【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... /,BD#|  
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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.... Q1
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... 2A']yD  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      +=>,Pto<  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 C1V|0hu  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 pf]xqhL  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 A9[ F  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 >Ifr [  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 B~?*?Z'  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 k6;?)~.  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 k)i3   
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 $6#CqWhI  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 #{6{TFx\  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 S~<$Hy*kh  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 L s G\OG  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 #?RU;1)Cw  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 xn?a. 3b'  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 vXev$x=w-  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 N(O9&L*4fm  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 @g|v
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　　必由之路the only way　  nI[os  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 R%Hi+#/dr-  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Y`KqEjsC*  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 S};#+ufgTt  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 !d'GE`w T  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 1}"++Z73P  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 )z>|4@,  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 x-XD.qh7Hr  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 1eA
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 :{{F *FM;  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ^0Zf,40  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 {vs uPY  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 84$nT>c  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Cmu@4j&  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 60P<4
 
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 &]V.S7LC#  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ~3^ 8>d/  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 v>:Ur}u!D  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Wfu(*  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 9"NF/)_  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 i=ea ?eT`  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 mGtdO/C#B  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 j-0z5|*KE  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 cT<1V!L4  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 *e<[SZzYZ  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 !_"@^?,q  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 b $'FvZbk  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 dOa+(f
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ~F7-HaQJ  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 2K< 8  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 c(J!~7  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 j:<n+:HC  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 .+qQYDEw  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 Mc=$/ o  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 t,,k  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 x8wD0D  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 !5.8]v
 
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　　称心如意well-content　 {K <iih  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 RzBF~2 >i  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 esHg'8?U  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 nKS7Q1+  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 e]`[yf  
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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　 e^d0zl{  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 w,w{/T+B  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 :axRoRg  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ,-izEr  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 87Oad@FOr  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 Q o?O:  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 d p2F  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 \Z]UA&v_  

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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Y]NSN-t  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 9F4Dm*_<  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 {XNREjhm  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 V=zi >o`   
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 XM1WfjE\  
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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 　 v5By:z  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 ;u;#g  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 <<(wa j  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 MZlk0o2  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 SF&BbjBE0  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ?*E'^~,H)  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 G]fRk^~  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 wS4.8iJ  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 J13>i7]L%  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 >iD )eB  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 zY,r9<I8_x  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 c}y [[EX  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 !OA]s%u  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 D&}3$ 7>  
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　　大公无私selfless　 "NgxkbDEbG  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 &K/ya7  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 oXxCXO,q  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 G`\f  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 L5#P[cHzz  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 1E73i_L  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 8"dv_`ym  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 E-I-0h2  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 <Wp QbQM  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 `e(vH`VZ  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 UEozAY  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 f. FYR|%tq  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 'bo~%WA]n  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Iz ;G*W18  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 91$]Qg,lB  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 iVG-_RsKK  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 |fSe>uVZ  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 k'#(1(xj  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 LxpuhvIO  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 q*2N{  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 nv0]05.4  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ~M\I;8ne  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 de>v  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 qQ0cJIISb\  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 Op>%?W8/UF  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 JB>b`W9  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 I(9R~q  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 _z54Ycr4H  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 mWyqG*-Hb  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 n_B"-n  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 hAm`NJMSO  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection