【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... z.Y`"B'j`  
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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.... {$AwG#kt  
翻译就比较需要掌握这类词语... @'IRh9  
尤其是上海那个翻译资格考试......      k7ye,_&>  
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      繁荣昌盛thriving and prosperous　 a)lS)*Y  
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　　爱财如命skin a flea for its hide 　 ]Y;5U  
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　　爱屋及乌love me,love my dog He that loves the tree loves the branch　 ;]vJ[mi~  
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　　安居乐业live and work in peace and contentment　 aWS_z6[t#6  
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　　白手起家build up from nothing　 W#Eg\nT  
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　　百里挑一one in hundred　 pE4yx5r5
 
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　　百折不挠be indomitable　 JfLoGl;pm  
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　　半途而废give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished　 >S}^0vNZX  
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　　包罗万象all-embracing all-inclusive　 C.`!?CW  
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　　饱经风霜weather-beaten　 vX;~m7+  
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　　悲欢离合vicissitudes of life　 FE'F@aS\  
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　　背道而驰run counter to run in the opposite direction 　 CaB@,L  
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　　本末倒置put the cart before the horse 　 pq +~|  
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　　笨鸟先飞the slow need to start early　 @:w[(K[^b/  
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　　必由之路the only way　 H^fErl  
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　　变本加厉be further intensified　 Y]neTX [ef  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 M _e^KF  
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　　变化无常chop and change fantasticality 　 2)T.Ci cx  
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　　别有用心have ulterior motives　 aTFT'(O,  
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　　彬彬有礼refined and courteous urbane 　 L(`Rf0smt  
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　　兵不厌诈in war nothing is too deceitful　 k.6(Q_TS  
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　　博古通今erudite and informed　 V9/PkuT  
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　　不败之地incincible position　 bCmlSu  
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　　不耻下问feel not ashamed to learn from one"s subordinates　 rvETt  
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　　不可救药be past praying for beyond redemption 　 f0ME$:2  
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　　不劳而获reap where one has not sown 　 `kM:5f+>W  
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　　不屈不挠fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 　 "PfNC<MQo  
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　　不速之客crasher uninvited guest　 {wCzm  
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　　不同凡响outstanding　 aqoxj[V^3L  
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　　不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 　 eG08Xt|lc  
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　　不遗余力spare no effort spare no pains　 &? z6f9*$  
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　　不以为然not approve object to　 W?2Z31;7  
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　　不义之财filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousnes*　 5o2|QL  
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　　不远千里go to the trouble of travelling a long distance　 *c'hmAs  
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　　不约而同happen to coincide　 %bZ}vJ5b  
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　　不择手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul　 RJ~I?{yR0[  
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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'F  
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　　才疏学浅have little talent and learning　 09
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　　惨绝人寰extremely cruel　 '/~j!H4q9  
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　　沧海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds　 WN9K*Tt~o&  
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　　沧海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 　 ?nV& :~eY  
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　　草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness　 QTbv3#  
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　　层出不穷emerge in endlessly　 ~"8)9&  
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　　层峦迭嶂peaks over peaks　 V7q-Pfh!y  
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　　察言观色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying　 5@
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　　姹紫嫣红very beautiful flowers　 5,u'p8}.  
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　　畅行无阻checkless　 0MX``/Z72  
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　　车水马龙heavy traffic　 a534@U4,  
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　　沉默寡言taciturnity 　 18];fC  
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　　称心如意well-content　 8}<4f|?  
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　　趁热打铁strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot　 |Y|gT*v  
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　　成群结队gang horde　 Jrm 9,7/  
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　　诚惶诚恐with reverence and awe　 )ND%MYJSq  
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　　诚心诚意sincere desire 　 r'~^BLT`#  
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　　痴心妄想、　胡思乱想wishful thinking 　 :$gR >.`  
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　　持之以恒preserve　 8dYPn+`  
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　　叱咤风云ride the whirlwind　 ]F81N(@:F  
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　　愁眉苦脸pull a long face snoot 　 Gn7P` t*.  
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　　臭名远扬，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious　 o2vBY]Tj  
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　　出乎意料unexpected　 !.}ZlA  
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　　出口成章have an outstanding eloquence　 N+M^e`H  

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　　出类拔萃，鹤立鸡群fill the bill supereminence 　 *sbZ{{]e  
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　　出谋划策give counsel suggest　 BJ,9C.|  
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　　出奇制胜defeat sb. by a surprise action　 {Z^ G]@  
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　　出生入死go through fire and water　 Y!C8@B$MR3  
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　　触类旁通comprehend by analogy　 <yq kJ  
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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 　 SWpvbs.'so  
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　　垂头丧气的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted　 6+s10?  
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　　绰绰有余more than sufficient　   iE8  
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　　此起彼伏as one falls,another rises　 {BS}9jZx  
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　　从容不迫go easy take one"s time 　 vdt":  
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　　从容不迫的leisured unhurried　 |2t1m 6\j  
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　　从容不迫地by easy stages　 , A@uSfC(  
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　　粗枝大叶careless slapdash sloppy　 4 [K"e{W3  
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　　粗枝大叶的broad-brush　 8uq`^l%KkZ  
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　　措手不及unaware unprepared　 uihU)]+@t/  
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　　错综复杂、　扑朔迷离 anfractuosity 　 "AcC\iq  
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　　错综复杂的anfractuous daedal reticula sinuous　 L)qDtXd4  
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　　打草惊蛇act rashly and alert the enemy　 HZJ)q`1E  
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　　大材小用waste one"s talent on a petty job　 r\."=l  
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　　大公无私selfless　 #q mv(VB4  
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　　大海捞针look for a needle in a bottle of hay 　  Ww&r  
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　　大惑不解be extremely puzzled　 $3'xb/3|  
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　　大惊小怪a storm in a teacup 、　foofaraw 、　fuss 、　like a hen with one chicken 　 qOs'Ljx6l  
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　　大快人心affording general satisfaction　 iz-B)^8.  
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　　大名鼎鼎famous well known　 5>!I6[{  
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　　大器晚成great minds mature slowly　 =!N,{V_  
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　　大千世界the boundless universe　 >.1d1#+b  
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　　大失所望greatly disappointed　 F"| ;  
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　　大同小异largely identical but with minor differences　 f!K{f[aDa  
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　　大显身手、　大显神通strut one"s stuff 　
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　　大言不惭、　夸夸其谈fanfaronade rodomontade 　 C1w6[f1+  
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　　大义凛然inspiring awe by upholding justice　 O[
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　　大义灭亲place righteousness above family loyalty　 JE_GWgwdv  
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　　大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep　 qE*hUzA  
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　　呆若木鸡dumbstruck transfixed　 [5;_XMj%  
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　　待人接物the ways one gets along with others　 qS/ 'Kyp_  
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　　殚思极虑rack one"s brains　 _T(77KLn;  
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　　胆小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose　 _Rk>yJD7s  
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　　淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth　 $VJE&b  
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　　道貌岸然be sanctimonious　 6g)X&pZ  
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　　得过且过drift along muddle along　 rI'kZ0&  
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　　得天独厚的advantaged　 $]~|W3\G  
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　　得心应手handy with facility　 49Hgq/uO  
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　　得意忘形、　得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 　 RPZ -  
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　　得意洋洋elated、　 elation、　 exaltation、　 jauntiness 　 6.M!WK{+  
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　　得意扬扬ride high　 B&sa|'0U  
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　　得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop、　 high-blown 、　perky　 -c p)aH)  
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　　得意扬扬的triumphant　 ]//Dd/L6  
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　　德才兼备have both ability and moral integrity　 jTN!\RH9NF  
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　　德高望重sainted 、　 saintlike　 V&R_A~<T  
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　　登峰造极reach the limit reach the peak of perfection