【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... "RV`L[(P*k  
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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.... (c(-E|u.  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... )KaLSL>  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      wVvqw/j*f  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 _C< 6349w  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 x9x#'H3  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 } * ?
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ill-%OPeg  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 0`VD!_`  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 e-[>( n/[  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 EX`"z(L  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 Hv8SYQ|  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 5kGxhD  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 &Q\_;  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ]]el|  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 i0k+
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 eq^TA1>T  
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　　必由之路the only way　 Sg-g^dIN1  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 8|1`Tn}o  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 El~-M`Gf  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ,/i_QgP  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 1|o$X  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ykxbX  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 -G8c5b[  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 HR;/Br  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 "kX`FaAhY  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 . 3GnZR,L  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 RXBb:f  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 #;d)?  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 >[a FOA  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 Z
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 WNhbXyp_  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 , 7Xqte  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 [(1O"  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 ]pWP?Ws  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 )!cI|tovs  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 ~wTX>qV  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Y~az!8j;Z  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 z!:'V]  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 :lK4 db  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 h4
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 3%^z?_  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 0qv$:w)g+v  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 #XI"@pD  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 a=+T95ulDy  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 v)):$s?WB  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 uUG*0Lj  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 4\p-TPM  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 jJ~Y]dQi  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 u g\w\b  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 A62<]R)n  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 .+E#q&=  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 K;U39ofW  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 knT.l"  
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　　称心如意well-content　 0@)%h&mD  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 NP/>H9Q2%  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Sdd9Dv?!  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ~O;y?]U  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 G#[*|+f8  
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      吃里爬外live on sb. while helping others secretly　 RY=1H  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 },c,30V'  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 h qmSE'8  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 |dmh  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 R1ktj  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 /#S>sOg2xq  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 w([$@1]  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 <]G${
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 #[ -\lU|  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 [!"XcFY:a  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 onte&Ed\  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 $Ui&D I  

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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 =AOWeLk*G  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 H:S,\D?%2x  
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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 　 P $>`  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 tRfm+hqRZ  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 B|o%_:]+E  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 #y; yN7W  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 OXhAha`R  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 t})$lM  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 V@ :20m  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 g-)mav  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 Yx)o:#2  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 TEVI'%F
  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 kE)!<1yy2  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 VOgi7\  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 7'w0  
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　　大公无私selfless　 N:BL=}V  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 Dy9\O77>  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 j, u#K)7{T  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 @h?crJ6$  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 0Xl%uF+w  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 QGPw
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 r6.N4eW.L  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ~!:0iFE&H  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 f} K`Jm_}?  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 =nxKttmU0  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 Jh@_9/?  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 >J>V% 7  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 X"*^l_9-v  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 3#GqmhqKDk  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 t&RruwN_;  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 P:!)9
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 By((,QpB  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 L\ j:  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ARB7>"
 
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 f&I7,"v  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 SG'JE}jzO  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 %a8&W  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 A,XfD}+:Z  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 8z T0_vw  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 ~j&?/{7I  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 tOg=zXm  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 uxDLDA$;  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 0m=(W^c  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 0dt"ZSm  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 ^k72{ 3N(  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 8/q*o>[?  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 Z_itu73I  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 v5 Y)al@  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection