【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... :Ke~b_$Uy-  
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不过记一些也没什么大碍,呵呵!写作时候可以用上一两个提升一下下.... &adKKYN  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... hHoc7  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      #]I:}Q51  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 WJ\YKXG  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 xYM!mcA  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 A0S6 4(  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 w IT`OT6Q  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 [HIg\N$I8C  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Y&k'4Y%  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 4MRHz{`wa  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 O>w
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 +S|y)W8  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 _}`iLA!$I  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 " I`<s<  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 (q*T.  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 4jis\W}%L3  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ksm=<I"C  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 e|AJx
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 |,t#Au}61  
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　　必由之路the only way　 sxnj`z  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ]O7I7K  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 C/_W>H_   
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 O>|Q Zd  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 3boINmX  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 Gnj|y?'  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 WZ@nuK.39T  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 cRT@Cu  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 6/.-V1*O  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 8_8R$=V  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 CdatN$/*  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 m}Kn!21  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 vDv:3qN7(  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 DP &,jU6  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 :)cPc7$8  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 <i%.bfQ/-  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 j2=jD G  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 j1Q G-Rs&  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 NK$k9,  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 sD_Z`1  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Zh6bUxr  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ,L6d~>=41  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 B'lWs;  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 gieTkZ  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 m5v9:5{  

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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 c'vxT<8fWW  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 +5JCbT@y  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 w9SPkPkYE  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 zy"L%i  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 dpDVEEs84  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 \ExM.T  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 t>)iC)^u
 
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 osoreo;V^  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 .0:BgM  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 .{1G"(z  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 $3[IlQ?  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 +iz5%Qe<f  
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　　称心如意well-content　 IL 'i7p  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 1P. W 34  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 )@09Y_9r  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 SpPG  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ([R}s/)$  
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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　 J]UlCg  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 I+Qv$#S/  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 (Z"QHfO'  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 LTj;e[  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 /+l3 BeL  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 hLPg=8nJ_  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 b#bdz1@s  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 %lNv?sWb  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 5tT-[mQ*  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 iwWy]V m7  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 gvvl3`S{  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 oEbgyT gB  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 g9|B-1[  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 \?c0XD  
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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 　 Ni*f1[sI<  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Zs<}{`-  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 OLUQjvnU  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 x- kCNy  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 H1_XEcaM+*  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 4)BZ%1+  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 >Z?fX  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 vl*CU"4  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 *vv<@+gA  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 KY H*5  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 }uo5rB5D  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 S>}jsP:V  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 /]"&E"X"  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 9 tkj:8_  
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　　大公无私selfless　 _H}y7  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 'ah|cMRn  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 HmKvu"3  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 B+S &vV  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 )V~Fl$A  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 I7TdBe-  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 *
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 j[NA3Vj1P  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 AN
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 lnL&v'{  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 XSt5s06TM  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 $_ub.g|  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 %Y%+K5;AZ  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 Nge_ Ks  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 y@]4xLB]  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Hb'fEo r  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 $UW!tg*U&  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 $de_>  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 xou7j  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Na: M1Uhb  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 $>v^%E;Y4  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 -aG( Yx  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 K4SR`Q  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 a<tUpI$  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 CvmZW$5Yo  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 a1ZGMQq!  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 W6'+#Fp  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 i051qpj  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 e;x`C  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 Gcg`Knr  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 eC9~ wc  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 598xV|TON  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 =N<Hc:<t4  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection