【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... h:~ 8WV|  
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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.... ^M7pCetjdW  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... Q'R*a(pm  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      ]~t4E'y)z  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 P>[,,w  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 |\6Ff/O  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 fiZq C?(  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 [z> Ya-uz7  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 Ers8J V  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 *di}rQHm  
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 b1Fd]4H3P  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 #"KaRh  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 5sI9GC  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 I`4k5KB;  
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　　卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 　 X(dHhO  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 mz?1J4rt  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 f0]`TjY  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 H`EsFKw\%  

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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 1rGi"kdf  
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　　必由之路the only way　 w i=&W  
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　　闭关自守close the country to international intercourse　 A`ScAzx5{  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 >%i]p  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 E0aJ~A(Hv  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 ;noZmPa  
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　　别开生面having sth. New　 }-2U,Xg[  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 . E?a  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 FN"Ye*d  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 #55_hY#  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 uE-|]QQo  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 dj5@9X  
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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 　 7p[NuU*Gg  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 4v;KtD;M  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 KSxZ
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 'l6SL- <  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 gaU1A"S}  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 (\M+E tU<9  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 Uj twOv|pF  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 p"d_+  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 >\'gIIs  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 iE,/x^&,&  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 $<F9;Z  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 O[15xH,  
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　　不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one"s head out of one"s wits 　 'Oa(]Br[  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 ~$]Puv1V>  
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 qv)%)n  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 8RjFp2)W  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 A+ LX37
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 {C5-M!D{<  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 l09SWug  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 `@^s}rt+  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 y;=/S?L
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 '4,>#D8@O  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 <b_?[%(u  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 0`Y"xN`'i  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 ky I~  
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　　称心如意well-content　 xP$\ }  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 [WO>}rGw4  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 *Ke\Yb  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 {ZKXT8'  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 LTcZdQd$  
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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　 :(#5%6F  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 3M5wF6nY[[  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 `_!R;f  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 <v3pI!)x  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 k1~? }+<e  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 6/.cS
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 Sh\Jm*5  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 uMX\Y;N  
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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 w#{S=^`}  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 N)4R.}  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 IqqBUH  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 #Ve@D@d[  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 >DR$}{IV  
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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 　 $'3'[Nr(;t  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 :ZadPn56  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　 :Z+Jt=;  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 4@QR2K|  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　  rp=Y }  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 r9n:[A&HE  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 bWJ&SR>  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 >fzFNcO*  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 U#|6n ,  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 vbfQy2q  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 OoQLR  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 pA6A*~QE  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　  F |aLF{  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 }=|plz}  
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　　大公无私selfless　 Re*_Dt=r  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　 a%5/Oc[[  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 $g),|[x+(  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 yW&ka3j
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 ]n3!%0]\  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 q
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 C[5dhFZ  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 ]^,!;do  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 [s{[ .0P]+  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 '_5|9 }  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　 %m+7$iD  
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 i[:cG  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 z#1"0Ks&P  
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 UZ#oaD8H6  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 _?bO /y_y  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 V7.g,  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 g@T}h[  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 e\O-5hp7  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 )@P*F)g~  
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　　胆战心惊的funky　 k1ja ([Q  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 \j5`6}zm  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 'GT^araz  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 w`=O '0d  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 53gLz_ee  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 b*H*(}A6"'  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 maN2(1hz  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 4 Y
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 {dm>]@"S  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 u&^KrOM@#  

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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 O5Z9`_9<  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 {L~dER  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 wDGb h=  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection