【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... e$^!~+J7  
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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.... >scS wT  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... N evvA(M  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      XsN#<"f;i  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 T17LYHIT  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 Dw ;vDK  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 U}wq~fD  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 Nt^&YE7d:  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 8(f0|@x^  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 KP7RrgOan&  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 wG?kcfu  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 kJeOlO[  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 '*ICGKoT  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 'C>SyU  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 >(ww6vk2  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 446hrzW>@  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 nkj'AH"2  

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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 RR[TW;  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 ~+nSI-L  
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　　必由之路the only way　 -*l[:5m  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 `oWjq6  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 (g:W|
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 OjEA;;qq  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 fDHISJv  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 ~2}ICU5  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 L [M8[~Hy  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 Y1+lk^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 %9Fg1LH42r  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 PQ1NQy8  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 V=MZOj6  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 {/!Gh\i  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ?R:Hj=.  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 *~^^A9C8  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 97dI4t<  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 s7} )4.vO  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 C$gLi8|m  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 M?u)H&kEl  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 dtl<  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 }TvAjLIS6  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 }>U03aa
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 n#/m7  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 fBOG#-a}  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 nHjwT5Q+Q  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 >WX'oP(<  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 tH(#nx8  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 t%@pyK  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 8:NHPHxB  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 Q.\ovk~,a  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 `,[c??h  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 -wRzMT19MG  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 N>Y3[G+  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 8<!9mgh  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 h+@t8Q;gGw  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 jN0v<_PJED  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 [^f`D%8o  
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　　称心如意well-content　 :9Pqy pd+  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 m>_'f{&u  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 iy9]Y5b   
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ,<7f5qg"'  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 ?}>tfDu'  
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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　 y(A"g3^=  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 mN`a]L'  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 Fwr,e;Z  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 5tL6R3  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 J
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 ;z68`P-  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 7o<RvM  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 '};Xb|msU  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 z!%}0  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 bpzA ' g>  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 ;3!TOY"j;e  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 h4/rw fp^  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 .jCdJ =z  
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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 　 )JPcSy*  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Q7C'O @  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 3eB2=_V`  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 ?}y7S]B FI  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 AA66^/t  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 R1nctA:  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 qRUz;M4  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 X#J[Nn>  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 ,YoIn  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 Z'EZPuZ!'  

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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 =Ru
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 Eb.{M  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 )b =$!  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 4U((dx*m  
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　　大公无私selfless　 n_aKciF  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 p~r +2(J
 
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 9gFC]UVWh  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 Tkd4nRo~  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 |h.he_B+7  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 Bdq/Ohw|!  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 "xh]>_;&'  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 ~oOOCB  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 E;h#3 B9  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 1{DHlyA6g  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 4Jw0m#UN1  

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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 G $?VYC8;  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 ecr pv+  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 W$,c]/u|  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 p#3P`I>ZrT  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 Lx2
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 5?QR  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 !k&<  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 1C:lXx$|  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 !30BZM^  

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　　胆战心惊的funky　 n;4`IK|  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 oc>,5 x  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 i9W@$I,f  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 Q;SMwCB0M  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 N}Z"$4  

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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 'Aai.PE:  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 |5`z;u7V  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 ;L++H5Kz6  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 AF>!:  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 I[G<aI!  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 zuwCN.  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection