【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... Xn<~ln  
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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.... eYJ6&).F  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Y%1J[W  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      3>jL7sh%|  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Mwm=r//  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 oSDx9%  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ^4D7sS;~3  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 +@ '(N  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 mQV
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 }YPW@g  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 co <ATx  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 ZjlFr(  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 u9d4zR  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 ^>?E1J3u  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 D/T&0  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 dMcCSwYh  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 tcovMn'  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 &}TfJ=gj  
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　　必由之路the only way　 me-:A:si  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 pt"yJtM'P  

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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 #g ;][  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 5if4eitS  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 $!+t2P@d.5  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 2u0dn?9\  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Gi<ik~  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 Ch`nDIne  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 Ol;}+?[Q  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 b4_"dg~gK  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 {gSR49!Q  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 *`}4]OGv.  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 Q77iMb]  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 7l-`k  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 <lk_]+ XJ3  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 bL=32YS  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 ^k&T?uU  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 "HWl7c3q  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 |51z&dG  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 B_u+$Odo  

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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 >$gWeFu  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 I,{9vew  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 7)S;VG k  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ~rB
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 _ ?f~UvK  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 M) 9Ss  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 s[:e '#^  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 dQ*3s>B[  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Or&TGwo I  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 @DT${,.49  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 zosJ=$L  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 RdlcJxM  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　  R1'bB"$  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 ,HXY|fYr  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 `gq@LP"o  
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　　称心如意well-content　 be`\O  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 ~={8b  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 TD+V.}  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 tk4~ 8  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 //VgPl  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 +_uT1PsBY  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 uW!',"0ER  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 YuD2Q{  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 17[7)M88  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 'mj0+c$  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 |xyN#wi  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 PiXegh WH  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 cP63q|[[  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 E[HXbj"  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 Epsc2TuH7  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 *[@lp7  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 i]gF 6:&  
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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`-|@k  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 g76l@QYIU  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 2/O/h  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 Alaq![7MDP  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 Au,xIe!t
 
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 `=^;q6f  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 -Wc'k 2oU  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 #jn6DL@[{  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 CS2AKa@`  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 `G
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 EeC5HgIU'C  
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　　大公无私selfless　 *.4;7#  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 VE1 B"s</  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 ~E&drl\  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ZOvMA]Rf  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ) '"@L7U  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 $[txZN  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 .6S]\dp7~  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 xB"o 7,  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 B]oIFLED  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 E8#r<=(m  

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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 i9fK`:)  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 C'3/B)u}l  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 6KP"F[8I  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 n| =k9z<y8  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 @(2DfrC  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 AA34JVm]  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 1!<k-vt  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ukBj@.~  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 >!:uVS  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 s>Xx:h6m  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 [H$37Hx!  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 \P% E1c#  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 `oH=O6  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 ,&$=2<Dx  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 jeM %XI  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 j]i:~9xKW  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 h;105$E1  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 ZnDI J&S  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 N3 qtq9{  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection