【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... <Ja&z M  
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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.... Yc]V+NxxQ  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... !-OZ/^l|O`  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      INr1bAe$  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 M v(Pp  
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　　爱不释手fondle admiringly　 &"%Ws{Qn]  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 <5E'`T  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 -]0:FKW  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 mj'~-$5T  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 `$f`55e  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 ZFtR#r(~41  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 IaeO0\ 4E  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 S} UYkns*  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 aaU4Jl?L  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 01@WU1IN  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 [l^XqD D4  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 7=N%$]DKZ  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 &C MBTY#u  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 3Y#  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 E&J<qTH9  
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　　必由之路the only way　 D-@6 hWh~  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 tiGH#~?  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　  Fw[1Aa#  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Q#yHH]U)X  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 Fb<'L5
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 DA=LR  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 @8J*vY =e  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 ]z7pa^  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 MA tF
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 xs6!NY  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 _Iy)p{y  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 pPsTgGai  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 ~]%re9jGW  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 'h&>K,U?5  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 "JF  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 @B+8' b$9  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 9@h-q(-  

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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 t P'._0n0  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 hsws7sH  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 {R~L7uR@O  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 Fvv/#V^R  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 dm83YCdL  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 >va9*pdJ  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 /h!iLun7I  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 !\Q/~p'jS  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 0j-;4>p  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 s9YP =)I  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 [~rBnzb  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 I^y,@EHR  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 0 Pa\:^/6  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 KbF,jm5  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 >sE{c>R%  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 hAp<$7  
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 $nbZ+~49  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 Rm!Iv&{  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 W.u}
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 M7;P)da  
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　　称心如意well-content　 m[FH>  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 xW\iME  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 QvH=<$  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 ZV
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 U1t7XZ3e  
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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　 )DS|mM)  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 0>?%{Xy  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 LE!xj 0  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 V7Z+@e-5  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 ztcV[{[g  
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　　愁眉苦脸的，愁眉苦脸地woebegone 、　morosely　 +ML4.$lc^  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 ,@mr})s  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 >/@wht4- j  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 .ME>ICA  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 }H^h~E  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 gD}lDK6N  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 @|AHTf!  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 oT76)O  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 _"_ 21uB  
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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 　 0R2KI,WI  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 Dj?8
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 @:,B /B;  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　  }?eO.l{  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 u-s*3Lg&  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 u~O9"-m !V  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 :9H`O!VF  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 $)YalZ  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 @vc9L  

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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 >sm~te$5  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 >rhqhmh;W"  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 oA*88c+{f  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 YB+My~fw{l  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 %ONU0xtqk  
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　　大公无私selfless　 'u#c_m!9  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 03n+kh  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 \"a~~Koe  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 a"{b}UP  
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　　大惊小怪的spoffish　 F AQx8P  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 mKLWz1GZ  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 E#E&z(G2  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 J'%W_?wZ  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 Byh!Snoe  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 t9.| i H  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 yBCLS550  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 `NQ;|!  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 FzF#V=9lP  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 hbSKlb0d  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 {rzQ[_)EC  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 J&L#^f*d  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 vvLzU
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 U%KgLg#  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 ;I>77gi`]  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 ?Hbi[YD  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 5 HN,y  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 /?C6oj1  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 7T?7KS  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 e{,[\7nF  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 5O"wPsl  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 7@i2Mz/eV  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 4JjO.H  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 #|{^k u  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 h>K%OxR  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection