【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... 8^R~qp
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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.... ZW 5FL-I  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... nE:Wl  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      GkKoc v  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 db3.X~Cn#s  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 7]hRAhJ8I  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 .e}`n)z  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 #rp)Gc  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ;@n/gU  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 wB<cW>6  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ZKi?;ta=  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 s##XC^;p[  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 g=Nde2d?  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 EclsOBg  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ,rhNXx  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 X"T)X#:)  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 "b`3
 
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 <_4'So>  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 S^~ lQ|D  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 @~IZ%lEQsD  
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　　必由之路the only way　 YO;@Tj2)x  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 ?jnbm'~S  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 KoFWI_(b  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 hTQ]xN)  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Oq95zo  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 {.r9l   
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 CW~c<,"  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 t>"|~T$9  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 bWMb@zm  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 qn
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　　不败之地incincible position　 4TaHS!9  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 q}J Eesf  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 zHvW@A'F  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 e`%<D[-  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Q7?[@2HN  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 HH^yruP\}  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 DcZ,a E]  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 }/F9(m  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 nkz^^q`5l7  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 a8Z{-=)  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 N
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 ] U[4r9V  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 {OW.^UIq^  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 Yfx'7gj  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 l~GcD  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 A)u,Hvn  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 XE :JL_  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 -2*Pm1\Z  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 rFYw6&;vOi  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 wRj&k(?*  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 =BBDh`$R  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 [xg&`x9,.  

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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 6?KJ"Ai9  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 BW&)Zz  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 ]jwF[D  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 kY`L[1G$  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 _tpqo>  
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　　称心如意well-content　 yX|0R H  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ($Ck5`_MK  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 haIH `SY  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 sc &S0K  
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　　承上启下a connecting link between the preceding and the following

      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 kA%"-$3  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 F~tT5?+  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ;;g'C*_  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ?oO<PR}y  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 _MC\\u/C/  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 (R)(%I1Oz  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ^%pM$3ov  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 <"Cacfg  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 251^>x.R  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 \E3evU  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 <i(<|/$  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 sHSD`mYq  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 UfUboxT  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 ;>duY\$<  
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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 　 !K~:crUV|S  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 uYv"5U]MFv  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 sw'?&:<"Ow  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 c{dge/2yb  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 8- U1Y  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 "V;5Lp b  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 }yfSF|\  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 y,D4b6  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 IP]"D"  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 xA-u%Vf7@  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 UE[5Bw?4X  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 ^" EsBt  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 pS3TD"p  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 IU8/B+hM~  
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　　大公无私selfless　 wm$1LZ8o-`  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 YtzB/q8I  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 K9#=@}!3L  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Tw!]N%E  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 vT#$`M<  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 *<PQp  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 Q!%4Iq%jr  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 b
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 XF`,m
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 &vf%E@<  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 1 h.=c  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 RJo"yB$1e6  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 1<y|,  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 (8(7:aE$  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 A/XY'3  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 {Lex((  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 JMMT886  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 s~@4  

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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 6;02_C]\o  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 y<Hka'(%  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 dE<}X7J%  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 J YA  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 *o}LI6_u  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 tOJK~%'  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 kZ&|.q1zki  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 .?L&k|wX-  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 $\S;f"IM.  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 C+,JLK  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 pzX684  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 O5:?nD  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ra="4T$va  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 HgHhc&-  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 AqPE.mf  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection