【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... -)p| i~j^A  
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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.... 0i/!nke.  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... D:Fi/JY~  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      \* SEj&9  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 S~Yu;  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ;@V1*7y  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 &KVXU0F^z  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 W4n(6esO  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 +/DT#}JE  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 l$3YJ.n|s~  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 V25u_R`{  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 lbiMB~rwI  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 dIOiP\^  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 l|5;&(Y+s  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 2~RG\JWTA  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 Bf{c4YiF  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 _68{ {.  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 iuS*Vw  
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　　必由之路the only way　 SRek:S,  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 )l[bu6bM  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 H?tX^HO:q  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 5:|=/X%#qp  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 (.N!(;G  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 S0mz
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 5Sz}gP('  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 55Ag<\7  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 aDZ]{;  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 8=,-r`oNy  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 xj;V  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 e]-%P(}Z  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 YuFR*W;$  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Usq.'y/o  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 jzd)jJ0M  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 !Z<=PdI1Ys  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 +l<l3uBNS  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 s"B2Whe  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 -Pc6W9$  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 "NtY[sT{V  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Fs&r^ [/b  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 uYC1}Y5N  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 4d\V=_);r  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 Uj)Wbe[)p0  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ym_p49  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 G_<4% HM  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 `IT]ZAem`/  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 [Qcht,\^v  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 ih-J{1  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 LGK@taw^  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 in6*3C4  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 ]kd:p*U6P  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 GSW%~9WBa  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 O]'2<;  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ~r~YR=  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 t&Q(8Hz  
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　　称心如意well-content　 "c\WZB`|  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 F?[1m2  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 HQ]mDo  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 sC0u4w>Y  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ;wkMa;%`g|  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 )[oP`Z  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 8&M<?oe
 
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　　持之以恒preserve　 0N~kq-6.\  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 y0`; br\X  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 x;<0Gg~jB  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 heL`"Y2'y>  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 0|.jIix;  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 QkC*om'/!  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 tH4q*\U
 
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 /# ]eVD  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 AH:uG#  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ?_d6;  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 _dRB=bl"O  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Jx~H4y=z  
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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 　 |Q%P4S"B?  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 >mX6;6FF  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 JRw,${W  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 eG1V:%3  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 NLY=o@<  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 VC/-5'_6  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 :`zO%h  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 _%=CW' B  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 `DF49YP"~  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 !IdV
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 WM?-BIlT=  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 05R"/r*  
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　　大公无私selfless　 ;7qIm83  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 A6]X aF  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 Z8ea)_{#  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 9>w~B|/  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 olv?$]  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 HvG %
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 ;6P>
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 @d0f+9d  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 xyL)'C  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 NUYKMo1ze  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 >|A,rE^Ojt  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 e9{0hw7  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 PiKP.  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 ud`-w  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 EcB !bf  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 y
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 z9ADF(J?0'  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 UA8hYWRP  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 +Umsr  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 `HRL .uX  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 BI`)P+K2  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 SCcvU4`o  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 *2X~NJCt  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ;Sivu-%  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 py'vD3Q  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 f#!+l1GV  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Rs<q^w]  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 eG,x\  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 G JRl{Y  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection