BB0g}6M  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 I7A7X*  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 4v0dd p  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 {qY3L8b  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 H]VsOr  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 @;g`+:=  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 E1^aAlVSD  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 UB5}i('L  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 K3a>^g  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 7ytm.lU  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 yBr$ 0$  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 >|v=Ba6R0  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 Z'voCWCd  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ,G916J*XA  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 rdORNlK&  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ;5&k/CB1  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 NvXj6U*%  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 p*A^0DN'Fn  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection