【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... $y>J=  
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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.... e:
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翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... _W*
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ,[^P
 
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 4oOe  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 W#0pFofXw  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 7z6yn=B  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 9!FV.yp%F  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 4F8`5)RM  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 /)y~%0
 
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 :ZU  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 P67r+P,  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Ctt{j'-[  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 Mk[_y
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 35jP</  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 [N#2uo  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 (g~&$&pa  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 /2?GRwU~P  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 {v]A`u)  
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　　必由之路the only way　 zc,fJM  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ;U}lh~e11  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 }QG6KJh_%  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 eyl+D sK  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 #xE"];  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 V!3O 1  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 @;d(>_n  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 M_UhFY='  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 0P\)L`cG  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 %,-vmqr  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 $0sUh]7y  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 nP4jOq*H  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 AXz'=T}{  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 N~g'Z `  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Qy5\qW'  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 Y*B}^!k6  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 \BbemCPAm  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 .P9ALJP(b  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Qp!r_a&  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 kdITh9nx<r  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 TJp(  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 IdUMoLL?  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 |wKZ-6  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 z#SBt`c  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 [l:3F<M  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 |/Am\tk#13  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Nf%jLK~  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 NELQo#kjZ  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 "$;=8O5O  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Y<#WC#3=  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 iXqc$!lTH  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 l=`)yc.  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 !O-q13\Y  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 tMad 2,:  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 vS6}R5  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 tYC`?HT  
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　　称心如意well-content　 #?k$0|60  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ?<YtlqL  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 R0(Nw7!d/[  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 {d.`0v9h  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 3Wr
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 I1=YSi;A  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 K2$mz  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 [-f0s;F1%  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 S])YU?e  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 udX4SBq-pC  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 %4Ylq|d  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 G'q7@d{'  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 W%hdS<b  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 Hq8<g$  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ptQr8[FA  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 3Zs|arde2  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 6*cm  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 2x{@19w)C  
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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 　 38b%km#  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 m=Y9sB  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 7
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 cEnkt=  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 l<<0:
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　  g2L  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 M(HU^?B{'  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 okoD26tK  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Yd~K\tX:n  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 B)O=wx  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 iC?s`c0B  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 m8n!<_NFt(  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 lyI rO"o  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 N~{0QewMI'  
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　　大公无私selfless　 k(C?6Gfj  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 MVg`6&oH  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 .{k(4_Q?I  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 tBtJRi(  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 bR?-B>EB  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 1B'i7  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 cBmo#:>'  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 m}:";>?#  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 vNLf)B  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 U(-9xp+  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 G\Hck=P[$3  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 Q&(?D  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 eM/|"^%  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 nuw90=qj!]  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 uQ&&?j  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 }CsUZ&*&  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 0vS%m/Zi-  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 Mki(,Y|1~  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 NTXT0:  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 \b.2f+;3  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 hz Vpv,|G  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ?P<&8eY  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 }w8h^(+B  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 uFSgjWJ#~  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 <2A4}+p:  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 J9/9
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Se"\PxBR  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ~rpYZLH/:0  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 F__DPEAc_  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 :U?P~HI  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 m\1*/6oV  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection