【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... no eb f  
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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]:..W7  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... .0rJIO  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      u!sSgx=  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 FuIWiO(  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 8Ng))7g!  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 5;r({J  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 TiwHLb9  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 r>n8`W  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 %t,1_c0w  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 C={sE*&dYX  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 YB(#]H|8S  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 #CBo  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 >QbI)if`1  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ]7Xs=>"Iw  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 vCrWA-q#  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 V3.vE,  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 `jl. f  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 et7T)(k0  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 _16&K}<  
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　　必由之路the only way　 cUX]tiC0  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 7Ohu$5\  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 "!4>gg3r  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 f%{ ag  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 %.Q2r ?j  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 8;dbU*  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 ^_"q`71Dk  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 OrqJo!FEg{  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 X +
  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 R@{/$p:  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 |$-d,] V  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 &+|4(d1  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 +53zI|I  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ;{C{V{  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 ?01""Om   
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Y{:/vOj  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 COJ!b  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 !rqR]nd  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 4E(5Ccb  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 VYQbyD{V w  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 4'=N{.TtO  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 T1di$8  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 k0uwG'(z9  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 C7_T]e<  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 A:J{  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 O;sQPG,v  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 PCfs6.*5Mf  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 %"^XxVJ*  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 eF1%5;" W  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 EQ$9IaY.  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 e_-/p`9  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 59]9-1" +  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ~ }22Dvo  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 sdD[`#  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ^W'[l al.  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 8l0 (6x$  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 >t(@?*ZFT  
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　　称心如意well-content　 p>S/6 [X  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 MNC!3d(D\R  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 gwT,D.'Ut  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 C|LQYz-{  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 F9w&!yW:  
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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　 Y3>\;W*?  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 ~W{h-z%q  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ',Pk>f]AB-  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 1Z8oN3  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 w8I&:"^7<  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 :=v{inN  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 '$-,;vnP0  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 ^ZWFj?`\UV  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 >ImM~SR)  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 _x1[$A,GuB  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 &})d%*n  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ey\{C`(__y  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 MYSc*G  

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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 _s-HlE?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 　 ww t()  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 'EET3RK-S  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 W%9K5(e  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 6#x)W  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 G1;'nwf}  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 ;.Oh88|k  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 +>WC^s  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 [X">vaa  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 qM1)3.)[:  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 >4|c7z4  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 ^/DII`A  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 b%[nB  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 Y1fy2\<'  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 Zc%foK
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　　大公无私selfless　 p]h*6nH>~  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 q[)q|R|  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 tM^;?HL]  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 b46[fa  

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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 3!.H^v?  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 %@lV-(5q  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 sK`~Csb iB  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 Mw"xm9(Q  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ,4^9cFVo  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 V$/u  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 P%zH>K  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ]y3pE}R  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ([:]T$0 #  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 }.0Bl&\UK  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ^"3\iA:  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 B\Xh3l]+j  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 r& vFikIz  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 k@#5$Ejc2  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 $tI]rU  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 dXmV@ Noo  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 COR;e`%,  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 P` #QGZ>  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 $[g_=Z  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 -T7%dLHY  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 6SVqRD<`  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 'B_\TU0 O  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 P-CB;\  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 Jic}+X*0  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 _tAQ=eBO  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 N L'R\R  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 09S6#;N&  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 [BM*oEFPB*  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection