【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... .;F%k,!v  
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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.... K;7ea47m N  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... {X
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尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ra;:  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 a$K6b5`>Rs  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 XTJA"y  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 Qe =8x7oIP  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 7jw5'`;)"  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 l?A~^4(5a/  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 &o]fBdn  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 T_[5 ZYy  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 dDA,Ps  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 E~c>j<'-"<  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 +~EnrrT+W  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ^HU>fkSk  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 @O/"s~d-  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 )-m/(-  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 85q!FpuH  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 dt0(04  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 dXPTW;w  
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　　必由之路the only way　 eM]>"  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 W
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 pgW^h
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 nt@uVwfQ  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 JLjb'Bn  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 qC-4X"y+  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 >`|Wg@_  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 m{&lU@uL  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 $K
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ?BbEQr  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 >|0I\{C  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 IR?nH`V  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 w4R~0jXy  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 wv=U[:Y  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 e(FT4KD~  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 ;2[OI  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 EWq < B)  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 >[~`rOU*|Y  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 lanU)+U.  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 QIdml*Np?H  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ,zdK%V}  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 -=n!k^?lK  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 j3S!uA?  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 fhha-J  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 !Q,Dzv"7  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 vst;G-ys  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 - /cf3  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 h A'>  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ZTj!ti;5  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 ? :A%$T  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 s!]QG  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 .&Sjazk0XO  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 a=sd&](_  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 U} 
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 iszVM  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 CUft  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 VkId6k:>6C  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 n"vO?8Sx  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 @lqI,Ce5  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 /<J5?H  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 6rlM\k@!  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 }!WuJz"  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 yoT
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 j,1cb,}=^  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 /~g.j1g  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 cejD(!MKe  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 G%%5lw!y'  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 \obM}caT  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 *{=q:E$  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 )+a]M1j  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 "g1Fg.o  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 Gx(%AB~9$  
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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 　 tk+t3+  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 okBaQH2lUl  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 "':SWKuMx  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ;!<@Fm9W  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 uJJP<mDgA  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 bE"J&;|  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 P}D5 j  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 zi,":KDz#  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 mz^[C7(q'(  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 NqN9  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 D o!]t7Y$  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 )h;zH,DA[3  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 fq0[7Yb  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 `aaT #r  
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　　大公无私selfless　 /S%!{;:  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 tOw[  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 t($z+C<  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 %(kf#[zQ  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 CV6W)B%Se  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 bl;v^HR0)  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 2)>Ty4*  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 &bS!>_9  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 58_aI?~>>  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 SQx:`{O  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 DR#[\RzNI  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 8^dsx1U#  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 `G.:G/b%H  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 +l_$}UN  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 .[#bOp*  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 &,@wLy^T  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 t9 m],aH  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 K1>(Fs$  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 7%4@*  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 \M`fkR,,'  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 C\dlQQ  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 2nPU $\du  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ;i><03  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 )WFSUZ~  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 |!{BjOAD'  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 RFkJ^=}  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 \lleO|m  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 2v<[XNX  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 f(E  'i>  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection