【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... [pp|*@1T  
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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.... '" %0UflJS  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... /3rNX}tOMH  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      5yK#;!:h  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 tbR  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 <F&XT@  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 6@/k|t>OT  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 s+fxv(,"c  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 dL+yd0b*  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 !e<2o2~.  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 e~(e&4pb  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 !lFNG:&`  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 NkNFx<9T  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Z8ivw\|M8  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 2 yANf  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 6la'\l#  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 F7b% x7b  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 MS#*3Md&y  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 0nD?X+u  
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　　必由之路the only way　 6qTMHRI  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 J;wB
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 m(9I+
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 a]5y CBm  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 iQ2}*:Jc$  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 $]};EI#  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 kjsj~jwvv  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 IOC$jab@  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 3$P  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 +I
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 Ho*B<#&(A|  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 #Q["[}flVv  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 @Z#h?:  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 c'VCCXe  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 vyWx{@  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 S[y_Ewzq  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 k^;/@:  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Yg
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 &Y9%Y/Y  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 %$)Sz[=  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 NaQ~iY?  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 cR55,DR,#W  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 t(.vX  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 vt(
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Ho&f[T(  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 QGErQ +l  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 37tJ6R6[  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 1guiuR4  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 p>T  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 bG.`>   
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 l[WX77bp=  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 j&8GtE1b  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 (v}l#M7w  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 8f'r_,"  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ):L0{W{  
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　　称心如意well-content　 K[9P{0hA  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 c47.,oTo  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 BGu<1$G  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 <hgfgk7<  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 .=Uu{F  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 Ff[GR$m
 
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　　持之以恒preserve　 OuPfB  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 5^2P\y(?  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 a{kLAx[>  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 jhka;m  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 FeZGPxc~  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 !qs3fe<uh"  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 Uee$5a>(  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 W3B:)<f  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 *MXE>  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 |Tk'H&  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 ,GF(pCZzG  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 }I~)o!N%7  
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　　垂头丧气，无精打采 down in the mouth lose one"s spirits with the tail between the legs 　 &f/"ir[8i  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 \8Yv}wQ  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 &^F'ME  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Lr(My3vF8q  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 3s,a%GOk  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 Q.l3F3;  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 A1aN<!ehB  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 Tl-Ix&37  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 qfgw^2aUa  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 nm@.] "/  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 :eR\0cn  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Ev1gzHd!i  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 l }]"X@&G  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 "V<7X%LIX  
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　　大公无私selfless　 g"X!&$
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 qE{L42  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ;% l0Ml>  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 <
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 s#)0- Zj  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 4-W~1  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 fWl #CI\]  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 7J5Yzu)D  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 w)"F=33}5  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 T&]IPOH9  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 Rh{`#dI~=  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 OA&r8WK3  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 6'jgjWEe3&  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 \}; 4rm}V  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 _ IlRZ}
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 G(

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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 FQ]5W |e  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 !1`f84
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 Q*R9OF  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 0MN)Z(Sa  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 Lcf]  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 9&1$\ZH  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 [q(}~0{"-  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 K9S(Xip  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 K(_8oB784  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 &[$t%:`  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 6x@4gPy[  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 n/+G^:~_  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 (^^}Ke{J  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 Enqs|fkbN  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection