【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... }[p{%:tP  
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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.... vX+oZj   
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... DX_mrG  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      i)i>Ulj*i  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 Xoj"rR9|  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 ",#.?vT`  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ~1G^IZ6  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 "{0G,tdA  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 ,KY;NbL-Jp  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 :5YIoC  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 sI>w#1.m/&  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 4_#$k{  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 M.}9)ho   
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 fc#9e9R  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 +){^HC\7h  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 N_Us6X  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 C5~#lNC  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 ff--y8h  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 $|$@?H>K  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 4.9qB  
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　　必由之路the only way　 mWviWHK  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 TmgC {_  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 2Kxb(q"  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 I
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 5U84*RY  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 J*@pM  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 !j!w$  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 PT>b%7Of  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 1]xmOx[mb  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 p6JTNx
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　　不败之地incincible position　 f_k'@e{  
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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 　 1/$PxQ  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 ! ._q8q\  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 9#DXA}  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 Nd0tR3gi7  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 I%d=c0>%  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 -Y_, .'ex  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 [8QK @5[  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 \[9VeqMU  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 eo+<@83  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 Zc7;&cz  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 M+ [ho]  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 ']k<'`b|  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 %+*=Vr  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 '#6eUb  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 Nbl&al@"  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 ,YD7p= PY  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 5FOMh"!z\  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 -6[DQB  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 Lt*P&  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　  2U)n^  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 fJS:46  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 @R&d<^I&M  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 =RB {.%  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 5cPyi/  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 d{YvdN9d  
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　　称心如意well-content　 [ U:C62oK,  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 nH#>_R (  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 c!IZLaVAr9  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 >pF*unC;  
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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　 l5D)UO  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 5m1J&T
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　　持之以恒preserve　 ^MpMqm1?8;  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 Yc7YNC.  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ">[#Ops-;$  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 6=f)3!=  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 :-RB< Lj  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 \B#tB?rA  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 a&'9[9E1  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 ^5X?WA,Z99  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 HTL6;87w+]  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 cy^=!EfA  
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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 　 Y#os6|MV#  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 <1*kXTN(  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 aBC5?V*e%  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 {.LJ(|(Mz  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 )^(gwE  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 M8-8T  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 1WtE
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 f7*Qa!!2p]  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 $z_yx `5  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 jj`#;Y  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 h3 HUdu  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 w>
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 O\Huj=  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 L!:NL#M  
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　　大公无私selfless　 2{j$1EdI@-  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 -1dD~S$  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 -L/%2 X  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 ` +YtTK  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 y`j_]qvt  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ^1){ @(  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 WdOxwsq"  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 $*eYiz3Ue  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ';G/,wB?`  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 8Ze> hEG  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 P?q HzNGi7  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 ~U w<e~  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 r??_2>Q  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 m|fcWN[  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 HIw)HYF2  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 3F"vK  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 8\;, d  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 UA'bE
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 ^n
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 +E9G"Z65iP  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 ,l AZ4  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 N^B7<~ bD  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 [<i3l'V/[  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 ~I N g9|  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 #O_%!7M{4  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 r1q'+i  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 hTO5*5]0zP  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 -`ljKp  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 G "+[@|  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 FLJ&ZU=s  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 uB\UIz)e  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 z z]~IxQ  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection