【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... L~~Yh{<  
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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.... v^'~
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... iSHl_/I<  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      nrBitu,  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 _#B/#^a  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 x
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 FO$Tn+\6  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 566Qikw2  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ri ~2t3gg  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 flqTx)xE  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 (i8t^  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 k7*q.20  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 cx}-tj"m-  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 -wB AFr  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 nKdLhCN'=  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 iq$/6!t  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 Pp2)P7  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ?F/3]lsggT  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 lS^0*(Y  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 AM>:AtY  
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　　必由之路the only way　 8{C3ijR  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 }wVrmDh \  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 !r<7]nwV  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 f@0`,  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 =R05H2hs  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 qb Q> z+c  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 o#i{/#oF  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 KjadX&JD  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 U^xFqJY6  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 b7-a0zaN  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 v,jU9D\  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 xIn
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 CVm*Q[5s"  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 M0|z^2  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 2,+H;Ypi!  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 2h=RNU|  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 8L:0Wp  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 %]-tA,
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 m*1=-"P  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ' {Q L`L  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 ^dro*a,  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 fIu/*PFPVY  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 2n\EZ  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ^Kn}{m/3Y  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 `sSI;+  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 CGQ`i  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 \n}
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 nkxVc  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 8{AzB8xp  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 p?5zwdX+`  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 I'JFt>]  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 KcHW>IBxdv  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 cf96z|^C  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 ikUG`F%W  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 6:H@=fEv  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 &4L
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 3{CXIS  
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　　称心如意well-content　 }}<^fM  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 1j
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　　成群结队gang horde　 0`:0m/fsU  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 D/v?nW  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 $/K<hT_  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 Ejmpg_kux  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 z#m ~}  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 MR}=tO  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 VX0}x+LJ  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 &.F]-1RN[  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 id+ ~ V  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 [>![ViX  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 7H.3.j(L  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 DaP,3>M  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 T5|e\<l  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 MroN=%|t  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 KrdEB0qh  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 K @RGvP  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 zX lcu_rc  
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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 　 >$,P )cB'  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 oz:"w nX  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 ZLP/&`>8  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 E5!vw@,  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 4_kY^"*#"  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 eR%\_;}7;  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 {0~\T[qm  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 z%S$~^=b  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ~m_{&,CA.  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 C$q};7b1N  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ?a#Gn2  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ((C|&$@M  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 oUwo!n}  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 b{qN7X~>  
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　　大公无私selfless　 0N^+d,Xt.  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 )by7[I0v  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 .<zKBv  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 :`e#I/,  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 mFg$;F  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ffG<hclk  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 x(._?5  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 H,]8[qT<  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　  ][wb4$2  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 Iz1x|EQ  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 >*RU:X  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 UB.1xcI  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 :ZM9lBYh  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 d #1Y^3n  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 lG)wa  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 bZNqv-5 4h  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 i
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 $DoR@2~y  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 B+K6(^j,,y  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 o/w3b8  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 $Z:O&sD{  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 cD0rU8x  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 U05;qKgkDF  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Ca|egQv  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 m\56BP-AM  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 6Ijt2c'A}  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 J!2Z9<q5  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 aUaeK(x:H  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 {y9G "  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 .
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 %L=e%E=m  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ev4[4T-(@  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 X'`n>1z  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection