【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... _znn`_N: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.... j#H&~f  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... D*wY,\  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      h{ EnS5~  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 E@Yq2FBpnn  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ^|cax|
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 `2G%&R,k"D  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 u6*0% Km  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 R\u5!M$::  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 _=I&zUF  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ^8g<>,$  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 :l {%H^;1  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 OlsD  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 p$XvVzW#<  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 )gxZ &n6  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 7)x788Z6  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 TJ0;xn6o  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 qoC<qn{.a  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 *XG.?%x*|  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 AK$i0Rn;pm  
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　　必由之路the only way　 `t]8 [P5  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 %$+bO/f  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 *#
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ,+'VQa"]  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 \|R
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 na] 9-~4  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 7vB6IF  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ?H21Ru>:*  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 /wJocx]vQ  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 q.d qr<  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 oSkvTK$&i  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 bHioM{S  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 [LKzH!  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 LOe l6Ui  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 `&FfGftc  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 X"Q\MLy  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 (6X{ &  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 p1 mY!&e(  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 kC/An@J^#  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Fz@U\\94z  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 X="]q|Z  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 VN]"[  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ZtX\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 　 Twpk@2=l  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 uUh6/=y  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 !>6`+$=U  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 .!_^<c6  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 !r9~K^EI
 
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Cuo"6, M  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 6Bn
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 1A N)%  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 iy|xF~  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 7E R!>l+  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 r9~IR  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 PH=O>a`a_O  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 *)Pb-c
 
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　　称心如意well-content　 /X?%K't2r  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 z#+Sf.  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 KZ|p_{0&  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 3+V.9TL'a  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 p}q]G
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 !GtCOr\'  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 `5Em: 8 M  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 @|@6
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Nzb
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 QVWUm!  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 &5R-bYGW  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 3 /LW6W|  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 4_o+gG%HaM  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 zc!q a"4yM  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ;ZR^9%+y9  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 HkyN$1s  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 H:X(><J  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 iI!g1  
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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 　 -d6PXf5  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 eLk:
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 K2-nP2Go?  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 9,0}}3J  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 "IJcKoB  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 !24g_R[3"  

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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 M[KYt"v  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 RJLhR_t7n  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 :*)b<:4  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 UQCond+K  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 5 OF*PBZ  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ( ALsc@K  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 3vF-SgCV  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 "gq_^&  
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　　大公无私selfless　 [`=:uUf3  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 e}q!m(K]e-  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 IR<*OnKn  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 3G-f+HN^E  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Y# ?M%I%j  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 KS(Ms*k;'  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 _CXXgF[OCA  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 e+P|PW  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 9/LJtM  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 PVUNi: h  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 @)m+b;  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 [bJAh ` I  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 WJ(E3bb  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 { w:9w  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 NI% ()  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 OgBZoTT  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 Z )dz  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 EL-1o02-  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 nFfwVqV  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 "Hw%@  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 /R44x\nhr  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 /IN/SZx  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 )#l,RJ(  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 ij=}
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 bqDHLoB\1  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 pZ4]oK\*  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 7!E?(3$#"  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 Z{ A)  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 P]G`Y>#$r  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 +L86w7  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection