【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... %#x4wi  
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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.... G)Gp}4gV}  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... _uQ]I^'D  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 NKO"'
   
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 j<t3bM-G  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 -+*h'zZ[<w  
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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　 cE]z Tu?!  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Je6[q  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ~:a1ELqVw  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 / FcRp,"  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 \OwF!~&  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 op6]"ZV-C  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ?xj8a3F  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 nrl?<4_  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 N<)CG,/w[M  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 Vebv!  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 9Dx~!(  
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　　必由之路the only way　 [3Q0KCZ0(  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 (p{X
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Q0
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 z9o]
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 S@qPf0dL<  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 @@Q4{o  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 )M8d\]  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 %S312=w  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ,cxqr3 o  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 FWW4n_74  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ~?/7:S  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 | R,dsBd  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 2"6L\8hd2  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 neEqw+#Z  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 DwBe_h.  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 d!I%AlV  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 SqAz((  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 5H._Q  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 {V[xBL <  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 _kD5pC =  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 SrA6}kS  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ~vF*&^4Vh  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 Kj0)/Fjl+  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 =o@}~G&HA  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 !KV!Tkx h  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 C5=^
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 x.gzsd  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 $bp'b<jx  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ?3DL .U{  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ,vR>hy
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 0Cc3NNdz  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 '(lsJY[-x  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 s\.r3U&6  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 dhLd2WSyH  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 L<  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 %m|BXyf]_B  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 1xxTI{'g[  
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　　称心如意well-content　 *h?*RUQ  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 NrcV%-+u%  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 __z/X"H  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 +o.#']}Pl  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 iR4"I7J  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 j%!xb><  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 gYL#} )g  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 y_IF{%i  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 'pAq;2AA  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 WAr6Dv,8  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 eET1f8B=L  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 `yXHb  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 <XpG5vV  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 !O,`Z`T?  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 5X`m.lhUc  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 EU7mP MxJ  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 XQ k,xQ  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 $8_b[~%2  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 9H%L;C5<  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 6$+F5T  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 z!9w Lo^r  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 c(S66lp  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 9&KiG* .  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 8z"*CJ@  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 7NfA)$  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 TqXB2`
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 n#5%{e>  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 [[0u|`T/  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 |Xk>a7X  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 H(j983  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 w57D qG>  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 0h~7"qUF@  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 2_Otv2
 
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　　大公无私selfless　 qUtlh,4)  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 p!3!&{  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 <2>Qr(bb  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 W~FM^xR?p  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Rz9IjL.Z  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 h"DxgG  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 <^8&2wAkJ  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Sr?2~R0&  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 (^).$g5Hg  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 ij+)U`  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 1iTI8h&[@  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 UiLiy?EJ  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 J}'a|a@bk  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 %DR8M\d1~H  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Td/J6Q90  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 &3_.k  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Q=~*oYR  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 5.3=2/  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 +<1MY'>y  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 6z keWR  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 /\0g)B;]  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 82*nC!P3E  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 j|Hyv{sM  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 D@ 4sq^|2  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 e=u?-8  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 J,Rp&tavt:  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 UsQh
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 /k O <o&  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection