【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... 1KYN>s:  
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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.... @wq#>bm  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... %o}(sShS  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      M/*NM= -a  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 dP>w/$C}  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 I@l>w._.  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 U4Nh  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 *g;-H&`  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 (H?ZSeWx  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 uvA(Rn  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 vRPS4@9'  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 &D#+6M&LK{  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 89cVJ4]g~!  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 *wi}>_\  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 Ak~4|w-  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 WP-jtZ?!"  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 %d: A`7x  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 |ZU#IQVQfn  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 @XOi62(  
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　　必由之路the only way　 6T^lS^  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 Y~oT)wTU  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 .R5/8VuHF  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ~SVQ;U)-  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 *kaJ*Ti-/  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　  qtSs)n  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 lSc,AOXp  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 v`{:~q*  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 ]+IVSxa!u  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 b*9e1/]  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 ?~qC,N[  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 k.Zll,s  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 3%NE/lw1  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 dy_.(r5[L]  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 silp<13HN  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 v,\93mNp[  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 70<K.T<b  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 a-
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 =n }Yqny  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 Fhi5LhWe+.  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 8g5.7{ky  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 7+S44)w}~  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 ./!KE"
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 8AX3C s_G  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 RD9Yk  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 h~.V[o7=  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Ris-tdg  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 Pd&,G$l  

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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 a5I%RY  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 7\ZL  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 (77Dif0)'  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 L`JY4JM"  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 t.u{.P\Md\  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 t3M0La&  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 PKATw>zg<  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 34]%d<
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 q2D`1nT  
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　　称心如意well-content　 {bxhH)a'  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 s>V*=#L  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 F}\[eFf[  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ) +*@AME  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 _GRv  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 6k@[O@)  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 06Sqn3MB  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 BZ8h*|uT"  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 {"Y]/6  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 H7 o$O  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 Yf%[6Y{  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 (2&K(1.Y  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 9QO!vx  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 5k_Mj*{6  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 .l" _K  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 (*c`<|)  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 |O #wdnYW  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 M<hs_8_*  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 gPn%`_d5  
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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 　 A@lhm`Aa  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 &)/H?S;yN  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 S(YHwH":  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 {&Gk.ODI7  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 p3'mJ3MA  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 1f bFNxo8M  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 3IRRFIiO  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 @[Jt~v  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 2TevdyI  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 %i JU)N!  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 bx%hizb  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 MX< ($M  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 C.TCDl  
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　　大公无私selfless　 0e5-\a  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 OYRR'X.E  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 w[$Wpae  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 7 +W?Qo  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 dXcMysRc%&  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 \gW\Sa ^  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 g)G7 kB/<p  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 R`3>0LrC8  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 PQI,vr'R  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 Q24:G  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 qYrGe  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ;<GTtt#D  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 }oxaB9r  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 ).`a-Pv  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 s^X/ Om  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　  O,,n  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 _G*x:<  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 i&G`ah>  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 4J$f @6  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 l@F e(^5E  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ?4?j
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 >!p K94  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 }$c($  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 M<m64{m1  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 0P/LW|16  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ojqX#>0K  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 !D5`8  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 gUtbCqDS  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 I~6 ;9TlQ  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 | N,nt@~  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection